The merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery continues to claim victims, as anticipated Variety. First, it was the locally produced series that were canceled and their previous seasons removed from HBO Max. Then the news that Warner was canceling the release (both theatrical and streaming) of Batgirl after spending $90 million on it. Now, there are a few movies that disappear from HBO Max.
And again, as with the series, it has nothing to do with the rights, but they are direct victims of the restructuring of the company after the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery.
The Witches, Pickled in Time, Confined, Dreams of Mars, Superintelligence, The Kings of Baltimore, all belonging to the catalog within HBO Max Original, say goodbye to the service. In the previous purge they were FOodie Love, no news Y By H or by B the series that disappeared without prior notice from the service, although the withdrawal of the films does not seem to have much to do with that of the series, since the cancellation of the latter responded to the need to cut costs within HBO Nordic.
Harry Potter also says goodbye to HBO Max
It should also be borne in mind that some premieres announced as House Party, which was going to be released on July 28, also disappeared from the release schedule. And although it is quite common for streaming platforms to add and remove content from month to month, it is rare for them to do so with their original series and movies.
Few exceptions to this extreme, removing the Marvel and Netflix catalog, which becomes available on Disney +. The removal of Warner Bros. movies from HBO Max could be part of WBD’s move to lighten its costs when it comes to streaming rights payments, especially for underperforming releases.
In any case, the exit of these films from the catalog will not be the only ones that say goodbye bearing the Warner seal. HBO Max has already announced that All eight original Harry Potter movies will leave HBO Max later this August.. If you haven’t seen them, you can hurry up now.