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Sky Max

Sky Max

British entertainment television channel

For the TV channel branded as Sky Mix between 2004 and 2005, see Sky Replay.
For the TV channel branded as Sky Mix in 2023, see Sky Mix.

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]

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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 the Italian channel Sky Serie, which was launched on 1 July 2021 with significant different programming. Sky Max broadcasts a variety of drama, comedy drama and unscripted series, both on live TV and on-demand.

Current programming

Drama

Comedy drama

Unscripted

Game Show

Reality

Acquired programming

Upcoming programming

Drama

Comedy drama

Unscripted

Variety

  • Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham (2025)[15]

Acquired programming

Former programming

Drama

Comedy drama

Unscripted

Reality

  • Dating No Filter (series 2) (2022)[lower-alpha 1]
  • Got, Got Need (2022)
  • Player Pranks (2022)

Variety

Acquired programming

Second-run programming

The majority of programming listed below previously aired on other Sky UK channels. The list includes both Sky originals and acquired programming.

Notes

  1. Moved from Sky One
  2. Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1996–2015
  3. Moved from Peacock UK
  4. Moved from Sky One. Co-production with Acorn TV
  5. Moved from Sky One. Co-production with ABC TV
  6. Co-production with Sky Atlantic (Sky Deutschland)
  7. Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1994–1996 and ITV from 1998–2004
  8. Moved to Netflix for season 4
  9. Previously aired on Fox UK (seasons 1–10) and Disney+ (season 11)

References

  1. [1]
    "Sky Max". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max". www.skygroup.sky. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Sky One: When will it close and what new shows will air on Showcase and Max?". 28 July 2021.
  6. [6]
    Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. [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. [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. [9]
    "Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif and Samira Wiley to star in Atomic, a new, action-packed Sky Original series". Sky Group. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. [10]
    Goldbart, Max (2 May 2024). "Niamh Algar & Tom Hollander Leading Sky Code-Breaking Thriller Series From Luther Creator Neil Cross". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  11. [11]
    "What to Watch 2023 - Original Comedy". Sky Group. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  12. [12]
    "What to watch in 2024". Sky Group. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  13. [13]
    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.
  14. [14]
    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.
  15. [15]
    "That's Entertainment: Sky's unscripted entertainment slate grows with new series from Joe Lycett". Sky Group. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  16. [16]
    Whittock, Jesse (13 May 2024). "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Joins Sky In Wide-Ranging AMC Pact". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 May 2024.


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