Summer is just around the corner, and HBO Max is heating up with a wave of new movies and shows. With an impressive lineup from HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery, and acclaimed studios like A24, the soon-to-be renamed HBO Max solidifies its position as one of the best streaming platforms yet again.

HBO ’s Harry Potter TV series has found its Harry, Ron and Hermione. They’re all newbies. Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton is Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout is the new Ron Weasley.

During its four-season run on HBO, there was a critical consensus around “Succession” that I did not share. Most felt the series was an entertainingly scathing, darkly funny dissection of the rich and their ridiculous,