A Complete Guide to HBO Max Original Shows and Movies

Here's a handy list of what's on and what's coming soon.

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'Made For Love' | John P. Johnson/HBO Max
'Made For Love' | John P. Johnson/HBO Max

With an impressive library drawn from HBO, TBS, TNT, Adult Swim, Nat Geo, and Warner Bros. movie properties, HBO Max launched in spring 2020 and has been clawing up the streaming-service ladder ever since. HBO Max has also steadily built out its own original programming, and has scored some episodic hits of its own while also serving as a launching pad during the pandemic for this year's Warner Bros. movies on the same date they hit theaters. We're tracking all of HBO Max's existing and upcoming scripted and unscripted shows and movies here, many of which featuring exciting names behind them, so keep checking back to see what's heading your way soon.

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Adventure Time: Distant Lands
'Adventure Time: Distant Lands' | HBO Max

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

3 specials, 45 minutes each
Pendleton Ward's beloved Cartoon Network series may have wrapped up after eight years in 2018, but that doesn't mean we've taken our final journey into the land of Ooo just yet. Adventure Time: Distant Lands is a four-part special that revisits some characters who weren't as thoroughly explored as others. Thus far, three episodes—one about BMO, one that finds Marceline and Princess Bubblegum facing off with an enemy from Glass Kingdom, and one reuniting Finn and Jake—have been released. 

An American Pickle

Movie, 1 hour 29 minutes
Seth Rogen stars in this comedy directed by Brandon Trost about Herschel Greenbaum, a struggling 1920s laborer with dreams of a better life in America, who falls into a vat of pickle juice and is brined for 100 years, perfectly preserved until he emerges a century later and has to figure out how to connect with his only living relative, a young computer coder also played by Seth Rogen. 

Arthur's Law

1 season, 6 episodes
What's the German word for "planning to murder your wife for the life insurance"? That's what a down-a-his-luck man plans to do in this dark comedy imported from Germany, (obviously) causing a disastrous chain of events. 

Baketopia

1 season, 12 episodes
In Baketopia, YouTube baking sensation Rosanna Pansino brings her adorable style of cake and dessert decorating to HBO Max. She hosts this competition series that sees bakers collecting ingredients to make larger-than-life, Pinterest-worthy cakes. 

Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy

Comedy special, 58 minutes
Comedian Beth Stelling's first-ever comedy special in which she tries to have tough conversations about what it's like to be a woman today.

The Big Shot with Bethenny
'The Big Shot with Bethenny' | HBO Max

The Big Shot with Bethenny

1 season, 7 episodes
This show finds Bethenny Frankel returning to reality TV. No, the former Real Housewives of New York star isn't dipping back into the Housewives universe: This is an all-new show in which the business mogul puts aspiring execs to the test for a spot on her Skinnygirl team, a la The Apprentice.

The Bridge

1 season, 6 episodes
This competition series finds 12 contestants attempting to build an 850ft bridge with few supplies in order to get to a cash prize stuck on an island in the middle of the British wilderness.

Charm City Kings

Movie, 2 hours 4 minutes
Rapper Meek Mill made his acting debut in this coming-of-age film as the leader of a Baltimore dirt bike group who takes a young boy (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) under his wing when he's desperate to join the crew after his brother's death. 

Chelsea Handler: Evolution

Comedy special, 1 hour 8 minutes
In Chelsea Handler's latest stand-up special, the comedian is looking inward at her personal journey toward becoming more self-aware and how her experience with therapy helped get her there. 
 

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'Class Action Park' | HBO Max

Class Action Park

Documentary, 1 hour 30 minutes
This documentary examines the wild story behind the notorious Action Park, a long-shuttered amusement park in Vernon, New Jersey that was chock full of hazardous rides and safety and labor violations.

Close Enough

2 seasons, 16 episodes
An adult animation comedy series from J.G. Quintel, the creator of Cartoon Network's irreverent Regular Show, Close Enough follows a millennial family living with roommates, and all the strange, surreal antics the group gets up to. 

Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show 

Comedy special, 49 minutes
Colin Quinn wrangled a handful of his comic friends like Rachel Feinstein, Chris DiStefano, Keith Robinson, and others for a night of laughs in this stand-up special, shot at a drive-in movie theater. 

The Dog House: UK

1 season, 8 episodes
Animal lovers, here come the waterworks. This docuseries, which originally aired on Channel 4 in the UK, is about a dog rescue center in the British countryside and tells the adoption stories of all its four-legged friends.

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'Doom Patrol' | Bob Mahoney/2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./HBO Max

Doom Patrol

2 seasons, 16 episodes
The second season of DC Universe's quite good superhero team-up show, about a group of superpowered people who all got their powers through tragic circumstances, premiered on the platform. The first season of the show followed the five heroes as they attempted to find and rescue their creator and protector the Chief, who had been kidnapped by Mr. Nobody. The second season is also available on DC Universe.

Ellen's Next Great Designer

1 season, 4 episodes
There can be a competition series about just about anything these days, and this one puts furniture designer's upholster, building, and creativity skills in action. Ellen Degeneres, who is apparently a big design fan, hosts and fellow furniture fan Scott Foley (Scandal, Whiskey Cavelier) is among the judges.

Equal 

1 season, 4 episodes
This four-part docudrama features historical footage and reenactments from stars like Samira Wiley, Cheyenne Jackson, and others to chronicle the LGBTQ+ movement in the 20th century leading up to the Stonewall Uprising of 1969. Billy Porter narrates.

The Event

1 season, 4 episodes
A docuseries that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the planning and execution of elaborate events put on by famed restaurateur Wolfgang Puck and his catering company. 

Expecting Amy

1 season, 3 episodes
This three-part documentary series follows comedian Amy Schumer as she created her stand-up special Growing during her difficult pregnancy. Described as "unfiltered and intimate," Expecting Amy is directed and edited by Alexander Hammer, who also edited Beyoncé's Homecoming Coachella concert doc.

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'The Flight Attendant' | Phil Caruso/HBO Max

The Flight Attendant

1 season, 8 episodes
Kaley Cuoco stars in this adaptation of Chris Bohjalian's popular novel of the same name as a flight attendant with a penchant for partying who wakes up in a hotel in Bangkok with a passenger she spent the night with—only to find him murdered and her with no recollection of what happened the night before.

Frayed

1 season, 6 episodes
A comedy series set in 1989, Frayed follows fabulously wealthy London housewife Sammy Cooper, who is forced to return to her hometown in Australia and confront the reasons why she fled to another country years before. This is the US premiere of the series, which was broadcast in 2019 by the Australian Broadcasting Company and Sky in the UK. 

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion

Special, 1 hour 15 minutes
Although it's not a new episode to check in on the Fresh Prince all grown up, the original cast including Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Alfonso Ribeiro, and others got back together to for a candid conversation reminiscing on the classic sitcom upon its 30th anniversary.

Friends: The Reunion

Special, 1 hour 43 minutes
Friends: They'll be there for you! Unlike the many other reboots floating around HBO Max, this one isn't a revival or even a new episode; the beloved cast simply revisits the set (with the addition of some celebrity guests), shares memories, and plays unseen footage to reminisce on the show. 

Full Bloom

1 season, 8 episodes
Ten rising floral designers compete for a cash prize to help launch their dream florist business by facing off in challenges creating gorgeous displays. 

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'Genera+ion' | Jennifer Clasen/HBO Max

Genera+ion 

1 season, 8 episodes
Genera+ion is a teen series co-created by a teen, Zelda Barnz, daughter of showrunners Daniel and Ben Barnz—so this coming-of-age series counts itself on being an accurate portrayal of Gen Z. Lena Dunham is also on as producer, and the series follows a group of high schoolers discovering their sexualities in a conservative, status-obsessed Orange County community. 

