Spokesperson For Warner Bros. Discovery Will Stop Production Of Original HBO Max In Some European Areas

HBO Max discontinues original production in most of Europe (photo: AT&T)

JAKARTA - HBO Max will start ceasing production of original content in areas such as Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Central Europe, the Netherlands and Turkey, leaving only Spain and France.

Reporting from Variety, a spokesperson for Warnet Bros Discovery said that this effort will remove a number of original programming from HBO Max. Apparently, this is part of parent company Warner Bros. Discovery's plan to cut costs about 3 billion US dollars (Rp449 trillion) after splitting from AT&T.

As Warner Bros. Discovery continues to work to combine HBO Max and discovery+ into one global streaming service that showcases the breadth of content across Warner Bros. Discovery.

"We are reviewing our current content proposition on existing services," a spokesperson told Variety in a statement.

As part of this process, he explained that the company has decided to remove a limited number of original programming from HBO Max, as well as discontinue original programming efforts for HBO Max in Nordic and Central Europe.

He also revealed that his party had halted development activities for the nascent HBO Max in new territories, the Netherlands and Turkey, which had begun over the past year.

There are several highly lauded shows in Sweden called Lust and Kamikaze from Denmark that will be impacted by this halt to HBO Max production.

In fact, instead of just stopping production, HBO Max will also be removing the show from its service globally.