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HBO Max to become Max from May 23, stream Game of Thrones prequel and The Conjuring series

The streamer has also announced a spin-off to The Big Bang Theory

Agnivo Niyogi Calcutta Published 13.04.23, 12:33 PM
The new streaming platform Max will be home to the shows of HBO Max and Discovery

The new streaming platform Max will be home to the shows of HBO Max and Discovery Twitter

HBO Max will become Max from May 23, Warner Brothers Discovery has announced, giving a peek into a variety of new shows, prequels and spin-offs that will stream on the revamped platform.

“On May 23, HBO Max is becoming Max — The One To Watch for all of HBO, hit series, movies, reality, and more. #StreamOnMax,” the official Twitter handle of HBO Max wrote on the microblogging platform.

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The new streaming platform will initially be rolled out in the US on May 23, followed by a launch in Latin America. Viewers in Europe, Asia and other markets will have to wait till 2024 to use the service.

The new platform will also be adding a ton of new and exciting content, including a new series based on the Harry Potter books, a prequel to Game of Thrones and a spin-off series to The Big Bang Theory. A drama series based on The Conjuring franchise is also in the works.

The Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight will be executive-produced by George R. R. Martin, Ira Parker, Ryan Condal and Vince Gerardis. The show, set a century before the events of Game of Thrones, will follow the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and his squire Egg.

The streamer also released a teaser for their upcoming series The Regime starring Kate Winslet. Directed by Stephen Frears and Jessica Hobbs, it is written by Will Tracy. The satire drama revolves around a dictator in “a modern European regime” who fears she is losing control. The teaser shows Winslet’s Chancellor in a meeting with a US official played by Martha Plimpton.

Besides, a fresh installment in the Fixer Upper franchise, titled Fixer Upper: The Hotel, will also premiere on Max this November. The streaming service also announced that a new chapter in the acclaimed HBO Original Series True Detective, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, will soon be streaming. Welcome to Derry, a prequel to the IT films — starring Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, James Remar, and Chris Chalk — is also coming in 2024 to Max.

Max will be home to several other beloved shows like Peter and the Wolf, Rick and Morty: The Anime, Tiny Toons Looniversity, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai and Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge.

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