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The Hazbin Hotel creators have revealed their next show, and it is a surprising choice. Created by Vivienne Medrano, the animated musical series Hazbin Hotel has been a major hit and even led to the spinoff Helluva Boss.

Hazbin Hotel season 2 will make its Prime Video debut on October 29, 2025, and seasons 3 and 4 have already been renewed. Helluva Boss season 3 will also be coming to Prime Video.

According to ComicBook.com, it was revealed at Animate! Orlando that Medrano and the Hellaverse creative team's next show is Homestuck. They have been working on an animated pilot of the popular Internet fiction series that ran from 2009-2016, with the pilot coming to Medrano's YouTube channel in September, although the full series has not been optioned yet.

Medrano will executive produce Homestuck while Richard Horvitz serves as voice director and Skye Henwood will write and direct. The voice cast features Toby “Radiation” Fox as John Egbert,...

The world of the Hellaverse keeps growing, with hits like Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss drawing in lots of fans. At this year’s Animate Orlando event, the creators surprised everyone by announcing a new project.

SpindleHorse, the studio behind these shows, revealed they are working on an animated pilot for Homestuck, the famous internet story that has been loved by many for years. Even though Homestuck isn’t officially part of the Hellaverse, this news has definitely caught people’s attention.

Vivienne Medrano, the creator of the Hellaverse, shared this exciting update along with her animation team at the Florida convention. Homestuck first came out in 2009 and follows a group of teenagers facing the end of the world. The story ended in 2016, and many thought that was the final chapter.

But Medrano and her crew decided to bring it back to life with a new animated pilot. They’re...

The world of animation has some exciting news for fans of both the Hellaverse and the iconic internet story Homestuck. Vivienne Medrano, the creator behind popular shows like Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, surprised fans at this year’s Animate Orlando by announcing that her team, SpindleHorse, is working on an animated pilot for Homestuck.

Homestuck originally started as a webcomic in 2009 and quickly became a massive hit. It tells a wild story about a group of teenagers facing the end of the world. The webcomic ended in 2016, and many believed the story had run its course.

However, Medrano and her crew have decided to bring it back to life in a new form. While the Hellaverse is busy with upcoming seasons of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, this new project shows they have more plans in store.

New show at the Australia animation team at Spindleroo “Homestuck” the animated pilot #Spindleroo #Spindlehorse pic.

Tickets are now on sale for Romy & Michele: The Musical, a new Off-Broadway production based on the cult-classic film Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion. The new musical begins performances on October 14 at Stage 42, and will open on Tuesday, October 28. Tickets can be purchased at Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200. As previously announced, Romy & Michele: The Musical will feature a book by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff, music and lyrics by Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (“Orange is the New Black”), orchestrations by Keith Harrison Dworkin (Emojiland), and direction by Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages). For most of us, the idea of reliving high school is nothing short of a nightmare. When Romy and Michele are invited to their ten year high school reunion...

Romy & Michele: The Musical will debut Off-Broadway at Stage 42 this fall. The production will begin previews on Tuesday, October 14 with an opening night set for Tuesday, October 28. Tickets for the new musical will be available to the public later this month. Fans can sign up at https://romyandmichelethemusical.com/ to be the first to receive updates and exclusive offers! Based on the cult film classic Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion, the musical features a book by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff, music and lyrics by Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (“Orange is the New Black”), orchestrations by Keith Harrison Dworkin (Emojiland), and direction by Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages). “Romy and Michele have been icons of friendship, fashion, and individuality from the moment we first met them,” said producers <a...

Romy & Michele: The Musical will debut Off Broadway this fall, producers announced today.

Based on the 1997 cult film classic Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion that starred Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow, the musical features a book by the film’s screenwriter Robin Schiff, music and lyrics by Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (Orange is the New Black) and direction by Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages).

The production will begin previews at Stage 42 on Tuesday, October 14, with an opening night set for Tuesday, October 28.

Cast and additional creative team will be announced at a later date. Producers are Barry Kemp, Stephen Soucy, Peter Schneider and Laurence Mark with Showtown Productions serving as Executive Producer.

“Romy and Michele have been icons of friendship, fashion, and individuality from the moment we first met them,” Kemp and Soucy said in a statement. “Bringing their story to the New York stage is the perfect...

It’s time to lie about inventing Post-Its… again. The musical adaptation of the cult classic comedy Romy and Michelle is heading Off-Broadway this fall. According to new Equity casting notices, Romy and Michelle is set to begin previews at Stage 42 in October 2025, with an official opening night slated for October 28. Based on the beloved 1997 film, Romy and Michelle features a book by screenwriter Robin Schiff, with music and lyrics by Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay (Orange Is the New Black), and direction by Rock of Ages Tony nominee Kristin Hanggi. Music supervision is by Keith Harrison Dworkin, with music direction by Sarah Pool Wilhem. Equity Principal Audition (Epa) will be held this month at Pearl Studios. The production of Romy and Michele...

