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Bill Maher's Real Time was back on HBO Friday night, returning from its winter break as the host told his studio audience that it was "wonderful to see your beautiful masks again." That was the theme for most of the show, as Maher and guests looked back on things that happened in the long stretch between his last show…

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Maher is back and ready to rumble. "I feel like Covid is still the dominant issue of our lives right now and it should not be anymore," the Real Time with Bill Maher host says as the HBO series prepares to kick off its 20th season tonight. "And I think the big discussion on our show Friday night when…

HBO’s Perry Mason will see a handful of new faces as Sean Astin (Stranger Things), Tommy Dewey (Pivoting),  Oscar-nominee Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) and Jen Tullock (Severance) join the cast for Season 2. Shea Whigham (Gaslit), who appeared in Season 1, will also return for the upcoming season. They will appear…

Cynthia Nixon will be playing another New York City singleton in the upcoming HBO series The Gilded Age, a period drama from Julian Fellowes that’s been dubbed, the American Downton Abbey. What will become clear from the premiere episode on Jan. 24 is that Nixon’s character Ada Brook paved the way in her sensible…

Julian Fellowes is gearing up to release his latest period drama, HBO’s The Gilded Age, on Jan. 24, and he’s teasing viewers could see a Downton Abbey crossover. “I’ve learned this much, never say never. I’ll stick with that as my answer,” Fellowes told Deadline with a smile regarding the crossover. Downton Abbey fans…

GLAAD today announced the nominees in 30 categories for its 33rd Annual Media Awards. In a flip-flip of last year’s top leaders, the combined HBO/HBO Max scored the most nominations of any network with 19, followed by Netflix with 17. That’s a lot closer than last year, when Netflix ran away with 26 noms, while HBO…

"What I have an opinion about 25 years ago, it's not necessarily the opinion I have now," admits Brian Cox as response to the viewpoint the Succession star offers on the likes of Johnny Depp, Michael Caine, Ed Norton, Game of Thrones and others in his new memoir Putting the Rabbit in the Hat. "I don't really dismiss…

Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham (Mythic Quest), Adam DiMarco (The Order), Tom Hollander (The Night Manager) and Haley Lu Richardson (Unpregnant) are set as series regulars for the second installment of HBO's dark comedy series The White Lotus. They join previously announced Michael Imperioli and Aubrey Plaza in the…

Euphoria and A Wrinkle in Time actress Storm Reid will join HBO’s The Last of Us series adaptation, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, Deadline has learned. The series, based on the widely popular 2013 PlayStation game of the same name, hails from Chernobyl's Craig Mazin and The Last Of Us creator Neil…

EXCLUSIVE: Actor and filmmaker Mark O'Brien is set to star in season 2 of HBO’s Perry Mason in the recurring guest star role of Thomas Milligan. Thomas is Los Angeles’ ambitious Deputy District Attorney. He’s described as an aggressive attack dog in court as he strives to make his mark and ascend to greater heights…

HBO Sports and NFL Films are reteaming for Terry Bradshaw: Going Deep, a special that combines the Hall of Fame ex-quarterback’s and longtime studio analyst’s stage show with an interview and rare archival footage. The 75-minute show premieres at 9 p.m. Tuesday, February 1 on HBO and HBO Max. Bradshaw’s stage show is…

HBO said that the Season 2 premiere of Euphoria starring Emmy winner Zendaya drew 2.4 million viewers across all its platforms Sunday night, saying it is the strongest digital premiere performance of any HBO episode on HBO Max since the streaming service’s launch last May. The network said that the Sam…