Sky Max

British entertainment television channel

Television channel
Sky Max
Logo used since 2021
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Republic of Ireland
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSky Group (Comcast)
Sister channelsList of Sky UK channels
History
Launched1 September 2021; 2 years ago (1 September 2021)
ReplacedSky One
Links
Websitewww.sky.com/watch/channel/sky-max
Availability
Streaming media
Sky GoWatch live (UK and Ireland only)
NowWatch live (UK and Ireland only)
Virgin TV GoWatch live (UK only)
Virgin TV AnywhereWatch live (Ireland only)

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

  • COBRA (series 2–3) (2021–present)[a]

Comedy drama

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

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

  • Small Town, Big Story (2024)[9][10]
  • They F**k You Up (TBA)[11]

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

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

Second-run programming

Notes

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Moved from Sky One. Co-production with Yle TV2
  3. ^ Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1996–2015
  4. ^ Moved from Peacock UK
  5. ^ Moved from Sky One. Co-production with Acorn TV
  6. ^ Moved from Sky One. Co-production with ABC TV
  7. ^ Co-production with Sky Atlantic (Sky Deutschland)
  8. ^ Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1994–1996 and ITV from 1998–2004
  9. ^ Moved to Netflix for season 4
  10. ^ a b Previously aired on Sky Atlantic
  11. ^ Previously aired on Sky Sci-Fi
  12. ^ a b c d Previously aired on Sky One

References

  1. ^ "Sky Max". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max". www.skygroup.sky. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Sky One: When will it close and what new shows will air on Showcase and Max?". 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Goldbart, Max (20 February 2024). "White Lotus Star Will Sharpe To Play Musical Genius Mozart For Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "What to watch in 2024". Sky Group. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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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