Oscar-nominated Thomas Haden Church has joined the Season 2 cast of Shane Gillis’ Netflix comedy series Tires.

Co-created, written and executive produced by Gillis, Tires follows Will (Steven Gerben), the nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain, attempts to turn his father’s business around despite constant torture from his cousin and now employee, Shane (Gillis).

In Season 2, after the unexpected success of their big marketing idea, Will and Shane rush to grow personally and professionally without fully realizing the cost of doing business.

Church will play Phil, Shane’s wealthy but immature father. A grown-up version of Shane, Phil enjoys owning various businesses in Florida where he resides, throwing back margaritas and flirting with waitresses.

In addition to Gillis and Gerben, cast also includes Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox and Stavros Halkias.

Ahead of its series premiere in May, Tires was renewed for a second season, which is slated to debut next year.

Thomas Haden Church has joined the second season of Shane Gillis’ comedy series “Tires” at Netflix.

The show was renewed for Season 2 back in May ahead of the first season’s Netflix debut. Gillis self-financed the six-episode first season of “Tires,” with Netflix acquiring the show as part of a deal that included him getting another stand up special at the streamer. That special is also expected to debut in 2025.

Church will star in the show alongside Steven Gerben, Gillis, Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox, and Stavros Halkias. The official logline for Season 2 states, “After the unexpected success of their big marketing idea, Will (Gerben) and Shane (Gillis) rush to grow personally and professionally without fully realizing the cost of doing business.”

Church will star in the show as Phil, described as “Shane’s wealthy but immature father. A grown-up version of Shane, Phil enjoys owning various businesses in Florida where he resides,...

The best HBO show youre probably not watching (but definitely should be) just got renewed for a second season. The HBO Original late-night comedy series It's Florida, Man will officially return for Season 2, with the Season 1 finale all set to debut on Friday, November 22. Available to stream on Max, It's Florida, Man is inspired by many of the more ridiculous headlines you have no doubt seen on social media over the years, offering the unique experience of seeing some of this absurdity come to life on screen.

It's Florida, Man Season 1 proved that the bizarre life of Floridians is a big win, with the series having seen impressive viewership, with episodes averaging 2.3 million cross-platform viewers and ranking within the top 3 most watched series on Max since its debut in October. You can check out the richly detailed official synopsis for It's Florida, Man below.

"From Rough House Pictures (HBOs Eastbound...

Exclusive: Shane Gillis will, unfortunately, not be winning a Golden Globe for his comedy series Tires after the organizers declared it too short for eligibility.

The Globes, via accountancy firm, sent a note out to members noting that Tires “does not meet the 150-minute requirement” for consideration for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

The six-part series has a total run time of 132 minutes, which is below the threshold that was introduced nearly a decade ago.

“A recurring series with a total running time of at least 150 program minutes aired during the qualifying year,” it states in its rules.

Filippo Puglisi-Alibrandi, a partner at Kpmg, told members, “Please be advised that Tires is no longer eligible for consideration for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy as it does not meet the 150-minute requirement. This also means Shane Gillis is not eligible for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy.

The HBO Original late-night comedy series It’s Florida, Man. has been renewed for a second season. The season one finale debuts on Friday, November 22, and the first season is available to stream on Max.

From Rough House Pictures (HBO’s Eastbound & Down and The Righteous Gemstones) and Range Studios, this irreverent late-night comedy series brings to life unbelievable ripped-from-the-headlines tales of the Sunshine State – straight from the people who live there.

Featuring interviews from everyday Floridians and playful recreations starring a rotating cast of actors and comedians, including Anna Faris, Jake Johnson, Randall Park, Juliette Lewis, Sam Richardson, Ego Nwodim, and more, this hilarious and outrageous series sheds light on the viral, wacky, and weird.

Covering diverse topics – from mermaids to witches, extreme fantasies, and feral bunnies with equal parts humor and heart, It’s Florida, Man. is a love letter to the beaches, backwaters, and especially the people...

Anna Faris in ‘It’s Florida, Man’ season 1 (Photograph by Jennifer Clasen/HBO)

HBO’s twisted comedy It’s Florida, Man, about some of the strangest happenings in a state known for producing weird headlines, has been renewed for season two. Season one, which wraps up on November 22, 2024, has been averaging 2.3 million viewers and ranked third on Max’s most-watched series list.

Big names popping in to portray the real people involved in Florida’s headline-making stories include Anna Faris, Jake Johnson, Randall Park, Juliette Lewis, Sam Richardson, Simon Rex, and Ego Nwodim. Mark Herwick and Jeff Tomsic created the series and serve as executive producers. Additional executive producers include Danny McBride, Brandon James, and showrunner Bryan Storkel.

