HBO Max enters the streaming wars with US launch
The wait is over, becauseHBO Maxis finally available in the US from today. This latest streaming platform costs $14.99 per month on a rolling contract, and boasts content not only from the classic HBO library, but Warner Bros owned films and shows, plus brand new exclusives.
You can sign up now on theHBO Max website. Once you’re logged in you’ll be able to watch popular nineties sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air and all ten seasons ofFriends, movie classics such as The Matrix and The Lord Of The Rings trilogies and of course not forgetting the likes of Game Of Thrones andWestworld.
In terms of animation, the entire Studio Ghibli collection will be available to watch, as will anime titles from Crunchyroll including Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Berserk. HBO Max will also be home to the next season of gen:LOCK, a big-budget animation show produced by Rooster Teeth Animaton and Michael B Jordan’s company Outlier Society Productions.
From the launch date, viewers will also be able to watch a selection of fresh original content, including the show Love Life, a rom-com anthology starring Anna Kendrick, a Sesame Street talk show called The Not Too Late Show with Elmo and eighty episodes worth of new Looney Tunes Cartoons.
In the future, subscribers can also look forward to aFriends Reunion Special episode, numerous DC live-action series (such asJustice League Dark), a musical comedy series based on the hit film Grease and of course the highly anticipatedJustice League Snyder Cut.
HBO Max is available to watch on most smart devices, including iOS, Android, Chromecast, smart TVs, Apple TV, YouTube TV, Xbox One, PS4 and of course the good old fashioned web browser. Roku is currently in talks to secure the app on these smart devices, but unfortunately Amazon Fire TV will not be supporting HBO Max on its platform at the moment.
HBO Max is currently only exclusive to users in the US, but UK viewers should be able to watch with the help of a VPN service such asNordVPNandExpressVPN. You can check out more in our article onhow to watch HBO Max in the UK. Alternatively, check outhow to get the service for free.
Author: Hannah Cowton-Barnes, Entertainment Editor, Tech Advisor
As Tech Advisor’s Entertainment Editor, Hannah is the resident expert in all things streaming, film and TV. Before joining Tech Advisor in 2019, she studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds and created a website dedicated to geek culture and lifestyle. She’s also reviewed a whole range of gadgets including flagship smartphones, wearables and styling tools. Outside of Foundry, she’s written freelance pieces for Polygon, Metro and Den of Geek, and is proud to be a Women Techmakers Ambassador for Google.
