What’s New on HBO Max in January 2026: Industry Season 4, The Pitt Returns & A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Debuts
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HBO Max is opening 2026 exactly how you’d expect from a prestige powerhouse: bold originals, award-caliber storytelling, and high-concept dramas that spark conversation. January’s lineup blends returning critical darlings with ambitious new series, alongside documentaries that celebrate cultural icons and A24 films that push creative boundaries.
Leading the month are new seasons of The Pitt and Industry, while fantasy fans are treated to the long-awaited debut of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Add in sharp political commentary, powerful documentaries, and buzzy A24 films, and HBO Max delivers a January slate that’s confident, curated, and unmistakably premium.
Here’s everything new on HBO Max in January 2026, broken down by series, documentaries, and featured films.
📺 HBO & Max Original Series Premieres
The Pitt — Season 2

Debuts January 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET | Weekly Episodes (15 total)Returning for a second season, The Pitt continues its grounded and unflinching look at modern healthcare in America. Set inside a Pittsburgh hospital, the series examines burnout, moral dilemmas, and quiet heroism through the eyes of frontline workers. Season 2 expands its scope with deeper character arcs and higher emotional stakes, reinforcing the show’s reputation as one of HBO Max’s most authentic dramas.
Industry — Season 4

Debuts January 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET | Weekly Episodes (8 total)
One of HBO’s sharpest and most ruthless dramas returns at the height of its power. Season 4 finds Harper and Yasmin thriving professionally—until a disruptive fintech force pulls them into a globetrotting game of ambition, money, and manipulation. With new players entering the mix and personal loyalties under pressure, Industry continues to dissect capitalism, privilege, and obsession with surgical precision.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — Series Premiere

Debuts January 18 at 10:00 p.m. ET | Weekly Episodes (6 total)
Set a century before Game of Thrones, this new HBO Original explores a quieter but richly layered chapter of Westeros. Following Ser Duncan the Tall and his young squire Egg, the series focuses on honor, friendship, and destiny during a time when dragons are fading into myth. Character-driven and steeped in lore, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms offers a fresh entry point into George R. R. Martin’s world without relying on spectacle alone.
Real Time with Bill Maher — Season 24

Debuts January 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET | Weekly EpisodesBill Maher returns with his signature blend of satire, debate, and sharp political commentary. As global and domestic issues dominate headlines, Real Time remains a reliable platform for unfiltered discussion, timely interviews, and Maher’s provocative “New Rules” segment.
🎥 HBO Original Documentaries
Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!
Debuts January 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET | Two-Part Documentary
This celebratory documentary traces the extraordinary life and career of comedy legend Mel Brooks. Spanning nearly a century of creativity, the film explores his influence on satire, film, and culture—highlighting how humor became both a weapon and a lifeline. Both parts will be available to stream on HBO Max upon release.
🎥 HBO Original Documentary Spotlight
33 Photos From the Ghetto
Debuts January 27 at 9:00 p.m. ET
One of January’s most powerful releases, 33 Photos From the Ghetto tells the story behind the only known civilian photographs taken inside the Warsaw Ghetto during the April 1943 uprising. Captured secretly by 23-year-old Polish firefighter Zbigniew Leszek Grzywaczewski, the images offer a rare, harrowing perspective on the brutal suppression of the revolt—seen not through the lens of occupying forces, but through the eyes of a witness risking his life to document history. The documentary stands as a stark reminder of the human cost of war and the enduring importance of preserving truth.
🎬 A24 Films Coming to HBO Max
The Smashing Machine

