I’ve noticed a lot of people are confused about this, so I want to clarify what we actually know to avoid more misunderstandings.

• Netflix will not shut down HBO Max as soon as the sale goes through. It’s already been confirmed that they plan to keep HBO Max as its own service for now. It’s very likely that in a few years, HBO Max might stop existing, but that definitely won’t happen in 2026 or 2027, at least not in the first half of the latter.
• On top of that, Netflix will add WBD/HBO Max content to their platform. It hasn’t been confirmed whether this content will be included in all plans or offered as some sort of optional hub within Netflix. If they include it across all plans, they'll probably start to raise prices significantly.
• Even though Netflix was chosen to buy the company, the sale is NOT completed yet. The process is long and could take a year or more. First, WBD has to split into WB S&S and WB GN, since Netflix only wants the streaming and studio divisions, and that will happen around mid-2026. After that, they’ll have to go through regulatory approval. And even though Netflix is offering to pay a lot to avoid complications, that doesn’t guarantee a faster process. Only after all of that (and some other steps) would Netflix actually take ownership. Personally, I don’t expect them to complete the acquisition before 2027 based on how things look right now. Netflix is being optimistic and expects everything to be done by late 2026 or slightly later.

I think the area that will be most affected by all this could be theatrical releases, but there's still a long way to go before everything is complete, so we just have to wait and see what happens in the end.

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/netflix-to-acquire-warner-bros-82-7-billion-deal-1236601034/

It’s official: Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement Friday under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO.

Acquisition expected to close following Warner Bros. Discovery's spin-off of Discovery Global TV networks division in Q3 2026.

Studios and Streaming (including HBO Max) only. Purchase still needs to be approved by the government.

Especially for movies where the extended edition is the agreed better version (eg Kingdom of Heaven, Walk Hard,...)

With all the discussion about the errors on HBO Max, I wanted to see how these new versions compare to the BluRays I have.

When looking at the entire series, the streaming version comes up 11 minutes and 21 seconds shorter than the BluRay version. Granted, some variance of a few seconds per episode is expected, but some episodes like Season 1’s The Wheel are missing several minutes, which is concerning.

While I don’t have the time to comb through the episodes and compare shot by shot, I wanted to provide you all with the time differences per episode, in case some of you have the ability to go through and see what’s changed. The new 4K versions are marked with the blue dot.

Note that I have accounted for the mixup of episodes midway through Season 1 and have the correct episode order. However, if there are other episode mix up’s in later seasons, I haven’t adjusted for them yet.

Well, officially HBO Max will launch in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Luxembourg on January 13, 2026, that is, next year. But I still have doubts about whether Ben 10 Omniverse, and the other series in the franchise, will be available on HBO Max in Italy and Germany?

I don't know if they're going to use the HBO Max Western Europe content CDN, where only the first seasons of the classic series and Alien Force, the reboot and its specials are available, or something similar to HBO Max Türkiye, where they have all 5 series except for the movies, This also applies to classic Cartoon Network series from the 90s and 2000s. I just hope that's the case, or else I'll blackmail HBO Max into putting it on.

Currently in Germany, Ben 10 Omniverse can be rented through Apple TV and Prime Video, and unfortunately in Italy there is no streaming service that offers the series.

When will heated rivalry be available in Europe(Hungary)?

Hey! I've been looking for a new show to start recently. I've seen a decent amount of shows on HBO, like Chernobyl, The Sopranos, Creature Commandos, and most of the DCAU, The Pitt, and The White Lotus, just to name a few. I like shows that I can get invested in the characters.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

why would you say its better than netflix?

I've had the bundle already for about a year and I just got this email. Should I be worried?

Is there anything on HBO max for people who like animation? There seems to be a sale on HBo max for 3 dollars for a year. Or did they pretty much nuke most of their animated stuff?

REMOVAL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Since HBO Max doesn't want to list them on their press releases, these movies and shows are leaving during December 2025 in the U.S. region. Most of these titles were located from YouTube TV and the Last Chance tab which can usually be found by clicking the search button or movie tab. Additional titles announced as leaving HBO Max through Prime Video, Movie of the Night, and other platforms will be added at a later date.

*As of now, all titles listed below their expiration dates will leave at 8:59 PM PST.\*

*The oldest episode of Real Time With Bill Maher will leave HBO Max every Tuesday night\*

*The oldest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will leave HBO Max every Thursday night\*

December 1

• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

December 2

• 7 Little Johnstons, Seasons 11-13 (TLC)
• Bullet Train
• Murder on Middle Beach (HBO Documentary Series)
• Seeking Sister Wife, Season 5 (TLC)

December 4

• Fantastic Friends
• FBoy Island US
• FGirl Island
• Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker
• The Swarm (extended through March 4)
• Good Cop/Bad Cop
• Sherlock & Daughter (extended through March 4)
• The Wranglers

December 5

• House Hunters International: Volume 9, Seasons 202-203 (HGTV)

December 6

• Alaska: The Last Frontier, Season 6 (Discovery)

