HBO Max UK & Ireland Reveals Its Launch Content Offering

A US Quality Name Comes To UK And Ireland

A diverse and impressive slate of exclusive content will be available on HBO Max UK & Ireland from 26 March…

Exclusive unscripted titles will include HBO Original Documentaries “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!”, “Murder in Glitterball City”, Oscar^®-nominated “Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud”, late-night series “Neighbors”,  and Emmy^®-winning Max Original series “Conan O’Brien Must Go S1 & S2”. In addition, all episodes of brand-new documentary series “Boom Box: Beats and Betrayal” will be available to HBO Max subscribers at launch…

Impressive HBO programming such as France’s “The Seduction”, Mexico’s “Like Water For Chocolate” S1 & S2 and Italy’s “Portobello” will all be available exclusively on the platform.

Exclusive boxset titles available will include iconic HBO Original series “Game of Thrones”, “Sex and the City”, “The Sopranos”, “The Wire”, “Girls”, “True Blood”, “Big Little Lies”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “Veep” and “Entourage” alongside Warner Bros. Television series’ “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory”.

Episodes of upcoming HBO Original Series including “DTF St. Louis”, “Rooster” and the third and final season of “The Comeback” will be available on platform in line with US transmission, alongside the full boxset of “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and other hit returning titles, “Euphoria”, “The White Lotus”, “The Last of Us” and “House of the Dragon”. As previously announced, “The Pitt” S1 & S2 will stream exclusively on HBO Max in the UK & Ireland.

The film catalogue will include “Superman”, “One Battle After Another”, “A Minecraft Movie”, plus “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Conjuring” collections. It will also exclusively house the “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” film collections.

For the first time, audiences in the UK and Ireland will be able to stream content from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, DC Studios, Max Originals and TNT Sports all in one place from 26 March 2026.

Documentary Series

Boom Box: Beats and Betrayal

4 Episodes

Synopsis: In this gripping true crime series, a London recording studio attracts local aspiring rappers, then entangles them in a web of buying and selling guns. Loyalties shift, truths emerge too late, leading to devastating consequences.

Credits: A co-production by Rogan Productions and Armoury. Executive Producers James Rogan, Chris Alvez, Matt Hichens and Soleta Rogan. Series Director Toby Paton, Series Producer Delphine Gilson. Warner Bros. Discovery Commissioners, Charlotte Reid, Rebecca Reilly, Matt Reid.

Max Original Series

Conan O’Brien Must Go S1

4 Episodes

Logline: In this riotously funny travel series, Conan O’Brien experiences local cultures and connects with fans he previously met on his podcast.

Credits: Produced by Conaco; executive producers are Conan O’Brien and Jeff Ross.

Max Original Series

Conan O’Brien Must Go S2

3 Episodes

Logline: In this riotously funny travel series, Conan O’Brien experiences local cultures and connects with fans he previously met on his podcast.

Credits: Produced by Conaco; Executive Producers are Conan O’Brien and Jeff Ross.

HBO Original Documentary

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! 

2 Episodes

Synopsis: MEL BROOKS: THE 99 YEAR OLD MAN! explores the life, career, friendships, and loves of legendary writer, director, producer, and performer, Mel Brooks. One of Hollywood’s most daring satirists from the early years of television sketch comedy through his film and stage hits, Brooks has held a funhouse mirror up to the human condition and used laughter as a path to resilience, connection, and joy for nearly a century.

Credits: Emmy-winners Judd Apatow (HBO’s Emmy®-winning “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling”) and Michael Bonfiglio are directing with Joe Beshenkovsky editing. Kevin Salter serves as executive producer.

HBO Original Documentary (Short)

Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud

Synopsis: On March 13, 2022, filmmaker Brent Renaud was killed by Russian soldiers – the first American journalist to die while reporting on the war in Ukraine. His younger brother and collaborator, Craig Renaud, recovered Brent’s body and his final recordings from Ukraine and brought them back to their childhood home in Arkansas. As Brent’s journey to his final resting place unfolds, the film chronicles the years he and his brother spent covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflicts.

Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD, a Renaud Brothers Film in association with DCTV. Directed and produced by Craig Renaud and Brent Renaud; produced by Juan Arredondo; executive produced by Jon Alpert. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Tina Nguyen.

HBO Original Documentary

Murder in Glitterball City

Two parts

Synopsis: The city of Louisville, Kentucky is known for the beauty of its historic Victorian architecture and birthplace of the mirrored glitterball. It also has a reputation for being one of America’s most haunted neighborhoods and is the backdrop for a dark tale of murder, lies, and deceit. With a uniquely colorful cast of local residents as tour guides, the two-part documentary explores the shifting landscape of a grisly murder, the toxic relationship of two ex-lovers, a vulnerable victim, and the unreliable accounts of flawed individuals on trial for their lives.

Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents MURDER IN GLITTERBALL CITY, A World of Wonder Production. Directed and produced by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato; producer, Mona Card; edited by Johanna Gavard and Francy Kachler; cinematography by Huy Truong; music by David Benjamin Steinberg. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.

HBO Original Late-night series

Neighbors

6 episodes

Synopsis: A new HBO and A24 late-night series, NEIGHBORS examines stories of absurd, outrageous, and dramatic real-life residential conflicts from a wide range of larger-than-life characters across the United States, opening a verité portal into the lives of contemporary Americans. Each episode introduces a new set of neighbors in the heat of their grievances, uncovering spirited disputes about property lines, animal ownership, and even a yellow Speedo. Directors and emerging talents Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford filmed for over two years, traveling across the country and fully immersing themselves in these neighbors’ lives to capture an unfiltered and intimate portrait of everyday people and document the fundamentally American pursuits of life, liberty, and property.

Credits: Executive producers and directors Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford. Executive producers A24; Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, and JP Lopez Ali for Central Pictures.

HBO Original Drama Series

Portobello 

Language: Italian

6 episodes

Synopsis: 1982. Enzo Tortora is at the height of his success. He hosts Portobello and reaches 28 million primetime viewers, all waiting for the contestant who will manage to make the show’s famous parrot speak. President Pertini names him Commander of the Republic. Tortora is the king of 1980s Italian TV, and his show both reflects and comforts the nation. At the same time, the Irpinia earthquake delivers the final blow to the fragile balance within the Nuova Camorra Organizzata. Giovanni Pandico, a trusted associate of boss Raffaele Cutolo and an avid Portobello viewer from his prison cell, decides to turn state witness. While being questioned, he gives an unexpected name: Enzo Tortora.

Credits: The series is produced by OUR FILMS, part of the Mediawan group, and KAVAC FILM, in co-production with ARTE France and in collaboration with Rai Fiction and The Apartment Pictures, a Fremantle company. Produced by Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani for Our Films, and by Simone Gattoni for Kavac Film. Cinematography by Francesco Di Giacomo, production design by Andrea Castorina, costumes by Daria Calvelli, editing by Francesca Calvelli, music by Teho Teardo.

Cast: Fabrizio Gifuni, Lino Musella, Barbora Bobulova, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Federica Fracassi, Carlotta Gamba,  Giada Fortini, Irene Maiorino, Giovanni Buselli, Davide Mancini, Paolo Pierobon, Gianluca Gobbi, Fausto Russo Alesi, Massimiliano Rossi, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Alessio Praticò, Alma Noce, Salvatore D’Onofrio, Francesco Russo, Gennaro Apicella, Luciano Giugliano, Alessandro Fella, Antonia Truppo, Gianmaria Martini and features Gianfranco Gallo as Raffaele Cutolo, with Fabrizio Contri, Tommaso Ragno, Valeria Marini, and Alessandro Preziosi.

HBO Original Drama Series

The Seduction

Language: French

6 Episodes

Logline: To be the hero of your own story, you sometimes have to be the villain in others’. Marquise de Merteuil, betrayed by Valmont, embarks on a daring journey to become Paris’ leading courtesan. Freely adapted from the novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, a thrilling exploration of the price of emotional & sexual freedom in a world where women had little.

