List of Max original films explained

Max is an over-the-top subscription service owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery. It distributes a number of original films, documentaries, and specials, alongside their slate of television series. The shows produced for Max are dubbed "Max Originals". Max Originals are specifically made for audiences outside the traditional baseline HBO brand, while simultaneously working in parity with the HBO library. Content that is based on new and existing properties from WBD's subsidiaries will be distributed through Max.

Original films

Feature films

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
An American PickleComedyEnglish
UnpregnantDramaEnglish
Charm City KingsDramaEnglish
The WitchesFantasy comedyEnglish
SuperintelligenceAction comedyEnglish
Let Them All TalkComedy dramaEnglish
Locked DownRomantic comedy heistEnglish
Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueSuperheroEnglish
Mamá para ratoComedySpanish
Navidad en vivoComedySpanish
Land of GoldDrama
Gray MatterScience fiction thrillerEnglish
Turtles All the Way DownRomantic dramaEnglish
Am I OK?Comedy dramaEnglish
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Documentaries

TitleSubjectRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
On the RecordSexual abuseEnglish
PoliticsEnglish
Class Action ParkAmusement park accidentsEnglish
There Is No "I" in ThreesomeIntimacyEnglish
Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality TestsPersonality testsEnglish
LFGSoccer gender pay gapEnglish
Eyes on the Prize

Hallowed Ground

Civil rights movementEnglish
15 Minutes of ShameSocietyEnglish
Reign of the SuperwomenSuperheroEnglish
Diego, The Last GoodbyeSoccerSpanish
Beanie ManiaBusinessEnglish
Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My NameMusicEnglish
The Balcony MoviePhilosophy of lifePolish
NavalnyTrue crime
The HerdEquestrian vaultingPolish
Citizen AsheSportsEnglish
PrimeraCivil rights movement
Angels of SinjarBiography
The Fastest Woman on EarthBiographyEnglish
MuxesMuxeSpanish
Santa CampSanta ClausEnglish
Love, LizzoMusicEnglish
Call Me Miss CleoBiographyEnglish
Bama RushSororitiesEnglish
American PainOpioid epidemicEnglish
BoylesqueBiographyPolish
BusinessEnglish
Metal Monsters: The Righteous RedeemerMonster truckEnglish
Polish PrayersBiographyPolish
Gumbo CoalitionCivil rights leadersNovember 6, 2023English
Little Richard

I Am Everything

MusicNovember 23, 2023English
Oprah and The Color Purple JourneyMaking-ofDecember 28, 2023English
ChowchillaKidnappingJanuary 11, 2024English
They Called Him Mostly HarmlessDeath of Vance RodriguezFebruary 8, 2024English
HopeBiographyJune 11, 2024Polish
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Specials

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
My Gift: A Christmas Special from Carrie UnderwoodMusicEnglish
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020MusicalEnglish
The Runaway BunnyAnimationEnglish
Unscripted reunionEnglish
Romeo Santos

Utopia Live from MetLife Stadium

Concert filmSpanish
Romeo Santos

The King of Bachata

Concert filmJuly 30, 2021
Halsey

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power

Visual concept albumEnglish
Unscripted reunionEnglish
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock ExperienceAnimated musical comedyJune 30, 2022English
Lizzo

Live in Concert

Concert filmEnglish

Stand-up comedy

TitleRelease dateRuntime
Beth Stelling

Girl Daddy

Conan O'Brien's Team Coco Presents: James Veitch: Straight to VHS
HA Comedy Festival: The Art of Comedy
Rose Matafeo

Horndog

Chelsea Handler

Evolution

Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show
Marlon Wayans

You Know What It Is

Ahir Shah

Dots

Comedy Chingonas
Phoebe Robinson

Sorry, Harriet Tubman

Aida Rodriguez

Fighting Words

2nd Annual HA Festival: The Art of Comedy
Moses Storm

White Trash

Chris Redd

Why Am I Like This?

Tracy Morgan

Takin' It Too Far

Gary Gulman

Born on 3rd Base

Rory Scovel

Religion, Sex and a Few Things in Between

Hannah Einbinder

Everything Must Go

June 13, 2024

Exclusive films

The following films premiered on the service without being labeled as Max Originals.

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeLanguage
No Sudden MoveCrime thrillerEnglish
8-Bit ChristmasComedyEnglish
The FalloutHigh school dramaEnglish
KimiCrime thrillerEnglish
MoonshotScience fiction romantic comedyEnglish
Father of the BrideComedy dramaEnglish
A Christmas Story ChristmasFamily comedyEnglish
Holiday HarmonyChristmas comedyEnglish
A Christmas MysteryChristmas comedyEnglish
A Hollywood ChristmasChristmas comedyEnglish
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Upcoming original films

Feature films

TitleGenreRelease dateRuntimeStatus
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires[1] [2] Superhero animation2025[3] Post-production
1000 Miles[4] [5] Biographical filmPost-production
[6] Comedy horrorPost-production

Specials

TitleGenrePremiereRuntimeStatus
B-Loved Part OneFantasy romancePost-production
B-Loved Part Two[7] Fantasy romancePost-production
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth[8] Animated comedyPre-production

In development

TitleGenre
Black Canary[11]
Black Choke[12] Neo-noir
[13] Romantic coming-of-age survival thriller
In Five Years[14] Science fiction romantic drama
Lethal Finale[15] Buddy cop action comedy
[16] Comedy
[17] Action comedy
[18] Drama
Pretty Big[19] Biographical drama
Under Siege[20] Action thriller