Generation Hustle

1 season, 10 episodes
Millennials just can't stop the grind. This CNN Originals-produced docuseries explores the lengths young professionals go for fame and fortune, featuring profiles of scamming Hollywood execs to frat boys with their own hedge funds and illegal dealings. 

The Great Pottery Throw Down

4 seasons, 32 episodes
If you're a fan of the competition and pleasantries of The Great British Baking Show, good news—this British import comes from TGBBS creators and it's basically just like that except with pottery. It's been on the air overseas since 2015, but it just made its stateside debut on HBO Max.

Gomorrah

4 seasons, 48 episodes
HBO Max snagged the US streaming rights to this popular Italian import from Netflix in mid-2020. Now, four seasons of the series, inspired by Roberto Saviano's crime novels about a mob family in Naples, are available on HBO Max. 

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'Hacks' | Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max

Hacks

1 season, 10 episodes
Jean Smart stars in this comedy as an aging Las Vegas-based comedian who gets sent a young writer (Hannah Einbinder) by her agent to help her stay relevant. The series comes from a handful of Broad City writing alums including Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky. 

Haute Dog

1 season, 12 episodes
You've seen the makeover shows, but have you ever seen a doggie makeover show? This Max original is a whole new pooch-friendly competition series where groomers face off at giving a handful of good boys and gals their best and wildest looks. 

The Head

1 season, 6 episodes
Time to play detective. This six-part thriller hailing from Spain is set at an isolated research center at the South Pole—during winter when it's dark 24/7, for ultra-creepiness. The mystery starts to unfold, though, when a new researcher gets stationed at the camp in springtime and finds the entire team either murdered or missing when he arrives. 

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cult

1 season, 4 episodes
A four-part docuseries about the infamous UFO cult Heaven's Gate, its leader Marshall Applewhite, and what led to the largest mass suicide in US history. 

House of Ho

1 season, 7 episodes
This multi-generational family docusoap follows the Ho family, whose parents emigrated to Houston from Vietnam and started multiple business ventures, including a multi-million-dollar bank and a real estate development company. The reality series focuses on the connections and outrageous drama that ties the family closer together. 

i hate suzie
'I Hate Suzie' | HBO Max

I Hate Suzie

1 season, 8 episodes
British actress Billie Piper stars in the dark comedy I Hate Suzie as Suzie Pickles, a former teen pop star whose life starts to unravel after her phone is hacked and her nude photos leak online. 

Infinity Train

4 seasons, 40 episodes
This animated series created by Regular Show writer Owen Dennis originally aired on Cartoon Network but got the Max original rebrand treatment. Set on an endless train full of fantastical cars that's traveling into oblivion, the anthology tells a story about a different passenger and their personal struggles each season. 

It's a Sin

1 season, 5 episodes
A co-production between HBO Max and Channel 4, the groundbreaking limited series It's a Sin sees indie pop group Years and Years' frontman Olly Alexander in a leading TV role, playing a young gay man who moves to London with his friends during the AIDS pandemic. 

Legendary

2 seasons, 17 episodes
An unscripted series that focuses on the competitive dance style of voguing, Legendary pits eight houses of divas against each other to complete challenges to win a cash prize, ultimately achieving "legendary" status. You may recall this show making headlines for a mistaken announcement that Jameela Jamil (who has not historically identified herself within the LGBTQ+ community) would be a judge and the MC—after a general outcry against the choice HBO Max clarified that the MC will be ballroom legend Dashaun Wesley. Jamil joins Megan Thee Stallion, Law Roach, and Leiomy Maldonado at the judges' table. 

let them all talk
'Let Them All Talk' | HBO Max

Let Them All Talk

Movie, 1 hour 53 minutes
This Steven Soderbergh film takes place on a transatlantic cruise ship where Meryl Streep plays an author who sets sail with her (estranged) best friends portrayed by Candice Bergen and Diane Wiest, her nephew (Lucas Hedges), and literary agent (Gemma Chan) to dig up old wounds en route to a receive a literary award in the UK. 

