If you’ve been keeping tabs on HBO, you should know that the subscription cable network was in a period of transition last year.
Network President Michael Lombardo stepped down and Casey Bloys stepped in; he has subsequently worked to get programming like Westworld back on track and into the lineup.
The Young Pope is also premiering this week.
Other than a solid comedy lineup and the juggernaut that is Game of Thrones, HBO had some trouble producing dramas that were engaging viewers, as The Leftovers fell short of viewership expectations, True Detective Season 2 was a disaster and Westworld’s premiere had been pushed back again and again.