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[08/15/25 - 11:12 PM]
Development Update: Week of August 11-15
Updates include: Paul Reiser sells comedy to FOX; HBO Max's "Stuart Fails to Save the Universe" taps trio; and John Malkovich to visit Apple's "Prodigies."







BLACKOUT ROOM (HBO)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
8/15/25
STATUS:
currently in development (2025-2026 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
script
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO's press release, August 2025) Blackout Room takes place In a near future where every single moment of everyone's life is streamed 24/7 to the rest of the world. One woman becomes the object of global obsession when her son somehow disappears without a trace.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Cecil O'Connor as EP
· Craig Mazin as EP
· Edson Oda as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Jacqueline Lesko as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Word Games