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Tag: HBO MAX

HBO renews Somebody Somewhere for Season 3
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HBO renews Somebody Somewhere for Season 3

By Reel Chicago Jun 1, 2023
Great news for the Illinois production community. HBO announced today that the critically acclaimed comedy series Somebody Somewhere has been renewed for a third season. I...
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Chicago’s critically acclaimed Somebody Somewhere sets season 2 air date
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Chicago’s critically acclaimed Somebody Somewhere sets season 2 air date

By Reel Chicago Mar 3, 2023
Although the story is set in set in Manhattan, Kansas, Chicago gets to take the bow for this critically acclaimed HBO Original comedy series. Somebody Somewhere, starring and ...
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South Side will not be renewed for Season 4
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South Side will not be renewed for Season 4

By Reel Chicago Feb 21, 2023
The Chicago Made critically acclaimed comedy series, South Side, has been canceled by HBO Max after three seasons. Filmed on location in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, ...
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Justified’s Timothy Olyphant joins HBO Max series Full Circle
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Justified’s Timothy Olyphant joins HBO Max series Full Circle

By Reel Chicago Sep 17, 2022
Timothy Olyphant, who recently wrapped on the filming of the limited series Justified: City Primeval in Chicago, has headed to New York to begin filming the HBO Max limited ser...
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South Side begins filming Season 3 this week
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South Side begins filming Season 3 this week

By Reel Chicago Jul 8, 2022
It’s official, America's hardest working comedy, South Side, is back to work. Filming for Season 3 of the HBO Max series begins this week. From July 11-12 the East side of...
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Chicago PD, Somebody Somewhere among Humanitas Prizes nominees
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Chicago PD, Somebody Somewhere among Humanitas Prizes nominees

By Reel Chicago Jun 28, 2022
Humanitas has revealed the nominees for this year’s Humanitas Prizes, which recognize “television and film writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced way....
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HBO Max renews comedy series ‘South Side’ for a third season
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HBO Max renews comedy series ‘South Side’ for a third season

By Reel Chicago Feb 11, 2022
South Side got a thumbs up from HBO Max for a third season. The streaming service announced the renewal of the Chicago series. The second season of the beloved, critic...
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Chicago is setting for new HBO Ma-Xmas film
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Chicago is setting for new HBO Ma-Xmas film

By Reel Chicago Mar 3, 2021
Production is currently underway on 8-Bit Christmas, a Max Original film from New Line directed by Michael Dowse. Set in suburban Chicago in the late 1980s, the film&nb...
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Meet ‘Lovecraft Country’s’ showrunner Misha Green
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Meet ‘Lovecraft Country’s’ showrunner Misha Green

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2020
HBO's Lovecraft Country, which was filmed at Cinespace Studios, debuts on August 16. Based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff, the ten-episode series follows Atti...
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HBO Max orders ‘Young Love’ based on ‘Hair Love’
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HBO Max orders ‘Young Love’ based on ‘Hair Love’

By Reel Chicago Jul 7, 2020
HBO Max has ordered a 12-episode season of the all-new, 2D animated series, Young Love, based on the characters introduced in the Academy Award®-winning short film,&...
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HBO debuts ‘Lovecraft Country’ filmed at Cinespace
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HBO debuts ‘Lovecraft Country’ filmed at Cinespace

By Reel Chicago Jul 2, 2020
Filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, HBO's new drama series from J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele and showrunner/executive producer Misha Green, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY debuts Sunday,...
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Watch trailer for Peele and Abrams’ ‘Lovecraft Country’
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Watch trailer for Peele and Abrams’ ‘Lovecraft Country’

By Reel Chicago May 1, 2020
HBO's new drama series, Lovecraft Country, which had a large portion filmed at Cinespace Studios debuts this August. The series, based on the 2016 novel by Matt Ruff of t...
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