{"id":50875,"date":"2023-02-28T21:07:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T02:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=50875"},"modified":"2023-02-28T21:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T02:07:22","slug":"hbo-max-begins-production-on-comedy-series-how-to-be-a-bookie-from-chuck-lorre-and-nick-bakay-starring-sebastian-maniscalco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/28\/hbo-max-begins-production-on-comedy-series-how-to-be-a-bookie-from-chuck-lorre-and-nick-bakay-starring-sebastian-maniscalco\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Max Begins Production on Comedy Series &#8220;How to Be a Bookie,&#8221; From Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, Starring Sebastian Maniscalco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21497\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HBO_Max.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HBO_Max.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HBO_Max-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Production is currently underway in Los Angeles on the eight-episode Max Original comedy series HOW TO BE A BOOKIE, from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay, starring Sebastian Maniscalco, produced by Warner Bros. 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