Max Streaming's Must-Watch Series and New Releases!
Max Streaming’s Must-Watch Series and New Releases
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HBO’s streaming service has a mix of original programming and long-running series exclusive to Max. It gives users access to everything available on the premium channel plus other exclusive content. Here are our favorite series on there.
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Euphoria (2019): Best Original High School Drama
HBO Max
IMDb Rating : 8.4/10
Genre : Drama
Starring : Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi
Created By : Sam Levinson
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 2 (Season 3 announced)
Inspired by an Israeli TV show,Euphoria is a teen drama that unflinchingly tackles controversial issues like drug abuse, teenage sexuality, and emotional trauma. It’s not a show for kids, but every parent should watch it.
With all of the shows about how hard it is to be a teenager in today’s modern world, why watch this one? For starters, it stars Zendaya, who has won multiple awards for her performance.Euphoria has even received international acclaim, winning the British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme.
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Peacemaker (2022): Crudest Super Hero Comedy for Adults Only
HBO Max
IMDb Rating : 8.4/10
Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring : John Cena, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji
Created By : James Gunn
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 1 (Season 2 announced)
In this spin-off of_The Suicide Squad_ , Peacemaker (John Cena) continues his fight for peace, no matter how many people he must strike down along the way. As he tries to fit in with a new group of heroic villains, his flaws become increasingly apparent to everyone.
John Cena is best known for his family-friendly image, but let’s be clear:Peacemaker is not for kids. It’s an adult comedy with lots of action, crude jokes, and a patriotic pet eagle named Eagly.
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Other Parents (2019): Best French Sitcom About Parenthood
HBO
IMDb Rating : 7.2/10
Genre : Comedy
Starring : Lavinia Wilson, Jasin Challah, Nadja Becker
Created By : Lutz Heineking
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 2 (Season 3 coming 2024)
Known in France as_Andere Eltern_ ,Other Parents follows a crew of misfit parents who team up to open a daycare center in Cologne. Led by Nina (Lavinia Wilson), the group struggles to hold it together as different child-rearing styles clash and parental instincts kick into overdrive.
Other Parents is a mockumentary-style sitcom, a format that works exceptionally well for a show like this since viewers get to see how parents interact when they’re face-to-face compared with what they say behind the scenes.
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Hacks (2021): Best Buddy Comedy About Show Business
HBO Max
IMDb Rating : 8.3/10
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Starring : Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Created By : Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 3 (Season 4 announced)
Famous comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and her ambitious apprentice Ava (Hannah Einbinder) constantly butt heads in this hilarious critique of the show business. It begins like your typical odd-couple story, but as the series progresses, the characters are revealed to be more serious than they appear on the surface.
Hacks debuted to unanimous praise from critics for its strong performances and quick wit, unsurprisingly yielding a second season.
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The White Lotus (2021): Hottest Comedy Anthology Series
HBO Max
IMDb Rating : 7.7/10
Genre : Comedy, Drama
Starring : Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge
Created By : Mike White
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 2 (Season 3 coming 2025)
A resort in Hawaii seems like the perfect getaway, but behind all the palm trees and idyllic beaches, not everything is as it seems. Join the guests and staff of the White Lotus hotel for a darkly comedic trip into the wacky world of the hospitality industry.
Watching_White Lotus_ might be the closest most of us get to Hawaii, so it’s worth watching just for the beautiful scenery. Thanks to the first season’s success,White Lotus continued as an anthology series focusing on a new group of guests at a different destination: Season 2 takes place in Sicily, and the third season will be in Thailand.
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Succession (2018): Most Critically Acclaimed Show on Max
HBO
IMDb Rating : 8.6/10
Genre : Drama
Starring : Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook
Created By : Jesse Armstrong
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 4
As entrepreneur Logan Roy (Brian Cox) nears the end of his life and career, his four kids are already beginning to fight over the family business. However, on his 80th birthday, Logan announces that he has no plans of stepping down anytime soon.
While this family drama may sound similar in premise to the Starz series_Empire_ , the series has enough refreshingly humorous moments sprinkled throughout to keep things from getting too tense. A massive hit with critics,Succession has won numerous accolades, including Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series and Best Actor (for Cox).
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Gossip Girl (2021): Most Timely Reboot About the Always-Online Generation
HBO Max
IMDb Rating : 5.3/10
Genre : Drama, Romance
Starring : Jordan Alexander, Whitney Peak, Tavi Gevinson
Created By : Joshua Safran, Stephanie Savage, Josh Schwartz
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 2
Although it’s been less than a decade since the original series ended, the world of social media has changed so much that a_Gossip Girl_ reboot makes sense. In this follow-up to the wildly popular CW television series, a new class of students gets pitted against one other by an anonymous online troll.
Kristen Bell returns as the narrator, but the rest of the cast is mostly comprised of fresh faces.
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Sort Of (2021): Kookiest Canadian Comedy Mini-Series
HBO Max
IMDb Rating : 5.9/10
Genre : Comedy
Starring : Bilal Baig, Gray Powell, Kaya Kanashiro
Created By : Bilal Baig, Fab Filippo
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 3
In this refreshingly sweet Canadian sitcom, series creator Bilal Baig stars as Sabi Mehboob, a gender nonbinary thirty-something trying to chart their own path in the modern world. Along the way, they have to juggle two jobs and two disapproving Pakistani parents.
Sort Of is more heartfelt than your average half-hour comedy show. It tackles hot button topics without being preachy or sensationalistic. Most importantly,Sort Of is funny, thanks to Baig’s charming screen presence.
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## [Doom Patrol (2019): Best DC Superhero Team-Up](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8416494/)Warner Bros.
IMDb Rating : 7.9/10
Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring : Diane Guerrero, April Bowlby, Matt Bomer
Created By : Jeremy Carver
TV Rating : TV-MA
Number of Seasons : 4
Doom Patrol comes from the DC Universe and features characters from the 2018 series_Titans_ . Chief (Timothy Dalton), a wealthy doctor who takes in social rejects with supernatural powers and trains them to fight evil, leads the titular team. It’s kind of like_The Umbrella Academy_ , which means it’s awesome.
The first season of_Doom Patrol_ received several award nominations, including Best Streaming Superhero Television Series at the Saturn Awards. The show originally debuted on the DC Universe streaming service, but every episode is now available on Max.
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Through Our Eyes (2021): Best Educational Docuseries for Kids
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