Casey Bloys

Stede (Rhys Darby) and Ed (Taika Waititi) in the Our Flag Means Death series (?) finale.Photo: Nicola Dove/MaxThe news that Our Flag Means Death would not be returning for a third season was a devastating way to kick off the new year, and it galvanized the Max pirate series’ supercharged fanbase to launch a campaign to try and save the series. In a new interview, HBO and Max boss Casey Bloys said that while the show won’t continue at his network—it might, perhaps, find a new horizon elsewhere.Would Peter Capaldi Return to…

Details from the third season of The White Lotus may still be scarce, but returning star Natasha Rothwell says it will all be wort the wait.  Rothwell, who appeared in season one as spa manager Belinda Lindsey, is the only publicly revealed cast member to return to the HBO series for its third season. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere for Wonka, she revealed that she has received all scripts from creator Mike White.  “I’ve read all the scripts and I can’t say anything but I will say it’s…

Recently, HBO Max officially announced it will be reviving the Harry Potter series as a multi-season television show. During a Warner Bros. Discovery press event, the initiative was described as a “decade-long” project to bring the novels to the small screen, hoping to create a faithful interpretation of the seven-book series. Author J.K. Rowling is set to executive produce. io9 does not write about Harry Potter. We do not cover the Fantastic Beasts movie series. We do not report on the Wizarding World, Universal’s…

Unlike the ruling Targaryen family of HBO Max’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel, Warner Bros. Discovery won’t be melting the swords of all the ex staff it’s cutting.Photo: Rodin Eckenroth (Getty Images)There can’t be two different realities, or—as Warner Bros. Discovery understands it—they can only display one slate of reality TV programming at any one time. After the company announced they were merging HBO Max and Discovery+ earlier this month (the latter is much more known for its reality TV content) internal memos…