Looney Tunes is the latest victim of HBO Max’s library culling.
The streamer has retired seasons 16-31 of the animated series, which translates to 256 shorts from 1950 to 2004, Vulture reports. The site notes that HBO Max chose not to renew its license to the Warner Bros. shorts after it expired in late 2022.
Looney Tunes is the latest series to fall victim to Warner Bros. Discovery’s cost-cutting efforts at HBO Max. Since early December, the streamer has canceled FBoy Island, Legendary, Minx (which has been renewed for Season 2 and production is almost complete), and Love Life. Meanwhile, canceled HBO dramas The Nevers, Westworld and The Time Traveler’s Wife were among the content pulled from HBO Max’s library, as was Raised by Wolves, Finding Magic Mike and Head of the Class. Warner Bros. Discovery plans to buy the titles on free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services like Pluto TV, Tubi and Peacock.
The Looney Tunes news was first reported by the Twitter account @thecartoonnews.
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