HBO Max is heading into August 2026 with one of its most stacked months of the year, loaded with original series, blockbuster movies, documentaries, live sports, and a fresh wave of library classics. The headliner is Lanterns, the long-awaited DC Studios drama arriving on August 16.

Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre star as Hal Jordan and John Stewart, two intergalactic cops pulled into a murder investigation in small-town Nebraska that turns out to have cosmic ties. On the movie side, Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel lead the psychological drama Mother Mary, horror sequel The Strangers: Chapter 2 arrives for genre fans, and Bob Odenkirk comes with another fun adventure ride in Normal.

With something here for every kind of viewer, here’s everything coming to HBO Max in August 2026.

Every Movie Coming to HBO Max in August

August 1

  • Amy (2015) – Documentary Film
  • Barbarian (2022)
  • Bells Are Ringing (1960)
  • Billy Budd (1962)
  • Blockers (2018)
  • Epic (2013)
  • Flipper’s New Adventure (1964)
  • Hall Pass (2011)
  • Hall Pass: Enlarged Edition (2011)
  • Happy Feet Two (2011)
  • It Comes At Night (2017)
  • Macao (1952)
  • Miss Sloane (2016)
  • Mojave (2015)
  • Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
  • Orphan (2009)
  • Practical Magic (1998)
  • Quo Vadis (1951)
  • Road House (1989)
  • Sicario (2015)
  • Smart Money (1931)
  • Stand by Me (1986)
  • Strike Up the Band (1940)
  • The Band Wagon (1953)
  • The Crimson Pirate (1952)
  • The Fighting 69th (1940)
  • The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
  • The Rain People (1969)
  • The Sea Chase (1955)
  • The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
  • The Wrong Man (1956)
  • The Yearling (1946)
  • Tusk (2014)
  • Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (1967)
  • You Can’t Get Away with Murder (1939)

August 7

  • The Invisible Guest (2016)
  • The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025)

August 11

  • The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door (2018) – Documentary Film

August 14

  • Normal (2025)

August 17

August 21

  • Mother Mary (2026)

August 30

Every TV Show Coming to HBO Max in August

August 1

  • Great White Highway (Discovery)
  • Put A Ring On It: CheatHab (OWN)
  • Taxi! (1963)
  • Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill (Discovery)

August 3

  • Naked And Afraid: Shipwrecked Season 1

August 4

  • Chopped Volume 4, Season 64 (Food Network)
  • Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks (HBO Original)

August 6

  • Monsters of God (HBO Original)

August 7

August 8

  • Belle Collective Season 8 (OWN)

August 9

  • Heart & Hustle: Houston Season 2 (OWN)

August 10

  • Double Lives of Suburban Wives Season 1 (TLC)

August 12

  • Signs of a Psychopath Season 11 (ID)

August 13

  • Building Giants Season 5 (Science)
  • Faster With Newbern and Cotten Season 3
  • Isadora Moon Season 1D (Max Original)
  • Most Extreme Humans Season 1 (TLC)

August 14

  • Whitmer Thomas: Terminal Crew of Dudes (HBO Original)

August 16

  • Lanterns (HBO Original)

August 20

  • ER: Caught On Camera Season 1 (TLC)
  • Expedition X Season 12 (Discovery)

August 21

  • Conan O’Brien Must Go Season 3

August 22

August 24

  • Margarita: Make Your Story Count Season 3 (Max Original)

August 25

  • Ben Sasse is Coming Home: Lessons in Life and Death with Jake Tapper, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Originals)

August 26

  • 1000-lb Roomies Season 2 (TLC)
  • Bobby’s Triple Threat Season 5 (Food Network)
  • Homestead Rescue: Intervention Season 1 (Discovery)

August 27

  • Totally ’90s House Season 1 (HGTV)

August 28

  • House Hunters Volume 11, Season 261 (HGTV)
  • The Producer Season 1 (HBO Original)

August 31

  • Big Burger Battle Season 1 (Food Network)
  • The Robot Chicken Adult Swim Special (Adult Swim)

What this slate really shows off is the sheer range HBO Max can pull from. The list has prestige originals, unscripted hits, CNN documentaries, live sports through Hard Knocks, and decades of film classics, all gathered under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella.

It’s also a smart month to catch up before awards season, with the platform spotlighting its Emmy-nominated titles following the 78th Primetime Emmy nominations.

So which of these TV shows and movies are you most excited to watch? Let us know in the comments below!

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