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‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Welcome To Derry’ Moving From Max To HBO As Part Of Big-Budget Streaming Strategy Rethink


The move is part of a streaming strategy rethink at Warner Bros. Discovery.

Obviously the likes of Harry Potter and Welcome To Derry will subsequently air on Max after their linear debuts, but the move doesn’t shout confidence in streaming for the David Zaslav-run company. At the launch of the rebranded Max service in April 2023, where it confirmed series such as HarryPotter, Zaslav declared, “This is a real moment for us … This is our time. After axing its unscripted division in 2022, it appears that Max won’t be the original home for big-budget scripted series moving forward either.

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