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HBO Max

Platform ⌖ Watchlist Tracks 2 name variants incl. Max
last seen in coverage Oct 14
489
Wire items · since Feb 18
34
Deal items
39
Tracked projects
9
Months active
97
Multi-source stories

What they buy · across 34 tracked deal items

24% of tracked dealflow (8/34) is series order pilot pickup; 47% of classified deal mediums are tv-limited-series; 93% of staged deals sit early-funnel (in-development or greenlit).machine-derived from the deal record below — not an editorial mandate statement

Deal type
series order pilot pickup 8
book adaptation 8
remake reboot 6
public domain adaptation 2
spec sale 2
short story adaptation 2
greenlight 2
option 1
Reported stage
in development 14
greenlit 9
acquired 2
in production 2
optioned 1
Medium
tv limited series 17
film 13
industry 6

Slate · 39 projects from coverage

Grouped by latest reported stage — reported, never inferred; showing top 30 by coverage volume.

In development 17
LanternsDamon Lindelof · Chris Mundy · Kyle Chandler series order pilot pickup29 itemsOct 12 MonsterRyan Murphy · Jason Blum · Rebecca Hall remake reboot@ acquired18 itemsOct 14 RiverJessica Rothe · Jane Levy · Steven Schneider @ acquired10 itemsOct 13 ClayfaceJames Gunn · Peter Safran · James Watkins 9 itemsOct 14 BatmanMatt Reeves · Peter Safran · Zack Snyder spec sale8 itemsOct 14 In DevelopmentPeter Safran · Fede Álvarez · Cailee Spaeny 7 itemsSep 1 GroundedKyle Chandler · Aaron Pierre · Chris Mundy 7 itemsAug 16 HacksJean Smart · Paul W. Downs · Kaitlin Olson 5 itemsMay 11 FramedJeremy Allen White · Noomi Rapace · Agnieszka Smoczyńska 5 itemsOct 12 CosmicBill Skarsgård · Stephen King · Andy Muschietti 5 itemsOct 1 It: Welcome To DerryStephen King · Andy Muschietti · Bill Skarsgård 5 itemsAug 2 SupermanJames Gunn · Zack Snyder · Joss Whedon 5 itemsOct 5 ComebackLisa Kudrow · Michael Patrick King · Casey Bloys 4 itemsOct 12 Monster: The Lizzie Borden StoryRyan Murphy · Rebecca Hall · Vicky Krieps 4 itemsOct 10 MindhunterTed Sarandos · Jacob Tremblay · Russell Crowe 4 itemsOct 8 UnabomberTed Sarandos · Jacob Tremblay · Russell Crowe 4 itemsOct 10 TakenDamon Lindelof · Grant Morrison · Kyle Chandler @ acquired4 itemsOct 11
Greenlit 4
DarkAaron Pierre · Kyle Chandler · Chris Mundy public domain adaptationseries order pilot pickup12 itemsOct 7 Cape FearJavier Bardem · Patrick Wilson · Amy Adams remake rebootpublic domain adaptation9 itemsAug 2 GreenKyle Chandler · Aaron Pierre · Damon Lindelof series order pilot pickup8 itemsSep 17 Harry PotterJ.K. Rowling · Dominic McLaughlin · John Lithgow series order pilot pickup4 itemsSep 12
In production 1
Heated RivalryRachel Reid · Hudson Williams · Jacob Tierney 5 itemsApr 26
Released & tracking 8
AlreadyJames Gunn · Peter Safran · Tom King series order pilot pickupbook adaptation@ in development24 itemsOct 13 ViewCharlize Theron · Taron Egerton · Ben Affleck series order pilot pickupbook adaptation@ greenlit12 itemsOct 14 BackroomsKane Parsons · Chiwetel Ejiofor · Renate Reinsve @ in development11 itemsOct 13 ObsessionInde Navarrette · Curry Barker · Cooper Tomlinson @ acquired6 itemsOct 11 Evil Dead BurnSam Raimi · Sébastien Vaniček · Souheila Yacoub 6 itemsOct 13 MummyLee Cronin · James Wan · Jason Blum @ completed seeking distribution4 itemsOct 2 Mortal Kombat IiSimon McQuoid · Karl Urban · Jeremy Slater @ greenlit4 itemsAug 8 World War ZBrad Pitt · David Fincher · Edward Berger greenlight@ greenlit4 itemsSep 20

Key people · from coverage

Names as they appear in sourced items; no contact data by design.

James GunnNamed in coverage28i · 2d
David EllisonNamed in coverage14i · 1d
Peter SafranNamed in coverage14i · 0d
Damon LindelofNamed in coverage13i · 1d
Chris MundyNamed in coverage13i · 1d
Tom KingNamed in coverage13i · 1d
Aaron PierreNamed in coverage12i · 1d
Kyle ChandlerNamed in coverage11i · 1d
Mike FlanaganTalent attached11i · 1d
Stephen KingNamed in coverage9i · 0d
Nathan FillionNamed in coverage9i · 1d
Steven SpielbergNamed in coverage9i · 2d
AFFILIATED = APPEARS IN ≥15% OF ALL HBO MAX COVERAGE · OTHERS ARE COUNTERPARTIES ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS

Box office in coverage orbit · 15 tracked titles

Grosses as reported — “via” badge = released by another studio.

