• HBO’s Lanterns drops a new trailer that finally delivers the ring-powered superhero action fans were asking for
• Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre star as Hal Jordan and John Stewart in the buddy-cop DC mystery series
• Laura Linney appears in a mysterious, seemingly authoritative role — her character’s identity is still under wraps
• Nathan Fillion reprises his Superman role as Guy Gardner, and Ulrich Thomsen plays villain Sinestro
• Lanterns premieres August 16 on HBO Max

HBO has heard the fans — and this new Lanterns trailer is the answer. After a first teaser that leaned so hard into gritty crime drama that some viewers forgot they were watching a superhero show, the second official trailer for the upcoming DC Studios series finally goes green. Fully, unmistakably, gloriously green.

The trailer puts Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart front and center in their now-familiar push-pull dynamic — the grizzled Lantern veteran who didn’t exactly volunteer to babysit a recruit, and the fiercely ambitious newcomer who’s pretty sure he can do this whole thing better anyway. But where the first look kept the ring mostly holstered, this one lets it rip. We see Jordan conjure a massive green energy shield to block what appears to be a laser beam fired down from space. We see him manufacture a glowing green dollar bill to feed a jukebox — a move Stewart immediately calls him out for. The ring is real, the powers are real, and yes, this is absolutely a superhero show.

The trailer also takes us briefly off-planet, with a shot of what is decidedly not Earth and a glimpse of Jordan in the classic Green Lantern uniform — Corps logo visible on the chest, even if the full costume reveal is still being held back. It’s a deliberate step toward answering the loudest criticism of early marketing: that Lanterns looked more like a Midwest crime procedural than anything from the pages of DC Comics.

Fear Is the Theme — and That Points Somewhere Very Specific

Running through the entire trailer is a single repeated question: “Are you afraid?” It echoes from scene to scene, asked with varying degrees of menace and weight, and it’s not subtle. An in-universe TV clip shows Jordan being asked how he was chosen to be a Green Lantern. His answer: “It’s only one question: Are you afraid?”

For anyone familiar with Green Lantern mythology, that’s a neon sign pointing straight at one character — Sinestro, the Master of Fear, a onetime Green Lantern who went on to form the Sinestro Corps, an interstellar army that weaponizes fear rather than willpower. We already know Ulrich Thomsen (Banshee) is playing the villain. The trailer also teases a flash of red energy beams — which could hint at the Red Lantern Corps, a rival faction powered by rage — though that’s still an open question heading into August.

The origins of both heroes also get some texture here. Jordan, as comics fans know, was essentially chosen by accident — stumbling upon the dying alien Green Lantern Abin Sur, who passed the ring to the nearest worthy human. Stewart, by contrast, intends to earn it. “I was raised fearless, and I’ll do this better than he has ever done it before,” Pierre’s Stewart tells Laura Linney’s still-unnamed character late in the trailer. Her reply — calm, assured, carrying the weight of someone who knows exactly what she’s doing — is simply: “Then go and get it, John Stewart.”

Linney’s role is one of the trailer’s genuine mysteries. She’s clearly someone with authority and significance in Stewart’s life, but the show is keeping the specifics locked down tight.

Nathan Fillion Is Back, and the Cast Is Stacked

One confirmed presence: Nathan Fillion gets a quick but memorable moment as Guy Gardner, the arrogant, irritable third Green Lantern who made his DCU debut in last year’s Superman. He also popped up in Peacemaker Season 2, and his appearance here — glimpsed outside what looks like a prison cell — suggests Gardner’s role in Lanterns will be about as welcome to Jordan and Stewart as a parking ticket.

The ensemble around Chandler and Pierre is genuinely impressive. Kelly Macdonald plays the town sheriff. Garret Dillahunt is a reactionary local named William Macon. Poorna Jagannathan plays a character described as manipulative. Nicole Ari Parker and Sherman Augustus appear as John’s parents. Jason Ritter plays the sheriff’s husband. Paul Ben-Victor plays Antaan, a fugitive alien. And Jasmine Cephas Jones and J. Alphonse Nicholson round out the cast.

