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HBO Max Reveals New Campaign Spot Highlighting Upcoming Originals

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HBO Max Reveals New Campaign Spot Highlighting Upcoming Originals, Warner Bros. Streaming Exclusives, Hit Movies And More Arriving In 2022

Today HBO Max released a new campaign introducing the streamer’s unprecedented line-up for 2022, featuring highly anticipated original programming, Warner Bros. films made exclusively for HBO Max, new content from beloved DC and Wizarding World franchises, hit movies, and more. Following a year marked by groundbreaking hits, the spot signifies HBO Max’s continued commitment to deliver audiences fresh and imaginative content, featuring bold, iconic characters from the world’s best creators—all in one place.

Among the exciting line-up are new Max Original series “Peacemaker,” starring John Cena as the compellingly vainglorious character Peacemaker from “The Suicide Squad” and “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” a capstone event of the holiday season celebrating the anniversary of the franchise’s first film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” along with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and other legendary cast members. New HBO Originals in the line-up include “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” a fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties and “House of the Dragon,” telling the story of House Targaryen 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones.”

Viewers can also spot never-before-seen footage from anticipated titles including new Max Original series “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” “Julia,” “Love & Death,” and new HBO Originals “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” “The White House Plumbers,” and “We Own This City.”

First looks are also included from acclaimed returning HBO Originals “Westworld,” “His Dark Materials,” and “The Nevers,” and Max Originals “The Flight Attendant” and “Raised by Wolves.”

Additionally, the spot introduces Warner Bros. Streaming Exclusives, a collaboration that includes a number of films made exclusively for HBO Max. “House Party,” “Father of The Bride,” “Kimi,” “The Fallout,” “Scoob: Holiday Haunt,” and “Moonshot” are among the films set to debut throughout 2022.

For more information about HBO Max, visit HBOMax.com.

Complete list of titles featured in the spot:
*New footage
HBO Originals
Westworld*
Season 4
​​The Emmy®-winning one-hour drama series WESTWORLD is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the birth of a new form of life on Earth.

The Gilded Age
New Series
From creator Julian Fellowes, the American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of great conflict between the old ways and brand new systems, and of huge fortunes made and lost. Against the backdrop of this transformation, the series follows a young woman who becomes enmeshed in a social war between old and new money in 1880s New York high society.

Euphoria
Season 2
Amidst the intertwining lives in the town of East Highland, 17 year old Rue (Zendaya) must find hope while balancing the pressures of love, loss, and addiction.

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
New Series
A fast-break ten episode series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.

House of the Dragon
New Series
Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, which is set 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen.

Barry
Season 3
The Emmy® winning dark comedy series starring and co-created by Emmy® winner Bill Hader returns. Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren’t the only forces at play. What is it about his own psyche that led him to become a killer in the first place?

The Time Traveler’s Wife*
New Series
An intricate and magical love story, adapted by Steven Moffat from the much loved novel by Audrey Niffenegger. The series tells the story of Clare (Rose Leslie) and Henry (Theo James), and a marriage with a problem… time travel.

The White House Plumbers*
New Limited Series
The White House Plumbers tells the story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.

We Own This City*
New Limited Series
From George Pelecanos and David Simon, a six-hour limited series chronicling the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force.

A Black Lady Sketch Show
Season 3
Created by and starring Robin Thede, the Emmy®-winning narrative sketch comedy series features a core cast of Black women living relatable, hilarious experiences in a magical reality that subverts traditional expectations.

His Dark Materials*
Season 3
Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, which is considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, the third season will be based on Pullman’s final novel in the trilogy – The Amber Spyglass – and will see Will (Amir Wilson), the bearer of The Subtle Knife and Lyra (Dafne Keen), the prophesied child, travel through multiple worlds to find and protect each other.

The Nevers*
New Episodes, Season 1, Part 2
Victorian London is rocked to its foundations by a supernatural event which gives certain people – mostly women – abnormal abilities, from the wondrous to the disturbing. But no matter their particular “turns,” all who belong to this new underclass are in grave danger. It falls to mysterious, quick-fisted widow Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and brilliant young inventor Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) to protect and shelter these gifted “orphans.” To do so, they will have to face the brutal forces determined to annihilate their kind.

The Righteous Gemstones
Season 2
Created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride, and marking his third HBO comedy series from Rough House Pictures, the series tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work. Season two finds our blessed Gemstone family threatened by outsiders from both the past and present who wish to destroy their empire.

Max Originals
Gossip Girl
Season 2
Developed by showrunner Joshua Safran, a writer and executive producer on the original series, this extension of the pop culture classic takes us back to the Upper East Side, where we find a new generation of New York private school teens who are introduced to social surveillance nine years after the original blogger’s website went dark.

