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Max Originals ‘The Penguin’ & ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Moving To HBO
Last month, Warner Bros. Discovery shifted three of its highest profile Max Originals – Harry Potter, Lanterns and IT prequel Welcome To Derry – to become HBO Originals. The company is now continuing this shift with the move of The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy. Both shows will now premiere on HBO as well as launching […]
It is part of a strategy to rebrand its highest profile titles into HBO Originals, giving them a linear airing on the premium cable network as well as a streaming bow. When the move was originally unveiled in June, the company said it was not sure whether The Penguin, which is set to premiere in September, and Dune: Prophecy would fall under the new branding but this has now been cleared up. The series, which underwent several major casting, writing and directing changes as it navigated a pandemic and strikes, stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, and Yerin Ha.
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