Sky Max

Sky Max
	Logo used since 2021
Broadcast area	United Kingdom; Guernsey; Isle of Man; Jersey; Republic of Ireland
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Sky Group (Comcast)
Sister channels	List of Sky UK channels
History
Launched	1 September 2021; 3 years ago
Replaced	Sky One
Availability
Streaming media
Sky Go	Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Now	Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
Virgin TV Go	Watch live (UK only)
Virgin TV Anywhere	Watch live (Ireland only)

Sky Max is a British pay television channel and on-demand service which launched on 1 September 2021. It is owned and operated by Sky Group, a subsidiary of Comcast.^[1] The service broadcasts a variety of drama, comedy-drama, and unscripted series.

Sky Max was announced on 28 July 2021, along with Sky Showcase, to replace Sky One; the former flagship which had been on air for nearly 40 years.^[2]^[3] Sky Max broadcasts the entertainment and drama output previously shown on Sky One, while most of Sky One's comedy output was transferred to Sky Comedy.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Current programming

Comedy drama

Brassic (series 3–6; 2021–present)^[a]^[7]^[8]
Funny Woman (2023–present)
Mr. Bigstuff (2024–present)^[9]^[10]
Small Town, Big Story (2025)^[b]

Unscripted

Game shows

A League of Their Own (series 16–19; 2021–present)^[a]^[11]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (series 29–32; 2021–present)^[c]
Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024–present)

Reality

Rob & Romesh Vs (series 4–7; 2022–present)^[a]^[12]
The Overlap On Tour (2023–present)

Acquired programming

Bel-Air (series 2–present)^[d]
From (series 3–present)^[e]
Hacks (series 3–present)^[f]
Last King of the Cross
Peacemaker
Poker Face
Resident Alien (series 2–present)^[a]
S.W.A.T. (series 5–present)^[a]
Ted
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
The Walking Dead: Dead City

Upcoming programming

Drama

The Iris Affair (2025)^[13]^[14]
Amadeus (TBA)^[15]^[16]
Inheritance (TBA)^[17]
Prisoner (TBA)^[18]^[19]
Under Salt Marsh (TBA)^[20]

Comedy drama

They F**k You Up (TBA)^[21]

Unscripted

Reality

Can't Knock The Hustle (2025)^[22]
The Dyers' Caravan Park (2025)^[23]

Variety

Saturday Night Live UK (2026)^[24]

Acquired programming

All Her Fault (TBA)^[25]

Former programming

Drama

Wolfe (2021)
COBRA (series 2–3; 2021–23)^[a]
Temple (series 2; 2021)^[a]
A Discovery of Witches (series 3; 2022)^[a]
The Rising (2022)
The Midwich Cuckoos (2022)
The Lazarus Project (2022–23)
A Town Called Malice (2023)

Comedy drama

Agatha Raisin (series 4; 2021–22)^[g]
Frayed (series 2; 2022)^[h]
Then You Run (2023)^[i]

Unscripted

Reality

Dating No Filter (series 2; 2022)^[a]
Got, Got Need (2022)
Player Pranks (2022)
Hold The Front Page (2023–24)
Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham (2025)
Big Zuu & AJ Tracey's Seriously Rich Flavours (2025)

Variety

The Russell Howard Hour (series 5–6; 2021–22)^[a]
The Deirdre O'Kane Show (2021)
Fantasy Football League (series 7–8; 2022–24)^[j]

Acquired programming

Based on a True Story
The Blacklist (series 9–10)^[a]
Fantasy Island
The Flash (series 7–9)^[a]
The Flight Attendant (series 2)^[a]
Legends of Tomorrow (series 6–7)^[a]
The Lost Symbol
Magnum P.I. (series 4–5)^[a]
Manifest (series 3)^[a]^[k]
NCIS: Los Angeles (series 13–14)^[a]
NCIS: New Orleans (series 7)^[a]
SEAL Team (series 5–7)^[a]
Supergirl (series 6)^[a]
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Warrior (series 3)^[a]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Moved from Sky One
^ Simulcast on Sky Atlantic.
^ Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1996–2015
^ Moved from Peacock UK
^ Moved from Sky Sci-Fi
^ Moved from Amazon Prime Video
^ Moved from Sky One. Co-production with Acorn TV
^ Moved from Sky One. Co-production with ABC TV
^ Co-production with Sky Atlantic (Sky Deutschland)
^ Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1994–96 and ITV from 1998–2004
^ Moved to Netflix for series 4
^ Previously aired on Fox UK (series 1–10) and Disney+ (series 11)
^ Previously aired on Disney+

