Skydance Plans Launch of Bundled Paramount+, HBO Max in Early 2027

Streaming fans will soon be able to subscribe to a new service that offers “Tulsa King” and “The White Lotus” for a single price.

Skydance, in one of its first big announcement since completing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, said it planned to launch a combined Paramount+ and HBO Max as soon as early 2027.

‘Starting in early 2027, consumers will be able to subscribe to both world-class streaming services at an even greater value,” the company said Monday in a letter to shareholders. “We look forward to sharing more details on the bundle and our streaming roadmap in the coming months.”

The combination of two services with disparate programming themes — HBO Max has a reputation for drawing fans of premium storytelling on the order of “House of Dragons” or “Lanterns,” while Paramount+ has a more meat-and-potatoes demeanor highlighted by the “Yellowstone” suite of dramas and the CBS programming schedule — is seen as a key maneuver to make the company more competitive with offerings like Netflix, Disney+, or Amazon’s Prime Video.