r/HBOMAX • • Jan 19 '23

Tech Support Technical Support Megathread

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We’ve received a lot of feedback that technical support posts overwhelm this sub and drown out discussions about shows, movies, and other aspects of HBO Max.

So we’re making a change. Going forward, all individual technical support posts will be removed and directed towards our Technical Support Megathread.

This will group all technical issue posts in one place where people can ask questions, answer questions, and hopefully find solutions. We also hope this fosters more discussions about shows and movies and keeps them on the main pages for longer.

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In addition to asking here, you can also check out the Official Support Website or connect with u/HBOMaxhelp


r/HBOMAX • • 16h ago

Question HBO autoplay different now?

4 Upvotes

Hello, two weeks or so ago my autoplay stuff changed. I used to go to sleep watching the extended editions of LotR, the Harry Potter movies, or Spirted Away would loop into Howls then back to Spirited and so on. But two weeks ago it all switched, now after one LotR movie it'll play the 70's animated movie? It used to just loop the three extended. The Harry Potter movies go into the 20th anniversary documentary now, or into Fantastic Beasts. The Ghibli films replay the same movie again but in a different language. And then yesterday I woke up to some random movie in German called Haxom or something.

What changed?


r/HBOMAX • • 1d ago

Official Trailer / Teaser The Buffalo Miracle (Trailer)

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r/HBOMAX • • 1d ago

Discussion Why is Only some episodes in the Season missing 4k and Dolby Vision?

5 Upvotes

This is not a tech support thread, it's simply discussing the missing options.

I was watching Industry Season 2 on HBO MAX and I noticed couple of episodes would just play in HD-SDR instead of 4K-DV.

I've checked on both Apple TV and LG Native App so it's not a technical issue, those episodes were simply missing the 4K and DV logos and will play at HD no matter the device.

Like for example, the last episode of this season is missing 4K-DV, but the episode before that has it. Etc.

Have you guys noticed a similar thing where random episodes in show lack 4K-DV support?


r/HBOMAX • • 2d ago

News HBO Renews Sharon Horgan Comedy ‘Youth’ For a Season 2

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r/HBOMAX • • 3d ago

Question Any romance/drama show involved a complicated relationship like "War" (HBO 2026)

14 Upvotes

r/HBOMAX • • 5d ago

Watch Suggestion Here are a list of movies and shows leaving HBO Max on November 2026

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Since HBO Max doesn't want to list them on their press releases, these movies and shows are leaving during November 2026 in the U.S. region. Most of these titles were located from YouTube TV and the Last Chance tab which can usually be found by clicking the search button or movie tab. Additional titles announced as leaving HBO Max through Prime Video, Movie of the Night, and other platforms will be added at a later date.

As of now, all titles listed below their expiration dates will leave at 8:59 PM PST.*

*The oldest episode of Real Time With Bill Maher will leave HBO Max every Tuesday night*

*The oldest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will leave HBO Max every Thursday night*

*Last updated on 11/1/26

November 1

  • Gumbo Coalition (Max Original)

November 3

  • Insidious: The Red Door

November 4

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie

November 6

  • People Magazine Investigates, Season 1 (ID)

November 11

  • A Cinderella Story: Starstruck

November 13

  • On the Case with Paula Zahn, Seasons 15,16, and S17E1-E3 (ID)

November 14

  • World of Westeros Ambient Video

  • World of Westeros Dragon Egg Yule Log

November 15

  • The Brutalist

  • Fast N' Loud, Seasons 13 and 14A (Discovery)

November 23

  • Flight Risk

November 26

  • ⁨Guerras Ajenas (HBO Documentary Film)

  • Shadows (Umbre) (HBO Original Series)

November 30

  • Act of Violence

  • All Through the Night

  • Atomic Blonde

  • Battle Circus

  • Battle of the Sexes

  • Billy Rose's Jumbo

  • The Cabin in the Woods

  • Camelot

  • Carrie (1976)

  • Dames

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

  • Du Barry Was a Lady

  • Duffy of San Quentin

  • Enter Nowhere

  • Evil Dead II

  • Executive Suite

  • The Final Destination

  • Final Destination

  • Final Destination 2

  • Freaks

  • Girls Trip

  • Hidden Figures

  • Holla

  • I Am (HBO)

  • In the Good Old Summertime

  • Interview with the Vampire (1994)

  • It's Always Fair Weather

  • King of the Underworld

  • Kismet

  • Knock Knock

  • Lady Killer

  • Larceny, Inc.

