HBO becomes shelter-in-place hero with free programming

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Tomorrow HBO will become SHBO.

Part of a new #StayHomeBoxOffice campaign, the premiere TV channel will offer nearly 500 hours of its marquee programming to stream for free with no subscription required.

The length of the promotion isn't listed, but let's be honest, you have plenty of time to power through even their longest-running shows. The nine full TV series that will be available are "Ballers," "Barry," "Silicon Valley," "Six Feet Under," "The Sopranos," "Succession," "True Blood," "Veep," and "The Wire."

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They'll also be offering 10 docuseries, including Bay Area-related titles like "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley" and "We Are the Dream: The Kids of the MLK Oakland Oratorical Fest."

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The 20 Warner Bros. theatrical releases include newer hits like "Pokémon Detective Pikachu" as well as older critical favorites like "Empire of the Sun."

While Amazon Prime subscribers may be surprised to learn they already have access to some of these older television series, it's still worth commending HBO on its efforts to help combat the spread of coronavirus (and introduce younger viewers to "The Sopranos.").

See the entire list of available shows and films here.

Dan Gentile is a digital editor at SFGATE. Email: Dan.Gentile@sfgate.com | Twitter: @Dannosphere