List of HBO Max exclusive international distribution programming

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HBO Max is an over-the-top subscription service owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery. It distributes a number of original shows, including original series, specials, miniseries, and documentaries and films. The titles in this article have been acquired by HBO Max from other countries for exclusive first-run release in the United States.

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TV series

Drama

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
Trigonometry [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Drama BBC Two United Kingdom May 27, 20201 season, 8 episodes42–44 minUnited StatesEnglishEnded
The Murders at White House Farm [lower-alpha 2] Crime drama ITV September 24, 20206 episodes45–49 minMiniseries
Valley of Tears War drama Kan 11 Israel November 12, 202010 episodes42–48 minAll markets
  • Hebrew
  • Arabic
Miniseries
La Jauría [lower-alpha 1] Mystery thriller Chile December 8, 20202 season, 16 episodes45–55 minUnited StatesSpanishRenewed [1]
The Trial of Christine Keeler [lower-alpha 1] Drama BBC One United Kingdom December 9, 20206 episodes58–59 minEnglishMiniseries
Adult Material [lower-alpha 1] Drama Channel 4 December 11, 20204 episodes47–56 minMiniseries
4 Blocks Crime drama TNT Serie Germany December 17, 20203 seasons, 19 episodes44–59 minGermanEnded
Gomorrah Crime drama Sky Atlantic Italy January 21, 2021 [lower-alpha 3] 5 seasons, 58 episodes41–58 min
  • Neapolitan
  • Italian
Ended
Possessions Psychological thriller January 28, 20211 season, 6 episodes49–54 min
  • French
  • Hebrew
  • English
Ended
The Head (season 1) Mystery thriller February 4, 20216 episodes47–65 min
  • English
  • Danish
  • Swedish
  • Spanish
Season 2 is a co-production between HBO Max and Hulu Japan [2]
Isabel [lower-alpha 1] Drama Mega Chile March 12, 20213 episodes54–69 minSpanishMiniseries
Para - We Are King Coming-of-age crime drama Germany October 26, 20212 seasons, 12 episodes44–49 minGermanPending
Paradise Science fiction mystery Movistar+ Spain October 28, 20212 seasons, 13 episodes52–62 minSpanishPending
On the Job Action thriller HBO Asia Philippines January 20, 20226 episodes45–63 minSelected territoriesFilipinoMiniseries
Las Bravas F.C. [lower-alpha 2] Sports drama TNT MexicoMay 5, 20221 season, 8 episodes45 minUnited StatesSpanishEnded

Comedy

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
Ghosts [lower-alpha 1] Sitcom BBC One United KingdomMay 27, 20203 seasons, 19 episodes28–30 minUnited StatesEnglishRenewed [3]
Home [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Comedy drama Channel 4 2 seasons, 12 episodes23–25 minEnded
Stath Lets Flats [lower-alpha 1] Sitcom 3 seasons, 18 episodes23–24 minEnded
Frayed Comedy drama
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
July 30, 20202 seasons, 12 episodes43–48 minPending
Pure Comedy drama Channel 4 United KingdomAugust 27, 20201 season, 6 episodes34–38 minEnded [4]
Detention Adventure [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Teen sitcom CBC Gem CanadaSeptember 14, 20202 season, 20 episodes11–13 minRemoved [lower-alpha 4]
Two Weeks to Live Dark comedy/Crime thriller Sky One United KingdomNovember 5, 20206 episodes25–26 minMiniseries
I Hate Suzie Comedy drama Sky Atlantic November 19, 20202 seasons, 11 episodes32–41 minPending
Road Trip [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Comedy TNT SpainDecember 26, 20201 season, 6 episodes25–28 minSpanishRemoved [lower-alpha 5]
Arthur's Law Dark comedy TNT Serie GermanyJanuary 7, 20216 episodes44–51 minGermanMiniseries
Perfect Life (season 1) Comedy drama Movistar+ SpainJanuary 21, 20211 season, 8 episodes27–34 minSpanishSeason 2 is a co-production between HBO Max and Movistar+ [5]
On the Spectrum [lower-alpha 1] Comedy drama yes IsraelApril 2, 20211 season, 10 episodes25–40 minHebrewEnded
Uri and Ella [lower-alpha 1] Romantic comedy drama Hot May 2, 20211 season, 11 episodes27–45 minEnded
Wellington Paranormal [lower-alpha 6] Mockumentary horror TVNZ 2 New ZealandJuly 12, 20214 seasons, 25episodes30 minEnglishEnded
Welcome to Utmark [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Comedy drama HBO Europe NorwayOctober 14, 20211 season, 8 episodes41–46 minNorwegianEnded
Queer You Are Comedy drama TNT SpainOctober 26, 20211 season, 6 episodes23–30 min.Selected territoriesSpanishPending
The Mopes [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Comedy drama TNT Comedy Germany1 season, 6 episodes23–29 minUnited StatesGermanRemoved
Tuff Money [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Crime comedy drama HBO Europe RomaniaOctober 27, 20211 season, 6 episodes43–51 minRomanianEnded
Hank Zipzer Children's comedy CBBC United KingdomMay 13, 20223 seasons, 39 episodes25 minEnglishEnded
I Don't Like Driving Comedy TNT SpainJanuary 13, 20231 season, 6 episodes23–29 minSpanishPending
Awaiting release
German Genius [6] Comedy WarnerTV Comedy GermanyMay 23, 2023 [7] 1 season, 8 episodes30 minGermanUnited StatesPending

