Where AT&T merged with Discovery Communications Earlier this year, the business deal greatly affected Warner Bros. Pictures. and the HBO Max streaming service. Among the changes were disturbing ads for many of the original ads Movies and TV shows that are completely removed From the streaming service, including this week’s news that Hit shows like westworldAnd the minxamidst its production in the second seasonand the All-out comedy Gordita Chronicles been taken off. We finally have some answers from the company about its plans for the content it removes.
According to an HBO Max press release, Warner Bros Discovery has decided that it will move original programming removed from HBO Max to an as-yet-unannounced third-party sponsored free-to-air TV (FAST) streaming service. The company detailed that the following shows will be going to WBD FAST on an unspecified date in 2023:
- Westworld – Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4
- The Nevers season one
- Raised by Wolves – Seasons 1, 2
- FBOY ISLAND – Seasons 1, 2
- Mythic – Seasons 1, 2 and 3
- Finding Magic Mike Season 1
- Class President – Season 1
- The Time Traveler’s Wife – Season 1
- Gordita Chronicles – Season 1
- Love Life – Seasons 1, 2
- Made for Love – Seasons 1, 2
- The Garcias Season 1
- Minx – Seasons 1, 2
These changes are a result of Warner Bros Discovery trying to extricate itself from the $47 billion debt hole. As previously reported, these HBO Max shows have not only been cancelled, they will be removed entirely from being offered on the service. So that the company does not have to pay the remaining amounts To those parts of these movies and shows when you watch them.
This also comes on the heels of Warner Bros. discovering it shocked its fans when it pulled the DC movie entirely bat girl and the Scoob! A prequel from Seeing the Light of Day although it was completely filmed. Looks like more titles may be gone, too. As an expert on the subject, said Colin Dixon of NScreenMedia IndieWire Amid the news that it’s possible to pick up older original content on HBO Max to monetize FAST as well.
This certainly leaves a lot of question marks regarding the future of HBO Max content, including fans who are definitely nervous about their favorite shows leaving the platform. The HBO Max’s fans Harley Quinn It has already gone viral Particularly by sharing their thoughts on the service possibly canceling the series, and telling the company that it “better not reach out to it.”
If these titles have not already been removed, they will only be available for streaming with a HBO Max subscription for a few more days. It’s certainly unsettling to see some major shows get the ax and be without a home, but we’ll be following these developments closely.
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