DeadlineAug 22, 2025

‘Somebody Somewhere’ Was Always Meant To Be A Love Story About Two Friends, Creators Say
#News #BridgetEverett #ContendersHBOMax #HannahBos #HBOMax #JeffHiller #PaulThureen #SomebodySomewhere

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‘Somebody Somewhere’ Was Always Meant To Be A Love Story About Two Friends, Creators Say

Somebody Somewhere featured plot points about death, infidelity, marriage and self-worth, but the primary story revolved around friends Sam and Joel.

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DeadlineAug 21, 2025

‘The White Lotus’ Stars Reveal How They Prepared To Join Mike White’s “Orchestra”
#News #CarrieCoon #ContendersHBOMax #HBO #JasonIsaacs #MikeWhite #NatashaRothwell #ParkerPosey #SamRockwell #TheWhiteLotus

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‘The White Lotus’ Stars Reveal How They Prepared To Join Mike White’s “Orchestra”

When Mike White landed in Thailand to film The White Lotus, he was looking to create a symphony that could rival the sounds of Hawaii and Sicily.

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DeadlineAug 21, 2025

‘The Last of Us’ Stars & Creators Break Down Their Most Shocking Season 2 Scenes
#News #BellaRamsey #ContendersHBOMax #CraigMazin #HBO #JoePantoliano #KaitlynDever #NeilDruckmann #PedroPascal #TheLastOfUs

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‘The Last of Us’ Stars & Creators Break Down Their Most Shocking Season 2 Scenes

The Last of Us, HBO’s Emmy-winning zombie drama, has plenty of shocking moments, particularly in Season 2.

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DeadlineAug 20, 2025

Paul Reubens Was A Dream Subject For Director Matt Wolf, But Making ‘Pee-wee As Himself’ Was Complicated
#News #ContendersHBOMax #DamianRodriguez #HBOMax #MattWolf #PaulReubens #PeeweeasHimself

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Paul Reubens Was A Dream Subject For Director Matt Wolf, But Making ‘Pee-wee As Himself’ Was Complicated

Director Matt Wolf and producer Emma Tillinger Koskoff talk about making the HBO Max docuseries about Pee-Wee Herman creator Paul Reubens.

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DeadlineAug 20, 2025

‘The Penguin’s Colin Farrell Recalls The Moment Matt Reeves Presented Him With A Rendering Of Oz: “A Glorified Magic Trick”
#News #ColinFarrell #ContendersHBOMax #CristinMilioti #DeidreO039Connell #HBOMax #LaurenLeFranc #ThePenguin

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‘The Penguin’s Colin Farrell Recalls The Moment Matt Reeves Presented Him With A Rendering Of Oz: “A Glorified Magic Trick”

Colin Farrell recalled how The Batman writer-director Matt Reeves first approached him about becoming the unrecognizable villain Oswald Cobblepot.

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DeadlineAug 19, 2025

‘The Pitt’ Team Credits Noah Wyle’s Passion For Drama’s Success: “No One Really Leads In The Way He Leads”
#News #ContendersHBOMax #HBOMax #KatherineLaNasa #NoahWyle #ShawnHatosy #ThePitt

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‘The Pitt’ Team Credits Noah Wyle’s Passion For Drama’s Success: “No One Really Leads In The Way He Leads”

Shawn Hatosy admits to finding Noah Wyle "annoyingly articulate" when it comes to expressing his passion about The Pitt.

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DeadlineAug 18, 2025

‘Hacks’ Is Rewriting Deborah Vance’s Legacy As Creators & Stars Laud Late-Night & L.A.
#News #ContendersHBOMax #Hacks #HannahEinbinder #HBOMax #JenStatsky #LuciaAniello #PaulWDowns

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‘Hacks’ Is Rewriting Deborah Vance’s Legacy As Creators & Stars Laud Late-Night & L.A.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was canceled less than two months after Late Night With Deborah Vance suffered a similar fate on Season 4 of Hacks.

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DeadlineAug 13, 2025

Deadline Contenders @ HBO Max Panel Lineup Set With Pedro Pascal, Colin Farrell, Jean Smart & More
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Deadline Contenders @ HBO Max Panel Lineup Set With Pedro Pascal, Colin Farrell, Jean Smart & More

HBO Max has set its panel lineup for Deadline Contenders @ HBO Max, the Emmy-season showcase spotlighting the stars and creatives behind the platform’s buzziest nominated series. The event takes place Sunday, August 17 at Nya Studios West in Hollywood, with full coverage of the spinoff of Deadline’s FYC event Contenders Television rolling out starting […]

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DeadlineAug 7, 2025

Deadline Launches Contenders @ HBO Max Emmy Event With ‘The Last Of Us’, ‘Hacks’, ‘The Pitt’, ‘House Of The Dragon’, ‘The White Lotus’ & ‘The Penguin’
#News #Awardsnews #ContendersHBOMax #EmmyAwards #Emmys #Hacks #HBO #HBOMax #TheLastOfUs #ThePitt #TheWhiteLotus

https://deadline.com/2025/08/deadline-contenders-hbo-max-emmy-event-2025-1236480537/

Deadline Launches Contenders @ HBO Max Emmy Event With ‘The Last Of Us’, ‘Hacks’, ‘The Pitt’, ‘House Of The Dragon’, ‘The White Lotus’ & ‘The Penguin’

Contenders @ HBO Max will feature inside looks at Emmy nominees including House of the Dragon, The Last of Us, The Pitt and The White Lotus.

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