DC Universe Shows on Max

What is the DC Universe hub on Max?

The DC Universe hub—included with your Max^TM (formerly HBO Max) subscription—lets you stream 160+ live-action and animated series and movies based on DC comic books. You won’t find every DC film or TV adaptation, but there’s enough content to satisfy hardcore DC fans.

Now, compelled by Wonder Woman’s golden lasso, we’ll tell you the juicy details about the DC Universe in the following guide. We might even tell you where to stream the DC Universe movies and shows missing from Max

Jump to:

• How to stream DC Universe
• DC Universe movies and shows
• DC Universe animated movies and shows
• DC shows missing from Max
• Max plans and pricing

How to stream DC Universe

It’s easy. Just subscribe to Max (if you haven’t already), navigate to the Hubs section, select “DC,” and choose an adventure.

But, of course, you’ll need an internet connection. Max suggests a minimum of 5 Mbps for HD streaming and at least 50 Mbps to stream in 4K.

DC Universe movies and shows

Like we said, the DC Universe hub doesn’t have every movie and show based on DC comics titles. But it’s still quite the library, and all future DC titles will land here. Some new Warner Bros.–produced DC movies will even premiere on Max (but most will come to the service after a 45-day theatrical window).

Let’s break down the current library (and see where to stream some of the missing DC shows and movies).

DC Universe content breakdown

DC movies on Max (complete list)

Below we show you all 39 of the live-action DC Universe movies on Max as of December 18, 2023. As you can see, DC fans, it’s a quality-rich lineup. You can relive the memories of the original Superman quadrilogy, every Batman movie, and the Dark Knight trilogy—and also experience the contemporary thrills of the Suicide Squad and Harley Quinn movies, Blue Beetle, The Flash, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

DC shows on Max (complete list)

Are these the best DC shows on the Max DC Universe hub? Well, they’re the only live-action DC series on the service. But James Gunn’s Peacemaker and Watchmen are phenomenal.

DC Universe Max animation

If you’re wondering where to watch DC animated movies and shows, Max’s DC Universe is the place. I mean, we’re talking about content based on comic books, so it’s no surprise that 108 of the 160+ current DC Universe titles are animated.

Unfortunately, we can’t list all 94 animated DC movies here, but here’s a partial list that includes the entire DC Animated Movie Universe and then some. And, following that, a complete list of DC animated series on Max.

DC Universe animated movies (partial list)

• Batman: Assault on Arkham
• Batman: Bad Blood
• Batman: Hush
• Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
• Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
• Batman: Soul of the Dragon
• Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
• Batman vs. Robin
• Constantine: City of Demons
• The Death of Superman
• Green Lantern: Beware My Power.
• Injustice
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

• Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
  
• Justice League: War World
• Justice League vs. Teen Titans
  
• Justice League: War
• Justice League Dark
• Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
• Justice Society: World War II
• The League of Superpets
• Legion of Super-Heroes
• The Lego Batman Movie
• Lego Batman the Movie: DC Super Heroes Unite
• Lego The Flash
• Lego Justice League vs. Bizarro League
• Lego Shazam! Magic and Monsters

• Reign of the Supermen
• Son of Batman
• Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
• Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
• Superman: Man of Tomorrow
• Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
  
• Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
• Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
• Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
• Vixen
• Wonder Woman: Bloodlines

DC Universe animated series (complete list)

• The Adventures of Aquaman
• The Batman (2004)
• Batman Beyond
• Batman: The Animated Series
• Batwheels
• Harley Quinn
• Justice League

• Meet the Batwheels
• My Adventures with Superman
• Static Shock
• Superman: The Animated Series
• Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic
• Wonder Woman
• Young Justice

* Max Original

DC shows missing from Max

Unfortunately, not every DC movie and series is streaming on the Max DC Universe hub. We’ve listed the absent content below, along with alternate ways to watch everything.

“VOD” (video on demand) means that you can rent or purchase the title on Apple TV, Prime Video, Redbox, Roku, Vudu, and other services.

DC movies missing from Max

• The Kitchen (VOD)
• The Return of Swamp Thing 1989 (Fubo, Night Flight Plus, Pluto TV, Tubi, VOD)
• Stardust (Amazon Prime Video, Fubo, MGM+, Paramount+, VOD)
• Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (VOD)
• Swamp Thing (Freevee, Tubi, VOD)

DC shows missing from Max

• Arrow (Netflix, VOD)
• Black Lightning (Netflix, VOD)
• The Flash 1990 (VOD)
• The Flash 2014 (DIRECTV, Netflix, VOD)
• Krypton (Tubi, VOD)
• DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Netflix, VOD)

• Smallville (Hulu, VOD)
• Supergirl (Netflix, VOD)
• Swamp Thing animated series*
• Swamp Thing 1990 (Pluto TV, VOD)
• Swamp Thing 2019 (Tubi, VOD)

* Unavailable to stream as of Mar. 3, 2022

Max plans and pricing

Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.

Final take

The Max DC Universe hub is the official and best place to watch DC movies and shows. The Max streaming service already offers amazing BANG! for your buck, but the DC Universe adds heaps of value to the service with an almost-complete library of live action and animated DC shows and movies. If you’re a DC Comics fan, you should definitely subscribe.

Methodology

We’ve watched hundreds of hours of Max, including dozens of hours of content on the service’s DC Universe hub. We took that testing experience and compared it to the hundreds of hours we’ve spent with other streaming services to determine how valuable Max’s plans, pricing, features, and ultimately its DC content compares. For more on our process, see our How We Rank page.

How to watch DC Universe on Max FAQ