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Richard Plepler was named co-president of HBO in June 2007 where he oversees all original programming for both the HBO and Cinemax pay-TV networks. In partnership with HBO’s President of Programming, Michael Lombardo, Plepler has greenlit some of HBO’s most acclaimed and successful series including True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones, which rank among the top programs in the network’s history. Additional award-winning programs include the miniseries Mildred Place and Generation Kill; HBO Films Too Big To Fail, Temple Grandin, Taking Chance, Grey Gardens, and You Don’t Know Jack. He also shepherded Cinemax’s first foray into primetime originals with the popular action series Strikeback. Plepler is a member of both the Council on Foreign Relations and The Trilateral Commission. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Asia Society and the New York Public Library; serves on the board of the Center for National Interest and the National Advisory Board of the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African American Research

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Richard Plepler

Richard Plepler is the founder and CEO of Eden Productions, a film and television production company that announced a five-year exclusive deal with Apple TV+ in January 2020.

Plepler previously served as chairman and CEO of HBO, a position he held from 2013 to 2019, culminating a 28-year career at the company. Under his leadership, HBO greenlit some of their most successful series, including Emmy Award winners Game of Thrones, Veep, Silicon Valley, Big Little Lies, Girls, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, Newsroom, Barry, Succession, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Plepler also led the creation of the company’s standalone streaming service, HBO Now, which launched with Apple in March 2015. Today, the service represents over 20 percent of HBO’s subscription revenue and is a major source of revenue for the company.

Plepler has received numerous accolades during his career, including being inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame by the Cable Ce

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Richard Plepler

Richard Plepler is the former chairman and CEO of Home Box Office, Inc., a position in which he was responsible for the overall management of the world’s most successful pay TV service, which provides the two television networks – HBO and Cinemax – to over 127 million subscribers worldwide. He was named to this position in January 2013, ultimately leaving HBO in February of 2019.

Under his leadership, HBO's original productions raised the bar with some of the most innovative, honored and critically respected programming on television, such as "True Detective" and "Game of Thrones."

As co-president from 2007 to 2012, Plepler, in partnership with Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming, greenlit some of HBO’s most acclaimed and successful series including "True Blood," "Boardwalk Empire," "The Newsroom," and "Game of Thrones," which rank among the top programs in the network’s history. Plepler and Lombardo also shepherded Cinemax's first foray into primetime originals with the popular action series "Strike Back."

Plepler is a member of both the C

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