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HBO Max: The 31 Absolute Best TV Shows to Watch

HBO Max: The 31 Absolute Best TV Shows to Watch

Published by skeptic

Nathan Fielder, best known for his Comedy Central show, Nathan For You (and cringe comedy), writes, directs and stars in this new HBO series. In the show, the comedian goes to extraordinary lengths to let people rehearse moments before they happen. In the first episode, Fielder helps a man prepare for a confession to a friend, and builds an exact replica of the bar they’re planning to meet at (the attention to detail is incredible). After planning for any outlandish thing that might happen, we see how the real exchange between the two friends plays out. Bizarre and truly fascinating, The Rehearsal should get some time on your screen. Source link

HBO to take fans behind the scenes of new Harry Potter series in standalone special

HBO to take fans behind the scenes of new Harry Potter series in standalone special

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter For Harry Potter fans eagerly awaiting HBO’s new TV adaptation, the streamer is preparing to air a behind-the-scenes teaser to tide them over. This weekend, months before the series’ Christmas Day debut, the streamer will release a standalone special, Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic. “Told through the lens of the artists, craftspeople, and technicians bringing J.K. Rowling’s beloved books to life for a new generation,” it will offer “an in-depth look at the making of the first season,” a press release states. Narrated by Nick Frost, who plays Rubeus Hagrid in the show, the exclusive will also feature interviews with key cast members, including John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, and Paapa Essiedu, who star as Albus Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape, respectively. In a trailer for the special, released Thursday, a set designer standing beside a mock of the …

‘Harry Potter’ Series to Air Behind-the-Scenes Special on HBO

‘Harry Potter’ Series to Air Behind-the-Scenes Special on HBO

Published by Daniella Wilson

HBO is set to air an exclusive behind-the-scenes special of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, their upcoming TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling‘s wizarding world books. Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic offers “an in-depth look at the making of the first season” — the trailer for which was released, and broke HBO records, last week — and will debut Sunday, April 5 on HBO Max in the U.S., the U.K., and Ireland. A teaser for the episode dropped Thursday, showing interviews with John Lithgow (playing Dumbledore), Paapa Essiedu (Snape), and all of the crew involved in the creation of the big-budget project. The special is narrated by Hagrid actor Nick Frost, and also chronicles the search for Harry, Ron, and Hermione, roles that subsequently went to Dominic McLaughlin, Alistair Stout, and Arabella Stanton. “You wait to do something forever that means that much to people,” Lithgow says. Essiedu adds: “Just walking in and seeing the train, you imagine yourself being a kid at Hogwarts.” A plot synopsis reads: “It’s been 25 years since audiences first walked the hallowed halls of …

Euphoria’s Nate Jacobs Has a Bottega Veneta Contract Too, Apparently

Euphoria’s Nate Jacobs Has a Bottega Veneta Contract Too, Apparently

Published by Jenni Sidey

Jacob Elordi’s Bottega Veneta contract may well be one of the sturdiest documents in show business. But can it withstand the stench of Euphoria’s Nate Jacobs? Since signing on as a brand ambassador for the Italian luxury label in 2024, the Australian actor has made a show (and, surely, an untold quantity of lucrative “brand impressions”) of conspicuously toting around its woven leather bags—at the airport, on coffee runs, during his Italian vacations—and wearing its suits on red carpets, even in the rain. Now the actor’s deal appears to have spilled over into his swan song as antagonist Nate Jacobs on the HBO hit, whose years-in-the-making third and seemingly final season will debut on April 12. In a new Euphoria trailer that dropped yesterday, Elordi’s character can be seen weathering the hero piece of Bottega Veneta’s spring 2023 show: a trompe l’oeil leather button-up shirt made to look like plaid flannel cloth. (The shirt, which retailed for $6,800, went viral after model Kate Moss wore it with similarly leather-constructed blue jeans on the runway three …

How Locals Really Feel About The White Lotus Coming to Town in St. Tropez

How Locals Really Feel About The White Lotus Coming to Town in St. Tropez

Published by Sam Flores

“When the second season of The White Lotus aired—filmed at the Four Seasons San Domenico Palace in Taormina, Sicily—the reaction was immediate, ” says Pierre-Alexandre Francin, a private travel designer with First in Service and a former St. Tropez resident. “The hotel was overwhelmed with booking requests—something like 3,000 in the week after the first episode aired.” “The third season also boosted Thailand far beyond the property,” he adds. “People wanted to experience the destination for themselves.” For now, behind the scenes, preparations are quietly underway. Local contacts say production teams have begun searching for accommodation for cast and crew, while luxury cars and other logistics are being lined up in and around Saint-Tropez. At Nice’s Victorine Studios, a casting call for extras for an unspecified “American series,” published in Nice-Matin, drew a day-long queue of Gen-Z hopefuls—many seemingly unaware of what they were auditioning for. All eyes are set to be on the iconic destination ahead of, and after, the new series. Maria Fuchs/Getty Images Wandering through the narrow maze of village streets, I …

