Almost a year after Netflix introduced its shuffle play button, HBO Max has also launched its own button. However, unlike the Netflix version that randomly plays shows and movies from across the service’s catalog based on your viewing history, HBO Max’s is pretty limited in scope. When you tap the shuffle button, the service will randomly pull episodes from one of the 45 shows included in the feature. It is also currently only available on the service’s desktop interface.
It’s unclear whether HBO Max plans to expand the number of programs in the list that can be played at random. WarnerMedia’s service also hasn’t said whether the feature will eventually be available in its apps, though it’s hard to believe it will remain a desktop exclusive. When Netflix first introduced its “play something” button, the company initially made it available only on TV devices. However, six months later, Netflix released it for Android devices and told us that testing for iOS devices would begin in the following months.
Here are the 45 shows included in HBO Max’s list, by deadline:
A world of tranquility
Adventure Time
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Apple & Onion
Chappelle Show
Cheer on the cowardly dog
Craig of the Creek
Control your enthusiasm
Ed, Ed and Eddy
er
Flight of the Conchords
fair prince
friends
Full room
Great pottery throwdown
Hot Ones
How it really happened
impractical jokers
Key and Peele
Looney Tunes
Martin
Mike & Molly
Ordinary performance
Run 911!
Rick & Morty
Robot Chicken
Scooby-Do, where are you!
Selena + Chef
Sesame Street
South Park
Teen Titans go!
The wonderful world of gumball
The Big Bang Theory
The Boondocks
the mentalist
The middle
the babysitter
The office
The shot: uninterrupted
Tom and Jerry
Total drama
Two and a half Men
We Bare Bears
Whose line is it anyway?
Young Sheldon
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