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Sneak Peek: HBO's How to Make It in America

Clearly Mark Wahlberg is on his way to total HBO world domination.
Sneak Peek Photos From the Season Premiere of HBO's New Series How to Make It in America

Clearly Mark Wahlberg is on his way to total HBO world domination. There's his upcoming political show for the network, and starting on Feb. 14, we'll get a look at his newest venture, How to Make It in America. The actor is executive producing the series which is being touted as the Entourage of the East Coast, and these early photos make the comparison seem fairly apt. You have two friends (Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk) trying to break into the Manhattan fashion business to establish a name for themselves — and of course, a surrounding group of friends and lots of party scenes. Just take a look at what's in store!

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HBO Likes Hustlers, Fat Girl, and Kanye

After a Summer with no original series, HBO sure seems to be stepping up its TV development these days.


After a Summer with no original series, HBO sure seems to be stepping up its TV development these days. The latest news:

  • HBO's alliance with Mark Wahlberg's production company has worked out well so far (Entourage, In Treatment), so why not try again? The latest is a comedy pilot called How to Make It in America. The Hollywood Reporter describes the potential series as revolving around "three enterprising downtown twentysomethings who hustle their way through New York City determined to achieve the American dream."
  • Liza Palmer's novel Conversations with the Fat Girl is also in the pipeline to be developed as a potential series. According to Variety, a Rome producer discovered the book at a West Hollywood book fair and decided to option it. The book focuses on an overweight coffee shop barista named Maggie, who starts to feel lonely when her best friend, Olivia, gets gastric bypass surgery and starts a new life as a thin girl.

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