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Posted: 2023-04-12T20:08:28Z | Updated: 2023-04-12T20:08:28Z

Buckle up, TV watchers: Starting next month, everything from HBOs Succession, to TLCs 90 Day Fianc, to Magnolia Networks Fixer Upper, to the DC Universe and Harry Potter franchise will all be under one roof, as part of a new service replacing HBO Max.

An expected result of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, the combined streaming service will be called Max and will go into effect in the U.S. on May 23, company executives said Wednesday at a launch event on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, California. The service will combine HBO Maxs current programming library with much of Discovery+s programming.

There will be three price tiers for the new service:

  • Max Ad-Lite: $9.99/month or $99.99/year
    • 2 concurrent streams, 1080p resolution, no offline downloads, 5.1 surround sound quality
  • Max Ad Free: $15.99/month or $149.99/year
    • 2 concurrent streams, 1080 resolution, 30 offline downloads, 5.1 surround sound quality
  • Max Ultimate Ad Free: $19.99/month or $199.99/year
    • 4 concurrent streams, up to 4K UHD resolution, 100 offline downloads, Dolby Atmos sound quality

The first two price tiers are the same as what HBO Max subscribers already pay, and will remain the same for existing subscribers, the company said. The third is a newly created tier.