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Newsweek
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Everything New on Max in May 2025
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Looking for the complete list of everything new on Max in May 2025? This article has you covered. Read on for every single TV series and movie releasing on the platform, and when you can catch them. The Brutalist is one of the biggest additions to Max in May 2025. Dropping roughly two weeks into the month on May 16, this marks the first time you can stream the Oscar-nominated drama for free as part of your subscription (it's also available to rent on other services such as Apple TV+ and Prime Video). Given its huge 215-minute runtime, you'll appreciate being able to take a break whenever you want. There are also exciting Max Originals to watch. Pee Wee as Himself, releasing May 23, is a documentary following the life and career of late actor and comedian Paul Reubens. Adrien Brody stars in The Brutalist Adrien Brody stars in The Brutalist A24 Conan O'Brien Must Go, Season 2, meanwhile, releases on May 8, and sees the former late night TV host hang out in Spain with Javier Bardem, do the haka in New Zealand, and fly a full-sized passenger plane (OK, it's only a simulation). Everything New on Max in May 2025 May 1 100 Foot Wave, Season 3 (HBO Original) A Haunted House (2013) A Haunted House 2 (2014) A Private War (2018) Badman's Country (1958) Barricade (1950) Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) Carson City (1952) Chronicle (2012) Chronicle: Director's Cut (2012) Dallas (1950) Dylan's Playtime Adventures, Season 1B (Max Original) Enter The Dragon (1973) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Fort Dobbs (1958) Fort Worth (1951) Funny People (2009) Hannibal (2001) In the Fade (2017) Inception (2010) Legend of the Guardians The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) Lone Star (1952) Lost River (2015) Madagascar (2005) Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Megan Leavey (2017) Notting Hill (1999) Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) Rachel and the Stranger (1948) Rancho Notorious (1952) Red Tails (2012) Ride, Vaquero! (1953) Riding Shotgun (1954) Rocky Mountain (1950) Royal Wedding (1951) San Antonio (1945) Santa Fe Trail (1940) Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) Son of Belle Starr (1953) Son of the Mask (2005) Springfield Rifle (1952) Stars in My Crown (1950) Tall in the Saddle (1944) Tall Man Riding (1955) The Band Wagon (1953) The Bounty Hunter (1954) The First Texan (1956) The Goonies (1985) The Kissing Bandit (1948) The Left-Handed Gun (1958) The Man Behind the Gun (1953) The Mortal Storm (1940) The Naked Spur (1953) The Oklahoma Kid (1939) The Oklahoman (1957) The Painted Hills (1951) The Princess Bride (1987) The Shining (1980) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) The Young Guns (1956) They Died with Their Boots On (1941) This Means War (2012) This Means War: Extended Edition (2012) Thunder Over the Plains (1953) Trail Street (1947) Vengeance Valley (1951) Vivacious Lady (1938) We Bought a Zoo (2011) Westbound (1959) Westward the Women (1951) Wichita (1955) Ziegfeld Girl (1941) May 2 Adult Best Friends (2024) Malditos, Season 1 (Max Original) Teen Titans Go!, Season 9A (Cartoon Network) May 3 Ready Player One (2018) May 6 Fareed Zakaria: The War on Government (CNN) Talking Pictures Podcast - Special Video Episode with Eli Roth Recorded At TCM Classic Film Festival The Playboy Murders, Season 3 (ID) Toxic, Season 1 (ID) May 8 Conan O'Brien Must Go, Season 2 (Max Original) May 9 Bloody Trophy (Krwawe Trofeum) (Max Original) The Whale (A24, 2022) May 11 Delicious Miss Brown, Season 10 (Food Network) The Bakersfield 3: A Tale of Murder and Motherhood, Season 1 (ID) May 12 Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) May 13 Betting on Paradise, Season 1 (HGTV) Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 6 (Discovery) Dream Destination: A Surprise Trip, Season 1 (discovery+) May 14 Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out, Season 1 (Food Network) Mini Reni, Season 1 (Magnolia Network) May 15 Duster, Season 1 (Max Original) Mermicorno: Starfall, Season 2 (Max Original) United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper, Season 2 (CNN Original) May 16 The Brutalist (A24) May 17 Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 2E (Cartoon Network) May 18 Love & Marriage: Detroit, Season 2 (OWN) Say Yes to the Dress, Season 21 (TLC) May 19 American Monster: Abuse of Power, Season 1 (ID) May 20 Kong: Skull Island (2017) May 21 Homicide Hunter: American Detective, Season 5 (ID) May 22 Expedition Files, Season 2 (Discovery) May 23 Pee-wee as Himself (HBO Original) Restoring Galveston, Season 7 (Magnolia Network) Silly Sundays, Season 1B (Cartoon Network) May 25 Say Yes To The Dress With Tan France, Season 1 (TLC) May 28 Down Home Fab, Season 3 (HGTV) May 29 And Just Like That..., Season 3 (Max Original) May 31
