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Airing as part of the Spring Into Love programming event, Hearts Around the Table: Josh’s Third Serving, is the third in the Hearts Around the Table rom-com series.

The movie stars Jake Epstein and Stephanie Bennett, and the movie heads to our screens on April 5, 2025. Read on to learn more about the movie and cast and to see beautiful images taken on the film set.

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This third movie in the Hearts Around the Table rom-com series is to premiere as part of the Spring Into Love programming event. According to the official synopsis, when afterschool programs see their funding cut, teachers Josh and Ella turn to fundraising before banding together in search of a large donation,...

After Battle of the Eras, The Challenge Season 41 is looking to usher in a new era for MTV’s competition series.

Online spoilers began arriving several weeks ago, spotlighting potential cast members, including newcomers and returning veteran stars.

Several eliminations already occurred, and one of the previous eliminations revealed was inaccurate.

In addition, spoilers show that a major star on the show could be done competing for this season.

There’s also a cast member participating in Season 41 as a rookie, which could surprise fans.

Remember that this post will contain potential spoilers for MTV’s upcoming Season 41 of The Challenge.

A non-reality TV star could be part of The Challenge Season 41 cast

Many rookies competing in The Challenge Season 41 come from reality television shows, including Love Island, Survivor, Amazing Race, and Big Brother.

Fans got used to seeing newcomers from these shows on The Challenge, as they’ve become...

Fans of The Challenge voiced their frustration with the upcoming All Stars 5 season, which features a return for the Rivals theme.

Viewers previously saw several Rivals seasons of MTV’s The Challenge, with the first premiering in June 2011.

Johnny Devenanzio and Tyler Duckworth won for the men’s side, while Evelyn Smith and Paula Meronek won for the women.

Rivals II came to MTV just a few years later, with Chris “Ct” Tamburello and Wes Bergmann winning. On the women’s side, Paula Meronek won again, this time with Emily Schromm as her partner.

In 2016, viewers got a third Rivals season on MTV, which featured one of reality TV’s most infamous and memorable moments. Bananas left his partner without any prize money due to a twist after they finished in first place.

While many fans likely loved those particular editions of The Challenge, plenty disapprove of a significant change to All Stars.

HBO Max has canceled Love Life and Minx, in a move that has drawn criticism online. The news is the latest in of a row of cost-cutting measures. Under the leadership of CEO David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery - which owns HBO Max - has told investors it will make 3.5 billion in cost savings as the result of the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery. The approach to cost-cutting has led to a number of cancelations, perhaps most notably the high-profile DC adaptation Batgirl. It has also led to the removal of already completed shows and movies from its service, in addition to the reduced number of scripted series on other networks owned by Wbd.

Now, Variety reports that Love Life and Minx have been canceled by HBO Max, and will be removed from the platform. In the case of Minx, the 1970s comedy starring Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson, the...

“Minx” has gone out of print after all. HBO Max canceled its period comedy series after it was picked up for a second season last May.

Sources from Lionsgate, the production company behind the series, confirmed the cancellation to IndieWire. According to the sources, production on Season 2 recently wrapped before HBO Max opted to cancel the series, but Lionsgate TV hopes to shop the series to other outlets.

“We have enjoyed a good partnership with HBO Max and are working closely to find a new opportunity for ‘Minx,’ so current, and new viewers, can continue this journey with us,” Lionsgate said in a statement.

In addition to canceling the second season, HBO Max will also remove the first season, which premiered in March, from the platform. The nixing of “Minx” is the latest cancelation of previously greenlit projects at the streamer, including the DC movie “Batgirl” and several animated series.

One of the best parts of social media is following people that inspire and make others laugh. These online content creators find a way to intrigue audiences while also being original and independent of others. One of the biggest black holes an Instagram user can find themselves in is watching a sea of Reels from creators who go back in time and recreate the 2000s.

Because 2000s kids are adults now, they can't help but reminisce about the good ole days through recreated videos showing off the style, music, and basic way of life that kids today would never understand.

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With over 124,000 followers, Isabel Galvin's Instagram is both a place where she shows off her sense of style and her incredible sense of humor. With a focus on the early 2000s, Isabel shows followers what...

