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After taking an inside look at the New York Giants’ off-season, Hard Knocks returns with a new season following the Chicago Bears’ training camp into the pre-season.
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The reality series Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears is available to watch on HBO or stream on-demand on Max.
When Does Hard Knocks Air?
The first episode is streamable now, with new episodes of Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears broadcasting every Tuesday until Sept. 10m with a start time of 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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How to Watch Hard Knocks on Max
Max is the best way to watch Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears online. The streaming service goes for $10.99 per month for the ad-supported plan, $16.99 per month for the ad-free plan and $19.99 per month for the ad-free 4K Ultra HD plan.
The streaming service is the home of hit originals such as Hacks, Station Eleven and Search Party; all things HBO, including Succession, House of the Dragon, Veep and Industry; popular movies, including Dune, Barbie, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Wonka; live sports from the NBA, NHL, NCAA, MLB and other leagues, live news from CNN and much more.
Unfortunately, Max doesn’t offer a free trial, but you can get 12 months of service for 50% off with the service’s student discount, with the ad-supported plan going for $4.99 per month. Learn more about Max’s student discount here.
Where to Watch Hard Knocks for Free
If you’re a cord-cutter, then the best ways to watch Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears for free without cable is with DirecTV Stream, which has a five-day free trial. This is a good way to watch HBO without spending money up front.
Keep reading for more details on how to watch Hard Knocks on HBO with DirecTV Stream.
How to Watch Hard Knocks on DirecTV Stream
A subscription to DirecTV Stream’s Premier plan gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, including HBO to watch Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears when it airs. Plans start at $149.99 per month for the first 24 months of service ($159.99 per month afterwards), while the service offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.
You can watch local networks such as ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and PBS, while you can also watch cable networks, including FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, E!, Cartoon Network, ESPN, FS1, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, Lifetime, CNBC, BET, MTV, Paramount Network and many others.
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Viewers who want to stream Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears internationally can use ExpressVPN, NordVPN and PureVPN to access several streaming platforms.
Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Chicago Bears broadcasts on HBO and drops on Max every Tuesday until Sept. 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Max and DirecTV Stream are the best ways to watch the reality series.
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Over the past few days comic book aficionados were geeked when new set pictures of James Gunn’s upcoming Superman: Legacy film hit the internet and now they have something else to celebrate as DC’s Green Lantern will also be coming in live-action form courtesy of HBO.
According to Variety, HBO has picked up Lanterns on an 8-episode deal and have tapped True Detective: Night Country‘s Chris Mundy to serve as the series show runner and executive producer. Not a bad pick. Also involved in the upcoming series will be seasoned producers Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) and Tom King (Supergirl) who’ll help Mundy produce and co-write the series.
As to who’ll be picked to star as the iconic Hal Jordan in Gunn’s new DCU, that’s anyone’s guess, but it cannot be any worse than Ryan Reynold’s iteration of the character in his 2011 bomb of a movie, Green Lantern.
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The series will follow Hal Jordan and John Stewart, two members of the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic team charged with defending a specific realm of the cosmos from evil through the use of rings that bestow an array of superhuman powers. Per the logline, new recruit Stewart and Lantern legend Jordan are “two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.”
Jordan, a test pilot in the comic books, was first portrayed by Ryan Reynolds in the 2011 “Green Lantern” movie; Stewart, a military veteran, is among DC’s first Black superheroes. Nathan Fillion will play a different Green Lantern member, Guy Gardner, in Gunn’s feature “Superman,” which will premiere in July 2025.
“We are elated to be reuniting with both Chris Mundy and Damon Lindelof as they partner with Tom for this fresh take on DC’s ‘Green Lantern,’” said Casey Bloys, chairman/CEO of HBO and Max Content. “As part of James and Peter’s vision for the DC Universe, this first new live action series will mark an exciting new era.”
With the way the MCU’s been struggling as of late, James Gunn’s new DC cinematic universe has an opportunity to become the new standard barer of how comic book movies and series are constructed. Will he do it? We won’t know for a while but it does seem promising. Though that’s mostly Marvel’s fault at this point.
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Get ready for the Chromatica Ball! Lady Gaga is bringing her hit tour to HBO for Memorial Day weekend.
Gaga Chromactica Ball, a concert special featuring performances of “Stupid Love,” “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “Shallow,” “Rain On Me” and other Gaga hits, premieres Saturday (May 25) on HBO. The film will also be available to stream on Max.
Produced, directed and created by Gaga, the special was filmed during the Grammy winner’s 2022 tour stop at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, where she performed in front of a sold-out crowd of 52,000 people.
Gaga Chromactica Ball is executive produced by Bobby Campbell, Arthur Fogel, John Janick and Steve Berman.
