WarnerMedia has announced HBO Max, a new direct-to-customer streaming service to compete with the likes of Netflix and Prime Video, which is scheduled to launch in Spring 2020 and in addition to its own original content, will hold exclusive rights to cult classics like Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and more.
At its launch next year, HBO Max will have about 10,000 hours of content ready for consumption. In addition to the aforementioned classics, HBO Max will own exclusive streaming rights to Pretty Little Liars, and highly anticipated series like Batwoman by DC Entertainment, and the Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene.
The upcoming streaming service has also signed movie production deals with Greg Berlanti, one of the most successful Hollywood producers who is also involved in the creation of Batwoman and Katy Keene and has previously worked on You, Riverdale, Arrow, Dawson’s Creek and more. Berlanti is tasked to produce four movies that focus on the young adult space.
Among other notable names is Reese Witherspoon, whose Hello Sunshine will produce at least two movies for HBO Max.
“HBO Max will bring together the diverse riches of WarnerMedia to create programming and user experiences not seen before in a streaming platform. HBO’s world-class programming leads the way, the quality of which will be the guiding principle for our new array of Max Originals, our exciting acquisitions, and the very best of the Warner Bros. libraries, starting with the phenomenon that is ‘Friends,’” said Robert Greenblatt, chairman, WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-To-Consumer.
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HBO Max Originals
The following Max Original series was previously announced and will be available at the time the service premieres.
- Dune: The Sisterhood
- Tokyo Vice
- The Flight Attendant
- Love Life
- Station Eleven
- Made for Love
- Gremlins
The following HBO programming was previously announced to launch in 2020 and 2021.
- Stephen King’s “The Outsider”
- Lovecraft Country
- The Nevers
- The Gilded Age
- Avenue 5
- The Undoing
- The Plot Against America
- Perry Mason
- I Know This Much Is True
According to the company, “HBO Max brings together HBO, a Robust Slate of New Originals, and Programming from Warner Bros., New Line, DC Entertainment, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, The CW, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Crunchyroll, Rooster Teeth, Looney Tunes and More to offer Something for Everyone in the Home.”
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