HBO Max is free for 7 days with this Prime Video promo
HBO Max is free right now for seven days through a Prime Video promo aimed at Amazon Prime members. After HBO Max raised prices again last fall, the streamer is using a limited-time channel add-on trial to win new customers, timed for the buzzy premiere of Lanterns and awards-season pushes for critically acclaimed shows like Hacks and The Pitt.
Key Takeaways
- Amazon Prime members can add HBO Max through Prime Video for a 7-day free trial with no promo code required.
- The offer is live now outside Prime Day, but Amazon has pulled similar trials from its hub without warning in the past.
- After the trial, the ad-supported HBO Max plan renews at $10.99 per month unless you cancel before the week ends.
- HBO Max does not offer a standalone free trial on its own site, making this Prime Video deal one of the few ways to stream it free.
- New Prime subscribers can also start with Amazon's 30-day Prime trial before adding the HBO Max channel trial.
How do you claim the HBO Max free trial on Prime Video?
You need an Amazon Prime account to access the deal. Amazon typically reserves big streaming promotions for Prime Day, but this HBO Max offer is available on the site now for all Prime members.
Sign in to Prime, open the Prime Channels hub, find the HBO Max landing page, and select the free trial. No promo code or contract is required. If you are not already a member, Amazon also offers a 30-day Prime trial that can unlock the same path to the week-long HBO Max add-on.
Who qualifies for the HBO Max free right now offer?
The trial is open to Amazon Prime members who add HBO Max as a Prime Video channel. Existing Prime subscribers can sign in and attach the HBO Max account at no charge during the seven-day window.
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What happens when the 7-day HBO Max trial ends?
Once the week-long trial expires, the ad-supported HBO Max subscription automatically continues at its regular price of $10.99 per month unless you cancel beforehand. That makes the calendar reminder as important as the signup itself.
Variety notes that HBO Max does not run a free trial on its own website, so this Prime Video channel path is one of the only practical ways to sample the service without paying upfront. Amazon has also removed the offer from its Prime streaming hub before without notice, so acting while it is live is prudent.
What can you watch during the free HBO Max week?
HBO Max has stacked its 2026 slate with high-profile originals, including DTF St. Louis, the return of Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback, and Big Bang Theory spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. Returning favorites this year have included the third season of The White Lotus and the final season of Euphoria.
The library also spans recent films such as Marty Supreme, The Drama, Wuthering Heights, We Live in Time, Dune: Part Two, and Joker Folie à Deux, plus classics like The Sopranos, The Wire, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. For full deal details, see Variety's reporting.
Are there other ways to get HBO Max free?
Variety also flags a DirecTV bundle route: the MyEntertainment Genre Pack starts at $42.99 per month and includes 60-plus live TV channels plus HBO Max, Disney+, and Hulu at no extra charge. That is a heavier lift than the Prime Video trial, but it is another path if you want live TV bundled with streaming.