TVLine Items: HBO's Gunpowder Trailer, Grace and Frankie Return Date and More

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Game of Thrones‘ Kit Harington is ready to topple the monarchy in the first trailer for the upcoming HBO miniseries Gunpowder.

The Guy Fawkes-inspired thriller, which first premiered on BBC One in October, chronicles the attempt made by Fawkes and a group of provincial English Catholics (led by Harington’s Robert Catesby) to blow up the House of Lords and kill King James I, all in an effort to help restore a Catholic to the crown. Peter Mullan (Quarry), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) and Liv Tyler (The Leftovers) co-star.

The mini will air across three nights: Monday, Dec. 18 through Wednesday, Dec. 20, all at 10/9c.

Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…

* Grace and Frankie — now featuring Lisa Kudrow! — will return for Season 4 on Friday, Jan. 19. Watch the date announcement below:

* Real Time With Bill Maher returns with Season 16 on Friday, Jan. 19, the host announced during Friday’s Season 15 finale.

* Netflix has released a full-length trailer for Season 2 of anthology series Easy (releasing Friday, Dec. 1), featuring new cast members Aubrey Plaza (Legion), Michaela Watkins (Casual), Judy Greer (Married) and Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine):

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