Animation

Kids & family

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
Mia's Magic Playground [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Animation Viaplay Norway August 25, 20201 season, 24 episodes7 minUnited StatesEnglishRemoved [lower-alpha 7]
Love Monster [lower-alpha 2] Animation CBeebies United Kingdom December 17, 20202 seasons, 54 episodesRemoved [lower-alpha 8]
Squish [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Animated slapstick comedy Gulli France January 8, 20211 season, 52 episodes11 minFrench (original)Removed [lower-alpha 9]
Animaniacs [lower-alpha 2] Animated comedy Hulu United States August 14, 20212 season, 26 episodes24–27 minLatin AmericaEnglishRemoved [lower-alpha 10]
Odo [lower-alpha 2] Animated comedy Milkshake!/MiniMini+ United Kingdom/Poland December 2, 20212 seasons, 26 episodes7 minUnited StatesEnglishRemoved
Dodo [lower-alpha 2] Animation Sky Kids United Kingdom April 28, 20221 season, 20 episodesRemoved

Unscripted

Docuseries

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
The Dog House: UK Dog rescue Channel 4 United Kingdom July 23, 20203 seasons, 33 episodes46–48 min.United StatesEnglishPending
Traffickers: Inside The Golden Triangle [lower-alpha 2] True crime HBO Asia Thailand March 24, 20223 episodes59 min.Selected territoriesEnglishMiniseries

Reality

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
Singletown Reality ITV2 United Kingdom August 20, 20201 season, 15 episodes44–50 min.United StatesEnglishEnded
The Great Pottery Throw Down Game show BBC Two/More4 September 17, 20205 seasons, 44 episodes45–59 min.Pending
All That Glitters [lower-alpha 2] Reality competition BBC Two June 24, 20211 season, 6 episodes59 min.Removed [lower-alpha 11]
The Big Soirée Reality TNT Spain January 13, 20234 episodes23–29 min.SpanishPending

Continuations

TitleGenrePrev. network(s)Original networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
Folklore (season 2) Anthology horror HBO HBO Asia Singapore2023[ citation needed ]1 season, 7 episodes44–61 min.Selected territories
  • Korean
  • Indonesian
  • Japanese
  • Malay
  • Mandarin
  • Singlish
  • Tagalog
  • Thai
Ended

Films

Feature films

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguageExclusive region
The Immortal Crime drama July 29, 20211 hr 56 minItalianUnited States
Women Is Losers Coming-of-age drama October 25, 20211 hr 24 minEnglish
Single Mother by Choice Drama November 2, 20211 hr 22 min
Son of Monarchs Semi-autobiographical drama 1 hr 37 min
  • English
  • Spanish (Original)
This Is Not a War Story War drama November 3, 20211 hr 52 minEnglish
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Thriller drama November 19, 20211 hr 21 minEnglish
La Pasión de Maradona [lower-alpha 2] Drama November 25, 2021TBASpanish
Júpiter [lower-alpha 2] Drama January 21, 20221 hour, 37 min.PortugueseSelected territories
Drive My Car Drama March 2, 20222 hr 59 minJapaneseUnited States [8] [9]
Brie's Bake Off Challenge Comedy April 1, 20221 hr 40 minEnglishUnited States
Love and Baseball Comedy drama May 9, 20221 hr 28 minEnglishUnited States
My Dead Dad Drama June 1, 20221 hr 32 minEnglishUnited States
Nudo Mixteco Drama June 3, 20221 hr 31 minSpanishUnited States
The City of Wild Beasts Drama July 2, 20221 hr 37 minSpanishUnited States
We're All Going to the World's Fair Coming-of-age horror drama September 1, 20221 hr 25 minEnglishUnited States

