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HBO Follow Follow Originally a private cable network, then a premium cable channel, then a mini-network of specialized and dedicated channels, HBO has evolved into a powerhouse of original content production. Game of Thrones is its most obvious success story. But series like Deadwood, The Sopranos, Westworld, True Detective, The Wire, Sex and the City, Girls, and many more have made the network a strong contender in the crowded streaming landscape. With the launch of HBO Max, the network’s offerings have been paired with major titles from Warner Bros., DC, Studio Ghibli, and more. The Verge can help you sort through HBO’s new content and follow its evolving business model as it looks for its next Game of Thrones. HBO Max is finally launching in the UK next month Six years after its US debut, HBO Max is coming to the UK and Ireland on March 26th. Dominic Preston Feb 9 HBO is turning Baldur’s Gate into a TV show The series, helmed by Craig Mazin, will be a continuation of the events of Baldur’s Gate 3. Jay Peters Feb 6 Latest In HBO E External Link Emma Roth Feb 10 Link Paramount ups its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, again. Now, Paramount is offering to cover the $2.8 billion termination fee that Warner Bros. Discovery would owe Netflix for abandoning the $82.7 billion merger agreement. It’s also tossing in a $0.25 per share “ticking fee” that it would pay shareholders for every quarter its deal hasn’t closed beyond December 31st, 2026. David Ellison Adds New Sweeteners In Hostile Paramount Megadeal Bid For Warner Bros. [ The Hollywood Reporter ] J External Link Jay Peters Jan 15 Link “I’m so far behind on everything.” That’s George R.R. Martin, in a big profile published by The Hollywood Reporter . Relatable. The piece also details new work being done on a potential Game of Thrones sequel series featuring Jon Snow; Arya Stark might be in it, too. But that show is in “very early development,” THR says. Heavy Is the Crown: George R.R. Martin on His Triumphs and Torments [ The Hollywood Reporter ] Game of Thrones shows its playful side in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms HBO’s new spinoff prequel takes a humorous look at the grimy lives of Westeros’ smallfolk. Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 15 J External Link Jay Peters Jan 15 Link HBO Max and A24 renew their streaming deal. With the renewed “multi-year partnership,” A24 films will come first to HBO and HBO Max after leaving theaters. The two sides initially announced a deal in 2023 . HBO Max And A24 Renew Multi-Year U.S. Pay-1 Output And Library Deal [ Pressroom ] A Youtube Andrew Webster Jan 14 Link The kids are breaking bad. Well, they’re not kids anymore, but things are not looking good for the cast of Euphoria in the new season 3 trailer , which sees just about everyone involved in some kind of criminal enterprise or... content creation. The series returns to HBO on April 12th. Paramount sues after Warner Bros. Discovery rejects its latest deal Emma Roth Jan 12 The best shows to watch on HBO Max from 2025 Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 29, 2025 E External Link Elizabeth Lopatto Dec 22, 2025 Link An update: Larry Ellison will guarantee his big boy’s offer. Last week, we talked about how Warner Bros. — quite reasonably! — had some agita about David Ellison’s bid for the company. Well, what do you know, David’s daddy is going to personally guarantee the offer. Also, since the last time we talked, Jared Kushner backed out of the nepo baby bid . Larry Ellison Personally Guarantees Paramount Bid for Warner Brothers [ nytimes.com ] HBO Max’s new channels keep Friends and Game of Thrones playing 24/7 Emma Roth Dec 12, 2025 C Youtube Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 12, 2025 Link HBO Max has big 2026 plans. We don’t even know who will own HBO Max this time next year, but the streamer is putting on a good face with this sizzle reel of new footage from upcoming seasons of House of the Dragon , Euphoria , Dune: Prophecy and Lanterns — all of which are coming in 2026. There are no good outcomes for the Warner Bros. sale Netflix may be the frontrunner now, but the war for Warner Bros. could end in a number of different ways. Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 10, 2025 C External Link Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 8, 2025 Link Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. might backfire. Since Netflix announced that it was the frontrunner to buy Warner Bros. , David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has been getting more hostile in its bids to own the legacy studio. But Semafor reports that Paramount’s tactics have raised eyes in Washington, where some think Ellison is banking on favoritism from Trump’s Justice Department. Finger-pointing in Washington as Paramount goes hostile [ Semafor ] E Youtube Emma Roth Dec 8, 2025 Link David Ellison pitches Paramount’s $108 billion hostile bid for WBD as “pro consumer.” After launching a hostile bid for the entertainment giant , Paramount’s Ellison told CNBC that Netflix’s deal to buy part of WBD would create a company with “unprecedented market power:” When you combine the number one streamer with the number three streamer, that creates a company that has unprecedented market power, north of 400 million subscribers. The next largest competitor is Disney, with just under 200 million. That’s bad for Hollywood, that’s bad for the creative community, that’s bad for consumers. We talked to the guy running the Mad Men puke hose Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 6, 2025 HBO Max’s Mad Men 4K release is the opposite of a remaster Charles Pulliam-Moore Dec 2, 2025 HBO Max is offering one of the best Black Friday deals we’ve seen this year Brandt Ranj Nov 24, 2025 HBO has renewed its Game of Thrones spinoff shows for more seasons Charles Pulliam-Moore Nov 20, 2025 C External Link Charles Pulliam-Moore Nov 10, 2025 Link Superman’s pal Jimmy Olsen is getting a true crime show on HBO Max. Gorilla Grodd — DC Comics’ gorilla supervillain who has