HBO ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES LANTERNS BEGINS PRODUCTION

 Production has commenced on the HBO Original drama series Lanterns on the historic Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. The series, an HBO Original production in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios, is based on the iconic DC title Green Lantern.   

The series follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

 

Cast includes Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, and Ulrich Thomsen.

 

Chris Mundy, Executive Producer and Showrunner, quote: “From the start, our driving force has been to deliver a layered drama – rooted in nuanced storytelling and rich world building – that balances tension and mystery with honest, authentic emotion. The goal is to create something that feels timeless and grounded without sacrificing the magic of the source material.”

 

HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. The Lanterns pilot is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King. The first two episodes are directed by James Hawes, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct. The series is executive produced by Mundy, Lindelof, James Gunn, Peter Safran, King, Ron Schmidt, and Hawes. Based on the DC comic “Green Lantern.”  

 

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Rick and Morty: The Anime debuts Friday, August 16 on HBO GO.

 

The Rick and Morty universe expands with the debut of an all-new anime from visionary director Takashi Sano (Tower of God) that follows Rick, Morty and the rest of the Smith family in a new intergalactic adventure, Rick and Morty: The Anime debuts Friday, August 16 on HBO GO.

 

In celebration of Rick and Morty: The Anime, Adult Swim’s Rickmobile and Mortymobile will hit the road for a multi-city ANIME-rican tour across North America, late July. “Takashi Sano, in addition to being a super-talented director, is also a huge Rick and Morty fan,” said Michael Ouweleen, president, Adult Swim. “He’s the perfect person to give us all this alternate version of this amazing show. And the perfect way to launch this series is by doing our favorite thing – drive ridiculous vehicles around and come see all of you in person. Keep an eye out for our Rickmobile and Mortymobile as they cruise across the country and wrack up various toll tickets to celebrate the expansion of the Rick and Morty universe.” 

 

In this 10-episode anime series from the world of Rick and Morty, Rick relaxes in a pseudo-world between multiverses, Summer helps Space Beth fight the evil Galactic Federation, and Morty falls in love with a mysterious girl who happens to be an atemporal being.

 

The Japanese and English voice actors, respectively, for Rick and Morty: The Anime include:

·       Rick – Youhei Tadano / Joe Daniels 

·       Morty – Keisuke Chiba / Gabriel Regojo 

·       Summer – Akiha Matsui / Donna Bella Litton 

·       Jerry – Manabu Muraji / Joe Daniels

·       Beth – Takako Fuji / Patricia Duran

 

Rick and Morty: The Anime is written and directed by Sano and is produced for Adult Swim by Sola Entertainment with Jason Demarco and Joseph Chou serving as executive producers.

 

Revisit all seven seasons of Rick and Morty now and stream Rick and Morty: The Anime from August 16 on HBO GO, Subscribe to HBO GO online at https://www.hbogoasia.ph/ or the mobile app via the App Store or Play Store for only ₱1,190 on the 12-month plan. Or access HBO GO via Cignal and Globe. HBO GO is also available on Android TV, Apple TV, LG TV and Samsung Smart TV – and comes with AirPlay and Google Cast functionality. 

Catch a series of exciting new premieres from Reality, Lizzo: Live In Concert and Love, Lizzo, Love & Death this May on HBO GO

 

This May on HBO GO, catch a series of exciting new premieres from Reality, starring Emmy® nominee Sydney Sweeney and Lizzo: Live In Concert and Love, Lizzo, to fresh new series such as White House Plumbers and The Challenger: Battleground. Don’t miss the series finale of Love & Death Season 1 and Succession Season 4, all available to stream on HBO GO.

 

New Premieres 

Lizzo: Live In Concert and Love, Lizzo Premieres Thursday, May 11 on HBO GO Every once in a while, an artist changes not only music, but culture as well.  Lizzo has done both.  Love, Lizzois the journey of a trailblazing superstar who has become a movement the world desperately needed just by being herself.  The Max Original documentary shares the inspirational story behind her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise with an intimate look into the moments that shaped her hard-earned rise to fame, success, love and international stardom. Filmed during the singer, songwriter, rapper, flautist and actress Lizzo’s The Special Tour at the iconic Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA. Lizzo: Live In Concert is the culmination of her deeply personal documentary Love, Lizzo. Featuring three-time GRAMMY®-winning superstar Lizzo, her band The Lizzbians and The Little Bigs, The Big Grrrls with special guests Cardi B, SZA and Missy Elliott for a spectacular show filled with lots of love, positivity, and incredible music.