Backrooms
“$364 million worldwide”Sep 26 · worldwide→“$350 million worldwide”Sep 28 · worldwide→“more than $400 million”Oct 3 · worldwide
latest: “more than $400 million” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Obsession
“$260 million worldwide”Jun 17 · worldwide→“$215 million / $332.4 million”Jun 23 · domestic / worldwide
latest: “$215 million / $332.4 million” (domestic / worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
The Long Walk
“$62.9 million worldwide”Jun 26 · worldwide→“approximately $62.9 million worldwide”Jul 4 · worldwide
latest: “approximately $62.9 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
They Will Kill You
“$19 million worldwide”Jun 16 · worldwide
latest: “$19 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
The Mummy
“$90.4M worldwide”Jun 26 · domestic
latest: “$90.4M worldwide” (domestic) as reported — not a comparable figure
Mortal Kombat II
“$129.5 million global”Jul 17 · worldwide
latest: “$129.5 million global” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
World War Z
“over $540 million worldwide”Sep 20 · worldwide
latest: “over $540 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Violent Night
“$76 million worldwide”Sep 21 · worldwide
latest: “$76 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Truth or Dare
“$95.3 million”Sep 26 · worldwide
latest: “$95.3 million” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Coyote vs. Acme
“$100 million+”Oct 5 · worldwide
latest: “$100 million+” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Digger
“$100 million worldwide”Oct 6 · worldwide
latest: “$100 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Wuthering Heights
“$241.7 million worldwide”Oct 11 · worldwide
latest: “$241.7 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Sinners
“$371 million worldwide”Oct 13 · worldwide
latest: “$371 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure
Primetime
“$41.5 million domestically”Oct 14 · domestic
latest: “$41.5 million domestically” (domestic) as reported — not a comparable figure
The Whisper Man
“$25 million worldwide”Oct 14 · worldwide
latest: “$25 million worldwide” (worldwide) as reported — not a comparable figure

Activity · by month

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MAR
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APR
107
MAY
38
JUN
29
JUL
60
AUG
71
SEP
95
OCT
WIRE ITEMSDEAL SHARE

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CounterpartyItemsDeals
NetflixPLAT 15411
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Warner Bros.CO 12612
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ParamountCO 807
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Prime VideoPLAT 697
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DisneyCO 622
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HuluPLAT 513
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UniversalCO 338
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A24CO 333
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Deal record · 34 entries, newest 30 shown

Amounts shown as reported — ScreamWire tracks deal flow, not comps.

