More so than most streaming or cable providers, HBO has acquired a well-deserved reputation for their sensational original content.
Whether looking back at an era-defining show like The Sopranos or a more recent series like House of the Dragon, it’s clear that HBO has more than justified their status as a contemporary treasure trove of spell-binding TV programming. Just as they’d previously managed to accomplish with The Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, or The Last of Us, HBO only seems ready to continue their taut hold over binge-worthy television content, as evidenced by the number of new series added to Max’s library this past month.
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It’s a bit too early to say whether Duster is one of the best new series on HBO – but judging from what we’ve seen so far, it certainly seems that way. Led by a lovingly grizzled Josh Holloway, Duster acts as an entertaining love letter to 1970s pop culture, right down to its down-and-dirty narrative presentation and endearing references to everything from obscure ‘70s B-movies to vintage Looney Tunes cartoons.
HBO
Netflix isn’t the only streaming service to provide haunting true-crime documentaries. In Max’s limited series The Mortician, the documentary’s filmmakers take viewers on a difficult-to-stomach journey into the Lamb Funeral Home: a family-run cremation service that used despicable business practices to increase their financial earnings. A terrifying exploration of an unbelievable true story, like all great documentaries, The Mortician once again proves that fact is often stranger than fiction – not to mention more nauseatingly terrifying, to boot.
HBO
Returning to HBO for its long-awaited third season, The Gilded Age will officially enter its third season by the end of June. Doubling down on the same layered storytelling that made its opening two seasons so enthralling to watch in the first place, The Gilded Age Season 3 promises to be yet another exceptional study of wealth, power, influence, and identity in mid 1880s New York City, continuing the Russell and van Rhijn clans’ stories into the late 19th century.
Whether looking back at an era-defining show like The Sopranos or a more recent series like House of the Dragon, it’s clear that HBO has more than justified their status as a contemporary treasure trove of spell-binding TV programming. Just as they’d previously managed to accomplish with The Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, or The Last of Us, HBO only seems ready to continue their taut hold over binge-worthy television content, as evidenced by the number of new series added to Max’s library this past month.
Duster
HBO
It’s a bit too early to say whether Duster is one of the best new series on HBO – but judging from what we’ve seen so far, it certainly seems that way. Led by a lovingly grizzled Josh Holloway, Duster acts as an entertaining love letter to 1970s pop culture, right down to its down-and-dirty narrative presentation and endearing references to everything from obscure ‘70s B-movies to vintage Looney Tunes cartoons.
The Mortician
HBO
Netflix isn’t the only streaming service to provide haunting true-crime documentaries. In Max’s limited series The Mortician, the documentary’s filmmakers take viewers on a difficult-to-stomach journey into the Lamb Funeral Home: a family-run cremation service that used despicable business practices to increase their financial earnings. A terrifying exploration of an unbelievable true story, like all great documentaries, The Mortician once again proves that fact is often stranger than fiction – not to mention more nauseatingly terrifying, to boot.
The Gilded Age
HBO
Returning to HBO for its long-awaited third season, The Gilded Age will officially enter its third season by the end of June. Doubling down on the same layered storytelling that made its opening two seasons so enthralling to watch in the first place, The Gilded Age Season 3 promises to be yet another exceptional study of wealth, power, influence, and identity in mid 1880s New York City, continuing the Russell and van Rhijn clans’ stories into the late 19th century.