HBO Max to Add 10 New Shows & Movies This Week

By Phillip Swann
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HBO Max this week (August 4-10, 2025) will add 10 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup. Here is a summary of the upcoming releases.

Monday, August 4
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2020)
An animated musical adaptation of the popular children’s book.

The Great Food Truck Race, Season 18 (FOOD Network) 
Yes, giant food trucks race against each other for cash prizes. What will they think of next?

Tuesday, August 5
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills (HBO Original)
Is the year that the Bills can finally get past the Chiefs enroute to a Super Bowl? The HBO doc team goes behind the scenes as the team prepares for the 2025 campaign.

The Case Against Diddy, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs was just convicted of several lesser charges in his sex trafficking trial. Did the jury get it wrong?

“The Idaho Murders,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
The CNN anchor examines the horrific murders of four college students in Idaho.

Wednesday, August 6
Extreme Detailing (Discovery)
The search for exotic cars – and the need to restore them – continues.

Red Bull Soapbox Race, Season 1 (Discovery)
Soapbox derby time. Well, it’s better than giant food trucks racing, right?

See No Evil, Season 14 (ID)
The true crime show chronicles how surveillance cameras are often the best witnesses.

Thursday, August 7
Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America, Season 4 (Discovery)
The show examines how once impressive buildings have been abandoned over the years and what that says about our culture.

Friday, August 8
Freaky Tales (Lionsgate)
Pedro Pascal stars in this ensemble anthology comedy about four disconnected events in Oakland, California in 1987.

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