HBO Max goes live in eight new countries including Germany and Italy – with highly anticipated series, films and sports events landing on the service this month

• Download the HBO Max app now to start streaming in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Israel, and Greece.
• Watch HBO Max with partners – Amazon in Italy, Germany and Austria, RTL+ in Germany, waipu.tv in Germany, TIM in Italy, Sunrise and Swisscom in Switzerland, Hot and Yes in Israel, and Vodafone in Greece.
• HBO Max kicks off 2026 with One Battle After Another, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Jan 19), Industry season four, The Pitt season two, Heated Rivalry, Australian Open and Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, February premieres of Portobello and Banksters, with 4 Blocks Zero and Melania Rea – Beyond the Case arriving later in the year.

Berlin/Milan, January 13, 2026 – HBO Max, the premier global streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, is now available to download and start streaming direct-to-consumer in eight new countries: Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Israel, and Greece.  With these new markets joining WBD’s streaming footprint, HBO Max – now available in over 100 countries worldwide – moves closer to being available across all of Europe, with the UK and Ireland remaining and coming at the end of March.

At launch, as well as being available direct-to-consumer, HBO Max will also be available as an add-on subscription for Amazon Prime Video customers in Italy, Germany, and Austria. In Germany HBO Max and RTL+ will be available together in a bundle that provides access to both services for a single subscription price. Customers in Austria will also soon be able to enjoy the same bundle. TIM is a partner in Italy, offering HBO Max to its TIMVISION customers soon. Additionally, waipu.tv will seamlessly integrate HBO Max into its platform for the German launch. In Switzerland, the launch takes place in partnership with Sunrise and Swisscom which make HBO Max available to their customers as part of their entertainment offerings. In Israel, Hot and Yes will make HBO Max available to its subscribers via their platforms. In Greece, HBO Max also continues to be available through Vodafone, since their launch in February 2025.

Fans in these countries will be able to watch an incredible lineup of entertainment from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, Warner Bros. Television, Max Originals and much more. This month will see new and returning titles arriving on the platform, from Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, and a return to Westeros in the exclusive HBO Original series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (January 19), to the twists and turns as they unfold on the trading floor in the next season of Industry, available to watch exclusively in Italy for the first time ever. Subscribers will be able to watch Emmy award-winning Max Original The Pitt, available in Germany for the first time, which also returns for its second season this month. Fans can also catch the steamy ice hockey romance sensation, Heated Rivalry exclusive to HBO Max in these markets.*

Hit HBO Original series include It: Welcome to Derry, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, Euphoria, Task, House of the Dragon, Succession, The Penguin, His Dark Materials, Max Originals And Just Like That... and Peacemaker, Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty — as well as iconic series Friends, Game of Thrones, The Big Bang Theory, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, The Wire, True Blood, Veep, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Movie lovers will be able to enjoy global smash hits that have dominated conversation this year, including DC’s Superman, and coming soon – New Line Cinema’s Weapons and The Conjuring: Last Rites. Among the timeless classics on the service are the magical adventures found in Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts, as well as the legendary journeys through Middle earth in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. For those looking for further thrills, step into the world of Arrakis in Dune or crime-riddled Gotham in The Batman.

Shortly after HBO Max lands in Italy, the country will become home to the Olympic Winter Games (February 6-22), which will be made available to HBO Max subscribers across every plan in all European countries where the service is available. Customers will be able to watch every live event broadcast from the peaks of the Dolomites to venues nestled around Milan, home to the Duomo Di Milano.

For fans that want all the sports action from Eurosport year-round, the Sports add-on will give customers live coverage and commentary from every tennis match at the Australian Open starting January 12 and Roland-Garros, and every stage in full as cyclists compete in the Tour de France, Giro D’Italia and La Vuelta. In Germany and Italy, viewers will have unmatched access to the winter sports season, including World Championships and World Cup events, and viewers in Italy will benefit from FA Cup and UFC coverage.**

The first wave of exclusive HBO Local programming for these markets will begin on February 20, when Marco Bellocchio’s Portobello, starring Fabrizio Gifuni, arrives on the platform in Italy. Banksters, a German heist drama based on a true story, will also premiere on the platform worldwide in February. More will follow from Italy later in the year, including a gripping drama Melania Rea – Beyond the Case which retraces the shocking 2011 murder. Customers worldwide will also see further dramas including German production 4 Blocks Zero, a prequel of award-winning gangster drama 4 Blocks.

Amongst a raft of new Italian productions announced today, HBO Max confirmed that production will begin in the coming days on Peccato, the mockumentary comedy series starring Emanuela Fanelli, set in the near future and offering an ironic and intelligent reimagining of the actress’s career. Through an inventive blend of real archival footage and fictional reconstructions, including interviews, television excerpts, and specially created material, the series portrays a spectacular unraveling that is both entertaining and emotionally resonant, supported by a stellar ensemble cast. 

Also coming soon is In Utero, the series starring Sergio Castellitto, set within a fertility clinic in Barcelona. The series explores the stories of those facing reproductive challenges and the people who accompany them along the way, raising thoughtful questions about the meaning of family and the ethical boundaries of science. Among the scripted series in development is also 500 BEATS, a high-tension, emotional and morally complex medical drama, in which a race against time for a heart transplant intertwines the lives of doctors, patients and families, exploring what happens before, during and after salvation.

JB Perrette, CEO and President of Global Streaming & Games at Warner Bros. Discovery, said: “It is exciting to kick off the New Year by expanding into some of the biggest economies in the world, as we continue to deliver HBO Max to new viewers. Fans in these markets have a lot to look forward to, with some incredible titles and events coming to the platform. Next up is the launch of HBO Max in the U.K. and Ireland in late March, which will complete HBO Max’s rollout across Europe.”

HBO Max offers three monthly base plans***:

• Basic with Ads: Stream on 2 devices in Full HD.
• Standard: Stream on 2 devices in Full HD, with 30 downloads (limits apply).
• Premium: Stream on 4 devices in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Atmos (where available) and 100 downloads (limits apply).
• Sports add-on: This can be added to any base plan. Sports contains ads. Limited to two of your available streams.

HBO Max is available via major app stores, select TVs, mobiles, tablets, games consoles, PCs and online at www.hbomax.com. Subscribers can pay via major providers including Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and PayPal.

HBO Max launched first in the U.S. in 2020 and has since expanded across Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The service is set to launch in the UK and Ireland in March 2026, completing its European roll-out. For Q3 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery reported 128 million global streaming subscribers.

*Title availability varies by market. Content available on HBO Max may change over time.

**2026 sports events. Base plan also required. Sports add-on availability varies by subscription provider.

***Channels, live events and replays (where included in your plan) and all sports contain ads. All plans may include sponsorship and Cross-Promotional Content.