Broadcast Pro
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
Max launches in Turkey, rebranding BluTV with expanded content
Existing subscribers in Turkey can sign in to the new platform. Warner Bros. Discovery has launched its premium international streaming service Max in Turkey, replacing BluTV and introducing a significantly expanded library of content. The launch marks a major milestone in WBD's regional strategy, positioning Max as a key player in Turkey's growing digital entertainment market. Current BluTV subscribers can now access Max with their existing credentials, gaining access to thousands of additional hours of content. The platform blends global favourites from Warner Bros. Pictures, HBO Originals, DC Studios and more, with a stronger focus on local storytelling. At a launch event, WBD unveiled three new Turkish Max Originals: Anatomy of Chaos, Jasmin and Feride. The company also offered first looks at previously announced Turkish productions including First Göktürk, Prince Season Three and Çekiç ve Gül: Bir Behzat Ç. Hikayesi Season Three. All new Turkish originals and returning local series will carry the Max Originals brand and, where rights permit, will be released globally—highlighting WBD's commitment to showcasing Turkish talent on the international stage. Jamie Cooke, General Manager CEE, MENA and Türkiye at Warner Bros. Discovery, said: 'Bringing Max to Turkey is a key milestone for Warner Bros. Discovery and marks the completion of the successful integration of BluTV into our portfolio. The enhanced platform enables us to strengthen our footprint in the region as we offer an even broader selection of world-class entertainment. Turkey has an incredibly rich storytelling heritage, and with Max, we are delivering a premium streaming experience that combines the best of global and local content.' Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz, Vice President of Local Original Productions, Local Channels and Streaming Operations Lead for Türkiye, added: 'The country has a vibrant storytelling tradition and a thriving entertainment industry. With Max, we are not only bringing our world-class content to Turkish audiences, we are also increasing our investment in local talent and productions that celebrate Turkey's unique culture and stories.' Max offers thousands of hours of content, combining a lineup of entertainment from Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Originals, Max Originals, Discovery, TLC and Cartoon Network.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Leaving Neverland 2' Director Dan Reed On Why HBO Backed Out Of Michael Jackson Sequel, The 'Rough' Road For Docs & Lionsgate‘s King Of Pop Biopic
It's been six years since Leaving Neverland left an indelible impression on Michael Jackson's legacy. The King of Pop was cleared of child abuse charges during his lifetime, but something about the Emmy-winning testimony of Wade Robson and James Safechuck stuck in the collective consciousness, despite consistent denials from Jackson's family and those who manage his business empire. Leaving Neverland 2 picks up the story where the first film left off in 2019, chronicling Robson and Safechuck's legal battle with the Jackson estate as they seek to hold the singer's enablers accountable for the abuse they claim to have suffered. 'I want my day in court,' Robson says intensely. In this sense, the Leaving Neverland sequel feels like a prelude to the main event: a trial next year in which their allegations will be tested in front of a jury. Director Dan Reed calls it a 'stepping stone' documentary. 'The intention is to follow the stories until the end,' he tells Deadline. More from Deadline 'The Last Of Us' Season 2 Trailer Sets Viewership Record For HBO & Max Originals YouTube Brandcast Regulars Like MrBeast And Dude Perfect Slated For Separate Creator Upfront HBO Comedy Chief Amy Gravitt On 'Righteous Gemstones' Departure, Expanding When Comedy Market Contracts & Possible Larry David Return Leaving Neverland 2 sticks with the theme of Robson and Safechuck wrestling with their past, made all the more intimate by Reed filming in their homes. There are moments of resonance as Safechuck talks vulnerably about what he would have told his younger self, cut closely alongside images of him cradling his own child. The documentary also captures the passing of time in their protracted efforts to secure a trial, from mask-wearing in court during the pandemic, to child sexual abuse attorney Vince W. Finaldi declaring his plans to retire. For Reed, the past six years strengthened his belief in Robson and Safechuck's version of events. The BAFTA-winning director never doubted the duo were victims of Jackson, but he says the grind of the legal battle underlines the authenticity of their story. The charge against Robson and Safechuck has always been that they want to make a buck out of their trauma. Reed thinks the lengthy legal action shows the opposite is true. 