HBO Max has concluded two multi-year content partnerships with Constantin Film and LEONINE Studios for the German launch in 2026. The streaming service has thus secured exclusive Pay 1 rights to numerous German and international cinema productions as well as additional library titles.
HBO Max is preparing to enter the German market on 1 January 2026 and has concluded two comprehensive content agreements. Both Constantin Film and LEONINE Studios will provide the streaming service with content in the pay-1 window. Both agreements are set to run for several years and cover German and international film productions.
Output deal between HBO Max and Constantin Film
HBO Max and Constantin Film have agreed an exclusive partnership for the pay exploitation of cinema films in German-speaking countries. The agreement includes national and international in-house and co-productions as well as acquired titles for cinema and direct-to-video. In addition, HBO Max will have access to the company's existing film catalogue.
The films will be available in the HBO Max subscription service from 2026, around ten months after their cinema release. Upcoming productions include works by filmmakers such as Bora Dagtekin and Florian David Fitz.
LEONINE Studios delivers exclusive SVOD premieres
In parallel, Warner Bros. Discovery has signed an agreement with LEONINE Studios. All of the company's SVOD Pay 1 premieres will be available exclusively on HBO Max from 1 January 2026. The agreement covers new German and international cinema films from the LEONINE Group.
The titles announced include the thriller THE HOUSEMAID - If she knewthe comedy HORST SCHLÄMMER SEEKS HAPPINESSthe bestselling film adaptation CORPUS DELICTIthe new instalment of the Panem franchise SUNRISE ON THE REAPING and the CGI animation adventure ASTERIX AND THE KINGDOM OF NUBIA.
In addition, HBO Max will receive non-exclusive SVOD rights to selected titles from the LEONINE library. These include, among others PLANEwhich HAS FALLEN-series, THE ZONE OF INTEREST and the biopic GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.
Positioning for the German launch
With these two agreements, HBO Max is expanding its range of films to include a broad spectrum of current German and international productions. The partnerships complement the existing portfolio of content from HBO, Warner Bros, Max Originals and DC. Further details on the German launch of the streaming service are still pending.