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin*
New Series
In the dark, coming-of-age, horror-tinged drama PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN, we find ourselves miles away from Rosewood, but within the existing Pretty Little Liars universe — in a brand-new town, with a new generation of Little Liars.

Julia*
New Series
JULIA, an eight-episode first season, is inspired by Julia Child’s (played by Sarah Lancashire) extraordinary life and her long-running television series, “The French Chef,” which pioneered the now popular genre of cooking shows.

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
New Special
A capstone event of the holiday season celebrating the anniversary of the franchise’s first film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone along with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and other legendary cast members.

DMZ*
New Limited Series
A four-part limited event series from Emmy® nominee Roberto Patino and Emmy® winner/Academy Award® nominee Ava DuVernay, who also directs the first episode. DMZ is based on the popular DC comic and set in New York City in the not-so-distant future when the country is embroiled in a bitter civil war.

Hacks
Season 2
From creators Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky, the Emmy®-winning comedy starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder as a legendary Las Vegas comedian and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old, returns for a second season.

Peacemaker
New Series
Written and directed by James Gunn, PEACEMAKER will explore the continuing story of the character that John Cena reprises in the aftermath of James Gunn’s 2021 film “The Suicide Squad” – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.

Love & Death*
New Series
Written by David E. Kelley, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and starring Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery, the series is based on a true story revolving around two church going couples, enjoying small town family life in Texas, until somebody picks up an axe.

The Staircase*
New Limited Series
An eight-episode limited series based on a true crime docuseries starring Academy Award-Winner® Colin Firth as American novelist Michael Peterson; exploring his life, his sprawling North Carolina family and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (played by Toni Collette).

Our Flag Means Death*
New Series
The Max Original comedy series is loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), a pampered aristocrat who abandoned his life of privilege to become a pirate. The series is directed by and also stars Academy Award® winner Taika Waititi as “Blackbeard,” history’s most feared and revered pirate.

Sesame Street
Season 52
Season 52 continues a playful problem-solving curriculum, designed to build critical thinking skills in young children and equip them to handle challenges in school and beyond. As characters and kids approach challenges creatively, they repeat the phrase “I Wonder…What if…Let’s Try!” This framework for finding solutions is used in Street Stories, interstitials, and Elmo & Tango’s Mysterious Mysteries segments.

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai*
New Series
In the animated television adaptation, we travel back to 1920s Shanghai to reveal the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 movie) met the young Mogwai called Gizmo. Along with a teenage street thief named Elle, Sam and Gizmo take a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside, encountering, and sometimes battling, colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. On their quest to return Gizmo to his family and uncover a legendary treasure, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.

Raised By Wolves*
Season 2
In season two of RAISED BY WOLVES, Android partners Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim), along with their brood of six human children, join a newly formed atheistic colony in Kepler 22 b’s mysterious tropical zone. But navigating this strange new society is only the start of their troubles as Mother’s “natural child” threatens to drive what little remains of the human race to extinction.

Legendary
Season 3
The Max Original ballroom competition series will return for a third season. MC Dashaun Wesley, along with judges Leiomy Maldonado, Jameela Jamil, Law Roach and multi-Grammy® winner Megan Thee Stallion will return to crown another “Legendary” house.

The Flight Attendant*
Season 2
Season two finds Cassie Bowden (Kaley Cuoco) living her best sober life in Los Angeles while moonlighting as a CIA asset in her spare time. But when an overseas assignment leads her to inadvertently witness a murder, she becomes entangled in another international intrigue.

2021 Hit Movies
Free Guy
The Last Duel
F9: The Fast Saga

Warner Bros. Streaming Exclusives
House Party
Father of The Bride
Kimi
The Fallout
Scoob: Holiday Haunt
Moonshot



“Sesame Street’s” 52nd Season Launches on Thursday, November 11 on Cartoonito on HBO Max

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“Sesame Street’s” 52nd Season Launches on Thursday, November 11 on Cartoonito on HBO Max
New episodes of the iconic children’s series, 35 in all, will drop every Thursday.
[via press release from Sesame Workshop]
Sesame Street’s 52nd Season Launches On Thursday, November 11 On Cartoonito On HBO Max

Elmo’s adopted puppy Tango makes her Sesame Street debut – including a brand-new animated segment Elmo & Tango’s Mysterious Mysteries

Star-studded season includes appearances from Jon Batiste, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison, Kacey Musgraves, Naomi Osaka, Anderson .Paak, and Keke Palmer

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2021 — Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind decades of award-winning educational programming, today announced that Sesame Street’s 52nd season will debut on Thursday, November 11 on Cartoonito on HBO Max. New episodes of the iconic children’s series, 35 in all, will drop every Thursday. The season streams on PBS KIDS in Fall 2022.

