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'True Blood,' 'The Wire,' and More to Stream Free on HBO

A triptych of queer HBO characters.

The service wants you to stay at home.

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A lot of people are at home streaming various television shows -- a whole lot of people. With the White House announcing that social distancing recommendations have been extended nationwide through April 30, and more states issuing shelter-in-place orders, we expect for a lot more of that happen. So, to give us something all to watch, HBO is launching Stay Home Box Office.

Yes, kids: STAY HOME!

Launching at midnight, the company has made a collection of projects available to stream for free on HBO NOW and HBO GO -- all in the months leading up to the launch of HBO Max. The upload contains nine series, as well as ten documentaries, and 20 other movies. It's a pretty good mix with Veep, Succession, The Case Against Adnan Syed, and Happy Feet Two all making the cut. In terms of projects with queer characters specifically: The Wire is pretty queer, notably with the series "villain" Omar Little. There's also Lafayette Reynolds in the iconic vampire drama True Blood. Oh, and we can't forget about Dave, a lead in the dark Six Feet Under.

Below is a listing of the 39 projects in full. It totals up to almost 500 hours of content so get streaming.

Series

Ballers
Barry
Silicon Valley
Six Feet Under
The Sopranos
Succession
True Blood
Veep
The Wire

Documentaries

The Apollo
The Case Against Adnan Syed
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
The Inventor Jane Fonda in Five Acts
Love You, Now Die
McMillion$
True Justice
United Skates
We Are the Dream

Movies

Arthur
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Blinded By the Light
The Bridges of Madison County
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Empire of the Sun
Forget Paris
Happy Feet Two
Isn't It Romantic?
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Midnight Special
My Dog Skip
Nancy Drew And The Hidden Staircase
Pan
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Red Riding Hood
Smallfoot
Storks
Sucker Punch
Unknown

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Mikelle Street

Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.

Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.