“The Penguin” is the latest Max TV series to move to HBO and is an “HBO Original” alongside “Lanterns”

Last month we learned that the Harry Potter Restart, It prehistory Welcome to Derryand DC Studios’ Lanterns everyone switched from Max to HBO. This apparent move away from streaming shocked many, but two upcoming titles went unmentioned.

These goods The Penguin And Dune: Prophecyboth of which are now going to HBO.

Due to contractual issues arising from the individual series being sold to international distribution channels as Max Originals, it was apparently too late to change that. HBO and Max CEO Casey Bloys somehow managed to make it happen after all!

While The Penguin And Dune: Prophecy will continue to stream on Max, they will now be branded as HBO Originals and will premiere on the cable network in the same way as House of the Dragon And The last of us.

As Variety explains, Bloy’s early cuts of The Penguin and decided pretty quickly that it would be a better fit for HBO. “What we ended up getting are shows of this scope and scale that look great, and we’ve worked with great narratives and talent,” said the manager previously. “The idea of ​​​​demarcation seemed somehow unnecessary to me. Like: Why are we doing this? Let’s just call them by their name: HBO shows.”

Dune Prophecy Set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides’ ascension, the game follows two Harkonnen sisters as they battle forces that threaten the future of humanity and found the fabled sect that becomes known as the Bene Gesserit.

As for The PenguinAfter Gotham City is left in ruins by the Riddler’s attack, Oz sees his chance to take over the leadership of the late Carmine Falcone’s criminal empire. Sal Maroni seems to agree, but Sofia Falcone is pursuing her own power play and is not willing to let her father’s former lackey take over.

The cast also includes Cristin Milioti (Sofia Falcone), Rhenzy Feliz (Victor Aguilar), Michael Kelly (Johnny Viti), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nadia Maroni), Deirdre O’Connell (Francis Cobb), Clancy Brown (Salvatore Maroni), James Madio (Milos Grapa), Scott Cohen (Luca Falcone), Michael Zegen (Alberto Falcone), Carmen Ejogo (Eve Karlo) and Theo Rossi (Dr. Julian Rush).

The series is executive produced by Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Colin Farrell, Lauren LeFranc, who writes and serves as showrunner, Craig Zobel, who directs the first three episodes, and Bill Carraro.

Both The Penguin And Dune: Prophecy will premiere on HBO this fall. Stay tuned for updates as we have them.