HBO Max will launch on Prime Video and Hulu Japan in October, giving subscribers access to the streamer’s slate of HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, DC Studios and Max originals programming, including a new HBO original “Harry Potter” series debuting at Christmas.
The rollout stems from a global partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery and Nippon Television, which owns Hulu Japan. The two companies will also explore distributing Nippon TV and Hulu Japan’s local content slate on HBO Max internationally. HBO Max will appear as a dedicated hub within both the Prime Video and Hulu Japan apps.
At launch, HBO Max’s Japan library will include the “Game of Thrones” universe titles “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” “House of the Dragon” and “Game of Thrones,” along with DC Studios’ “Lanterns,” “The Penguin” and “Peacemaker,” plus “The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus” and “Euphoria.” The new HBO original “Harry Potter” series, titled “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” will debut at Christmas.
Also arriving in October are Max originals “The Pitt” and comedy spinoff “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” as well as Warner Bros. Television staples “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory.” Film offerings will include “One Battle After Another,” “Barbie,” the “Harry Potter” and “The Lord of the Rings” franchises, and titles from the DC Universe.
In Japan, HBO Max will be available only on Prime Video and Hulu Japan starting Oct. 1.
