WBD knows when to drop big news. It knows when the maximum amount of eyes are going to be focused on big events. It knows that that moment is the perfect time to keep its viewers focused on what happens next. The final episode of the second season of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON was the most recent big moment and sure enough, a Coming Soon Clip accompanied it. HBO/Max, after all, wants us to come back again and again; that’s how the game is played.
The following clip speaks for itself but we must do our due diligence and break down exactly what will flash before your eyes in a quick 1 minute and 54 seconds. Most titles are content we are aware of already but some titles have not had much screen footage to date. It is offered now to get HBO viewers excited for what is on the way for the remainder of 2024 and into 2025.
Just underway is the third season of HBO’s INDUSTRY (August 11) and the sports documentary series HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CHICAGO BEARS. The fourth and final season of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND is really close behind. Coming before the end of the year are new series including the adult animated Max Original CREATURE COMMANDOS, the first series out of the new DC Universe under James Gunn and Peter Safran, DUNE: PROPHECY, a six-episode HBO Original drama series from the expansive universe of “Dune,” and THE PENGUIN, an eight-episode HBO Original and DC Studios limited series, starring Academy Award-nominated actor Colin Farrell. New footage from returning series can be seen throughout – the HBO Original drama series THE LAST OF US, which had the biggest debut season in HBO’s history, the third season of THE GILDED AGE, which just received its first drama series and actor Emmy nominations, and the upcoming third season of THE WHITE LOTUS, along with the third seasons of Max Originals AND JUST LIKE THAT… and THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS.
The spot also highlights never-before-seen footage from new HBO Originals including A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS, an adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s novella “The Hedge Knight,” IT: WELCOME TO DERRY, the prequel series to the hit films with a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs, the new comedy series THE FRANCHISE, from creators Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci and writer and showrunner Jon Brown, and WISE GUY DAVID CHASE AND THE SOPRANOS, a two-part documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney that delves deep into renowned director David Chase’s life, career, and creative process into his groundbreaking work on the HBO Original series THE SOPRANOS. New footage from Max Originals THE PITT, a new drama starring and executive produced by five-time Emmy nominee Noah Wyle with showrunner Emmy nominee R. Scott Gemmill and the eight-episode drama series DUSTER, J.J. Abrams’ first series at Max starring Rachel Hilson opposite Josh Holloway, can be seen in the spot.
If you’re a fan, you’ve seen the clip in question; watch it one more time or maybe for the first time below.
There is a little bit of everything in there, but THE LAST OF US Season 2 lingered a bit longer there at the end. Again, HBO knows what this show means to viewers, and for those who have played the games, those words from Joel bring back so much. Can’t wait for that. Plus WELCOME TO DERRY looked flat-out creep-tastic, didn’t it? All in all, I think it is a good time to stick around at HBO. What do you think?
