HBO Max to Add 145 New Shows & Movies In January 2026: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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HBO Max next month (January 2026 plans to add 145 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

The Smashing Machine (2025)
When to Watch: January 23, 2026
What Kind of Movie: Sports Bio/Drama
Who’s In It: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (pictured above) stars as MMA champion Mark Kerr who achieved greatness despite drug addiction and a rocky relationship with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt). The film, directed and written by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Times), is an absorbing 123 minutes about ambition in the face of human fragility with a standout performance from Johnson who’s generating Oscar buzz for Best Actor. The Rock shows a soft side that no one knew existed; Blunt is also good (as usual) as the long suffering supporter of his dreams.

The Pitt – Season Two
When to Watch: January 8, 2026
What Kind of Show: Medical Drama
Who’s In It: Noah Wyle
Noah Wyle stars in this medical dramatic series about the hellish life of emergency room workers at a Pittsburgh hospital. In season one, each episode covered one hour in the 15-hour day shift and the show quickly became a streaming obsession for many viewers, particularly those who fondly remember Wyle in NBC’s ER. (R. Scott Gemmill, who won Emmys for his writing and producing ER, is The Pitt’s showrunner.) In season two, the medical staff will be pushed like never before attending multiple victims from the July 4th Pittfest shooting. (The first episode debuts January 8 with subsequent episodes every Thursday until the season finale on March 26, 2026. Season one is now available on HBO Max.)

Industry – Season 4
When to Watch: January 11, 2026
What Kind of Show: Workplace Drama
Who’s In It: Marisa Abela, Kit Harington
The series focuses on a group of young (and somewhat ruthless) college graduates who hope to climb their way to the top at a prestigious investment bank in London. Along the way, they stab each other in the back, kiss up to their bosses and have lots of sex. Industry has generated strong critical reviews, some of whom compare the show favorably to HBO’s Succession. Seasons one through three are now on HBO Max and season four will focus on the grads living the good life while navigating around some new players.

Movies & Shows Coming to HBO Max In January 2026

January 1
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
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Green Lantern: First Flight
Green Mansions
HGTV Dream Home 2026 (HGTV)
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
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
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 Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Working Man
This Modern Age
To Please a Lady
Today We Live
Twilight
Vivacious Lady
While We’re Young (A24)
Wife vs. Secretary
Wild Boys of the Road
World Without End
Zabriskie Point

January 2
House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 249 (HGTV)
Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 4 (Magnolia Network)
Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 5 (Magnolia Network)
The Cult of the Real Housewife, Season 1 (TLC)

January 5
Home Town, Season 10 (HGTV)
Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check (Food Network)

January 6
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
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
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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
House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 206 (HGTV)

January 11
Industry, Season 4 (HBO Original)
Love & Marriage: Huntsville, Season 10 (OWN)
Maxed Out, Season1 (OWN)
Totally Spies, Season 7B
Unexplained: Caught on Camera, Season 4 (Travel)

January 12
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, Season 3 (Adult Swim)

January 13
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
Evil Lives Here, Season 19 (ID)
Killer Confessions: Case Files of a Texas Ranger, Season 1 (ID)
Suddenly Amish, Season 1 (TLC)

January 15
Hot Rod Garage, Season 12

January 16
House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 250 (HGTV)

January 18
A Knight in the Making, Season 1 (HBO)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1 (HBO Original)

January 20
Street Outlaws: Locals Only, Season 2 (Discovery)

January 22
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Original)

January 23
My Haunted Hometown, Season 1 (Travel)
Real Time with Bill Maher, Season 24 (HBO Original)
The Smashing Machine (A24)

January 25
Have I Got News For You, Season 4 (CNN Originals)

January 27
33 Photos from the Ghetto (HBO Original)

January 29
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 40 (Food Network)

January 30
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)

January 31
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not (CNN Films)

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