The ‘unnatural’ reality of HBO’s Harry Potter fame – and how Dominic McLaughlin can protect himself

The ‘unnatural’ reality of HBO’s Harry Potter fame – and how Dominic McLaughlin can protect himself

Published by Daniella Wilson

If the global reaction to HBO’s new Harry Potter series’ trailer is anything to go by, child actor Dominic McLaughlin is about to experience an onslaught of public attention as he is thrust into the limelight ahead of the highly anticipated release.  Mirroring Daniel Radcliffe’s career, who was also 12 years old when the Harry Potter movie franchise made its debut in 2001, the Scottish pre-teen and his family are about to watch their lives change forever when the series hits the airwaves on Christmas Day.  Unlike the original Harry, Hermione, and Ron, Dominic has already wet his acting feet, appearing in the Sky comedy film Grow with Nick Frost (who plays Rubeus Hagrid in the new show), the BBC adventure series Gifted, and in an on-stage production of Macbeth in Edinburgh.  However, while he is no stranger to a TV set, nothing will compare to the magnitude of the Harry Potter universe and its global appeal. HELLO! asked a psychologist how the budding actor can mentally and emotionally prepare for his inevitable fame as …

Harry Potter series child stars’ huge HBO salaries ‘revealed’

Harry Potter series child stars’ huge HBO salaries ‘revealed’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The salaries for the three child stars leading the new Harry Potter TV series have reportedly been revealed. It’s claimed that 12-year-old Dominic McLaughlin, who’ll play the boy wizard, will receive £500,000 for starring in the first season of the forthcoming HBO Max show. Alastair Stour, 12, and Arabella Stanton, 11, who are playing Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, will receive the same amount, according to The Sun. A source told the outlet the newcomers, who won the roles over 32,000 children, are “on track to be multi-millionaires before they turn 18” with their “whopping” salaries. Each series will focus on one book in JK Rowling’s best-selling novels, of which there are seven in total. The Independent has contacted HBO Max for comment. Dominic McLaughlin in ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ (HBO) Daniel Radcliffe was paid £1m for playing Potter …

What’s worth watching on HBO Max

What’s worth watching on HBO Max

Published by Daniella Wilson

If you’re on the hunt for your next TV obsession or film night pick, HBO Max has quietly assembled one of the strongest streaming libraries around – mixing buzzy new originals with some of the most acclaimed series ever made. Among the latest arrivals is fast-paced medical drama The Pitt, which throws viewers into the high-pressure environment of a trauma centre, charting the intertwined lives of staff and patients across gruelling, back-to-back shifts. At the other end of the scale, there’s glossy teen drama Euphoria, a bold and often unflinching look at modern adolescence, where friendships, identity and addiction collide. Fans of sharp satire are also well catered for. Political comedy Veep remains as biting as ever, while The White Lotus continues to skewer wealth and privilege through its ever-rotating cast of troubled guests. And if you’re in the mood for something truly iconic, HBO Max is home to a goldmine of prestige television – from the ruthless power plays of Succession to the sprawling fantasy epic Game of Thrones. It’s not just small-screen hits …

The Testaments Star Amy Seimetz Talks HBO’s The Idol Exit

The Testaments Star Amy Seimetz Talks HBO’s The Idol Exit

Published by Daniella Wilson

Amy Seimetz never fully turns off her directing brain while acting. “My goal as an actor is always to not get cut out of the television show,” she says with a laugh. “A lot of things that are really helpful for me, in line delivery, are more technical on the filmmaking side: What are you cutting to next? Where are you playing this out? Is this a closeup? Wide? How are you editing this?” The approach has nothing to do with maximizing screentime or superseding her actual director, but modulating her performance within a broader context. “These questions can sound like I’m overstepping, but I actually am aware as an actor, ‘Oh, if I look over here, they can cut to this to help them out in some capacity.’”  This yields rich rewards in The Testaments, Hulu’s upcoming sequel series set 15 years after the end of The Handmaid’s Tale (premiering April 8), and featuring Ann Dowd reprising her Emmy-winning turn as Aunt Lydia. Seimetz portrays Paula, the obsessive matriarch grudgingly raising Agnes (Chase Infiniti), …