How Much Is MAX? HBO’s Streaming Service Is the Cheapest It’s Ever Been
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From HBO and HGTV to Food Network and TLC, Max has it all. But how much is MAX exactly and what current deals does it offer for fans to watch And Just Like That, House of the Dragon and more shows for cheap (and even free).
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MAX is Warner Bros. Discovery’s exclusive streaming with thousands of hours of TV shows, movies and content from networks like Discovery Channel, HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet and Eurosport. The service, which also offers movies from Warner Bros. film library, also carries dozens of MAX Originals, such as And Just Like That, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Hacks and Love & Death.
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MAX launched in May 2023, a year after Warner Bros. merged with Discovery, which combined former services HBO Max and Discovery Plus. On a call in May 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO, David Zaslav, explained that HBO Max and Discovery Plus’ merge was to combat the “churn” of subscribers that HBO Max was experiencing. “The churn on Discovery Plus is quite low, the churn on HBO Max is high and so driving that churn is as or maybe more important than driving the growth,” Zaslav said at the time explaining that he wanted to make MAX more family-friendly than HBO Max. “If we can drive down the churn, the growth will be very substantial and so we have a series of attacks in order to do that.”
He continued, “The more people that use it in the family, the more engaged people are, the broader the offering, the lower the churn. We also have a technology advantage now in terms of catching people that want to buy the product that weren’t able to and this is a business of artillery. We’re adding a lot of artillery here to the offering in order to get more to get more viewers in the family engaged and excited, and about the amazing quality content that we have. But we have more weapons: We have sports and we have news and those are on the sidelines right now.”
Whether you’re subscribing to MAX for its family-friendly content or its award-winning shows, there’s no doubt the streaming service has a little something for everyone. But how much is MAX and what are its current deals? Read on for how much MAX is and how to subscribe for even cheaper.
What are MAX’s current deals?
Read on for MAX’s current deals.
MAX & Cinemax Prime Day 2023 deal: $20.99 per month
$20.99 $25.98 19% Off
For Prime Day 2023, Amazon’s MAX and Cinemax bundle is on sale for $20.99 per month for Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime subscribers. The deal saves users $5 (or 20 percent off) from the MAX and Cinemax bundle’s original price of $25.98 per month. Amazon Prime Video is also offering discounts for other streaming services, such BET+, Starz, and AMC+ starting at 99 cents.
If you don’t have a Prime Video account, the service offers a 30-day free trial. The free trial comes with the same benefits of Amazon Prime, such as free two-day shipping, Prime Music and more. But perhaps the best part about Amazon Prime Video’s free trial is that customers can sign up for it multiple times. According to Amazon, users can sign up for Amazon Prime Video’s free trial over and over again as long as it isn’t within the same 12 months. This means that if you if you haven’t been an Amazon Prime member for more than 12 months, you’re eligible to receive another 30 days for free. Read on for step-by-step instructions for how to sign up for Amazon Prime Video’s free trial and subscribe to Amazon Prime Video’s MAX Prime Day 2023 deal.
Visit MAX and Cinemax’s’s Amazon Prime Video page
Click “Get Started”
Create or sign into your Amazon Prime Video or Amazon Prime account
Start watching MAX and Cinemax!
See below for othe channels included with Amazon Prime Video’s Prime Day 2023 sale.
Flix Latino ($0.99/month for one month, originally $3.99/month)
PBS Kids & PBS Masterpiece ($7.99/month, originally $10.98/month)
How much is MAX?
Without any deals, MAX offers three plans: a With Ads plan for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year; an Ad-Free plan for $15.99 per month or $149.99 per year; and an Ultimate Ad-Free plan for $19.99 per month or $199.99 per year. The yearly plans save users 16 to 20 percent—or $20 to $40 off—from the monthly rates.
MAX With Ads comes with limited ads and allows users to stream on two devices at once. MAX Ad-Free comes with no ads, allows users to stream on two devices at once and includes 30 downloads to watch on the go. MAX Ultimate Ad-Free comes with no ads, allows users to stream on four devices at once, includes 100 downloads to watch on the go, and features the best video quality with 4K Ultra HD and immersive audio with Dolby Atmos.
$9.99
$15.99
$19.99
How to subscribe to MAX
Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to subscribe to MAX.
