HBO Max has put subscribers through a lot lately, but the streaming service is probably hoping that a long list of new arrivals in March 2023 will smooth things over. There’s a compelling case to be made, too, with new seasons of Succession and Perry Mason on the way, as well as unconventional comedy series Rain Dogs and acclaimed documentary feature All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. The season finale of The Last Of Us will also wrap up the postapocalyptic drama’s first, celebrated story arc.
Read on for the full list of movies and shows coming to HBO and HBO Max in March 2023, with the new additions we’re most excited about highlighted in bold. (Titles with “HBO” in the listing will be available on both HBO and HBO Max, while those without “HBO” will only be available on HBO Max.)
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.