For a few weeks, we have been hearing Mariska Hargitay talk about the documentary she made about her mom, Jayne Mansfield. I don’t know about you, but I have been really wanting to see My Mom Jayne, and wondered how I would be able to watch it. Today, HBO Max announced that they will start streaming it on June 27th.
The gorgeous ’60s sex symbol died in 1967 in a tragic car accident. Mariska, then 3, was in the backseat of the car. Thankfully, she doesn’t remember that night. But sadly, she also doesn’t remember her mother when she was alive. So, she was on a quest to learn more about her mother. And in the process, she learned a lot about herself.
As the actress explores the complexities behind who Jayne Mansfield was in public, she reckons with the persona that Jayne created, but was later desperate to escape. Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings, who each has their own memories of their mother, and an excavation of the photographs, letters, and cherished belongings Jayne left behind, Mariska assembles a new picture of the extraordinary, complex woman whose image and legacy she resisted for so many years. With courage and vulnerability, Mariska engages in the process of opening herself to a new, hard-won collection of memories—and a deeper level of truth.
I will be watching her truth, and it sounds like I will be shedding a tear. Will you be watching?
This Thursday is the season finale for Hacks. And now fans don’t have to worry if the comedy will be back for another season.
That is because HBO Max picked up for a fifth season.
Erin Underhill, President of Universal Television, said, “Like Deborah Vance herself, Hacks only gets bolder, sharper, and more iconic with time. We’re beyond thrilled to keep the laughter rolling with Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, our extraordinary cast and crew, and our partners at Max.”
The renewal is not a surprise because it is a multi-award winner and a huge ratings success.
In 2020, Warner Bros. launched HBO Max, and then in 2022, they shortened the streaming service’s name to just Max. Today, they announced they are going back to HBO Max.
Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, said, “With the course we are on and strong momentum we are enjoying, we believe HBO Max far better represents our current consumer proposition. And it clearly states our implicit promise to deliver content that is recognized as unique and, to steal a line we always said at HBO, worth paying for.”
And when will David Zaslav start paying for all of the stupid mistakes he makes?
And when is Freeform going back to ABC Family and Syfy to Sci-Fi? What I am trying to change is that rebranding never works. We are too lazy to learn anything new.
The second season of The Last of Us is going to debut this Sunday, and fans don’t have to wait to find out if the show will be back for another season. HBO announced today that the show will be back for season 3. So while everyone is dying around Joel and Bella, their apocalyptic drama is not.
Neil Druckmann, creator, executive producer, writer, and director, said, “To see The Last of Us brought to life so beautifully and faithfully has been a career highlight for me, and I am grateful for the fans’ enthusiastic and overwhelming support. Much of that success is thanks to my partner in crime, Craig Mazin, our partnership with HBO, and our team at PlayStation Productions. On behalf of everyone at Naughty Dog, our cast, and crew, thank you so much for allowing us this opportunity. We’re thrilled to bring you more of THE LAST OF US!”
At this rate, Ashley Johnson will be able to play Bella again, and not her mom.
The Pitt is the biggest new show on Max in a long time. Therefore, it makes sense that the minute-by-minute medical drama was picked up for a second season nearly two months before the season finale.
The Noah Wyle starrer, which reunited him with ER’s John Wells, is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Each episode follows an hour of Dr. Robby’s (Wyle) 15-hour shift as the chief attendant in Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s emergency room.
John Wells, R. Scott Gemmill, and Noah Wyle said, “We’re excited and delighted with the audience response for our first season of THE PITT and can’t be more appreciative of our partners at Max and Warner Bros. Television for all of their extraordinary support throughout our first season.”
