HBO Just Made So Many Shows and Movies Available to Stream for Free

Just after announcing the premiere dates for several shows, HBO Max has rolled out the trailers to offer a first look to fans.

HBO Max is on the horizon, and with it comes a ton of new content. The WarnerMedia streaming service will boast HBO's entire premium original content slate, along with other TV favorites like The Big Bang Theory, Friends,and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. However, HBO Max has also been steadily rolling out a stream of announcements for shows such as the Gossip Girl sequel and a Greg Berlanti Green Lantern series, plus the forthcoming Friends reunion special.

If you're lucky enough to bag yourself an online supermarket delivery slot (and trust me, you should count yourself *very* lucky), you'll be faced with just one problem - it may take a good while to arrive.

HBO doesn't just stand for Home Box Office anymore. During this time of self-quarantine and social distancing, it's also an acronym for Home Bored, OK? To fill the time while staying healthy and safe, the pay cable network has released several great series, docuseries, and films from its library for free, to give everyone a taste of what HBO has to offer. (Mercifully, Entourage is not included in this list.)

Some background info about this lovely treat, it's actually a drink that Melanie drinks every day but she decided to try and turn it into an alcoholic bev just for us! Some of the typical ingredients you'd need for this bb: ginger, limes, oranges, cayenne pepper, turmeric, echinacea, and warm water. But the star of the show was the shot of rum she splashed in there. Because, in her own wise words, "It's cocktail-o'clock." Couldn't have said it better myself.

Remember how awesome it was when started streaming a ton of movies that were to help combat boredom in the era of social distancing? Well, there are about to be so many more titles on your watch list: is slashing the prices on a ton of their classic and new releases throughout April and May. And you don't even need a account to see them.According to a Walt Disney Studios press release from April 15, select movies will be available for purchase on U.S.

There might be a lot of uncertainty in the world right now, but one thing remains the same: Netflix is still churning out original content just as quickly as ever. Throughout the first few months of 2020, the streaming service has been busy delivering new movies, shows, specials, kids' programs, and more, with dozens upon dozens of new additions to its library so far this year.

Not to sound like a broken record, but we're entering into another week of self-isolation and social distancing because of the coronavirus. TV shows and movies are how I'm personally getting through it, and I know I'm not alone.

The quarantine television watch list just grew!

The quarantine television watch list just grew!

The subscription streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ get all the attention, but the less-heralded ones like Vudu, IMDb TV, and Tubi have a ton of great movies and TV shows in their libraries, too. Best of all, a lot of these are available to watch for free, as long as you don't mind watching a few commercials.

HBO is following the lead of several other streaming services by offering some of its content for free while we all plump up over bowls of mac 'n' cheese in self-quarantine. Starting Friday, April 2, anyone who downloads the HBO NOW or HBO GO apps or heads over to HBONOW.com or HBOGO.com will have free access to several of HBO's flagship shows and documentaries, as well as 20 theatrical movies. (HBO has not said how long its promotion will run, only saying it's for "a limited time.")

Netflix has put out some relatively unhinged reality TV shows recently. There was that one where they literally shut people in apartments for three weeks and . And there was that other where they put people in boxes and . But this new show, Too Hot to Handle, might just be their best work yet. It's like Love Island, but the contestants can't hook up with each other. Yeah, you read that right.

A new Hayao Miyazaki documentary has been made available online to stream for free by Japanese broadcaster NHK. The four-part series can be viewed on NHK’s website right now in their entirety.

While we're all and to combat the , we need all the distractions we can get. Thankfully, a new streaming platform Quibi is here to offer you a ton of them.So what is Quibi, you ask? Designed for mobile devices, Quibi offers short, 10-minute (or less) episodes of brand new TV shows and movie chapters (a.k.a "quick bites").

HBO is encouraging social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic -- and giving you something to watch while you pass the time indoors.

Andrew Lloyd-Webber will make some of his hit musicals available to watch for free on YouTube during the coronavirus crisis.