By Phillip Swann
The TV Answer Man –@tvanswerman
Max, the streamer that will go from HBO Max to the new moniker on May 23, announced today that it plans to add 134 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup in June 2023. Here are the four most interesting, in my humble opinion.
The Idol
The buzzy new drama series stars Lily-Rose Depp (Johnny’s daughter) as a pop queen whose career is derailed by mental issues. She turns to a mysterious nightclub owner (singer The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye) for help but the relationship comes with new twists that she might not be able to handle. Thanks to the co-stars, the series should be a ratings magnet in the 18-34 age group for the HBO unit which normally tends to draw a slightly older crowd. (And the trailer is, uh, a bit risque. See below.) Debuts June 4 and it will be available in 4K with Dolby Atmos.
Avatar: The Way of Water
The theatrical blockbuster comes to home theaters next month. The Best Picture nominee, which was directed by James Cameron, stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis and Kate Winslet. The 192-minute film is set in the world of Pandora 10 years after the original Avatar movie, which premiered in theaters in 2009. Debuts June 7. (Will also premiere that day on Disney+.) Will be available on Max in 4K and with Dolby Atmos.
And Just Like That…(Season 2)
The Sex and the City ‘girls’ are all grown up and navigating life in their 50s. I can’t say I’m a fan, but there’s no denying the appeal for the urban female sophisticate. Right? Debuts June 22 and will be available in 4K and with Dolby Atmos.
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allows
Based on the 2018 biography by Mark Griffin, the documentary pulls the curtain back on a closeted career that included starring roles in such classics as Seconds, Giant, Magnificent Obsession and Pillow Talk. While Hudson’s sexuality is no longer a secret now, how he managed to keep it a secret remains one of Hollywood’s untold stories. This documentary promises to tell it in full with new interviews and archival footage. Debuts June 28.
Here is the complete list of new titles coming to Max in June 2023:
June 1
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
A Star Is Born (1954)
A Star Is Born (1976)
Army of Darkness (1993)
Balls of Fury (2007)
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Big Daddy (1999)
Breach (2007)
Bulworth (1998)
Class Act (1992)
Click (2006)
Dave (1993)
David Copperfield (1935)
Demolition Man (1993)
Diggers (2006)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Eli Roth Presents: The Legion Of Exorcists (Travel Channel)
Enter The Dragon (1973)
Fame (1980)
Fifty Shades Darker (2017, Extended Version)
Fifty Shades Freed (2018, Extended Version)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1935
Grease (1978)
Hairspray (2007)
I Origins (2014)
I, Tonya (2017)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Jersey Boys (2014)
Just Mercy (2019)
Knock Knock (2015)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Magic Mike (2012)
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002)
Military Wives (2019)
Moneyball (2011)
Monster-In-Law (2005)
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
Moonlight (2016)
Naked.Loud.Proud (Max Original)
Narc (2002)
National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Operation Crossbow (1965)
Police Academy (1984)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Police Academy 3: Back In Training (1986)
Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol (1987)
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)
Radio (2003)
Ready Player One (2018)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Selena (1997)
Sex And The City (2008)
Sex And The City 2 (2010)
Sunday in New York (1964)
Tea for Two (1950)
The Big Wedding (2013)
The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)
The Boy Next Door (2015)
The Dead Files (Travel Channel)
The Drop (2014)
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (2013)
The Evil Dead II (1987)
The Family (2013)
The Hurt Locker (2009)
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (2013)
The Lodge (2019)
The Nun’s Story (1959)
The Painter and the Thief (2020)
The Saint (1997)
The Turning Point (1977)
Tooth Fairy (2010)
Woodstock: The Director’s Cut (1994)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
You’re Next (2013)
June 2
Magic Mike’s Last Dance (2023)
Painting With John, Season 3 (HBO Original)
Well Designed (Magnolia Network)
June 4
90 Day Fiance: Before The 90 Days (TLC)
Battle on the Beach (HGTV)
The Idol (HBO Original) 4K UHD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
June 5
Louisiana Law (Animal Planet)
June 6
Burden of Proof (HBO Original)
Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 1E (Cartoon Network)
June 7
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) *4K UHD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
Ghost Adventures (Discovery)
June 8
A Star Is Born (2018)
American Pain (Max Original)
June 9
AEW All Access (TBS)
First Five (Max Original)
June 10
Build It Forward (HGTV)
Red 2 (2013)
Walker, Season 3
June 12
Celebrity IOU, Season 4A (HGTV)
June 13
Vacation (2015)
June 14
How Do You Measure A Year? (HBO Original)
Small Town Potential (HGTV)
June 15
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Season 3
Crack Addicts (TLC)
Outchef’d (Food Network)
Rap Battlefield, Season 2 (Max Original)
June 16
Hoffman Family Gold (Discovery)
Meet the Batwheels shorts, Season 1C (Cartoon Network)
The Cabin Chronicles, Season 3 (Magnolia Network)
June 17
John Early: Now More Than Ever (HBO Original)
June 18
Beachside Brawl (Food Network)
The Great Food Truck Race: David vs. Goliath (Food Network)
The Righteous Gemstones, Season 3 (HBO Original)
We Baby Bears, Season 2A (Cartoon Network)
June 19
Street Outlaws: Mega Cash Days (Discovery)
June 21
7 Little Johnstons (TLC)
The Stroll (HBO Original)
June 22
And Just Like That…, Season 2 (Max Original) 4K UHD, HDR 10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
Christina On The Coast (HGTV)
Downey’s Dream Cars (Max Original)
June 23
Rich & Shameless, Season 2A (TNT)
Teen Titans Go!, Season 8B (Cartoon Network)
June 25
Mini Reni (Magnolia Network)
June 26
Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham (2023)
June 27
Chopped (Food Network)
Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music (HBO Original)
June 28
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (HBO Original)
June 29
Revealed (HGTV)
Ten-Year-Old Tom, Season 2 (Max Original)
Warrior, Season 3 (Max Original)
June 30
Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 7 (Magnolia Network)
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