Debuts January 23
From A24 and director Bennie Safdie, The Smashing Machine chronicles the turbulent life of legendary MMA and UFC fighter Mark Kerr. Starring Dwayne Johnson alongside Emily Blunt, the film explores fame, addiction, physical punishment, and the psychological toll of elite combat sports. Gritty, intimate, and performance-driven, this is a dramatic departure from traditional sports biopics—one aimed squarely at awards-season attention.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Debuts January 30
This unsettling psychological drama centers on Linda, a woman spiraling under the weight of personal crisis—her child’s unexplained illness, a missing person, a failing marriage, and a therapist relationship growing increasingly toxic. Anchored by a raw performance from Rose Byrne, and featuring Conan O’Brien, Christian Slater, and A$AP Rocky, the film leans into discomfort and emotional fragmentation. Written and directed by Mary Bronstein, it’s a bold, character-focused story that exemplifies A24’s risk-taking edge.
🎬 Titles Coming to HBO Max — January 2026
This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change
📅 January 1 — New on HBO Max
🎬 Movies & Specials
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
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
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 Working Man
This Modern Age
To Please a Lady
Today We Live
Vivacious Lady
While We’re Young (A24)
Wife vs. Secretary
Wild Boys of the Road
World Without End
Zabriskie Point
🧛 Horror, Sci-Fi & Action Highlights
The Twilight Saga: Twilight
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
🦸 Animation & DC
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Green Lantern: First Flight
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
🏡 Reality & Lifestyle
HGTV Dream Home 2026 (HGTV)
📅 January 2
Titles | Network |
House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 249 | HGTV |
Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation – Seasons 4 & 5 | Magnolia Network |
The Cult of the Real Housewife – Season 1 | TLC |
📅 January 5
Titles | Network |
Home Town – Season 10 | HGTV |
Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check | Food Network |
📅 January 6
Titles | Network |
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
Titles | Network |
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
Titles | Network |
65 | Film |
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
Titles | Network |
House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 206 | HGTV |
📅 January 11
Titles | Network |
Industry – Season 4 | HBO Original |
Love & Marriage: Huntsville – Season 10 | OWN |
Maxxed Out – Season 1 | OWN |
Totally Spies – Season 7B | — |
Unexplained: Caught on Camera – Season 4 | Travel |
📅 January 12
Titles | Network |
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal – Season 3 | Adult Swim |
📅 January 13
Titles | Network |
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
Titles | Network |
Evil Lives Here – Season 19 | ID |
Killer Confessions: Case Files of a Texas Ranger – Season 1 | ID |
Suddenly Amish – Season 1 | TLC |
📅 January 15
Titles | Network |
Hot Rod Garage – Season 12 | — |
📅 January 16
Titles | Network |
House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 250 | HGTV |
📅 January 18
Titles | Network |
A Knight in the Making – Season 1 | HBO |
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – Season 1 | HBO Original |
📅 January 20
Titles | Network |
Street Outlaws: Locals Only – Season 2 | Discovery |
📅 January 22
Titles | Network |
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! | HBO Original |
📅 January 23
Titles | Network |
My Haunted Hometown – Season 1 | Travel |
Real Time with Bill Maher – Season 24 | HBO Original |
The Smashing Machine | A24 |
📅 January 25
Titles | Network |
Have I Got News For You – Season 4 | CNN Originals |
📅 January 27
Titles | Network |
33 Photos from the Ghetto | HBO Original |
📅 January 29
Titles | Network |
Beat Bobby Flay – Season 40 | Food Network |
📅 January 30
Titles | Network |
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You | A24 |
📅 January 31
Titles | Network |
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not | CNN Films |
Live Sports — College Basketball (January 2026)
Date | Conference | Matchup | Time (ET) |
Jan 3 | Men’s Big East | Villanova vs. Butler | 12:00 p.m. |
Jan 3 | Men’s Big 12 | Baylor vs. TCU | 2:00 p.m. |
Jan 6 | Men’s Big East | Georgetown vs. DePaul | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 7 | Women’s Big East | St. John’s vs. Connecticut | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 8 | Women’s Big East | Creighton vs. Marquette | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 10 | Men’s Big East | DePaul vs. Connecticut | 12:30 p.m. |
