EXCLUSIVE:HBOis developingThe Band, an hourlong dramedy series starringBen Stillerin a rare TV role.
Cowell was behind the creation of one of the biggest boy bands of all time, One Direction.
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Bliss and Rogers serve as showrunners.
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Media Res will serve as co-studio with HBO.
He has done a couple of recurring arcs, most notably onArrestedDevelopmentand HBOsCurb Your Enthusiasm.
Red Hour Films produces the Peabody- and Emmy-winning Apple seriesSeverance now in its second season with Fifth Season.
(L-R) Sarah Violet Bliss & Charles Rogers, and Michael EllenbergSela Shiloni/Eric Charbonneau
Stiller is a director in addition to executive producer.
Stiller and Red Hour are repped by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
