At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Sharon Horgan fielded a question about potential changes to HBO following Paramount and Skydance's agreement to acquire its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery. Horgan stated she remained hopeful the acquisition would not alter HBO's direction, describing it as an "iconic brand" and the "ultimate premium streamer," adding it would be "crazy" to interfere with its current standing. Director Andrij Parekh, who collaborated with Horgan in the conversation, expressed similar sentiments, saying he hoped the new ownership would simply "leave it alone."

The exchange occurred as Horgan promoted her upcoming HBO series Youth, set to premiere in September. The comedy-drama focuses on women navigating middle age whilst managing responsibilities for both aging parents and adult children—a concept Horgan said drew partly from her own experience and echoed themes from her earlier work like Pulling and Catastrophe. Parekh also discussed his upcoming projects, including serving as director of photography and episode director on Netflix's The Retrievals, a limited series about a true crime case at a Yale hospital.