Reality Premieres Tuesday, May 30 on HBO GO  On June 3, 2017, 25-year-old former American intelligence specialist Reality Winner is confronted by FBI agents arriving at her home to question her suspected role in the mishandling of classified information. Based on true events, the film’s dialogue is directly from the transcript of their tense and transfixing conversation. Stars Sydney Sweeney, Josh Hamilton, and Marchánt Davis.

 

New Series

White House Plumbers Premieres Tuesday, May 2 on HBO GO White House Plumbers takes the audience behind-the-scenes of the Watergate scandal as Nixon's political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy accidentally topple the presidency they were zealously trying to protect… and their families along with it. Chronicling actions on the ground, this satirical drama begins in 1971 when the White House hires Hunt and Liddy, former CIA and FBI, respectively, to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak. After failing upward, the unlikely pair lands on the Committee to Re-Elect the President, plotting several unbelievable covert ops – including bugging the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex. Stars Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Lena Headey, Judy Greer, Domhnall Gleeson, Toby Huss, Ike Barinholtz and Kathleen Turner.

The Challenger: Battleground  Premieres Wednesday, May 17 on HBO GO In this Emmy®-nominated series, 12 of the best male and female fighters from around the world descend to the magical island of Langkawi to live and train together as they fight it out in a brutal knockout competition.

 

Series finale and new episodes on HBO GO

Catch the finale of Love & Death Season 1 on Thursday, May 25, and Succession Season 4 on Monday, May 29. Also, be sure to catch new episodes of Gotham Knights every Wednesday, only on HBO GO.

 

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Catch the much-anticipated premiere of the beloved series on HBO GO and HBO!

 

On HBO GO and HBO this March, catch the much-anticipated premiere of the beloved series, Succession Season 4 on March 27 and the series finale of The Last of Us on March 13. Expect drama in the premiere of Perry Mason Season 2 and Downton Abbey: A New Era. Dive into action with movies The Hunger Games, Black Mass and War Dogson Warner TV and go on an adventure every weekend this March with The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Season 2 and Teen Titans Go! on Cartoon Network. Enjoy new episodes of Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders and more, with Cartoonito Playdate on Boomerang. 

 

Drama and Crime on HBO and HBO GO

Perry Mason Season 2 Premieres Tuesday, March 7 at 10am on HBO and HBO GO Months after the Dodson case has come to an end, the scion of a powerful oil family is brutally murdered. When the DA goes to the city's Hoovervilles to pinpoint the most obvious of suspects, Perry, Della, and Paul find themselves at the centre of a case that will uncover far reaching conspiracies and force them to reckon with what it truly means to be guilty. Season 2 stars Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Diarra Kilpatrick, Eric Lange, Justin Kirk, Katherine Waterston, Hope Davis, Fabrizio Guido, Peter Mendoza, Mark O’Brien, Paul Raci, Jen Tullock, Jon Chaffin, Onahoua Rodriguez, Jee Young Han, Sean Astin, Tommy Dewey, Shea Whigham, and Wallace Langham.

The Last of Us New episodes every Monday at 10am on HBO and HBO GO with the series finale on March 13 Based on the critically acclaimed video game, this HBO Original drama series takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heart-breaking journey, as they both must traverse the US and depend on each other for survival. The nine-episode first season stars Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Anna Torv, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Merle Dandridge, Jeffrey Pierce, Lamar Johnson, Keivonn Woodard, Graham Greene, and Elaine Miles as Florence. Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker also star.

Downton Abbey: A New Era Premieres Saturday, March 25 at 9pm on HBO and HBO GO From award-winning creator Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event Downton Abbey: A New Era. The much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites the beloved cast as they go on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess’ newly inherited villa.

Succession Season 4 Premieres Monday, March 27 at 9am on HBO and HBO GO In Season 4, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer. The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is completed. A power struggle ensues as the family weighs up a future where their cultural and political weight is severely curtailed. Stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck.

 

More Action on Warner TV 

Superman & Lois Season 3 Premieres Wednesday, March 15 at 9pm on Warner TV Season 3 opens weeks after Superman’s blowout defeat of Ally Allston. Clark and Lois are now working at the Smallville Gazette together and enjoying the small-town life. However, Lois' own work-life balance is put to the test when an undercover assignment reveals a deadly foe that promises to change the Kent family forever. Stars Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tuloch, Michael Bishop, Alex Garfin, Erik Valdez, Inde Navarrette, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Dylan Walsh.

