HBO Sets Tropical Resort Limited Series ‘White Lotus,’ Production to Begin This Month

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: GLOW alumna Sunita Mani is set for a supporting role in HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage, a limited series adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s classic miniseries, starring and executive produced by Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac.

HBO Max is doing whatever it takes to fill out its growing library of “Max Originals.” Even if that means taking pre-existing shows from the UK, rebranding them as originals, and releasing them on the streaming service, such as with the new-ish show, “Two Weeks to Live.” READ MORE: ‘The Flight Attendant’ Trailer: Kaley Cuoco Is Accused Of Murder In HBO Max’s Upcoming Thriller Series As seen in the new trailer for “Two Weeks to Live,” the series follows the story of a young girl that has been

Kristen Bell is headed to Netflix in their upcoming limited series The Woman in The House.

Peter White Television EditorNetflix has ordered a darkly comic thriller starring and exec produced by The Good Place’s Kristen Bell.Limited series The Woman In The House comes from Will Ferrell’s production company Gloria Sanchez Productions. It was created by Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson and Larry Dorf, the creators of TV Land comedy Nobodies.

Also Read: Kaley Cuoco Covers Up a Murder She May or May Not Have Committed in HBO Max's 'The Flight Attendant' Trailer (Video)“Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and we are excited to collaborate with them again, alongside the brilliant Lenore, to adapt Jo Nesbø’s novel,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO has greenlit a limited series adaptation of the Jo Nesbø novel “The Son” with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star and executive produce, Variety has learned.“The Son” is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. Gyllenhaal will executive produce under his Nine Stories Productions banner along with Riva Marker.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterBREAKING: HBO has given a series order to an adaptation of the Jo Nesbo novel The Son with Jake Gyllenhaal on board to star and his Prisoners director Denis Villeneuve on board to direct. Gyllenhaal and Villeneuve will also exec produced the limited series with Gyllenhaal producing through his Nine Stories’ banner along with his partner Riva Marker.

Often, the life of a flight attendant is thought to be pretty great. Sure, you have to act as a server while on the actual flights, dealing with idiot guests, crying babies, and disgusting messes.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsHBO said Monday that Euphoria will return for not one but two special episodes that are intended to bridge the gap between its successful Season 1 and Season 2, the latter of which has been delayed because of the coronavirus shutdown.The network said the first of the two planned episodes of the series, for which star Zendaya won the Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy last month, will air Sunday, December 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Euphoria” fans will have to wait well into next year for season 2, but in the meantime, HBO has officially confirmed two special episodes of the popular teen drama.The first is set to air Sunday, Dec. 6 on the premium cabler, before heading to stream on HBO Max.

Peter White Television EditorHBO is heading to Hawaii with its latest limited series, The White Lotus, from Enlightened creator Mike White.The premium cable network has ordered six episodes of the series, which will begin production this month on location in Hawaii under COVID-19 guidelines.Created, executive produced, written and directed by White, the series is set at an exclusive tropical resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.Murray Bartlett

Braunwyn Windham-Burke is enjoying life and living alone — but she says her marriage is as good as it's been in years. The star recently gave ET a tour of her home, and along the way explained how she and her husband, Sean Burke, are «redefining what marriage means.»Braunwyn toured ET's Lauren Zima around her workout room, private nightclub room --complete with stripper pole — her personal theater and her bedroom.

Matthew McConaughey is now an author, with his new memoir Greenlights set to be released on Oct. 20.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAmericanah will not be moving forward at HBO Max.The limited series had been a longtime passion project of Lupita Nyong’o who was set to star in and executive produce the adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-selling novel of the same name.

HBO Max has acquired StudioCanal's psychological thriller seriesPossessions. It will become available on the WarnerMedia streaming service in December as an internationaloriginal.

Peter White Television EditorHis Dark Materials will be back with a bang in November as the HBO and BBC big-budget co-production returns for its second season.HBO will launch the second season of the Bad Wolf-produced adaptation of the Philip Pullman books on November 16 at 9pm. It will also be available to stream on HBO Max.This comes as the team behind the series, which includes writer Jack Thorne, are prepping scripts for a possible third season.