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Where to Watch Gaga Chromatica Ball Online
Gaga Chromactica Ball premieres Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will stream on Max.
If you don’t have cable but want to watch HBO live, you can access HBO and other channels on DirecTV Stream. Plans start at $79.99/month for 90+ cable and local channels including Bravo, E!, HGTV, ESPN, CNN, Lifetime, MTV, Hallmark, FX, AMC, Fuse, Food Network, TNT, TBS, TLC and more.
DirecTV Stream subscribers can add HBO, HBO Family, HBO Comedy and other HBO channels for an additional fee, or subscribe to Max and stream HBO movies, Max originals and lots more.
Want to watch for free? DirecTV’s Premiere Plan ($109.99/month) includes free access to Max, Paramount+ with Showtime and Starz, for the three months. DirecTV Stream also offers a free trial for five days and DVR storage.
How to Watch Gaga Chromactica Ball on Max
Max is available as a stand-alone streamer for $9.99/month to watch with ads and $15.99/month for ad-free streaming. Max is also available on Prime Video, Hulu and Verizon Fios.
The platform combines movies, TV, sports and news into one streaming platform. Max subscribers can stream HBO, Max Originals, ID Network, TLC, CNN, Discovery and more.
Some of the movies, TV shows and exclusive series streaming on Max include House of the Dragon, Hacks, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, The Last of Us, And Just Like That, True Detective: Night Country, Succession, Selena + Restaurant, Dune: Part 2 and Ironclaw.
Gaga’s concert film will be a global streaming event. For fans that want to watch internationally, ExpressVPN and other VPNs provide access various streaming platforms.
Additionally, Gaga Chromactica Ball will stream on Max in Latin America and the Caribbean, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The special will be available on HBO Max in The Netherlands and Poland, on HBO GO in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, on Crave in Canada, on Pass Warner in France, on Stan in Australia, and on ThreeNow and Three in New Zealand. Streaming details for the U.K., Italy, Germany, India and Japan have yet to be announced.
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Nearly 50 years after being forced to close its doors in 1975, venerable label Stax Records became a Grammy winner once again in 2024. During the 66th annual Grammy Awards in February, the golden gramophones for best album notes and best historical album were awarded to the seven-disc box set Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos.
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Now in further testament to the gifted artists, songwriters, producers, musicians and engineers behind the label’s treasured catalog — and the team of dedicated and persevering executives helming operations behind the scenes — comes Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. Produced and directed by Jamila Wignot, the HBO Original documentary series premieres tonight (May 20, 9 p.m.-10 p.m. ET/PT) with two back-to-back episodes. The final two episodes will air tomorrow (May 21) in the same time slot. The series is a production of Laylow Pictures and White Horse Pictures in association with Concord Originals, Polygram Entertainment and Warner Music Entertainment.
The four-part series tells the story of the family-owned Memphis label, founded by Jim Stewart in 1957 and co-owned by his sister Estelle Axton, whose color-blind approach to music turned a deaf ear to the prevailing segregation of the times. The result? Music that hurdled racial barriers to become mainstream classics by artists such as Otis Redding ([Sittin’ On] the Dock of the Bay”), Isaac Hayes (“Theme from Shaft”), Sam & Dave (“Soul Man”) and Booker T. & the MG’s (“Green Onions”).
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In relaying its story, Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. integrates restored and remastered archival performance footage and interviews with the creatives and executives who helped shape the label’s musical and cultural impact amid its business highs and lows. Stewart and Axton, former Stax president and owner Al Bell, guitarist Steve Cropper, musician/songwriter David Porter, singer-songwriter Carla Thomas and Bar-Kays members James Alexander and Willie Hall are just a few of those recalling their experiences in Soulsville.
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In advance of the documentary’s HBO premiere, director Wignot and former Stax director of publicity Deanie Parker (co-writer of the Grammy-winning notes for Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos) share their reflections about the label’s legacy with Billboard.
Why does Stax still resonate with music fans today?
Parker: Because it’s distinctive. Stax music — a fusion of Negro spirituals and gospel, influenced by white country music and nurtured on the downhome blues of Blacks – was not a sheet music rendition. But rather authentic, heartfelt, cadenced expressions recorded in legendary Studio A. It’s a style of music birthed in our souls and dubbed rhythm and blues (R&B). Stax music is a feeling.
Wignot: Because it’s great art. It gives voice to powerful and universal human themes — love, sorrow, joy, tenacity, freedom. It’s music that’s original. You can feel in it that these were artists who had the determination to make their music their way. They were in search of and achieved honest expressions.
What new revelations does the documentary unveil or is there any mis-information that it corrects?