“This irreverent late-night comedy series brings to life unbelievable ripped-from-the-headlines tales of the Sunshine State – straight from the people who live there. Featuring interviews from everyday Floridians and playful recreations starring a rotating cast of actors and comedians,...

Exclusive: Ahead of It’s Florida, Man‘s Season 1 finale on November 22, the late-night comedy series has been renewed for a second season by HBO.

An irreverent, low-budget anthology comedy, It’s Florida, Man has been proof of concept for HBO, and its impressive performance is expected to usher in more shows developed under that cost-effective comedy model to the network’s late-night.

Acknowledging on an investor call last year that hit drama series in general provide better return on investment than comedies, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content, has been looking to revamp the genre, mixing up high-end, star-driven vehicles with off-beat, cheaper entires as the TV industry across the board has been trying to bring comedy costs down.

HBO’s previous lower-budget comedy efforts under that strategy include Los Espoookys and How To with John Wilson.

The latest experiment, It’s Florida, Man, has delivered an attractive cost-vs.

Everyone knows that Florida is a crazy place where things happen that don’t happen anywhere else. HBO’s new late-night comedy series “It’s Florida, Man” celebrates that wackiness, telling ripped-from-the-headlines tales from the Sunshine State in a genre-defying way that’s something like a cross between true crime documentary and sketch comedy, or as someone says in the YouTube comments for the trailer released today, “Drunk History: Florida Man Edition.”

“As stories get wilder, more often than not, they’re not true,” says Carl Hiaasen, the novelist (“Bad Monkey”) and newspaper columnist who’s one of Florida’s foremost chroniclers. “But in Florida, they’re all true.”

The series hails from creator Mark Herwick and director Jeff Tomsic, who executive produce alongside “The Righteous Gemstones” EPs Danny McBride and Brandon James, with Bryan Storkel. The show features interviews from everyday Floridians about the stranger-than-fiction things that have happened to them.

The HBO Original late-night comedy series It’s Florida, Man. debuts on Friday, October 18 (11:00-11:30 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. New episodes of the six-episode season will debut weekly.

From Rough House Pictures (HBO’s Eastbound & Down and The Righteous Gemstones) and Range Studios, this irreverent late-night comedy series brings to life unbelievable ripped-from-the-headlines tales of the Sunshine State – straight from the people who live there.

Featuring interviews from everyday Floridians and playful recreations starring a rotating cast of actors and comedians, including Anna Faris, Jake Johnson, Randall Park, Juliette Lewis, Sam Richardson, Ego Nwodim, Jon Gries, Simon Rex, and more, this hilarious and outrageous series sheds light on the viral, wacky, and weird.

Covering diverse topics – from mermaids to witches, extreme fantasies, and feral bunnies with equal parts humor and heart, It’s Florida, Man. is a love letter to the beaches,...

HBO is heading down to Florida for its latest oddball comedy series.

The network is launching It’s Florida, Man, an irreverent comedy series from Danny McBride’s Rough House Pictures and Range Studios, the production arm of the Eastbound and Down co-creator’s management company.

The series will launch on Friday October 18 at 11pm and the weekly series will feature six episodes in its first season.

It features ripped-from-the-headlines tales of the Sunshine State about mermaids, witches, extreme fantasies, feral bunnies, and alligators.

Each episode will feature a range of guest stars – there are more than two dozen across the series – including Anna Faris, Randall Park, Jake Johnson, Jon Gries, Sam Richardson, Ego Nwodim, Juliette Lewis and Simon Rex.

Created by Range Studios’ President of Non-Scripted TV Mark Herwick and Jeff Tomsic, who directed 2018 film Tag starring Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Hannibal Buress and Johnson. Tomsic will direct the series.

There is a common refrain upon reading an unhinged news story: It probably happened in Florida, right?

From Lana Del Rey marrying an alligator farmer to a whole “Atlanta” episode dedicated to the Florida Man myth, the southermost state in the U.S. has an infamous lore all its own. And now, the state itself is getting the “Drunk History” treatment to capture all of its stranger than fiction tales.

HBO’s unscripted comedy series “It’s Florida, Man,” co-created by executive producers Jeff Tomsic and Mark Herwick, brings those Wtf Florida stories to the screen, complete with interviews with the real-life people who lived out the crazy tales.

Anna Faris, Jake Johnson, Sam Richardson, Jon Gries, Juliette Lewis, Ego Nwodin, Randall Park, Bobby Lee, Simon Rex, and more stars assemble to portray the stories. Iconic Florida-based author Carl Hiassen also makes an appearance.

Per the official synopsis, each episode...