The Best Max Streaming Deals, Including Prime Video's New Max Free Trial

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If you’re anxiously awaiting season three of The White Lotus or have yet to catch up on blockbusters like Dune and Barbie, you may want to take advantage of DirecTV’s two-month free trial of Max or Prime Video’s new seven-day free trial of Max.

The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming service (formerly HBO Max) typically starts at $9.99 per month for the ad-supported plan. Other subscriptions include the ad-free tier starting at $16.99 monthly and the Ultimate Ad-Free plan that includes streaming in 4K Ultra HD and Dolby Atmos at $20.99 per month.

Keep reading below for more details on the best Max subscription deals, and what to expect with each streaming plan.

Cord-cutters who already have a preferred streaming service can add Max’s channel to existing subscriptions of DirecTV (which has a free two-month trial to Max for a limited time), Prime Video (which is offering a seven-day free Max trial for a limited time) and Hulu. Max add-ons are regularly $9.99-$16.99 per month in addition to each platform’s base plans.

Learn more about all of the best Max subscription deals below.

DirecTV

Two-month free trial for Max add-on; $16.99 per month thereafter.

DirecTV subscribers get a free two-month trial of Max; after that, the subscription auto-renews at $16.99 per month in addition to DirecTV’s monthly fee. Learn more here and peruse all of DirecTV’s streaming deals and packages at directv.com.

Amazon

Seven-day free trial for Max add-on; starting at $9.99 per month thereafter.

Amazon Prime and Prime Video subscribers can enjoy a seven-day free trial to the Max channel. After that, the Max add-on starts at $9.99 per month.

Not a Prime member? Sign up for a 30-day free trial to take advantage of all that Amazon Prime has to offer, including access to Prime Video; fast same-, next- or two-day free shipping; in-store discounts at Whole Foods Market; access to exclusive shopping events like Prime Day and Black Friday and more.

Max is the best streaming service for anyone who wants to watch HBO TV shows, award-winning Max original series and Warner Bros. films straight out of theaters.

You’ll get access to Oscar-winning movies both new and classic including Barbie, Moonlight, Parasite, Good Will Hunting, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and more; Emmy-winning TV series such as Succession, The White Lotus, Abbott Elementary, The Last of Us, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Barry and others; NAACP Image Awards-winning HBO original shows like A Black Lady Sketch Show and We Own This City; and GLAAD Media Awards-winning content including Our Flag Means Death, The Sex Lives of College Girls and Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel.