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Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves will return on the impressive debut it made on HBO Max as the Top Performing Max Original since the platform’s launch.
After
a striking debut on the streamer as the #1 performing Max original
since the platform’s launch, HBO Max has ordered a second season of Raised by Wolves, a serialized sci-fi series from master storyteller and filmmaker Ridley Scott (The Martian, Gladiator, Alien),
which has immersed fans into the rich, intricate world of Kepler 22-b.
The series, which debuted with three episodes on Sept. 3, has continued
to be a strong performer in its second week on the platform, growing its
audience by nearly 50% week over week.
Raised by Wolves centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and difficult task. Scott serves as an executive producer on the series and directed the first two episodes, marking his television series directorial debut for American audiences. The series was created by Aaron Guzikowski, acclaimed writer and visionary behind the highly lauded film, Prisoners.
"When I think of Raised by Wolves, I think of artistry; artistry in crafting a compelling storyline, artistry in the out-of-this-world production design, special effects and cinematography, artistry in our actor’s portrayals of these memorable characters, and artistry attached to the legendary work of Ridley Scott, Aaron Guzikowski and our phenomenal crew,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of HBO Max. “This chart-topping series beautifully weaves together Ridley’s hallmarks of sci-fi and horror while offering fans one of the most original storylines they’ve seen in some time. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for season two.”
Critics have lauded the series, with IGN calling it “one of the most interesting sci-fi shows in years. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal heaps praise on Amanda Collin (A Conspiracy of Faith, A Horrible Woman), who stars as Mother, as “one of the most memorable female/female-like space entity since Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley in “Alien”—or the alien in “Aliens.” Collin’s performance, alongside her character’s counterpart, Father, played by Abubakar Salim (Fortitude, Jamestown), has been underscored as “top-notch” by Forbes.
In addition to Collin and Salim, Raised by Wolves stars Winta McGrath (Aloft, Red Dog: True Blue), Niamh Algar (The Virtues, Calm With Horses), Jordan Loughran (The Infiltrator, Emerald City), Matias Varela (Narcos, Point Break), Felix Jamieson (Game of Thrones, The Ghost), Ethan Hazzard (The Long Song, Damned), Aasiya Shah (Call the Midwife, Unforgotten) Ivy Wong (Star Wars: Rogue One, Maleficent 2) and Travis Fimmel (Vikings).
The series is produced by Scott's Scott Free Productions, with Scott, Guzikowski, David W. Zucker (The Man in the High Castle), Jordan Sheehan (The Terror), Adam Kolbrenner (Prisoners) and Mark Huffam (The Martian) serving as executive producers.
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Go-Big Show has begun production on 10 episodes at the Macon Coliseum in Georgia, where contenders and staff are operating under strict Covid-19 safety protocols and isolating together for the duration of production.
While the 7,000 seats within the arena will remain empty during tapings, the show’s lively indoor festivities will extend outdoors to TV’s first-ever, interactive drive-in audience. Spectators will cheer for their favorite competitors in real time during a socially-distanced tailgate party just outside the venue.
“Go-Big Show celebrates unique, nontraditional and unforgettable American talent,” said Corie Henson, EVP and head of unscripted programming for TBS, TNT and truTV. “Each contestant brings tremendous heart and swagger, which also perfectly describes Bert and our judges, a dream team of larger-than-life talent.”
Go-Big Show debuts on TBS in 2021, and is produced by Propagate and Matador Content, a Boatrocker Company.
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Photographer: Jeremy Freeman for TBS
The reunion will launch exclusively on HBO Max around Thanksgiving 2020. The upcoming special will be a funny and heartfelt night full of music, dancing, and more special surprise guests, in honor of the series that ran for six seasons and 148 episodes.
The iconic series starred Will Smith as a teenager from inner city
Philadelphia who's sent to California to live in with his wealthy
relatives in the hopes that they will "straighten him out and teach him
some good old-fashioned values," but Will soon takes his rightful place
as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
HBO Max will be the exclusive home for the upcoming cast reunion special for the series which taped on September 10, 2020.
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Is It Vaccine Season, Yet?
As
summer ends and fall begins, nothing sounds better than a pumpkin spice
latte and a shot of COVID-19 vaccine! But if we can wait all year for
Starbucks to release the PSL, we can wait a little longer for a safe and
effective vaccine.
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