Content ratings on HBO Max
Content ratings can help you make informed streaming decisions for you and your family.
- Ratings are set by HBO Max or by local content rating organizations.
- HBO Max has a dedicated team that reviews content and works with local organizations to set the most appropriate rating for each country.
- HBO Max includes content descriptors, when appropriate and necessary.
- Ratings may vary by country.
Where can I find ratings in HBO Max?
Content ratings appear throughout HBO Max. Here's some of the places you'll find ratings:
- On the title's description and more info screen
- In the upper-left corner when you first start watching something
- In search results
- In the video player
- On the Home screen
TV and movie ratings
In the United States, HBO Max uses the TV Parental Guideline ratings and the Motion Picture Association ratings.
- Y (All Children): This program is designed to be appropriate for all children.
- Y7 (Older Children): This program is designed for children aged 7 and above.
- Y7-FV (Older Children: Fantasy Violence): This program is designed for older children (age 7+) and contains fantasy violence.
- G (General Audience): Most parents would find this program appropriate for all ages.
- PG (Parental Guidance): This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
- 14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned): This program contains some material that parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.
- MA (Mature Audience Only): This show is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.
For more info about these TV ratings, go to thetvboss.org/tv-ratings.
TV series ratings: The ratings on a TV series details screen are the highest maturity rating for an episode in the series.
- G (General Audiences): Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.
- PG (Parental Guidance Suggested): Parents urged to give "parental guidance." May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
- PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned): Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
- R (Restricted): Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
- NC-17: Clearly adult. Children are not admitted.
For more info about the Motion Picture Association ratings, go to motionpictures.org/film-ratings.
Set ratings for a Kids profile
You can create a Kids profile that limits what content is available to your child and what content they can watch. When you edit a Kids profile, you can choose from the following rating groups:
- G, TV-Y (Up to Age 5): Content is designed for the youngest viewers.
- G, TV-Y7, TV-G (Ages 6+): Content may include mild fantasy or comedic violence. Contains little or no strong language or sexual content.
- PG, TV-PG (Ages 10+): Content may contain mild language, suggestive dialogue, sexual situations, and/or moderate violence.
- PG-13, TV-14 (Ages 13+): Content may contain coarse language, suggestive dialogue, sexual situations, and/or intense violence.
By default, a new Kids profile is set to PG and TV-PG (Ages 10+) ratings. When you set ratings for a profile, that profile can only find and watch episodes and movies at or below the ratings you selected.
Ratings can also be set for an Adult profile. By default, a new Adult profile can watch all content ratings.
To change ratings for a profile, you need to Edit the profile.
Content ratings not working?
If the ratings you set for a Kids profile aren't working as expected, check the following:
- Check to see if restrictions are set on your device (e.g., on iOS check for Parental controls). If the device your child is using has parental controls that are more restrictive than the Ratings you set in HBO Max, HBO Max will follow the parental controls set on the device.
- HBO Max doesn't follow parental controls that you may have set with your TV provider.
