Perhaps the biggest deal in the entertainment industry is Netflix’s agreement to acquire Warner Bros. and its HBO Max library for $82 billion. While it might not directly correlate just yet, Netflix has already started adding some HBO Max content. Even before the acquisition announcement, WBD had begun licensing select streaming titles to Netflix.
One of the most notable additions is “Love & Death,” which premiered as an HBO Max original back in 2023. Added to Netflix a week ago, it’s already crashed the top 10, climbing to the No. 5 spot in the past few days. While the novelty of streaming an HBO Max original on Netflix may be a contributing factor to its surge in popularity, I think the fact that it’s a thriller based on a shocking true story is what makes it most appealing to Netflix subscribers.
