Watching HBO in Germany: These are your options

The US cable channel HBO is responsible for a large number of absolute top series. These are also very popular in Germany, but are not available directly from the provider. We explain which ways there are.

An assortment full of mega hits: HBO is also very popular in Germany.

As a viewer in Germany, you cannot simply subscribe to HBO directly. However, that doesn't mean there's no way to watch the content.

How to watch HBO programming in Germany

• In the German market, HBO cooperates exclusively with Sky. With a Sky subscription, you thus have access to most of the top hits, and even without a time delay. This was particularly popular with "Game of Thrones", for example.
• Alternatively, you can also resort to a little trick. This is not illegal, but requires a technical trick: HBO Nordic offers HBO content specifically for the Swedish market. With the help of a VPN tool that gives you a Swedish IP address, you can subscribe to the service. You can see all content there in English, but not in German.
• There is a similar method for Apple users, because for iOS and Apple TV there is the app HBO Now. To use this, you have to pretend a US location via proxy or VPN tool. You also need an Apple ID registered in the US. Here, too, German versions are not included.
• Also possible: Many shows are available at Amazon Prime Video, but mostly not included in the Prime offer. There are thus additional costs per episode or season, as shown here with the example of "Game of Thrones".

From a purely convenient point of view, as well as in terms of language options, Sky as well as Amazon Prime Video are thus the most popular solutions, although not the only ones. Whether and which method is most worthwhile for you is therefore not least a question of cost.