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HBO Max's Original Series: A Guide For The Perplexed

The new streaming service launches with a handful of original series, featuring ballroom culture, Anna Kendrick, Elmo and crafting. We take a look at what's on offer.
Darby (Anna Kendrick) waits for love (and the A Train) in <em>Love Life</em>, an original series launching with HBO Max.

HBO Max, WarnerMedia's new streaming service launching Wednesday, grants subscribers access to all HBO series and hundreds of movies, as well as some shows in the Warners stable that were originally broadcast on other networks — like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Big Bang Theory.

The service also launches with a handful of original series. We've got a quick preview of those that were made available to media early.

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A number of reality-show formats, including and , have created kid versions in recent years with varying degrees

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