The show was co-created by Chris Mundy (Ozark, True Detective), Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers, Watchmen), and Eisner Award-winning comics writer Tom King, whose Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is also the basis for this summer’s Supergirl film. Mundy serves as showrunner and co-wrote the pilot with Lindelof and King. The first two episodes were directed by James Hawes, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Alik Sakharov directing additional episodes.

What the Show Is Actually About

The official logline puts it cleanly: “The series follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.” Think True Detective with power rings — a buddy-cop murder mystery that happens to have intergalactic stakes underneath it.

What the trailers have been less forthcoming about is the full shape of the story. According to showrunner Chris Mundy, the show actually unfolds across two different time periods — one set in 2016, when Hal and John investigate an alien-related shooting in the small town of Rushville, and another set in 2026, after the events of Superman. What the 2026 storyline involves remains a closely guarded secret.

Mundy has also spoken about the deliberate creative choice to write Hal Jordan at an age that’s unusual for superhero stories. “We wrote Hal at an age that isn’t typical for superhero stories,” he said. “And doing that felt like a way to get at a fear of replacement that doesn’t normally come in these types of shows.” That tension — the legend who isn’t ready to step aside, the successor who’s already certain he’s better — is clearly the emotional engine of the whole series.

This is the first live-action Green Lantern project since the 2011 Ryan Reynolds film, which was a notable enough misfire that it kept the character out of the DC Films universe entirely for over a decade. James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU is giving the Corps another shot, and Lanterns is the foundation. Aaron Pierre is already confirmed to reprise the role of John Stewart in next summer’s Man of Tomorrow, which teams Superman and Lex Luthor against the alien threat of Brainiac — so whatever happens in Rushville this August, John Stewart’s story is just getting started.

Lanterns premieres August 16 on HBO Max.

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• Noah Wyle confirmed at Warner Bros. Upfronts that The Pitt Season 3 is set in early November, just before the holidays
• Production begins in June, with a January 2027 premiere expected — continuing the show’s annual Thursday release pattern
• Season 3 will again consist of 15 episodes, each covering one hour of a single shift
• Supriya Ganesh will not return as Dr. Samira Mohan, while Ayesha Harris has been upped to series regular
• Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill says Season 3 is “all about healing” — especially for Robby, who admitted to suicidal thoughts in Season 2

The Pitt is heading into the cold. Noah Wyle took the stage at the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfronts alongside co-star Katherine LaNasa on Wednesday morning and delivered the first real details about Season 3 of HBO Max’s Emmy-winning medical drama — and the show is trading its Fourth of July fireworks for the chill of November.

“We’re about to start production on Season 3,” Wyle told the audience. “It’s set in early November, just before the holidays, ushering in a whole new set of emergencies and confrontations and complications.”

That’s only a four-month jump from Season 2’s July 4 setting — a tighter turnaround than the ten months that separated Seasons 1 and 2. Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill has explained the thinking behind it: “We wanted a shorter jump; less story has transpired in between seasons. We wanted to do cold weather because we hadn’t. We’ve done summer, and we did September, and we figured it’d be nice to do colder weather and what that brings into the ER.” Wyle himself had already teased the seasonal shift at PaleyFest LA last month, noting that “in the wintertime, you get more car accidents, more black ice, more boilers exploding. Different wardrobe, different vibe.”

“Early November” leaves two holiday possibilities on the table: Veterans Day on November 11 or Thanksgiving on November 26. Given the show’s deep investment in veteran storylines — Shawn Hatosy’s Dr. Jack Abbot served as a medic in the Middle East, Sepideh Moafi’s Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi has her own warzone history, and Season 2 introduced Duke Ekins (Jeff Kober), an old friend of Robby’s who is also a veteran — Veterans Day feels like more than just a calendar coincidence. That said, Thanksgiving’s built-in chaos of traveling patients and strained hospital resources would be very much in The Pitt’s wheelhouse.

January 2027, 15 Episodes — The Formula Holds

Executive producer and director John Wells confirmed that production kicks off in June and that the team is “plan to be back on the air again the same week in January with 15 episodes next year.” Season 1 debuted January 9, 2025. Season 2 followed on January 8, 2026. If the Thursday pattern holds, Season 3 would land on January 7, 2027.