Locked Down

Movie, 1 hour 57 minutes
Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) is one of the many directors to hop on the pandemic-themed movie bandwagon. Locked Down is a heist-movie/rom-com mash-up about a couple who plan to take advantage of the COVID-19 lockdown and rob the posh London department store Harrod's. Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Ben Stiller are among the cast. 

Love Life

1 season, 10 episodes
Anna Kendrick stars in this anthology series that follows one person's romances throughout their life, from their very first to their last. The series was co-produced by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Spy) and also stars Scoot McNairy, Lesley Manville, and Zoë Chao (Strangers). 

Lucy the Human Chimp

Documentary, 1 hour 19 minutes
This nature documentary offers a look at a fascinating psychological experiment that took place at the University of Oklahoma in the '60s when researchers studied the effects of raising a chimpanzee in a human home environment, and how one woman eased her back into the wild. 

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John P. Johnson/HBO Max

Made for Love

1 season, 10 episodes
An adaptation of Alissa Nutting's popular novel of the same name, Made for Love stars Christin Milioti as a woman who manages to escape from her abusive tech tycoon husband (played by the hysterical Billy Magussen), but discovers he's tracking her with a device he implanted in her brain. There are also sex dolls, dolphins, and Ray Romano. 

Mo Willems and The Storytime All-Stars Present: Don't Let the Pigeon Do Storytime!

1 season, 8 episodes
Forget your typical comedy specials: Children's book author Mo Willems is getting his own live-action special. The author of the popular Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon books is bringing stories and sketches that inspired his work to the stage, and he'll be joined by names like Yvette Nicole Brown and Rachel Dratch to help bring them to life. 

The Murders at White House Farm

1 season, 6 episodes
This is another British import that first aired in early 2020 and is now headed to HBO Max. The six-part miniseries is a dramatization of the twisty murder of the Bamber-Caffell family who died at their home on White House Farm in Essex in the 1985. 

My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood

Special, 54 minutes
Country star Carrie Underwood released the Christmas album My Gift in 2020, and this special sees it brought to life with performances of the tracks from Underwood backed by an orchestra and choir.

on the record
'On the Record' | HBO Max

On the Record

Documentary, 1 hour 38 minutes
A "harrowing" documentary about the struggles of women of color in the #MeToo movement, focusing primarily on the accusers of hip-hop record executive Russell Simmons, made headlines before it was released for its failed deals with the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Apple. But after its Sundance premiere this past winter, HBO Max picked it up, so you can watch the controversial content for yourselves.

On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries

Documentary, 1 hour 34 minutes
Produced by CNN Films, this documentary closely follows the CNN reporters assigned to covering the presidential primaries in early 2020, examining how challenging of a job it is to be a woman in the role.

Perfect Life 

1 season, 8 episodes
Perfect Life is a dramedy hailing from Spain about a 30-something-year-old woman whose husband leaves her and then finds herself pregnant after an impulsive hookup with a stranger. 

Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests

Documentary, 1 hour 25 minutes
Some of us may be fascinated and feel seen by personality tests like Myers-Briggs, but do you know the history of them? This documentary unveils their origin and questions just how ethical and accurate a psychological measure they really are. 

Possessions 

1 season, 6 episodes
The US rights of this StudioCanal thriller series went to HBO Max. It follows a French expatriate in Israel who is accused of murdering her husband on their wedding night, and the French diplomat assigned to the case who becomes enamored with her. 

Pure

1 season, 6 episodes
This adaptation of Rose Cartwright's book of the same name first aired on Channel 4 in the UK before it hit HBO Max. Pure is a British comedy that follows a 24-year-old woman learning to live with mental illness and understand her uncontrollable sexual thoughts as she moves from her small Scottish town to London. 

