Sky Max
 Logo used since 2021 | |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) |
| Sister channels | List of Sky UK channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 September 2021 |
| Replaced | Sky One |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Now | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
Sky Max is a British pay television channel and on-demand service which launched on 1 September 2021. It is owned and operated by Sky Group, a subsidiary of Comcast.[1] The service broadcasts a variety of drama, comedy-drama, and unscripted series.
Sky Max was announced on 28 July 2021, along with Sky Showcase, to replace Sky One; the former flagship which had been on air for nearly 40 years.[2][3] Sky Max broadcasts the entertainment and drama output previously shown on Sky One, while most of Sky One's comedy output was transferred to Sky Comedy.[4][5][6]
It is the English version of the Italian channel Sky Serie, which was launched on 1 July 2021 with significant different programming.[citation needed]
Current programming
[edit]Drama
[edit]Comedy drama
[edit]- Brassic (series 3–7; 2021–present)[a]
- Funny Woman (2023–present)
- Mr Bigstuff (2024–present)
Unscripted
[edit]Game Show
[edit]- A League of Their Own (series 16–19; 2021–present)[a]
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (series 29–32; 2021–present)[b]
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024–present)
Reality
[edit]- Rob & Romesh Vs (series 4–7; 2022–present)[a]
- Hold The Front Page (2023–present)
Acquired programming
[edit]- Based on a True Story
- Bel-Air (series 2–present)[c]
- Last King of the Cross
- Peacemaker
- Poker Face
- Resident Alien (series 2–present)[a]
- SEAL Team (series 5–present)[a]
- S.W.A.T. (series 5–present)[a]
- Ted
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
- The Walking Dead: Dead City
Upcoming programming
[edit]Drama
[edit]Comedy drama
[edit]- They F**k You Up (TBA)[12]
Unscripted
[edit]Variety
[edit]- Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham (2025)[13]
Former programming
[edit]Drama
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Agatha Raisin (series 4; 2021–22)[d]
- Frayed (series 2; 2022)[e]
- Then You Run (2023)[f]
Unscripted
[edit]Reality
[edit]- Dating No Filter (series 2; 2022)[a]
- Got, Got Need (2022)
- Player Pranks (2022)
Variety
[edit]- The Russell Howard Hour (series 5–6; 2021–22)[a]
- The Deirdre O'Kane Show (2021)
- Fantasy Football League (series 7–8; 2022–24)[g]
- The Overlap On Tour (2023)
Acquired programming
[edit]- The Blacklist (series 9–10)[a]
- Fantasy Island
- The Flash (series 7–9)[a]
- The Flight Attendant (series 2)[a]
- Legends of Tomorrow (series 6–7)[a]
- The Lost Symbol
- Magnum P.I. (series 4–5)[a]
- Manifest (series 3)[a][h]
- NCIS: Los Angeles (series 13–14)[a]
- NCIS: New Orleans (series 7)[a]
- Supergirl (series 6)[a]
- The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
- Warrior (series 3)[a]
Second-run programming
[edit]The majority of programming listed below previously aired on other Sky UK channels. The list includes both Sky originals and acquired programming.
- An Idiot Abroad
- Banshee
- Bliss
- Bulletproof
- Critical
- Curfew
- Delicious
- The Enfield Haunting
- Entourage
- The Five
- From
- Grimm
- Hawaii Five-0
- Hooten & the Lady
- Intergalactic
- Jamestown
- Jett
- MacGyver
- Mad Dogs
- Merlin
- Mount Pleasant
- Prodigal Son
- Stan Lee's Lucky Man
- Stargate Atlantis
- Stargate SG-1
- Stargate Universe
- Stella
- Strike Back
- The Walking Dead[i]
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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 1994–96 and ITV from 1998–2004
- ^ Moved to Netflix for series 4
- ^ Previously aired on Fox UK (series 1–10) and Disney+ (series 11)
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif and Samira Wiley to star in Atomic, a new, action-packed Sky Original series". Sky Group. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (2 May 2024). "Niamh Algar & Tom Hollander Leading Sky Code-Breaking Thriller Series From Luther Creator Neil Cross". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (21 August 2024). "'Yellowstone's' Kelly Reilly to Lead New Sky Drama 'Under Salt Marsh'". Variety. Retrieved 2 September 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.
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