HBO Max To Purge Nearly 40 Titles This Week — Including 20 (!) Max Originals
Your favorite HBO Max originals may not be available to stream much longer. [pmc_inline_gallery]
As Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single, unified streaming service, HBO Max is doing away with more than three dozen titles — including 20 original series.
By removing series and movies from its library, HBO Max no longer has to pay licensing fees for them, which is a bottom line-boosting measure for the streamer even when said checks are being made out to sister company Warner Bros. Television.
"As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+," the streamer said in a statement Wednesday. "That will include the removal of some content from both platforms."
Among the Max Originals set to leave HBO Max this week are the critically acclaimed, short-lived teen drama Genera+ion, adult animated comedy Close Enough and the children's late-night program The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo (along with an unspecified slate of Sesame Street specials).
The purge also includes unscripted series 12 Dates of Christmas, About Last Night, Ellen's Next Great Designer, Generation Hustle, My Mom, Your Dad (hosted by Insecure's Yvonne Orji) and Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness.
Animated titles being pulled include Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Esme & Roy, The Fungies!, Infinity Train, Little Ellen, Odo, Summer Camp Island (read creator's statement), Tig n' Seek and Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs.
Scroll down to see the complete list of what's being removed from HBO Max, then keep reading...MAX ORIGINALS12 Dates of ChristmasAbout Last NightAquaman: King of AtlantisClose EnoughEllen's Next Great DesignerEsme & RoyThe Fungies!Generation HustleGenera+ionInfinity TrainLittle EllenMy Mom, Your DadOdoRavi Patel's Pursuit of HappinessSummer Camp Island
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (and select Sesame Street specials)
The Runaway BunnyTheodosiaTig n' SeekYabba Dabba DinosaursHBO ORIGINALSMy Dinner with HerveShareCARTOON NETWORK ORIGINALSDodoElliott From EarthMao Mao, Heroes of Pure HeartMighty MagiswordsOK K.O.! – Let's Be HeroesUncle GrandpaVictor and ValentinoADDITIONAL ACQUIRED TITLESDetention AdventureMessy Goes to OkidoMia's Magic PlaygroundThe Ollie & Moon ShowPac-Man and the Ghostly AdventuresMake It Big, Make It SmallSquish
HBO Max earlier this month removed several HBO original series, including Camping, Mrs. Fletcher, Here and Now, Run and Vinyl. The streamer also discarded a number of movies that debuted on the platform, including The Witches, Superintelligence and Moonshot.