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HBO Max 2026 Launch Date For Germany, Italy & More Revealed

  • On January 13, 2026, HBO Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, launches in Germany and Italy and also goes live in Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein, nearly completing its European rollout with the U.K. and Ireland still to come.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery said the timing is ideal because HBO Max has its strongest mix of U.S. and local series, blockbuster movies and live sports, and the company reported 128 million streaming subscribers.
  • From Germany comes local originals 4 Blocks Zero and Banksters, both produced by W&B Television, plus films via output deals with Leonine Studios, Constantin Film and German Warner Bros. Pictures, while Italy will get exclusives like Nonostante and the Melania Rea drama.
  • The service will launch with Basic with Ads, Standard and Premium plans and a sports add-on, bringing HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures and Max Originals to millions of potential subscribers.
  • On January 19, HBO Max will add A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and stream the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina live from Feb. 6 to 22, with premieres including Marco Bellocchio's Portobello on Feb. 20 and a Beetz Brothers documentary about the Big Maple Leaf.
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From 13 January 2025, HBO Max will be coming to Germany. In his luggage: The hotly awaited "Harry Potter" series.

·Berlin, Germany
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The US streaming platform very appreciated for its quality series will be available from next January 13

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The streaming service HBO Max from Warner Bros. Discovery will start in Austria on 13 January. As it is said in a posting on Wednesday, the price for the advertising-supported basic subscription is 5.99 Euro per month in the first year. The advertising-free standard model costs 11.99 Euro, who wants to stream on four instead of two devices at the same time, 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Atmos appreciates and needs more downloads, pays 16.99 Euro. An ow…

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Exclusively will be shown some Italian productions but the offer will be wide and varied: this is what Hbo Max is and the three different subscription plans planned

·Italy
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With HBO Max, another streaming service brings its offer to Germany. Film and serial fans can already mark a date in the calendar.

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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