During a recent presentation at Warner Bros Discovery’s London headquarters on December 5, an HBO executive confirmed several details about the show, while the rumour mill has churned out several names allegedly in talks to join the cast, including John Lithgow.
The show – which will re-adapt the entire book series (one through seven) – was first announced in April 2023 by Warner Bros Discovery, before moving to HBO Max earlier this year.
In June 2024, it was announced that Francesca Gardiner (who helped write TV series Succession) had been announced as showrunner – and fellow Succession alumnus Mark Mylod would be serving as director (having cut his teeth with episodes of Game of Thrones and The Last Of Us).
The show is coming out on HBO Max in the US – aka the brains behind shows like Succession and House of the Dragon – which was recently rebranded to just Max.
Although HBO hasn’t confirmed a single cast member yet, several trade publications have revealed some of the names allegedly approached for the series.
