HBO Max's Fate Officially Confirmed After Warner Bros. Paramount Merger

Published Oct 6, 2026, 10:21 AM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sign in to your ScreenRant account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.HBO Max and Paramount+'s fates appear to have been decided. HBO Max is the streaming home to major franchises like Game of Thrones, James Gunn's DC Universe, the Wizarding World, and many more. HBO Max's new releases in 2026 have included hit series like A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO's Lanterns, and will culminate in the release of what could become one of the biggest TV shows of all time, December's Harry Potter reboot series, which is titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for season 1. Paramount+'s streaming library is also robust, with multiple Taylor Sheridan hit shows, Michael Fassbender's spy thriller The Agency, and more. Now, both could be available at once. After Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery's merger closed, Skydance has officially confirmed that HBO Max and Paramount+ will become a single streaming service in the future. Check out Skydance's announcement below: “At the same time, consumers can expect greater innovation from a company built with technology at its core, including significant improvements to its direct-to-consumer streaming products, which will unify into a single service over time. On February 27, Paramount announced its intent to seal an $110 billion agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. While the merger had to deal with legal complications, Skydance confirmed Tuesday, October 6, that Paramount has finally completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which comes after the joint Skydance CEO Leadership Team, with names like DC Studios' co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran, was announced the previous day. Developing...