A new player will enter the Irish streaming market next month with the transatlantic debut launch of US service HBO Max.
Basic plans will be available from €5.99 per month, rising in price to up to €15.99 a month. Along with HBO content, the streaming platform will also feature Warner Bros Pictures, Warner Bros Television, DC Studios and Max Originals shows and movies, with the full first season of award-winning Max Original to premiere on the British and Irish version from launch.
Content on the platform will also include new seasons of and , and the debut of from DC Studios, while films will include , , , , and .
HBO Max’s UK and Ireland platform will offer four different subscription plans, with viewers able to access the complete HBO Max entertainment line-up, including recently released movies. Basic plans will be available to watch on two devices at once, but not all movies will be included.
The platform will also show the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series, which is expected to air in 2027 and will star Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin, and Alastair Stout as Hermione, Harry and Ron respectively.
The launch of HBO Max n March 26 will see TNT Sports subscribers access their subscription in the platform, with HBO Max accessed by hbomax.com and its launch partners, which include Sky and Prime Video.
Andrew Georgiou, president and managing director at Warner Bros Discovery in the UK and Ireland, said: “Launching HBO Max in the UK & Ireland marks a significant moment for viewers here.
“HBO Max will offer them their most loved series and movies from HBO, Warner Bros and DC Studios, alongside premium sports from TNT Sports in the UK, within an outstanding single destination for this great content and strong value proposition.
“Nowhere else will you be able to get as well as the eagerly awaited Harry Potter series, all together.”
The launch of the new service in Ireland and the UK comes as Netflix and Paramount Skydance are locked in a battle to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studios and HBO Max. Netflix plans an $82.7bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery but faces a rival bid from Paramount. The US Department of Justice is reviewing the two bids.
