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537 VOTES (Documentary)

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Synopsis: This high-octane feature documentary chronicles the political machinations that led to the unprecedented, contested outcome of the 2000 presidential election. Through interviews with key insiders and a wealth of archival footage, the film examines the events in the battleground state of Florida leading up to and after election day in November 2000, when a chaotic voter recount resulted in Texas Governor George W. Bush winning the presidency by a razor-thin margin. 537 VOTES looks beyond the headlines of undervotes, recounts and hanging chads to reveal the players and politicos locked in a strategic battle for the future of the United States.

Credits: HBO Documentary Films Presents a Rakontur Production and a Hyperobject Industries Production; Directed by Billy Corben; Music By Brian Robertson; Edited By Harris Mendheim; Director Of Photography Johnathan Franklin; Executive Producers Adam McKay, Todd Schulman; Producers, Billy Corben, Alfred Spellman. For HBO: Senior Producer, Tina Nguyen; Executive Producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller.

Status: Debuts October 21.

Contact: Lana.Iny@hbo.com and Veronica.VanPelt@hbo.com

HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON (Unscripted Comedy Series)

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Synopsis: HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON is a first person documentary series hosted by an anxious New Yorker who attempts to give everyday advice while dealing with his own personal issues. Acting as both cameraman and narrator, John covertly documents the lives of fellow New Yorkers in a comic odyssey of self-discovery, inevitably making the audience comfortable with the awkward contradictions of modern life.

Cast: John Wilson

Credits: Executive Producer/Writer/Director/Narrator John Wilson; Executive producer, Nathan Fielder; Executive producer Michael Koman. Executive producer, Clark Reinking.

Status: Debuts October 23.

Contact: John.Kwiatkowski@hbo.com

THE UNDOING (Limited Drama Series)

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Synopsis: The six-part limited series stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant as Grace and Jonathan Fraser who are living the only lives they ever wanted for themselves. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.

Cast: Stars Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Edgar Ramirez, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Matilda De Angelis, Lily Rabe, Noma Dumezweni, Noah Jupe, Sofie Gr b l and Donald Sutherland.

Credits: Directed by Susanne Bier; created and written for television by David E. Kelley, who also serves as showrunner; executive produced by Susanne Bier, David E. Kelley through David E. Kelley Productions, Nicole Kidman and Per Saari through Blossom Films, Bruna Papandrea through Made Up Stories, Stephen Garrett and Celia Costas; based on the novel You Should Have Known, by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

Status: Debuts October 25.

Contact: Angela.Tarantino@hbo.com

THE SOUL OF AMERICA (Documentary)

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Synopsis: Based on Jon Meacham's 2018 bestseller, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels and produced by Kunhardt Films, the film illuminates our current fraught political reality by exploring historical challenges of the past, such as the women's suffrage movement, the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, McCarthyism and the struggle to pass Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s - all instances in which our better angels battled against the forces of hatred and division that are recurring themes in American life. The film also chronicles Meacham's life and career as a journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian as he shares his insights into America's past and present.

Credits: THE SOUL OF AMERICA is directed by KD Davison, produced by George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt, executive produced by Peter Kunhardt; co-producer and editor, Richard Lowe; co-producer, Elyse Frenchman; composer, Gary Lionelli; director of photography, Bill Kirstein. For HBO: executive producers Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller.

Status: Debuts October 27.

Contact: Asheba.Edghill@hbo.com

BURNING OJAI (Documentary)

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Synopsis: BURNING OJAI: OUR FIRE STORY follows one family and the residents of Ventura County, CA through a journey of devastation, repair and survival after one of the largest wildfires in state history destroys their beloved community.

Credits: This documentary is directed by Michael Milano; producers, Michael Milano, No mie Dumont Milano; associate producers, Julie Tumamait-Stenslie and Geoff Zimmerman; editors, Charlton McMillan and Michael Milano; music by Matter. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller; senior producer, Sara Rodriguez

Status: Debuts October 28.

Contact: Hayley.Hanson@hbo.com or Erica.Rosenthal@hbo.com

THE 2020 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY (Special)

Synopsis: The 2-hour exclusive special spotlights some of the most memorable names in music for the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Cast: The inductees for 2020 are Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G. and T-Rex. The Ahmet Ertegun Award honorees are Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.

Status: Debuts November 7.

Contact: John.Kwiatkowski@hbo.com

INDUSTRY (Drama Series)

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Synopsis: From first-time creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the series follows a group of young graduates competing for a limited number of permanent positions at a leading international investment bank in London. Industry gives an insiders view of the blackbox of high finance' thro

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