“Creating this season of Sesame Street during the pandemic has been an enormous undertaking,” said Ben Lehmann, Sesame Workshop’s Senior Vice President & Head of Live Action and Sesame Street Executive Producer. “Just as our characters use playful problem-solving in the face of challenges, we, too, took a creative approach, finding innovative solutions while keeping our cast and crew safe. We’re proud of what we’ve been able to produce and are grateful to our partners at WarnerMedia and PBS for their continued support of Sesame Street.”

This season welcomes Tango, Elmo’s new adopted puppy, to the Street, where she will debut as a live-action Sesame Street Muppet in the first Season 52 episode on Thursday, November 11. Tango was introduced in the animated special Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy in August 2021 and will appear regularly in Sesame Street episodes.

Tango will also join Elmo in the new animated segment Elmo & Tango’s Mysterious Mysteries, comprised of 13 five-minute episodes interspersed throughout Season 52. The series follows Elmo and Tango as they search for clues on Sesame Street and help their friends solve mysteries, including the disappearance of Abby’s magic wand, a search for buried treasure, and more.

Season 52 continues a playful problem-solving curriculum, designed to build critical thinking skills in young children and equip them to handle challenges in school and beyond. As characters and kids approach challenges creatively, they repeat the phrase “I Wonder… What if… Let’s Try!” This framework for finding solutions is used in Street Stories, interstitials, and Elmo & Tango’s Mysterious Mysteries segments.

“The pandemic has presented immense challenges for us all, but particularly for children as they experience this drastically different way of life in their formative years,” said Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, Sesame Workshop’s Senior Vice President of Curriculum & Content. “In spite of those difficulties, we know that children are incredibly resilient. This season’s curriculum is designed to encourage and inspire them to be persistent, continuing to try until they succeed. It’s a message kids and parents can take to heart.”

As a part of Coming Together, Sesame Workshop’s ongoing commitment to racial justice, this season features two racial justice-themed episodes: Martin Luther King Day (Thursday, January 13), in which Elmo, Tamir, and friends make a Peace Tree to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy and the holiday; and Let’s Grow Together (Thursday, February 17), where Alan shares his Japanese American heritage with the Sesame Street gang as they learn to make pickled daikon for the community garden food stand.

Celebrity and special guests Jon Batiste (Thursday, November 18), Kacey Musgraves (Thursday, December 2), Naomi Osaka (Thursday, January 6), Anderson .Paak (Thursday, January 13), astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison (Thursday, January 27), Amanda Gorman (Thursday, March 24), Keke Palmer (Thursday, April 21), and Billie Eilish (Thursday, June 16) join for Street Stories, songs, and other segments.

This season, Sesame Workshop took seven of its 35 new Sesame Street episodes to the great outdoors. In Elmo Mails a Letter (Thursday, November 18), Elmo meets a real U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Queens, N.Y., to learn how mail is sorted and sent to the right place. Abby, Rudy, and Freddy follow a map to find hidden treasure at Croton Gorge Park in Westchester, N.Y., in Hike Pirates (Thursday, January 6). Five episodes were filmed on-location at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard in North Salem, N.Y., starting with Sesame Street Goes to the Farm (Thursday, April 21).

Sesame Street continues to be available on PBS stations and streams on PBS KIDS.

Sesame Street is the flagship series in Sesame Workshop’s burgeoning slate of shows, which includes Sesame Street spinoffs The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo and forthcoming CGI-animated Mecha Builders; Esme & Roy; Ghostwriter; Helpsters; Bea’s Block; and first docuseries Through Our Eyes, as well as year-round Sesame Street and Sesame Studios digital shorts, stories, and songs. The nonprofit additionally creates Sesame Street in Communities content addressing the complex challenges faced by children and families today.

Sesame Street is underwritten in part by Beaches Resorts(R), Progressive, and SC Johnson.

Learn more about Sesame Street Season 52 at the press kit link here.

About Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, the pioneering television show that has been reaching and teaching children since 1969. Today, Sesame Workshop is an innovative force for change, with a mission to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. We’re present in more than 150 countries, serving vulnerable children through a wide range of media, formal education, and philanthropically funded social impact programs, each grounded in rigorous research and tailored to the needs and cultures of the communities we serve. For more information, please visit www.sesameworkshop.org.

