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  • Hotstar Premium reveals new content line up for November

    Hotstar Premium reveals new content line up for November

    Another month, another great list of shows and movies to watch! From critically acclaimed shows to cult classics, catch some of the best and latest content at the tip of your fingers – Whenever. Wherever

    What’s new this month on Hotstar Premium 
    His Dark Materials (5th November)
    Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, which is considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, His Dark Materials follows Lyra (Dafne Keen), a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and becomes a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.
    Cast: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Clarke Peters, Anne-Marie Duff, Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Very Ralph (13th November)
    Very Ralph, the first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history. Offering unprecedented access to his life and work, Ralph Lauren speaks candidly in extensive interviews about his childhood, his five-decade-long marriage, the early days of his company, his response to criticism, his inventive multi-page ad campaigns and his pioneering vision which includes a remarkable series of firsts. 

    The Kid who would be King (16thNovember)

    Old-school magic meets the modern day in this epic adventure! Alex is just a bullied kid until he discovers Excalibur, the legendary Sword in the Stone. Now, his friends (and his enemies) must become knights, and join the wizard Merlin (Patrick Stewart) to fight the wicked Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson). With the future at stake, Alex must show courage he never dreamed he had!
    Cast: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo

    Hotstar Premium has a large selection of latest American shows, blockbuster Hollywood movies and award-winning content from International studios
     

  • HBO to exclusively premier ‘Show Me A Hero’ in India

    HBO to exclusively premier ‘Show Me A Hero’ in India

    MUMBAI: Show Me A Hero is a six-part miniseries which will explore the concepts of home, race and community while following the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats and citizens in Yonkers, N.Y. The show stars James Belushi, Winona Ryder, Clarke Peters, Jon Bernthal, LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, Daniel Stern, Bob Balaban, Alfred Molina, Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac, Carla Quevedo, Ilfenesh Hadera, Natalie Paul, Dominique Fishback, Terry Kinney and Michael Stahl-David.

    In episode 1, Nick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America, but at what cost? Even before he is inaugurated, the obligation to build public housing in the white neighborhoods of Yonkers looms over his newadministration

    In episode 2, all hell breaks loose as the Yonkers mayor and City Council are given an ultimatum by a federal judgeweary of further delay.  Meanwhile, public housing residents trapped in the deteriorating projects of West Yonkerswatch and wait as the white residents of East Yonkers make clear just how opposed they are.

    Show Me a Hero first and second episodes air in India on Monday, August 17. The subsequent four parts of the miniseries will debut on Monday, August 24 & Monday, August 31, with two episodes back-to-back from 10 p.m. onwards on HBO Defined, 100% ad- free.

  • HBO to debut mini-series ‘Show Me a Hero’ on 17 August

    HBO to debut mini-series ‘Show Me a Hero’ on 17 August

    MUMBAI: HBO is all set to premiere its new mini-series drama Show Me a Hero, in India on 17 August at 10 pm.

     

    The series will be aired 100 per cent ad-free on HBO Defined.

     

    Based on the non-fiction book by Lis Belkin of the same name, created by David Simon and directed by Paul Haggis, the six-part miniseries will explore the concepts of home, race and community while following the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats and citizens in Yonkers, N.Y.

     

    Show Me a Hero will premiere on 17 August with the first and second episodes back-to-back. The next four parts of the miniseries will air on 24 August (episodes 3 & 4) and 31 August (episodes 5 & 6) from 10 pm onwards.

     

    Show Me A Hero stars James Belushi, Winona Ryder, Clarke Peters, Jon Bernthal, LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, Daniel Stern, Bob Balaban, Alfred Molina, Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac, Carla Quevedo, Ilfenesh Hadera, Natalie Paul, Dominique Fishback, Terry Kinney and Michael Stahl-David.

     

    “HBO has always aired a diverse genre of shows. This time round the channel brings Show Me a Hero, a real-life racial drama for an audience who loves political stories as well as for those who are entertainment enthusiasts. The show also comprises an amazing and an extremely talented star cast,” said HBO director, marketing and business development Shonali Bedi.