'I wanted to show how difficult and unrewarding and exhausting it is to try and get justice in the court system,' he explains. 'To people who say, 'They're just after money,' I say: five more victims came out after Leaving Neverland and got paid $16-17M for their life rights. If James and Wade had wanted to make a quick buck, why didn't they just go to the estate?' While Reed has journeyed with Robson and Safechuck through their legal travails, HBO is no longer along for the ride after co-producing the original documentary. HBO informed Reed of its decision late last year, which he described as 'disappointing' because the network was a 'fantastic partner' on Leaving Neverland. HBO has declined to comment on the matter. Its decision is thought to be related to Warner Bros. Discovery's own legal battle with the Jackson estate, which resulted in an opaque arbitration process after Leaving Neverland breached a non-disparagement clause in a 1992 contract for HBO's Dangerous Tour concert special. 'I've not been made privy to the details of that and I'm not sure what happened,' Reed says. Reed does not rule out re-teaming with HBO on a future Leaving Neverland film and points out that the network has a 10-year license for the original documentary. 'We look forward to one day renewing our collaboration on this theme,' he says cryptically. Leaving Neverland 2 will instead premiere in North America on Real Stories, the Little Dot Studios premium documentary channel on YouTube, and Reed is 'genuinely excited' about it reaching as broad an audience as possible. The documentary will first premiere on Channel 4 in the UK on March 18. One of the reasons Reed turned to YouTube is because he believes that major streamers (he namechecks Netflix and Apple) are becoming increasingly risk-averse in their documentary storytelling. Instead, Reed says streamers have sought sanctuary in true-crime docs and scripted series that embrace themes of sex and violence. 'It feels as though maybe the world of streaming is more cautious [about] tricky subjects, political subjects, subjects that put people's teeth on edge and make them upset,' he continues. 'In order not to strike the wrong note with such a vast subscribership, you can't really afford to do anything that isn't absolutely safe.' He's not the only filmmaker to point out this chilling effect. Ezra Edelman, the director of the Prince documentary series canceled by Netflix, says audiences are being served up 'slop' in the quest for sanitized access to high-profile subjects. Reed has been withering about Lionsgate's Antoine Fuqua biopic about Jackson, which he has accused of whitewashing the singer's alleged sins. Reed, who has read a version of the script, says it begins with blue lights and the arrest of Jackson at Neverland, and ends by discrediting Jordan Chandler's child abuse accusations against the pop star. The story will change, however, after the estate discovered post-shoot that it had an agreement with Chandler not to dramatize his story. 'What a massive f*** up,' Reed exclaims, questioning how the movie will hit its October release date amid re-shoots. It all leaves open the suggestion that Leaving Neverland may have been harder to produce in the current climate. Reed agrees, adding that there would likely have been 'blowback' from the 'manosphere' as society 'swings towards' conspiracy and disinformation. 'For long-form storytelling that tries to elucidate complex areas of danger in our society, the road is going to get rougher,' he says. The conditions make him grateful for public service broadcasters like Channel 4, which still have the 'grit and the remit' to tackle the taboo. On the day of our interview, Reed received his first abusive email about Leaving Neverland 2 and he suspects that worse is yet to come from Jackson superfans when the film premieres. The trolls ignore Reed's efforts to offer the estate a platform to rebut Robson and Safechuck's allegations. He shows his workings in the sequel, publishing an email he sent Jonathan Steinsapir, an attorney for the Jackson estate, 'begging' him to appear in the documentary. The film then shows Steinsapir mocking Reed as the lawyer enters court. 'Stil begging?' he asks the director. For Reed, these moments are vital for establishing the authenticity of his work — and in turn lending credibility to the stories of his subjects. 'This is the road we took to get to the place where I can confidently say, 'I tried to make this film showing both sides,'' he explains. 'Being transparent and establishing the credibility of our methods becomes absolutely vital if we're going to survive as a place that people look to for truth.' Best of Deadline 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Arrive On Max? How Jon Gries' Return To 'The White Lotus' Could Shape Season 3 Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far
