HBO Max watch party
Watch HBO Max with friends in other places, at the same moment, with chat and a free call beside the picture.
TellyJam is coming to the Chrome Web Store soon.
Tested live on HBO Max in Chrome, from opening an invite link to steady sync within about 20 to 55 milliseconds. Ad breaks on the Basic with Ads plan have not come up in our tests yet.
Start an HBO Max watch party
- Add TellyJam to Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer. It’s free, with no account.
- Open HBO Max, pick a title and press play.
- Click TellyJam in your browser’s toolbar and choose Start a party. The chat opens beside the video. If you don’t see TellyJam, click the puzzle icon and pin it.
- Copy the invite link from the sidebar and send it to your friends in any app.
Join a party
- Open the invite link in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.
- Choose Join the party. TellyJam opens the same title on HBO Max in that tab and joins you in.
- No TellyJam yet? The invite page shows how to add it. Then come back and join with one click.
What you can do
- Press play, pause or skip once, and everyone follows within a fraction of a second.
- Chat beside the video, with emoji, replies and reactions that float over the picture.
- Free voice and video calls for up to 6 people, right in the sidebar.
- Start together with a 3, 2, 1 countdown, or let only hosts control playback.
- Polls, and a queue of titles everyone can vote on.
- Fullscreen with the chat still beside the picture.
- A refresh or a dropped connection doesn’t end the party. You rejoin as the same person.
- When the next episode starts, the party follows the host.
Good to know
- Works on hbomax.com, and on older play.hbomax.com and play.max.com links.
- Everyone needs their own HBO Max account. TellyJam never streams, records or shares video.
Questions
Does everyone need HBO Max?
Yes. Each person watches on their own HBO Max account, in their own browser. TellyJam keeps playback in sync and carries the chat.
Does it work with HBO Max Basic with Ads?
It is built to. When someone reaches an ad, the party waits for them, then everyone resumes together. No HBO Max ad break has come up in our tests yet, so this is not confirmed on HBO Max. It is tested on Prime Video’s plan with ads.
Do old Max links still work?
Yes. Older links to play.hbomax.com and play.max.com work as well as links to hbomax.com.
Does the party follow to the next episode?
Yes. When the host goes to the next episode, everyone else follows.
Related guides
- Netflix watch partyTested live in Chrome. Chat, free calls and next-episode follow.
- Prime Video watch partyTested live on a plan with ads, on primevideo.com and Amazon.
- A watch party that works with adsHow the party waits for ad breaks, and what is tested.
- Netflix watch party on FirefoxTellyJam runs in Firefox 140 or newer.
Ready to watch together?
TellyJam is free, with no account. Add it to Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.
TellyJam is coming to the Chrome Web Store soon.
TellyJam is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by HBO Max or Warner Bros. Discovery. HBO Max is a trademark of its owner.