Wignot: It was my hope that the series would provide a complex and nuanced portrait of the label’s story and of the rich community of artists who comprised that story. I think it will surprise audiences familiar with the likes of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Isaac Hayes and The Staple Singers to know just how tenacious the label had to be to achieve the success it did. And how determined it had to be in the face of the powerful forces — industry bias, racism, corporate greed —that stood in the way of its dream, which was a simple one: to make great music and have it reach audiences hungry for that singular sound. The emphasis we place on Stax’s latter chapter, 1968-1975, will illustrate what a profound effect the label had on the industry and the possibilities it created for Black artists.
Parker: The documentary producers’ interviews with Stax Records employees, in first person, expose the depth of the pain and trauma most of us experienced that resulted from the company’s forced bankruptcy. It also validates the joy and happiness of the authors of the hits produced and respected worldwide. The documentary reveals our pride over the music catalog’s longevity and musical influence that continues today, thanks in part to Concord and our Stax Music Academy.
What do you hope fans will remember the most after viewing the documentary?
Parker: I hope music fans will appreciate the value of teaching and preserving a uniquely soulful style of music produced collectively by talented men and women with diverse backgrounds – Black and white. Stax Records happened because we practiced and perfected creating together harmoniously.
Wignot: Stax is a music story. But it’s also a story about what can happen when you refuse to accept limitations imposed upon you by the world. Its tragic ending is made less so by the music that survives and reminds us every day of possibilities.
STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.
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Another Black star from Max’s Game of Thrones spinoff, House of the Dragon, has to waste their time to call out a racist troll.
Spotted on TMZ, Actress Bethany Antonia shared how she handled a racist wasting space in her Instagram DMs, sharing a screenshot of the troll’s message to her in her Instagram Stories while adding a clever joke for good measure.
In the screenshot shared by Antonia, who plays Lady Baela Targaryen in the Game of Thrones spinoff, the troll insults her, even wishing she died on set.
Showing her followers the hate she receives for playing a character that was originally white in the George R.R. Martin books, Antonia cleverly clapped back at the racist hater, adding, “Wait till they find out I’m gay too.”
In another post, Anotonia shared a photo of herself smiling with crystal hair art with the message, “Y’all won’t ruin this first glimmer of dragon joy for us negroes.”
To drown out the racist hate Antonia was receiving, fans have taken to her posts’ comment sections to shower her with support.
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Fans have rushed to Antonia’s side, running to her comments to share some much deserved love.
“Hi coming on here to counteract the hate you’re getting in your dms!! hope you’re well + you’re the prettiest
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The anticipated Game of Thrones spinoff featuring Jon Snow is not going to happen, according to the actor playing the beloved character.
A Game of Thrones spinoff show project featuring Jon Snow is no longer in development by HBO, according to Kit Harrington, who played the role during the show’s entirety. The British actor revealed the news during an interview promoting the crime thriller Blood For Dust, which he has a starring role in.
“I hadn’t really ever spoken about it, because it was in development,” Harrington began. “I didn’t want it leaked out that it was being developed, and I didn’t want the thing to happen where people kind of start theorizing, getting either excited about it or hating the idea of it, when it may never happen. Because in development, you look at every angle, and you see whether it’s worth it.” The show was slated to begin airing in 2028 according to projections.
He continued: “And currently, it’s not. Currently, it’s off the table, because we all couldn’t find the right story to tell that we were all excited about enough. So, we decided to lay down tools with it for the time being. There may be a time in the future where we return to it, but at the moment, no. It’s firmly on the shelf.” The news comes as House of the Dragon returns for its second season and another prequel series, A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms, has reportedly begun casting with an air date in 2025.
The Jon Snow-centered spinoff first got traction in 2022, when a leak compelled series creator and author George R.R. Martin to confirm that HBO had begun work on the show with writers and showrunners on board who were brought in by Harrington. The show, tentatively titled Snow, would begin after the events ending Game of Thrones where Jon Snow killed Daenerys, his lover (and aunt).
“I think if you asked him, he would’ve felt he got off lightly,” Harrington said while at a Game of Thrones convention in December 2022 when asked about the warrior’s fate. “At the end of the show when we find him in that cell, he’s preparing to be beheaded and he wants to be. He’s done. The fact he goes to the Wall is the greatest gift and also the greatest curse.”
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When Game of Thrones ended their riveting 8-year run with a lackluster and disappointing final season in 2019, many fans were skeptical of HBO’s planned prequel series, House of the Dragon as we were still salty about how things played out in the original adaptation to George R.R. Martin’s brainchild.
Interestingly enough the series not only surprised critics with an enticing and exciting storyline, but left fans wanting more after it’s debut in 2022, and more we shall get as HBO released it’s first teaser trailer for the second season to their newest hit show.