That kind of consistency is genuinely rare in the streaming era. No two-year gaps, no shortened episode orders, no creative reinvention for reinvention’s sake. Just fifteen hours of emergency room television, delivered on schedule, every year. The writers’ room opened back in March — Wells noted at the time that they were wrapping their second week — and Gemmill has said they’ve “figured out most of the season in broad strokes” and are now drilling down into individual episodes and character arcs.

What Season 3 Is Actually About

After a Season 2 that ended with Robby admitting to suicidal thoughts and facing the very real possibility that he might not come back from his sabbatical, Gemmill has been direct about where the show is heading. “It’s all about healing,” he told TV Insider after the finale. “We’re going to see what kind of shape he’s in and this sabbatical, if you really went on it and if it changed him or not, hopefully for the better. I think he needs the most work, and hopefully that’s what his journey in Season 3 will be about.”

There are plenty of other threads left hanging. Whether Robby adopted Baby Jane Doe. Whether Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi — who was seen sobbing in her car in the finale after her seizure history threatened her career — can find any kind of balance. Whether Dr. Frank Langdon’s recovery arc gets its third act. Patrick Ball told Esquire in February: “I am very excited for Season 3, because it is a story that requires a third act.”

And then there’s the Abbot and Robby conversation from the Season 2 finale, where Abbot made clear that Robby won’t actually get better until he starts talking. Whether Robby listened is the question Season 3 will have to answer.

Who’s In, Who’s Out

The most significant cast news ahead of Season 3 is that Supriya Ganesh will not be returning as Dr. Samira Mohan — a departure described by Variety as “a story-driven decision.” Ganesh has spoken warmly about the fan response: “I’ve been getting such sweet, lovely messages from people, and I’ve honestly just been surprised at how much people love the character and saw so much of themselves in her, and that’s what I’m going to miss.”

As for how the show handles the absence, Gemmill has kept it simple. Since the series only covers a single shift per season, Mohan will likely just have the day off — the same way Dr. Heather Collins’ absence was explained at the start of Season 2 before her story caught up. “The reality of the hospital is that people come and go,” Gemmill said. “It’s good because it keeps things fresh and also makes it feel like a real working environment. It’s bad because we lose characters that we have grown to love, but that’s just part of the process.”

On the other side of the ledger: Ayesha Harris, who has recurred as night-shift senior resident Dr. Parker Ellis, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3. The four young residents — Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, and Shabana Azeez — are all confirmed to be back. No word yet on Season 2 additions Ogilvie and Kwon, though new nurse Emma Nolan is confirmed to return.

The full returning core includes Wyle, LaNasa, Patrick Ball, Fiona Dourif, Hatosy, Moafi, and Ken Kirby, among others. The spinoff conversation — The Pitt: Night Shift, which Hatosy has repeatedly said he’d love to see happen and which Wyle has gently pushed back on — remains unofficial for now.

Season 3 arrives hot off a show that already has five Emmy wins to its name, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor for Wyle, and is widely expected to earn a fresh wave of nominations for its second season. The first two seasons are available to stream now on Max.

Gemmill’s writers are already deep in the work. Production starts in June. And somewhere in Pittsburgh, it’s about to get very cold.

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• Margaret Cho turned down a role in HBO Max’s breakout hit Heated Rivalry because she feared ICE detention at the Canadian border.
• Cho, a vocal critic of the Trump administration, says the decision still “kills” her — she’s since hosted rewatch parties for the show.
• She was reportedly in line to play Yuna Hollander, the mother of Hudson Williams’ character Shane; the role went to Christina Chang.
• Cho has reached out to the Heated Rivalry team about appearing in Season 2, which is set to begin filming this summer and premiere in April 2027.
• Former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has also bid to make a cameo in Season 2 of the series.

Margaret Cho almost had a seat on the ice. The comedian and actress revealed this week that she turned down a role in Heated Rivalry — HBO Max’s biggest streaming surprise of the past year — because she was genuinely afraid that crossing the border into Canada to film it could get her detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the way back.

“Last year, I got a pilot script for a show that I really loved, but it shot in Canada,” Cho said on the I Never Liked You podcast, hosted by comedians Matteo Lane and Nick Smith. “And I was so scared because I’m so vocal about hating ICE and hating this administration. I was like, I will get detained at the border and I will be put in ICE detention if I go.”

The show was Heated Rivalry. When Cho confirmed it, the podcast hosts audibly gasped.

