HBO Renews Painting with John

HBO has renewed Painting with John, an unscripted series featuring musician, actor, director and painter John Lurie, for a second season.

Season one of Painting with John, which debuted in January of this year, followed Lurie as he honed his watercolor techniques and shared reflections on what he’s learned about life. It combined images of his paintings, original music and his irreverent point of view on tapping into your childlike artist side.

The first season of Painting with John is currently available to stream on HBO Max. Written and directed by Lurie, it was executive produced by Adam McKay and Todd Schulman for Hyperobject Industries. Matt Dwyer co-produced.

Nina Rosenstein, executive VP of HBO programming, said: “There’s something so hypnotic and captivating about John’s style. He’s a brilliant raconteur with many more stories to tell, and we can’t get enough of them.”

Lurie added: “My hope is to make a TV show where people see it and say, ‘I have no idea what I just saw, but I couldn’t stop watching it, and it was wonderful.’ I think I can get there in season two.”