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With Max launching in France and Belgium , Casey Bloys , Chairman and CEO ofHBOandMaxContent , sat down withVarietyto discuss several of the connection ’s premier shows , includingThe Penguin , Euphoria , andThe White Lotus .
When asked about HBO and Max ’s next 18 months , Bloys share how Warner Bros. IP has led to some of the company ’s most successful show . When mentioningThe Penguin , Bloys shared the show ’s freeing escort .
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“ AfterHouse of the Dragon , the next large tentpole series that we have coming up will beThe Penguinwith Colin Farrell , ” Bloys said . “ That is come out of Matt Reeves’The Batman , and it ’s marvelous . Just likePeacemakercame out of James Gunn’sSuicide Squad , it ’s a really good example of what you may do . That ’ll be in September . ”
One of HBO ’s most democratic shows isEuphoria , the provocative adolescent dramatic event series that follows a group of eminent schoolers navigating love , sex , drugs , and addiction . Since the season 2 closing curtain in February 2022,Euphoriahas experience legion delays . book are still being written , and no filming engagement has been announce . Bloys touched on his conversations withEuphoriacreator Sam Levinson about the upcoming third season , including a possible time parachuting .
“ One of the issues I imagine that Sam is cogitate about is that he does n’t require to have it in mellow school anymore , ” Bloys said . “ That ’s where it was coiffe , and what made sense then . So when you take it out of that , there ’s a lot of back and forth about where to arrange it and how far in the future to set it , and all that stuff . But I think he ’s got a take that he ’s excited about , and he ’s interfering writing . ”
Bloys tote up that the core cast — including Zendaya , Jacob Elordi , Sydney Sweeney , and Hunter Schafer — would regress for time of year 3 .
The White Lotus , Mike White ’s anthology series , is shoot its third time of year in Thailand for a 2025 release . Will there be more seasons ofThe White Lotus ?
“ I think as long as he [ Mike White ] wants to do it , we ’ll go along for the ride , ” Bloys say . “ He ’s really make a very interesting model to go from dissimilar parts of the worldly concern and have a rotating hurl . ”
Bloys addedDune : Prophecystreams later in 2024 , withWelcome to Derryin 2025 andHarry Potter“further down the line . ” Other shows in development are free-base on pop IP , likeThe Conjuring , Crazy Rich Asians , andGreen Lantern .
Finally , would Bloys ever be open to aSuccessionspinoff ?
“ I would take [ Lord ] Jesse [ Armstrong ’s ] lead on that , ” Bloys explained . “ If for some understanding Jesse called and aver , ‘ I ’ve been thinking about it and I really want to do a spinoff , ’ I would say , ‘ Great . ’ ”