“I was struggling over it. I had to talk to all of these people about it. And I was super upset about it, and I said no,” she continued. “It kills me. And it’s all because of Trump.”

The Role She Almost Played

Based on details Cho shared on the podcast, she was in line to play Yuna Hollander — the warm, supportive Korean mother of Shane Hollander, the closeted Canadian hockey star at the center of the show. Shane is played by Korean-Canadian actor Hudson Williams, and the mother-son dynamic would have been a natural fit for Cho, who is Korean-American and bisexual.

“I watch it, and I’m like, ‘That’s my child! Hudson is my child,'” Cho said. The role ultimately went to Taiwanese-American actress Christina Chang, and Cho was gracious about it: “Of course, the woman who played the part did a great job and she’s wonderful and iconic, and everybody in it is the perfect fit — it came out so perfectly.”

Still. You can hear the what-if in every word.

“The pilot was beautiful, and I was like, I want to do this,” Cho said.

Her fear wasn’t unfounded. Although Cho was born in San Francisco and is a U.S. citizen, federal immigration agents have detained American residents and denied entry to foreign travelers based on social media posts critical of the current administration. Cho has been among the most outspoken celebrities when it comes to Trump and ICE — a history that made crossing an international border feel like a genuine risk.

A Show That Became a Phenomenon Without Her

Heated Rivalry premiered on Canadian streamer Crave and HBO Max in November 2025, and almost immediately became one of the most talked-about shows in streaming. Created and directed by Letterkenny alum Jacob Tierney and based on Rachel Reid’s Game Changers book series, the queer sports drama follows Shane Hollander (Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) — rival professional hockey players from Canada and Russia, respectively — whose fierce on-ice competition masks a years-long secret romance.

Made on a roughly $9 million budget, the show pulled in over 10.6 million viewers per episode in the U.S. and became HBO’s top-rated non-animated acquired series and one of its top-five scripted debuts of the year. It was renewed for a second season in December 2025, before the Season 1 finale even aired.

“Heated Rivalry represents the very best of what Canadian creators can deliver: rich characters, compelling drama and a world audiences want to live in. The response has been extraordinary,” said Justin Stockman, VP of content and programming at Bell Media, in a statement at the time of the renewal.

Tierney added: “Watching our show become an international phenomenon has been extraordinary. We’re profoundly grateful to everyone that has been on this journey with us. Being renewed for a second season so early is a true honour, and we can’t wait to bring you even more of what you love.”

The show’s breakout success launched both Storrie and Williams into a new tier of stardom — the pair have since presented at the Golden Globes, served as torchbearers at the 2026 Olympic Torch Relay, and attended the Met Gala. Storrie is reportedly in talks to join the A24 comedy Peaked, while Williams is set to star in the Canadian drama Yaga alongside Carrie-Anne Moss and Noah Reid.

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Cho has been watching all of it — closely. She’s hosted rewatch parties for the show and says she still feels the sting of what could have been. “It really solidified the fact that as queer people, we’re here,” she said. “Even during this politicized time where our existence has become criminalized, we’re here, and people want to hear our stories, and they want to see us.”

She’s Not Done Trying to Get In

Cho hasn’t given up on the show entirely. She told the podcast that she’s already reached out to the Heated Rivalry team about appearing in Season 2. “I asked them. We’ll see,” she teased.

Season 2 is set to begin filming this summer and is expected to premiere in April 2027. Tierney has confirmed it will draw from The Long Game, the next book in Reid’s series focusing on Shane and Ilya. (Reid’s following novel, Unrivaled, resumes the pair’s story and is due out September 29.) Tierney told Variety in December 2025 that he’s mindful of not rushing: “We understand that everybody’s goal is to not do two years between seasons. And at the same time, I don’t want to put out a rushed shitty second season just because the show is very popular.”

Cho isn’t the only celebrity angling for a piece of the action — former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has reportedly bid to make a cameo in Season 2 as well.

This isn’t the first time Cho has found herself in an odd orbit around the current political moment. In March, she revealed on another podcast that she was repeatedly asked to appear on Trump’s reality show The Apprentice — because Trump was reportedly “a fan” of her comedy. She declined every time, though she did make a brief appearance in one episode to support her friend Cyndi Lauper during a challenge.

