HBO Spring 2020 Programming Preview

HBO Spring 2020 Programming Preview

HBO

MARCH

AXIOS

Synopsis: The news-breaking documentary series will continue to work with Axios journalists to cover it all - politics, business, technology - and share insight on other big topics shaping the future. Co-founded in 2016 by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz, Axios is known for its headline-generating interviews, illuminating coverage and trustworthy insight delivered with smart brevity.

Credits: Directed and produced by Emmy winner Matthew O'Neill and Perri Peltz.

Status: The show's third season debuts March 1.

Contact: Asheba.Edghill@hbo.com or Hayley.Hanson@hbo.com

WOMEN OF TROY (Sports Documentary)

Synopsis: HBO Sports and Bill Simmons' Ringer Films have partnered with Triple Threat TV to debut an illuminating tale of the historic and transcendent USC women's basketball team of the 1980s. Directed by acclaimed feature-film director Alison Ellwood and produced by Gary Cohen of Triple Threat TV, the film explores how the Cheryl Miller-led Trojans changed women's basketball forever with their up-tempo style and superior athleticism en route to winning consecutive national championships, and ultimately influencing the establishment of the WNBA.

Credits: An HBO Sports presentation of a Triple Threat TV production in association with Ringer Films. Executive producers, Bill Simmons, Peter Nelson and Rick Bernstein; Gary Cohen of Triple Threat TV; produced by Matt McDonald, Matthew Hawes and Branson Wright; directed and produced by Alison Ellwood; supervising producers Jonathan Crystal and Bentley Weiner; edited by Ross Hockrow; music composed by Wendy Blackstone.

Status: Debuts March 10.

Contact: Chuck.Kingsbury@hbo.com

WESTWORLD (Drama Series)

Synopsis: This Emmy -winning one-hour drama series is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the birth of a new form of life on Earth.

Cast: Confirmed season three cast includes returning stars Evan Rachel Wood, Emmy winner Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Luke Hemsworth, Simon Quarterman, and new cast members Aaron Paul, Vincent Cassel, Lena Waithe, Scott Mescudi, Marshawn Lynch, John Gallagher Jr., Michael Ealy, and Tommy Flanagan.

S3 Credits: Created for television by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy, who are executive producers with J.J. Abrams, Athena Wickham, Richard J. Lewis, Ben Stephenson, and Denise Th . Production companies: Kilter Films and Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television; based on the film written by Michael Crichton.

Status: The third season debuts March 15.

Contact: Kelley.Carville@hbo.com or Christopher.Godefroy@hbo.com

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA (Limited Drama Series)

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Synopsis: Based on the acclaimed Philip Roth novel of the same name, this six-part limited series imagines an alternate American history, told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they watch the political rise of aviator-hero and xenophobic populist Charles Lindbergh, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.

Cast: Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector, Winona Ryder, Anthony Boyle, Azhy Robertson, Caleb Malis and John Turturro.

Credits: Created by David Simon and Ed Burns; executive produced by Simon, Burns, Nina K. Noble, Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Susan Goldberg, Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum, and co-executive produced by Philip Roth and Dennis Stratton.

Status: Debuts March 16.

Contact: Diego.Aldana@hbo.com, Cecile.Cross-Plummer@hbo.com or Alyssa.Michnevitz@hbo.com

MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE STORY OF A NEW NAME (Drama Series)

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Synopsis: Based on Elena Ferrante's second book of her four-part series, this season follows Elena and Lila's journey into adulthood as they weather romance, heartbreak, success and betrayal.

S2 Cast: Series regulars include Elisa Del Genio, Ludovica Nasti, Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace.

S2 Credits: My Brilliant Friend is a series by Saverio Costanzo. Story and screenplays by Elena Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Saverio Costanzo. An HBO, Rai Fiction series, produced by Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani for The Apartment and Wildside, both part of Fremantle, and by Domenico Procacci for Fandango, in collaboration with Rai Fiction, In collaboration with HBO Entertainment, In co-production with Mowe and Umedia. Internationally distributed by Fremantle in collaboration with Rai Com; executive producers, Lorenzo Mieli, Mario Gianani, Domenico Procacci, Paolo Sorrentino, Jennifer Schuur, Elena Recchia, Guido De Laurentiis. Based on Elena Ferrante's bestselling book of the same name, which is the second of her four-part series published in the U.S. by Europa Editions.

Status: The second season debuts March 16.

Contact: Kelley.Carville@hbo.com

AFTER TRUTH: DISINFORMATION AND THE COST OF FAKE NEWS (Documentary)

Synopsis: In the age of social media, this eye-opening documentary examines the rising phenomenon of fake news in the U.S. and the impact that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen. The film focuses on several high-profile made-up news stories in recent years with real world consequences, including the infamous Pizzagate case, the disinformation campaigns that influenced the 2016 presidential election, the Jade Helm conspiracy, and others. Drawing from exclusive verite access and interviews with a variety of experts, as well as purveyors and targets of misinformation, the documentary sheds light on how post-truth culture has become an increasingly dangerous part of the global information environment.

Credits: Directed by Andrew Rossi and executive produced by Brian Stelter.

Status: Debuts in March 19.

Contact: Veronica.VanPelt@hbo.com or Hayley.Hanson@hbo.com

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