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A24’s ‘Civil War’ and ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ to Begin Streaming Exclusively on Max This September

A24’s “Civil War” and “I Saw The TV Glow” will debut on HBO and be available to stream exclusively on Max in the U.S. this September.

“Civil War,” the dystopian thriller from filmmaker Alex Garland, tells the story of a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach Washington, D.C. before rebel factions descend upon the White House. The film will be available to stream starting Friday, September 13, on Max and will make its linear debut on Saturday, September 14, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on HBO.


The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, and Nick Offerman. It was written and directed by Alex Garland and produced by Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Gregory Goodman.

From writer/director Jane Schoenbrun, “I Saw the TV Glow” follows Owen, a teenager trying to make it through life in the suburbs, when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show. The TV show, a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own, leads to cracks in Owen’s view of reality. The film will be available to stream starting on Friday, September 20, on Max and make its linear debut on Saturday, September 21, at 11:30 PM ET/PT on HBO.


The film stars Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, and Helena Howard, with Fred Durst and Danielle Deadwyler. It was written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun and produced by Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Ali Herting, Sam Intili, and Sarah Winshall.

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