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[04/24/26 - 12:00 PM]
What's New on HBO Max This May
Highlights include season two of "On The Roam," comedy special "Josh Johnson: Symphony," documentary series "U.S. Against The World: Four Years With The Men's National Soccer Team," new episode of "The Yogurt Shop Murders," and documentary "The A List: 15 Stories From Asia And Pacific Diasporas."
[02/25/26 - 07:01 AM]
HBO Max to Premiere "Song of the Samurai" - New Live Action Series from Hit Japanese Studio The Seven
The new series is the latest Japanese title to launch exclusively on HBO Max through WBD's partnership with U-NEXT and is set to premiere internationally on May 9.






SONG OF THE SAMURAI (HBO MAX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
5/9/26 - ???
STATUS:
on hiatus or fate to be determined
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
completed airing its first season on 6/27/26; has yet to be renewed for a second season
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO Max's web site, May 2026) A bold and stylish reimagining of Japan's fiercest samurai. Follow their journey through friendship, betrayal, and battles in the dawn of a new era.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ayano Go
· Kento Nakajima
· Yuki Yamada as Toshizo Hijikata
CREW INFORMATION:
· Akira Morii as PROD
· Kazutaka Watanabe as DIR
· Kazuya Shimomura as PROD
· Mamoru Inoue as PROD
· Masaaki Sakai as WRTR
· Shinya Umemura as CRTR
GENRE(S):
· based on a comic book
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· SEVEN, THE