“I was asked several times to be on it, season after season, and they kept saying, ‘Well, Donald Trump really loves you. Please come on,'” Cho recalled. “I just had a bad feeling about it.”

Good instincts, then and now — even if the Heated Rivalry one still stings. “It kills me,” she said one more time. “Like, it kills me.”

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• Supriya Ganesh, 28, is not returning as Dr. Samira Mohan for The Pitt Season 3 on HBO Max
• The news broke in April, just before the Season 2 finale, and Ganesh’s name trended on Twitter
• The exit was described as a “story-driven” choice, with Ayesha Harris promoted to series regular
• Ganesh says she has “a couple of things in the pipeline” but can’t confirm projects yet
• Her Vulture essay on gender dysphoria has also resonated widely, with fans calling it validating

Supriya Ganesh saw her name trending on Twitter the day her The Pitt exit made headlines — and her response was pretty relatable. She put the phone down and went outside.

“I tried to take a step away, because it’s just been so surreal,” the 28-year-old told Variety at the Gold Gala red carpet on Saturday. “The day that news broke, I saw my name was trending on Twitter, and I was like, ‘Gotta put the phone down and go outside.’ So, I haven’t really been keeping track of it, to be honest, but I’ve been getting such sweet, lovely messages from people, and I’ve honestly just been surprised at how much people love the character and saw so much of themselves in her, and that’s what I’m going to miss.”

Ganesh played Dr. Samira Mohan — a fourth-year resident navigating the chaos of a Pittsburgh trauma center — as a series regular across both seasons of the Noah Wyle-led drama. The news that she wouldn’t be returning for Season 3 dropped in early April, reported first by Variety, just before the emotional Season 2 finale aired. Fans were not happy about it.

The exit was framed as a “story-driven” decision, fitting for a show set in a teaching hospital where residents rotate and move on. Alongside Ganesh’s departure, two other characters are also seeing their screen time reduced heading into the new season. Taking Ganesh’s spot in the regular cast is Ayesha Harris, who plays senior night shift resident Dr. Parker Ellis and has been bumped up to series regular status.

What’s Next for Dr. Samira Mohan — and Supriya Ganesh

When Ganesh spoke with JoySauce last month, she had some thoughts about where her character might land after leaving Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. “I hope [Samira] goes somewhere where she has an attending that thinks she’s fit to be in the ER,” she said, floating the idea of pairing Mohan with Sepideh Moafi’s character. “Maybe if Dr. Al-Hashimi takes over. It’s been really interesting thinking about how different her experience of the ER might have been if she had a different attending.”

As for Ganesh herself, she’s not sitting still. While she can’t confirm specifics just yet, she promised fans there are a “couple of things in the pipeline.”

The Essay That Started a Whole Other Conversation

The fan response to Ganesh’s exit isn’t the only thing resonating right now. Her deeply personal Vulture essay about gender dysphoria and her experience with discrimination as an actor has taken on a life of its own — and she’s hearing about it in her DMs.

“It’s definitely a scary thing to put out there, because it’s such a complex experience and something that’s so personal,” Ganesh said. “I remember when I was writing it, I like, ‘I don’t know if anyone’s going to get this. But that’s okay, because even if one person gets it, I’m writing for that person.'”

What she didn’t expect was the scale of the response. “I get DMs from people being like, ‘I’m taking your essay to my queer theory class and discussing it in class tomorrow.’ That’s just so surreal to me, because I remember being in women’s and gender studies classes, and discussing and debating ideas. It’s just great that it’s part of the conversation.”

Meanwhile, The Pitt is moving full steam ahead without her. Showrunner R. Scott Gemmill confirmed a roughly four-month time jump to November for Season 3, meaning colder weather, different emergencies, and a new rhythm for the ER. Executive producer John Wells shared in March that the writers’ room had already opened, with production set to begin in June. The plan is to return to HBO Max the same week in January with 15 new episodes — the show was renewed by HBO CEO Casey Bloys back in January after becoming one of the streamer’s breakout hits.

Ganesh’s Dr. Mohan won’t be there for that shift. But if the fan reaction is any indication, people aren’t going to forget her anytime soon.

