The successful series "True Blood" and "Silicon Valley" from HBO will receive versions that will remove the "hard" content from them so that they will receive more "gentle" versions, the American culture and entertainment website "Variety" reported.
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According to the report, the Warner Bros. company will distribute the newly edited versions on the American broadcast networks TBS and TNT, so that they will receive a rating that will suit them - and thus appeal to a wider and more traditional audience.
This isn't the first time that HBO, the broadcaster of both shows, has done this, as it has done so in the past with series like "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos," but it will be the first time in several years that the company has tried to distribute its content to a larger audience. .
"True Blood", photo: HBO
"We have a large arsenal of networks and properties that give us flexibility and the ability to distribute our library content on platforms where it will attract new audiences," Kathleen Finch, director of programming at HBO's parent company, Warner Bros.-Discovery, tells Variety.
"On any given evening, 30% of households connected to cable watch at least one of our programs, a total of more than 86 million viewers per week, so our ability to move content and promote it so that it reaches a huge audience strengthens our business decision."
From "Silicon Valley", photo: courtesy of yes
As you may remember, the vampire-fantasy series "True Blood" was broadcast in 2008-2014, and the geek comedy "Silicon Valley" was broadcast in 2014-2019.
Both were very successful in the ratings and won many awards.
It is likely that if Warner's new approach proves itself in the viewing figures, in the future new edited and refined versions will be distributed for some of HBO's major series, which is known for not lacking in cursing and nudity.
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