HBO Max to Add 16 New Shows This Weekend; Here Are the Highlights

By Phillip Swann
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HBO Max this weekend (October 17-19, 2025) is adding 16 new TV shows to its streaming lineup.

The new shows include season three of The Thaw, the Polish drama starring Katarzyna Wajda as a widowed detective investigating the murder of a young woman; An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally, an HBO original comedy stand-up special; and season one of Who Saw the Peacock Dance In the Jungle?, a Japanese manga drama about the mysterious murder of a police officer.

HBO Max on Sunday will also premiere the season one finale of Task, the cat-and-mouse police drama starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey. Top show; I highly recommend catching up with the first six episodes and then catching the finale on Sunday.

New Shows Coming to HBO Max This Weekend

Friday, October 17
An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally (HBO Original)
Baby Assassins Everyday!, Season 1
Beach Cottage Chronicles, Season 5 (Magnolia Network)
Ignite, Season 1
La Grande Maison Tokyo Special
La Grande Maison Tokyo, Season 1
Light of My Lion, Season 1
Love is for the Dogs, Season 1 
Mr. Mikami’s Classroom, Season 1
Please Die My Beloved, Season 1
The Thaw, Season 3 (Max Original)
True Beauty, Season 1
Until I Destroyed My Husband’s Other Family, Season 1
Vivant, Season 1
Who Saw The Peacock Dance in the Jungle?, Season 1

Sunday, October 19
Anything But Gray, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)

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