longstanding beef with the Flash — is set to be the focus of DC Crime , a new HBO Max “true” crime docuseries hosted by Daily Planet reporter Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo). No premiere date yet, but Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault are attached to write / showrun the project. Jimmy Olsen ‘DC Crime’ Series in the Works at HBO Max From ‘American Vandal’ Duo, First Season Focused on Gorilla Grodd [ Variety ] Netflix is reportedly looking into a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Emma Roth Oct 31, 2025 C External Link Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 27, 2025 Link Pennywise is coming over for Halloween. Rather than waiting for Sunday, HBO now plans to drop It: Welcome to Derry ’s second episode on October 31st just in time for the end of spooky season. HBO Max Announces Early Debut Of IT: WELCOME TO DERRY Episode Two In Celebration Of Halloween [ HBO Pressroom ] Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros. Stevie Bonifield Oct 23, 2025 HBO Max now lets you rate shows and movies Emma Roth Oct 22, 2025 HBO’s Welcome to Derry series just ain’t it The It prequel series is a half-hearted attempt at crossing Stephen King’s opus with Stranger Things. Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 22, 2025 HBO Max is raising prices for the third year in a row Richard Lawler Oct 21, 2025 Warner Bros. Discovery is ready for a sale Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 21, 2025 C External Link Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 17, 2025 Link Aunt Gladys is coming for a visit later this month. Weapons is set to make its HBO Max debut on October 24th, which might get folks intrigued about the spinoff prequel director Zach Cregger has in development. WEAPONS Begins Streaming Exclusively On HBO Max October 24 [ HBO Press Room ] HBO’s next Game of Thrones spinoff premieres in January Charles Pulliam-Moore Oct 9, 2025 C Youtube Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 23, 2025 Link Say hello to the oldest resident of Derry, Maine. The latest trailer for HBO’s Welcome to Derry series is chock full of alarming new scenes from the It prequel, but the most intriguing thing about it are its shots of what seems to be Pennywise’s arrival on Earth from space(?) in a massive ball of fire. C External Link Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 11, 2025 Link Warner Bros. Discovery, a Skydance Corporation? According to The Wall Street Journal , the newly merged Paramount Skydance Corporation is thinking about making a majority cash bid to acquire the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery — a move that would consolidate two of the world’s largest media conglomerates into a single entity run by billionaire Larry Ellison’s son. Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery [ The Wall Street Journal ] David Zaslav thinks HBO Max is ‘way underpriced’ Dominic Preston Sep 11, 2025 C External Link Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 8, 2025 Link The Chair Company opens for business next month. When HBO’s new comedy The Chair Company premieres on October 12th, William Ronald Trosper (Tim Robinson) will set out to discover the truth behind “a far-reaching conspiracy” that has him questioning everything about his life. HBO Original Comedy Series THE CHAIR COMPANY, Starring Tim Robinson, Debuts October 12 [ HBO Pressroom ] C Instagram Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 2, 2025 Link Pennywise wants you to come visit this October. After months of teasing us all with snippets from It: Welcome to Derry , HBO has finally given the prequel series an October 26th premiere date. Here are the best streaming service deals available right now Sheena Vasani and Cameron Faulkner Aug 21, 2025 E External Link Emma Roth Aug 13, 2025 Link HBO Max is adding a bunch more Japanese animated films. The streamer will add Your Name , Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko , Children Who Chase Lost Voices , Ghost Cat Anzu , and more titles starting September 1st. It’s also bringing Shin Godzilla and other films like the 1985 sci-fi flick Angel’s Egg to the platform later this year and into next. HBO Max And GKIDS Strike Exclusive Licensing Deal For 20 Adult Animated And Live Action Films [ Warner Bros. Discovery ] HBO Max is going to get even more annoying about password sharing Emma Roth Aug 7, 2025 D External Link Dominic Preston Aug 7, 2025 Link HBO Max picked up 3.4M new subscribers. Though technically, it was Max at the time . All but 200,000 of them came from international markets, bringing Max to 125.7 million subscribers worldwide — and according to Warner Bros. Discovery, still on track to hit 150 million next year. The streaming division turned a profit of $293 million, after a loss this time last year, which will be good news for the Warner Bros. bit of the company ahead of their separation next year. Warner Bros. Discovery Reports Second-Quarter 2025 Results [ s201.q4cdn.com ] J External Link Jay Peters Aug 1, 2025 Link Some BritBox shows are coming to HBO Max. A collection of 15 shows will be available on HBO Max, Vulture reports , including the Ricky Gervais-led version of The Office . They’ll be available until the end of September. BritBox Is Going on Holiday to HBO Max [ vulture.com ] Warner Bros. Discovery will be Warner Bros. and Discovery after they break up Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 28, 2025 E External Link Emma Roth Jul 17, 2025 Link The Last of Us will return for season 3 in 2027. During an interview with Variety , HBO Max head Casey Bloys said the next season “is definitely planned for 2027,” though there might not be another one after that: Craig [Mazin] is still working it out whether it will be two more seasons or one more long season. It hasn’t been decided yet, and I’m following Craig’s lead on that. The next season will be the first without the involvement of The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckman, who is shifting focus to upcoming Naughty Dog games. 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