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Just in time for the holidays, HBO has announced that HBO Now gift cards are currently available at several national retailers. The new gift cards are available in denominations of $25 and $50 at Walmart, Best Buy and GameStop stores throughout the U.S. and will launch at H-E-B grocery stores in Texas later this month.
According to a press release, the new gift cards will provide their recipients with full access to the latest must-see box office hits like Deadpool, The Revenant, and Ride Along 2, plus HBO’s amazing line up of current series including Game of Thrones, Westworld, and Silicon Valley, among others. Those who receive a gift card can enter the code via hbonow.com/gift and start streaming right away.
In other news…
Netflix has renewed the popular contemporary crime thriller Longmire for a sixth and final season. The former A&E series starring Robert Taylor and Katee Sackhoff was picked up by the platform in 2014 following its abrupt cancellation and has now been greenlit for yet another 10-episode season, which will premiere in 2017. [Deadline]
As we approach the forthcoming awards season, Netflix and Amazon’s fierce rivalry seem to be at play. Casey Affleck‘s Prime Video pic Manchester by the Sea and Ava DuVernay‘s Netflix documentary 13th are both Oscar contenders, with each of the two platforms having everything to gain from a win. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Marvel’s The Defenders, the forthcoming Netflix original series, has confirmed that Carrie Anne Moss, Elden Henson, Eka Darville, Rachael Taylor, Rosario Dawson, and Scott Glenn will all be featured in the show. The addition of Rosario Dawson marks her third crossover after first appearing as Claire Temple in Marvel’s Daredevil and then again in Marvel’s Luke Cage. [Twitter]
YouTube has announced its first original animated series titled Paranormal Action Squad. According to a press release, the eight-episode comedy series about paranormal investigators will debut exclusively via the YouTube Red platform on November 16:
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