HBO Max and Paramount Plus Bundle Confirmed for 2027

HBO Max and Paramount Plus will launch a streaming bundle in early 2027. Skydance Corporation confirmed the plans in its third-quarter shareholder letter on Monday, following its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery in October.

The bundle will give subscribers discounted access to both platforms. Skydance has not announced a price or said whether the services will eventually merge into one app.

“We see a meaningful opportunity to grow reach and engagement, improve retention, and increase the revenue and profitability of our streaming services in line with or ahead of the leading competitors in the industry,” reads the letter. “Our first step toward bringing together Paramount Plus and HBO Max is to offer them in a single bundle. Starting in early 2027, consumers will be able to subscribe to both world-class streaming services at an even greater value.”

Paramount Plus and HBO Max report original series successes

Paramount Plus, HBO, and HBO Max have a combined 203 million subscribers worldwide, according to Skydance. The figure does not account for people who subscribe to more than one of the services.

In its letter, Skydance pointed to recent successes on both streaming platforms. Paramount Plus series Lioness increased its viewership by 62% during its third season. MobLand became the platform’s biggest original series ever in the U.K. and Ireland with its second installment.

For HBO Max, Skydance highlighted Lanterns and House of the Dragon season 3 as among the platform’s strongest launches and returning seasons ever. They averaged 22 million and 42 million global viewers, respectively.

Skydance also said it expects to align the backend systems for Paramount Plus and HBO Max within a year of closing the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition. The services will remain available separately for now, with the bundle serving as a first step toward bringing their libraries together.

Source: Polygon