HBO Max to Add 128 New Releases In February 2026: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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HBO Max next month (February 2026) will add 128 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

Dead of Winter (2025)
When to Watch: February 20, 2026
What Kind of Movie: Thriller
Who’s In It: Emma Thompson, Judy Greer
Emma Thompson stars as a recent Minnesota widower who stumbles upon a bound young girl while fulfilling her husband’s request to scatter his ashes in Lake Hilda. She plots to rescue the child but soon encounters a dangerous couple (Judy Greer, Mark Menchaca) who seem willing to do anything to keep her captive. Dead of Winter, which was released in select theaters late last year, was called a taut thriller by most critics who singled out Thompson and Greer for their efforts.

Neighbors
When to Watch: February 15, 2026
What Kind of Show: Cinema Verite
Who’s In It: Neighbors
The new HBO doc series (6 episodes to air weekly) will eyes-drop on real-life warring neighborhood factions as they battle over animal rights, property boundaries and anything else you got. With a production team that includes the brilliant Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme), Neighbors will likely be the talk of the town as well as in the chosen neighborhoods.

Puppy Bowl XXII
When to Watch: February 8 (2 p.m. ET)
What Kind of Show: Adorable Cuteness
Who’s In It: Puppies!
On Super Bowl Sunday, HBO Max will simulcast Animal Planet’s 22nd annual Puppy Bowl where cute canines skirmish for toys and treats on a mock football field. If you’ve never watched a Puppy Bowl, do stream in, even if just for 10 minutes or so. The display of adorability could warm the heart of a KGB agent.

Shows & Movies Coming to HBO Max In February 2026

February 1
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Aftermath
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Betrayed (1944)
Build for Off-Road, Season 2 (Motortrend)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
Ferdinand
Get Him to the Greek
Get Him to the Greek: Unrated
The Harvey Girls
Honky Tonk
Hop (2011)
Inconceivable
Insidious: Chapter 3
Jezebel
Just Mercy
Key Largo
King Solomon’s Mines
Kitty Foyle
Lady Be Good
Laughing Sinners
The Life of Emile Zola
Life of Pi
Lone Star
The Lost Husband
Love & Basketball
Love Happens
MacGruber
MacGruber: Unrated
Malcolm X
Marie Antoinette
Masterminds
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mister Roberts
Mrs. Miniver
My Blind Brother
My Cousin Rachel
National Velvet
The Notebook
Now, Voyager
One Way Passage
Open Water
The Perfect Match
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Robin Hood (2010)
The Search
The Shape of Water
Silver River
The Spectacular Now
Story of Louis Pasteur
Strike Up the Band
They Were Expendable
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
This Modern Age
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Vacation from Marriage
Watch on the Rhine
Westbound
The Woman in Red
Wuthering Heights (1939)
The Yearling
Zola

February 2
Madam Beja, Season 1 (Max Original)
The Last Captains, Season 1 (Discovery)
Wardens of the North, Season 6 (Animal Planet)

February 3
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way: Pillow Talk, Season 7 (TLC)

February 5
The Murder Tapes, Season 10 (ID)

February 6
Batwheels, Season 3B
Boys Go to Jupiter

February 7
Ready to Love (Detroit), Season 11

February 8
Puppy Bowl XXII Kickoff (Animal Planet)
Puppy Bowl XXII (Animal Planet)

February 9
East Harbor Heroes, Season 1 (Discovery)

February 10
90 Day: The Single Life, Season 10 (TLC)
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, Season 4 (CNN)

February 12
Isadora Moon, Season 1C (Max Original)
The Pope’s Exorcist

February 13
House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 251 (HGTV)

February 15
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Season 13 (HBO Original)
Like Water for Chocolate, Season 2 (HBO Original)
Neighbors

February 16
Naked and Afraid, Season 19 (Discovery)
Tournament of Champions VII: The Qualifiers (Food Network)

February 17
Unexpected, Season 7 (TLC)

February 19
Murder In Glitterball City (HBO Original)

February 20
Banksters, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Dead of Winter
Fit for a Killer (HBO Original)
Portobello, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Surviving the Jehovah’s Witnesses (HBO Original)

February 24
Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 8 (Discovery)

February 25
Holmes on Homes: Building a Legacy, Season 1 (HGTV)
Lost Women of Alaska (ID)

February 27
Paddington 2

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