Despite criticism for the decisions, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav believes the company made the right decision removing a multitude of shows and movies from HBO Max. Ever since Warner Bros. and Discovery merged in April 2022, the massive new media company began to make major decisions surrounding content production across the board. While one of the company's first decisions was to stop developing new scripted shows on TNT and TBS as a cost-saving measure, recent decisions have had major impacts on their most popular streaming service, HBO Max.

While Warner Bros. Discovery boasts a collective 92.1 million subscribers between HBO Max and Discovery+, recent lineup changes to HBO Max content have shaken up the platform's public perception in recent months. With a goal of cutting costs by 3.5 billion over the next three years, the company set to work by removing content from HBO Max and canceling productions that were well...

John Oliver took another swipe at all the changes happening at Warner Bros. Discovery and this time he addressed the shows getting pulled from HBO Max.

The Last Week Tonight host took on the possibility of Sarah Palin taking over congressman Don Young’s position after his death. Oliver teed up his jab at the streaming platform by mentioning a publisher quoted in The New Yorker that stated that “Sarah knows how to work a crowd … but it’s Sarah, Inc.’ …”

Oliver took the name “Sarah, Inc.” and said it sounded like “a title of a sitcom starring Kat Dennings that’s already quietly disappeared from HBO Max.”

The comedian then added, “HBO Max, It’s a series of tax write-offs to appease Wall Street.”

HBO Max has been making a series of changes as they work to combine the catalogs of the aforementioned streaming service with Discovery+. This week,...

David Zaslav is fond of his motor racing analogies.

The Warner Bros. Discovery President and CEO recently said, “If the linear business is a racecar, we’ve got a team of racecar drivers”. “When we hear a noise or it’s in third gear, we know how to fix it. It’s a business we know well,” he said on the company’s Q2 earnings call.

He believes the same applies to the unscripted television business, Discovery’s bread and butter, which is one of the reasons that HBO Max’s non-scripted division, led by Jennifer O’Connell, was axed as part of the latest round of layoffs.

The non-scripted community, however, is upset that he’s taken this particular car off the road.

HBO Max has had success in its short time commissioning original reality series; FBoy Island, a dating show hosted by Nikki Glaser, is widely considered a hit.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s crusade against its own content continued this week as 37 more titles were unceremoniously pulled from HBO Max. Children’s programming and animated series were hit especially hard following news the company was tamping down efforts in those areas. Reality TV on HBO Max has been similarly decimated, a decision underscored by layoffs in the company’s unscripted division earlier this week.

“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and Discovery+,” Warner Bros. Discovery execs explained per Deadline. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”

“At the same time, we’re already starting to bring our content catalogs together like the launch of the new CNN Originals Hub on Discovery+ and a curated collection of Magnolia Network content coming soon to HBO Max,” the statement continued.

After Netflix gutted their animation department and canceled a slew of their announced projects back in May, HBO Max appears to have taken the "hold my beer" approach and followed suit by absolutely gutting their own animated offerings on the platform. The streamer has already been quietly removing a number of films and series since the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, but today's announcement was an absolute bloodbath, with animated projects taking the brunt of it all. Nearly 40 titles either already have been or will be removed from HBO Max by the end of the week, including 20 HBO Max originals.

"As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+," the streamer said in a statement. "That will include the removal of some content from both platforms."

Yeah, yeah, the official statement is cute and all,...

HBO Max is pulling another swathe of titles, particularly in the unscripted and animated fields.

It comes after it emerged that the streamer would pull back on those genres ahead of combining the service with Discovery+ next week and laid off a number of staff in these spaces.

It follows the removal of a number of other titles over the past few weeks including Craftopia.

Titles to be pulled from the service this week include Ellen’s Next Great Designer, The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo and My Mom, Your Dad as well as 12 Dates of Christmas, Close Enough, and Generation Hustle.

“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+. That will include the removal of some content from both platforms,” the company said. “At the same time, we’re already...