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'Raised by Wolves' | Coco Van Oppens/HBO Max

Raised By Wolves

1 season, 10 episodes
This sci-fi series, which is executive produced and partly directed by Ridley Scott, was at first billed as a show set on some far-off planet where androids are tasked with raising human children when Earth is no longer inhabitable. It is about that, and much more, making it one of HBO Max's earliest epic, truly original releases. 

Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness

1 season, 4 episodes
Actor and documentarian Ravi Patel spearheads this four-part travel series. But unlike many travel shows where the host gets introduced to the locals, Patel brings his family and friends along in his journey, to both learn local customs of Denmark, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and discuss universal, heady topics with them. 

Roald Dahl's The Witches 

Movie, 1 hour 45 minutes
Growing up, Anjelica Huston probably gave you the frights playing the Grand High Witch in the '90s adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches—and Anne Hathaway has taken up her mantle. She leads the cast in this remake from Richard Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump) of the children's classic about a boy and his grandmother who stumble upon a witch convention and get caught up in their evildoing.

Rose Matafeo: Horndog

Comedy special, 58 minutes
A stand-up special that takes a deep dive into what it means to be horny from New Zealand-based comedian Rose Matafeo.

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'Search Party' | Jon Pack/HBO Max

Search Party

4 seasons, 40 episodes
After broadcasting its first two seasons on TBS, the cultish, underrated comedy Search Party moved over to HBO Max for the rest of its run. The black comedy neo-noir follows a group of young New Yorkers who attempt to solve—and, later, cover up—a murder mystery. 

Selena + Chef 

2 seasons, 20 episodes
This show that came out of the pandemic actually does an isolated production right, and it's a genuinely heartwarming watch. The reality series finds actress/singer Selena Gomez trying to get the hang of cooking while quarantined at home. Each episode finds the star joined by a famous chef, including Roy Choi, Ludo Lefebvre, and others to give her pointers on mastering the kitchen. 

Singletown

1 season, 15 episodes 
Singletown is a reality show that's just asking for trouble. The London-based series invites five young couples to call it quits on their relationship for the time being and spend an unhinged summer apart—partying with other singles, not for personal introspection—to reevaluate whether they want to be together.

Stylish with Jenna Lyons

1 season, 8 episodes
Former J. Crew president and creative director Jenna Lyons fronts this new fashion series that's part documentary style/part competition show, as it follows her as she launches her latest interior design and beauty business ventures, while testing out new creative members for her team.

Superintelligence 

Movie, 1 hour 46 minutes
Funny husband and wife duo Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy teamed up for another comedy. Falcone directs this action comedy starring McCarthy, who plays a regular woman who becomes the first target of an AI, or "superintelligence," that's taken over all of her devices, and must act fast before the technology wreaks havoc on humanity.

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'That Damn Michael Che' | HBO Max

That Damn Michael Che

1 season, 6 episodes 
Those who'd like more of SNL's Michael Che outside of Weekend Update should check out his new comedic reality series. The show finds him (and some of his SNL cohorts) using sketches to explore topics ranging from racial profiling to dating. 

There is No "I" in Threesome

Documentary, 1 hour 27 minutes
New Zealand-based filmmaker Jan Oliver Lucks is the director and subject, along with his partner, in this documentary. As the title suggests, it follows their journey in opening up their relationship to a third partner to explore love in the modern age

12 Dates of Christmas

1 season, 9 episodes
As anyone obsessed with dating shows knows, it's a big deal to bring somebody home to meet the parents, and an even bigger deal to bring them home over the holidays. This reality series tries to match up three singles with the perfect cutie to celebrate Christmas with by sending them on a handful of festive dates under the mistletoe. 

Two Weeks to Live

1 season, 6 episodes
Another British series that made its way to the US via HBO Max, Two Weeks to Live stars Maisie Williams as a young woman raised in isolation by her doomsday prepper mother. When she believes the end really is imminent, she sets out looking for the man who once murdered her father to seek revenge in her "final days."  

