Family Tree is a new comedy series written and created by Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock, about a man on a journey to investigate his lineage. The show stars Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) along with Tom Bennett and Nina Conti.

May 12, 2013

The 28th annual induction ceremony took place on April 18 at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre, marking the first time since 1993 that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on the West Coast. The HBO special features long-awaited performances, commemorative tributes and moving speeches from both presenters and inductees.

May 18, 2013

The feature documentary highlights Canadian comic David Steinberg’s incredible career, from Winnipeg to attending Yeshiva in Chicago, abandoning his studies to join the legendary Second City. The film includes priceless archival footage of Steinberg’s performances, including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, where he was second only to Bob Hope in the number of appearances and the stand-up shows that put him in the ranks of George Carlin and Richard Pryor.

May 25, 2013

Behind The Candelabra is a behind-the-scenes look at world-renowned performer Liberace’s tempestuous relationship with lover Scott Thorson. Starring Academy Award® winners Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, Behind The Candelabra tracks the couple from their first meeting backstage at the Las Vegas Hilton to their bitter and public breakup.

May 26, 2013

On the heels of recognition at the WGC Awards, Canadian Screen Awards, and Canadian Comedy Awards, including top honours as Best Comedy at the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards, season 4 of Less Than Kind draws to a close during a period of transition for the Blechers. Anne’s (Wendel Meldrum, in her Canadian Screen Award winning role) anxiety is rising at the looming loss of Sheldon (Jesse Camacho) to a gap-year adventure and to the advances of employee Jim Sheridan (Nicholas Campbell). Newly engaged Josh (Benjamin Arthur) pursues a career at Manitoba Labels in order to move out, move up and start his own family with the increasingly demanding Shandra (Lisa Anne Durupt). Aunt Clara (Nancy Sorel) finds herself facing the harsh prospect of unwelcome spinsterhood. As for the loveable trio of youngsters - Sheldon, Miriam (Brooke Palsson) and Danny (Tyler Johnston) - their relationships will be strained to the breaking point by a series of tumultuous events. Life will never be the same again for the Blechers. And that might not be bad.

June 2, 2013

This summer, HBO Canada presents the latest thought provoking HBO original documentaries on Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET/MT: Love, Marilyn, which offers a glimpse into the personal life of Marilyn Monroe; Miss You Can Do It, which profiles a national non-profit pageant for girls and women with special needs and challenges; Josh Fox’s provocative follow-up to the controversial, Oscar®-nominated Gasland; and The Cheshire Murders from Emmy® winner Kate Davis.

June 17, 2013

Dexter returns for it's eighth and final season. Dexter stars Michael C. Hall in his Golden Globe Award-winning role as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer. The series also stars Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Aimee Garcia, David Zayas and James Remar. Dexter is executive produced by John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Scott Buck, Manny Coto, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West and Michael C. Hall.

June 30, 2013

Ray Donovan is a one-hour drama set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous. The series stars Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award nominee Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role, as the go-to guy who does the dirty work for L.A.’s top power players and makes the problems of the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls disappear. The powerful family drama unfolds when Ray’s father, played by Oscar® winner Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core. The series' all-star cast also includes Oscar winner and guest star Elliott Gould as Ray's long-time client and mentor; Paula Malcomson (The Hunger Games) in the role of Ray's wife, Abby; and Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes) and Dash Mihok (I Am Legend), who play Ray's brothers.

June 30, 2013