HBO/HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys sent a memo to employees this afternoon, explaining the decision by Warner Bros. Discovery to layoff 70 employees, or 14 of his workforce, as the company restructures. The move, announced the morning, comes as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to merge HBO Max and Discovery+ into one streamer — with the decision made to reduce redundancies in unscripted programming. But a changing business model also led to cuts in scripted children’s and family fare, casting, international and acquisitions.

“Unfortunately, the environment in which we operate is changing rapidly, and it is up to us to continue to refine our model to chart a course for long term success,” he wrote in the memo. “As you heard from David Zaslav during our last earnings call, producing top-tier HBO/Max scripted content is crucial to Wbd’s future. Part of this process involves an honest assessment of what we need moving forward.

At the end of a day that saw about 70 (14) staffers in his divisions getting laid off, Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer for HBO & HBO Max, just sent an email to his team about the cuts as well as his new (old) senior HBO/Max scripted executive team of Amy Gravitt, Francesca Orsi and Sarah Aubrey, which includes new responsibilities for Gravitt and Aubrey.

In the memo (read it in full below), Bloys lays out the responsibilities for his top executives on the scripted and documentary side who are staying on and also highlights the accomplishments of the top executives who are leaving as a result of the layoffs: Jennifer O’Connell, Jennifer Kim; Michael Quigley and Linda Lowy.

“Although I am confident these structural changes will allow us to sustain a thriving business model, these decisions have been extremely painful to make,” Bloys wrote. “We operate in an environment where we...

It's the most wonderful time of the year—especially if you're single, thanks to HBO Max's 12 Dates of Christmas. Season two leads Amanda Grace Jenkins, Danny Escalante and Markelle Smith exclusively relived the holiday magic of filming the sexy festive series ahead of the Thursday, Nov. 25 premiere. And let's just say there were a few faux pas under the mistletoe. "It was a feeding frenzy," Amanda, identifies as a lesbian, joked about the dating competition series. Danny, who identifies as straight, noted it was a "free for all" with love interests. Markelle, who identifies as gay, teased that there was "definitely some...

HBO Max’s reality series 12 Dates of Christmas is back with another trio of singles looking for love in a gorgeous winter wonderland. A New York-based dentist with a charming smile, Markelle Smith was on the hunt for the perfect “holidate” to take home for his family’s holiday festivities in Season 2, which premieres on Thanksgiving. As the show’s first Black gay lead, he talked about the importance of representation with TV Insider, along with teasing shocking eliminations, what he looks for in a successful relationship, and what else fans can expect to see in Season 2. How did you first become involved with the show? Were you a fan of Season 1? Markelle Smith: Yeah, so I wasn’t super familiar with it. Someone reached out to me on Instagram and asked if I’d be interested in a potential dating opportunity, so I was like, “Sure, why not!

Do you hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling, too? If so, it's probably due in part to HBO Max's 12 Dates of Christmas airing Nov. 25, or in particular, its contestant, Mandi Horning, jingling all the way to your TV screen. Mandi, who infamously labels herself as the "Christmas girl" on HBO Max's 12 Dates of Christmas, is one of 24 contestants on the nine-episode holiday dating show. Created by the mastermind of Netflix's Love Is Blind, Sam Dean, the festive show centers around three diverse singles whose mission it is to bring someone home to meet their families for the holidays. While Mandi can't quite share if she's found love for the holidays through the show, she was able to give us some fun insight on what to expect (and what not to expect) throughout it all.

One What Her Time Was like Before the Show

"[Leading up to the show] everything was very unknown,...

Exclusive: The general wisdom is that the United States mainland was not attacked during World War II.

However, a new documentary launching on Discovery+, from Objective Media Group America, highlights that this isn’t technically true.

The streamer has ordered Great Balloon Bomb Invasion, a history special that will lift the lid on a relatively lesser known attack on U.S. soil by the Japanese.

Between 1944 and 1945, the Japanese launched more than 9,000 bomb-rigged balloons across the Pacific, resulting in six deaths in Oregon.

The ‘Fu-Go’ bombs reached as far east as Indiana and as far south as Texas, but only 300 have ever been found, leaving potentially thousands of bombs scattered across the country. In the doc, for the first time ever, an investigation is launched into the hidden history of this attack, with a high-tech hunt for the unexploded remnants.