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• Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s A24 film The Drama is now available to rent or buy digitally as of May 5, 2026.
• The film arrived on digital platforms just 32 days after its April 3 theatrical release — well ahead of the typical 45-day window.
• The Drama has crossed $100 million at the worldwide box office, making it only A24’s fifth film ever to hit that milestone.
• The film is expected to land on HBO Max sometime in July or September 2026, per A24’s output deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.
• You can rent for $19.99 or buy for $24.99 on Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.

If you missed The Drama in theaters — or you just need to watch it again now that you know what’s actually going on — Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s buzzy A24 film is officially available to watch from your couch. As of May 5, the film is live on digital platforms including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.

That’s a notably fast turnaround. Studios typically hold films for at least 45 days before releasing them digitally — The Drama made the jump in just 32. And it’s not like the film was struggling at the multiplex. According to Box Office Mojo, the film has earned $46.9 million domestically and $69.7 million internationally, crossing the $100 million worldwide mark. That makes it only the fifth film in A24’s history to hit that milestone in over a decade of operation.

What Is ‘The Drama’ Actually About?

Here’s where things get intentionally vague — and for good reason. The marketing has kept the film’s central secret tightly under wraps, and director Kristoffer Borgli wants to keep it that way. “We want the audience to go through the same experience as the characters in the movie, where they get to be surprised by something,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “So we’re trying to hold that reveal sealed to protect the best experience watching the movie.”

What we can tell you: Zendaya plays Emma and Pattinson plays Charlie, a Boston couple in the final week before their wedding. At a food-and-wine tasting with their best friends Rachel (Alana Haim) and Mike (Mamoudou Athie), the group plays a game where everyone confesses the worst thing they’ve ever done. When Emma takes her turn, what she reveals isn’t just uncomfortable — it throws the entire relationship into question.

Borgli, best known for the 2023 Nicolas Cage film Dream Scenario, described it to THR as “a very chaotic love story” while deliberately avoiding any specific genre label. That’s fair. It’s been marketed as a romantic drama, but the reality is considerably darker and stranger. Think less Four Weddings and a Funeral, more pitch-black dramedy that will have you questioning what you just watched. The film has a 77% critics score and 78% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and New York Post critic Johnny Oleksinski called it “gripping, quite stressfully so” and “sometimes stomach-churning in the topical subjects it touches.”

Mashable’s Kristy Puchko put it well: “Those tired of Hollywood happy endings or whimsical romances might appreciate A24’s latest vision of the rocky road to commitment.” She praised the film’s ambiguity, its hard-hitting ending, and the performances — even while acknowledging it’s not an easy watch. Trigger warnings are worth checking before you dive in.

It’s also worth noting that this is the first of three films Zendaya and Pattinson will appear in together this year, which is a pretty remarkable run for two of the most in-demand actors working right now. The Drama has already outperformed Zendaya’s 2024 hit Challengers at the box office, so the pairing is clearly working.

How to Watch ‘The Drama’ at Home Right Now

You’ve got two options: buy it or rent it. The film is available for $24.99 to purchase or $19.99 to rent across all major digital platforms. If you go the rental route, you’ll have 30 days to start watching, and once you hit play, a 48-hour window kicks in to finish it.

You don’t need an active Amazon Prime subscription to buy or rent through Prime Video — just a free Amazon account will do. The same film is also available on Apple TV and Fandango at Home at identical pricing.

When Will ‘The Drama’ Hit HBO Max?

No official date yet, but the destination is clear. A24 renewed its multi-year output deal with Warner Bros. Discovery in January, locking in HBO Max as the exclusive Pay-1 streaming home for A24 theatrical releases in the U.S. That means The Drama will land there before it goes anywhere else.

Based on how other recent A24 releases have moved, the window is typically three to five months post-theatrical. Marty Supreme, A24’s highest-grossing film of all time, arrived on HBO Max on April 24 — nearly five months after its Christmas Day release. The Smashing Machine made the jump in just over three months. Given that The Drama opened April 3, the smart money is on a July or September 2026 streaming premiere.

HBO Max subscriptions start at $10.99 per month, though an annual plan drops that to $9.17 per month. The Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max bundle — at $19.99 per month with ads — remains one of the better deals in streaming if you’re not already subscribed.

For now, though, the movie is right there waiting on demand. Go in as blind as possible. That’s the whole point.

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