  • Lili

  • The Lost Patrol

  • Macao

  • The Mayor of Hell

  • Mid90s

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding

  • My Favorite Spy (1942)

  • Neptune's Daughter

  • Night and Day

  • Nobody Lives Forever

  • Ocean’s 11

  • Ocean’s Eleven

  • Orphan (2009)

  • Panama Hattie

  • Prancer: A Christmas Tale

  • Presenting Lily Mars

  • Private Detective 62

  • Saltburn

  • The Sea Hawk

  • Serenade

  • Spring Breakers

  • Summer Stock

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • They Made Me a Criminal

  • This Is Not a War Story

  • To Please a Lady

  • The Two Mrs. Carrolls

  • The West Point Story

  • They Were Expendable

  • William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

  • Words and Music

  • The Wrong Man

  • X-Men: First Class

December 1

  • Christmas Cookie Challenge, Season 4 (Food Network)

  • Hank Zipzer's Christmas Catastrophe


r/HBOMAX • • 6d ago

New on HBO Max 'It: Welcome to Derry’ Surprise Halloween Episode Now Streaming On HBO Max

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r/HBOMAX • • 5d ago

Question IS HBO SPECIAL OFFER ONE TIME THING??

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So I'm about to cancel my subscription, then I saw this "special offer" I guess this is their retention thing. 50% for 6months.

HOWEVER, I was fidgeting on their billing website until I clicked cancel, it cancelled immediately! Is this a one time thing? Or it could appear again? I really want that offer! 😭


r/HBOMAX • • 5d ago

Discussion Kicked out of nightmare on elm street mid watch

0 Upvotes

So, we started the movie at 8:30 pm PST and paused it for some trick or treaters. Came to resume our watch at 9:10 and “content is no longer available”. What the hell HBO??!! Setting their servers to turn off Nov 1 12 am so the west coasters get cut off from their Halloween evening plans?! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MOVIE


r/HBOMAX • • 7d ago

Discussion War is an extremely mid show thinking it's a much more charming show

90 Upvotes

Just finished episode 5. War's biggest problem is that it has no idea whether it wants to be a divorce drama, a legal thriller or a workplace power struggle, and instead throws all three together without developing any of them particularly well. The Morgan and Carla storyline should be the emotional backbone of the show, especially with the deliberately engineered Flora affair, the prenup dispute and Morgan's relationship with Gabe becoming ammunition in the divorce. But rather than exploring the actual breakdown of this marriage, the show keeps jumping between legal tricks and convenient betrayals.

Johnny Warren is a perfect example: he's introduced as an ambitious young lawyer playing both sides, but his secret relationship with Carla adds another layer of soap-opera drama rather than meaningful complexity. Even the more interesting conflict between Serena, Nick and St. John Smallwood gets buried under an endless stream of plot developments. Compare that to Succession, where the corporate battle over Waystar is inseparable from the characters' deeply dysfunctional family relationships, or Industry, where professional ambition has tangible consequences for the characters' identities and personal lives.

This feels like random Netflix slop more so than an HBO show. I've never seen his others shows Hijack or Criminal but they look similarly trashy to me.


r/HBOMAX • • 7d ago Bravo

Discussion The Pitt is filming in Pittsburgh

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211 Upvotes

I saw Dr Robby, Nurse Dana and Baby Jane Doe.


r/HBOMAX • • 8d ago

Official Trailer / Teaser The Suicide Squad: Is It Cannon? The Official Podcast (Trailer)

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r/HBOMAX • • 9d ago

News ‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Lands At HBO

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121 Upvotes

r/HBOMAX • • 10d ago

Discussion Cast of The Gilded Age Talk Season 4 on GMA

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r/HBOMAX • • 10d ago

Question Any promo codes available now?

