Someone on IMDB claimed there was some trivia stating Max is a Belgian/Shepherd mix, not pure Belgian. Which I was ecstatic about because I could not see him being quite purebred.
The head looks too German Shepherd, not that Collie-like fineness totally. Also the racoon-masked markings coming through, which I don’t think I’ve seen on a Belgian before. And the tail seems a bit too feathered whereas BelMals are pretty smooth-Collie-like whiplike again.
Yet it seems everyone is saying he is a pure BelMal?
You are right, the dog in the preview does not look like a BelMal. Perhaps a short coated red sable GSD?