New HBO Max movies and shows drop on a regular basis, and the platform’s January 2026 schedule is gifting you top titles all month long, with brand new premieres of original movies and shows like Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, The Pitt: Season 2, and more. Max launches this month with a plethora of exclusive, high-quality content you’re sure to love, including plenty of new premieres of HBO Max Original titles like Industry: Season 4, Real Time with Bill Maher: Season 24, and 33 Photos from the Ghetto, along with countless other classic titles you know and love from HBO and Discovery+.
So, if you’re wondering what to watch on Max right now, look no further than the freshest titles that come out this month. Here’s a full list and schedule of what’s new on Max this month, plus reviews of the best new movies and shows for January 2026 and beyond:
Best New Movie on HBO Max — January 2026
Throughout each month, HBO Max adds a list of new movies that’s comprised of original programming, old classics, and theatrical titles. Out of a lineup full of award-winning blockbusters and specials, this HBO Original documentary stands out as one of the best new titles coming to the platform in January.
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (Released January 22) *HBO Max Original
This two-party HBO Max Original documentary celebrates the life, work, and unflinching social commentary of legendary actor, comedian, and filmmaker, Mel Brooks. Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! traces Brooks’s career through his early days of televised sketch comedy to his major movies and other incredible credits that have led to the lasting legacy he holds today. Look out for the premiere of this inspiring, informative film streaming exclusively on HBO Max starting this January.
Best New TV Series on HBO Max — January 2026
New Max and HBO series, seasons, and episodes drop this month and next with much anticipation. The lineup of new shows on HBO Max this January features premieres for some of the most hyped series of the year. But among all the hype, this HBO Max Original title stands out. Here is the best new show on the platforms in January.
The Pitt: Season 2 (Released January 8) *HBO Max Original
The critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning medical procedural drama The Pitt returns with a brand new season to kick off the New Year. Season 2 of the HBO Max Original title picks up with faces both fresh and familiar for another 15-hour shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency room on the 4th of July, an entire ten months after the events of Season 1. Get ready to see just why July 4th is called the busiest day for American hospital emergency rooms by catching The Pitt: Season 2 as soon as it drops in January, only on HBO Max.
Stream The Pitt on hbo max on january 8
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1 (Released January 18) *HBO Max Original
The Game of Thrones universe continues to expand on HBO Max with the premiere of this brand new original fantasy drama series created by Ira Parker and George R. R. Martin. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms takes place 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones and revolves around the exploits of young hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his squire, Aegon “Egg” Targaryen (Dexter Sol Ansell). With the Targaryen dynasty ruling the Iron Throne and the last dragons still a recent memory, our unlikely heroes wander Westeros on the way to meeting formidable foes, perilous adventures, and grand destinies. Get swept away in this sweeping story by watching A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1 on HBO Max this month.
Stream A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on hbo max on January 18
HBO Max Schedule January 2026 Releases — Full List
HBO Max’s schedule for January releases features award-winning theatrical movies, original programming premieres, and everything in between. Here is the full list and schedule of everything coming out on Max this month.
