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Rachel Sennott Comedy Series Gets HBO Greenlight

Rachel Sennott’s untitled comedy has been picked up to series at HBO, Variety has learned. The show was ordered to pilot at the premium cabler back in March. Sennott created…

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The first four episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2 have reached 40 million viewers globally in 11 days, according to Amazon. It’s difficult to…

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