Calm app turns into an HBO Max series

It's not often that an app becomes a TV show. Meditation app Calm partners with WarnerMedia and Nutopia to help the HBO Max's subscribers relax, which is much-needed in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic. They will produce a 10-episode series based on its popular Sleep Stories feature. A World of Calm will have a host of big stars narrating the 30-minute episodes, including Mahershala Ali, Idris Elba, Oscar Isaac, Nicole Kidman, Zoë Kravitz, Lucy Liu, Cillian Murphy, and Keanu Reeves. The series is expected to combine "mesmeric imagery" with plots designed to help, well, calm its viewers.

A World of Calm will be HBO Max's first entry into the health and wellness programming. It isn't known yet when the show will debut on the streaming service. You can check out one of the Sleep Stories that Calm offers above.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

HBO releases the first new 'Looney Tunes' episode on YouTube

You may or may not know that there's a new modern version of the Looney Tunes coming out on the HBO Max streaming service. HBO released the first episode of the new Looney Tunes on YouTube for free to help promote the platform. The service is all set to launch in the US on May 27. This new take on the classic cartoon is one of the original titles that'll be exclusive to the service.

As MobileSyrup reports, HBO Max content might be going mostly to Bell Media's Crave streaming service. But they speculate that CTV might get some as well. We hope that as the release date draws near, we find out more about where we can access content from the service.

HBO Max to bring back 'Friends' cast for a reunion special

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AT&T spent over US$400 million to pull Friends from Netflix's catalogue for the show can be one of the biggest pulls on its HBO Max streaming service. Now, we learn that WarnerMedia shelled out more money to reunite the cast for an unscripted reunion special. Negotiations have reportedly been happening for months. But now, The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer have all signed on, with each expecting to earn between $2.5 and $3 million. The special along with all Friends episodes will air sometime in May in the US.