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HBO Max’s The Staircase adds Vincent Vermignon

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HBO Max has cast French actor Vincent Vermignon (Beyond Existence) in its true crime drama series The Staircase from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story). Vermignon will play Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, the documentarian who made the 2004 docuseries on which the HBO Max series is based. He investigated the case and went […]

Michael Stuhlbarg joins HBO Max’s The Staircase true crime limited series

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Deadline reports that Michael Stuhlbarg (Boardwalk Empire) has joined the cast of HBO Max’s true crime limited series The Staircase from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story). Stuhlbarg will play David Rudolf, Michael Peterson’s criminal defense attorney. He will star alongside Colin Firth (The Kindsman), Toni Collette (Knives Out), Juliette Binoche (Between Two […]

Made for Love renewed for second season

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HBO Max has renewed its dark comedy series Made for Love for a second season. The series stars Cristin Milioti as Hazel, a woman who escapes from a 10-year marriage to a tech billionaire who implanted a chip in her head that tracks her every movement, mood, conversation and sees what she sees. Made for Love is […]

Angela Robinson teams with J.J. Abrams to bring DC Comics’ Madame X to HBO Max

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Grab the tarot cards and get ready to read as Madame X makes her way to HBO Max. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story that J.J Abrams and his Bad Robot partner/wife Katie McGrath have enlisted Angela Robinson to pen a series for the Warner-owned streaming service. Robinson, known for her work on Professor Marston […]

HBO Max’s pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death adds Rory Kinnear, Kristian Nairn and more

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Six actors have joined the crew of HBO Max’s pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death. Starring alongside Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi will be Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful), Kristian Narin (Game of Thrones), Nathan Foad (Bloods), Samson Kayo (Truth Seekers), Con O’Neill (The Batman) and Vico Ortiz (Vida) as series regulars. Our Flag Means Death is “loosely based […]

Dane DeHaan joins HBO Max’s The Staircase

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HBO Max’s upcoming true crime drama The Staircase has just made another addition to its growing cast. Deadline revealed Dane DehHaan (Lisey’s Story) has joined the limited series from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story). DeHaan will star alongside Colin Firth (The Kindsman), Toni Collette (Knives Out), Juliette Binoche (Between Two Worlds), Rosemarie […]

Harley Quinn series co-creator says DC censored a Batman and Catwoman oral sex scene

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On the Harley Quinn animated series, you can see things like decapitation, violence against women, and a host of other gory offerings… but a sex scene between Batman and Catwoman is crossing the line. At least that’s how DC feels, as reports have come out that they told the creators to remove a sex scene […]

HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot gets a new trailer

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HBO Max has released a new trailer for the upcoming reboot Gossip Girl, which follows the young elite of private school Constance Billard as the notorious blogger remerges as the number one source into their scandalous lives; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Character posters for HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsah5yCzh-U This extension of the […]

Sophie Turner joins HBO Max’s true crime drama The Staircase

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Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner is returning to HBO as she has joined HBO Max’s limited series The Staircase from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story). Turner joins a cast that include Colin Firth (The Kindsman), Toni Collette (Knives Out), Juliette Binoche (Between Two Worlds), Rosemarie DeWitt (Little Fires Everywhere) and Parker […]