FOOD LORE
Premieres on Sunday, 3 November at 10pm on HBO GO and HBO. New episodes premiere every Sunday at the same time.
The eight-episode hour-long series explores human conditions with narratives inspired by Asian cuisines. Helmed by award-winning Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo (“Ramen Teh”, “12 Storeys”), the series is shot in eight countries across Asia – India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and directed by some of Asia’s most talented storytellers. Like a favourite dish from home, each story is a flavour of love and set to tease the senses. Viewers will be taken on an emotional journey filled with passion, treasured memories and a little spice of Asia. Each episode possesses a distinct voice, tone, and narrative.
HIS DARK MATERIALS
Premieres on Tuesday, 5 November at 10am on HBO GO and HBO. New episodes premiere every Tuesday at the same time.
Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, the HBO Original series follows Lyra (Dafne Keen), a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and becomes a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.
Other series regulars include: Ruth Wilson (Golden Globe winner for “The Affair”) as Mrs. Coulter, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Tony Award winner for “Hamilton”) as Lee Scoresby, James McAvoy (Golden Globe nominee for “Atonement”) as Lord Asriel, Clarke Peters (HBO’s “The Wire” and “Treme”) as The Master of Jordan College, James Cosmo as Farder Coram and Anne-Marie Duff as Ma Costa, with Will Keen as Father MacPhail and Ariyon Bakare as Lord Boreal.
VERY RALPH
Premieres on Wednesday, 13 November at 10am on HBO GO and HBO SIGNATURE.
VERY RALPH, the first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, is an HBO feature-length film that reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history.
Offering unprecedented access to his life and work, Ralph Lauren speaks candidly in extensive interviews. VERY RALPH also features vivid archives from 50 years of the fashion brand, as well as intimate, revealing interviews with Lauren’s family, long-standing colleagues and other notables, including Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, André Leon Talley, Hillary Clinton, Robin Givhan, Jason Wu, Naomi Campbell, Martha Stewart, Calvin Klein, Tyson Beckford, Tina Brown, Diane von Furstenberg, Jessica Chastain, Vanessa Friedman and Paul Goldberger.
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD
Premiers on Saturday, 9 November at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO.
On HBO GO and HBO: English / Mandarin
Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald escapes and sets about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. To thwart Grindelwald’s plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, unaware of the dangers that lie ahead. Lines are drawn as love and loyalty are tested, even among the truest friends and family, in an increasingly divided wizarding world.
This fantasy film stars Oscar®-nominated and Golden Globe® winner Johnny Depp (“Pirates of the Caribbean”, “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”), Oscar®-winner Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”, “The Danish Girl”), Oscar® nominated Jude Law (“Cold Mountain”, “The Talented Mr. Ripley”), Carmen Ejogo (“Selma”, True Detective”), and Wolf Roth (“Holmes & Watson”)
THE MULE
Premiers on Saturday, 16 November at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO
On HBO GO and HBO: English / Mandarin
Earl Stone is a man in his eighties who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does well—so well, in fact, that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl is assigned a handler. But he isn’t the only one keeping tabs on Earl; the mysterious new drug mule has also hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.
Four-time Oscar® winner Clint Eastwood (“Million Dollar Baby”, “Unforgiven”), Oscar® nominee Bradley Cooper (“American Sniper”, “A Star is Born”), and Oscar® nominee Laurence Fishburne (“What’s Love Got to Do with It”) star in this film.
DRUNK PARENTS
Premieres on Friday, 29 November at 10pm on CINEMAX.
Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever- increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighbourhood schemes.
This comic delight stars Golden Globe® winner and Oscar® nominee Alec Baldwin
(“The Cooler”, “Path to War”), Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominated actress Salma Hayek (“Frida”, “Beatriz at Dinner”), Jim Gaffigan (“Obsessed”) and Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”, “Magic Mike”).
UNFINISHED
Premieres on Friday, 15 November at 10pm on HBO GO and RED
Economist Young-min is convinced by a North Korean spy to move North under the pretext of safety for his family and himself. However, he realises it is a mistake and escapes to West Germany where he parts from his family. To make things worse, he is under surveillance by various countries that want to use him for different purposes.
This intriguing political thriller stars Lee Beom-soo (“Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong”, “Operation Chromite”), Yeon Woo-jin (“I Wanna Hear Your Song”, “Priest”) and Park Joo-mi (“The Last Princess”, “Come and Hug Me”).
WATCHMEN
New episodes premiere every Monday, at 10am on HBO GO and HBO.
Set in an alternate history where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, WATCHMEN embraces the nostalgia of the original ground-breaking graphic novel of the same name, while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Executive produced by Damon Lindelhof (“Lost”, “The Leftovers”), the HBO original series stars Regina King (HBO’s “The Leftovers”, “Jerry Maguire”), Don Johnson (“Miami Vice”, “The Other Woman”), Tim Blake Nelson (“Lincoln”, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”), Louis Gossett Jr. (HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”, “An Officer and a Gentleman”), Adelaide Clemens (HBO’s “Parade’s End”, “The Great Gatsby”) and Andrew Howard (“The Brave”, “Taken 3”).
SILICON VALLEY SEASON 6
New episodes premiere every Monday, at 11am on HBO GO and HBO.
The HBO Emmy®-winning comedy series SILICON VALLEY returns for its sixth and final season. Taking a comedic look at the modern-day epicenter of the high-tech gold rush, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success.
This hit comedy series stars Oscar® nominee Kumail Nanjiani (“The Big Sick”), Thomas Middleditch (“The Final Girls”, “The Wolf of Wallstreet”), Matt Ross (“American Psycho”, “The Aviator”), Zach Woods (“The Other Guys”, “Ghostbusters”), and Martin Star (“Freaks and Geeks”, “Party Down”).
MRS. FLETCHER
New episodes premiere every Monday, at 11.30am on HBO GO and HBO.
Starring Kathryn Hahn (Emmy® nominee for “Transparent”; HBO’s forthcoming “I Know This Much Is True”) in the title role, MRS. FLETCHER is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta. The series is a dual coming-of-age story chronicling the personal and sexual journeys of an empty-nest mother and her college freshman son, who both embrace their newfound freedom with mixed results.
The cast also includes Owen Teague, Katie Kershaw, Domenick Lombardozzi, Cameron Boyce, Jen Richards and Casey Wilson.
THE TEENAGE PSYCHIC SEASON 2
New episodes premiere every Sunday, at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO.
Beloved teenage psychic, Xie Ya Zhen, is back from her summer break and determined to have a fresh start at school. However, life is not that simple, and she finds herself at more than one crossroad, especially as a teenage medium still coming to terms with the loss of the love of her life.
Kuo Shu Yao (“The Teenage Psychic”, “Step Back to Glory”) reprises her role in the second season of the HBO Asia Original series, alongside new cast members including Fandy Fan (“HIStory2”, “At Café 6”), and Wen Chen Ling (“The Last Verse”, “Dawn / Spring”).
CATHERINE THE GREAT
Penultimate episode premieres on Tuesday, 5 November at 11am on HBO GO and HBO.
Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, Russian empress Catherine the Great develops a unique and devoted relationship with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin as they overcome their adversaries and serve as the architects of modern-day Russia. The four-part HBO historical drama will follow the end of Catherine’s reign and her affair with Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics.
This miniseries about history’s most powerful female monarch is led by Oscar® winner Helen Mirren (“The Queen”) and Jason Clarke (“Zero Dark Thirty”).
