HBO s all in when it comes to social causes, diversity & inclusivity. Via a press release, we are reminded that HBO is offering FREE content via HBO.com in light of the recent civil unrest.
HBO will offer all nine episodes of the series WATCHMEN for free starting FRIDAY, JUNE 19 through SUNDAY, June 21 exclusively on HBO.com and Free On Demand, as an extension of the network’s content offering highlighting Black experiences, voices and storytellers. The network will also air a marathon of the series on HBO and HBO Latino starting at 1:00pm. ET/PT on Friday, June 19.
Other titles available for free sampling on HBO.com starting on June 19 until July 2 are listed below.
The expanded titles are: HBO Sports Documentary BEING SERENA; the HBO Documentary Films presentations WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS: MOMS MABLEY, UNITED SKATES and THE APOLLO; HBO Films presentations BESSIE and THE IMMORTAL LIVE OF HENRIETTA LACKS’ HBO Specials presentations of LERROD CARMICHEAL’S HOME VIDEOS and LIL’ REL HOWERY: LIVE IN CRENSHAW. Also included are THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY S1/ E1, THE SHOP S2/E1 + S2/E6, TREME S1/E1, and TRUE DETECTIVE S3/E1.
Titles that are currently available for free sampling on HBO.com: HBO Documentary Films presentations BALTIMORE RISING, KING IN THE WILDERNESS, SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE & DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND, 4 LITTLE GIRLS and WE ARE THE DREAM. Also available are HBO Special presentation NOTES FROM THE FIELD, the WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS series and RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS S1/E1, S1/E3, S1/E5; INSECURE S1/E1, BALLERS S1/E1, A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW S1/E1, BETTY S1/E1, EUPHORIA S1/E1, THE WIRE S1/E1and WE’RE HERE S1/E1.
So, if those of you without HBO want to get a wee representation of what HBO has to offer got to HBO.com for the free content, If you subscribe to either HBONow or HBOmax there is additional content curated on both sites. Look for the Celebrating Black Voices Collection on both sites but HBOmax offers non-HBO titles as well.
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This is wonderful! I have not had the chance to watch Watchmen yet, so I am looking forward to trying to catch up with that. What else from this collection would HBOW recommend for those of us with limited TV time these days?
Well, most of the titles are specials and docs. Out of them, I’d have to single out SAY HER NAME THE LIFE & DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND. The MOMS MABLEY one has a great message in it.
The premiere episodes are there to showcase the theme but also to entice viewers to want to see the whole season, I thought that THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY was quite novel and ended far too soon. NOTES FROM THE FIELD is quite strong and worthy and for the movies, Queen Latifah in BESSIE (as Blues legend Bessie Smith) is a good movie.
Thank you for sharing your expert recommendations! It’s an impressive collection of content, but I appreciate knowing what to focus on, given that almost no one can watch the ENTIRE collection :)