It’s going to cost you more to watch HBO Max, after the streaming platform last raised prices on its ad-free plans a year ago.
Warner Bros. Discovery announced that starting Tuesday, October 21, the cost of HBO Max packages will increase to the following prices:
- HBO Max Basic with Ads
Monthly: +$1/month increase, now $10.99
Annually: +10$/year increase, now $109.99
- HBO Max standard
Monthly: +$1.50/month increase, now $18.49
Annual: +$15/year increase, now $184.99
- HBO Max Premium
Monthly: +$2/month increase, $22.99
Annual: +$20/year increase, now $229.99
Prices are effective immediately for new subscriptions. Existing monthly subscribers will be notified 30 days before their plan renews and will see price increases beginning with their next billing date on or after November 20, 2025. Current annual subscribers will not see an increase until their accounts renew and will be notified 30 days before their plan renews.
WBD recently increased prices for ad-free HBO Max streaming packages in June 2024. Last July, the company rebranded the service’s name to HBO Max — two years after renaming it simply “Max.”
HBO Max’s latest price hikes come as many other streamers have also raised their prices, as companies look to increase the profitability of their direct-to-consumer services. Price increases for Disney+ and Hulu also take effect on October 21, following increases for Peacock, Apple TV (which dropped the “+” sign), and Netflix earlier in the year.
HBO Max’s content lineup includes series and movies from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, Turner Classic Movies, A24, Studio Ghibli and more.
The service includes all current and classic HBO original series, including “The Sopranos,” “Game of Thrones,” “Succession,” “The Pitt,” “The Penguin,” “The White Lotus,” “The Last of Us,” “Peacemaker,” “Hacks” and “Task.” HBO Max includes TV shows like “Friends,” “Abbott Elementary,” “Rick and Morty,” and “The Big Bang Theory.” On the movie side, the service hosts titles such as “Superman,” “A Minecraft Movie” and “Sinners.”
In announcing the price hikes, WBD also touted upcoming series on HBO Max, including “IT: Welcome to Derry,” “The Chair Company” and “I Love LA” (each premiering later this year), as well as “Game of Thrones” prequel series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and new seasons of “The Pitt” and “Industry.” in January 2026.
