Max

## Max Park

> What happened?
> Well, I just met your naked boyfriend, Max.
>
> Cassie Bowden to Annie Mouradian, "Funeralia"

**Max Park** is a character on HBO Max's *The Flight Attendant*. He is portrayed by Deniz Akdeniz.

Max is the apparent boyfriend of Annie Mouradian, though she claims the two of them are not actually boyfriend and girlfriend.

## Throughout the Series

### "Funeralia"

Cassandra "Cassie" Bowden enters her best friend Annie's home, hoping to talk with her about a break-in at her house, only to encounter a shirtless Max. He introduces himself as Annie's boyfriend, and when she replies that Annie doesn't have a boyfriend, he claims that this is only because of her weird rules about no labels in relationships. Cassie replies that Annie simply doesn't have a boyfriend, but when Annie returns home just then, they are forced to deal with it. Later, Annie relates to Max her troubles in looking into Unisphere Asset Management, a company connected with Cassie's case. She tells him that they're "save the dolphins" clean as far as she can tell and indirectly asks him to do some hacking on her behalf in order to dig up dirt. The two of them go out for a walk and Annie reveals more of her frustrations with Cassie: that Cassie is attending a memorial service for Alex Sokolov held by his parents Janet Sokolov and Edward Sokolov, who are very dangerous people. She says that she's going to call in a favor and Max asks her if she really wants to put her neck on the line for Cassie. She replies that they're best friends, and he asks if this is really true, saying that they practically live together, yet he only just met her.

### "Conspiracy Theories"

When Cassie returns from the funeral of Alex Sokolov with a bag of shredded papers from the Sokolov estate, he notes that they weren't even cross-shredded and could easily be put back together. He tells her that it wouldn't be so crazy to do so, that he's found weirder things in people's trash. The two work together and discover that Alex Sokolov was on the board of Minute Jets, a subsidiary of a company called Lionfish that Cassie heard mentioned at the Sokolov estate. They discover that Minute Jets has a regular daily flight and Cassie leaves to investigate it, thanking Max for his help.

### "Other People's Houses"

Cassie remembers that Alex sometimes worked from home and asks Max to come with her to Alex's apartment, hoping that he can aid her in hacking into Alex's computer. Though he is dubious of it, he is charmed by her and agrees to do it. The two of them manage to charm their way into the apartment, but are stymied when they discover that Alex's computer requires an authenticator code to access, something which Max can't simply hack past and can only be obtained by finding either his phone or a key fob. They begin a rapid search of the apartment and Cassie manages to find the key fob, but the two are forced to hide when Miranda Croft breaks into the apartment. After she leaves, they discover that she smashed the laptop in a fit of rage after discovering the need for an authenticator code. Cassie despairs, but then discovers several pieces of unopened mail, one of which has an address for an office containing the Lionfish servers.

The two travel to Lionfish and find the servers. Max makes quick work of it and discovers a regarding of Cassie's friend Megan talking to someone in Korean. He also finds data indicating that Alex took $200 million from Lionfish and moved it somewhere offshore. He digs further, discovering copies of several IDs, including one of Cassie's driver's license marked with the status "Pending." They discover another ID marked "Pending" which features the name of Elena King, but Miranda Croft's picture. Of the many IDs, they are the only two who are still alive. Before they dig any further, a message pops up on the screen about an authentication failure. Max realizes this means that somebody knows they are there right now and they need to leave immediately. They race out of the server room and into a back alley, only to find a car speeding towards them rapidly. Max shoves Cassie out of the way, taking the full impact. Cassie performs chest compressions, shouting for someone, anyone, to come and help.

### "After Dark"

Max is taken to the hospital and goes into surgery, leaving Annie to deal with the fallout. Annie blames Cassie for what happened to Max and is astonished when Cassie continues to lay her personal problems on her, given what happened to Max.

### "Hitchcock Double"

Cassie tells Annie that she regrets every second of putting Max in danger and the two patch up their relationship. Max successfully comes through surgery and when Annie returns to his room, she is astonished when he casually says "Hey" to her. She tells him that he was in a car crash and doesn't get to just say that, but then tells him that she loves him and kisses him. He asks if that means he's her boyfriend now, but she teasingly tells him to calm down, that she hasn't suddenly become an entirely different person.

### "Seeing Double"

Max joins Annie on a call to Cassie, who is in Berlin, Germany, as they arrive in Los Angeles for a visit to her. When Annie mentions that Max is excited about an upcoming visit to his parents, he tells Cassie that Annie is nervous about an upcoming job interview. Cassie arrives back home, where Max and Annie have already used the spare key she told them about to let themselves in. Max asks how her trip was and she says that it was horrible and that she's glad to be home. Cassie notices that Annie is wearing a ring and shouts that she and Max are engaged. Annie, however, replies that they're in "continuous discussions," leading Max to state that she goes into lawyer mode and he immediately surrenders.

## Relationships

### Annie Mouradian

He and Annie are apparently boyfriend and girlfriend. Though she claims that they aren't, he states that this is just a "label thing." Nevertheless, he is comfortable enough in her home to use the shower there and the two go shopping together. He is willing to do her illicit favors, engaging in computer hacking on her behalf.

One year later, Max has offered Annie a ring, which she has accepted. However, he remains annoyed by her commitment issues, as she refuses to refer to it as an engagement ring. It is clear that he is head over heels for Annie, but is becoming impatient by refusal to commit more deeply to the relationship.

### Cassandra Bowden

He hits it off fairly quickly with Cassie, agreeing to help her after she brings home a bag of shredded papers and later assisting her with hacking into Lionfish computers.

## Appearances

Season One
* "Funeralia"
* "Conspiracy Theories"
* "Other People's Houses"
* "Hitchcock Double"

Season Two
* "Seeing Double"
* "Mushrooms, Tasers, and Bears, Oh My!"
* "The Reykjavik Ice Sculpture Festival Is Lovely This Time of Year"
* "Blue Sincerely Reunion"
* "Drowning Women"
* "Brothers & Sisters"
* "No Exit"
* "Backwards and Forwards"

## Trivia

* For the second season of *The Flight Attendant*, Max's actor Deniz Akdeniz stated that viewers would see a "paradigm shift" between this character and that of Annie as they moved into a new chapter of their lives.
* Deniz Akdeniz was credited as a guest star for his appearances as Max in the first season of *The Flight Attendant*, but is billed as starring cast for the second season.

## References

1. ↑ Zoisa Mamet, Deniz Akdeniz & Cast Talk Season 2 of the 'Flight Attendant' on HBO Max. The Knockturnal via YouTube (April 14, 2022). Retrieved on April 15, 2022.