“Lanterns” is HBO’s latest detour into superhero territory and, while flawed, it still rises above many of its peers in the crowded genre. Starring Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, the show is based on the same DC Comics source material as the infamous 2011 Ryan Reynolds movie, “Green Lantern.” “Lanterns” gives the story a gritty … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. NFL preseason is right around the corner, so it’s time for another annual TV tradition — HBO‘s “Hard Knocks” begins tonight. In its 25 years on air, “Hard Knocks” has … Read more
A Lannister always pays his debts. Broadway shows rarely do, as Andrew Lloyd Webber recently pointed out with his typical restraint. But a new play based on George R.R. Martin’s “Game of Thrones” books is a big success in the UK right now. The entire run at the Royal Shakespeare Company is sold out, and … Read more
Charlie Hall is ready to check into “The White Lotus” Season 4. The 29-year-old actor, who is currently starring on Apple TV’s “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” exclusively told The Post his first phone call after learning he’d landed the hit HBO series was to his mom, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. “I told her I got it. She was … Read more
It’s prettyyyy, prettyyyy, prettyyyy bad. Watching Larry David’s unfortunate new HBO tribute to America’s 250th anniversary, “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” made me want to secede. Because, like Pavlov’s dogs, viewers have been conditioned for decades to roar whenever they so much as see David, the ingenious co-creator of “Seinfeld” and curmudgeonly star … Read more
The rumors were there the entire postseason run. Now that the Knicks are the NBA champions, Ben Stiller can confirm it — he is, in fact, making a documentary about the team. The Hollywood actor, producer and director ended all the speculation during an appearance on on Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart’s “Roommates Show” on … Read more
Heads will roll. For anyone who complained that not enough was happening on “House of the Dragon,” Season 3 feels like showrunner Ryan Condal and his writing team heard your feedback and cranked the dial up to, “a hundred things are happening at once.” After two seasons of build-up to a war, the “Game of … Read more
An unlikely duo. Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells co-star in the HBO movie, “Miss You, Love You,” which follows Diane (Janney) a grieving widow who is planning her husband’s funeral with help from a stranger — her son’s assistant, Jamie (Rannells). The Oscar-winning actress exclusively told the Post that she had “fun” filming it, because … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Two years after its premiere, the Emmy-winning creator, writer and star of “Baby Reindeer,” Richard Gadd, is returning to TV with a new provocative limited series. “Half Man” premieres on … Read more
He’s the man. “Baby Reindeer” creator/star Richard Gadd is back with another show — and it’s brutal. Called “Half Man,” the six episode limited HBO series is a gnarly watch that’s hard to stomach at times, but it’s riveting, provocative, and filled with searing performances. It should sweep the Emmys, just like “Baby Reindeer” did. … Read more
There’s a moment in “Euphoria” Season 3 when Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) shrieks, “what is happening right now?!” and that sums it up, as a whole. You’ll be saying the same thing, watching every other scene. The hit HBO show’s long-awaited return is an off-the-rails roller coaster of insanity. Whether that’s good or bad, it depends … Read more
Retired NCAA gymnast Olivia “Livvy” Dunne said her first in-person acting audition was for the fourth season of “The White Lotus” on HBO, and she did not book the role. During an interview for April’s Boardroom cover story, Dunne explained that “I felt like I was an athlete again” while auditioning for the dark comedy … Read more
Talk about a sore subject for men. A little-known condition that can lead to penile shrinkage and a host of other undesirable symptoms is in the spotlight thanks to HBO’s newest crime drama, “DTF St. Louis.” David Harbour’s character, Floyd, suffers from Peyronie’s disease (PD). Believed to affect 1 in 10 men, PD is characterized … Read more
Pete Alonso is doing his best to turn comedian John Oliver’s son into an Orioles fan. Earlier this week, Oliver appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and explained how his 8-year-old son got into baseball last year and followed Oliver into Mets fandom. The host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” then … Read more
All men must die. “Game of Thrones” spinoff “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” has been lighter in tone than its parent show – until now. The fifth episode ends with a shocking death. Spoilers below for “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.” The episode (10 p.m. on HBO) sees Dunk (Peter Claffey) in a brutal trial … Read more
Hollywood legend Mel Brooks is the subject of the new HBO documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” “The thing that was most surprising about him was just how unbelievably quick-witted he still is,” co-director Michael Bonfiglio told The Post. “[He has] comic instincts [that are] so fast, and he’s still so fun. He was … Read more
The breakup that broke “And Just Like That.” Kristin Davis revealed she thinks the “Sex and the City” sequel series ended last year because Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) dumped Aidan (John Corbett) for good. “I do feel like that’s part of the reason we ended ‘AJLT,’ is because we ended Aidan,” Davis, 60, told co-star Mario … Read more
She’s back and better than ever. Sydney Sweeney is turning heads with her brief appearance as Cassie in the newly released trailer for Season 3 of “Euphoria,” which will reportedly involve a time jump taking place “a few years after high school.” The “Christy” star, 28, joined the HBO hit during its debut season back … Read more
He’s the newest Maester in Westeros. Ira Parker, the creator / showrunner for “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” HBO’s third show in the “Game of Thrones” franchise, received a lot of direction from George R. R. Martin. “I spent a week out there at the beginning of this whole process, in Santa Fe [New Mexico, where … Read more
Winter was ending for Emilia Clarke. The actress revealed just how hard it was for her after “Game of Thrones” ended following eight seasons in 2019. “It was the first time in my professional life that I stopped,” Clarke, who starred as Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons on the series, told The New York … Read more