Category: Hbo

Apple can make TV+ ubiquitous through brute force

[ad_1] No, Apple’s best weapon will be its near ubiquity. For one, there are hundreds of millions of iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple TVs already in people’s homes. And many more will be arriving later this month when the newest iPads and iPhones go on sale. Let’s also not forget that, earlier this year, the […]

HBO Max snaps up Steven Soderbergh’s latest Meryl Streep movie

[ad_1] “This is the kind of project where you just say yes please, sign me up,” said HBO Max head of original content Sarah Aubrey in a statement. “To work with Steven Soderbergh and this all-star cast led by Meryl Streep is thrilling and sets the standard for features at HBO Max.” Production is reportedly […]

HBO’s ‘Westworld Awakening’ VR game arrives August 20th

[ad_1] Westworld Awakening should be deeper than previous Westworld VR experiences. It takes place during the show’s second season and has a separate storyline with five chapters, according to Variety. The main character is a host named Kate, who tries to survive and take charge of her destiny as she becomes self-aware in a world […]

HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ isn’t afraid to show how teens really use tech

[ad_1] The girls, meanwhile, sext back with their own provocative shots, which typically involve a lot more effort than what the guys put in. (Big surprise there.) TV series like Riverdale have certainly dabbled in this territory, but Euphoria puts the new high school mating dance on full uncensored display. It’s not like romance is […]

Facebook might bring major streaming services to its Portal for TVs

[ad_1] It approached Netflix, Disney, Hulu (which Disney controls), HBO and Amazon about bringing their services to the new device, according to The Information. Facebook reportedly sees the streaming services as an additional selling point for the camera — its main intended purpose is for video calls through Messenger and WhatsApp. The system is also […]

‘Westworld’ season 3 trailer shows robots venturing beyond the park

[ad_1] The channel still hasn’t revealed a specific release date for the third season beyond “2020.” However, it’s likely to become one of HBO’s more important season launches. With HBO Max launching in spring 2020, WarnerMedia will no doubt be looking for tentpole shows launching around the same time. While there’s no guarantee Westworld will […]

What to watch to celebrate Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary

[ad_1] Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to La La Land was ignored by most moviegoers. And the few who did catch it were in for something weird: Instead of a jingoistic celebration of American ingenuity and macho astronauts, it was an exploration of loss. The film focuses heavily on the passing of Neil Armstrong’s (Ryan Gosling) young […]

HBO’s ‘Hackerville’ cybercrime series debuts in the US

[ad_1] HBO is releasing Hackerville, its German series about a talented Romanian teenage hacker, to American audiences. The show follows German cybercrime investigator Liza Metz (Anna Schumacher) who is sent back to her hometown in Romania to investigate a major hack against a German bank. Lisa teams up with a local cop, Adam Sandor (Andi […]

The sixth season of ‘Silicon Valley’ will be its last

[ad_1] The run of Silicon Valley has been a tumultuous one. While the show has pretty consistently been well-reviewed, it lost one of its main characters from season one when actor Christopher Evan Welch died from lung cancer. The show also took a narrative turn after season four when controversial actor and comedian T.J. Miller […]

The Engadget staff on that ‘Game of Thrones’ finale

[ad_1] Billy SteeleSenior News Editor The biggest shows on TV rarely get the ending they deserve, or even one that seems satisfactory for us the audience. I think the end of Game of Thrones was fine, my problem is with how we got there. For seven seasons, the show was methodical and meticulous about character […]