Visit MAX.com
Click “Sign Up Now”
Select your plan and click “Continue”
Enter your information and payment method
Start watching MAX
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Does MAX have a free trial?
MAX does not offer a free trial on its main site. However, Amazon offers a seven-day free trial to MAX for Prime Video subscribers. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to sign up for MAX’s free trial with Prime Video.
Max Free Trial With Prime Video
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Visit Prime Video’s MAX page
Click “Get Started”
Create or sign into your Amazon account
Confirm your information and payment method
Start watching MAX with Prime Video’s free trial
How to subscribe to MAX with Prime Video
MAX is also available with Prime Video starting at $15.99 per month for its ad-free plan. MAX with Prime Video also offers a seven-day free trial. Prime Video offers a 30-day free trial and costs $8.99 per month after the free trial ends. Prime costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year and comes with Prime Video, as well as the benefits of Prime, which include same-day, one-day and two-day delivery on millions of items, Prime member discounts and free shipping at Amazon Fresh Stores and free access to services like Prime Gaming, Prime Reading, and Prime Try.
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Read on for step-by-step instructions for how to subscribe to MAX with Prime Video.
Visit Prime Video’s Max page
Click “Get Started”
Create or sign into your Amazon account
Confirm your information and payment method
Start watching MAX with Prime Video
How to subscribe to MAX with Hulu
MAX is also available with Hulu starting at $15.99 per month for its Ad-Free plan. Hulu offers two plans: an ad-supported plan for $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year and a no-ads plan for $14.99 per month. Both plans come with 30-day free trials. However, there are no free trials for MAX with Hulu.
Hulu’s live TV service, Hulu+ With Live TV, also offers two plans: an ad-supported plan for $69.99 per month and a no-ads plan for $82.99 per month. Hulu+ With Live TV’s ad-supported plan also comes with free subscriptions to Hulu with ads, Disney Plus with ads and ESPN Plus with ads. Hulu+ With Live TV’s no-ads plan comes with free subscriptions to Hulu with no ads, Disney Plus with no ads and ESPN Plus with ads.
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Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to subscribe to MAX with Hulu.
Visit Hulu.com/MAX
Click “Sign Up Now”
Select your Hulu plan
Create an account
Select your MAX Plan
Enter your information and payment method
Start watching MAX with Hulu
What’s on MAX?
MAX includes thousands of hours of TV shows and movies from Warner Bros. Discovery brands, such as HBO HGTV, Food Network and TLC, as well as licensed content from other companies. See below for a list of some of the most popular TV shows on MAX.
MAX Originals
Gossip Girl
Station Eleven
Julia
Tokyo Vice
The Staircase
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Love & Death
Love Life
The Flight Attendant
Generation
Hacks
The Sex Lives of College Girls
And Just Like That…
Peacemaker
Minx
HBO
Euphoria
The Gilded Age
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
House of the Dragon
The Last of Us
The Idol
Curb Your Enthusiasm
A Black Lady Sketch Show
True Detective
The White Lotus
Real Time With Bill Maher
Last week Tonight With John Oliver
Oz
The Sopranos
Six Feet Under
The Wire
In Treatment
True Blood
Boardwalk Empire
Treme
Game of Thrones
Big Little Lies
Succession
Perry Mason
Sex and the City
Entourage
The Comeback
Girls
Veep
Silicon Valley
Insecure
Barry
Food Network
30 Minute Meals
Ace of Cakes
Barefoot Contessa
Beat Bobby Flay
Cake Wars
Chopped
Chopped Junior
Cupcake Wars
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Food network Star
Everyday Italian
Girl Meets Farm
Iron Chef
Man vs. Food
Paula’s Home Cooking
The Pioneer Woman
Supermarket Stakeout
Throwdown! With Bobby Flay
Unwrapped
HGTV
Christina on the Coast
Dream House
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Fixer Upper
Flip or Flop
Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa
HGTV Dream House
House Hunters
Love It or List It
TLC
90 Day Fiance
90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 days
90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After
Darcey & Stacey
Dr. Pimple Popper
I Am Jazz
Little People, Big world
My 600-lb Life
Say Yes to the Dress
Sister Wives
Subscribe to MAX at MAX.com.
$9.99+
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