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‘Bama Rush,’ ‘Shazam 2’ and More Coming to Max on Launch Week
HBO Max rebrands as Max on May 23 in the US. Here are new titles you’ll be able to watch at launch.

Next week, HBO Max will morph into Max, a revamped streaming service that merges HBO Max and Discovery Plus’ libraries. Everything you could watch on HBO Max will be on Max, along with select Discovery Plus titles.
Below, you’ll find new movies and shows hitting Max on May 23, the day it launches in the US, and beyond. You can watch Shazam! Fury of the Gods, SmartLess: On the Road and more on the day Max arrives, but you’ll have to wait to get your hands on the new Harry Potter series and Game of Thrones spinoff. This info is based on a Max-centered event held by Warner Bros. Discovery last month and a new press release.
What’s hitting Max on May 23
- SmartLess: On the Road — Docuseries that follows actors and friends Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes during the North American tour of their popular podcast.
- Bama Rush — Documentary about sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama.
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods — Sequel to Shazam!, continuing the story of Billy Batson, a teen with an adult superhero alter ego.
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai — An animated family series set before the live-action films.
- Clone High — Reboot of the 2002 animated series Clone High.
- How to Create a Sex Scandal — A docuseries that tells of how «brainwashing, manipulation and disturbing acts caused a small local community in Mineola, Texas, to unravel.»
- What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel — An unscripted series in which Deschanel debunks myths about food.
Also coming to Max relatively close to launch are Magnolia Network series Silos Baking Competition (May 28), ID docuseries The Curious Case of Natalia Grace (May 29), Sarah Silverman‘s comedy special (May 27), HBO documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore (May 26) and Reality, an HBO film starring Sydney Sweeney (May 29).
More coming to Max in the future:
Everything we learned when Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled Max in April
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight — Max is the streaming home of HBO, so it isn’t leaving Game of Thrones behind. WBD revealed that HBO has given a series order to GoT prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. The series will be set 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones, when «two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naive but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg,» according to its description.
«Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends,» the log line says.
A Harry Potter live-action series— Harry Potter fans will be able to invest in a new, multi-season show on Max. Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max content, said «Over the course of the next decade… we will once again enter the wondrous world of Harry Potter as a multi-season live action series for the first time.» The Max original series will adapt the first seven Harry Potter books and star new actors.
A first look at The Penguin and more —
- WBD shared a first look trailer for previously announced series The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell in his role from Matt Reeves’ film The Batman. The spin-off will consist of eight episodes and premiere in 2024.
- A drama series set In The Conjuring universe is in development.
- A comedy series derived from The Big Bang Theory is in development.
- Previously announced comedy series How to Be a Bookie is coming to Max. It’ll reportedly reunite Charlie Sheen and Chuck Lorre.
- More things already on our radar: DC shows Creature Commandos, Waller, Booster Gold, Lanterns and Paradise Lost. Drama series Welcome to Derry, a prequel to 2017’s It and 2019’s It Chapter Two, debuts in 2024.
- Several projects that were initially developed for Discovery Plus will now be Max originals, according to Bloys. They include Shaun White: The Last Run and Downey’s Dream Cars, featuring Robert Downey Jr.
- Fixer Upper: The Hotel, a new installment in the Fixer Upper franchise, will hit Max in November. Watch a new trailer with Chip and Joanna Gaines.
- The Flash hits theaters in June and Max in the fall.
- Love and Translation, a fresh dating series from the producers of 90 Day Fiance, hits Max in winter 2023.
- Food competition series Ciao House, which premiered on Food Network, will be on Max.
- Survive the Raft, a reality show from Discovery Channel, hits Max in July.
- Lost Women of Highway 20 will hit Max in 2023. The true crime series features Octavia Spencer.
- Rick and Morty: The Anime will debut on Max along with Adult Swim in 2023.
Same faces, different places.
Rick and Morty: The Anime is coming this year to Max and @adultswim. #StreamOnMax pic.twitter.com/GLs6mgH4lB
— HBO Max (@hbomax) April 12, 2023
- Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, a doll-themed home renovation competition series, hits Max this summer.
- Tiny Toons Looniversity, a reboot of Tiny Toon Adventures, is coming to Max this fall.
- A Peter and the Wolf animated short film, featuring artwork based on original illustrations by Bono, is coming to Max in 2023.
- HBO series True Detective: Night Country released a new trailer. It’s coming in 2023 and stars Jodie Foster.
- A trailer for HBO limited series The Regime dropped. The show debuts in 2024 and features Kate Winslet.
- HBO limited series The Sympathizer also got a new trailer. It’s coming in 2024 and is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name.
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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 3, #487
Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for July 3, No. 487.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one, and it made me a bit hungry. If you need hints and answers, read on.
I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far
Hint for today’s Strands puzzle
Today’s Strands theme is: Beyond vanilla
If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: We all scream…
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:
- CREST, CHAT, REST, PEES, CHAR, BORE, CORE, SIMP, TORE, SECT, FEST, MIST, CAMP, CHEST
Answers for today’s Strands puzzle
These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:
- CHERRY, COFFEE, BROWNIE, PISTACHIO, BUTTERSCOTCH
Today’s Strands spangram
Today’s Strands spangram is ICECREAM. To find it, look for the I that’s three letters to the right on the bottom row, and wind up.
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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for July 3, #753
Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for July 3, #753.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle could be tough. The green category came together quickly for me, but purple, as usual, was tricky. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Let’s discuss.
Green group hint: Before a trip.
Blue group hint: Sports stars.
Purple group hint: E-I-E-I-O.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Correspondence.
Green group: Airport board info.
Blue group: Pro athlete data.
Purple group: Farmers’ things.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is correspondence. The four answers are contact, dealings, exchange and interaction.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is airport board info. The four answers are arrival, destination, flight and gate.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is pro athlete data. The four answers are college, number, position and team.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is farmers’ things. The four answers are almanac, insurance, market and tan.
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