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For his second remote interview segment on Thursday, Seth Meyers threw to an empty screen. Well, it was a nondescript kitchen, watched over only by a pair of vaguely unsettling paintings. Soon enough, however, Meyers was treated to the sight of eventually revealed guest and scene-stealing all-star Jason Mantzoukas, striding into and out of Zoom-frame with the sort of triumphant fist-pumps most of us make whenever we turn on a movie or TV episode and see that Jason Mantzoukas is in this one.

Goliath), and Nhut Le ( While details about  Peacemaker are being kept under wraps, the series will explore the origins of the character that Cena will play in the upcoming film, a man who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it. The series will extend the world that Gunn is creating for  The Suicide Squad movie, which is scheduled to be released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 6, 2021. Gunn wrote all eight episodes of  Peacemaker...

HBO and HBO Max content chief Casey Bloys confirmed that The Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker is expected to premiere on HBO Max on January 22.

Velma Dinkley Series Starring Mindy Kaling, Clone High Reboot Among HBO Max Adult Animation Orders Joe Otterson, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail HBO Max has given a two-season order to a reboot of adult animated series “Clone High,” as well as a series order to a standalone series about “Scooby-Doo” character Velma Dinkley, who will be voiced by Mindy Kaling. The announcements were part of a larger adult animation slate revealed by HBO Max on Wednesday. The streamer also picked up the...

The cult show is back, almost 20 years later.

Clone High, Mindy Kaling Scooby Prequel, Pete Davidson Animated Comedies a Go at HBO Max Paul Archuleta/Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images From left: Bill Lawrence, Mindy Kaling and Pete Davidson The WarnerMedia-backed streamer continues to push into the lucrative adult animation space and has also put projects from Michael B. Jordan, Ed Helms, Sean Solomon and Brian Michael Bendis into development. HBO Max is doubling down on adult animation. The WarnerMe...

Alerts Graphic: The A.V. Club During Wednesday morning’s TCA presentation, HBO Max flexed its commitment to adult animation with an announcement that included a litany of new original titles, some projects that are currently in development, and a renewal. Two of the biggest announcements are linked to cult favorites: The streamer has ordered two seasons of the short-lived MTV classic Velma, “the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery...

HBO Max Movies and TV Shows Streaming in February 2021 Share HBO Max Movies and TV Shows Streaming in February 2021 HBO Max continues to be a streaming force to be reckoned with a February slate of classics and originals on the streamer. February brings the release of two Warner Bros. theatricals premiering in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day. Debuting on February 12, Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of Bill ONeal (LaKeith Stanfield), who infiltrates the Black Panthers per FB...

Graphic: The A.V. Club For HBO Max subscribers, February might offer more than pricey chocolates and teddy bears. (We wouldn’t turn those down, though. It’s been a shitty year.) Next month will spark the 2021 wave of Warner Bros. film premieres, starting with Judas And The Black Messiah. Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Daniel Kaluuya, and Jesse Plemmons, the historical drama follows Bill O’ Neal, who infiltrates the Black Panthers on behalf of the FBI. Kaluuya transforms as revolutionary Fre...

Copy to Clipboard Foxs ‘The Great North’ (The Great North/Instagram) The writers of ‘Bob’s Burgers’ have come together along with Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Will Forte, and Paul Rust to create another adult animated sitcom for Fox, titled ‘The Great North’. The forthcoming animated TV show brings the adventures of a single dad and his Alaskan family. A quirky comedy, ‘The Great North’ shares several similarities with ‘Bob’s Burgers’ i...