Great Balloon Bomb Invasion, which launches on December 2, is produced by Objective Media Group America,...

Teri Hatcher is taking a turn at stand-up: The Desperate Housewives vet is one of several comediennes featured in the Showtime comedy showcase Even More Funny Women of a Certain Age (which is the third in a series of specials).

Airing Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 10/9c, the program marks Hatcher’s debut comedy special, and she can be glimpsed at the mic in the below promo. The actress is joined by comedy vets Carole Montgomery, Wendy Liebman, Monique Marvez, Leighann Lord and Marsha Warfield discussing “sex, dating and how they hilariously made it through the pandemic,” per the official synopsis.

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Slay bells are ringing because the steamiest holiday dating series is back!  It may just be the day after Halloween, but thanks to HBO Max, E! News can officially ring in the 2021 holiday season on Nov. 1 with an exclusive first look at season two of hit reality dating series, 12 Dates of Christmas.  The seasonal dating competition whisks three singles to a storybook winter wonderland to find their own happily ever afters, but the fun-loving festive season comes with a twist: It's basically a free-for-all in terms of dating, as a slew of eligible suitors vie for the attentions of the trio of leads. 12 Dates of Christmas is executive produced by show runners Pip...

The Challenge will soon return to MTV.

The cabler on Wednesday confirmed its 37th season is set to launch Wednesday, August 11 at 8/7c.

"Set in the picturesque Mediterranean coast of Croatia, elite U.S. Agents join forces with an assortment of International Operatives, all armed with killer competitive instincts,” reads the official logline.

“With the assignment constantly evolving, these agents will be tested both mentally and physically to win their share of $1M in this epic new chapter of The Challenge spy games.”

The Challenge Season 37 will comrpise of 19 episodes and feature new and returning players.

The cast is included below.

Tori Deal - 6th Challenge

Nany Gonzalez - 11th Challenge

Aneesa Ferriera - 15th Challenge

Ashley Mitchell - 9th Challenge

Kaycee Clark - 3rd Challenge

Amanda Garcia - 6th Challenge

Big T - 4th Challenge

Nelson Thomas - 8th Challenge

Cory Wharton - 9th Challenge

Josh Martinez - 5th...

MTV will have its own take on a summer global games event as it reveals key details for the latest installment of The Challenge.

Set in Croatia, The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies will feature 17 international participants alongside players from the United States. 15 The Challenge vets will go head-to-head or team up with 19 rookies, hailing from different countries and different franchises like Survivor and Love Island, for the top spot and a $1 million prize.

The Challenge‘s 37th season is set to premiere on MTV Wednesday, August 11 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt. The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies will see the 34 challengers take on mentally and physically extreme tasks and challenges, and shifting dynamics beyond the battlefield.

Before the new season drops, fans can get to know the cast members (listed below) during MTV’s The Challenge Spies, Lies and Allies: Global Activation on Monday, August 9th at 8:00pm Et/Pt.

HBO Max has released the trailer for “FBoy Island,” a new reality dating series hosted by comedian and actress Nikki Glaser.

The series will follow three women who move to a tropical island with 24 single men — 12 of whom are “nice guys” looking for love, and 12 who are self-proclaimed “FBoys,” looking for… not love. In fact, to throw in a twist, there’s money on the line and the “FBoys” have admitted to producers that they’re only there to compete for cash.

The women will navigate the dating pool together with the hope of finding a real love connection. By the finale, the “nice guys” and “FBoys” will be revealed and audiences will finally see who the women end up choosing.

The trailer features everything one could want from a reality dating show: gorgeous people lounging on the beach, grown men pushing other grown men into pools, men feeding women grapes,...

Hot girl summer, meet FBoy July.  From showrunner Sam Dean, the romantic mastermind behind Love Is Blind and 12 Dates of Christmas, comes a hilarious new twist on reality TV dating series: Fboy Island. And yes, it's just as intoxicatingly toxic as it sounds.  "They look like angels but they're really the devil," contestant Nakia Renee says in the teaser trailer.  The new HBO Max series follows three single ladies looking for love amongst 24 seemingly eligible bachelors. The only issue? Half of them are self-proclaimed "F--k Boys" who are proudly there for the wrong reasons. Nakia, Cj Franco and Sarah Emig seek out their...