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'Unpregnant' | Ursula Coyote/HBO Max

Unpregnant 

Movie, 1 hour 44 minutes
Euphoria actress Barbie Ferreira and Haley Lu Richardson star in this movie about a pair of friends who set out on a road trip from Missouri to New Mexico when one (Richardson) discovers she's pregnant and cannot get an abortion in their home state without her parents' consent. 

Valley of Tears

1 season, 10 episodes
This Israeli import was one of the most expensive shows to produce in all of Israeli TV's history. The war drama chronicles the lead up to and the battles of the October 1973 Yom Kippur War. 

Veneno

1 season, 8 episodes
A Spanish co-production with HBO Max, Veneno is a biographical look at trans icon Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, best known as La Veneno, chronicling her challenging upbringing, rise to fame, and relationship with trans writer Valeria Vegas who wrote her memoir. 

Wahl Street

1 season, 6 episodes
Marky Mark has got a passion for business, baby! This six-part docuseries explores how the actor juggles his career in Hollywood (and mind-boggling daily routine) with his many business ventures, from his clothing line and gyms to, of course, his Wahlburgers restaurants.

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Special, 1 hour 4 minutes
Just ahead of the 2020 election, the cast of West Wing reunited for a stage production of the beloved series' episode "Hartsfield's Landing" to advocate for the organization When We All Vote. Stars Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, and Martin Sheen were among the original cast members who reprised their roles. 

A World of Calm 

1 season, 10 episodes
You know the meditation app Calm that helps you chill out? Well, HBO Max teamed up with its creators for a series version of it, featuring soothing imagery and narration from your favorite celebs including Nicole Kidman and Keanu Reeves to help you, well, get calm. 

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'Zack Snyder's Justice League' | HBO Max

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Movie, 4 hours 2 minutes
HBO Max finally #ReleasedtheSnyderCut! The one true edit of Justice League that fans have demanded since 2017, basically, after director Zack Snyder had to step away from the movie when it was in post-production for personal reasons, and the end result was a horrible mess. The four-hour-long version sees a team-up between Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and Flash in line with Snyder's original vision. 

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Full Bloom (Season 2)

HBO Max, June 10
Ease into summer with another colorful installment of this whimsical Max original, which finds the best florists in the industry and sees them create larger-than-life designs for a cash prize.

Starstruck

Premiere date: June 10
Comedian Rose Matafeo co-wrote and stars in this rom-com series as a Londoner whose life gets turned upside down when she has a one night stand with a man she finds out is a famous movie star. 

Genera+ion (Season 1, Part 2)

Premiere date: June 17
Only the first half of this teen show hit the streamer this spring when it premiered, and it's finally back for eight more installments. 

LFG

Premiere date: June 24
Despite being the most successful international soccer team, the USA women's national soccer team has been trying to earn fair pay for years. This documentary from directing duo Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine (Life According to Sam) gives a first-hand account of the team's fight. 

No Sudden Move

Premiere date: July 1
To follow up his last movie Let Them All Talk, Ocean's filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is returning to his heist movie roots. This star-studded crime movie is set in '50s Detroit, following a group of low-level criminals mysteriously hired to do what seems like an easy job of stealing a document. When things start to go horribly wrong, though, it appears as if they were brought together for some darker ulterior purpose. Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Benicio Del Toro, Ray Liotta, and Julia Fox are among the cast. 

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'Gossip Girl' | Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max

Premiere date: July 10
The new reboot of the 2007 CW series isn't another chronicle in the scandalous lives of Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, but it will introduce a new crop of the Manhattan (and possibly even Brooklyn) teen elite and air all of their dirty little secrets in blog (Twitter? TikTok?) form. Original co-producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are running the show.

Titans (Season 3)

Premiere date: August TBA
This foul-mouthed, violent version of Teen Titans originally aired on DC Universe, and is now moving to HBO Max for its third season. 

The Hype

Premiere date: Summer TBA
Forget Project Runway and the avant garde, mainstream fashion's been about streetwear for years now. This competition show from the team behind Legendary tasks fashion and culture mavens to come up with innovative designs and entrepreneurial plans in regards to streetwear. 

