10 Must-Watch Warner Bros. Series Hitting Netflix After the Acquisition

Well, here is a sentence I did not expect to type: Deadline says Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery for $82.7 billion. If that report holds, Netflix would not just license a few shows — it would swallow whole chunks of legacy Hollywood, from Warner Bros. to HBO to HBO Max. The write-up also mentions a corporate carve-out called Discovery Global spinning off in 2026, with the full deal completing after that. Translation: if this actually crosses the finish line, your streaming home screens are going to look very different.

What this means (and why everyone is buzzing)

Deadline frames it as one of the biggest content shifts streaming has ever seen. The piece even suggests you could start opening Netflix in the new year and see former HBO exclusives sitting right next to Stranger Things and Wednesday. That timing note and the 2026 spin-off detail make the roadmap a little messy, but the upshot is clear: there is a potential power shuffle coming that would fold HBO-era heavyweights into Netflix’s ecosystem.

10 HBO Max heavy hitters the report says would land on Netflix

1. Six Feet Under — Alan Ball’s 2001 drama about the Fisher family and their funeral home finds beauty, gallows humor, and uncomfortable truth in life and death. Leads include Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, and Lauren Ambrose, with Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, and Rachel Griffiths rounding out the core ensemble. 5 seasons. Rotten Tomatoes: 81%. Its series finale is still widely treated as an all-timer.

2. Game of Thrones — David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s fantasy saga redefined premium TV spectacle: dragons, palace intrigue, rug-pull twists, and stadium-sized battles. Stars Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, and Maisie Williams. 8 seasons. Rotten Tomatoes: 89%. The ending is divisive, the impact undeniable — and on Netflix, this would be an instant chart hog.

3. The Wire — David Simon’s crime epic peels back Baltimore’s drug trade, politics, schools, and media with bruising realism and empathy. Performances from Dominic West, Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, the legendary Michael K. Williams, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, and John Doman remain career landmarks. 5 seasons. Rotten Tomatoes: 95%. If you only know Dominic West from The Crown, you now get to see him in one of TV’s best.

4. True Detective — Nic Pizzolatto’s anthology crime series reinvents itself each season. The crown jewel is Season 1 with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, but later installments with Mahershala Ali, Colin Farrell, and Rachel McAdams have their own fervent fans. Also featuring Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles. 4 seasons. Rotten Tomatoes: 79%. Eerie, philosophical, and cinematic from frame one.

5. Barry — Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s pitch-black comedy turns a hitman’s acting-class detour into a spiraling, bleakly funny moral collapse. Starring Hader alongside Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan, and Henry Winkler. 4 seasons. Rotten Tomatoes: 98%. Equal parts hilarious and nerve-shredding as the double life keeps cracking.

6. Band of Brothers — From Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks (the duo also behind Masters of the Air), this World War II miniseries follows Easy Company through some of the war’s fiercest fighting. With Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, David Schwimmer, Tom Hardy, and James McAvoy. 1 season. Rotten Tomatoes: 94%. Visceral, respectful, and deeply affecting.

7. The Leftovers — Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta’s haunting drama (set off by a sudden, unexplained disappearance of part of the population) chooses to live with the questions rather than answer them. Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, and Carrie Coon anchor some of TV’s richest character work. 3 seasons. Rotten Tomatoes: 91%. A singular, emotional ride.

8. Succession — Jesse Armstrong’s razor-edged family saga about the Roys, a media dynasty devouring itself in public, is both viciously funny and brutally tense. Brian Cox leads, with Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfadyen, and Alan Ruck in top form. 4 seasons. Rotten Tomatoes: 95%. Prestige TV catnip with barbed-wire one-liners.

9. Chernobyl — Craig Mazin’s five-part miniseries turns the 1986 nuclear disaster into a chilling, humane procedural about truth and accountability. With Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Emily Watson, Jessie Buckley, and Adam Nagaitis. 1 season. Rotten Tomatoes: 95%. Devastating and essential.

10. The Sopranos — David Chase’s landmark mob drama follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini, unforgettable) juggling the family business and, well, family. Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Robert Iler, Steven R. Schirripa, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler complete an iconic ensemble. 6 seasons. Rotten Tomatoes: 92%. The blueprint for modern prestige TV.

About that timeline

The report talks about two clocks at once: some HBO titles surfacing on Netflix as soon as the new year, and a Discovery Global spin-off that would not complete until 2026, after which the deal itself would fully close. In other words, pieces may move sooner, but the full handover would lag behind corporate restructuring. It is a lot to untangle, and details could shift.

Bottom line

If Deadline’s scoop is accurate and the transaction gets across the line, this is a genuine earthquake for streaming and an all-you-can-eat moment for viewers. Which HBO classic are you queuing up first if it lands on Netflix?