Warner Bros. Discovery decides not to renew 'Sesame Street''s deal with HBO Max, focusing on content for adults and families. The 55th season will be the last to premiere on the platform, but Max will continue to license older episodes through 2027. Sesame Workshop is looking for new distribution plans to ensure the show reaches as many children as possible.
The cast of ' Sesame Street ' is on the move after Warner Bros. Discovery opted not to renew the show’s deal with HBO and Max. Max will continue to license episodes from the “ Sesame Street ” library through 2027, but the upcoming 55th season, premiering in January, will be the last to debut on the platform.
“It has been a wonderful, creative experience working with everyone at ‘Sesame Street’ on the iconic children’s series and we are thrilled to be able to keep some of the library series on Max in the U.S.,” a spokesperson for the streamer told The rep confirmed the decision to end the deal is part of a strategy to prioritize “stories for adults and families,” and shift the focus away from children’s programming.“We will continue to invest in our best-in-class programming and look forward to announcing our new distribution plans in the coming months, ensuring that ‘Sesame Street’ reaches as many children as possible for generations to come,” the show’s producer, Sesame Workshop, said in a statement. In 2015, the deal granted HBO the exclusive rights to run new episodes months before they appear on PBS, where the series had been since 1969. At the time, Variety reported the sudden move was likely a way for Warner Bros. Discovery to cut streaming-content costs. Sesame Workshop intends to stick with the new format under whatever deal the organization is able to secure
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