About Cartoonito

Cartoonito is the WarnerMedia Kids & Family preschool programming block on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Inspired by Positive Psychology and 21st Century Learning, Cartoonito is based on the proprietary preschool educational framework of Humancentric Learning, which aims to support every child’s humanness by celebrating their unique selves and encouraging them to treat others with compassion, respect and fairness. With a roster of originals actively in development, Cartoonito will offer modern programming that leans into WarnerMedia’s Kids & Family iconic IP that stems from Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Mush-Mush & the Mushables and Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go are among a slate of 20 new series that will be available at launch. In addition, a portfolio of originals including Batwheels, Bugs Bunny Builders, Little Ellen, new series and specials from Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, and a collection of projects from bestselling children’s book author Mo Willems will add to thousands of hours of content from WarnerMedia’s legacy library and global acquisitions.

About HBO Max

HBO Max(TM) is WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer platform, offering best in class quality entertainment. HBO Max features the greatest array of storytelling for all audiences from the iconic brands of HBO, Warner Bros., DC, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and much more. The streaming platform launched in the United States in May 2020 and introduced an advertising-supported subscription tier in June 2021. HBO Max recently began its global roll out launching in 39 markets across Latin America and the Caribbean and will be followed by the replacement of HBO-branded streaming services in Europe later this year.



Bundle Up with New Holiday Specials of Kids and Family Favorites

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Bundle Up with New Holiday Specials of Kids and Family Favorites “Looney Tunes Cartoons,” “Esme & Roy,” and “Sesame Street”
“Bugs Bunny’s 24-Carrot Holiday Special” will kick things off on Thursday, December 3.
[via press release from WarnerMedia]
Bundle Up with New Holiday Specials of Kids and Family Favorites Looney Tunes Cartoons, Esme & Roy, and Sesame Street

The Holiday Fun Begins Thursday, Dec. 3
Bugs Bunny’s 24-Carrot Holiday Special

Thursday, Dec. 3

The Looney Tunes are here to get you in the holiday spirit with Bugs Bunny’s 24-Carrot Holiday Special. Duck the halls with Porky and Daffy as they travel to the North Pole on a mission to save Christmas. Don’t miss out on all the holiday sales when Granny and Tweety go hunting for deals… and Sylvester goes hunting for a delicious yellow bird. Finally, it’s the ultimate cold war when a snowball fight quickly escalates between feuding neighbors Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Along with other favorites like Taz, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, let The Looney Tunes jumpstart your holiday season celebration.

Get into the Holiday Spirit with Esme & Roy

Thursday, Dec. 10

Simon and Snugs can’t wait for Furry Claws to come to their party. But when he’s unable to make it, they learn the true meaning of the holidays.

Esme & Roy Have Snow Worries This Winter

Thursday, Dec. 10

Fig and the Monstersitters can’t wait to play outside in the snow. But when the snow melts away, they have to come up with a different way to play.

Tis’ the Season to Celebrate with Friends on Sesame Street

Thursday, Dec. 17

It’s Holiday time on Sesame Street! When their parents run late from the holiday concert, Elmo and Baby Bear stay with Alan and Nina at Hooper’s store. But they are disappointed not to celebrate Christmas Eve and Hanukkah as they had planned. Alan wonders how to make Hooper’s feel more festive. What if they make their own holiday decorations? Elmo, Baby Bear, Nina, and Alan sing carols, eat latkes, and make lots of decorations. They create a wonderful holiday celebration all by themselves – and Elmo and Baby Bear realize that the best part of holidays is being together with friends and family.

Plus, tune into a new episode of Sesame Street featuring guest star Issa Rae, and catch the season three premiere of Summer Camp Island on HBO Max.

Issa Rae Stops by Sesame Street to Build a Cardboard Castle

Thursday, Dec. 10

Issa Rae is a Queen who doesn’t have enough bricks to build a play castle for her daughter. This is a problem! Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Rosita wonder: can they use something else to build the castle? What about cardboard boxes and tubes? The two friends give it a try – and it works. Because they didn’t give up, they built a cardboard castle fit for a Princess!

Experience the Magic of Summer Camp Island’s Third Season

Thursday, Dec. 10

Beginning Thursday, Dec. 10 on HBO Max, season three follows best friends Oscar and Hedgehog as they have strange encounters with mystical creatures, discovering their own magical potential along the way. As Oscar and Hedgehog dive deeper into the magical community, they hear fables of friendships and discover how Susie and the witches first came to the island. They also travel far beyond their cabins for a sacred ceremony at the Yeti meadow and some house sitting for Puddle and the King. From midsummer snow days to sleepovers in the witch school, the unpredictable magical world continues to keep campers and creatures alike on the edge of their brooms!

