Richard Plepler

Richard Plepler is an American media executive. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO) Plepler joined HBO in 1992 as an Executive Vice President. He was appointed chairman and CEO of HBO in 2013 and held his position until 2019, culminating 28 years at the company. Plepler led the launch of HBO on digital platforms such as Amazon and Hulu. In 2020, Plepler launched EDEN Productions and announced a five-year production deal with Apple TV+ to make television series, documentaries, and feature films. On February 28, 2019, it was announced that Plepler was leaving HBO, eight months after the AT&T Time Warner merger. The Problem with Jon Stewart, a bi-weekly current-affairs series, premiered on September 30, 2021, on Apple TV+. Black Bird, a six-part limited series, came to Apple TV + on July 8, 2022, starring Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Ray Liotta, Greg Kinnear and Sepadoh Moafi. The series is based on the 2010 novel In with the Devil: a Fallen Hero by James Keene and Hillel Lillel.