HBO Max hasn’t launched yet, but here’s what we know so far about what to expect.
What shows and films will be on HBO Max?
We already know that Friends will be leaving US Netflix to move over the HBO Max, and that other ’90s favourite The Fresh Prince of Bel Air will also be on the platform. HBO has also commissioned six new movies already, with plans for more films and TV shows, and it’s using HBO Max as an excuse to ramp up its original content ambitions, with TV shows on the way including Dune: The Sisterhood, a Gremlins animated series, and a rom-com anthology series from Anna Kendrick called Love Life.
At San Diego Comic-Con it was also announced that the DC Universe show Doom Patrol would become an HBO Max co-production, with season two airing simultaneously on both streaming services, and the first season arriving in its entirety when HBO Max launches. It seems a safe bet that this could be the first of several such deals, especially with other DC Universe shows.
HBO has also signed a deal with the BBC to get exclusive US streaming rights to a whole range of British shows, including modern Doctor Who (from 2005 onwards), the Office (UK version), Luther, Top Gear, and more. The deal even includes new episodes of Doctor Who going forwards – though they’ll still be broadcast on BBC America first.
There’ll be kids TV too, anchored by iconic brand Sesame Street. This started airing on HBO back in 2015, but from 2020 onwards (well, for five years at least) a new deal will see new Sesame Street episodes air exclusively on HBO Max, along with four new Sesame Street shows including an Elmo-led late night talk show parody. Plus, all 50 seasons of Sesame Street’s back catalogue will be available to watch, including some that have never been available on-demand before.
The service has also commissioned Equal, a four-part docuseries from Scout Productions about the history of the LGBTQ+ movement. Variety stated that the series will include interviews with activists such as Harry Hay, reenactments, never-before seen footage and deep dives into events like the Stonewall Riots.
Variety also reported that the drama team will be getting three new vice presidents - Roberto Alcantara, Chika Chukudebelu and Mark Tuohy – who will all be reporting to Joey Chavez, EVP of original drama. The team will all be the brains behind new original HBO dramas, set to kick off in Spring 2020.
When is HBO Max launching?
HBO hasn’t announced a specific release date yet, but has said that the service will launch in 2020, so there’s still a little while to wait before it’s available. In the meantime, HBO Go and HBO Now are both around already – and we’ll go into more on how the services differ below.
HBO Max vs HBO Now vs HBO Go
There’s one final potential confusion worth clearing up: the difference between HBO Now, HBO Go, and HBO Max.
For reasons best known to itself, HBO currently operates two separate streaming services which offer almost identical features and interfaces, with HBO Max now on the way. The main difference right now is how you pay for them: HBO Now is a standalone service that anyone can sign up to for $15 a month, while HBO Go is provided to existing HBO cable subscribers free of charge.
If you’re not in the US you’re almost certainly not paying for HBO on cable, so you won’t be able to sign up for HBO Go anyway. However, if you are a US cable subscriber who’s staying or living abroad, you should be able to access HBO Go through a VPN just as you can with HBO Now.
HBO Max will be closest to HBO Now, as it will be a standalone service, not limited to existing cable customers. However, as already mentioned it will also include additional content that isn’t originally from HBO, along with all of the new exclusive shows and films.
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