US cable channel HBO has cancelled high profile music drama Vinyl, going back on plans to run a second season. The cancellation marks significant failure for Time Warner-owned HBO, and may be seen as new programming chief Casey Bloys putting his stamp on the network by distancing himself from it. The much anticipated series, which had […]
US premium cable channel HBO has given the greenlight to a drama from Martin Scorsese (Wolf of Wall Street, Goodfellas), Terence Winter (Boardwalk Empire) and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger. The currently-untitled series has been in the works at Time Warner-owned HBO for some time. Set in New York in the 1970s, it follows the […]
Premium cable channel HBO has given its acclaimed period crime drama Boardwalk Empire a fifth season. The Terence Winter-created show is set in during the 1920s Prohibition era in the US and follows the life of Atlantic City crime boss Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson. Season four has averaged a gross audience of 7.5 million and five […]
