Does HBO Max Have a Free Trial? Here Are the Best Deals for Black Friday

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With more movies premiering online instead of in theaters, more and more people want to know if HBO Max has a free trial to watch Euphoria, House of the Dragon, and more shows at no cost.

HBO Max launched in May 2020 as a streaming service for HBO shows and other WarnerMedia programs, such as Friends, Sex and the City and Game of Thrones. As of December 2020, HBO Max has had more than 37.7 million paying subscribers, and with the service releasing original programs, such as The Flight Attendant and Selena + Chef, and that number is only expected to grow. Since its launch, HBO Max has also seen several blockbuster films premiere on the site including Wonder Woman: 1984, Tom and Jerry and Godzilla vs. Kong.

HBO Deals at a Glance

Best HBO Deal: $3 a month
Best Add-on Deal: Prime Video $3 a month
Best Streaming Deal: DirecTV

There’s no doubt that HBO Max is one of the premier streaming services today. However, with so many streaming services on the market (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus—the list goes on), it’s understandable why viewers want to know about HBO Max’s free trial to test out the site before subscribing. So does HBO Max have a free trial? Read on to find out how to watch HBO Max for free before you commit to a subscription.

How much does HBO Max cost?

Without any deals, HBO Max costs $9.99 per month for its ad-supported plan and $15.99 per month for its ad-free plan. Both plans also offer yearly subscriptions. The ad-supported plan costs $99.99 per year (which saves users about $20 or 16 percent from the monthly price), and the ad-free plan costs $149.99 per year (which saves users about $30 or 20 percent from the monthly price).

Does HBO Max have a free trial?

No, unfortunately, HBO Max doesn’t have a free trial. But there are still ways to watch HBO Max for free. Read on for the little-known ways to stream your favorite HBO Max shows and movies at little cost.

HBO Max

-$2.99 a month
-Offer ends Dec. 1

On Sale 77% off

HBO Max (previously Max, and before that, er…HBO Max) is offering their Black Friday deal for $2.99 on their site. If you have Prime Video, it’s going for the same price as an add-on.

If you’re new to Prime Video, the Amazon streamer has a 30-day free trial, and for Black Friday, you can include an HBO Max add-on for $2.99 per month for 12 months.

DirecTV is currently offering new subscribers two months of HBO Max when they join the platform for the first time. DirecTV gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $49.99 for the first month of service ($89.99 per month afterwards).

Best Bundle Deal

Hulu + Disney+ + HBO Max

You can bundle Max with Hulu and Disney+ for $16.99/month for ad-supported streaming on up to two devices at once and $29.99/month for ad-free streaming.

What’s on HBO Max?

HBO Max offers more than 2,000 movies and 580 TV shows. Its library includes both original HBO movies and TV series like Euphoria, Mare of Easttown, The Undoing, and The White Lotus, as well as Warner Bros. Pictures films and content from third-party distributors. HBO Max also includes more than 50 original TV shows and movies including The Flight Attendant, Station Eleven, Peacemaker and the Gossip Girl reboot. HBO Max has also streamed new movie releases like Dune, The Matrix Resurrections and King Richard the same time the films were released in theaters.

Read on for a list of HBO Max’s original programs.