HBO Max will be there for you — with every episode of Friends, Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos and more. The Warner Media streaming service arrived in May 2020 into the increasingly crowded streaming service landscape with a huge library, including every HBO series ever made. That's a big plus, as we noted in our HBO Max review.

And the decision to release all of Warner Bros. 2021 movie slate on HBO Max, at the same time as they open in theaters, makes HBO Max a contender for the best streaming service.

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Several new HBO Max originals were available on day one, including new takes on classic franchises like Looney Tunes and Sesame Street. They join a vast library of 10,000 hours of programming from the Warner Bros. and HBO archives, including exclusive access to the entirety of Friends.