Category: Home Box Office

Lisa Kudrow’s ‘The Comeback’ to Come Back to HBO

Lisa Kudrow’s critically beloved cult comedy will return to HBO next year, the network announced on Friday.
In ‘Mountainhead,’ a Copper Pot Offers a Subtle (and Silly) Display of Wealth

It’s called a turbot pot — turbotière, if you’re fancy — and it’s almost certainly not in stock.
Warner Bros. Discovery Bet on All You Can Eat. Viewers Wanted More à la Carte.

Subscribers to the company’s flagship streaming service, Max, watch HBO content, studio movies and older Warner Bros. series — and little else.
Billy Joel Documentary ‘And So It Goes’ Traces His Early Days

The first half of the HBO documentary premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Wednesday night. Joel, who is fighting a brain disorder, sent a message via its directors.
Review: ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Finds the Man Behind the Man-Child

This fascinating though incomplete documentary tells Paul Reubens’s story despite the subject’s doubts about the project.
HBO’s Streaming Service Becomes ‘HBO Max’ Again

Warner Bros. Discovery executives are reinstating the name HBO Max for the popular streaming service. It’s the fourth name change for the app in the last decade.
‘White Lotus’ Ratings Continue to Increase

The show, which ends its third season on Sunday, has built one of the largest audiences of any HBO series.
After “The White Lotus,” Lorazepam Lives On in Memes and Merch

“The White Lotus” Season 3 may be ending, but the medication that has become synonymous with it has found a new life in memes and merchandise.
‘The White Lotus’ Luxury: How Branded Collaborations Are Capitalizing on Privilege

The hit HBO series satirizes luxury vacationers’ privilege. That hasn’t slowed demand for branded collaborations that sell the show’s lavish lifestyle.
‘White Lotus’ Theme Song Composer Won’t Return for Season 4

Cristóbal Tapia de Veer’s theme song was one of the breakout stars of HBO’s vacation thriller. In an exclusive interview, the composer said he had ooh’ed his last loo-loo.
Duke Says ‘White Lotus’ Went ‘Too Far’ With School References

In a show that features an array of disturbing story lines, the actions — and wardrobe — of a character have gone “too far” for the university.
Marty Callner, Director of Comedy Specials and Music Videos, Dies at 78

At HBO in the late 1970s, he established the template for presenting stand-up on the small screen. He then became a mainstay of MTV in its early days.