HBO has announced they will offer hundreds of hours of free programming for a limited time on HBO NOW and HBO GO, without a subscription, starting on Friday, April 3rd, 2020. The Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie was highlighted as one of the movies that will be available for free.

Press Release - HBO Encourages Viewers to #StayHomeBoxOffice with Hundreds of Hours of Free Programming

New York, NY, April 2, 2020 -- To provide some entertainment relief for those doing their part to keep everyone safe and healthy in this time of social isolation, HBO is making almost 500 hours of top programming available to stream for free for a limited time on HBO NOW and HBO GO–without a subscription–starting this Friday, April 3. The list of free programming includes every episode of nine iconic HBO series such as The Sopranos, Veep, Six Feet Under and The Wire; major Warner Bros. blockbusters from HBO’s current catalog like Pokémon Detective Pikachu, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and Crazy, Stupid, Love; and 10 riveting HBO documentaries and docu-series including McMillion$ and The Case Against Adnan Syed.

All of the programming will be available to stream without a subscription starting Friday by downloading the HBO NOW or HBO GO apps or by visiting HBONOW.com or HBOGO.com. The content will also be made available for free via participating distribution partners’ platforms in the coming days. This is the first time HBO has made this volume of programming available outside of the paywall on HBO NOW & HBO GO.

Source: https://pressroom.warnermediagroup.com/us/media-release/hbo-0/stayhomeboxoffice/hbo-encourages-viewers-stayhomeboxoffice-hundreds-hours-free-programming