The season will roll out over three weeks with new episodes as featured arcs that focus on the Witches (Dec. 10), Aliens (Dec. 17) and Yetis (Dec. 24). Returning guest stars this season include Whoopi Goldberg, Bobby Moynihan, Fortune Feimster, Stephen Root and Elijah Wood with new characters voiced by Frances Conroy, Keith David, Jo Firestone, Aparna Nancherla and Melissa Villasenor.



“Sesame Street’s” 51st Season Launches on Thursday, November 12 on HBO Max

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“Sesame Street’s” 51st Season Launches on Thursday, November 12 on HBO Max
New episodes – 35 in all – will be available every Thursday on HBO Max, with the season coming to PBS Kids in Fall 2021.
[via press release from Sesame Workshop]
Sesame Street’s 51st Season Launches On Thursday, November 12 On HBO Max

BELOVED CHILDREN’S SERIES BEGINS TWO-YEAR CURRICULAR FOCUS ON PLAYFUL PROBLEM-SOLVING, BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH NEW ANTHEM ‘I WONDER, WHAT IF, LET’S TRY’ PERFORMED BY HAILEE STEINFELD

ADDITIONAL CELEBRITY GUESTS IN SEASON 51 INCLUDE KELSEA BALLERINI, STEPHEN AND AYESHA CURRY, BILLY PORTER, ISSA RAE, AND MAGGIE ROGERS

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2020 — Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind a half century of award-winning children’s television, will launch Sesame Street’s 51st season on Thursday, November 12 on HBO Max, marking the first season to debut on the streaming platform. New episodes – 35 in all – will be available every Thursday on HBO Max, with the season coming to PBS KIDS in Fall 2021.

“We are proud to announce our newest episodes of Sesame Street, designed to entertain and educate kids as we help them build curiosity, creativity, and persistence – an especially crucial focus as families continue to face unprecedented challenges,” said Steve Youngwood, Sesame Workshop’s President of Media & Education and COO, who becomes the nonprofit’s CEO in January 2021. “This season debut on HBO Max marks another key moment in our partnership with WarnerMedia. We are grateful to them and our longstanding partners at PBS for their continued support as we work together to help children grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.”

“Sesame Street has a longstanding legacy of doing incredibly important things for children by shaping culture and sparking important conversations among all of us. For me personally, I’m thrilled to be reunited with all the exceptional people that make Sesame Workshop the force that it is,” added Tom Ascheim, President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics.

Sesame Street’s latest season marks the beginning of a two-year curriculum focused on playful problem-solving, designed to build critical thinking skills in young children and better equip them to handle challenges in school and beyond. As Sesame Street Muppets, human cast members, and guest stars alike face obstacles – while building a castle, staging a circus, fixing the inner workings of a grandfather clock, and more – they approach these problems with curiosity, creativity, and perseverance, together using phrases and corresponding gestures as starting points in finding solutions: I wonder… ? (pointer finger to temple); What if… ? (pointer finger to chin); and Let’s try! (pointer finger in the air).

A new anthem – “I Wonder, What If, Let’s Try” – performed by celebrity guest Hailee Steinfeld, brings this curriculum to life and makes its season debut on Thursday, November 26. The anthem will appear in Sesame Street episodes throughout the year.

Additional celebrity guests this season include Maggie Rogers (Thursday, November 19), Issa Rae (Thursday, December 10), Stephen and Ayesha Curry (Thursday, March 25), Billy Porter (Thursday, April 1), and Kelsea Ballerini (Thursday, June 17), taking part in Street Stories and other segments throughout the season.

Sesame Street continues to be available on PBS stations and on the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel, and anytime on the free PBS KIDS Video App (no subscription needed).

Sesame Street is underwritten in part by Beaches, SeaWorld, Blue Lizard, and Chrysler.

About Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, the pioneering television show that has been reaching and teaching children since 1969. Today, Sesame Workshop is an innovative force for change, with a mission to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. We’re present in more than 150 countries, serving vulnerable children through a wide range of media, formal education, and philanthropically funded social impact programs, each grounded in rigorous research and tailored to the needs and cultures of the communities we serve. For more information, please visit www.sesameworkshop.org.

About HBO Max

HBO Max(R) is WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer offering, with 10,000 hours of curated premium content. HBO Max offers best in class quality entertainment, featuring the greatest array of storytelling for all audiences with the iconic brands of HBO, Warner Bros., DC, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and much more. Website: HBOMax.com



‘THE POWER OF WE: A SESAME STREET SPECIAL’ Debuts on Thursday, October 15

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‘THE POWER OF WE: A SESAME STREET SPECIAL’ Debuts on Thursday, October 15, to Help Children Stand Up to Racism

New special includes celebrity and musical guests Yara Shahidi, Christopher Jackson, and Andra Day

‘The Power of We’ to stream on HBO Max and PBS KIDS and air on PBS stations beginning Thursday, October 15


NEW YORK, NY – Oct. 8, 2020 – Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, will address racism – and model how children can stand up to it – in “The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special.” Designed as a co-viewing experience for children and families, the special will stream on HBO Max and PBS KIDS starting Thursday, October 15, and debut on PBS stations the same day (check local listings). The special will also re-air throughout October and November on PBS stations and the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel (check local listings).