Documentaries

TitleSubjectRelease dateRuntimeLanguageExclusive region
Lucy the Human Chimp Animals April 29, 20211 hr 8 minEnglishUnited States

Specials

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguageExclusive region
Namoo Animation short January 27, 202212 minEnglishUnited States
When the Sun Sets Drama short February 8, 202214 min
  • Afrikaans
  • Xhosa
  • English
The DressMarch 23, 202230 minPolish

Upcoming

TV series

Drama

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
The Bay [10] Crime drama ITV United KingdomTBA3 seasons, 18 episodes45 minLatin AmericaEnglishAwaiting release
The Next Step [11] Teen drama
CanadaTBA3 seasons, 70 episodes22-43 minUnited StatesAwaiting release
The Pursuit of Love [12] Romantic drama miniseries United KingdomTBA3 episodes59 minLatin AmericaAwaiting release
Romulus [10] Historical drama Sky Atlantic ItalyTBA2 seasons, 20 episodes48-58 minOld LatinAwaiting release
Smother [12] Crime thriller RTÉ One IrelandTBA1 season, 6 episodes49–51 minEnglishAwaiting release
Time [12] Crime drama BBC One United KingdomTBA1 season, 3 episodes55–66 minAwaiting release
Wakefield [12] Mystery drama ABC AustraliaTBA1 season, 8 episodes60 minAwaiting release
Wolf [13] Crime thriller BBC One United KingdomTBA1 season, 6 episodes60 minNorthern, Eastern and Central EuropeFilming

Comedy

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
All the Way Up [14] Comedy drama Canal+ FranceTBA2 seasons, 19 episodes30 minLatin AmericaFrenchPending
Brassic [10] Comedy drama Sky Max United Kingdom4 seasons, 28 episodes42 minEnglishRenewed
Bump [10] Stan Australia2 seasons, 20 episodes30 minRenewed
My Babysitter's a Vampire [11] Supernatural comedy Teletoon Canada2 season, 26 episodes25 minUnited StatesAwaiting release
Odd Squad [15] Educational comedy
  • Canada
  • United States
2 season, 75 episodes10 minLatin AmericaPending
The Outlaws [12] Dark comedy/Crime thriller United Kingdom2 seasons, 12 episodesTBAPending

Animation

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
Hey Duggee [12] Educational animation CBeebies United KingdomTBA3 seasons, 156 episodes7 minLatin AmericaEnglishEnded

Unscripted

TitleGenreOriginal networkOriginal regionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive regionLanguageStatus
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World [12] Climate change BBC One United KingdomTBA3 episodes57 minLatin AmericaEnglishMiniseries
The Trump Show [12] Political BBC Two 4 episodes59–60 min

Films

Feature films

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguageExclusive region
History of the Occult [16] Political horror TBA1 hr 22 minSpanishCentral Europe
Magnetic Fields [17] Comedy drama TBA1 hr 18 minGreekCentral Europe

Documentaries

TitleSubjectRelease dateRuntimeLanguageExclusive region
April Jones: The Interrogation Tapes [10] True crime TBA1 hr 30 minEnglishLatin America
The Beatles and India [18] MusicTBA1 hr 32 minEnglish

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 This title is not marketed as a Max original but has been acquired by HBO Max for exclusive first-run distribution rights in the U.S.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Currently unavailable.
  3. Seasons 1–2, which premiered on HBO Max on October 15, 2020, were previously acquired by Sundance TV for exclusive first-run rights in the U.S.
  4. Detention Adventure was renewed for a third season on CBC Gem, but was removed from the HBO Max service prior to its premiere.
  5. Road Trip was renewed for a second season on TNT, but was removed from the HBO Max service prior to its premiere.
  6. Also premiered on The CW
  7. Mia's Magic Playground was renewed for a second season on Viaplay, but was removed from the HBO Max service prior to its premiere.
  8. Love Monster was renewed for a third season on CBeebies, but was removed from the HBO Max service prior to its premiere.
  9. Squish was renewed for a second season on Gulli, but was removed from the HBO Max service prior to its premiere.
  10. Animaniacs was renewed for a third season on Hulu, but was removed from the HBO Max service prior to its premiere.
  11. All That Glitters was renewed for a second season on BBC Two, but was removed from the HBO Max service prior to its premiere.

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