HBO premieres the made-for-TV movie Countdown To Looking Glass, starring Scott Glenn and Helen Shaver as reporters caught in the outbreak of World War III. In later years, when the movie becomes part of a movie package syndicated to local TV stations, it will accidentally cause panic among some of its audience. 
The first episode of the half-hour science fiction/fantasy anthology series Ray Bradbury Theater premieres on premium cable channel HBO, starring James Coco and Leslie Nielsen (Airplane!, Police Squad) in a script adapted by Ray Bradbury from one of his own short stories. 
The second episode of the half-hour science fiction/fantasy anthology series Ray Bradbury Theater premieres on premium cable channel HBO, starring William Shatner (Star Trek, T.J. Hooker) in a script adapted by Ray Bradbury from one of his own short stories.
Pay cable channel HBO premieres the first episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, executive produced by actor Tom Hanks (Apollo 13) through Ron Howard’s Imagine Films. The series chronicles NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The first episode covers Sputnik through the Gemini program. The cast includes Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Brett Cullen, Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride), Chris Isaak, and Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years).
Pay cable channel HBO airs the second episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The second episode is devoted to the tragic Apollo 1 fire and its aftermath. Nick Searcy stars as Deke Slayton, with Mark Rolston as Gus Grissom, musician/actor Chris Isaak as Ed White, and David Andrews as Frank Borman. Kevin Spacey, Mason Adams and John Slattery (Mad Men) guest star.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the third episode of its heavily-promoted docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The third episode dramatizes the preparations for the critical launch of Apollo 7. Mark Harmon (NCIS), Peter Horton (thirtysomething) and Ann Magnuson guest star.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the fourth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. The fourth episode dramatizes the flight of Apollo 8. David Andrews (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Terminator 3) and Tim Daly (Wings) guest star.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the fifth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Dann Florek, Kieran Mulroney, and Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) guest star in an episode covering the evolution of the lunar module and the flights of Apollo 9 and 10.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the sixth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Tony Goldwyn (Ghost, Scandal), and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) guest star in an episode covering Apollo 11 and the first lunar landing.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the seventh episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Dave Foley (The Kids In The Hall)and Paul McCrane (ER, The Shawshank Redemption) guest star.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the eighth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Lane Smith (V), Jay Mohr and Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) guest star.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the ninth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Adam Baldwin (Chuck, Firefly), Jerry Hardin (The X-Files), and Gary Cole (Crusade, Office Space) guest star.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the tenth episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Brett Cullen (Legacy, Lost) and Tom Amandes guest star.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the 11th episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Sally Field directs and guest stars.
Pay cable channel HBO airs the 11th episode of the docudrama From The Earth To The Moon, chronicling NASA’s quest to reach the moon, and two episodes debut each Sunday of the show’s run. Tom Hanks (Apollo 13), Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Jason Khoury guest star in the series finale.
Attempting to build a TV franchise onto the 1973 hit movie Westworld (and ignoring a previous attempted TV revival in 1980), HBO premieres the first episode of Westworld, starring Anthony Hopkins, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, and Evan Rachel Wood. The series premiere of the spectacularly expensive, long-delayed show wins a large audience and a cult following.
HBO premieres the second episode of Westworld, starring Anthony Hopkins, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, and Evan Rachel Wood.
HBO premieres the third episode of Westworld, starring Anthony Hopkins, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, and Evan Rachel Wood. Gina Torres (Firefly, Cleopatra 2525) guest stars.
The first episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) guest stars.
The second episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) and Neil Casey (Other Space) guest star.
The third episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Himesh Patel (Yesterday) guest stars.
The fourth episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) guest stars.
He’s Only There To Stop His Skeleton Falling Over, the fifth episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) and Neil Casey (Other Space) guest star.
The sixth episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) and Himesh Patel (Yesterday) guest star.
The seventh episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) and Paterson Joseph guest star.
The eighth episode of Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi comedy Avenue 5 premieres on HBO, starring Hugh Laurie (House), Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow (Being Human), Nikki Amuka-Bird (Jupiter Ascending), and Zach Woods (The Office, Silicon Valley). Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager) and Paterson Joseph guest star.