“Sesame Street has the ability to entertain children while explaining complex issues like no other program and equips families and caregivers with the support they need to have empathetic conversations,” said Kay Wilson Stallings, Executive Vice President of Creative and Production at Sesame Workshop. “We believe that this moment calls for a direct discussion about racism to help children grasp the issues and teach them that they are never too young to be ‘upstanders’ for themselves, one another, and their communities.”

“The Power of We” features Elmo and Abby Cadabby, who are joined by 6-year-old Muppet Gabrielle and her cousin, 8-year-old Tamir, as they learn how to become “upstanders” to unfair treatment based on skin – or fur – color.

Current and former Sesame Street human cast members Alan, Charlie, Chris, and Gordon take part in the special alongside celebrity and musical guests Yara Shahidi, Christopher Jackson, and Andra Day. “The Power of We” includes two new songs: “How Do You Know?” and “Listen, Act, Unite!” the latter written and performed by Jackson and featuring Day.

Sesame Workshop has created a companion guide for families and caregivers to use as they discuss the special with children, available at SesameStreet.org/PowerofWe.

Coupled with the recent CNN Town Hall “Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism,” this special expands on Sesame Workshop’s long history of modeling inclusivity in its storylines and diverse cast of Muppets, human cast members, and guest stars. The Workshop will continue to tackle racism and its impact on children through an array of programming and Sesame Street in Communities content for families and caregivers.

About Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, the pioneering television show that has been reaching and teaching children since 1969. Today, Sesame Workshop is an innovative force for change, with a mission to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. We’re present in more than 150 countries, serving vulnerable children through a wide range of media, formal education, and philanthropically funded social impact programs, each grounded in rigorous research and tailored to the needs and cultures of the communities we serve. For more information, please visit www.sesameworkshop.org.

About HBO Max
HBO Max is WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer offering, which debuted May 27, 2020. With 10,000 hours of curated premium content, HBO Max offers powerhouse programming for everyone in the home, bringing together HBO, a robust slate of new original series, key third-party licensed programs and movies, and fan favorites from WarnerMedia’s rich library including motion picture and TV series from Warner Bros., highlights from New Line, and catalog titles from DC, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes and more. Website: HBOMax.com

About PBS KIDS
PBS KIDS believes the world is full of possibilities, and so is every child. As the number one educational media brand for kids, PBS KIDS helps children ages 2-8 learn lessons that last a lifetime. Through television, digital media, and community-based programs, PBS KIDS wants children to see themselves uniquely reflected and celebrated in loveable, diverse characters who serve as positive role models, and to explore their feelings and discover new adventures along the way. Families can watch PBS KIDS anytime on the free PBS KIDS 24/7 channel and the PBS KIDS Video app, available on mobile and connected-TV devices, no subscription required. PBS KIDS’ large collection of mobile apps and pbskids.org provide accessible content, including digital games and streaming video to spark kids’ curiosity. PBS KIDS and local stations across the country support the entire ecosystem in which children learn and grow – including their teachers, parents, and community – providing resources to support children’s learning, anytime and anywhere. For more information, visit pbs.org/pressroom, or follow PBS KIDS on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.



Upcoming DVD Releases

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NOW AVAILABLE (8/11):

* Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens – Season 1 (Comedy Central/ViacomCBS)
$24.99 SRP DVD MOD

EXTRAS: Adulting with Awkwafina (Instagram series); Commutez; Nora’s Job Interview; Gag Reel
—–Golden Globe winner Awkwafina (“The Farewell,” “Crazy Rich Asians”) stars as Nora, an unemployed 27-year-old living with her dad (BD Wong, “Jurassic World”) and her grandma (Lori Tan Chinn, “Orange Is the New Black”) in Queens, New York, as she attempts to inch toward adulthood and out of the shadow of her tech wunderkind cousin, Edmund (Bowen Yang, “Saturday Night Live”). With this Season 1 collection, you can relive all 10 uncensored episodes. It’ll feel like you’re right there alongside Nora as she gets high, cons focus groups, and samples her queefs for hip-hop tracks (if that’s something you’re into). 2-disc set.

