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Barack Obama teased the infamous tan-suit moment on HBO's Life, Larry, revealing Larry David suggested the look for Casual Friday and that the controversy would be put to rest; the Higher Ground–produced series, in which Obama and Michelle are involved, revisits presidential moments with humor and streams on HBOMax.
Stuart Bloom leads HBO Max’s 10-episode offbeat spinoff, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, a sci‑fi adventure from The Big Bang Theory crafted by Chuck Lorre with Bill Prady and Zak Penn after initial resistance; the show sends Stuart and his friends across a multiverse filled with alternate versions of their Pasadena world, featuring cameos from familiar Big Bang alums and new twists that diverge radically from the original, all shot in Los Angeles with heavy visual effects to stay under budget. It premieres July 23 on HBO Max.
HBO Max is offering a 28% discount on one-year plans (Basic With Ads, Standard, and Premium) for new and returning subscribers, with yearly prices of $78.99, $132.99, and $164.99. The promo runs June 18–July 15, 2026, and prices return to their standard annual rates after 12 months; the offer coincides with the Season 3 premiere of House of the Dragon and ongoing Paramount merger talks.
Euphoria season 3 finale (episode 8) airs May 31 at 9 PM ET/PT on HBO in the US, with UK viewers able to stream on Now/HBO Max at about 2:00 AM BST on June 1; the article also provides a country-by-country list of international release times (Canada, Brazil, India, Australia, and more), and notes this may be the last episode for Rue, with no confirmed plans for a season 4.
USA TODAY reports that Euphoria Season 3 Episode 6 premieres May 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and HBO Max, with new episodes dropping weekly through May 31; the season, set five years after Season 2, follows Rue, Cassie, Nate and the rest of the ensemble as they navigate intensified conflicts and moral questions, with Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and others in the cast.
Ten new and notable movies are now streaming across Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime Video, and Peacock, spanning thrillers like Apex on Netflix and Greenland 2: The Migration on HBO Max to heartwarming dramedies and rom‑coms such as Remarkably Bright Creatures and No Place to Be Single, plus titles like Send Help, Swapped and Wuthering Heights, with USA Today’s Watch Party offering more recommendations.
HBO has renewed its Harry Potter TV series for a second season, with filming set to begin this autumn; the adaptation is expected to cover The Chamber of Secrets, while the first season The Philosopher's Stone will premiere Christmas on HBO Max. Jon Brown is promoted to co-showrunner alongside Francesca Gardiner, as HBO plans to adapt all seven books over the next decade with overlapping production schedules.
The Big Bang Theory spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe will stream on HBO Max starting in July, reuniting the core cast and featuring a Danny Elfman–composed theme as Stuart Bloom and allies attempt to repair reality after a multiverse catastrophe.
The Pitt's Season 2 finale drew 9.7 million viewers over the weekend and pushed the series past 15 million total on HBO Max, marking a record-breaking performance even as critics and superfans debated Season 2’s heavier emphasis on realism and Robby’s mental health; the strong numbers suggest lasting appeal and set up anticipation for Season 3.
The article catalogs the 2026 Oscar winners and where to stream each in the U.S.—One Battle After Another, Sinners and Weapons on HBO Max (Sinners also on Prime Video); Frankenstein on Netflix; KPop Demon Hunters, The Singers, All the Empty Rooms on Netflix; Hamnet on Peacock; Sentimental Value on Hulu from March 23; F1 on Apple TV; Mr. Nobody against Putin on Kino Film Collection (and Prime Video add-on); Two People Exchanging Saliva on YouTube—plus a few titles not yet streaming (Avatar: Fire and Ash is in theaters; The Girl Who Cried Pearls not currently available in the U.S.).
The Pitt, HBO Max’s new medical drama from the ER team, follows a single, chaotic ER shift at a Pittsburgh-set hospital filmed on a Warner Bros. lot. It’s lauded for its hyperreal portrayal of frontline healthcare workers and a tight, cost-efficient single-set production that helped it become a word-of-mouth hit and Emmy winner. Season 1 premiered in January 2025, and Season 2 is now rolling out in the US and UK as HBO Max expands. Behind the scenes, the crew emphasizes authenticity—from on-set medical consultants to meticulous set details—while the show tackles current US healthcare issues like rising insurance costs, AI, and Covid trauma without overt polemics.
A deep dive into how The Pitt recruits and trains patient-actors to convincingly portray hospital emergencies, employing heavy makeup, prosthetics, and on-set medical guidance to create authentic, real-time trauma across Season 2.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he watched the entire first season of HBO Max’s queer hockey drama Heated Rivalry in one sitting, calling it a wonderful story and noting its spicy content mirrors moments from league history; the series, based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changer novels, has been renewed for a second season.
Tom’s Guide highlights five new films to stream for the Jan 24–25 weekend: The Smashing Machine on HBO Max; Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere on Hulu; The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (PVOD); Mother of Flies on Shudder; and Eleanor the Great on Netflix.
Tom's Guide rounds up 10 new TV shows and movies to stream this weekend across Netflix, HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Hulu and more, with highlights like A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO), Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount+), Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Netflix), Tell Me Lies season 3 (Hulu), and new titles such as The Rip (Netflix), Rental Family and Song Sung Blue (PVOD).