History Creator / HBO

* IconicLogo: The network's logo is easy to duplicate (a Helvetica-esque "H" and "B" with a round "O" that includes a dot within it). It has been used in two different variants (one used from 1975 to 1980, and the current version used since 1980 with slight alterations to the "B" and "O") and became synonymous with the network due to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1NKoMNy5bY "HBO in Space"]] feature presentation sequence used between 1982 and 1997, that featured a metallic HBO logo (which was in fact a scale model, as was the rest of the sequence) rotating across a space background with moving stars behind it near the tail end of the sequence that then transitions into a series of light rays that move across and inside the "O" to reveal the type of program being aired ("HBO Feature Presentation", "HBO Special", etc.).

* '''''Series/{{The Last of Us|2023}}''''' (2023)

* '''''Series/{{Avenue5}}''''' (2020-present)

* '''''Series/{{Industry}}''''' (2020, 2022) -- Co-production with the BBC.

* '''''Series/TheVow''''' (2020-present) - A true crime documentary series revolving around the cult [=NXIVM=].

** '''''Series/HouseOfTheDragon''''' (2022) -- Prequel to ''Game of Thrones'', it is a partial adaptation of ''Literature/FireAndBlood'', focusing on the Dance of the Dragons, which takes place 200 years before the events of ''[=GoT=]''.

* '''''Series/IrmaVep''''' (2022)

* '''''Series/LosEspookys''''' (2019-present) -- a comedy and the network's first Spanish-language show.

* '''''Series/TheRehearsal''''' (2022)

* '''''Series/{{Westworld}}''''' (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) -- A twisty and mind-bending drama based on [[Film/{{Westworld}} the film]].

* '''''Series/TheWhiteLotus''''' (2021-present) -- A dramedy about vacationers who mask secrets of their own.

* FlagshipFranchise:
** ''Series/TheSopranos''. It is often seen as the show that launched the new Golden Age of dramatic television in TheOughties and TheNewTens, inspiring ''Series/TheWire'' (a fellow HBO show), ''Series/MadMen'', ''Series/BreakingBad'' (by rival networks), becoming an era defining milestone series, famous for its morally compromised protagonists, violence, and occasionally surreal style that came to define this period. However, in TheNewTens, it lost its title to...
** ''Series/GameOfThrones'' which its creators originally pitched as ''"[[Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium Middle-Earth]] meets The Sopranos"'' ultimately became ''bigger'' than ''The Sopranos'', and became a mammoth of a franchise (which is fairly uncommon for a live-action TV show), with merchandise, promotion, and a ghetto-breaking [[MultipleDemographicAppeal demographic-pushing]] despite the sex and violence show that set multiple ratings records, and HBO in its highlight reels never fails to use images from the show (the Iron Throne, or dragons) in its brand presentations. Spinoff series such as ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' will keep the franchise going.
%%** ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' is widely considered to have taken the mantle upon the conclusion of ''Thrones'', although it's a long way from overtaking it as their biggest show ever, like the latter did to ''Sopranos''.

* OtakuOClock: HBO made its [[WesternAnimation/ToddMcFarlanesSpawn Sspawn]] adult animated series with the intent of airing it in this kind of time slot, and Creator/ToddMcFarlane ended up using the freedom that the time slot gave him to make the kind of show that ''could'' only be shown late at night when kids were asleep.

* '''''Series/{{Industry}}''''' (2020-present) -- Co-production with the BBC.

* '''''Series/TheNevers''''' (2021-present)

* '''''[[Series/TheTimeTravelersWife2022 The Time Traveler's Wife]]''''' (2022) -- Adaptation of [[Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife the book of the same name]].[[index]]

* ''Series/{{Luck}}'' (2011-12) -- A David Milch drama about horse racing that was cut short by animal deaths.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animals}}'' (2016-18)

* ''Film/{{Elephant}}'' (2003) -- A drama film surrounding a school shooting. Co-distributed by Fine Line Features.

** As video rental stores became more popular and posed potential competition for HBO, the channel even ran promos encouraging viewers to use their VCRs to record programs off HBO, so they could watch a favorite film whenever they wanted with no rental fee.

* ''Series/ABlackLadySketchShow'' (2019, 2021-22)

* ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm'' (2000-02, 2004-05, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2020-21) - A spiritual successor to ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' that pioneered the meta-sitcom. Preceded with a 1999 special titled ''Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm''.