Comedian and actress Nikki Glaser is set to host a 10-episode reality dating series called “FBoy Island” at HBO Max, the streaming service said Thursday.

From producers of “The Bachelor” franchise, HBO Max’s “12 Dates of Christmas” and Netflix’s “Love Is Blind,” “FBoy Island” follows three women who move to a tropical island where they’re joined by 24 men — 12 self-proclaimed “Nice Guys” looking for love and 12 self-proclaimed “FBoys” — there to compete for cold, hard cash, per HBO Max’s description. The women will navigate the dating pool together with the hope of finding a lasting love connection. By the finale, all will be revealed — who is a Nice Guy, who is an FBoy and who the women ultimately choose. “FBoy Island” is a social experiment that asks the age-old question: Can FBoys truly reform or do Nice Guys always finish last?

The show, which was filmed earlier this year in Cayman Islands,...

TBS and TNT have launched Front Row, a limited-commercial destination where the networks’ originals as well as shows originally made for streaming service HBO Max will air.

The initiative, announced during the WarnerMedia upfront, was accompanied by TBS launching Friday Night Vibes, a movie showcase hosted by comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish.

Front Row programming will begin this summer, with Max Originals Love Life, Close Enough, 12 Dates of Christmas, Titans and Class Action Park. The first season of Max Original The Flight Attendant, which reached 1.6 million viewers during a brief TBS run last November, will return to TBS in 2022 ahead of its second season premiere on HBO Max.

TNT content headed to Front Row include Rich People Problems (working title), Cody and Brandi Rhodes’ Rhodes to the Top, Claws and Snowpiercer. TBS titles will be announced at a later date.

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TBS has enlisted Tiffany Haddish to host “Friday Night Vibes,” a weekly movie showcase that will feature wrap-around segments with the comedian and guests.

Haddish’s new venture with producer Reginald Hudlin was among a number of programming announcements unveiled Wednesday by WarnerMedia at the company’s annual upfront, including a plan to give HBO and HBO Max original series second-window airings on TNT and TBS. The shock of Monday’s news that WarnerMedia is set to spinoff of AT&T and merge with Discovery has greatly overshadowed the company’s programming announcements for its ad-supported cable networks.

But the upfront presentation that was scheduled long before Discovery and AT&T sealed the deal went ahead as planned, complete with remarks from WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, who is expected to bolt after being unpleasantly surprised by the secret merger plan.

In its upfront pitch to advertisers, WarnerMedia referred to its linear general entertainment cable networks TBS,...

Objective Media Group America, the company behind Fox’s Flirty Dancing and TBS’ upcoming Dwayne Wade-led adaptation of The Cube, had its best year yet during the pandemic.

The U.S. arm of the British superindie was helped by the success of 12 Dates Of Christmas, a breakout dating format for HBO Max that was quickly renewed for a second season for the WarnerMedia streamer.

The show follows singles as they meet potential love interests and go on the titular 12 dates in the hopes of finding a special someone to bring home for the holidays. The first series was shot in a castle in Austria but Jilly Pearce, EVP, Objective Media Group America tells Deadline that they are shooting the second season in a “glamorous lodge in the middle of a forest” in Tahoe.

“It’s a very different look, feel and approach for season two,” she said. “We’ve...

There’s a grammar-school-friendly version of the Sondheim musical called “Into the Woods, Jr.,” which erases all of Act Two (except “Children Will Listen”) so you can have the storybook charm without the sex or death. Amazon’s “A Map of Tiny Perfect Things” is essentially “Groundhog Day Jr.,” turning the idea of being stuck on the same day into a YA romance.

“Groundhog Day” was by no means the first story to use the idea of people in a temporal anomaly as a metaphor for being in a rut, but it launched its own sub-genre that includes Sundance hit “Palm Springs,” the Netflix series “Russian Doll,” the horror franchise “Happy Death Day,” and even the made-for-tv holiday film “12 Dates of Christmas.” All that’s left for “The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” to mine is a narrative that places teens in the center of the universe and allows...