Jan 10 | Men’s Big East | Villanova vs. Marquette | 2:30 p.m. |
Jan 11 | Women’s Big East | Villanova vs. Providence | 12:00 p.m. |
Jan 11 | Women’s Big East | Connecticut vs. Creighton | 2:00 p.m. |
Jan 13 | Men’s Big East | Connecticut vs. Seton Hall | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 17 | Men’s Big East | Butler vs. Seton Hall | 12:00 p.m. |
Jan 17 | Men’s Big 12 | TCU vs. Utah | 2:00 p.m. |
Jan 20 | Men’s Big East | DePaul vs. Butler | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 22 | Women’s Big East | Connecticut vs. Georgetown | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 24 | Men’s Big East | Georgetown vs. Providence | 12:30 p.m. |
Jan 24 | Men’s Big East | St. John’s vs. Xavier | 2:30 p.m. |
Jan 24 | Men’s Big East | Seton Hall vs. DePaul | 5:00 p.m. |
Jan 27 | Men’s Big East | Providence vs. Connecticut | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 27 | Men’s Big East | Creighton vs. Marquette | 9:30 p.m. |
Jan 31 | Men’s Big East | Georgetown vs. Butler | 12:00 p.m. |
Jan 31 | Men’s Big 12 | Arizona vs. Arizona State | 2:00 p.m. |
All times Eastern.
Live Sports — Unrivaled 3v3 Basketball (January 2026)
Date | Matchup | Time |
Jan 5 | Mist vs. Hive | 1:00 p.m. |
Jan 5 | Vinyl vs. Laces | 2:15 p.m. |
Jan 5 | Lunar Owls vs. Rose | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 5 | Phantom vs. Breeze | 9:15 p.m. |
Jan 9 | Vinyl vs. Rose | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 9 | Breeze vs. Hive | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 10 | Lunar Owls vs. Phantom | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 10 | Laces vs. Mist | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 11 | Rose vs. Breeze | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 11 | Hive vs. Vinyl | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 12 | Mist vs. Phantom | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 12 | Laces vs. Lunar Owls | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 16 | Laces vs. Phantom | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 16 | Rose vs. Hive | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 17 | Mist vs. Lunar Owls | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 17 | Breeze vs. Vinyl | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 18 | Rose vs. Laces | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 18 | Hive vs. Phantom | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 19 | Breeze vs. Mist | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 19 | Vinyl vs. Lunar Owls | 9:15 p.m. |
Jan 23 | Mist vs. Rose | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 23 | Phantom vs. Vinyl | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 24 | Lunar Owls vs. Breeze | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 24 | Hive vs. Laces | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 25 | Vinyl vs. Mist | 1:00 p.m. |
Jan 25 | Phantom vs. Rose | 2:15 p.m. |
Jan 26 | Lunar Owls vs. Hive | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 26 | Laces vs. Breeze | 8:45 p.m. |
Jan 30 | Breeze vs. Phantom | 7:30 p.m. |
Jan 30 | Rose vs. Lunar Owls | 9:00 p.m. |
Jan 31 | Hive vs. Mist | 4:30 p.m. |
Jan 31 | Laces vs. Vinyl | 5:45 p.m. |
Times listed as provided.
Live Sports — ALL ELITE WRESTLING (AEW) (January 2026)
Date | Event | Time |
Jan 3 | AEW Collision | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 7 | AEW Dynamite | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 14 | AEW Collision | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 16 | AEW All In: Texas | — |
Jan 17 | AEW Collision | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 21 | AEW Dynamite | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 24 | AEW Collision | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 28 | AEW Dynamite | 8:00 p.m. |
Jan 30 | AEW Dynamite / Rampage Special Event | — |
Jan 31 | AEW Collision | 8:00 p.m. |
Times listed as provided.
🎯 Final Take: HBO Max’s January 2026 Lineup
January 2026 reinforces HBO Max’s identity as the home of prestige storytelling. With heavyweight dramas, thoughtful documentaries, and carefully curated films, the platform isn’t chasing volume—it’s doubling down on quality and cultural impact.
Whether you’re returning to the pressure-cooker worlds of Industry and The Pitt, stepping into Westeros once more, or exploring the legacy of a comedy icon, HBO Max’s January slate offers smart, grown-up television worth your time.
Bottom line: HBO Max isn’t easing into 2026—it’s setting the bar. 🎬



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