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HBO Max

Platform ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 2 name variants incl. Max
last seen in coverage Aug 16
548
Wire items · since Feb 18
34
Deal items
38
Tracked projects
7
Months active
82
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 34 tracked deal items

26% of tracked dealflow (9/34) is book adaptation; 58% of classified deal mediums are tv-limited-series; 87% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
book adaptation 9
remake reboot 8
series order pilot pickup 7
public domain adaptation 3
short story adaptation 3
option 2
greenlight 1
spec sale 1
podcast ip adaptation 1
Reported stage
in development 19
greenlit 5
in production 3
optioned 1
completed seeking distribution 1
acquired 1
Medium
tv limited series 21
film 12
industry 3

Slate · 38 projects from coveragegrouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume

In development 18
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Hacks
Jean Smart · Paul W. Downs · Hannah Einbinder
 — 18 May 27
Cape Fear
Javier Bardem · Patrick Wilson · Nick Antosca
 remake reboot public domain adaptation in development 15 Aug 7
Batman
Matt Reeves · James Gunn · Sebastian Stan
 spec sale in development 11 Aug 4
Euphoria
Zendaya · Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje · Charlize Theron
 — 10 May 15
Grounded
Aaron Pierre · Kyle Chandler · Chris Mundy
 in development 10 Aug 16
Monster
Ryan Murphy · Miley Cyrus · Jacob Bixenman
 — 9 Aug 7
In Development
Fede Álvarez · Cailee Spaeny · David Jonsson
 book adaptation in development 8 Jun 24
Apex
Charlize Theron · Taron Egerton · Baltasar Kormákur
 — 8 May 22
Boys
Andrew Rannells · Kumail Nanjiani · Lilly Singh
 acquired 8 Aug 15
View
Charlize Theron · Taron Egerton · Baltasar Kormákur
 — 7 Aug 14
It: Welcome To Derry
Stephen King · Andy Muschietti · Bill Skarsgård
 in development 6 Aug 2
Stranger Things
Clayton Davis · Robert Englund · Eric Robles
 in development 6 Aug 4
Alive
James Gunn · George Miller · Mahershala Ali
 in development 5 Aug 1
Girls
Lena Dunham · Adam Driver · Andrew Rannells
 in development 4 Aug 14
Cosmic
Bill Skarsgård · Stephen King · Andy Muschietti
 in development 4 Jun 25
Beef
Michelle Pfeiffer · Kaitlin Olson · John C. McGinley
 — 4 May 27
Comeback
Lisa Kudrow · Michael Patrick King · Casey Bloys
 in development 3 May 11
Big Bang
Lisa Kudrow · Casey Bloys · Bill Lawrence
 in development 3 Aug 15
Greenlit 1
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Pitt
Noah Wyle · Shawn Hatosy · R. Scott Gemmill
 greenlit 28 Aug 4
In production 5
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Dark
James Gunn · Aaron Pierre · Kyle Chandler
 public domain adaptation series order pilot pickup in production 13 Aug 16
Green
Kyle Chandler · Aaron Pierre · Damon Lindelof
 series order pilot pickup in production 11 May 19
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling · Dominic McLaughlin · John Lithgow
 series order pilot pickup public domain adaptation in production 9 Aug 12
Heated Rivalry
Jacob Tierney · Rachel Reid · Hudson Williams
 in production 7 May 27
House Of The Dragon
Ryan Condal · Larry David
 in production 6 Aug 14
Released & tracking 6
Project · attachedDeal typeLatest reported stageItemsLast seen
Lanterns
Kyle Chandler · Aaron Pierre · Damon Lindelof
 series order pilot pickup in development 23 Aug 16
Mortal Kombat
Simon McQuoid · Karl Urban · Jeremy Slater
 in development 7 Aug 11
Obsession
Curry Barker · Inde Navarrette · Kane Parsons
 acquired 5 Jun 23
Mortal Kombat Ii
Simon McQuoid · Karl Urban · Jeremy Slater
 greenlit 5 Aug 8
Backrooms
Kane Parsons · Kenji Tanigaki · Xie Miao
 completed seeking distribution 4 Jun 17
Retreat
Krysten Ritter · Antonio Banderas · Millicent Simmonds
 book adaptation — 3 Aug 13

