News & Reviews:   HBO

Due to changes to Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Astro's partnership model, only the HBO Max app will continue to be available on Astro as a standalone ala carte subscription from 1 March 2026. The announcement means that HBO HD, Cinemax HD, HBO Family, and HBO Hits will no longer be available on Astro from that date.

What is happening to HBO? Recently, we know HBO Go will be replaced by the Max service in Malaysia before the end of 2024. The announcement was made by the representatives of Warner Bros. Discovery after Max was launched in Japan. According to Amanz, the Max Malaysia website link became active and only displayed the text "Coming Soon". So, what should we know about it?

HBO has officially announced that they will allow the first season of every HBO Originals, and HBO Asia Originals to be watched for free on their HBO Go app from today onwards. But that’s not all, you won’t need need to register for an account and pay for a subscription to watch any of the Originals.

Although the animated movie was cancelled last month, it would seem that we're still going to get to see The Last of Us on a TV screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, it has been confirmed that HBO is working on a TV series for the game and will have the help of Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.