TV is definitely in vogue right now as Dustin Hoffman is set to film a new series for HBO. For realsies.

He will star in Luck, a series set in the world of horse riding that was co-created by David Milch of Deadwood fame and John from Cincinnati shame. With all this talent in a show I bet it didn’t take long for HBO to decide this was a goer.

With Luck, Boardwalk Empire and I’m With the Band coming to HBO now is the time to renew your subscription. No other channel can boast Hoffman, Buscemi and Deschanel.

Want to know what show everyone is going to be talking about later on this year? Then watch this preview for Boardwalk Empire a new show on HBO starring Steve Buscemi and directed by Martin Scorsese. This looks like it will be good TV in the same way The Sopranos was when it ruled not so long ago. Watch and judge for yourself…

Yesterday it was reported that Zooey Deschanel has been cast as the lead in a new HBO half hour dramedy pilot. I’m With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie is based on the memoir by Pamela Des Barres, detailing her exploits as a groupie for the likes of Frank Zappa, Mick Jagger and Jimmy Page. The book is rumoured to have also provided inspiration for Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, in which Deschanel had one of her first roles as the main character’s older sister.

As a big Zooey fan this is exciting news, especially if this gets commissioned for a full series, as it means no more waiting long lengths of time between seeing Zooey in occasionally brilliant, but mostly mediocre films.

HBO could also do with a new successful series as they are increasingly being outshone by AMC and Showtime, particularly by Mad Men and Dexter.