Westworld Confused About Last Night’s ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Finale? Here’s What to Read We round up the articles that will help answer some of your most pressing questions. By JUDY BERMAN
After John Oliver’s Jokes About Xi Jinping, China Blocks HBO Website A week after Mr. Oliver mocked China’s president, the authorities there have taken additional strides to block him on the internet. By TIFFANY MAY and OLIVIA MITCHELL RYAN
John Oliver, Having Mocked Chinese Censorship, Is Censored in China The name of the “Last Week Tonight” host became a banned term on the Weibo social media service after he took China’s human rights record and President Xi Jinping to task. By TIFFANY MAY
AT&T; Executive Taking Over HBO and CNN Promises a Hands-Off Approach John Stankey, a 30-year veteran of AT&T;, will now oversee the rechristened WarnerMedia after the telecom company’s acquisition of Time Warner. By EDMUND LEE
Will AT&T; Be Able to Handle HBO? With the court approval of its acquisition of Time Warner, a telecommunications company moves one step closer to the glittering arena of show business. By JOHN KOBLIN
Pilot for ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Will Be Made by HBO The premium cable channel announced it would make a pilot for one of the five “Game of Thrones” prequels it has in development. It did not say when the show might air. By JOHN KOBLIN
The Best TV Shows and Movies New to Netflix, Amazon and More in June Here are the titles we think are most interesting for June, broken down by service and release date. By JENNIFER VINEYARD
Review: In HBO’s ‘Succession,’ the Family That Preys Together A new drama about a Murdoch-like corporate clan combines ruthless maneuvering with Bluthian satire and lots and lots of daddy issues. By MIKE HALE
Speak, Memory: The Haunting Memoir of ‘The Tale’ A long-buried memory of childhood sex abuse sends a filmmaker digging through her past. By MARGARET LYONS
Winless Cleveland Browns to Get the ‘Hard Knocks’ Treatment The HBO documentary series that takes an inside look at an N.F.L. team in training camp has chosen the Cleveland Browns, who are coming off a winless season. By VICTOR MATHER
‘Serial’ Case to Get Reopened in HBO Documentary “The Case Against Adnan Syed” will revisit the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee and the conviction of her boyfriend, Mr. Syed, a case made famous on the “Serial” podcast. By PETER LIBBEY
Review: ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Has Fire and Fury but Sheds Little Light Ray Bradbury’s dystopian warning about mid-20th-century media and conformity gets a muddled HBO update for the emoji era. By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
Critic’s Notebook On That ‘Barry’ Finale and Why Some Shows Are So Good, They Need to End Some fresh TV ideas have an expiration date. That means letting go of the idea that loving a thing always means we should get more of it. By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
On Tennis Starring Serena Williams as Herself She is newly married, embracing the challenges of motherhood and embarking on a difficult tennis comeback. And her private life is about to become much more transparent with a new documentary series on HBO. By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY
Ask a Showrunner As ‘Westworld’ Returns, the Creators Discuss Twists, Reddit and Rickrolls The married showrunners Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan talk about their science-fiction series, which returns Sunday night for its second season on HBO. By SCOTT TOBIAS
Review: ‘Westworld’ Gets a Partial Upgrade for Season 2 The first season of this HBO robo-serial was more puzzle than story. The second one gets its head out of its own maze enough to develop a personality. By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
Review: A Reverent Elvis Doc Separates the Trailblazer From His Tragedy “Elvis Presley: The Searcher” tells his story as a musician and performer, spotlighting how his artistry was drained in his post-army years until he was worn out. By JON PARELES
On His New HBO Show, Wyatt Cenac Addresses His ‘Problem Areas’ Mr. Cenac, an alumnus of “The Daily Show,” discusses his new late-night series, which has a laid-back energy and a regular focus on police reform. By DAVE ITZKOFF
‘Westworld’ Creators Vowed to Spoil Their Own Show. Spoiler: They Did Not. The show’s creators released what was billed as a 25-minute spoiler for superfans. Reddit was in an uproar. But then ... By DANIEL VICTOR
Review: Al Pacino Stars in HBO’s ‘Paterno,’ a Tragedy Without a Hero Barry Levinson directed this film about the Penn State sex-abuse scandal and the downfall of the university’s legendary football coach, Joe Paterno. By MIKE HALE