Oct 14 Steve Stark's Toluca Pictures Extends MGM TV Overall Deal (Exclusive)
Deal
with Amazon MGM Studios, Toluca Pictures, Steve Stark +5
 Deadline A
Oct 14 HBO Max orders 2 seasons of Merrick & Treves
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Adam Reed, Casey Willis, Lucky Yates +4
 AV Club C
Oct 13 Zach Cregger's Mysterious New Sci-Fi Thriller Officially Gets a Promising Update
Deal @ in-development
with Warner Bros. Pictures, Zach Cregger, Brian Duffield +3
 Polygon.com+1 src B
Oct 11 Jacobi Jupe
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diane Lane +5
 We Are Movie Geeks A+
Oct 10 Sadie Sink Eyed for the Lead Role in A24's New Thriller Adaptation of a Bestselling Hit
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Sadie Sink, Lorene Scafaria, A24 +4
 MovieWeb+1 src B
Oct 7 Paramount closes historic Warner Bros. merger to form Skydance
Deal “$110 billion”
with Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, Skydance +5
 TechCrunch+4 src A
Sep 29 Prime Video Plots “More Feminine Point Of View” In Nordic Originals As Crime Dramas Like ‘Snake Killer’ & ‘Rinnan’ Draw In Men
series-order-pilot-pickup / book-adaptation @ greenlit
with Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios, Emilia Widstrand +5
 Deadline A
Sep 26 Apple TV’s New Fantasy Adaptation Is Officially ‘Dune’ Meets ‘Lord of the Rings’
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Apple TV+, Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn +1
 Collider C
Sep 20 Brad Pitt Returns for the Long-Awaited Sequel ‘WWZ II’
greenlight @ greenlit
with Paramount Pictures, Brad Pitt, Edward Berger +4
 HorrorFuel A+
Sep 18 ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Creator Officially Sets New Mystery Series at Netflix
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Richard Osman, We Solve Murders +5
 Collider A
Sep 17 Netflix Developing Action Thriller ‘Scope’ From ‘Warfare’s Ray Mendoza, Jaume Collet-Serra
spec-sale @ acquired
with Netflix, Charley & Vlas Parlapanides, Scott Charnick +5
 Deadline+2 src A+
Sep 16 People & Publishing Roundup, September 2026
Deal
with Wendy N. Wagner, John Joseph Adams, Christie Yant +5
 Locus Magazine B
Sep 12 Josh Giuliano Sets ‘Occupant’ With Blumhouse Atomic Monster Following TIFF Premiere Of Horror Debut ‘River’; Focus Features Distributing
Deal @ in-development
with Focus Features, Josh Giuliano, Jason Blum +5
 Deadline+10 src A+
Sep 2 Tubi Sets Short-Form Horror Anthology Series ‘Bite Size Terror’ For Fall Release (EXCLUSIVE)
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Tubi, Peter Rice, GJMD Studio +5
 Variety+2 src A+
Aug 22 HBO Max greenlights DC Studios THE PEOPLE V. GORILLA GRODD comedy series
BUYER greenlight @ greenlit
with DC Studios, Skyler Gisondo, Jimmy Olsen +1
 The Beat+4 src C
Aug 14 First Look at Rotoscoped ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’; ‘Creepy’ Podcast Experience to Kick Off Texas Chain Saw Day Theatrical Event on Aug. 18!
remake-reboot @ in-production
with Dark Sky Films, Fathom Entertainment, Exurbia Films +4
 Dread Central A+
Jul 31 Netflix AMC 'Walking Dead' Deal: International Insider
Deal @ acquired “$500M”
with Netflix, AMC Global Media, AMC+ +5
 Deadline+1 src A+
Jul 26 ‘Neuromancer’ Trailer: Callum Turner Goes on the Run in Cyberpunk Apple TV Series
book-adaptation / series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Apple TV, William Gibson, Callum Turner +5
 The Wrap+3 src B
Jul 6 Creature Commandos Showrunner Dean Lorey Offers Season 2 Update
series-order-pilot-pickup @ in-development
with Dean Lorey, DC Studios, James Gunn +5
 Bleeding Cool A
Jun 30 Resident Evil "Feels Like One Gigantic Sequence," Says Zach Cregger
remake-reboot @ in-development
with Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis +5
 Bleeding Cool+2 src A
Jun 28 Netflix’s Newest Book Adaptation Could Officially Resurrect the Fantasy Genre on Streaming
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Netflix, Alix E. Harrow, Universal Global Television +3
 Collider B
Jun 28 Emmy Rossum Hunts a Killer in First Trailer for Hulu Series Furious
remake-reboot
with Hulu, Emmy Rossum, Lola Petticrew +5
 The Movie Blog B
Jun 23 Warner Bros. Grabs Psychosexual Thriller ‘Exposure’ with Andy Muschietti Producing
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Warner Bros., Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti +5
 Dread Central+1 src A
Jun 14 ‘Cape Fear’ Series Creator “Always Wanted” Juliette Lewis To Star In Reboot
remake-reboot
with Juliette Lewis, Nick Antosca, Apple TV+ +5
 Deadline A
Jun 13 A Disney Channel pilot x an indie-horror, among productions in Chicago this summer
book-adaptation @ in-development
with Kevin Tancharoen, James Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash +5
 Reel Chicago A
Jun 12 Warner Bros. Passes on George Miller’s ‘Mad Max: The Wasteland’ as Amazon, Sony, and Universal Circle
Deal @ in-development
with Warner Bros., George Miller, Tom Hardy +5
 World of Reel+3 src A
May 30 ‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Hits TV Marketplace; New Take On Hitchcock’s Classic Comes From Tom Spezialy, David Heyman & UIS
short-story-adaptation @ in-development
with Sarah Snook, Tom Spezialy, David Heyman +5
 Deadline+1 src A+
May 23 Netflix Nabs Spec Script for Nuclear Weapons Thriller ‘Run the Football’ From ‘The Batman’ Producer (Exclusive)
spec-sale @ in-development
with Josh Marentette, Spencer Marentette, Netflix +5
 THR A
May 18 ‘Lanterns’: HBO DC Series Casts Laura Linney
series-order-pilot-pickup @ greenlit
with Laura Linney, Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler +5
 Variety A
May 12 Legendary TV Options Trisha Addicks’ Sorority Recruitment Guide ‘The Rush Bible’ For Series Adaptation; Eva Longoria To EP
option @ optioned
with Legendary TV, Trisha Addicks, Eva Longoria +4
 Deadline B

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Methodology

Source. Assembled from ScreamWire's classified archive — 489 wire items (Feb 18 → Oct 14) matching HBO Max or a tracked alias, deduplicated by URL (13 cross-day re-sightings removed). Every entry links to the original reporting. Descriptive, never predictive.

Why no deal amounts. Only 1.8% of tracked deal items site-wide carry a reported figure — the trades rarely publish terms — so dollar amounts appear only as the source phrased them (e.g. “rich eight-figure deal”), never as comparable numbers. This is a deal-flow tracker, not a comps database.

Buyer/seller roles are captured on a minority of deal items today; role-based stats are suppressed until capture coverage improves.

Slate clusters coverage by project title; stage is the latest reported stage, never a projection. “via” badges mark titles tracked within this entity's coverage orbit but released by another distributor. Grades are ScreamWire's editorial coverage grade — how strongly the wire covered the story — not a deal-quality score.

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