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MAX PRIME premieres fourth and final season of Banshee on April 4

Banshee1Banshee3The eight-episode season brings together cast regulars and a host of stellar guests

MIAMI, FL. – March 22, 2016 – HBO believes in the adage that all good things must come to an end, but viewers can rest assured that Banshee will leave with a bang and not a whimper. Across its three previous seasons, Banshee has earned a loyal and passionate fan base due to its provocative combination of action and drama, setting the bar high for original programming from MAX Prime. The Emmy®-winning series returns for its fourth and final season, premiering on MAX Prime on April 4 at 20hrs*.

Banshee4As the final season opens, two years have passed and Lucas Hood finds himself back in Banshee, Pennsylvania. With a bloody, multimillion-dollar heist behind him, Lucas emerges from his self-imposed exile to be thrust right back into the gritty chaos that he knows all too well. His is on a quest to find a vicious serial killer who claimed the life of someone near and dear to his heart and to track down a long lost ally.

Cast regulars include Antony Starr (Outrageous Fortune) as Lucas; Ivana Milicevic (Casino Royale) as Carrie; Ulrich Thomsen (The Celebration) as Proctor; Frankie Faison (The Wire) as boxer-turned-bartender Sugar Bates; Matt Servitto (HBO’s The Sopranos) as Sheriff Brock; Ryann Shane (Blue Bloods) as Deva; Hoon Lee as hacker extraordinaire Job; Lili Simmons (HBO’s True Detective) as Rebecca; Matthew Rauch (The Wolf of Wall Street) as Proctor’s enigmatic henchman, Clay Burton; Tom Pelphrey (Blink) as Kurt Bunker; and Chris Coy (Treme) as Calvin Bunker.

Banshee2The final season also boasts an extraordinary selection of guest stars, including: David Harbour (The Newsroom) as Dalton; and Chaske Spencer (The Twilight Saga) as Billy Raven, now chief of the Kinaho police department. New to the cast are Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse) as Veronica Dawson, an FBI profiler; Casey LaBow (The Twilight Saga) as Maggie, Calvin’s wife; and Ana Ayora (The Big Wedding) as Cruz.

The eight-episode fourth and final season of Banshee returns after a record-breaking third season, which garnered wide acclaim by critics and fans alike. Executive produced by Emmy® and Oscar®-winner Alan Ball (HBO’s True Blood), Greg Yaitanes (whose next MAX project will be Quarry, to premiere later in 2016), Jonathan Tropper, Peter Macdissi, Adam Targum and Ole Christian Madsen, the entire season was shot in and around Pittsburgh, PA.

Banshee5About HBO Latin America Group

HBO Latin America is the premium, subscription based, television network leader in the region, recognized for the quality and diversity of its exclusive programming, including: series, films, documentaries, specials and original productions. The content is transmitted in HD in more than 40 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean through its channels HBO, HBO2, HBO Signature, HBO Plus, HBO Family, HBO Caribbean, MAX, MAX Prime, MAX Up, MAX Caribbean and Cinemax. Its programming is also offered across multiple platforms, such as HBO GO, Cinemax GO and HBO On Demand.

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