The Other Two

Premiere date: Summer TBA
It's been a long wait for the second season of this still underrated show, which first premiered on Comedy Central in early 2019. Hopefully the story of the two 30-something aimless siblings of a tween pop star will gain more of an audience on HBO Max where its amazing songs can be fully appreciated. 

Sweet Life: Los Angeles

Premiere date: Summer TBA
Issa Rae produced this series that sounds like an IRL, reality TV version of her HBO show Insecure. The series follows a group of young Black professionals in LA as they navigate their mid-20s and making it in their creative fields. 

The Boondocks

Premiere date: TBA 2021
Aaron MacGruder's hilarious Adult Swim anime-inspired staple is getting rebooted for HBO's streaming service on a two-season order and a 50-minute special. Details are light, but we do know that Granddad and his grandsons, Riley and Huey, will have to deal with the neo-Nazis that have established a tyrannical regime in their comfortable suburb. The Boondocks never tiptoed around its bold leftist and racial politics, and we can't wait to see what's in store with MacGruder back as showrunner after stepping away from Season 4.

DC Super Hero High

Premiere date: TBA 2021
We've seen shows about magical academies before, we've even seen schools for super heroes before. But what about an animated series about teens at a seemingly regular high school, who don't even realize they're destined to become supers one day? That's the premise of this all-new DC series, which is executive produced by Elizabeth Banks. 

The Prince

Premiere date: TBA 2021
One of the best meme accounts on all of Instagram is TV producer Gary Janetti's (Family Guy, Will and Grace) page making fun of the British royals. With The Prince, he's turning his long-running joke that Prince George is a scheming snob into an animated comedy where he'll voice George. The rest of the cast is filled out by Orlando Bloom, Sophie Turner, Alan Cumming, and others. 

The Sex Lives of College Girls

Premiere date: TBA 2021
Mindy Kaling is among the writers/producers of this coming-of-age comedy about four roommates from different backgrounds exploring their sexualities their freshman year at a college in Vermont.

Station Eleven

Premiere date: TBA 2021
This adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel's 2014 speculative novel, which followed a troupe of actors and musicians as they traveled an America ravaged by a flu pandemic, doesn't exactly sound like frothy post-2020 escapism. But, given the source material, it should be different from many of the more brutal dystopian tales of recent years. With Mackenzie Davis of Halt and Catch Fire in the lead role, Patrick Somerville (The Leftovers) serving as showrunner, and Hiro Murai (Atlanta) behind the camera, this should be a special one.

Titans

Premiere date: TBA 2021
Titans is another one of DC Universe's series that's getting the HBO Max original rebrand treatment. Two seasons about the young teen titan heroes are available to stream now, and an all-new third one is on the way.

Tokyo Vice

Premiere date: TBA 2021
The pitch for this HBO Max original, which was delayed by the pandemic but should debut this year, is pretty simple: Michael Mann crime drama. Following an American journalist (Ansel Elgort) as he reports on corruption in Tokyo's elite vice squad in the late '90s, with help from a detective played by Ken Watanabe, Tokyo Vice sounds like a potentially captivating mix of The Insider and another famous Mann production with the word "Vice" in the title. Sign us up!

Untiled Nicki Minaj docuseries

Premiere date: TBA 2021
Barbz, it's your time. This six-part docuseries is about the game-changing rapper, her creative process, and personal life. Filmmaker Michael John Warren, who Minaj has previously worked with on documentaries attached to her albums Pink Friday and The PinkPrint, is on as director.

HBO Max also has more original shows they plan to premiere in the near future, including three series produced by J.J. Abrams—one set in the Justice League Dark universe; Overlook, set inside the hotel from Stephen King's The Shining; and 1970s crime show Duster—an adaptation of the popular children's mystery novel The Westing Game, a new comedy from Issa Rae, even more DC comic adaptations like a Green Lantern show, and so much more. 

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