We finally have a date for the premiere of HBO Max, the latest streaming platform brought to us by WarnerMedia. Streaming on the new app begins May 27.
The subscription-streaming package will debut with an expected 10,000 hours of content for $14.99 monthly.
HBO Max will include all current and past HBO programming you can find on its other platforms, HBO Go and HBO Now, plus a slate of new original series; third-party licensed content like Friends, The Big Bang Theory, South Park and all Studio Ghibli films. Movies from Warner Bros., New Line and DC like Joker, Suicide Squad, and Wonder Woman will be available along with content from other WarnerMedia properties – CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth and Looney Tunes.
The first HBO Max original will be Love Life starring Anna Kendrick, a documentary On the Record about accusations of sexual harassment and rape against hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, Legendary, an underground ballroom dance competition series; Craftopia hosted by YouTube star LaurDIY, brand new Looney Tunes Cartoons from Warner Bros. Animation; and Sesame Workshop’s The Not Too Late Show with Elmo.
“Our No. 1 goal is having extraordinary content for everyone in the family, and the HBO Max programming mix we are so excited to unveil on May 27th will bear that out,” Bob Greenblatt, chairman of Warner Media Entertainment and Direct-To-Consumer, said in a statement. “Even in the midst of this unprecedented pandemic, the all-star teams behind every aspect of HBO Max will deliver a platform and a robust slate of content that is varied, of the highest quality, and second to none.”
HBO Now subscribers who are billed directly through HBO will get access to HBO Max at launch for no extra cost. In addition, HBO subscribers via one of AT&T’s TV services as well as Charter Communications will be automatically upgraded to HBO Max.
Will you purchase HBO Max when it goes live?
