HBO Canada Offers Free Sampling of Complete Seasons and New Episodes, Available Now

TORONTO (Feb. 27, 2016) – As revealed during last night’s 89^th annual Academy Awards^® broadcast on CTV, HBO Canada is offering up entire seasons and episodes of HBO’s biggest series now on HBOCanada.com and via the on-demand platforms of participating television providers. The free sampling includes nearly 40 hours of HBO’s unparalleled, award-winning, and acclaimed premium lineup. Would-be subscribers can binge on the complete first seasons of groundbreaking HBO series GAME OF THRONES, VEEP, GIRLS, SILICON VALLEY, and BALLERS. As well, episodes from HBO’s current lineup are also available, including BIG LITTLE LIES, CRASHING, WESTWORLD, THE NIGHT OF, THE YOUNG POPE, and QUARRY. HBO Canada’s free sampling is available now until March 31 on HBOCanada.com and via the on-demand platforms of participating television providers. HBO Canada subscribers can watch all seasons and all episodes of all currently on-air HBO titles, via TMN GO and HBO Canada OnDemand. More on the HBO series included in the HBO Canada sampling campaign (in alphabetical order): BALLERS (Season 1) This HBO comedy explores follows Spencer (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), a retired football superstar who is trying to find a foothold as a financial manager to current players. Click HERE for a look at BALLERS Season 1. BIG LITTLE LIES (Episode 1) Sundays at 9 p.m. ET Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, this darkly comic drama set in Monterey, Calif. begins with a suspicious homicide at an elementary-school fundraiser. Click HERE for a look at BIG LITTLE LIES. CRASHING (Episode 1) Sundays at 10:30 p.m. ET CRASHING follows an aspiring comic named Pete Holmes, who moves to New York to pursue his dream of being a comedian. Click HERE for a look at CRASHING. GAME OF THRONES (Season 1) Based on the popular book series A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin, this epic fantasy series chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent kingdom. *Note: GAME OF THRONES is available for an extended period until April 30. Click HERE for a look at GAME OF THRONES Season 1. GIRLS (Season 1, also, Episode 1 from Season 6) This scripted half-hour series from writer/director/actor Lena Dunham focuses on a group of 20-something women in New York and their adventures in post-collegiate floundering. Click HERE for a look at the final season of GIRLS. QUARRY (Episodes 1 and 2) This drama follows a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. Click HERE for a look at QUARRY. SILLICON VALLEY (Season 1) This half-hour comedy takes viewers inside the world of tech start-ups – and the socially awkward underdogs who try to navigate its lucrative potential. Click HERE for a look at SILICON VALLEY Season 1. THE NIGHT OF (Episodes 1 and 2) From creators Steven Zaillian and Richard Price, THE NIGHT OF is an eight-part limited series that delves into the intricate story of a fictitious murder case in New York City. Click HERE for a look at THE NIGHT OF. VEEP (Season 1) This comedy series follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of the Vice President as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule, and demanding private life. Click HERE for a look at VEEP Season 1.  WESTWORLD (Episodes 1 and 2) After a smashing first season, WESTWORLD takes place in a futuristic fantasy, where a group of android “hosts” deviate from their programmers’ carefully planned scripts. Click HERE for a look at WESTWORLD. THE YOUNG POPE (Episode 1) THE YOUNG POPE follows Lenny Belardo, aka Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history. His election seems to be the result of a media strategy led by the College of Cardinals. Click HERE for a look at THE YOUNG POPE.

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