So why does HBO Max cost so much –and it is worth subscribing to?
The service is competing with the likes of established rivals including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Disney Plus – many of whom have had a huge headstart in the streaming space and are cheaper. HBO Max is a streaming service that launched in the US on 27 May, 2020, for $15/mth with a seven-day free trial. What is HBO Max and how much does it cost? We’ll first tell you what the new streaming service is, how it differs from other HBO services and what content is available before telling you how to watch it abroad. Regardless of whether you live in the US or elsewhere in the world, there’s an easy way to access the service and its vast catalogue of brilliant films, TV shows and originals. Even though HBO Max is slated to launch in Europe in the latter half of 2021, European regions won’t get movies on their release date.
With many people still sceptical of venturing back into cinemas because of the coronavirus pandemic, HBO Max seems to be the best – and safest – option for now if you want to watch these movies at a time when you would have otherwise watched them in the cinema. Apart from Wonder Woman 1984 that released on 25 December 2020, HBO Max is slated to get many of 2021’s biggest blockbuster films – including Mortal Kombat, Dune, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Matrix 4, The Suicide Squad and Godzilla vs Kong – on their release date.