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COMING ON 8/18:

* Why Women Kill – Season 1 (ViacomCBS)
$29.99 SRP DVD MOD

—–WHY WOMEN KILL details the lives of three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the ‘60s, a socialite in the ‘80s and a lawyer in 2018, each dealing with infidelity in their marriages. The series will examine how the roles of women have changed, but how their reaction to betrayal…has not. Starring Lucy Liu (Elementary, Ally McBeal), Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon A Time, Big Love), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Killing Eve, The Good Place), and Alexandra Daddario (the Percy Jackson films). 3-disc set.

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COMING ON 9/22:

* Brockmire – Season 2 (Lionsgate)
$19.98 SRP DVD MOD

—–Now in New Orleans, Jim Brockmire (Hank Azaria) strives to break back out of the minors and back into the major leagues while continuing his popular podcast. Jim faces a whole new level of drunken debauchery that The Big Easy makes so easy. Single-disc release.

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COMING ON 11/10:

* Sesame Street – Old School, Volume 1: 1969-1974 (Shout! Factory)
$19.98 SRP DVD

EXTRAS: Celebrity Appearances (Carol Burnett, Jackie Robinson, James Earl Jones, Lena Horne, And More!); The Premier Episode From Each Of The First 5 Seasons, Plus The Pilot From 1969; 45 Bonus Segments; Original Pitch Film; 16-Page Booklet Filled With Fun Facts And Photos
—–Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr. Hooper, and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Sesame Street Old School is a time capsule of the early days of the ground-breaking series you grew up on. Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics like “C is for Cookie,” “I Love Trash,” and “Rubber Duckie.” For the first time on DVD, the music, memories, and mayhem from Sesame Street’s first five seasons can be enjoyed again and again! 3-disc set.
NOTE: this title was previously released in 2006 by another studio, and previously re-released a few years ago by Shout!, but has since been taken out of print. Shout! is now re-releasing it again, along with Volume 2. A 3rd volume, released a few years ago, is still available from Shout! and does not need to be re-released at this time. http://www.amazon.com/…/o…/ASIN/B00961EO1A/tvshowsondvd0d-20

* Sesame Street – Old School, Volume 2: 1974-1979 (Shout! Factory)
$19.98 SRP DVD

EXTRAS: Celebrity Appearances (Henry Winkler, Paul Simon, Lily Tomlin, Richard Pryor, Ray Charles, And More!); The First Sesame Street Episode Ever Created Which Has Never Been Broadcast; The Premiere Episodes From Seasons 6-10, Completely Restored; 12-Page Booklet Packed With Behind-The-Scenes Information And Photos
—–Can you dig it? Sesame Street: Old School Volume 2 picks up right where Volume 1 left off, including all the grooviest Sesame Street memories from 1974 to 1979! Remember when friends like Don Music, Roosevelt Franklin, Guy Smiley and Fat Blue were on the street? Break out your boogie shoes for far out classics like “What’s the Name of That Song?” and “Telephone Rock!” Rediscover the Sesame Street of the 1970s — the place where you learned about letters, numbers, and loveable furry monsters. Catch you on the flip side! 3-disc set.

NOTE: this title was previously released in 2007 by another studio, and previously re-released a few years ago by Shout!, but has since been taken out of print. Shout! is now re-releasing it again, along with Volume 1. A 3rd volume, released a few years ago, is still available from Shout! and does not need to be re-released at this time.



SESAME STREET: July Episodes

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SESAME STREET: July Episodes

Season 50, Episode 34: “Fourth of July Celebration”
Topic: Fourth of July
Debut date: SATURDAY, JULY 4 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
There’s a Fourth of July celebration on Sesame Street. Elmo, Abby, and Rudy try to find a birthday present for America. Alan explains that the Fourth of July is really a day for family, friends and neighbors to come together. He then comes up with the idea of doing something kind for their neighbors. So together, they pick up trash and plant in the garden. It’s the perfect present for America.

Season 50, Episode 35: “Let’s Go Camping” (Season Finale)
Topic: Animals
Debut date: SATURDAY, JULY 11 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Chris and Elmo are excited to be camping in the woods! All kinds of animals join Chris and Elmo for the camp out. After Chris find the right kind of food for each animal, they all eat dinner together. Elmo and Chris they both agree they should have a sleepover like this every night!

SESAME STREET is also available to stream on HBO GO, HBO NOW, and on HBO via HBO Max and other partners’ platforms.



SESAME STREET: June Episodes

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SESAME STREET: June Episodes

Season 50, Episode 30: “Making The Band”
Topic: Music
Debut date: SATURDAY, JUNE 6 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
A rock star is performing on Sesame Street, but his equipment is in the wrong town. The gang helps build and design replacements so the show can go on.

