HBO Max Sets Major Expansion Of Streaming Service

HBO Max Sets Major Expansion Of Streaming Service HBO Max logo By  Abigail Stevens Published 10 minutes ago Abigail is an editor for ScreenRant, currently writing and editing movie news. You may also have seen her thoughts on animated television, musical theater, and fantasy literature in Paste Magazine, Fantasy Hive, or The Oxford Blue. She has also written SR lists and op-eds covering movies, TV, and books as well. She is an English major through and through, having graduated with a B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and an MPhil from Oxford University. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

HBO Max has been conspicuously absent from some key global markets, but it will soon be expanding to several more countries in Europe. Launching in 2020, replacing earlier versions of the network's streaming branch, HBO Max has been an answer to the advent of the streaming age, being the home for HBO originals and other beloved titles.

HBO Max currently hosts the network's several genre-defining TV shows, including Game of Thrones, Succession, The Last of Us, and more. New episodes of HBO shows go straight to the streaming service after they have aired, for those who are keeping up with new series like It: Welcome to Derry, and soon House of the Dragon season 3 and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

As Warner Bros. Discovery is HBO's parent company, the HBO Max library also holds recent hit blockbusters like Weapons, Superman, Sinners, and more. Other titles include the recent Emmy-winning Max original series The Pitt and all the Harry Potter movies. Now, a broader audience will have access to this library of essential pillars of pop culture.

WBD has announced that HBO Max, which is already available in more than 100 countries worldwide, will be expanding to Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein on January 13, 2026. The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 will also be broadcast live via HBO Max from February 6 to 22 next year, thus to these countries as well.

HBO Max still does not have an official expansion date for the UK or Ireland, where the network's content can be watched through the pay-TV service Sky. Alongside the confirmation of this expansion, HBO Max announced a few upcoming original series, including several from international producers, namely from Germany and Italy.

In Germany, W&B Television is working on 4 Blocks Zero and Banksters; the former is a prequel to the gangster drama 4 Blocks, and the latter a heist drama based on real events. Additionally, the Beetz Brothers are delivering a documentary in 2026 about one of Germany's most famous heists. Jantje Friese and Baran Bo Odar are meanwhile making a thriller series for HBO.

In Italy, HBO has the docudrama show Melania (recounting the 2011 murder of Melania Rea, played by Maria Esposito), Marco Bellocchio's series Portobello (premiering on February 20, 2026), and the two docuseries Gina Lollobrigida: Diva Contesa and Saman, all in the pipeline.

HBO Max needs this expansion and exciting new titles to remain competitive in the packed streaming market, though it will always have the advantage of offering some of the best TV shows of all time, now to new audiences.

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