Ellen DeGeneres teams with HBO Max for four new series

The Hollywood Reporter

Ellen announced on her daytime talk show today that the WarnerMedia streaming platform has greenlit reality shows Ellen's Home Design and First Dates Hotel and the animated kids' series Little Ellen. Ellen is also producing a docuseries titled Finding Einstein for HBO Max. As part of the announcement, Ellen also gave each member of her studio audience a free two-year subscription to HBO Max, which launches in spring 2020. "I'm very excited to bring my new shows to HBO Max. I don't know who Max is, but I can't wait to work with him," she said. Ellen's Home Design Challenge is similar to HGTV's Ellen's Design Challenge, which last aired in 2016. First Dates Hotel, based on a British format, will bring together single people from multiple generations at a boutique hotel for an intensive, tailor-made romantic experience. The 2D-animated Little Ellen will follow a 7-year-old Ellen DeGeneres on a series of misadventures in her hometown of New Orleans. And Finding Einstein, made with the blessing of the Albert Einstein estate, will celebrate and support the next generation of potential Einsteins who may help change the world for the better.