# Joshua Jackson Teases ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll’ in New HBO Max Series ‘How to Survive Without Me’: ‘I’m Getting Too Old For This S—’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/joshua-jackson-teases-sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll-in-new-hbo-max-series-how-to-survive-without-me-im-getting-too-old-for-this-s/
- Published: 2026-10-31T18:19:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T19:20:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/columns/joshua-jackson-hbo-max-series-how-to-survive-without-me-1236936000/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Health, Medicine

## Key points

- Joshua Jackson stars in a new HBO Max family drama.
- Beverly’s book is meant to keep her family together.
- Airbnb.org has received a further $500 million commitment.

## Summary

Joshua Jackson has shared details of HBO Max’s new family drama, “How to Survive Without Me”, which begins six months after the death of Beverly, the matriarch who held her family together. Her children and widower receive a book they can read only when they are together, as Beverly seeks to keep them connected from beyond the grave.

Rita Wilson plays Beverly, Ray Romano is her widower Leo, and Jackson and Kaley Cuoco play two of their five adult children. Jackson described the series as involving “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” and joked that he is getting too old for it; he also said he had to colour his hair to appear younger for the first time. The article also reports that Airbnb committed another $500 million to its nonprofit Airbnb.org, which has provided more than 1.6 million nights of free housing to over 250,000 people in crisis.

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