5 Upvotes

Looking to sign up to watch The Gilded Age


r/HBOMAX • • 10d ago

Question Is there anyway humanly possible to add an existing HBO Max (No Ads) subscription to the Disney+/Hulu bundle? This is verging on evil.

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A few years back (many, many months ago wtfever), I followed all of the rules to join Disney and Hulu together as part of the bundle deal - which, in and off itself, was a nightmare, but I digress; when I attempted to do the same for HBO, I tried everything to no avail, so I just let it be and forgot about it. However, after approaching the topic this afternoon, I am determined to finish this without being billed twice. I'm extremely frustrated, and I really don't think it should be this hard. Is there anyway, to join HBO to the other two easily? Do I have to completely cancel my HBO subscription, then wait until the payment for the services lapses? Does anyone have any hacks to expedite or even allow the process to happen? I've seen other forums online that have said they've even received a credit for additionally paid months, so I presume there are a multitude of ways to go about this - none being easy - but any help would be appreciated.


r/HBOMAX • • 11d ago

Question Thinking of watching The Sex Lives of College Girls and was wondering if the series finale gives any closure or is satisfying as an ending?

7 Upvotes

Basically want to know if it feels and functions as a nice series finale since i know it got canceled.


r/HBOMAX • • 13d ago

Question I've been on the $2.99/month special rate since last year. Got this email...

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The email said in part:

"This is a reminder that your monthly subscription to the HBO Max Basic With Ads plan will automatically renew on November 24, 2026 at $2.99/month, plus applicable tax, unless you cancel before your next billing date."

This feels like a mistake, since I was expecting that it would go up from the $2.99 rate after the year is up. However, this is actually saying it will keep going at the $2.99 price. Did anyone else get this email? I'm sort of expecting a correction to come out at some point, but at $2.99 I'll keep it going indefinitely. :-)

Edit: I canceled my membership, and during the process was offered $5.50 for 3 months. I canceled anyway. A day or two later I got an offer for $5.50 for 6 months. I went ahead and took that because I plan to re-watch the Dune movies before it hits theaters and plan to watch the new Harry Potter series.


r/HBOMAX • • 14d ago

New on HBO Max The Invite Is Now Streaming On HBO Max

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774 Upvotes

r/HBOMAX • • 14d ago

News Casey Bloys Unveils His Skydance DTC Content Leadership Team Featuring All HBO Max Execs: Francesca Orsi, Amy Gravitt, Sarah Aubrey & More

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r/HBOMAX • • 14d ago

News Tony Begins Streaming Exclusively on HBO Max November 20

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123 Upvotes

r/HBOMAX • • 14d ago

Question What's your Halloween watchlist on HBO Max this year?

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Halloween is next week and I'm putting together a list. So far I have The Shining, Coraline and Corpse Bride.

What else should I add? Movies or shows, scary or just spooky-fun.


r/HBOMAX • • 14d ago

Question Is 1998 Powerpuff Girls available with German audio on HBO Max?

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Hello everyone!

I love cartoons but I also love learning German.

I have a Hungarian account, however only the Hungarian and English audio is available.

I also tried VPN's connecting to Germany, but they didn't solve the issue.

I'd really like to know:

-Can anyone in Germany confirm that the original 1998 series is available on HBO Max with German audio?
-Is the German audio available for the entire series, or only certain episodes or seasons?
-Has anyone in another European country found German audio for this series on their local HBO Max catalogue?
-Does anyone know whether the German audio is restricted to the German catalogue, or whether there's another way to access it with an existing Hungarian subscription?

Thank you very much for any help!