The 5 Best HBO Max Shows & Movies To Watch In January 2026!

The Pitt (Season 2) — January 8

Whenever my life seems a little too calm and monotonous, I just turn on The Pitt to get a dose of sheer chaos. This is one of the best dramas I’ve seen in ages, and it has me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. The fact that the gripping series is finally returning for a second season this January is pure music to my ears.

Industry (Season 4) — January 11

This competitive drama about graduates fighting for a spot at a top London-based investment bank is the best prestige drama since Succession. If you've been missing the series, which concluded in 2023, Industry might be the perfect replacement. The series is more drama-focused than comedy, but the stakes are just as high. Everything from the engaging storylines to the exceptional performances from the ensemble cast is pure television gold.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms — January 18

Pack your swords, people, because we’re heading back to Westeros. I’m always down to consume any form of Game of Thrones content I can get my hands on, be it the books or the TV shows within the Westeros universe. This is precisely why I’m thrilled that more of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy world will be explored on screen this January. Who else can’t wait?!

The Smashing Machine — January 23

A harrowing athletic film is set to be unleashed on HBO Max this January, and fans aren’t ready for this one. The drama stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as wrestler Mark Kerr, who is also wrestling with his personal life outside the arena. Who’s ready to see the wrestler turned actor tackle his most complex role yet?

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You — January 30

Based on the title alone, you already know this is gonna be a fascinating one. It’s got quite the insane cast: Rose Byrne, A$AP Rocky, Christian Slater, and Conan O’Brien, aka the most unsuspecting ensemble we never knew we needed. It was a major hit at Sundance, and you can finally stream it on HBO Max this January 2026.

Wow, you guys. There’s honestly so much gripping content to look forward to this January, and I’m so ready to spend this entire month on the couch to properly binge-watch all this prestige entertainment. Count me in!

January 1

• A Most Violent Year (A24)
• All This and Heaven Too
• Almost Christmas
• 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

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)

January 5

• Home Town, Season 10 (HGTV)
• Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check (Food Network)

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)

January 7

• 1000-lb Sisters, Season 8 (TLC)
• Moonshiners, Season 15 (Discovery)
• Nevada Wild, Season 1 (Animal Planet)
• Wildcard Kitchen, Season 3 (Food Network)
• “Justice Defenders: Change Inside Prison, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Originals)

January 8

• 65
• Expedition X, Season 11 (Discovery)
• My Strange Addiction, Season 7 (TLC)
• Neighborhood Watch, Season 1 (HGTV)
• The Pitt, Season 2 (Max Original)
• Real PD: Kansas City: Death Before Dishonor (ID)
• Ugliest House in America, Season 7 (HGTV)

January 9

• House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 206 (HGTV)

January 11

• Industry, Season 4 (HBO Original)
• Love & Marriage: Huntsville, Season 10 (OWN)
• Maxxed Out, Season1 (OWN)
• Totally Spies, Season 7B
• Unexplained: Caught on Camera, Season 4 (Travel)

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)

January 14

• Evil Lives Here, Season 19 (ID)
• Killer Confessions: Case Files of a Texas Ranger, Season 1 (ID)
• Suddenly Amish, Season 1 (TLC)

January 15

• Hot Rod Garage, Season 12

January 16

• House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 250 (HGTV)

January 18

• A Knight in the Making, Season 1 (HBO)
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1 (HBO Original)

January 20

• Street Outlaws: Locals Only, Season 2 (Discovery)

January 22

• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Original)

January 23

• My Haunted Hometown, Season 1 (Travel)
• Real Time with Bill Maher, Season 24 (HBO Original)
• The Smashing Machine (A24)

January 25

• Have I Got News For You, Season 4 (CNN Originals)

January 27

• 33 Photos from the Ghetto (HBO Original)

January 29

• Beat Bobby Flay, Season 40 (Food Network)

January 30

• If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)

January 31

• I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not (CNN Films)