SAN SEBASTIAN — Barcelona-based Filmax has acquired international sales rights to “Time of Silence and Destruction,” a bio-doc feature about Luis Martín-Santos who, along with great friend Juan Benet, revolutionized the Spanish novel, as James Joyce and William Faulkner had achieved decades before outside Spain. Martin-Santos’ “Tiempo de Silencio” (1962) and Benet’s “Volverás a Región” (1967) not […]

Despite Max hiking prices for its ad-free plans in July, the streamer is now offering a 7-day free trial through Prime Video. In order to access the free trial, you’ll have to sign up for an Amazon Prime account (which also offers a 30-day free trial). If you already have a Prime account, you can […]

The Max “Pretty Little Liars” series has been canceled after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The series originally debuted on the streamer in 2022, with the first season subtitled “Original Sin.” The second season, subtitled “Summer School,” aired between May and June 2024. “While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of […]

After the success of director Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” movie reboot in 2022, Warner Bros. and DC Studios produced a spinoff series surrounding the villain The Penguin that serves as a bridge to the sequel. If you want to watch it online, “The Penguin” airs on HBO and streams on Max starting on Thursday, Sept. […]

Warner Bros. Discovery will give Max, its enhanced streaming service, its first outing in the Asia-Pacific region beginning next week in a partnership with Japan’s U-Next. As in Europe and other territories where it has already launched, Max represents both a wider content offering to Japanese viewers than forerunner HBO and a technological upgrade. However, […]

The final two episodes of “Industry” Season 3 are shifting timeslots — at least on linear. Episodes seven and eight of the third season of “Industry” will still be available at the usual 9 p.m. ET to stream on Max on Sunday, Sept. 22 and Sept. 29. However, on HBO proper, the episodes will not […]

Production has begun on “Merteuila,” a new French original series for Max adapted from Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th century classic novel “Dangerous Liaisons.” Directed by by Jessica Palud and created by Jean-Baptiste Delfaon, the show stars Anamaria Vartolomei (playing Isabelle de Merteuil), Diane Kruger (Madame de Rosemonde), Vincent Lacoste (Vicomte de Valmont) and Lucas […]

More than six million subscribers signed up for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service in the third quarter, according to the company’s CEO, Speaking at an investor conference held by Goldman Sachs, Warner CEO David Zaslav said Max represented one of the company’s best opportunities for growth, and said “we are scaling, we are scaling […]

Charter Communications, the No. 2 U.S. cable operator, continues to reshape itself for the streaming era: Under an early deal renewal with Warner Bros. Discovery, Spectrum TV Select customers will have access to the Max streaming service “at no extra charge.” The two sides reached the new deal “nearly a year early,” according to WBD […]

Rob Corddry has been promoted to series regular status for Season 2 of the Max comedy series “Bookie.” Corddry appeared in Season 1 of the Chuck Lorre series in the guest role of Walt Dinty. Season 2 of “Bookie” is set to debut on the streamer in December. Corddry joins fellow returning cast members Sebastian […]

The “Creature Commandos” animated series has set its premiere date on Max. The DC Studios series will debut on Dec. 5. New episodes will then drop weekly on Thursdays thereafter. The first season consists of seven episodes and will conclude on Jan. 16. James Gunn, the co-head of DC Studios, is the writer and executive […]

NASCAR plans to launch three new studio programs to keep fans’ pulses racing throughout the 2024 Playoffs. “NASCAR Inside the Playoffs” debuts Thursday on TruTV and its Warner Bros. Discovery streaming companion Max, a few months ahead of the launch of the company’s new pact with the racing league. Veterans broadcasters Shannon Spake and Steve […]

African streamer Showmax has set a November 2024 premiere for its latest Nigerian original drama series, “Princess on a Hill.” The announcement came during the 2024 MIP Africa event in Cape Town, part of the Fame Week Africa festival. Co-created by Abiola Sobo and Tolu Ajayi, “Princess on a Hill” explores themes of power and […]

Award-winning Kenyan director Likarion Wainaina returns to Showmax with “Subterranea,” a new science fiction series. The streaming platform has unveiled a trailer for the eight-part show. Wainaina, known for his award-winning superhero film “Supa Modo,” brings together a cast of Kenyan talent for this psychological experiment-turned-apocalyptic tale. The story follows eight participants trapped in an […]

“City of God: The Fight Rages On” has been renewed for Season 2. The news comes just days after the series debuted on HBO Latino and Max on Aug. 25. The six episode first season will continue to drop new episodes weekly on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The second episode will air on Sept. […]

African streamer Showmax has secured rights to adapt the hit format “The Office” for South African audiences, in partnership with BBC Studios. The localized version will debut on both Showmax and kykNET, DStv’s Afrikaans channel. Rapid Blue, part of BBC Studios’ international production network, is set to begin production in 2025. The South African edition, […]