Before 'Game of Thrones,' HBO Had a $100M Epic That Was Too Expensive To Survive

Game of Thrones might be HBO's most epic series, but the historical war drama Rome first showed the network's potential with ...
The Chicago Maroon

HBO builds a television empire with epic, honest Rome

“Hail Caesar!” After years of unrest, this cry marked a people yearning for stability. Centuries have passed since the inception of the Roman Republic, and the Republic’s death is imminent. Gaius ...
Opinion

Ciarán Hinds Looks Back on Rome and Caesar as a Cautionary Tale for Today

Hardly more than 20 years ago, HBO took a gamble on its first foray into epic television. The series that resulted, burned brilliant and bright. And briefly, as the gargantuan portrait of how a ...

These 10 HBO Miniseries Are 10/10, No Notes

From the war epic masterpiece Band of Brothers to the critically acclaimed crime drama Mare of Easttown, these HBO miniseries ...