HBO Max’s days in Spain are numbered to give way Max, the new streaming platform from Warner Bros. Discovery. The service, which is already available in territories such as the US and Latin America, will offer its subscribers a much wider catalog of content. The company will launch it in Spain soon, on May 21, and will finally present it in style.
At an event held in Madrid, which Hipertextual was able to attend, the main managers and personalities of Max gathered to talk in detail about all the characteristics of the platform. “Max was born with the desire to become one of the greatest streaming services in the world,” he commented. Angel Illera, Vice President of Television Licensing, Affiliate Sales and Digital Distribution for the company in Spain, Italy and Portugal. To do this, he will have a very wide range of not only Warner Bros. films, but also series and programs.
Among them will be, first of all, new productions by Max Originals. The company has highlighted various series that will premiere in the coming months. Some of these titles Dune: Prophecy, Welcome to Derry -prequel film series Element-, Harry Potter or Penguin. It was also mentioned Sancho casedocumentary series about the trial Daniel Sancho for murder Edwin Arrieta. Episode zero has already aired, and the rest, for which an exclusive new trailer has been shown, will appear after the summer, once the case is completed.
HBO will disappear from the platform’s name, but will continue to be one of its pillars. His originals will continue to include productions such as Euphoria, House of the Dragon or White Lotus. Namely, another achievement was shown behind the scenes of the prequel series. Game of ThronesThe second season will premiere on June 17, 2024. “HBO will remain HBO,” he confirmed. Leah Hooper-RosaExecutive Vice President, Streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
TV show
One of the strengths of Max’s arrival in Spain will be the broadcast of television programs. Some of them will be international, but many others will be Spanish. This is a new edition Beijing Express. To the 20th anniversary of the format, Miguel Angel Muñoz, who enthusiastically joined the event in Madrid from Hanoi, becomes the host to lead the adventures of 14 participants, divided into 7 pairs, in which one of the two participants is a famous personality. “We gave it the Max stamp,” he says. Alberto CarulloVice President of Original Local Production for Max in Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Another large format introduced for Max is Naked attraction. This dating program originated in the UK eight years ago and has now arrived in Spain to surprise, entertain and educate. “Dating starts the other way around: people go naked, get to know each other, and then dress up and get to know each other more deeply,” he sums up. Martha Flich, your new host. “This is a very healthy project,” he adds, explaining that not all bodies will be normative or canonical in beauty.
In a preview shown at the Max launch in Spain, several participants are on set surrounded by huge vertical capsules. Several people go completely naked without any censorship. “There will be disputes. Controversy is great, I always take it positively because in order for it to be talked about and normalized, we have to remove the basics of things to make them natural,” he notes. Flich.
Fiction series
In addition to entertainment, Max will also bring locally produced original series to Spain. Three have been announced so far. The first is When no one sees usstarring Maribel Verdu And Mariela Garriga as a Civil Guard sergeant and a US Army agent respectively. The series is based on the novel of the same name Sergio Sarria and its eight episodes will be filmed Enrique Urbizu. “This is a Mediterranean thriller set in Morón de la Frontera in the midst of Holy Week celebrations,” they defined.
Max’s second original Spanish series will be Pubertyfrom Laetitia Dolera. The actress creates, writes and directs a project dedicated to a drama set in the middle of summer in the cultural context of the traditions of Catalan castles. The trigger, he said, would be “alleged sexual assault between teenagers.” it will hurt. “One of the taboos that interests me because of its social and political impact is sexuality. It seems like it’s not a taboo these days because we’re talking about sex more than ever. But when we want to talk from intimacy, this is it. That’s why we focus on puberty, when there is a very innocent sexual awakening that, in the context in which we live, is rife with many pitfalls,” he also expresses.
The third series, announced for the first time during the event itself, will be Fury. Created and directed Felix Sabrosowill be filmed Candela Peña, Carmen Machi, Cecilia Roth, Natalie Posa And Pilar Castro. Max’s project follows five women who are willing to do anything in the face of extreme situations such as extortion, oppression, deception, isolation or manipulation. in a single modern universe, formulated around five conflicts that will develop like a butterfly effect, one as a consequence of the other.
a lot of sports
The latest big news from the Max is that it has arrived in Spain with an impressive catalog of sports offerings. Most notable is the full coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11. “The 3,600 hours will be exclusively in the Max,” he explains. Fernando Ruiz, sports journalist and sports director for Warner Bros. Discovery Iberia. Platform clients will be able to enjoy 32 sports included in the Olympic event.
In turn, Max will broadcast numerous sporting events and top-level events such as Roland Garros in tennis, the Vuelta a España and the Tour de France in cycling or the UFC. In addition, it was noted that the next battle Ilya Topuria, is expected to arrive in Madrid in 2025, probably in February and at the Santiago Bernabeu. An event that will be broadcast on a streaming platform.
Source: Hiper Textual
