Max to Add 11 New Titles This Week – Here’s the 2 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Max, the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max, this week (August 19-25, 2024) plans to add 11 new TV shows and movies to its lineup. Here’s the two most interesting, in my humble opinion:

Horizon: An America Saga, Chapter 1
The first part of Kevin Costner’s sweeping epic of the American West comes to Max after disappointing box office returns this summer. But don’t be put off by the mixed critical and theatergoer response. The biggest knock against Horizon is its length – 181 minutes — but you can hit the Pause button now that it’s on streaming. (Not that we advocate that.) Horizon (which Costner stars in and directs) chronicles the tensions between white settlers and Native Americans during the Manifest Destiny era of American History. It’s an ambitious, thoughtful and often stirring rendition and well worth your time, even at three hours. Debuts Friday, August 23. 

City of God: The Fight Rages On
In 2002, directors Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund unleashed a dazzling crime drama called City of God, which told the real-life stories of gang warfare and drug addiction in Brazil in the 1980s and 90s. Critics compared it favorably to the work of Martin Scorsese (I agree!) due to its fast cuts and stylized displays of cold-blooded violence. Now, 22 years later, the story finally continues with a TV series exclusively on Max. City of God: The Fight Rages On follows ‘Rocket,’ the star of the film (played by Alexandre Rodrigues), 20 years later after the final scenes. He’s now a photojournalist who reports on the continued war between drug dealers and its impact on the innocent. If the series is half as good as the film, we’re in. Debuts Sunday, August 24. City of God, the film, is now on Paramount Plus.

Complete List of New Titles Coming to Max This Week

Monday, August 19
The Official DC Podcast (2024)

Tuesday, August 20
Divided by Design, Season 1 (HGTV)

Thursday, August 22
Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 218 (HGTV)

Friday, August 23
The Thaw (Odwilż), Season 2 (Max Original)
Horizon: An America Saga, Chapter 1

Saturday, August 24
The Kitchen, Season 36 (Food Network)

Sunday, August 25
City of God: The Fight Rages On (Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para), Season 1 (HBO Original)
Evil Lives Here, Season 16 (ID)
Married to Evil, Season 2 (ID)
Serengeti III (2024)

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