Extras, Rome Return to HBO in January

NEW YORK, December 15: The second season of Ricky Gervais
and Stephen Merchant’s Extras, and the
second and final season of the drama Rome, will launch on HBO on January 14.

Extras will air on
Sundays at 10 p.m. for a six-week run. The new season features cameos from,
among others, David Bowie, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen and Daniel Radcliffe.
Beginning with the season premiere, each weekly episode of Extras will be available on HBO On Demand the Monday prior
to its Sunday debut on the main HBO channel. The HBO On Demand debuts will
continue for the entire six-episode season.

Rome will also air on
Sundays, at 9 p.m. The 10-episode second season was again filmed at Rome’s
Cinecittà Studios. It continues the story following the death of Gaius Julius
Caesar.

Both Rome and Extras are co-productions with the BBC.