HBO Max Rolls Out In-App Curated Channels for Fan-Favorite Series and Genres in the U.S.

Launching today, select HBO Max users in the U.S. can access curated channels featuring themed playlists of binge-worthy titles available on the platform. Designed for an effortless streaming experience, this feature enables users to seamlessly enter a continuous feed of curated episodes from fan-favorite titles, making it easier than ever to find an episode of their favorite programming.  

These curated channels will be available on adult profiles across all subscription tiers in the “channels” rail on the homepage, and includes popular marathon-worthy titles from the HBO Max slate such as “Friends,” “Sex and the City” and “Harry Potter” as well as categories such as “True Crime” and “World of Westeros.”  

Users will enter into the stream at the beginning of the episode playing at the time, and can use playback controls to scrub backwards or forwards into the next queued episode.  

“The experience is designed for moments when users want a steady stream of fan favorites, without having to decide what to watch next. It offers another effortless way to explore and discover the iconic, robust library HBO Max has to offer,” said Liesel Kipp, EVP, Product, WBD. 

Channels available on HBO Max at launch include: 

• Adult Animation: Popular adult animated series from fan favorites to recent hits.
• The Big Bang Theory: Bazinga! Every nerd-centric episode.
• DC: Enter the DC Universe featuring your favorite heroes, villains, and sidekicks.
• Friends: All 10 seasons of the beloved sitcom, all the time.
• Harry Potter: The 8-film collection plus more from the wizarding world.
• Holiday Favorites: It’s always the season.
• Middle-earth: Tolkien’s classic stories come to life across two epic trilogies.
• Rick and Morty: Every season of the multiverse-spanning adult animation series.
• The Sopranos: All seasons of the legendary HBO Original series and more.
• Sex and the City: Hit series about a writer and her friends navigating life and love in New York City and more.
• True Crime: Shocking documentaries ripped straight from the headlines.
• World of Westeros: An epic collection of stories from the Seven Kingdoms. 

With an easy-to-use, personalized streaming experience, HBO Max offers an exciting upcoming lineup of can’t-miss programming like the newly released HBO Originals I Love LA, The Chair Company, IT: Welcome to Derry, and The Seduction, documentaries Alex vs. ARod, One to One: John & Yoko, and Thoughts & Prayers, as well as classic library titles like Friends and The Big Bang Theory. Coming up next year are new series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Half Man, DTF St. Louis, and Lanterns, plus new seasons of Industry, Hacks, The Pitt, Euphoria, and House of the Dragon. HBO Max also offers a best-in-class movie selection from Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, Turner Classic Movies, A24, Studio Ghibli, and more, including recent critically acclaimed features like Weapons and The Substance, to fan-favorite franchises like Harry Potter, The Conjuring, and Final Destination. 

For a glimpse into what's coming to HBO Max in 2026 featuring never-before-seen footage, see here.