When Warner Bros. made the deep dive into streaming with HBO Max–later rebranded as merely Max–a lot of reveals that you just might need anticipated to be HBO Originals had been shifted over as streaming exclusives. Now, The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy are the newest Max originals to buck this pattern by being rebranded as HBO reveals.
By way of Deadline, The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy will each make their premiere on HBO later this yr. Each sequence can even be out there to stream for Max subscribers, they’re simply now not unique to that platform. The Penguin is the primary spin-off TV sequence from The Batman, and it’ll function Colin Farrell reprising his function because the title character. Dune: Prophecy is a prequel sequence that takes place centuries earlier than the occasions of the primary two Dune motion pictures.
Why is Warner Bros. Discovery transferring most of Max’s high-profile reveals over to the HBO banner? First, it provides the sequence an opportunity to attract massive rankings on HBO and doubtlessly increase the viewership numbers. It additionally means that the HBO branding continues to be extra highly effective than Max’s model, particularly for the reason that streamer was overrun by a glut of Discovery’s actuality programming.
The Harry Potter TV sequence and the It prequel, Welcome To Derry, had been already shifted over to HBO final month, as was DC Studios’ new Lanterns sequence. None of these reveals have agency launch dates but, however Welcome To Derry and Harry Potter are anticipated to reach in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