Think of it as your favorite Hallmark movie come to life. Set in the scenic, snow-covered mountains of Austria, HBO Max's 12 Dates of Christmas follows three leads—Chad Savage, Christian Faith Fernandez and Garrett Marcantel—as they set out to find true love. Or, at least a special someone to bring home for the holidays. And while Faith and Chad's endings on the show were pure TV magic, Garrett's happily ever after looked a bit different. Presented with six suitors, the real estate developer, who came out as gay five years ago, chose...no one. Now, as fans (and his dates) question his decision, the 29-year-old looks back on his proverbial journey and why he regrets...

Love was on the air in 2020. The year kicked off with Peter Weber's rocky journey to find the one on The Bachelor, along with Netflix's addictive reality TV experiment Love Is Blind, which set out to find if two people could fall in love without ever seeing each other. Then there was Too Hot to Handle, where hot singles were tasked with Not hooking up. Soon enough, Love Island returned for its second season on CBS and most recently, 12 Dates of Christmas staged a real-life rom-com for three suitors hoping to find someone to bring home for the holidays. Sure, with the power of production it's easy to find love in front of the cameras, but what happens when the couples head back to their real...

The holiday dating series, 12 Dates of Christmas, will return for a second season. HBO Max has renewed the dating series for Christmas 2021. The reunion episode for the first season was released on Thursday. Sam Dean hosted the first season of the series, filmed in Austria, as three hopefuls went on 12 dates to find that someone special to bring home to meet the family for the holidays.

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In today’s TV news roundup, Peacock has made various titles from Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network available, and HBO Max renewed “12 Dates of Christmas” for a second season.

Casting

HBO Max revealed that “Red Bird Lane” has added Crispin Glover to its cast of series regulars, while James Urbaniak, Jamie Clayton, Rya Kihlstedt, Grantham Coleman and Damon Dayoub are set to guest star. Recurring guest stars include . “Red Bird Lane” is a thriller revolving around a house in isolation. Eight different people show up to the house for various different reasons before coming to the realization that they are being met with much more than anticipated. Previously announced series regulars include Susan Sarandon, Kiersey Clemons, Isidora Goreshter, Danny Huston, Ash Santos, Fiana Dourif, Dizzie Harris and Tara Lynne Barr.

Renewals

HBO Max renewed dating reality series “12 Dates of Christmas” for Season 2. The initial season premiered this year on Nov.

HBO Max has ordered a second season of holiday dating series 12 Dates of Christmas.

The reality series, from Objective Media Group America, follows singles as they meet potential love interests and go on the titular 12 dates in the hopes of finding a special someone to bring home for the holidays. Sam Dean (Love is Blind) served as showrunner for Season 1. Filmed at a castle in Austria, the first season followed hopeless romantics Faith, Chad and Garrett as they searched for love in a magical winter wonderland.

All eight episodes of the first season are available on HBO Max, and the new reunion episode 12 Dates of Christmas: Unwrapped premieres today. Hosted by D.J. “Shangela” Pierce, the reunion features Chad, Faith, Garrett and their love interests unwrapping everything that’s gone down since last Christmas – from settling scores and revealing juicy behind-the-scenes stories to unmasking secret hookups and answering whether the couples stayed together…...

Merry early Christmas, lovers of reality dating series! HBO Max has renewed “12 Dates of Christmas” for a second season, the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service said Thursday.

The show, which kicked of its eight-episode first season Nov. 26, follows single “leads” as they meet potential love interests and go on the titular 12 dates in the hopes of finding that special someone to bring home for the holidays.

Season 1 was filmed at a castle in Austria, and followed hopeless romantics Faith, Chad and Garrett as they searched for love in a magical winter wonderland.

The season came to an end on Dec. 10 and its reunion special, “12 Dates of Christmas: Unwrapped,” launched Thursday on HBO Max. Hosted by D.J. “Shangela” Pierce, the special features “Chad, Faith, Garrett and their love interests unwrapping everything that’s gone down since last Christmas – from settling scores and revealing juicy behind-the-scenes stories to unmasking secret hookups...

