The 10 Most Anticipated Shows on HBO Max in 2023

HBO has been known for years for bringing audiences countless quality series throughout its history. With productions coming to its streaming platform, HBO Max, audiences are always waiting for new series on the channel.

2023 is no different, and between HBO and HBO Max original productions, the collider selected, based on the opinion of fans on the Reddit platform, a list of the 10 most anticipated series of next year that is about to arrive.

With great adaptations, surprising original stories, great actors and future revelations, we go to the list of the most anticipated series of 2023.

True Detective: Night Country

Academy Award winner Jodie Foster tackles her first major TV role in True Detective: Night Countryjoining the ranks of other stellar actors who have populated the detective world of this anthology series, such as Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell and Mahershala Ali.

Joining Foster for the fourth installment of this series are Keli Reis and John Hawkes. The story revolves around eight men working at a research facility, who inexplicably go missing in Alaska. This will be the show’s first season without creator Nic Pizzolatto. Foster recently appeared in official footage for the series for the first time in an HBO Max holiday promo.

Dune: The Brotherhood

Moreover Dune: second part which is currently ongoing, series original author Frank Herbert has written six original novels by Dunewhile his son Brian Herbert wrote more than a dozen, so there’s a lot of content in that canon. Dune: The Brotherhood will take place 10,000 years before what viewers experienced in the 2021 blockbuster and will draw inspiration from Sisterhood of Dunethe novel written by Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

The plot revolves around the “Harkonnen Sisters as they battle forces that threaten the future of humanity and begin to take root for the legendary sect known as the Bene Gesserit.” HBO Max brought in Emmy Award-winning director Johan Renck for the first two episodes, which wowed fans.

The Last of Us

An adaptation of the games, The Last of Us tells the story of a world where a deadly mushroom epidemic has gutted the world’s population and follows the journey of Joel, a smuggler, and Ellie, a teenage survivor, as they travel across the United States in search of a cure. Along the way, they face dangerous factions, desperate survivors, and the harsh reality of a world ravaged by plague.

Premiering on January 15, 2023, the series will star Game of Thrones actor Pedro Pascal and young actress Bella Ramsey. The showrunner is Craig Mazin, who was the creative mind in charge Chernobyl from HBO. he describes The Last of Us as the greatest story ever told in video games, setting the bar pretty high to pass when it comes to delivering it to television audiences.

Velma

When it comes to holding power, it’s safe to say the franchise Scooby-Doo it came very well. With series, films and merchandising lines. Fans adore the mysterious dog and the bevy of infectious characters who have been by her side throughout, one of them being the brains of the bunch, Velma.

From Executive Producer Mindy Kaling, Velma will tell the story of how many favorite super detectives found themselves part of the mystery solving group Scooby-Dooaccording to HBO Max.

White House plumbers

The latest narrative to delve into the Watergate scandal, White House plumbers draws attention to the cast, which includes Woody Harrelson, Lena Headey, Justin Theroux and Judy Greer.

The series will follow two political saboteurs and masterminds of Watergate, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, played by Harrelson and Theroux, respectively.

The palace

The palace marks another chapter in the fruitful relationship between Kate Winslet and HBO, following their most recent collaboration, Easttown sea🇧🇷 Not much is known about this upcoming drama except that it will tell a year within an authoritarian regime within the walls of a building that is starting to crumble.

The series was ordered for production in July 2022, is currently in pre-production and will also feature the guest star role of Hugh Grant, which was recently announced.

welcome to derry

HBO Max is well on its way with its planned limited series, Welcome to Derrywhich will explore the origin story of Pennywise the Clown, as well as the beginning of the 27-year curse that haunts the small Maine town.

Seeing as the upcoming series is set in the 1960s, it’s clear there’s a rich tapestry of history to be gleaned from this world. While no official date has been set, the series is in full swing with hopes for a year-end 2023 release.

Love and death

Based on a 1980 true crime case, Love and death will tell the story of Candy Montgomery, who killed her friend Betty Gore with an ax on Friday, June 13, in her hometown of Wylie, Texas.

Starring Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Candy, a pillar of the church in her community who lacks lust and desire in her life. She then decides to have a noisy affair with her friend Betty’s husband. Spanning 6 episodes, the cast also includes Jesse Plemons and Patrick Fugit. With production complete on this limited series, HBO Max will debut production earlier this year on January 15, the same date as the premiere for The Last of Us🇧🇷

The Penguin

The Penguin character, lived by the talented Colin Farrell in Batmanwill win a series spin out🇧🇷 The actor was practically unrecognizable in Batman under dazzling makeup and his true-to-movie big-city crime boss accent, he fully transforms into the iconic character.

Sarah Aubrey, who works on original programming for HBO Max overseas, told Variety, “The series will come between the two films. Now, what’s more, it’s fun for the audience to know that he’s going to be a bridge between the two.”

The idol

Music superstar The Weeknd announced in 2021 that he would create, produce and co-write a luxurious, adrenaline-pumping drama series for HBO alongside Reza Fahim and Sam Levinson.

Authorized The idol, the premise revolves around a self-help guru and modern day cult leader who enters a complicated relationship with a rising pop star, played by Lily-Rose Depp. The release of the series is scheduled for the first half of 2023.

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