UPDATED with latest: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Harry Potter television series has launched an open casting call for its Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The note stipulates that the actors must be between the ages of 9 and 11 in April 2025, which might signal the aim to start production…

BBC Buys HBO Max Thriller ‘Spy/Master’ The BBC has acquired HBO Max thriller Spy/Master as it continues to beef up its iPlayer offering. Acquired from Warner Bros. Discovery, the show stars Happy Valley’s Alec Secăreanu as the most trusted advisor to Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu. With his…

Max has unveiled a trio of French shows ahead of launch, with commissioning head Vera Peltekian saying “we don’t want to do a French Succession or White Lotus.“ Peltekian and French scripted boss Clémentine Bobin unveiled series about the Bataclan attacks, the gypsy community and an adaptation of a…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has picked up Film.UA’s Ukrainian psychological thriller Between Us for the CEE region. The U.S. giant will air the movie about two strangers thrust into an unexpected alliance on HBO Max streaming and linear channel Cinemax across a wealth of territories from…

EXCLUSIVE: Christian Wikander, Banijay’s Global Head of Scripted, is exiting after a year in post. A Banijay spokeswoman confirmed the departure and said the role will now be reviewed. When Wikander leaves next month, the current team will report temporarily to Chief Business Officer Frédéric…

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has hired an original productions chief for Max in Italy and Iberia, an intriguing move that completes the local content team ahead of the streaming service’s launch in Europe next year. Alberto Carullo has been named Vice President Max Local Original Production Italy…

Movistar Plus+ has struck deals for the Max and SkyShowtime streamers in Spain. On the former, Movistar and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have extended their partnership to bring content from WBD's portfolio of entertainment, sports, films and news to Movistar Plus+ customers, which includes combined…

New Line’s The Nun II, one of the few bright spots at the fall box office rocked by the actors strikes, will hit Max on Oct. 27. That premiere date is after the pic’s 50-day theatrical window. The Michael Chaves directed sequel in the Conjuring universe opened to $32.6M and through yesterday counts…

Max is adding an on-screen top 10 ranking of trending titles, joining Netflix and other streaming rivals that offer the feature. The chart will debut in the U.S. over the next week, with other countries expected to add market-specific rankings down the line. Titles must be new in order to qualify for…

EXCLUSIVE: Actor and rapper KaMillion has signed with Anonymous Content for representation in all areas. KaMillion currently stars in Issa Rae's Max comedy series Rap Sh!t as Mia Knight, a single mother looking to make it as a rapper. She is set to reprise her role for Season 2, which premieres in…

EXCLUSIVE: DC’s The Flash, the Justice League spinoff movie starring Ezra Miller in the title role, pulled in 1.1M US households in it’s Live+2 Day window on Max per Samba TV. The Andy Muschietti directed Warner Bros. title hit Warners streaming service on Aug. 25. That figure is -8% from the…

Max is paying tribute to Angus Cloud adding an in memoriam card to a couple of Euphoria episodes. When viewers play the pilot episode or the Season 2 premiere of the HBO series, they will see a tribute to the actor that played fan favorite Fezco. “In memory of Angus Cloud 1998 – 2023,” reads…