Here we go: HBO is readying a film adaptation of Lawrence Wright's deep-dive on the Church of Scientology, Going Clear, for a 2015 debut. Per the Hollywood Reporter, famed documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney is attached to direct.

Earlier this week, True Detective creator and known schmuck Nic Pizzolatto was accused of plagiarism—largely of works by author Thomas Ligotti—in an essay from two dudes: Mike Davis and Jon Padgett. Today, Pizzolatto and HBO reached out to Deadline to refute the accusation.

Last week, we came the closest yet to getting a concrete detail about True Detective's heavily-rumored-about second season with the report that Colin Farrell was in talks to sign on as one of four leads. Today, a few (possible) major plot details have emerged.

Deadline reports that Colin Farrell is "deep in negotiations" to star in the upcoming season of HBO's multi-Emmy nominee True Detective.

"He's so real in that performance that you forget that that's not how he is at all. It would just be surreal to watch somebody playing something so real, and instantly after you call 'Cut!' he's back to normal Chris Welch." Miked Judge recently wrote about working with Christopher Evan Welch, who died of lung cancer in December, and filming Silicon Valley's now-famous "Burger King" scene.

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto has already written a handful of episodes for the show's second season and has a good idea of what might come in the third. But, as he told reporters at the Banff World Media Festival, fans shouldn't expect much of a future for the show after that.

There are pros to being a Brooklyn resident in the Girls era. For instance, people from outside of New York think you live in the "center of it all" as opposed to a money-sucking Etsy diorama. But there are also cons, like when Girls films on an entire city block and screws up your day.

Mondays suck. But you can improve this one just a little by watching the first episode of John Oliver's new show, Last Week Tonight, which HBO has generously made available to mere peasants by putting it on YouTube.

Today's a good day to listen to some of the best hip-hop artists in the game rap about the Game. The Game of Thrones. Created by HBO for an "urban" and "multicultural" audience, this mixtape features hits like "Mother of Dragons," "Arya's Prayer," "King Slayer," and "Iron Throne."

HBO knows white people love Game of Thrones. HBO thinks black people love hip-hop. HBO hopes that by mixing Game of Thrones and hip-hop, black people will love Game of Thrones, too.

Warner Bros. has announced that the Entourage movie, a film that will probably (and impressively) be more embarrassing than any Sex and the City movie, will be released June 12, 2015. Universal's Jurassic World will open the same day.

In honor of Presidents Day, President Barack Obama is celebrating the holiday by sitting at home and watching his favorite television shows. The only difference between Obama and a normal person is that Obama is probably sitting at home watching advance episodes of Game of Thrones while you're stuck watching the season 3 trailer over and over.

HBO announced on Wednesday that John Oliver's highly anticipated new show, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, will debut Sunday, April 27. According to reports, the half-hour show will be a "satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events."

Aaron Sorkin's Newsroom has been renewed for a third and final season on HBO. This news is not nearly as interesting or fun as the current rumor that Sorkin is dating rocker Courtney Love.

HBO has released another trailer for a criminally underrated show that you might not have had a chance to check out yet; Rich Kids who don't know how to read books are now getting their own book; Jon Hamm may not be a child-abandoning, Xenu-eschewing nutbag, but his newest trailer shows that he still ain't no Tom Cruise; Jennifer Lawrence continues her quiet campaign of world domination.

Things HBO does well: hardcore drama, softcore porn, amazing holiday gifts. Things HBO does not do well: hashtags, roasts, trying to make things go viral. And so begins the first limp and pathetic HBO Twitter roast of Game of Thrones' King Joffrey.

Doctor Who is turning into a Google Doodle game, so say goodbye to productivity this Friday; Hugh Jackman had a terrifying brush with cancer; Oprah and a former stripper have teamed up to write an HBO show; and the trailer for Nymphomaniac has blow jobs in it and yet manages to still not be sexy.

After John Oliver spent eight weeks this summer filling in for The Daily Show host Jon Stewart who was off filming his directorial debut Rosewater (and not living out a live action Lord of the Rings roleplay, as Oliver would have had you believe), many were convinced that those 32 episodes were a mark that he'd soon be taking over Stewart's seat. HBO moved quickly and announced today that Oliver would be hosting a weekly comedy talk show for their network, set to premiere next year.

In an article in The Wall Street Journal, media and marketing editor Martin Peers lays out the complicated manner in which he was able to get HBO without being beholden to a bundle of other cable channels—but before you start showering your roommates in bits of electrical wire in a cord-cutting celebration dance, it's important to note that Peers didn't really get rid of all his channels, and he didn't save much money either.

HBO just released the trailer for the upcoming Matthew McConaughey / Woody Harrelson crime thriller True Detective and holy Jesus I think I just came.