Open Channel: Which HBO Max Genre Series or Movie Needs Saving?

The Warner Bros. and Discovery merger shake up continues, with growing hypothesis over the destiny of HBO Max and its authentic content material. While DC Universe’s Batman spin-off The Penguin and Suicide Squad spin-off Peacemaker appear to be protected (for now, at the very least, per James Gunn’s “calm down” tweet and Colin Farrell’s latest Penguin enthusiasm), we will’t assist however be a bit involved about a few of our different favorites—to not point out some in-development initiatives within the numerous style franchises underneath the Warner Bros. defend. Will they make the lower?

In at the moment’s earnings name, the president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, re-affirmed his stance on “embracing theatrical.” The stunning cancellation of the nearly-completed Batgirl film appears to be like to be casualty of what he referred to as “ aggressive steps to course-correct the previous strategy,” and through a Q&A portion he gave a bit extra perception as to why Batgirl and different direct-to-consumer (DTC) movies didn’t make the lower. “We have a team in place who’s going to build a 10-year plan for DC. Expensive DTC movies are no comparison to when you launch a film in theaters. We have done a reset. The objective is to grow the DC brand and characters and to protect them.” Zaslav likened the studio’s technique of tackling the DC franchises to how Alan Horn, Bob Iger, and Kevin Feige constructed the Marvel Cinematic Universe—with regard to planning, at the very least, however not essentially taking the identical method with storytelling.

Here are some titles we could not know the destiny of till the top of the yr and into 2023 when HBO Max and Discovery+ merge into one service. What we wanna know is: if worst involves worst, which one would you wish to save? This listing is on no account each style sequence or film HBO Max was both rumored or confirmed to have within the works—although frankly it’s not wanting good for that Supergirl movie—so if there’s one not listed that you simply have been dying to see, tell us that too.

Our Flag Means Death

Harley Quinn

Green Lantern sequence

Amanda Waller-centric Suicide Squad spin-off

Doom Patrol

Titans

Looney Tunes Cartoons

Tiny Toons Looniversity

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

Dune: The Sisterhood

Jellystone!

Young Justice

Tooned Out

Clone High

Velma

You Brought Me the Ocean

Batman: Caped Crusader

My Adventures with Superman

Merry Little Batman

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Film

Bye, Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical  

The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie!

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