Westworld Confused About Last Night’s ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Finale? Here’s What to Read We round up the articles that will help answer some of your most pressing questions. By JUDY BERMAN
After John Oliver’s Jokes About Xi Jinping, China Blocks HBO Website A week after Mr. Oliver mocked China’s president, the authorities there have taken additional strides to block him on the internet. By TIFFANY MAY and OLIVIA MITCHELL RYAN
John Oliver, Having Mocked Chinese Censorship, Is Censored in China The name of the “Last Week Tonight” host became a banned term on the Weibo social media service after he took China’s human rights record and President Xi Jinping to task. By TIFFANY MAY
AT&T; Executive Taking Over HBO and CNN Promises a Hands-Off Approach John Stankey, a 30-year veteran of AT&T;, will now oversee the rechristened WarnerMedia after the telecom company’s acquisition of Time Warner. By EDMUND LEE
Will AT&T; Be Able to Handle HBO? With the court approval of its acquisition of Time Warner, a telecommunications company moves one step closer to the glittering arena of show business. By JOHN KOBLIN
Pilot for ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Will Be Made by HBO The premium cable channel announced it would make a pilot for one of the five “Game of Thrones” prequels it has in development. It did not say when the show might air. By JOHN KOBLIN
The Best TV Shows and Movies New to Netflix, Amazon and More in June Here are the titles we think are most interesting for June, broken down by service and release date. By JENNIFER VINEYARD
Review: In HBO’s ‘Succession,’ the Family That Preys Together A new drama about a Murdoch-like corporate clan combines ruthless maneuvering with Bluthian satire and lots and lots of daddy issues. By MIKE HALE
Speak, Memory: The Haunting Memoir of ‘The Tale’ A long-buried memory of childhood sex abuse sends a filmmaker digging through her past. By MARGARET LYONS
Winless Cleveland Browns to Get the ‘Hard Knocks’ Treatment The HBO documentary series that takes an inside look at an N.F.L. team in training camp has chosen the Cleveland Browns, who are coming off a winless season. By VICTOR MATHER
‘Serial’ Case to Get Reopened in HBO Documentary “The Case Against Adnan Syed” will revisit the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee and the conviction of her boyfriend, Mr. Syed, a case made famous on the “Serial” podcast. By PETER LIBBEY
Review: ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Has Fire and Fury but Sheds Little Light Ray Bradbury’s dystopian warning about mid-20th-century media and conformity gets a muddled HBO update for the emoji era. By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
Critic’s Notebook On That ‘Barry’ Finale and Why Some Shows Are So Good, They Need to End Some fresh TV ideas have an expiration date. That means letting go of the idea that loving a thing always means we should get more of it. By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
On Tennis Starring Serena Williams as Herself She is newly married, embracing the challenges of motherhood and embarking on a difficult tennis comeback. And her private life is about to become much more transparent with a new documentary series on HBO. By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY
Ask a Showrunner As ‘Westworld’ Returns, the Creators Discuss Twists, Reddit and Rickrolls The married showrunners Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan talk about their science-fiction series, which returns Sunday night for its second season on HBO. By SCOTT TOBIAS
Review: ‘Westworld’ Gets a Partial Upgrade for Season 2 The first season of this HBO robo-serial was more puzzle than story. The second one gets its head out of its own maze enough to develop a personality. By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
Review: A Reverent Elvis Doc Separates the Trailblazer From His Tragedy “Elvis Presley: The Searcher” tells his story as a musician and performer, spotlighting how his artistry was drained in his post-army years until he was worn out. By JON PARELES
On His New HBO Show, Wyatt Cenac Addresses His ‘Problem Areas’ Mr. Cenac, an alumnus of “The Daily Show,” discusses his new late-night series, which has a laid-back energy and a regular focus on police reform. By DAVE ITZKOFF
‘Westworld’ Creators Vowed to Spoil Their Own Show. Spoiler: They Did Not. The show’s creators released what was billed as a 25-minute spoiler for superfans. Reddit was in an uproar. But then ... By DANIEL VICTOR
Review: Al Pacino Stars in HBO’s ‘Paterno,’ a Tragedy Without a Hero Barry Levinson directed this film about the Penn State sex-abuse scandal and the downfall of the university’s legendary football coach, Joe Paterno. By MIKE HALE
