John Oliver mocks DC superhero films on Last Week Tonight — films made by HBO's own sibling studio

On the August 9, 2026 edition of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver mocked DC superhero films — Birds of Prey, The Flash, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Black Adam and Supergirl — comparing their box-office misfires to failed DOJ legal cases. The films are produced by Warner Bros., a sibling division of Oliver's HBO, both under Warner Bros. Discovery, per Variety.