Sky Max is a British pay television channel which launched on 1 September 2021 along with Sky Showcase. It is owned and operated by Sky Group, a subsidiary of Comcast.[1]
The channel was announced on 28 July 2021 to replace Sky One, which had been on air for nearly 40 years.[2][3] It broadcasts the entertainment and drama output previously shown on Sky One — the comedy output, for the most part, transferred to Sky Comedy.[4][5][6] It is the English version of Italian channel Sky Serie, which launched on 1 July 2021 with significant different programming.
Current programming
Sky Max broadcasts a variety of drama, comedy drama and unscripted series, both on live TV and on-demand.
Drama
Comedy drama
- Brassic (series 3–6) (2021–present)[a]
- Funny Woman (2023–present)
Animation
- Moominvalley (series 3–4) (2022–present)[b]
Unscripted
Game Show
- A League of Their Own (series 16–18) (2021–present)[a]
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (series 29–31) (2021–present)[c]
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024)
Reality
- Rob & Romesh Vs (series 4–7) (2022–present)[a]
- Hold The Front Page (2023–present)
Acquired programming
Imports include shows from CBS Studios, Sony Pictures Television, Universal Television and Warner Bros. Television Studios
- Based on a True Story
- Bel-Air (season 2–present)[d]
- Last King of the Cross
- Peacemaker
- Poker Face
- Resident Alien (season 2–present)[a]
- SEAL Team (season 4–present)[a]
- S.W.A.T. (season 4–present)[a]
Upcoming programming
Drama
Comedy drama
Unscripted
Variety
- Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham (2025)[12]
Former programming
Drama
- Wolfe (2021)
- Temple (series 2) (2021)[a]
- A Discovery of Witches (series 3) (2022)[a]
- The Rising (2022)
- The Midwich Cuckoos (2022)
- The Lazarus Project (2022–23)
- A Town Called Malice (2023)
Comedy drama
- Agatha Raisin (series 4) (2021–22)[e]
- Frayed (series 2) (2022)[f]
- Then You Run (2023)[g]
Unscripted
Reality
- Dating No Filter (series 2) (2022)[a]
- Got, Got Need (2022)
- Player Pranks (2022)
Variety
- The Russell Howard Hour (series 5–6) (2021–22)[a]
- The Deirdre O'Kane Show (2021)
- Fantasy Football League (series 7–8) (2022–2024)[h]
- The Overlap On Tour (2023)
Acquired programming
- The Blacklist (seasons 8–10)[a]
- Fantasy Island
- The Flash (seasons 7–9)[a]
- The Flight Attendant (season 2)[a]
- Legends of Tomorrow (seasons 6–7)[a]
- The Lost Symbol
- Magnum P.I. (seasons 3–5)[a]
- Manifest (season 3)[a][i]
- NCIS: Los Angeles (seasons 12–14)[a]
- NCIS: New Orleans (season 7)[a]
- Supergirl (season 6)[a]
- Ted
- Warrior (season 3)[a]
Second-run programming
- Banshee[j]
- Entourage[j]
- From[k]
- Grimm
- Hawaii Five-0[l]
- MacGyver[l]
- Merlin
- Stargate Atlantis[l]
- Stargate SG-1[l]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Moved from Sky One
- ^ Moved from Sky One. Co-production with Yle TV2
- ^ Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1996–2015
- ^ Moved from Peacock UK
- ^ Moved from Sky One. Co-production with Acorn TV
- ^ Moved from Sky One. Co-production with ABC TV
- ^ Co-production with Sky Atlantic (Sky Deutschland)
- ^ Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1994–1996 and ITV from 1998–2004
- ^ Moved to Netflix for season 4
- ^ a b Previously aired on Sky Atlantic
- ^ Previously aired on Sky Sci-Fi
- ^ a b c d Previously aired on Sky One
References
- ^ "Sky Max". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max". www.skygroup.sky. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Sky One: When will it close and what new shows will air on Showcase and Max?". 28 July 2021.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (2 November 2022). "Amadeus: Sky Developing Mozart Drama Series From Giri/Haji Writer Joe Barton & Patrick Melrose Producer Two Cities". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (20 February 2024). "White Lotus Star Will Sharpe To Play Musical Genius Mozart For Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (7 September 2023). "Christina Hendricks, Paddy Considine to Star in Chris O'Dowd's Sky Drama Small Town, Big Story". Variety. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "What to watch in 2024". Sky Group. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (30 December 2022). "Peter Capaldi-Directed Parenting Comedy They F**k You Up In Works At Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "That's Entertainment: Sky's unscripted entertainment slate grows with new series from Joe Lycett". Sky Group. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