Credits: Directed by Jessica Palud, created by Jean-Baptiste Delafon, and written by Jean-Baptiste Delafon in collaboration with Jessica Palud (episodes 1, 2, and 6) and Gaëlle Bellan (episode 1). Produced by NABI Productions (UGC Group) (Clément Birnbaum, Joachim Nahum) and Felicita Films (TF1 Studios Group) (Marie Guillaumond).

Cast: cast: Anamaria Vartolomei as Isabelle de Merteuil, Diane Kruger as Madame de Rosemonde, Vincent Lacoste as Vicomte de Valmont, and Lucas Bravo as Comte de Gercourt,

Noée Abita as Madame de Tourvel, Julien de Saint-Jean as as Louis de Germain, Fantine Harduin as Cécile de Volanges, Samuel Kircher as Chevalier Danceny, and Sandrine Blancke as Madame de Volanges.

HBO Original Drama Series

Like Water for Chocolate S1

Language: Spanish

6 Episodes

Logline: The series explores the idea that sometimes traditions can become a prison, an obstacle for love. Tita de la Garza and Pedro Múzquiz are two souls deeply in love, yet unable to be together due to entrenched family customs. The protagonists navigate a world of magical realism and rich flavors as Tita struggles between the destiny imposed on her by her family and her fight for love. Along the way, the audience will witness her greatest refuge: the kitchen. For Tita, her magical connection to cooking becomes an active resistance against oppression, allowing her to channel her deepest desires and passions into her recipes, transforming those who taste them.

Credits: Executive produced by Salma Hayek Pinault, José Tamez, and Siobhan Flynn for Ventanarosa Productions; Sharon Levy, Lisa Fahrenholt and Flavio Morales for Endemol Shine North America; Alejandro Rincón, Clara Machado, Jerry Rodríguez, also showrunner of the series, and Manuel Vargas, who oversees physical production, for Endemol Shine Boomdog; and Mariano Cesar, Mônica Alburquerque and Anouk Aarón for Warner Bros. Discovery. Francisco Javier Royo Fernández, known as ‘Curro Royo’, also serves as executive producer and head writer. He is joined by the series’ scriptwriters María Jaén, and Jimena Gallardo. Directed by Mexican filmmakers Julián de Tavira and Analorena Perezríos.

Cast: Irene Azuela as Mamá Elena, with Azul Guaita portraying the beloved character of Tita. Ana Valeria Becerril gives life to Rosaura, Tita’s sister and rival in love, while Andrea Chaparro plays Gertrudis, another sister of Tita’s. Andrés Baida plays Pedro, the object of both Tita and Rosaura’s affections, Ángeles Cruz plays Nacha, Tita’s cook and mentor. Mauricio García Lozano appears as Don Pedro Múzquiz, Ari Brickman is Don Felipe Múzquiz, and Louis David Horné as Juan Alejandrez.

HBO Original Drama Series

Like Water for Chocolate S2

Language: Spanish

6 Episodes

Logline: In the final season of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, Tita finds in Dr. Brown the promise of a different destiny — one where sweetness offers refuge. But Pedro’s return reignites a forbidden passion that defies rules and traditions. Against the backdrop of a Mexico marked by violence and social transformation, traumas, losses, and secrets push every character to confront their limits and decide how much they’re willing to risk for love and freedom. Amid the magic of the kitchen and the strength of their emotions, Tita and Pedro discover that some loves are meant to burn forever.

Credits: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE is an HBO Original series produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, Ventanarosa Productions and Banijay Americas’ Endemol Shine North America, and Endemol Shine Boomdog, with executive producers Salma Hayek Pinault, José Tamez, Siobhan Flynn, Sharon Levy, Lisa Fahrenholt, Flavio Morales, Alejandro Rincón, Clara Machado, and showrunner Jerry Rodríguez. Directed by Julián de Tavira, head writer Silvia Ortega Vettoretti, Cynthia Fernández Trejo, Jerry Rodríguez, and María Jaén as part of the writing team.

Cast: Irene Azuela, Azul Guaita, Ana Valeria Becerril, Andrea Chaparro, Andrés Baida, Francisco Angellini, Ángeles Cruz, Mauricio García Lozano, Ari Brickman, and Louis David Horné.

