How to Host an HBO Watch Party
HBO Max doesn’t have a built-in feature like Prime’s Watch Party, which lets you host virtual viewings with friends and family. In HBO Max’s case, you use a browser extension to watch the same HBO Max movie or TV Show online with family and friends. After you install a Watch Party extension on your browser, set up a virtual screening. Your friends need to install the same extension on their computers. The instructions and screenshots shown here use the Teleparty extension.
What Can I Watch During an HBO Max Watch Party?
Watch Party extensions can be used across HBO Max’s entire library, which means you can watch any movie or TV show available on the service virtually with friends. HBO Max has a vast content selection that includes HBO’s entire slate of original series, movies, documentaries, and comedy specials. It also includes Max originals and same-day premieres. In addition to new series, you also get access to movies and TV shows from other Warner Media properties, such as Cartoon Network, The CW, and DC Entertainment. Despite HBO’s reputation as a mature-focused network, HBO Max offers movies and TV shows for all audiences from preschoolers and teens to grownups, so you can find something appropriate for all your friends and family members to watch together.
What Do I Need to Host an HBO Max Watch Party?
To host or join an HBO Max Watch Party, you first need to sign up for a subscription to HBO Max. After that, all you need is a laptop or desktop computer and a Watch Party extension like Teleparty or Scener. Teleparty is available for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Opera browsers. You can also install Teleparty on an Android device. Plans for the future include launches for iOS devices, smart TVs, and gaming consoles, so stay tuned. Scener extension is available only for Google Chrome. Mobile devices can view a host’s theatre but can’t be the host or co-host of a party. Teleparty supports an unlimited number of guests and text chat only, while Scener allows 10 guests and text, audio, and video chat.
What Is HBO Max Watch Party?
The video syncs up so everyone can watch simultaneously, and you can also react in real-time to the on-screen action by typing into a chat field or speaking into your computer’s mic and webcam (if this option is available). Here are the two best extensions to use (both are free to use):
