and hit TV shows including “Friends” and “South
Park” will be enough to lure viewers who face a
blizzard of streaming options.
New original programming will also be a part
of HBO Max, although the much-ballyhooed
“Friends” reunion special has been delayed by
the pandemic. Among the fresh offerings: “Love
Life,” a scripted comedy with Anna Kendrick; the
underground ballroom dance competition series
“Legendary”; new “Looney Tunes Cartoons” and
Sesame Workshop’s “The Not Too Late Show
with Elmo.”
WarnerMedia has said it will also steer some
movies directly to HBO Max. The first will be the
documentary “On the Record,” about women
who have accused hip-hop mogul Russell
Simmons of sexual assault and harassment.
Simmons has denied the allegations. Shortly
before the film’s Sundance Film Festival premiere
earlier this year, former executive producer
Oprah Winfrey, along with Apple TV Plus,
dropped the movie.
“I’m knocked out by the breadth and depth of
our new offering,” Robert Greenblatt, chairman
of Warner Media Entertainment and Direct-To-
Consumer, said in a statement.