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HBO Picks Up LeBron James Barbershop-Set Talk Show (Exclusive)

• www.hollywoodreporter.com, by Marisa Guthrie

LeBron James and Maverick Carter's barbershop-set talk show The Shop is coming to HBO.

The premium network has ordered a handful of episodes of the program, which first bowed in 2016 on James' Uninterrupted digital site.

The first episode for HBO was shot last week in Los Angeles at West Hollywood's Barber Surgeons Guild, and is set to bow Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 11 p.m. ET/PT. It features James and Carter in conversation with Snoop Dogg (who throws shade on frequent collaborator Dr. Dre in the clip below) as well as the New York Giants' Odell Beckham Jr., New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, Los Angeles Sparks star Candace Parker and comedian Jon Stewart.