Warning: major spoilers ahead. HBO Max left us wishing for a fresh few inches of snow with the release of 12 Dates of Christmas, its eight-episode reality dating show set inside a magical winter wonderland-style castle in Austria. The new series followed three leads—Chad Savage, Christian Faith Fernandez and Garrett Marcantel—on a quest to find that special somebody to bring home for the holidays. And it's officially set to return for season two. Yes, the premise is quite simple and each episode is packed with funny and ridiculous dating drama.. But Chad took things to the next level during the...

It's been a year, hasn't it? The final months of 2020 gave us a new season of The Bachelorette unlike any other. Clare Crawley came, saw Dale Moss and conquered. And Tayshia Adams is still trying to figure out what she'll do when it's time to choose a single man as the one. It's been exhausting. And we wouldn't blame you if you decided, "Welp, I need a break. I'm gonna binge HBO Max's 12 Dates of Christmas instead." Sappy romance in a winter wonderland? It's addicting. But Bachelor Nation, there's no need to fret. On Monday, Dec. 7, ABC released brand-new key art for the next installment of The Bachelor, a reminder that the opportunity to fall in love (or hate)...

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Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the first three episodes of “12 Dates of Christmas,” streaming now on HBO Max.

In 1965, Maria von Trapp (Julie Andrews) stepped into Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria and fell in love in “The Sound of Music.” Now, 55 years later, two new men and one woman hope to do the same in HBO Max’s “12 Dates of Christmas.”

The new reality competition series — which yes, really does film at that same estate in Austria — follows three single “leads” as they meet potential new relationships and go on the titular 12 dates, all with the goal of finding someone they want to bring home to their families during the holiday season.

The show doesn’t stop once that decision has been made, though: Instead, the first season will follow them back to their family’s home to see what a relationship...

Today isn’t just the day before Thanksgiving, as it also marks one month exactly until Christmas. And you know what that means? Yes, tis the season to binge watch all your favorite holiday movies and TV specials.

This December, a lot of folks will be scouring the various streaming services for the classics, then. And if you’re an HBO Max subscriber, you need look no further, as the platform is playing host to a sleigh-full of festive content this yuletide.

As well as its original output, such as the latest Sesame Street Christmas special, the streaming site is home to a raft of iconic holiday films as well. These range from the family favorites to some alternate picks that keep things from getting too schmaltzy. For that old time-y festive feel, check out The Wizard of Oz or The Bishop’s Wife. Alternatively, action lovers have the likes of...

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.

With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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HBO Max is getting into the dating-show game with 12 Dates of Christmas, which, alas, does not actually have twelve episodes! The new dating reality series features holiday-themed dates, spanning across a short but drama-packed season.

Showrunner Sam Dean revealed to People that the first season is set to be

a total of eight episodes.

That being said, though, the show is taking a pretty unusual release schedule for those episodes. Rather than releasing them all at once in the traditional streaming model or releasing them one at a time like traditional TV, episodes are being released in three minipacks: three on Nov. 26, three on Dec. 3, and the final two on Dec. 10.

If that "package" release schedule feels familiar, that's because it's the same tactic that Netflix used for Love Is Blind earlier this year, spreading out 10 episodes over three weeks, plus a standalone reunion special. It's no coincidence that...

'Tis the season for streaming, and this year, Disney+ is decking the halls and spreading the cheer with a heartwarming collection of some of the most festive family viewing of all time. The "Happy Holidays Collection" has something for everyone from adored classics like "Home Alone" and "The Santa Clause" to highly anticipated Disney+ Originals like The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, which premiered today, Godmothered premiering December 4, High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special, premiering December 11, and On Pointe, premiering on December 18. The collection also includes The Simpsons Christmas episodes from all 31 seasons streaming on Disney+ as well as seasonal episodes from Boy Meets World, America's Funniest Home Videos, and nostalgic classics from some of Disney Channel's most popular series.

While the weather outside is frightful, the movies premiering on Disney+ this season are delightful, bringing families together with heartwarming new films including Black Beauty on November...

Bringing your significant other home to meet the family is usually not the best way to kick off a relationship—maybe after a few months or so. But nobody ever let an impulsive idea ever get in the way of a reality TV show, so HBO Max will soon offer us 12 Dates Of Christmas, in which three contestants search for the…...