Max Original Drama Series

The Pitt S1

15 Episodes

Logline: THE PITT is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Credits: THE PITT is a co-production with Sky Studios, produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is under an overall deal. R. Scott Gemmill will write the first episode and executive produce the series alongside Noah Wyle (“ER,” “The Librarian” franchise, “Falling Skies”), Emmy^® winner John Wells (“Animal Kingdom,” “Shameless,” “The West Wing,” “ER”) and JWP’s Erin Jontow (“Emperor Of Ocean Park,” “Rescue: HI-Surf,” “Maid”), Simran Baidwan (“Manifest,” “Ordinary Joe,” “The Good Doctor,” “Chicago Med”), and Michael Hissrich (“Shameless,” “The West Wing,” “Third Watch”).

Cast: Noah Wyle (Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch), Tracey Ifeachor (Dr. Collins), Patrick Marron Ball (Dr. Langdon), Supriya Ganesh (Dr. Mohan), Fiona Dourif (Dr. McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. King), Isa Briones (Dr. Santos), Gerran Howell (Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), and Katherine LaNasa (Dana Evans).

Max Original Drama Series

The Pitt S2

15 Episodes

Logline: THE PITT is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh.

Credits: THE PITT is produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is under an overall deal. R. Scott Gemmill created THE PITT and executive produces the series alongside Emmy® winner John Wells (“Animal Kingdom,” “Shameless,” “The West Wing,” “ER”), Noah Wyle (“ER,” “The Librarian” franchise, “Falling Skies”), JWP’s Erin Jontow (“Emperor Of Ocean Park,” “Rescue: HI-Surf,” “Maid”), Joe Sachs (“ER”), Simran Baidwan (“Manifest,” “Ordinary Joe,” “The Good Doctor,” “Chicago Med”), and Michael Hissrich (“Shameless,” “The West Wing,” “Third Watch”).

Cast: Noah Wyle (Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch), Patrick Ball (Dr. Langdon), Katherine LaNasa (Dana Evans), Supriya Ganesh (Dr. Mohan), Fiona Dourif (Dr. McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. King), Isa Briones (Dr. Santos), Gerran Howell (Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), Sepideh Moafi (Dr. Al-Hashimi).

HBO Original Comedy Series

Rooster

10 Episodes

Logline: A comedy set on a college campus centering on an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter.

Credits: ROOSTER, from co-showrunners Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, is executive produced by Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold, and Liza Katzer for Doozer, Matt Tarses, Jonathan Krisel, Barbie Adler, Annie Mebane, David Stassen, Anthony King, David Hyman, and Steve Carell. The studio is Warner Bros. Television, where both Doozer and Tarses are under overall deals.

Cast: The series stars Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley, and Lauren Tsai.

HBO Original Limited Series

DTF St. Louis

7 Episodes

Logline: A limited series about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead.

Credits: DTF ST. LOUIS is written and directed by showrunner Steven Conrad. Executive producers include Steven Conrad, Jason Bateman, David Harbour; Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch for Escape Artists; Molly Allen; Bruce Terris; Michael Nelson; Michael Costigan for Bateman’s Aggregate Films; KC Wenson for Bravo Axolotl; Jennifer Scher for Elephant Pictures; James Lasdun; and MGM Television.

Cast: Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins, Joy Sunday, Arlan Ruf, Peter Sarsgaard, and Chris Perfetti.

HBO Original Comedy Series

The Comeback S3

8 Episodes

Logline: 20 years after its debut, the HBO Original comedy series returns with Lisa Kudrow reprising her Emmy^®-nominated role as actress Valerie Cherish.

Credits: THE COMEBACK is created by Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, who executive produce alongside John Melfi and Dan Bucatinsky.

Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, Laura Silverman, Damian Young and Tim Bagley, Matt Cook, Jack O’Brien, Ella Stiller, John Early, Barry Shabaka Henley, Abbi Jacobson, Tony Macht, Brittany O’Grady, Zane Phillips, Julian Stern, and Andrew Scott.

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