{"id":25040,"date":"2021-08-17T17:46:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=25040"},"modified":"2021-08-17T17:46:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:46:30","slug":"hbo-renews-painting-with-john-for-a-second-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/17\/hbo-renews-painting-with-john-for-a-second-season\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Renews &#8220;Painting with John&#8221; for a Second Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25041\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/painting-with-john-e1629236698290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" \/>HBO&#8217;s unscripted series PAINTING WITH JOHN has been renewed for a second season. 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