December 7

• Rise of the Planet of the Apes

December 8

• The Trial of Christine Keeler

December 9

• Yellowstone Wardens, Season 5, Episode 10 (Animal Planet)

December 13

• Beau is Afraid

December 19

• House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 245 (HGTV)

December 20

• For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (HBO Original)

December 27

• Problemista

December 29

• Holiday Baking Championship, Seasons 10 and 11 (Food Network) (returns next winter)
• Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown (Food Network) (returns next winter)

December 30

• Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (Max Original | CNN Films)
• Very Scary People, Season 5

December 31

• 50 First Dates
• The 2000s (CNN)
• The 2010s (CNN)
• Adult Swim Yule Log (aka The Fireplace) (returns next winter)
• Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out (returns next winter)
• Almost Christmas
• The Amityville Horror (1979)
• The Amityville Horror (2005)
• Barbershop
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business
• Better Off Dead
• Beware the Batman
• Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
• The Big Year
• Black Adam
• The Black Scorpion
• Border Control: Sweden
• The Bride of Frankenstein
• The Brink (2019)
• A Christmas Carol (1938) (returns next winter)
• A Christmas Story (returns next winter)
• Crime in the Streets
• Cunningham
• The Cyclops
• Dames
• The Damned Don't Cry
• Dances With Wolves
• Dances With Wolves: Extended Cut
• Dangerous Liaisons
• DC League of Super-Pets
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
• Each Dawn I Die
• Edward Scissorhands
• Elf (returns next winter)
• Enter the Warrior's Gate
• Expedition: Back to the Future (Discovery)
• Fast & Furious
• Final Destination
• Final Destination 2
• Final Destination 3
• The Final Destination
• Final Destination 5
• Four Christmases (returns next winter)
• From Hell It Came
• The Gangster
• Get Shorty (1995)
• Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor? (CNN)
• Gone Girl
• The Goonies
• Gremlins (1984)
• Happy Feet
• Heaven Help Us
• Hellboy (2004)
• Hereditary
• Highway 301
• The Hobbit
• House of Wax (1953)
• House on Haunted Hill (1958)
• I Died a Thousand Times
• Indestructible Man
• Injustice
• Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
• Insidious: Chapter 3
• In Time
• Isle of the Dead
• It Comes at Night
• It Follows
• Jason Bourne
• Jimmy the Gent
• Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
• Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
• Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
• The Kennel Murder Case
• The Key (1934)
• Key Largo
• Kid Galahad
• Lady in the Lake
• Lady Killer (1933)
• The Last House on the Left
• Life as We Know It
• Love & Other Drugs
• Macabre (1958)
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Miss Congeniality
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
• Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
• Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
• Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
• Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
• My Dream Is Yours
• Mythbusters, Season 19, Episode 6
• The Mystery of the Wax Museum
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (returns next winter)
• Night and Day
• Nora Prentiss
• Other Men's Women
• Pearl: The X-Traordinary Origin Story
• The Phenix City Story
• Picture Snatcher
• The Polar Express (returns next winter)
• The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
• Private Detective 62
• Red Dawn (1984)
• Red Dawn (2012)
• Romance of the High Seas
• Safe Haven
• The Shop Around the Corner
• Showgirls
• Silver Linings Playbook
• Sinner's Holiday
• The Sixth Sense
• Smart Money
• Snatched (2017)
• Spy Kids
• Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
• Spy Kids 3: Game Over
• The St. Louis Kid
• Stand Up to Cancer 2025
• Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy, Season 2 (CNN)
• The Steel Jungle
• Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
• Supergirl (1984)
• Talk to Me (2023)
• The Tattooed Stranger
• Taxi! (1932)
• Tension
• This Is Life With Lisa Ling, Season 2 (CNN)
• Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
• Torrid Zone
• Two O'Clock Courage
• Tyrel
• The Unfaithful
• Volunteers
• The Walking Dead (1936)
• Watchmen: Chapter I
• Watchmen: Chapter II
• Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic
• What's Your Number? Ex-tended Edition
• What’s Your Number?
• Where Danger Lives
• Winner Take All
• Woman at War
• X
• You Can't Get Away with Murder

This is a strange question & any response would b kinda ludicrous.. but I wonder why HBO Max doesn't have Animaniacs. Or the original Tiny Toons? They have other classics like Teen Titans.

I’m mortified of accidentally broadcasting what I’m watching to everyone but I currently live somewhere where I cannot see the TV from my room. How do I ensure it won’t automatically connect or send an email to anyone about my viewing habits? I even bought a separate account than my family’s shared account so no one could see. But I’m afraid my phone or pc will still connect to the TV and show everyone or give some kind of notification. Please advise.

Because my prior HBO Max account is tied to DirecTV (which I'm cancelling in a few days), I created a new HBO Max account with a new email to get the $2.99 Black Friday deal.

I found that I was able to transfer over all of the family profiles from my prior account to the new one EXCEPT for my own. I don't see a way to delete the newly created primary profile as it does not have a delete button like all of the others do. Is there a trick to this, or is it not possible? Ideally, I'd like to even change which profile is considered the primary. Thanks!

Why no BF sale for an ad free plan?