Every day, the streaming industry seems to get weirder and weirder. Many days, it also gets worse. Completed projects are getting canceledOpens in a new tab before they ever air, while others are getting pulled before audiences even have a chance to watch. But the latest news out of the world of streaming actually sounds like a win for viewers everywhere. Warner Bros. Discovery and AMC+Opens in a new tab have announced that some of the latter’s shows, including Fear the Walking Dead and Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire, are getting a two-month guest stint at MaxOpens in a new tab. We can’t wait to see how this “programming pop-up” between AMC+ and Max will go.
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced that, starting on September 1, Max will feature a special library of shows under the banner “AMC+ Picks on Max.” The streaming site crossover will see seven AMC+ series available on their seeming rival for 60 days. The “AMC+ Picks on Max” lineup includes the following AMC shows:
- Fear The Walking Dead (Seasons 1-7)
- Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire (Season 1)
- Dark Winds (Season 1)
- Gangs of London (Seasons 1-2)
- Ride With Norman Reedus (Seasons 1-5)
- A Discovery Of Witches (Seasons 1-3)
- Killing Eve (Seasons 1-4).
In a press release, Warner Bros. Discovery also said, “AMC+ Picks on Max will be featured in a branded rail, available on both the ad-free and ad-lite subscription tiers of Max.” So, no matter what Max tier you subscribe to, you won’t have to watch any of the AMC+ shows with ads.
That sounds like a pretty good deal. But what’s the purpose of this AMC+ pop-up on Max? On the surface, it seems like a way to keep people tuning into Max while AMC+ gets to promote itself on a competitor’s platform. But with streaming not proving to be the boon Hollywood expected when roughly 37,000 sites opened up, this also feels like it could be a precursor to a Max/AMC+ bundle. Or maybe even a straight merge.
Whatever the real reason, so long as it means more shows are available to stream, we support it. That’s much better than seeing them pulledOpens in a new tab.
