HBO's May Schedule to include Angelina Jolie in “Those Who Wish Me Dead" and "Tenet"Together with “In Treatment,” New Dark Comedy Series “Hacks” And “Adventure Time: Distant Lands - Together Again”OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Warner Bros. Discovery Get ready to hone your survival skills with Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie in the intense thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” debuting in theaters and on HBO Max May 14. The Warner Bros. film follows Hannah (Jolie), a smoke jumper still reeling from the loss of three lives she failed to save from a fire when she comes across a traumatized 12-year-old boy with nowhere else to turn. Sci-fi lovers can rejoice as Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” starring John David Washington and Robert Pattinson makes its streaming debut. To top it off, “Wonder Woman 1984” flies back to HBO Max in the month, giving viewers another opportunity to catch Diana Prince wield her Lasso of Truth against a new set of villains. An outstanding line-up of original programming also arrives this May, kicking-off with new comedy series “That Damn Michael Che” and “Hacks,” which explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old (Hannah Einbinder). This month also brings season two of “Legendary” and two-part documentary “The Crime of the Century” from Academy Award®-Winning director Alex Gibney. In addition, the long awaited “Adventure Time: Distant Lands - Together Again” special also makes its way onto HBO Max alongside the limited series finale of “Mare of Easttown,” the Part One finale of “The Nevers,” the film premiere of “Oslo,” and the season four debut of the HBO Max International drama “Gomorrah” premiere. Queue up some A-list movies including “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “Dumb & Dumber,” “Life of Pi” “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” and “Magic Mike.” On May 6-9, the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival comes to HBO Max, featuring an extensive lineup of more than 100 films and over 30 special guests across Turner Classic Movies premiere on the platform. Film fans of all ages will love this deep dive into classic films paired with exclusive talent interviews and behind the scenes access. As a reminder, HBO subscribers in the U.S. have free access to the HBO Max app as part of their HBO subscription through participating providers. The list below features series and films (with years) coming to the platform this May. TITLES COMING TO HBO MAX IN MAY Exact Dates to be Announced: Gomorrah, Max Original Season 4 Premiere Oslo, Original Film Premiere (HBO) Adapted from the Tony Award-winning play of the same name, the film is based on a true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords. Andrew Scott and Ruth Wilson star. May 1: May 2: May 3: May 6: Legendary, Max Original Season 2 Premiere This season features ten new houses igniting the catwalk to battle for the legendary trophy and the $100,000 cash prize. Each episode is a themed extravaganza to see who will be named superior house and move one step closer to becoming “Legendary.” Take Me Out To The Ball Game, 1949 May 7: May 8: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 , (Subtitled, Episodes 14-25) (Crunchyroll Collection) May 9: May 10: Race for the White House, Season 2 The Crime of the Century, Two Part Documentary Premiere (HBO) A two-part documentary directed by Emmy® and Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (HBO’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” “Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief”), is a searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates. May 13: “Hacks” explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old (Hannah Einbinder). In addition to Smart and Einbinder, “Hacks” stars series regular Carl Clemons-Hopkins and recurring guest stars Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Paul W. Downs, Mark Indelicato, Poppy Liu, Johnny Sibilly, Meg Stalter and Rose Abdoo. The series is created by Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky. It is executive produced by Downs and Aniello via their Paulilu banner, Statsky via First Thought Productions, as well as Emmy® winners Michael Schur via Fremulon, David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment and Morgan Sackett. The studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. Wonder Woman 1984, 2020 (HBO) May 14<:/b> Those Who Wish Me Dead, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021 (Available on HBO Max for 31 days from its respective theatrical release in the U.S. included at no additional cost to subscribers.) May 15: May 19: May 20: May 23: The reimagining of the series is set in present-day Los Angeles and brings a diverse trio of patients in session with Brooke to help navigate a variety of modern concerns. Issues such as the global pandemic and recent major social and cultural shifts are a backdrop to the work Brooke will undertake – all while she deals with complications in her own personal life. May 25: May 26: May 28: May 30: LAST CHANCE TO CATCH: SELECT TITLES LEAVING HBO MAX IN MAY May 11: May 13: May 16: May 23: May 28: May 31:
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