‘Hacks’ Renewed for Fifth Season at Max

‘Hacks’ Renewed for Fifth Season at Max

Hacks is entering the record books at Max. The streamer has renewed the series for a fifth season, which will make Hacks the longest-running live-action show in Max’s (admittedly not very long) history. Series creators and showrunnners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky announced the renewal Tuesday evening at an Emmy FYC screening…

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Jesse Armstrong Wasn’t Planning to Make ‘Mountainhead’ After ‘Succession’ but “Couldn’t Stop Thinking About” Tech Bro Billionaires

Jesse Armstrong Wasn’t Planning to Make ‘Mountainhead’ After ‘Succession’ but “Couldn’t Stop Thinking About” Tech Bro Billionaires

Following Succession, which ended two years ago, the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, said he wasn’t sure he wanted to make his follow-up project — and directorial debut — be another story about the wealthy. “It kind of wasn’t. I was trying to do other things,” Armstrong told The Hollywood Reporter on the carpet for the…

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John Oliver Mocks Trump Over Comments About Girls and What Ages They Play With Dolls

John Oliver Mocks Trump for Believing Edited Tattoo Photo Was Real, Says ABC News’ Terry Moran Was “in Hell” During Oval Office Interview 

John Oliver mocked President Trump for repeatedly insisting that a photo that appeared to be edited was real during an interview with ABC News last week. On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight (which was filmed prior to Trump revealing a plan to institute a tariff on movies produced outside the U.S.), Oliver showed a 90-second clip…

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Max Turkey Goes Live, Unveils New Originals as WBD Vows to Invest More in Local Talent, Content

Max Turkey Goes Live, Unveils New Originals as WBD Vows to Invest More in Local Talent, Content

Warner Bros. Discovery‘s rebrand of its streaming service BluTV to Max in Turkey is official and live as of today Tuesday, as the Hollywood giant underlined its “commitment to increasing its investment in local content” and “bringing a compelling slate of new local stories” to its streamer in the country. “Existing direct subscribers in Türkiye can sign in…

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Noah Wyle, ‘The Pitt’ Boss on How Season 1 Trauma Will Affect “Journey of Healing” in Season 2

Noah Wyle, ‘The Pitt’ Boss on How Season 1 Trauma Will Affect “Journey of Healing” in Season 2

[This story contains spoilers from season one of Max‘s The Pitt, including the finale “9:00 p.m.”] Noah Wyle‘s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch ends his day at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center somewhat the same way it began: walking with his earbuds in, listening to “Baby” by Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise. But Robby is not the same…

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