As a total movie and TV fanatic, I always check out what’s new on HBO Max each month, and they seriously have everything! Beyond just their big, original shows and the stuff coming in August 2026, what’s cool is how they pull together content from all over Warner Bros. Discovery – like, you’ll find shows from HBO and stuff from channels like Food Network, TLC, and Discovery all in one place. It means there’s always a ton to pick from, no matter what you’re in the mood for.
While HBO Max includes many HBO originals from the network and the platform, the other shows that comprise the streamer’s mix of programming is interestingly diverse. With the Warner Brothers Discovery umbrella bringing networks together that cover all angles of programming, HBO Max has always been a platform that has a little bit of everything. Though it can feel like an overwhelming task to choose from the wide selection of TV and movies that the platform offers, having something from quite literally every genre of television show and film is a great way for HBO Max to fully stand out.
While August 2026 isn’t the platform’s biggest month of releases, much of what’s to come for HBO Max throughout the month should be cause for excitement. Viewers will have the chance to lock in and watch shows from the larger Warner Bros. Discover portfolio, including shows that range from 1000-lb Roomies to the highly-anticipated HBO Max original Lanterns, as well as films that span from horror to romantic comedy and back again. With such a diverse range of titles joining the platform this month, August is going to be an incredibly great time for HBO Max subscribers to tune in.
24. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 1st
- Amy
- Barbarian
- Bells Are Ringing
- Billy Budd
- Blockers
- Epic
- Flipper’s New Adventure
- Great White Highway (Discovery)
- Hall Pass
- Hall Pass: Enlarged Edition
- Happy Feet Two
- It Comes At Night
- Macao
- Miss Sloane
- Mojave
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- Orphan
- Practical Magic
- Put A Ring On It: Cheat Hab (OWN)
- Quo Vadis
- Road House (1989)
- Sicario
- Smart Money
- Stand by Me
- Strike Up the Band
- Taxi!
- The Band Wagon
- The Crimson Pirate
- The Fighting 69th
- The Kennel Murder Case
- The Rain People
- The Sea Chase
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
- The Wrong Man
- The Yearling
- Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill (Discovery)
- Tusk
- Who’s That Knocking at My Door?
- You Can’t Get Away with Murder
23. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 3rd
- Naked And Afraid: Shipwrecked: Season 1
22. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 4th
- Chopped: Volume 4, Season 64 (Food Network)
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks (HBO Original)
21. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 6th
- Monsters of God (HBO Original)
20. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 7th
- Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: Season 1
- House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 215 (HGTV)
- House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 260 (HGTV)
- The Invisible Guest
- The Strangers: Chapter 2
19. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 8th
- Belle Collective: Season 8 (OWN)
18. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 9th
- Heart & Hustle: Houston: Season 2 (OWN)
17. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 10th
- Double Lives of Suburban Wives: Season 1 (TLC)
- A TLC original, Double Lives of Suburban Wives is a play on the popular Secret Lives of Mormon Wives franchise, but the new series won’t be digging into religion, swapping it out for adult digital content creation as the focal point of the series. Following six couples who maintain fairly standard suburban lives on the outside, the show will document their work with adult content creation online, showing off their double lives as they move through the world. An original docuseries with a strong hook, the TLC series will premiere on August 9, then hit HBO Max on August 10.
16. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 11th
- The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door (CNN Films)
15. Everything Coming To HBO Max On August 12th
- Signs of a Psychopath: Season 11 (ID)
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