Picking up where season one left off, the new teaser trailer to House of the Dragon which asks fans to choose a side in the upcoming war between King Aegon’s Green Council and the Black Council which is that of Queen Rhaenyra. Though we have an idea of how this will end given that Game of Thrones takes place hundreds of years later and basically spelled out the events of this feud, we still can’t wait to see it play out before our very eyes as we’ve learned that drama and dragons go pretty well together.
To amp up the upcoming season, HBO dropped a few dueling trailers to get fans to choose a side (black or green) and we just know that if Wesley Snipes was here he’d say “Always bet on Black” but in this case, it’s kind of a tossup.
With that being said, when the hell is HBO gonna give us an update on that Jon Snow spinoff series that we were promised two years ago?? We desperately want to see what the OG King of The North is up to after killing his queen/lover/aunt, Daenerys Targaryen. Just sayin.’
Check out the trailers for House of the Dragon and let us know if you’re as amped as we are about the second season in the comments section below.
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True Detective: Night Country had television fans in a chokehold every Sunday night, and HBO is rewarding creator Issa Lopez for delivering a masterpiece.
Issa Lopez will helm the fifth season of the HBO anthology series True Detective under a new, well-deserved overall deal with the cable network.
Variety reports the decision was a no-brainer following the show’s success in its fourth season, starring Jodie Foster and fan-favorite Kali Reis, where Lopez put a more supernatural spin on the show this time.
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The renewal comes as little surprise, given the success of “Night Country,” which saw Jodie Foster and Kali Reis star in the fourth installment of the HBO anthology series. Per HBO, the season is the most-watched installment of the show to date, with 12.7 million cross platform viewers. The season finale on Feb. 18 was the most-watched episode of the season, drawing 3.2 million viewers across HBO and Max. That represents a 57% increase over the show’s premiere viewership in January.
Issa Lopez Is Excited To Run It Back
Speaking about returning for a season 5, Lopez said, “From conception to release, ‘Night Country’ has been the most beautiful collaboration and adventure of my entire creative life. HBO trusted my vision all the way, and the idea of bringing to life a new incarnation of ‘True Detective’ with Casey, Francesca, and the whole team is a dream come true. I can’t wait to go again.”
Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming and head of HBO drama series and films, adds, “Issa Lopez is that one-of-a-kind, rare talent that speaks directly to HBO’s creative spirit. She helmed ‘True Detective: Night Country’ from start to finish, never once faltering from her own commendable vision, and inspiring us with her resilience both on the page and behind the camera. Alongside Jodie and Kali’s impeccable performances, she’s made this installation of the franchise a massive success. We are so lucky to have her as part of our family.
True Detective is one of HBO’s most consistent shows, and we can’t wait to see what Lopez cooks up with season 5 and who will be starring in it.
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Two women who have been previously involved with Jonathan Majors have now come forward publicly with allegations of abuse by the movie star.
A new report from the New York Times released on Thursday (Feb. 8) has revealed that two former girlfriends of actor Jonathan Majors have come forward to publicly accuse him of abuse. Emma Duncan, who was engaged to Majors from 2015 to 2019, and Maura Hooper who dated Majors from 2013 to 2015 are the women who made their claims to the press. The allegations come two months after the former Marvel actor was convicted in New York on charges of reckless assault and harassment of his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari stemming from an incident last March.
The women initially gave accounts of their experiences with him in interviews and statements delivered to the court before Majors’ trial under the Molineux rule which allowed the court to determine if the prosecution could submit evidence to show a past pattern of behavior. Duncan stated that Majors was emotionally abusive during their relationship, and had also choked and bruised her at several points in addition to making disturbing threats against her. Priya Chaudhry, Majors’ defense attorney, said in a statement that Majors denied those acts but also said he was “choosing to take responsibility for his own part in that toxic relationship, focusing on himself, and addressing his lifelong depression.”
Hooper’s statement also contained allegations of emotional abuse directed towards her by Majors while they were students at the Yale School of Drama, including one instance where he told her he’d “rip you out of my heart the way they ripped our baby out of you” about an abortion she had months into their relationship. Chaudhry’s statement says that Majors remembers the “mutually intense conversations” but “regrets saying hurtful things.” Ultimately, the court didn’t allow the statements to be entered into evidence.
In separate statements to the New York Times, two women who worked on the set of HBO’s Lovecraft Country with Majors in 2019 delivered statements of their confrontational experiences with Majors which made for a “hostile work environment.” Multiple women crew members had complained to higher-ups at the network about his behavior, forcing HBO to compel him to deliver an apology to the women, which he reportedly did so gruffly, saying it was “a misunderstanding.” Chaudhry said that Majors had “never been told that anyone objected to his behavior.”