2020 will almost certainly go down as the year reality dating shows went too far. So, naturally, HBO Max is offering one more just in time for the holiday season featuring snow-covered lakes, cozy winter clothing and drama.

The winter-themed “12 Dates of Christmas” hails from “Love Is Blind” executive producer Sam Dean and features three “hopelessly romantic singles” as they journey to meet that special someone to bring home for the holidays at a fairytale castle in Austria. “Insecure” star Natasha Rothwell narrates the series, which promises magical wintery dates “from ugly sweater parties and an intriguing masquerade ball to après-ski activities.”

The first three episodes will premiere on the streaming service on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, with three more to follow on Dec. 3 and the final two on Dec. 10.

Here is HBO Max’s full description of the series:

The romance begins at a fairytale castle in Austria where...

HBOMax has quite the lineup for November. Below we’ll see what’s coming and what will be leaving the service this month. First let’s start off with some content that should be premiering this month on HBO Max however when these shows will air is still Tba: 12 Dates Of Christmas, HBO Max Original Series Premiere […]

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There are only two months left to go in this truly hellish year and relatively new streaming service HBO Max is trying to make the best of them. While most other streamers recover from Halloween and get prepared for Christmas, HBO Max is using November 2020 to fill out its servers.

Things are pretty light not the new original series front this month with only Industry (Nov. 9) and His Dark Materials season 2 (Nov. 16) making a splash. But the streamer has a couple of notable original films to complement them. Between the World and Me, based on the book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, arrives on Nov. 21 and Melissa McCarthy comedy Superintelligence arrives on Nov. 26. That’s not even to mention two intriguing projects that don’t have dates yet: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion Special and The Mystery of Db Cooper.

Thankfully, the real appeal in November 2020 is all the fresh library...

As we have just about a week left to go of October, let’s take a look at everything that’s due to arrive on HBO Max in November. It’s a big month for the WarnerMedia streaming service, with countless new movies from their legendary library being added and plenty of fresh originals dropping throughout the following weeks. A few upcoming releases have yet to be dated, but otherwise, here’s the full list of what’s coming to HBO Max next month.

Released November Tba

12 Dates Of Christmas, HBO Max Original Series Premiere

Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show, HBO Max Original Special Premiere

Crazy, Not Insane, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Reunion Special, HBO Max Original Special Premiere

Full Bloom, HBO Max Original Series Premiere

I Hate Suzie, HBO Max Original Series Premiere

The Mystery Of Db Cooper, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

Sesame Street,...

Exclusive: Tim Pastore is stepping down at All3Media America. The former Nat Geo exec, who was CEO of the U.S. division of the Fleabag and Gold Rush production group, is leaving after two years at the helm.

Pastore joined the Discovery and Liberty Global-backed super-indie in September 2018, having previously been President of Original Programming and Production at National Geographic Channels. He replaced Greg Lipstone.

Deadline understands that the company, which is run by All3Media Group CEO Jane Turton in London, is not seeking to hire a direct replacement for Pastore. This is due to the federal nature of the business; in the UK, the production companies that make up the company, including the likes of Studio Lambert, Objective Media Group and Maverick TV, are independently run with business and logistical support from the central group.

This is similarly the plan in the U.S., where the company...

Sam Dean, the showrunner of Netflix’s breakout reality dating hit Love Is Blind, is starting a relationship with HBO Max.

The nascent streamer has closed a first-look overall deal with the producer, who previously worked at Love Is Blind producer Kinetic Content. It gives the platform first-look rights to all of Dean’s owned or controlled concepts for unscripted programming.

It comes after Dean wrapped HBO Max unscripted series 12 Dates of Christmas, which will launch later this year.

In addition to exec producing Love Is Blind, Dean has worked on shows such as Married At First Sight and its various spinoffs as well as ABC’s The Taste.

“Sam is an outstanding unscripted storyteller and a top-tier showrunner,” said Jennifer O’Connell, executive vice president original non-fiction and kids programming. “After working with Sam on our reality rom-com, 12 Dates of Christmas, it was clear that her ability to tell stories with heart,...