* '''''Series/GentlemanJack''''' (2019, 2022, co-production with Creator/TheBBC)

* ''Series/TrueDetective'' (2014-15, 2019) -- An anthology crime thriller.

* '''''Series/WeOwnThisCity''''' (2022) -- A MiniSeries about a police corruption scandal in Baltimore, co-created by the creator of ''Series/TheWire''.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: [[https://youtu.be/i1NKoMNy5bY HBO in Space]], the [[StationIdent ident]] to new movies they'd play in the 80s and 90s where the camera goes up into space and the HBO logo spins. It was written by Ferdinand Jay Smith, who would later go on to compose several works for the network. Nothing got people [[https://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=i1NKoMNy5bY&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3Di1NKoMNy5bY more pumped up]] to watch a movie than this introducing it.
-->"This intro makes me feel like I am about to witness the most important event in the universe." -sterpinator
*** Early on, this logo was used for just about ''every'' program on HBO, not only movies - concerts and comedy specials, sporting events, regular series like ''Series/FraggleRock'' or ''Series/NotNecessarilyTheNews'', you name it - and there were a number of variations of the ident in addition to the standard "Feature Presentation" and "Saturday/Sunday Night Movie." Each variation ("HBO Family Showcase", "HBO Comedy", "HBO Rock", "HBO Music", "HBO Special", etc.) had its own unique musical tag that played as the camera angle moved to inside of the "o": for example, for "HBO Rock" or "HBO Music," you'd hear a blaring rock guitar solo. The variations were phased out around 1986 or 1987, as HBO crafted new, separate idents for non-movie programming as well as a new "HBO Movie" ident with a blaring rock guitar/synthesizer musical logo.

** ''Series/TheSopranos''. It is often seen as the show that launched the new Golden Age of adult television in TheOughties and TheNewTens, inspiring ''Series/TheWire'' (a fellow HBO show), ''Series/MadMen'', ''Series/BreakingBad'' (by rival networks), becoming an era defining milestone series, famous for its morally compromised protagonists, violence, and occasionally surreal style that came to define this period. However, in TheNewTens, it lost its title to...

HBO's lineup mainly consists of major studio films, shown uncut and commercial free. While the main HBO channel focuses on new blockbusters, sister station Cinemax focuses on older films and more arthouse-centric movies. In addition, HBO produced original films, and started producing their own series in the '80s and '90s (such as ''1st & Ten'' and ''Series/DreamOn''). It also imported a great deal of programming from Canada, Europe and even Japan in its early years, and even its first original weekly series, the [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppet]] production ''Series/FraggleRock'', was made in Canada. However, HBO's popularity increased in the mid-to-late 1990s with ''Series/TheLarrySandersShow'', ''Series/{{Oz}}'', ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' and ''Series/TheSopranos'', the latter two of which firmly established the network as a major player in the TV industry. All four of these series gained a great deal of acclaim, and most of them swept the Emmys for a while. HBO would eventually get another mega-hit in 2011 with ''Series/GameOfThrones''. In addition to original programming and movies, HBO was also famous for its coverage of boxing matches, which ran from January 22, 1973 to December 8, 2018.

* ''Film/{{Flashpoint}}'' (1984)

* ''Film/{{Draw}}'' (1984)

* ''Film/{{Draw}}''

* ''Literature/HaroldAndThePurpleCrayon'' (2002)[[/index]]

* ''Series/TheThirdDay'' (2020 mini-series)[[/index]]
* '''''[[Series/TheTimeTravelersWife2022 The Time Traveler's Wife]]''''' (2022) -- Adaptation of [[Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife the book of the same name]].

* '''''[[Series/TheTimeTravelersWife The Time Traveler's Wife]]''''' (2022) -- Adaptation of [[Literature/TheTimeTravelersWife the book of the same name]].

* '''''Series/{{Barry}}''''' (2018-19, 2022) - A hitman gets the acting bug.

* '''''Series/ABlackLadySketchShow''''' (2019, 2021-22)

* '''''Series/{{Westworld}}''''' (2016, 2018, 2020-present) -- A twisty and mind-bending drama based on [[Film/{{Westworld}} the film]].