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[09/27/19 - 12:20 PM]
HBO Max Teams Up with Emmy(R) Award Winner Ellen DeGeneres for Four Original Series
"I'm very excited to bring my new shows to HBO Max. I don't know who Max is, but I can't wait to work with him," DeGeneres said.

[via press release from WarnerMedia]

HBO Max Teams up with Emmy(R) Award Winner Ellen DeGeneres for Four Original Series

Ellen's Home Design Challenge, First Dates Hotel, and Little Ellen Ordered Straight-to-Series and Finding Einstein Docu-series in Development

All From Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television and Warner Bros. Animation

LOS ANGELES - September 27, 2019 - HBO Max, the upcoming direct-to-consumer offering from WarnerMedia set to launch in the spring of 2020, has teamed up with Emmy(R) Award Winner Ellen DeGeneres, ordering three original shows straight to series: Ellen's Home Design Challenge, First Dates Hotel, and Little Ellen, as well as docu-series Finding Einstein in development. DeGeneres announced the pickups today on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and didn't stop there. She also surprised her audience with a two-year HBO Max subscription in celebration of the news.

"Ellen is a singular talent, and a powerhouse, creative triple-threat that we are lucky to have now bringing her talents to bear on behalf of HBO Max," said Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer, HBO Max and president, TNT, TBS, and truTV. "Ellen's flair for home design and matchmaking will most certainly inspire and delight - but HBO Max is full service, so as not to leave the kids out she's bringing them back to the hilarious misadventures of her childhood in an imaginative animated series."

Ellen DeGeneres added, "I'm very excited to bring my new shows to HBO Max. I don't know who Max is, but I can't wait to work with him."

In Ellen's Home Design Challenge, design aficionado DeGeneres is giving eight forward-thinking designers the chance to push their creativity to the limit. DeGeneres will be on hand to weigh in on each challenge and provide humorous, colorful commentary. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television and A. Smith & Co. Productions in association with Telepictures and A Very Good Production, with DeGeneres, Jeff Kleeman and Arthur Smith serving as executive producers.

Little Ellen is a 2D animated children's show that explores the world through the eyes of a hilarious and unpredictable seven-year-old Ellen DeGeneres. On her adventures in her musical hometown of New Orleans, Little Ellen takes big risks and makes big mistakes, but she's always able to laugh at herself and bounce back when things don't go as planned. The 40-episode quarter-hour series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Ellen Digital Ventures. DeGeneres, Kevin A. Leman II, and Sam Register serve as executive producers. Jennifer Skelly is a co-executive producer and Jason Blackman is a producer.

First Dates Hotel takes matchmaking to new heights. Based on the hit UK format devised by Twenty Twenty Productions, Ltd., this charming dating series set at an affluent boutique hotel will find single people from multiple generations gathering for an intensive and tailor-made romantic experience. After fun, amusing and potentially disastrous dates at the hotel restaurant, poolside and under the stars, if the potential lovers like each other, they can choose to stay on for a second date in the hopes of finding out if they're ultimately a match. Produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television in association with Shed Media, A Very Good Production and Twenty Twenty Productions Limited, DeGeneres, Jeff Kleeman, Pam Healey, and Dan Peirson will serve as executive producers on the project. Previous seasons of the UK series First Dates and First Dates Hotel will also be available on HBO Max.

Currently in development, Finding Einstein is an inspiring docu-series, blessed by the Einstein estate, that will seek out, celebrate and support a fresh generation of Einsteins. Some may be a stone's throw away ... others may be in a tiny village halfway around the world... all of them are motivated to live up to Einstein's ideal of changing the world for the better. The series is executive produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television in association with Telepictures and A Very Good Production, with DeGeneres, Kleeman and Todd Goldman serving as executive producers.

About WarnerMedia

WarnerMedia is a leading media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including: HBO, HBO Now, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. Warner Media is part of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T).

About HBO Max

HBO Max is WarnerMedia's direct-to-consumer offering debuting in spring 2020. With 10,000 hours of curated premium content anticipated at launch, HBO Max will offer 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 Warner Bros., New Line, DC, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes and more. Sign up for updates at HBOMax.com.

About Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television

Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television is the leading producer of unscripted programming, with over 40 series totaling some 2,100 hours of programming annually across broadcast, cable, digital, and syndication. Led by Mike Darnell, President, the division operates Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, Telepictures, and Shed Media and is responsible for all unscripted content for the Warner Bros. Television Group. The division also shares oversight of Ellen Digital Ventures, a joint venture between Ellen DeGeneres and Warner Bros. Digital Networks. Major franchises include the top reality shows on television including the long-running, powerhouse series "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette," "Bachelor in Paradise" and the upcoming touring version of the show "The Bachelor Live on Stage," as well as the podcast extensions of the series; multiple Emmy(R) winning "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", "Ellen's Game of Games", and the recently announced "Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways"; the multi-Emmy(R) winning blockbuster music competition "The Voice"; "Little Big Shots, with Melissa McCarthy"; the Emmy(R) winning "Who Do You Think You Are?"; "The Real Housewives of New York"; "TMZ"; "Extra"; and "Huda Boss" for Facebook Watch.

About Warner Bros. Animation

Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA's current slate includes the Looney Tunes Cartoon shorts, as well as series such as Animaniacs for Hulu, Green Eggs and Ham for Netflix, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai for HBO Max, Harley Quinn and Young Justice: Outsiders for DC UNIVERSE, DC Super Hero Girls, Teen Titans Go!, ThunderCats Roar and Unikitty! for Cartoon Network, Bunnicula, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, New Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?, The Tom and Jerry Show, Wacky Races and Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs! for Boomerang, and Mike Tyson Mysteries for Adult Swim. WBA's full-length theatrical film, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, was released in summer 2018. As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films - including the DC Universe Animated Original Movies - for DVD, Blu-ray(R) and digital media. One of the most-honored animation studios in history, WBA has won six Academy Awards(R), 35 Emmy(R) Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents' Choice Award, the HUMANITAS Prize, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).





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· ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, THE (SYNDICATION)
· ELLEN'S NEXT GREAT DESIGNER (HBO MAX)
· FINDING EINSTEIN (HBO MAX)
· FIRST DATES HOTEL (HBO MAX)
· LITTLE ELLEN (HBO MAX)





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