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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Anousha Sakoui

Max vows to change back credits as writers and directors blast streamer

While TV and film fans are figuring out how to navigate and download the new HBO interface, Max, the newly revamped platform has angered writers and directors.

In its new format, Max, which replaces streaming platform HBO Max, no longer specifies directing or writing credits. It instead lists them in a generic section for "creators" that appears to lump in a group of writers and directors in no specific order. In one example, "Raging Bull" director Martin Scorsese is second in a list of creators after co-writer Peter Savage.

In a statement on Wednesday, Max said it would correct the error, blaming it on "an oversight."

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