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Lena Waithe to Exec Produce Kid Fury HBO Comedy Series

HBR Media Team
July 30, 2018
TV
Lena Waithe continues to score with another move as she's set to executive produce a new HBO comedy series. Developed by comedian Kid Fury, the unt... Read More

HBO Orders Second Series of ‘2 Dope Queens’ Special

K. Nicole Mills
July 24, 2018
TV
HBO has ordered a second series of 2 Dope Queen specials featuring Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson The special is based on their hit comedy WN... Read More

Issa Rae Announces ‘Insecure’ Season 3 Premiere Date

K. Nicole Mills
May 17, 2018
TV
So we already knew that Insecure was coming back for a third season, but the question that has been on everyone's mind is...WHEN?!  Well, we can stop ... Read More

WATCH: Official Clip from Powerful HBO Documentary ‘Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland’

HBR Media Team
April 17, 2018
Film, Film Festivals, Video
In 2015, Sandra Bland, a politically active 28-year-old black woman from Chicago was arrested for a traffic violation in a small Texas town. Three... Read More

Tiffany Haddish New Comedy Series in Development at HBO

HBR Media Team
April 6, 2018
TV
Tiffany Haddish is on the rise, and has officially become one of the most sought out actors in the industry! Her new series Unsubscribed is current... Read More

Crystal Fox Joins Season 2 of HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’

HBR Media Team
April 3, 2018
TV
Crystal Fox (The Haves and the Have Nots) has officially joined the season 2 cast of the hit HBO series Big Little Lies.  She joins season 2 alongside... Read More

WATCH: Serena Williams Docuseries ‘Being Serena’ Trailer

HBR Media Team
March 26, 2018
TV, Video
Tennis superstar Serena Williams will share her life with the public in a new five-part documentary series to premiere on HBO. The docu-series ... Read More

Janicza Bravo Joins HBO Comedy Series ‘Camping’ as Series Regular

HBR Media Team
March 19, 2018
TV
Janicza Bravo has signed on as a series regular in HBO’s new half-hour comedy series Camping.  Bravo joins a cast including Arturo Del Puerto (Indepen... Read More

Tiffany Haddish Signs First-Look Deal With HBO

HBR Media Team
January 24, 2018
TV
Tiffany Haddish is on a role and has signed a first-look deal with HBO! The two-year pact with Haddish and her She Ready production company comes o... Read More

‘2 Dope Queens’ is Gearing Up For It’s HBO Debut

HBR Media Team
December 22, 2017
TV, Video
It’s almost time for us to get our entire life when HBO debuts the highly-anticipated special series, 2 Dope Queens. The premium channel has re... Read More

Issa Rae to Develop Two New Projects for HBO

HBR Media Team
December 18, 2017
TV
Golden Globe nominated Insecure star and co-creator Issa Rae is officially killing the game in every way possible! HBO has picked up the comedy Him... Read More

Brittany S. Hall Upped To Series Regular For Season 4 Of ‘Ballers’

HBR Media Team
August 26, 2017
TV
Satisfaction alumna Brittany S. Hall has been upped from a recurring role on the third season of HBO’s comedy series Ballers to a series regular in se... Read More

The Brilliant ‘2 Dope Queens’ Podcast Heads to HBO

HBR Media Team
August 14, 2017
digital, TV
Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson's 2 Dope Queens podcast is officially heading to HBO!  The cable network has ordered four hourlong specials based... Read More

Issa Rae’s ‘Insecure’ Renewed For Season 3

HBR Media Team
August 9, 2017
TV
HBO has renewed Issa Rae's comedy series Insecure for Season 3! Insecure contains themes from Rae’s highly acclaimed web series, The Misadventu... Read More

‘Insecure’ Season One Released on HBO.com & YouTube For Free

HBR Media Team
July 13, 2017
digital, TV
HBO has officially announced that they will release all eight episodes of Issa Rae's comedy 'Insecure' for 24 hours on both YouTube and HBO.com starti... Read More

Laura Harrier Joins Cast of HBO Film ‘Fahrenheit 451’

HBR Media Team
June 27, 2017
Film
Laura Harrier has joined the cast of upcoming HBO Film Fahrenheit 451.  She will join the cast alongside Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Soufia Bo... Read More

WATCH: Issa Rae ‘Insecure’ Season 2 Teaser!

K. Nicole Mills
June 14, 2017
TV
Insecure fans, get ready to have your day made! The teaser trailer for the second season of the comedy series has been released, and the premiere ... Read More

Fatimah Asghar and Sam Bailey of ‘Brown Girls’ Land HBO Development Deal

HBR Media Team
June 6, 2017
TV
This year continues to be an exciting one for women of color in entertainment. Creators of the wildly popular, Chicago-based web series Brown Girl ann... Read More

Misha Green Teams With Jordan Peele To Write ‘Lovecraft Country’ for HBO

HBR Media Team
May 16, 2017
TV
Underground executive producer, showrunner, and writer Misha Green has been tapped to write a one-hour drama that has been given a straight-to-series ... Read More

WATCH: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ Official Trailer

K. Nicole Mills
March 16, 2017
Film, Video
HBO has unveiled an official trailer for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, adapted from the book of the same name, telling the story of Henrie... Read More
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