The list of HBO Max additions for August 2026 is out, and there’s a lot of movement on the service this month.
This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change.
August 1
- Amy
- Barbarian
- Bells Are Ringing
- Billy Budd
- Blockers
- Epic
- Flipper’s New Adventure
- Great White Highway (Discovery)
- Hall Pass
- Hall Pass: Enlarged Edition
- Happy Feet Two
- It Comes At Night
- Macao
- Miss Sloane
- Mojave
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- Orphan
- Practical Magic
- Put A Ring On It: Cheat Hab (OWN)
- Quo Vadis
- Road House (1989)
- Sicario
- Smart Money
- Stand by Me
- Strike Up the Band
- Taxi!
- The Band Wagon
- The Crimson Pirate
- The Fighting 69th
- The Kennel Murder Case
- The Rain People
- The Sea Chase
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
- The Wrong Man
- The Yearling
- Thresher Shark: Stun to Kill (Discovery)
- Tusk
- Who’s That Knocking at My Door?
- You Can’t Get Away with Murder
August 3
- Naked and Afraid: Shipwrecked Season 1 (Discovery)
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
- Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 1
- House Hunters International: Volume 9 Season 215 (HGTV)
- House Hunters: Volume 11 Season 260 (HGTV)
- The Invisible Guest
- The Strangers: Chapter 2 (Lionsgate)
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 11
- The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door (CNN Films)
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
- Normal (Magnolia Pictures)
- Whitmer Thomas: Terminal Crew of Dudes (HBO Original)
August 16
- Lanterns Season 1 (DC Studios Drama Series)
August 17
- Thanksgiving (2023)
August 20
- ER: Caught On Camera Season 1 (TLC)
- Expedition X Season 12 (Discovery)
August 21
- Conan O’Brien Must Go Season 3 (HBO Original)
- Mother Mary (A24)
August 22
- Abbott Elementary Season 5
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 30
- Enter Nowhere
- Holla
- Knock Knock
- The Cabin in the Woods
- The Strangers: Chapter 1
- The Strangers: Prey at Night
August 31
- Big Burger Battle Season 1 (Food Network)
- The Robot Chicken Adult Swim Special (Adult Swim)
LIVE SPORTS IN AUGUST
Live Sports are available only on select plans. Plan availability varies by subscription provider. Check with your subscription provider for details. Select games are available, and blackouts may apply.
Please note that this list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change. All times are in ET. Pre- and post-game programming will also be available to stream live, along with condensed replay highlights after each event.
MLB
- August 4 – LA Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs, 8 p.m.
- August 11 – Seattle vs NY Yankees, 7 p.m.
- August 18 – Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs, 8 p.m.
- August 25 – LA Dodgers vs Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Savannah Banana’s
- August 14 – Clowns vs Bananas, 9 p.m.
- August 21 – Clowns vs Tailgaters, 8 p.m.
- August 28 – Bananas vs Coconuts, 7 p.m.
NASCAR
- August 8 – Newton, IA P&Q 2 p.m.
- August 14 – Richmond, VA P&Q 3:30 p.m.
- August 22 – Loudon, NH, 10:30 a.m.
- August 28 – Daytona Qualifying, 5 p.m.
DUNKMAN
- August 4 – Qualifiers, 8 p.m.
- August 11 – Qualifiers, 8 p.m.
- August 25 – Championship, 8 p.m.
ALL ELITE WRESTLING (AEW) IN AUGUST
An HBO Max subscription is required to purchase and view a pay-per-view event.
- August 5 – AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam Mexico, 8 p.m.
- August 8 – AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
- August 12 – AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
- August 15 – AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
- August 19 – AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
- August 22 – AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
- August 26 – AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
- August 28 – All Elite Wrestling content includes Dynamite, Collision, Rampage and Battle of the Belts episodes from 2024.
- August 29 – AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
- August 30
- AEW All In: London Buy In, 11:30 a.m.
- AEW All In: London Pay-Per-View, 1 p.m.