Released January 1
All This and Heaven Too
Almost Christmas
A Most Violent Year (A24)
April in Paris
Baby Face
Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World
Blazing Saddles
Bodies Bodies Bodies (A24)
Catwoman (2004)
Constantine
Deception (1946)
Desire Me
Double Wedding
Ex Machina (A24)
Faithless
Fargo (1996)
Fifth Avenue Girl
Frankenstein 1970
Getaway
Glass
Going the Distance
Goodbye, My Fancy
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Green Lantern: First Flight
Green Mansions
HGTV Dream Home 2026 (HGTV)
High Anxiety
History of the World: Part 1
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
It All Came True
It’s Love I’m After
John Wick
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
June Bride
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole
Lili
Love Crazy
Lullaby of Broadway
Margaret
Margaret: Extended Version
Mike Wallace is Here
Mogambo
Moonlight (A24)
My Favorite Wife
My Reputation
Neptune’s Daughter
Nine Lives
Panama Hattie
Possessed (1931)
Presenting Lily Mars
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
Reunion in France
Rocket Science
Royal Wedding
Sadie McKee
Spaceballs
Task Force
Taxi Driver
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
The Americanization of Emily
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Desert Song
The Enchanted Cottage
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Narrow Margin
The Red Badge of Courage
The Student Prince
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Working Man
This Modern Age
To Please a Lady
Today We Live
Twilight
Vivacious Lady
While We’re Young (A24)
Wife vs. Secretary
Wild Boys of the Road
World Without End
Zabriskie Point
Released January 2
House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 249 (HGTV)
Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 4 (Magnolia Network)
Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 5 (Magnolia Network)
The Cult of the Real Housewife, Season 1 (TLC)
Released January 5
Home Town, Season 10 (HGTV)
Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check (Food Network)
Released January 6
Baking Championship: Next Gen, Season 1 (Food Network)
Haunted Hospitals, Season 4 (Travel)
The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story (ID)
Released January 7
1000-lb Sisters, Season 8 (TLC)
Moonshiners, Season 15 (Discovery)
Nevada Wild, Season 1 (Animal Planet)
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: Justice Defenders: Change Inside Prison (CNN Originals)
Wildcard Kitchen, Season 3 (Food Network)
Released January 8
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Expedition X, Season 11 (Discovery)
My Strange Addiction, Season 7 (TLC)
Neighborhood Watch, Season 1 (HGTV)
Real PD: Kansas City: Death Before Dishonor (ID)
The Pitt, Season 2 (Max Original)
Ugliest House in America, Season 7 (HGTV)
Released January 9
House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 206 (HGTV)
Released January 11
Industry, Season 4 (HBO Original)
Love & Marriage: Huntsville, Season 10 (OWN)
Maxxed Out, Season 1 (OWN)
Totally Spies, Season 7B
Unexplained: Caught on Camera, Season 4 (Travel)
Released January 12
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, Season 3 (Adult Swim)
Released January 13
People Magazine Investigates, Season 9 (ID)
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, Season 6 (Discovery)
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings: The Great Eight, Season 2 (Discovery)
The Curious Case of…, Season 2 (ID)
Released January 14
Evil Lives Here, Season 19 (ID)
Killer Confessions: Case Files of a Texas Ranger, Season 1 (ID)
Suddenly Amish, Season 1 (TLC)
Released January 15
Hot Rod Garage, Season 12
Released January 16
House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 250 (HGTV)
Released January 18
A Knight in the Making, Season 1 (HBO)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Released January 20
Street Outlaws: Locals Only, Season 2 (Discovery)
Released January 22
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Original)
Released January 23
My Haunted Hometown, Season 1 (Travel)
Real Time with Bill Maher, Season 24 (HBO Original)
The Smashing Machine (A24)
Released January 25
Have I Got News For You, Season 4 (CNN Originals)
Released January 27
33 Photos from the Ghetto (HBO Original)
Released January 29
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 40 (Food Network)
Released January 30
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Released January 31
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not (CNN Films)
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Released January 2
NHL: Winter Classic – NY Rangers vs Florida Panthers, 8 p.m.
Released January 3
College Basketball: Men’s Big East – Villanova vs Butler, 12 p.m.
College Basketball: Men’s Big 12 – Baylor vs TCU, 2 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
Released January 5
Unrivaled Basketball: Mist vs Hive, 1 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Vinyl vs Laces, 2:15 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Lunar Owls vs Rose, 8 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Phantom vs Breeze, 9:15 p.m.
Released January 6
College Basketball: Men’s Big East – Georgetown vs DePaul, 8 p.m.
NHL: Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m.
Released January 7
College Basketball: Women’s Big East – St. John’s vs Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
NHL: Dallas Stars vs Washington Capitals, 7 p.m.
NHL: St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks, 9:30 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
Released January 8
College Basketball: Women’s Big East – Creighton vs Marquette, 8 p.m.
Released January 9
Unrivaled Basketball: Vinyl vs Rose, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Breeze vs Hive, 8:45 p.m.
Released January 10
College Basketball: Men’s Big East:
- DePaul vs Connecticut, 12:30 p.m.
- Villanova vs Marquette, 2:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Lunar Owls vs Phantom, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Laces vs Mist, 8:45 p.m.
Released January 11
College Basketball: Women’s Big East:
- Villanova vs Providence, 12 p.m.
- Connecticut vs Creighton, 2 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Rose vs Breeze, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Hive vs Vinyl, 8:45 p.m.
Released January 12
Unrivaled Basketball: Mist vs Phantom, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Laces vs Lunar Owls, 8:45 p.m.