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Batman Azteca': HBO Max Orders Animated Feature Set In Mexico. White. Peter. Deadline Hollywood. June 13, 2022. June 18, 2022. June 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613230832/https://deadline.com/2022/06/batman-azteca-hbo-max-orders-animated-feature-mexico-1235044624/. live.
  2. Web site: 'Aztec Batman: The Clash Of Empires' Introduces Its Bold New Hero: 'A Little Less Schwarzenegger, A Little More Bruce Lee'. Balaga. Marta. Variety. June 15, 2023. January 27, 2024.
  3. Web site: Warner Bros. Reveals An Exciting Slate of Animated Projects at Annecy Animation Festival . Demet . K. . Nexus Point News . June 13, 2024 . June 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Join a Couple's Journey to Freedom in New HBO Max Film '1,000 Miles'. Welch. Rebecca. Backstage. August 12, 2020. October 25, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028215725/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/1000-miles-hbo-max-kim-coleman-now-casting-71415/. live.
  5. Web site: 1000 Miles. Production List. August 17, 2020. October 25, 2020. October 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204713/https://productionlist.com/production/1000-miles/. live.
  6. Web site: SNL Co-Head Writer, Alex Strangelove Filmmaker Team for Horror Comedy (Exclusive). January 26, 2021. Borys. Kit. The Hollywood Reporter. March 25, 2022.
  7. Web site: HBO Max Greenlights Peyton List Ghost Romance Special Event, Acquires Henry Winkler's 'Hank Zipzer' & More. Petski. Denise. Deadline Hollywood. May 11, 2022. May 14, 2022. May 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220511171314/https://deadline.com/2022/05/hbo-max-peyton-list-ghost-romance-special-event-acquires-henry-winklers-hank-zipzer-kids-and-family-1235021065/. live.
  8. Web site: Flook. Ray. Baron Cohen, Daniels & Judge Developing Animated HBO Max/CN Special. Bleeding Cool. May 18, 2022. May 18, 2022.
  9. Web site: Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot' Pivots From Theatrical To Max Streaming 2024 Release. D'Alessandro. Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. March 12, 2024. March 12, 2024.
  10. Web site: Salem's Lot Lives! Inside the Retro Retelling of Stephen King's Vampire Story. Breznican. Anthony. August 20, 2024. August 20, 2024. Vanity Fair (magazine).
  11. Web site: DC Films Developing 'Black Canary' Movie with Jurnee Smollett Starring And Misha Green Writing. Kroll. Justin. Deadline Hollywood. August 20, 2021. August 21, 2021. August 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821111839/https://deadline.com/2021/08/black-canary-movie-hbo-max-jurnee-smollett-1234819110/. live.
  12. Web site: HBO Max Picks Up Doug Simon Neo-Noir Feature Spec 'Black Choke', Aggregate Films Producing. D'Alessandro. Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. July 22, 2021. July 23, 2021. July 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723095623/https://deadline.com/2021/07/hbo-max-black-choke-lawrence-michael-levine-doug-simon-1234798727/. live.
  13. Web site: New Line Nabs YA Novel 'The Distance From Me To You' For HBO Max; Sabrina Carpenter To Star, Tiffany Paulsen To Script. Fleming. Mike Jr.. Deadline Hollywood. June 2, 2021. June 3, 2021. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602233335/https://deadline.com/2021/06/the-distance-from-me-to-you-sabrina-carpenter-movie-new-line-hbo-max-tiffany-paulsen-1234767497/. live.
  14. Web site: New Line Acquires Rebecca Serle's Novel 'In Five Years' For HBO Max; Aimee Lagos To Adapt. D'Alessandro. Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. April 22, 2022. April 23, 2022. April 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220422191915/https://deadline.com/2022/04/new-line-in-five-years-hbo-max-aimee-lagos-1235008025/. live.
  15. Web site: Kroll. Justin. November 15, 2021. Mel Gibson In Talks To Direct 'Lethal Weapon 5'. November 30, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. en-US.
  16. Web site: Warner Bros. Buys Ashton Kutcher Comedy 'The Masters Of Mini-Golf' For HBO Max. Grobar. Matt. Deadline Hollywood. October 7, 2021. October 8, 2021. October 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007215523/https://deadline.com/2021/10/ashton-kutcher-comedy-the-masters-of-mini-golf-sold-to-warner-bros-hbo-max-1234852362/. live.
  17. Web site: New Line Acquires 'The Naughty One' From Scribe Zach Helm For HBO Max. D'Alessandro. Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. December 13, 2021. December 15, 2021. December 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213202227/https://deadline.com/2021/12/new-line-acquires-the-naughty-one-from-scribe-zach-helm-for-hbo-max-1234890273/. live.
  18. Discover Max: everything to know about the streaming experience coming to Latin America on February 27. Max LA Press Room. February 21, 2024. March 23, 2024.
  19. Web site: D'Alessandro. Anthony. January 19, 2022. 'Pretty Big': Tina Mabry To Direct Get Lifted Film Co., Macro & Kristina Sorensen Feature For Warner Bros & HBO Max. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119225402/https://deadline.com/2022/01/hbo-max-warner-bros-movie-pretty-big-tina-mabry-1234915273/. January 19, 2022. January 19, 2022. Deadline Hollywood.
  20. Web site: 'Under Siege' Reboot In The Works At Warner Bros For HBO Max With Timo Tjahjanto Directing, Umair Aleem Writing. D'Alessandro. Anthony. Deadline Hollywood. November 17, 2021. November 18, 2021.