A popular new streaming service will be launching in Ireland later this month, and its wide variety of original shows is set to rival Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video.

HBO Max is the premier global streaming platform from Warner Bros. Discovery. It will be available in the UK and Ireland starting on Thursday, March 26. When it releases, it will also partner with Sky and Prime Video on select bundles.

The streaming giant promises customers they can watch shows and movies from HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, DC Studios, Max Originals, and TNT Sports, all in one place.

HBO Max will offer four subscription plans in Ireland: two with ads and two without. The cheapest package is the Basic with Ads option, which costs €5.99 per month. Next is the Standard with Ads option, which costs €1 more at €6.99.

With the Basic option, you can stream on two devices in Full HD (except for movies with an exclusive “first stream” on HBO Max after the cinema release). Standard lets you stream on two devices in Full HD (including movies with an exclusive “first stream” on HBO Max after their cinema run), and gives you 30 offline downloads.

There is a bit of a price jump for the ad-free subscriptions: Standard costs €10.99 per month, and Premium costs €15.99.

The Standard package comes with everything the cheaper option offers, but it doesn’t include annoying ads. Premium lets you stream in 4K Ultra HD on 4 devices with Dolby Atmos (where available), gives you 100 offline downloads, and has no ads.

HBO Max is cheaper than Netflix, which costs from €10.99 to €23.99 per month, but isn’t cheaper than Prime Video, which costs just €6.99 per month.

Here are some shows that will be available to watch from March 26:

The PITT: THE PITT is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It stars Noah Wyle, Tracey Ifeachor, Patrick Marron Ball, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, and Katherine LaNasa.A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: A century before Game of Thrones, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg, wandered through Westeros while the Targaryen dynasty ruled the Iron Throne, and dragons were still remembered. Great destinies and enemies await the incomparable friends. Starring Peter Claffey, Dexter Son Ansell, Daniel Ings, Shaun Thomas, Danny Webb, Bertie Carvel, and Finn Bennett.The Last of Us: After a global pandemic destroys civilisation, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity’s last hope. Starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Isabela Merced, Danny Ramirez, and Kaitlyn Dever.Heated Rivalry: Two rival hockey stars at the top of their game face an unexpected challenge when they develop feelings for each other, complicating their careers and the sport’s expectations. Some of the cast include Hudson Williams, Connor Storrie, Francois Arnaud, Franco Lo Presti, Callan Potter, and Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova.Euphoria: A group of teenagers experience the ups and downs of love and friendship in a world of social networks, sex, drugs, and violence. Starring Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Maude Apatow, Alexa Demie, Eric Dane, and Angus Cloud.

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