Released January 13
College Basketball: Men’s Big East – Connecticut vs Seton Hall, 8 p.m.
NHL: Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins, 7:30 p.m.
NHL: Dallas Stars vs Anaheim Ducks, 10 p.m.
Released January 14
NHL: Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres, 7:30 p.m.
NHL: Vegas Golden Knights vs Los Angeles Kings, 10 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
Released January 16
Unrivaled Basketball: Laces vs Phantom, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Rose vs Hive, 8:45 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW All In: Texas
Released January 17
College Basketball: Men’s Big East – Butler vs Seton Hall, 12 p.m.
College Basketball: Men’s Big 12 – TCU vs Utah, 2 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Mist vs Lunar Owls, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Breeze vs Vinyl, 8:45 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
Released January 18
Unrivaled Basketball: Rose vs Laces, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Hive vs Phantom, 8:45 p.m.
Released January 19
NHL: Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes, 1:30 p.m.
NHL: Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche, 4 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Breeze vs Mist, 8 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Vinyl vs Lunar Owls, 9:15 p.m.
Released January 20
College Basketball: Men’s Big East – DePaul vs Butler, 7:30 p.m.
NHL: Boston Bruins vs Dallas Stars, 7:30 p.m.
NHL: New Jersey Devils vs Edmonton Oilers, 10 p.m.
Released January 21
NHL: Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m.
NHL: NY Islanders vs Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
Released January 22
College Basketball: Women’s Big East – Connecticut vs Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.
Released January 23
Unrivaled Basketball: Mist vs Rose, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Phantom vs Vinyl, 8:45 p.m.
Released January 24
College Basketball: Men’s Big East
- Georgetown vs Providence, 12:30 p.m.
- St. John’s vs Xavier, 2:30 p.m.
- Seton Hall vs DePaul, 5 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Lunar Owls vs Breeze, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Hive vs Laces, 8:45 p.m.
U.S. Soccer: USWNT vs Paraguay, 5:30 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
Released January 25
Unrivaled Basketball: Vinyl vs Mist, 1 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Phantom vs Rose, 2:15 p.m.
Released January 26
Unrivaled Basketball: Lunar Owls vs Hive, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Laces vs Breeze, 8:45 p.m.
Released January 27
College Basketball: Men’s Big East
- Providence vs Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
- Creighton vs Marquette, 9:30 p.m.
U.S. Soccer: USWNT vs Chile, 10 p.m.
Released January 28
NHL: Philadelphia Flyers vs Columbus Blue Jackets, 7:30 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m
Released January 30
Unrivaled Basketball: Breeze vs Phantom, 7:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Rose vs Lunar Owls, 9 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Summer 2022 Dynamite and Rampage
Released January 31
College Basketball: Men’s Big East – Georgetown vs Butler, 12 p.m.
College Basketball: Men’s Big 12 – Arizona vs Arizona State, 2 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Hive vs Mist, 4:30 p.m.
Unrivaled Basketball: Laces vs Vinyl, 5:45 p.m.
Wrestling: AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
2026 HBO Max Release Date to Look Forward To
Want something to look forward to? HBO Max’s schedule this year is stacked with premieres. We’re particularly excited about one big-name title that is premiering on HBO Max within the next few months:
The Comeback: Season 3 (Released 2026 TBA) *HBO Max Original
Over a decade since the release of its sophomore season, The Comeback makes the ultimate, well, comeback, for a third and final season premiering in 2026. This HBO Max Original sitcom offers a satirical look at the entertainment industry as it follows washed-up ’90s sitcom actress Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) doing whatever it takes to fight her way back to relevance and TV stardom. This newest batch of episodes will reveal what Valerie has been up to for the last 10+ years, as well as her latest venture as the lead role in a sitcom written entirely by AI. It’s sure to be a hoot, so stay tuned to catch The Comeback: Season 3 as soon as it drops this year, only on HBO Max.
Stream The Comeback on hbo max in 2026
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What Else Is New in Streaming for January 2026?
If you have another streaming subscription beyond your Max account, HBO’s new releases only make up a fraction of your streaming options. This month’s new releases are stellar across the board, so we’ve reviewed the new movies and shows coming to all of your favorite platforms this month. Here are guides to what’s new on the most popular streaming services this January: