Could HBO, known as the network of “Game of Thrones” and “Veep,” soon be the network of very different things?
Actors Kit Harington and Rose Leslie attend the Season 7 premiere of HBO's"Game of Thrones" in Los Angeles in 2017. By Steven Zeitchik Steven Zeitchik Reporter covering the business of entertainment in the U.S. and beyond Email Bio Follow March 1 at 7:01 PM There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Robert Greenblatt. But if you’re a consumer of quality television, Greenblatt could soon have a big effect on your life. At least your entertainment life.
This was not an idle game of media musical chairs . That’s true for one simple reason: It’s likely Plepler won’t be fully replaced. John Stankey, the AT&T veteran who is now the head of WarnerMedia, saluted the exiting Plepler. “Richard is one of the most successful executives in our industry and I have been fortunate to have his support over the last months,” he said in a statement. “His vision, energy and passion helped to elevate HBO’s brand to what it has become today.”The big question is what happens next. And that’s where things get dicey.
At the moment, Casey Bloys, who runs programming at HBO and has been shepherding “Thrones,” “Veep,” “Barry” and other high-end shows the past number of years, remains in his job. His fate could be announced in the coming days. If he stays, expect HBO to remain in key content respects largely as it is, maybe with just more of the same.
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