# HBO Max comes out May 27. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 4, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124 "2020-05-04T13:06:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CastletonSnob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ea924/32.png) [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/1 "2020-05-04T13:06:36Z")
A new streaming service called HBO Max will launch on May 27. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yLNhhHs3-k) Here are some of the shows that will be on the service: [https://www.hbomax.com/](https://www.hbomax.com/) Are you interested? I think it’ll be a better service than Disney+, simply because it has content that appeals to adults, as opposed to the strictly family-friendly content on Disney+. That, and HBO Max will have more original content. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/2 "2020-05-04T13:47:46Z")
Wikipedia has a [list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_distributed_by_HBO_Max) of original shows that will be available. They will also have a bunch of stuff from TBS, TNT and other Warner channels (so not just HBO stuff). And I think it’s free if you’re already an HBO subscriber. (BTW, if you’re a Comcast customer, you should also get free access to Peacock, which is NBC’s new streaming service.) ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/3 "2020-05-04T14:29:31Z")
What does this service do that HBO Go and HBO Now don’t already do? Are the former two channels going away? Or is this a third HBO streaming option for some reason? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/4 "2020-05-04T14:36:31Z")
I’m pretty sure those are going away. They were just streaming options for HBO itself (one for existing HBO cable customers and the other for non-cable subscribers who wanted to watch HBO shows). This adds content from all of the other Time-Warner networks along with original content. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/5 "2020-05-04T14:42:16Z")
I’m interested, mostly for Doctor Who but it looks like there is lots of other good stuff too. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/6 "2020-05-04T14:44:04Z")
HBO Go should still exist, since it’s just streaming for HBO subscribers. HBO Now is getting replaced. Some providers are offering HBO Max to HBO subscribers, but not all. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/7 "2020-05-04T15:01:35Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I’m interested, mostly for Doctor Who but it looks like there is lots of other good stuff too. I forgot about that. HBO Max will have, I think, all of the Doctor Who series since the 2005 revival, along with The Office and Top Gear. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/8 "2020-05-04T15:27:49Z")
I have HBO through a Amazon Prime. I think that means that I just get a bit more extra content. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbo-max-comes-out-may-27/853124/9 "2020-05-04T15:36:27Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I forgot about that. HBO Max will have, I think, all of the Doctor Who series since the 2005 revival, along with The Office and Top Gear. Actually, I was kind of hoping they’d have the old Doctor Who too. But new Who is better than no Who!