HBO Max Adds Four CNN Titles to Nonfiction Slate

HBO Max has greenlit two original unscripted shows from CNN Original Series and a pair of documentaries from CNN Films for the streamer.

The four-parter Heaven’s Gate, directed and executive produced by Clay Tweel, explores the infamous religious movement and the strange circumstances that culminated in the biggest mass suicide to ever take place on U.S. soil. Generation Hustle (working title), from Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions, is a ten-part series about the lengths young people will go to for fame, fortune and power.

In the CNN Films-produced documentary The Scoop, the lives of CNN’s fearless female political reporters are followed as they cover the most unpredictable presidential campaign in American history. The doc feature Persona, meanwhile, explores the unexpected origin story of America’s obsession with personality testing.

Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max, said: “We are tremendously inspired by CNN’s history of award-winning documentary storytelling and journalistic integrity. This slate of projects with CNN demonstrates our power as a media family to create quality programming that covers the captivating and critical issues of today.”

Amy Entelis, executive VP for talent and content development for CNN Worldwide, added: “We are so pleased to produce original nonfiction projects with HBO Max and to release new content from CNN Films and CNN Original Series via a streaming partner that complements our brands and creative goals. We look forward to partnering on future projects as well.”