Max, the streaming service you might fondly remember as HBO Max, stands tall as a giant in the streaming world. It's the go-to destination if you're looking for that potent mix of premium, award-winning HBO Originals like House of the Dragon and The Last of Us,

Max (formerly HBO Max) is bringing a whole new catalog in May 2025 that will surely offer you loads of options to watch at home.

This semi-rebranding comes after HBO decided to shorten its streaming app’s name in 2023 to just “Max.” Naturally, many were critical of the change, but with time, we came to accept it. Though some of us still called it HBO Max, or quickly corrected ourselves.

Max is now HBO Max. Again. No, I'm not joking. Less than two years after Warner Bros. Discovery changed the streaming service and ditched the HBO brand name, they've finally come to their senses and admitted that maybe HBO is why people want Max.

From 'The Last of Us' to 'The Young Pope' and Conan O'Brien's travel series, explore the best HBO and Max shows to watch in May 2025

A couple of years ago, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) made a change that was fairly widely mocked at the time, stripping the "HBO" from its streaming platform to rebrand it as purely "Max". The idea was, in theory, to help spotlight the fact that it had more to offer than just HBO content, although HBO remained the jewel in its crown.