The Hunger Games (2012) Premieres Saturday, March 4 at 9pm on Warner TV The Hunger Games chronicles a teenage girl's defiant struggle to survive in a future dystopia where The Capitol requires its twelve subjugated districts to atone for their onetime insurrection through the annual Hunger Games, a fight-to-the-death event held in a fantastical manmade arena. Although suffering extreme hardship is commonplace for Katniss Everdeen, she is forced to make choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love in order to win the games and return home to her district. Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Lravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Willow Shields.

Black Mass (2015) Premieres Saturday, March 11 at 9pm on Warner TV In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the true story of this unholy alliance, which spiralled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history. Stars Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Jesse Plemons, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Dakota Johnson and Corey Stoll.

War Dogs (2016) Premieres Saturday, March 18 at 9pm on Warner TV Follow two Miami stoners who exploit a little-known government initiative during the Iraq War that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are soon living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a $300 million deal to arm the Afghan Military - a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government. Stars Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Eddie Jemison and Bradley Cooper.

 

Adventures on Cartoon Network, Cartoonito on Boomerang and HBO GO

The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Season 2 Every weekend this March from Saturday, March 4 at 12.30pm on Cartoon Network In Chapter 2: Journey to the Forest of Outlaws, follow as Prince Ivandoe ventures into a rogue state, home to outlaws, pickpockets, forgers, swindlers, and thieves from all The Five Kingdoms. Episodes include The Prince and The Feast of the Fopdoodles, The Prince and The Wise Wizard of Wisdomand The Prince and the Playdate.

Cartoonito Playdate Every weekend this March from Saturday, March 4 at 9am on Cartoonito on Boomerang  Boomerang is extending a big welcome to their latest addition, Cartoonito. Cartoonito offers a modern approach to preschool programming, built to support each child’s unique potential with its educational framework called “Human Centric Learning”. Head over to Cartoonito on Boomerang to enjoy a Playdate with brand new episodes of Batwheels, Mecha Builder, Bugs Bunny Builders and Tangranimals.

Teen Titans Go! - Raven vs Starfire Premieres Wednesday, March 8 at 10:30am and every weekend in March, at 11:30am on Cartoon Network and HBO GO Join in on an epic three-hour marathon of Raven vs Starfire episodes on March 8. Then, come back on the weekends for more adventure with the duo and catch Raven and Starfire with the rest of the gang in Teen Titans Go! with back-to-back episodes on HBO GO from March 16.

Greatest of All Toons Marathon All week from Monday, March 13 at 1pm to Sunday, March 19 on Cartoon Network Can’t get enough of your favourite Cartoon Network shows? Tune in to our special week-long marathon and catch The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time, Ninjago: Master of Spinjitzu, Teen Titans Go!, Mechamato, We Baby Bears and Mr Bean: The Animated Series.

LEGO DC Shazam: Magic and Monsters Premieres Thursday, March 16 at 3pm on Cartoon Network Catch LEGO DC Shazam: Magic and Monsters movie this March. 10-year-old Billy Batson transforms into an adult superhero, Shazam! While fighting off the evil Mr. Mind and Black Adam, Billy learns that he must trust others.

Bugs Bunny Builders Season 1 New episodes on Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19 at 9am on Cartoonito on Boomerang and on HBO GO  Join Bugs, Lola, Daffy, Porky and Tweety as they use their wacky vehicles to take on the looniest builds ever. Along the way, they'll learn valuable lessons and how to never give up because The Looney Builders always get the job done.

50/50 Heroes Premieres Sunday, March 19 at 1pm on Cartoon Network Half-Brother, Half-Sister, Half-Superheroes! Mo and Sam have inherited some powers from their great-great-great-grandma. But, being half-siblings, they're going to have to share these powers right down the middle. These two "sorta superheroes" run half as fast, turn half invisible, and shoot threads half as far! No latex suits for these heroes, and no missions to save the world. All Mo and Sam have to do is make their daily lives as kids half-livable. Join in the fun as this super modern family mixes superpowers and everyday life.

 

Channel numbers for your reference:

·       Cartoon Network: Cignal: Ch. 74 (SD), Ch. 220 (HD), Sky Cable: Ch. 43 (SD), Ch. 178 (HD)

·       Boomerang: Cignal: Ch. 76, Sky Cable: Ch. 42

·       Warner TV: Cignal Ch. 235 and Sky Cable Ch. 34 (SD) and Ch. 197 (HD)

·       HBO: Cignal: Ch. 53 (SD), Ch. 210 (HD), Sky Cable: Ch. 54 (SD) and Ch. 168 (HD)

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