Hitting the UK this coming Thursday, HBO Max is nearly upon us! This means audiences in the UK and Ireland will be able to stream content from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, DC Studios and Max Originals, all in one place!
Award winning Max Original, The Pitt, will premiere in the UK & Ireland on HBO Max from launch, including all of the first season available from day one. And 2026 features one of HBO’s best ever slates, upcoming content will include new seasons of Euphoria and House of the Dragon, as well as the debut of Lanterns, from DC Studios .

There’s also exclusive unscripted titles will include HBO Original Documentaries Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, Murder in Glitterball City, Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, late-night series Neighbors, and Emmy-winning Max Original series Conan O’Brien Must Go S1 & S2. In addition, all episodes of brand-new documentary series Boom Box: Beats and Betrayal will be available to HBO Max subscribers at launch.
Impressive HBO programming such as France’s “The Seduction”, Mexico’s “Like Water For Chocolate” S1 & S2 and Italy’s “Portobello” will all be available exclusively on the platform.
Film fans will be able to watch the Academy Award noms and winners and best of the box office including the likes of Superman, One Battle After Another, Sinners, A Minecraft Movie and Dune: Part One, plus an extensive range of the HBO and Warner Bros. Television libraries – from Succession to Friends, The Sopranos to Game of Thrones

Subscribers will have four monthly entertainment plans to choose from starting at £4.99 per month, with viewers able to enjoy the complete HBO Max entertainment line-up, including recently released movies, starting at £5.99 per month in the UK & Ireland
The service will be available directly via hbomax.com and services like Sky and Prime Video, plus Sports fans will access their TNT Sports streaming subscription via HBO Max in the UK from 26 March

HBO Max spanning four monthly entertainment plans, here’s a little rundown:
- Basic with Ads (£4.99/month): Stream on 2 devices in Full HD
- All the best HBO Max shows and movies, excluding movies that first stream on the service following their theatrical release window.
- Standard with Ads (£5.99/month): Stream on 2 devices in Full HD, with 30 downloads
- All the best HBO Max shows and movies, including movies that first stream on the service following their theatrical release window.
- Standard (£9.99/month): Stream on 2 devices in Full HD, with 30 downloads
- All the best HBO Max shows and movies on an ad free basis, including movies that first stream on the service following their theatrical release window.
- Premium (£14.99/month): Stream on 4 devices in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Atmos (where available) and 100 downloads
- The ultimate HBO Max experience with all the best HBO Max shows and movies on an ad free basis, including movies that first stream on the service following their theatrical release window.
- TNT Sports Plan (£30.99/month): Including TNT Sports 1-4, TNT Sports Ultimate, live event feeds and TNT Sports Original Documentaries (limited to two of your available streams)
- Can be purchased within the UK as a standalone plan or in addition to select entertainment plans.
Everything you need to know is here: http://www.hbomax.com
Plan Comparison
| HBO Max Monthly Plans (price per month) | HBO Max with TNT Sports Monthly Plans (price per month) | HBO Max with TNT Sports Saver Plans (price per month x12. 12-month minimum term) | |
| Basic with Ads | £4.99 | N/A | N/A |
| Standard With Ads | £5.99 | £36.98 | £27.99 |
| Standard | £9.99 | £40.98 | £30.99 |
| Premium | £14.99 | £45.98 | £34.99 |
| TNT Sports Standalone | |||
| Monthly Plan (price per month) | Saver Plan (price per month x12. 12-month minimum term) | ||
| £30.99 | £25.99 | ||





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