HBO Latin America announces premieres for 2020

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Nicole Kidman will star in the series "The Undoing" alongside actors Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland.

(CNN Spanish) - 2020 will be a year full of premieres for HBO in Latin America. Mexico City witnessed the presentation that the channel made about the series in both English and Spanish that can be seen next year.

Gustavo Grossmann, corporate vice president of Networks at HBO Latin America, presented the entire premiere plan that the channel will have: “2020 will be great premieres, but it will also be a year in which we will focus even more on subscriber experiences with the brand, especially in the digital environment ”.

Names like Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Grant, Donald Sutherland and Hugh Laurie will star in series full of suspense, drama, terror and comedy.

As for Latin American productions, for the first time a series is made in Colombia full of suspense and fiction in the middle of the jungle. Brazil will show the life of Rafa, an 18 year old, pansexual and non-binary gender. We will travel to the world of the gangs of the great Buenos Aires in the 90's and we will live three decades in the Basque Country with two families in the ETA conflict.

New series for 2020:

The Outsider: Based on the book The Visitor of Stephen King and produced and starring Jason Bateman and Ben Mendelsohn, the series explores the investigation into the terrible murder of a child and the mysterious force that is around the case. The premiere will be on January 12.

The Undoing: Starring Nicole Kidman and written by David E. Kelly, the series focuses on the life of therapist Grace Sachs (Kidman), who suffers a sudden turn after an unexpected violent death. The cast also features Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland.

I know this much is true: Mark Ruffalo plays the Dominick and Thomas Birdsey twins. The plot is located in the United States of the twentieth century and follows the life of the brothers, marked by betrayals, sacrifices and forgiveness.

Avenue 5: A science fiction comedy located 40 years in the future, starring Hugh Laurie and created by Armando Lannucci.

RUN - A woman seeks to transform when she receives a text message inviting her to fulfill an old covenant, which promises true love and reinvents herself.

Perry Mason: With the executive production of Robert Downey Jr. and starring Mathew Rhys, the series takes place in Los Angeles in 1932, and focuses on the origin story of the famous defense lawyer, Perry Mason, based on the characters from Erle Stanley Gardner's novels.

Latin American Productions

Thousand Fangs: Directed by Jaime Osorio, the first HBO fiction series produced in Colombia follows the story of an elite command on a mission deep in the jungle to find and destroy a powerful and mysterious leader.

Homeland: The story takes place over three decades in Euskadi, the Basque Country. Through its protagonists - two families divided by the consequences of terrorism - the series tells us about how ordinary people live in the context of a conflict that, despite being local, has numerous common elements with any confrontation in many parts of the world .

TODXS NOSOTRXS - The central plot of this Brazilian production follows Rafa, an 18-year-old, pansexual and non-binary genre, who decides to leave his life and family inside and move to San Pablo to live with his cousin, Vini. With the general direction of Vera Egito, the series will address LGBTQIA + issues and bring issues such as racism and harassment.

Among Men: Set in Buenos Aires in the 90s, it will show the underworld of crime at a time considered the darkest in the history of local police, in a framework where the social division takes center stage. The plot is based on the cult novel by Germán Maggiori and the cast is headed by Gabriel Goity, Nicolás Furtado, Diego Velázquez, Diego Cremonesi and Claudio Rissi.

Other series that return:

Westworld (third season): The plot created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy returns with new scenarios and novelties in the cast, such as Aaron Paul and Lena Waithe.

Insecure (fourth season): Critically acclaimed, this series returns for its fourth season. Starring actress Issa Rae, nominated for Emmy® and the Golden Globe®, the comedy follows the new challenges of friends Issa and Molly, who face their shortcomings as they travel through different worlds and deal with everyday experiences.

Chumel with Chumel Torres (fifth season): The program review and more incisive political analysis of Latin American television back in 2020. With his unique style, Chumel continue presenting controversial issues on the political and social events in Mexico and throughout Latin America.

My Brilliant Friend (second season): HBO returns to Italy to follow the story of the friends Elena and Lila, in a new plot based on the second book of the successful cuatrilogy of the writer Elena Ferrante.

High maintenance (fourth season): The comedy reaches its fourth year accompanying the adventures of "The Guy".

Curb your enthusiasm (tenth season): Larry David, one of those responsible for 'Seinfeld', plays an exaggerated and funny version of himself in this series that reaches its tenth year.

Without a doubt, 2020 for HBO will be full of top-notch series. But not only the series, some of the premieres of films that will be released will make you want to be hooked in front of the TV. Some of these films are "Joker", "It 2", "Jumanji: in the jungle" and "Men in Black International".

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