The Max streaming platform, a merger of HBO Max and Discovery, will be launched in France on June 11, with three price levels (5.99 euros per month, 9.99 euros or 13.99 euros), announced, Tuesday May 7, the American group Warner Bros Discovery.
A few days later, on June 17, it will offer the highly anticipated season 2 of House of the Dragon, derived from the globally successful series Game of Thrones.
This announcement is the epilogue of two years of waiting. The launch in France of the HBO Max platform had been postponed indefinitely after the giant merger in 2022 between WarnerMedia, parent company of HBO and CNN, and Discovery (Eurosport). In March, the American group born from this merger announced that its platform would be launched “before the 2024 Paris Olympic Games”, which will begin on July 26.
Max has in its catalog the prestigious HBO series Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, Succession, The White Lotus or even Euphoria. It will also broadcast films from the Warner Bros. catalog, such as the Harry Potter franchise, The Matrix, The Dark Knight, etc.
Several French productions announced
The platform will offer three plans: the basic offer, Basic, with advertisements (5.99 euros per month); a Standard package, allowing viewing on two devices simultaneously (9.99 euros); and a Premium package, on four devices simultaneously (13.99 euros).
A sports option at 5 euros per month can be added to any of these packages. This option will provide access to sporting events, notably through the Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 channels. Broadcast by Eurosport, the Paris Olympic Games will be included in all subscription packages.
“From its launch, Max will be available by subscription through its site and its application for the widest audience and thanks to distribution agreements with Canal, Prime Video, Orange, Free and SFR,” detailed the American group.
As part of the agreement with Canal, subscribers to the Canal Ciné-Séries, Friends
Several French productions have been announced. Among them, A Devoted Friend, with Laure Calamy, a miniseries inspired by the true story of a woman who posed as a victim of the November 13 attacks at the Bataclan, or Living with Our Dead, an adaptation of the rabbi’s book Delphine Horvilleur.