Key people · from coveragenames as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design

James GunnNamed in coverage21i · 2d
Kyle ChandlerNamed in coverage17i · 1d
Aaron PierreNamed in coverage17i · 1d
Tom KingNamed in coverage15i · 1d
Damon LindelofNamed in coverage14i · 1d
Chris MundyNamed in coverage14i · 1d
David EllisonNamed in coverage13i · 0d
Nathan FillionNamed in coverage13i · 1d
Charlize TheronNamed in coverage12i · 0d
Noah WyleNamed in coverage11i · 0d
Jean SmartNamed in coverage11i · 0d
Javier BardemTalent attached9i · 3d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL HBO MAX COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 6 tracked titlesgrosses as reported — amber badge = released by another studio

Obsession
“$260 million worldwide”Jun 17 · worldwide→“$215 million / $332.4 million”Jun 23 · domestic / worldwide
latest: “$215 million / $332.4 million” (domestic / worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
The Long Walk
“$62.9 million worldwide”Jun 26 · worldwide→“approximately $62.9 million worldwide”Jul 4 · worldwide
latest: “approximately $62.9 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
They Will Kill You
“$19 million worldwide”Jun 16 · worldwide
latest: “$19 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
The Mummy
“$90.4M worldwide”Jun 26 · domestic
latest: “$90.4M worldwide” (domestic) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Mortal Kombat II
“$129.5 million global”Jul 17 · worldwide
latest: “$129.5 million global” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure
Supergirl
“$126 million worldwide”Aug 13 · worldwide
latest: “$126 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported in tracked coverage — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

8
FEB
47
MAR
102
APR
234
MAY
56
JUN
45
JUL
56
AUG
WIRE ITEMSDEAL SHARE

Works with · top 8 of 22click to expand shared record

CounterpartyItemsDeals
NetflixPLAT 1518
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Warner Bros.CO 12616
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ParamountCO 865
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DisneyCO 833
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Prime VideoPLAT 693
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HuluPLAT 583
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HBOPLAT 475
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PeacockPLAT 342
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Deal record · 34 entries, newest 30 shownamounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps

Aug 14 First Look at Rotoscoped ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’; ‘Creepy’ Podcast Experience to Kick Off Texas Chain Saw Day Theatrical Event on Aug. 18!
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Dark Sky Films, Fathom Entertainment, Exurbia Films +4
 Dread Central A+
Aug 12 ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Due To Hit HBO In 2027: Everything We Know About The Cast, Who’s Creating It, What J.K. Rowling Says & More
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-production
with HBO, Warner Bros. Discovery, Francesca Gardiner +5
 Deadline A
Aug 12 'Bourbon & Lies' TV Series From Sophia Stallone, MGM TV In Works
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Sophia Stallone, Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin +5
 Deadline B
Jul 31 Netflix AMC 'Walking Dead' Deal: International Insider
Deal @ acquired “$500M”
with Netflix, AMC Global Media, AMC+ +5
 Deadline+1 src A+
Jul 29 Nothing to fear but Cape Fear itself
remake-reboot / book-adaptation @ in-development
with Amy Adams, Javier Bardem, Patrick Wilson +5
 FilmInk B
Jul 26 ‘Neuromancer’ Trailer: Callum Turner Goes on the Run in Cyberpunk Apple TV Series
book-adaptation / series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Apple TV, William Gibson, Callum Turner +5
 The Wrap+3 src B
Jul 8 'Succession' Director Andrij Parekh to Helm Netflix's 'The Retrievals'
podcast-ip-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Andrij Parekh, Molly Smith Metzler +5
 Variety C
Jul 6 Creature Commandos Showrunner Dean Lorey Offers Season 2 Update
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Dean Lorey, DC Studios, James Gunn +5
 Bleeding Cool A
Jun 30 Resident Evil "Feels Like One Gigantic Sequence," Says Zach Cregger
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis +5
 Bleeding Cool+2 src A
Jun 28 Netflix’s Newest Book Adaptation Could Officially Resurrect the Fantasy Genre on Streaming
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Alix E. Harrow, Universal Global Television +3
 Collider B
Jun 28 Emmy Rossum Hunts a Killer in First Trailer for Hulu Series Furious
remake-reboot
with Hulu, Emmy Rossum, Lola Petticrew +5
 The Movie Blog B
Jun 23 Warner Bros. Grabs Psychosexual Thriller ‘Exposure’ with Andy Muschietti Producing
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Warner Bros., Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti +5
 Dread Central+1 src A
Jun 19 Black Bear Sets Fall Release For Sundance Acquisition ‘Wicker’ Starring Olivia Colman & Alexander Skarsgård
short-story-adaptation @ completed-seeking-distribution
with Black Bear, Tango and Topic Studios, Olivia Colman +5
 Deadline+3 src A+
Jun 18 Warner Bros. Officially Adapting 15-Part Sci-Fi Thriller Series Into a New Franchise
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures
 Collider A
Jun 14 ‘Cape Fear’ Series Creator “Always Wanted” Juliette Lewis To Star In Reboot
remake-reboot
with Juliette Lewis, Nick Antosca, Apple TV+ +5
 Deadline A
Jun 13 A Disney Channel pilot x an indie-horror, among productions in Chicago this summer
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Kevin Tancharoen, James Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash +5
 Reel Chicago A
Jun 12 Warner Bros. Passes on George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: The Wasteland’ as Amazon, Sony, and Universal Circle
Deal @ in-development
with Warner Bros., George Miller, Tom Hardy +5
 World of Reel+3 src A
Jun 4 Inside the Record-Breaking ‘All Her Fault’: How Megan Gallagher Balanced Suspense, Emotion and Modern Motherhood | How She Did It
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Megan Gallagher, Andrea Mara, Peacock +5
 The Wrap A
May 30 ‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Hits TV Marketplace; New Take On Hitchcock’s Classic Comes From Tom Spezialy, David Heyman & UIS
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Sarah Snook, Tom Spezialy, David Heyman +5
 Deadline+1 src A+
May 28 Our Films, Producers Of Cannes-Winning ‘Fatherland’, Teaming With Alice Rohrwacher For Feature Take Of ‘The Baron In The Trees’
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Our Films, Alice Rohrwacher, Mario Gianani +5
 Deadline A
May 27 Fox Entertainment Studios & Access Entertainment Board October 7 Feature ‘Our Loves’ From Israeli Director Avi Nesher
Deal @ in-development
with Fox Entertainment Studios, Access Entertainment, Avi Nesher +5
 Deadline+1 src B
May 23 Netflix Nabs Spec Script for Nuclear Weapons Thriller ‘Run the Football’ From ‘The Batman’ Producer (Exclusive)
spec-sale @ in-development
with Josh Marentette, Spencer Marentette, Netflix +5
 THR A
May 22 Ed Sheeran Leaves Warner Music After 15 Years
option
with Ed Sheeran, Warner Music, Asylum Records +5
 Variety A
May 21 Amazon’s Hockey Romance ‘Off Campus’ Has a ‘Bridgerton’ Plan
greenlight @ in-production
with Louisa Levy, Gina Fattore, Elle Kennedy +5
 The Ankler C
May 19 'Westworld' Reboot Movie Can Finally Set Up More Focus on the Other Parks
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Warner Bros., Michael Crichton, Westworld +1
 MovieWeb B
May 18 ‘Lanterns’: HBO DC Series Casts Laura Linney
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Laura Linney, Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler +5
 Variety A
May 15 All-Female ‘Expendables’ Spinoff Gets Cute Title: ‘The Expendabelles’
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Eclectic Pictures, Hollywood Ventures Group, The Expendabelles +5
 Dread Central B
May 12 Legendary TV Options Trisha Addicks’ Sorority Recruitment Guide ‘The Rush Bible’ For Series Adaptation; Eva Longoria To EP
option @ optioned
with Legendary TV, Trisha Addicks, Eva Longoria +4
 Deadline B
May 7 Javier Bardem Taunts Amy Adams’ Worst Fears In ‘Cape Fear’ Trailer
remake-reboot / public-domain-adaptation @ greenlit
with Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, Nick Antosca +5
 Deadline A+
May 7 HBO's U.S. Audience Is Officially Going to Change in 7 Months
public-domain-adaptation @ greenlit
with HBO, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling
 Collider A

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 548 wire items (Feb 18 → Aug 16) matching HBO Max or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (21 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 0.9% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. Amber “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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