{"id":3354,"date":"2018-04-28T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2018-04-28T19:19:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-29T00:19:01","slug":"being-serena-new-hbo-series-looks-at-serena-williams-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/28\/being-serena-new-hbo-series-looks-at-serena-williams-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Serena &#8211; New HBO Series Looks at Serena Williams Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3355\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3355 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/being-serena-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/being-serena-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/being-serena-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/being-serena-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/being-serena-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/being-serena-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/being-serena-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/being-serena.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This five-part series is a behind-the-scenes look at Serena Williams\u2019 life on and off the court during her recent pregnancy and marriage, and as she balances motherhood with her return to the pro tennis circuit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>HBO Sports, acclaimed for its innovative programming, is teaming up again with IMG&#8217;s Original Content group for a five-part documentary series chronicling tennis icon Serena Williams at a pivotal moment in her personal and professional life.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/udW7HcmDMJY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Being Serena<\/em> debuts Wednesday, May 2 (10:00-10:30PM ET\/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other new episodes subsequent Wednesdays at the same time. 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