References

^ "Sky Max". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max". www.skygroup.sky. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Sky One: When will it close and what new shows will air on Showcase and Max?". 28 July 2021.
^ Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.
^ Richardson, Jay (17 June 2024). "Brassic returning for a record-equalling 7th series on Sky Max". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
^ Max, Goldbart (22 January 2025). "Brassic To End After Seven Seasons On Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
^ "Mr Bigstuff to return for Series 2". British Comedy Guide. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
^ "Sky & NOW what to watch 2025". Sky Group. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "Victory lap for A League of Their Own". Sky Group. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
^ Richardson, Jay (24 April 2024). "Sky orders specials from Stewart Lee, John Kearns, Tom Davis and more". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
^ 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.
^ "First look at Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander in Sky Original thriller The Iris Affair, from acclaimed Luther writer, creator and showrunner Neil Cross". Sky Group. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
^ 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.
^ Goldbart, Max (20 February 2024). "White Lotus Star Will Sharpe To Play Musical Genius Mozart For Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ Ntim, Zac (4 December 2024). "Gugu Mbatha-Raw To Lead Sky Limited Series Inheritance From Writer Karla Crome". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
^ White, Peter (30 October 2024). "Prisoner Drama Series From Matt Charman Greenlit At Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
^ Goldbart, Max (6 February 2025). "Tahar Rahim & Boiling Point's Izuka Hoyle Cast In Sky Series Prisoner From Matt Charman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
^ Yossman, K.J. (21 August 2024). "Yellowstone's Kelly Reilly to Lead New Sky Drama Under Salt Marsh". Variety. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ 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.
^ Richardson, Jay (17 December 2024). "Romesh Ranganthan shoots Sky Max travelogue Can't Knock The Hustle". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "Danny Dyer sets out to save the Great British holiday in brand new Sky Original series, The Dyers' Caravan Park". Sky Group. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
^ "Live from London, it's Saturday Night!". Sky Group. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
^ "Sky acquires highly anticipated suburban-thriller series starring Sarah Snook, All Her Fault, exclusively in the UK and Ireland". Sky Group. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

[SkyOne-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Moved from Sky One

[12] Simulcast on Sky Atlantic.

[14] Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1996–2015

[16] Moved from Peacock UK

[17] Moved from Sky Sci-Fi

[18] Moved from Amazon Prime Video

[32] Moved from Sky One. Co-production with Acorn TV

[33] Moved from Sky One. Co-production with ABC TV

[34] Co-production with Sky Atlantic (Sky Deutschland)

[35] Revival series. Previously aired on BBC Two from 1994–96 and ITV from 1998–2004

[36] Moved to Netflix for series 4

[37] Previously aired on Fox UK (series 1–10) and Disney+ (series 11)

[38] Previously aired on Disney+

[1] "Sky Max". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[2] "Sky One axed in Sky channel revamp". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[3] Slattery, Laura. "Goodbye Sky One, the 'experiment' that became part of an empire". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[4] "Sky makes changes to entertainment portfolio unveiling Sky Showcase and Sky Max". www.skygroup.sky. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[5] "Sky One: When will it close and what new shows will air on Showcase and Max?". 28 July 2021.

[6] Kanter, Jake (27 July 2021). "Sky Overhauls UK Channel Portfolio; Retires Sky One & Launches Sky Showcase". Deadline Hollywood.

[8] Richardson, Jay (17 June 2024). "Brassic returning for a record-equalling 7th series on Sky Max". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

[9] Max, Goldbart (22 January 2025). "Brassic To End After Seven Seasons On Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

[10] "Mr Bigstuff to return for Series 2". British Comedy Guide. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

[2025_Releases-11] "Sky & NOW what to watch 2025". Sky Group. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

[13] "Victory lap for A League of Their Own". Sky Group. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.

[ComedyRenewals-15] Richardson, Jay (24 April 2024). "Sky orders specials from Stewart Lee, John Kearns, Tom Davis and more". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2025.

[19] 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.

[20] "First look at Niamh Algar and Tom Hollander in Sky Original thriller The Iris Affair, from acclaimed Luther writer, creator and showrunner Neil Cross". Sky Group. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

[21] 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.

[22] Goldbart, Max (20 February 2024). "White Lotus Star Will Sharpe To Play Musical Genius Mozart For Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

[23] Ntim, Zac (4 December 2024). "Gugu Mbatha-Raw To Lead Sky Limited Series Inheritance From Writer Karla Crome". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

[24] White, Peter (30 October 2024). "Prisoner Drama Series From Matt Charman Greenlit At Sky". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[25] Goldbart, Max (6 February 2025). "Tahar Rahim & Boiling Point's Izuka Hoyle Cast In Sky Series Prisoner From Matt Charman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[26] Yossman, K.J. (21 August 2024). "Yellowstone's Kelly Reilly to Lead New Sky Drama Under Salt Marsh". Variety. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[27] 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.

[28] Richardson, Jay (17 December 2024). "Romesh Ranganthan shoots Sky Max travelogue Can't Knock The Hustle". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

[29] "Danny Dyer sets out to save the Great British holiday in brand new Sky Original series, The Dyers' Caravan Park". Sky Group. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

[30] "Live from London, it's Saturday Night!". Sky Group. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

[31] "Sky acquires highly anticipated suburban-thriller series starring Sarah Snook, All Her Fault, exclusively in the UK and Ireland". Sky Group. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

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Sky Max

Current programming

Comedy drama

Unscripted

Game shows

Reality

Acquired programming

Upcoming programming

Drama

Comedy drama

Unscripted

Reality

Variety

Acquired programming

Former programming

Drama

Comedy drama

Unscripted

Reality

Variety

Acquired programming

Second-run programming

Notes

References

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