HBO Max, one of the world’s most popular movie and series platforms with millions of users, has been announced in recent months to be completely renewed and merged with Discovery+. In this context, it was stated that the name of the platform will also change.
Warner Bros. In a statement made by Discovery today, the name of the new platform, its fees and when it will be released were announced. The name of the new platform was announced as “Max”, confirming the rumors that have emerged recently. On the other hand, trailers and information from many new productions, including the Harry Potter series, were also shared.
“Max” will debut on May 23
According to the company’s press conference statements, the new “Max” platform will officially debut in the US on May 23, 2023, exactly three years after the release of HBO Max. The new platform will feature Discovery+ content as well as HBO productions.
Warner Bros. Discovery has promised to add more than 40 new content monthly to the new platform. It was also stated that Max will be more simplified and thus an easier-to-use platform. It was also stated that necessary precautions will be taken for children, and that Max will have a new video playback feature that will provide users with a more fluid and cinematic viewing experience.
The prices of the new platform have also been announced. The price of these subscriptions, which will come with advertising, ad-free and ultimate versions, will be as follows;
- Max with Ads – $9.99 per month (Two simultaneous views, 1080p resolution, no downloads)
- Ad-Free Max – $15.99 per month (Two simultaneous views, 1080p resolution, up to 30 downloads)
- Max Ultimate – $20.99 per month (Four simultaneous views, 4K resolution, 100 downloads, Dolby Atmos)
Apart from these, it should be noted that Discovery+ will continue independently. This is because Warner Bros. is not forcing existing Discovery+ subscribers to pay more. This platform is currently available at $6.99.
First information about upcoming productions came to Max.
Harry Potter series confirmed, announcement video released
After the announcement of Max, information came from many new productions that we will see on the platform. Perhaps the most striking of these was the Harry Potter series, which appeared recently. The company released the first promotional trailer for the series.
The promotional video brought us the logo of the Harry Potter series. Warner Bros. He stated that the series will be a faithful adaptation of the books. In the previous information, it was stated that each season will process a book and writer JK Rowling will play a role in the production.
The first promotional trailer from the Penguin series was shared
As part of the event, the company also shared a promotional video from the series of the Penguin character in the movie The Batman, released last year. While the trailer gives us a first look at the “The Penguin” series, it shows that the production will come in 2024. It can also be seen that the series is in the production phase.
As in the movie, we will see Colin Farrell in the lead role of the production, which will tell about Penguin, who will be one of Batman’s fiercest enemies. Matt Reeves, the director of The Batman, is also among the producers. Let’s add that The Penguin will be a mini-series consisting of 8 episodes.
Trailer came from The Sympathizer series, which made Robert Downey Jr. unrecognizable
In addition to these, the first trailer for The Sympathizer, another series that will come to Max, has been released. Developed by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, the series is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
The series, which includes names such as Robert Downey Jr., Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan and Toan Le, will come to Max in 2024. The production will tell about a man who is half French, half Vietnamese, who spied for the communist forces in the Vietnam War.
Trailer released for The Regime starring Kate Winslet
The trailer for The Regime, starring Kate Winslet, is also on Warner Bros. Published by The production, which will be about politics, will be broadcast on Max in 2024 as a mini-series. Will Tracy, who wrote some episodes of HBO’s successful series Succession, and is also one of the screenwriters of The Menu, is the creator of the series. Hugh Grant, Martha Plimpton, Matthias Schoenaerts are among the actors we will see in the series, apart from Winslet.
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
A new animated series set in the famous movie series Gremlins universe will also come to Max. The production, which will be released on May 23, will take place long before the Gremlins movies.
True Detective season 4 is coming
The first trailer for the fourth season of HBO’s famous anthology series True Detective has also been shared. The trailer, which stretched the audience, showed that the new season was called “True Detective: Night Country”. On the other hand, he showed us what kind of role Jodie Foster, the famous actress, whom we heard will be in the series, will be in.
The new season, in which we will see Kali Reis in the lead role with Jodie Foster, will focus on detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro to solve the mystery of eight men who went missing in Alaska. Let’s add that the season will come later this year.
A new Game of Thrones series, a series set in The Conjuring universe, and much more will come to Max
Warner Bros. In addition to all these, he also talked about other productions. One of these productions will be a series called “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight” and set in the Game of Thrones universe. Set 90 years before the events of GoT, the production will focus on the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and the young Aegon V. Targaryen.
We will also see an untitled series of the famous horror movie series The Conjuring. In addition, brand new productions such as a series set in the “IT” universe, a spin-off of “The Bing Bang Theory” and the “Rick and Morty anime” will debut on the Max platform in the future.
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