Season 50, Episode 31: “Rudy Blows His First Bubble”
Topic: Bubbles
Debut date: SATURDAY, JUNE 13 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Rudy feels frustrated that he can’t blow a bubble. With help from Elmo, Alan, and Rosita, Rudy realizes that he needs to breathe out instead of breathing in when blowing a bubble.

Season 50, Episode 32: “Big Bird’s Fairytale”
Topic: Kindness
Debut date: SATURDAY, JUNE 20 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Big Bird makes up a fairy tale about a bird named Birdie who helps a Beast learn how to be a good friend.

Season 50, Episode 33: “Lucky’s Unlucky Day”
Topic: Construction Vehicles
Debut date: SATURDAY, JUNE 27 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
It’s Lucky’s first day on the job as a bulldozer. When he gets upset about making mistakes, Big Bird and Nina tell him that it’s ok to make mistakes and explain that Lucky just needs to tell himself “I can do it” and try again.

SESAME STREET is also available to stream on HBO GO, HBO NOW, and on HBO via HBO Max and other partners’ platforms.



SESAME STREET: May Episodes

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SESAME STREET: May Episodes

Season 50, Episode 25: “A Very Special Fiesta”
Topic: Spanish
Debut date: SATURDAY, MAY 2 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Charlie, Grover, Rudy, and Abby help Rosita and her abuela plan for a friend’s fiesta. While trying to figure out what they need for the party, they try to guess who Rosita and her abuela’s friend could be.

Season 50, Episode 26: “Back to Nature”
Topic: Nature/Growing
Debut date: SATURDAY, MAY 9 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Abby and Rudy want to bring nature inside Hooper’s so Chris can feel like he’s outside. Abby uses her mom’s magic wand but makes a mistake and fills Hooper’s with too many animals and plants. Abby apologizes for using her mom’s wand without permission and together, with her mom, she learns how to fix her mistake without using magic.

Season 50, Episode 27: “Welcome Baby Chicks”
Topic: Chickens
Debut date: SATURDAY, MAY 16 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Elmo, Abby, Bert, and Ernie have to be patient and wait for baby chicks to hatch. By singing and making arts and crafts together, they learn that time can fly when you’re having fun.

Season 50, Episode 28: “Searching for Letter Y”
Topic: Alphabet
Debut date: SATURDAY, MAY 23 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Telly, Elmo, and Abby become knights and go on a quest to help an AM Letter “Y’ find its purpose in life.

Season 50, Episode 29: “The Treasure of Yucky Mama”
Topic: Maps
Debut date: SATURDAY, MAY 30 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Yucky Mama’s old treasure map is discovered during Oscar’s spring dusting. The map shows how Sesame Street used to look 50 years ago. To find the treasure, Oscar, Elmo, Abby, Nina, and Charlie use the map to find their way around Sesame Street, comparing the places that used to be on the Street to the places that are there now, and complete three grouchy challenges.

SESAME STREET is also available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms.



SESAME STREET: April Episodes

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SESAME STREET: April Episodes

Season 50, Episode 21: “The Fluffster Kerfufflel”
Topic: Toys
Debut date: SATURDAY, APRIL 4 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Elmo, Rudy, and Abby play superheroes with their toys while Big Bird and Julia paint nearby. Rudy wants to play with another toy and spots Fluffster, Julia’s toy, on a table. But as soon as he takes Fluffster, Julia gets upset. Alan explain that Fluffster is Julia’s special toy that helps her calm down so it’s not a toy she likes to share. Rudy understands how Julia feels and apologizes for taking Fluffster. And even without sharing their special toys, they all find a way to play together.

Season 50, Episode 22: “The Disappoint-O-Meter”
Topic: Emotions
Debut date: SATURDAY, APRIL 11 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Oscar tries to find someone who’s feeling disappointed by using his new disappoint-o-meter but he accidentally helps them feel happy again.

Season 50, Episode 23: “Zoe Breaks Her Arm”
Topic: Body Parts
Debut date: SATURDAY, APRIL 18 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Zoe sets off at a running start for her ballet jump but she slips and breaks her arm. When Zoey returns from the doctor, she still wants to play but she can’t find anything fun to do. Charlie, Rosita, and Elmo come up with the idea of changing the words to the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” so Zoe can be part of it too, even with a broken arm.

Season 50, Episode 24: “Dog Day Engineers”
Topic: Engineer
Debut date: SATURDAY, APRIL 25 (9:00-9:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Zoe and Rosita help Nina dog sit but their arms get tired after continuously throwing the balls. They don’t give up and keep thinking of a way to solve this problem. They figure out how to design a bike-powered ball-throwing machine they can pedal using their feet. They are two real engineers!

SESAME STREET is also available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms.