Playwright-novelist Gary Morgenstein and extraterrestrial expert Ilil Arbel's new sci fi book series ANCIENT ALIENS: MARRADIANS AND ANUNNAKI, about the mysterious aliens who are the parents of humanity, launches in early December. But we're providing sneak peeks ahead of publication. Here's the introduction to tell you what it's all about! Chapter One will invade Earth on Thursday.

Episodic photos from the first season episode of Van Helsing, "Last Time," airing 11/25/16, after the jump.

Episodic photos from the first season episode of Aftermath, "The Barbarous King," airing 11/22/16, after the jump.

Episodic photos from the first season episode of Aftermath, "Here is No Water but Only Rock," airing 11/15/16, after the jump.

HBO RENEWS WESTWORLD, DIVORCE AND INSECURE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2016 – HBO has renewed WESTWORLD, DIVORCE and INSECURE for second seasons, it was announced today by Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming.

“I am thrilled to announce the pickup of our three fall series, all of which have distinctive, original voices,” said Bloys. “Critics and viewers alike have welcomed WESTWORLD and INSECURE, as well as the return of Sarah Jessica Parker to the network after 12 years with DIVORCE.”

Season-to-date, WESTWORLD is averaging a gross audience of 11.7 million viewers, outperforming “Game of Thrones” and “True Detective” during similar times in their first seasons. DIVORCE and INSECURE are averaging 4.4 million and 3.2 million viewers, respectively, on par with other HBO half-hours like “VEEP” and “Girls.”

Episodic photos from the first season episode of Westworld, "Trompe L’Oeil," airing 11/13/16, after the jump.

Centuries in the future, the way of life as we know it is gone. After nations collapsed, a feudal system came into power. The territories, called the Badlands, were divided between seven Barons, each with an army of protectors: assassins called Clippers.

The most powerful baron, Baron Quinn (Martin Csokas), is protected by his head Clipper, Sunny (Daniel Wu), who rose in the ranks to be his most trusted assassin, but secretly dreams of a normal life beyond the Badlands, out from under the Baron's control.

When rumors rise among other Barons that Quinn is growing vulnerable, he is soon challenged for his land. The newest Baron, The Widow (Emily Beecham), is out to bring him down, with the help of her 'Butterflies.'

While attempting to recover a transport stolen by the Nomads, Sunny rescues a teenage boy, M.K. (Aramis Knight), who he trains as his Colt. He soon discovers that M.K. is hiding a dark power that may be the key to escaping his life in the Badlands.

WHO WERE THE MARRADIANS?

FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE SHOCKING TRUTH BEHIND THE EXTRATERRESTRIALS WHO CHANGED HUMANITY FOREVER

NEW BOOK SERIES ANCIENT ALIENS: MARRADIANS AND ANUNNAKI BY ACCLAIMED AUTHORS ILIL ARBEL AND GARY MORGENSTEIN

NEW YORK – November 10, 2016 – Who were the Marradians? Long forgotten, these ancient aliens profoundly shaped humanity’s evolution through inter-breeding and advanced science and technology. It’s a story that’s been suppressed – until now.

The Expanse Trailer - 2/08/17
 
THE EXPANSE Premieres Wednesday, February 8 at 10/9c
Double-Episode Premiere

The story of THE EXPANSE unfolds across a colonized galaxy 200 years in the future, when two strangers – a hardened detective, Joe Miller (Thomas Jane), and a rogue ship’s captain, James Holden (Steven Strait) – become unwittingly swept up in a vast conspiracy to cover up a horrific human experiment.  As Season 2 kicks off with interplanetary tensions at an all-time high, the cold war between Earth and Mars is on the brink of an all-out battle. The series is based on the New York Times bestselling book series collectively known as “The Expanse,” written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (under the pen name James S. A. Corey).

Below is a trailer from the second season of The Expanse. Check it out below.