New to HBO Max in September 2026

HBO Max will enter September with a lineup built for the beginning of fall. The month brings major returning series, new HBO originals, true crime programming and enough horror movies to help viewers start Halloween season several weeks early.

“The Gilded Age” returns for its fourth season as one of the service’s biggest prestige dramas. The historical series has steadily expanded its collection of powerful families, ambitious social climbers and old money rivalries. Its latest chapter should give HBO another awards contender after “The Pitt,” “The Comeback” and “Hacks” earned recognition ahead of the 2026 Emmys.

The new “Harry Potter” series also promises to command plenty of attention. The television adaptation gives HBO Max more room to explore the characters, locations and storylines from J.K. Rowling’s novels than the movies could fit into their running times. That makes the series both a fresh entry point and a major nostalgia play.

Meanwhile, “Lanterns” will continue its Sunday rollout after premiering in August. New episodes will carry the DC mystery through September and into its October 4 conclusion, IGN reports.

Horror Movies Take Over HBO Max

HBO Max wastes little time establishing a spooky mood. The enormous September 1 collection includes “Carrie,” “Misery,” “The Craft,” “Interview with the Vampire” and “Talk to Me.” Viewers can also revisit the first two “Final Destination” movies before jumping ahead to “The Final Destination.”

The strongest mini marathon belongs to Ti West’s horror trilogy. “Pearl” and “MaXXXine” both join the service on September 1, giving subscribers two bloody showcases for Mia Goth. “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare,” “Men” and both “Zombieland” films add different flavors of fear, from supernatural curses to psychological horror and zombie comedy.

The month’s biggest film arrival comes later. A24’s “Backrooms,” one of 2026’s most successful theatrical horror releases, begins streaming September 25. Its arrival should make it a natural choice for viewers looking to enter Halloween season with something new.

September also offers plenty outside the horror genre. “A Clockwork Orange,” “Full Metal Jacket,” “Eyes Wide Shut” and “The Shining” director Stanley Kubrick receive significant representation. Other notable films include “Birdman,” “Magnolia,” “Rain Man,” “The Revenant,” “Saltburn” and “The Last Samurai.”

New HBO Originals and Reality Favorites

The original slate stretches across several genres. “Collision” premieres September 7, while “A Killer Story” follows three days later. “JAŸ-Z In 8” arrives September 18, and the HBO Original “Youth” debuts September 20.

True crime viewers can watch “OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil,” “Toxic” and “Unmasking a Monster: Aileen Wuornos.” Food Network begins its seasonal programming with new seasons of “Halloween Wars” and “Halloween Baking Championship.” HGTV, TLC, Discovery and Cartoon Network round out a deep schedule that should keep new programming flowing throughout the month.

Everything Coming to HBO Max in September 2026

September 1

• 42nd Street
• A Clockwork Orange
• A Streetcar Named Desire
• All Through the Night
• American Made
• April in Paris
• Baby Doll
• Battle Circus
• Beetlejuice
• Billy Rose’s Jumbo
• Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare
• Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare: Unrated Director’s Cut
• Breaking In
• Breaking In – Unrated
• Cabin in the Sky
• Camelot (1967)
• Carrie (1976)
• Cocktail
• Dames
• Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who!
• Eyes Wide Shut
• Final Destination (2000)
• Final Destination 2 (2003)
• Full Metal Jacket
• Gremlins (1984)
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
• Grudge Match
• In the Good Old Summertime
• Interview with the Vampire
• It’s Always Fair Weather
• Jamboree!
• Jupiter’s Darling
• Knute Rockne: All American
• Les Miserables (2012)
• Lili
• Little Fockers
• Lullaby of Broadway
• Magnolia
• MaXXXine
• Men (2022)
• Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
• Misery
• Miss Congeniality
• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• My Favorite Spy
• Neptune’s Daughter
• Night and Day
• On Moonlight Bay
• Panama Hattie
• Pearl: The X-Traordinary Origin Story
• Presenting Lily Mars
• Rain Man
• Risky Business
• Royal Wedding
• Saltburn
• Selena
• Sing Street
• Speed
• Summer Stock
• Taken 2
• Taken 2: Extended Out
• Talk To Me (2023)
• That’s Dancing!
• The Age of Adaline
• The Americanization of Emily
• The Craft
• The Final Destination (2009)
• The Firm
• The Harvey Girls
• The Last Samurai
• The Maltese Falcon
• The Outsiders
• The Revenant
• The Sea Hawk (1940)
• The Student Prince
• To Please a Lady
• The Two Mrs. Carrolls
• War of the Worlds (2005)
• William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet
• Zombieland (2009)
• Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

2

• 1000-lb Sisters, Season 9 (TLC)

September 3

• Beat Bobby Flay, Season 43 (Food Network)
• Botched Homes, Season 1 (HGTV)

4

• Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 12 (Magnolia Network)
• Fuze

September 6

• Paranormal Caught on Camera, Season 11 (Travel Channel)

7

• Collision, Season 1 (Max Original)
• OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil, Season 1 (ID)

September 8

• Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 9 (Discovery)
• Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Season 2

9

• Bobby Flay’s The Line, Season 1 (Food Network)

September 10

• A Killer Story (HBO Original)
• Krypto Saves the Day, Season 2A (DC)
• Save My Skin, Season 6 (TLC)

11

• House Hunters International: Volume 10, Season 216 (HGTV)

September 12

• AEW Special Events
• Ready Jet Cook, Season 3 (Food Network)

13

• Have I Got News For You, Season 5 (CNN Original)

September 14

• Halloween Wars, Season 16 (Food Network)

15

• Halloween Baking Championship, Season 12 (Food Network)

September 16

• A Very Haunted Renovation, Season 1 (HGTV)
• Toxic, Season 2 (ID)

17

• Body Cam, Season 11 (ID)
• Half My Size, Season 1 (TLC)

September 18

• JAŸ-Z In 8 (HBO Original)
• Saman The Hidden Truth (Saman La Verità Nascosta), Season 1

19

• Batwheels, Season 3E (Cartoon Network)
• Cautiva, Season 1
• Scariest House in America, Season 3 (HGTV)

September 20

• Teen Titans Go!, Season 9H (Cartoon Network)
• Youth, Season 1 (HBO Original)

September 22

Siren: The Voices Of Shelley Beattie (HBO Original)

23

• House Shock, Season 1 (HGTV)
• The Meg (2018)

September 24

• How to Catch a Dirtbag, Season 1 (Discovery)
• The Plot Thickens, Season 7 (TCM)

25

• 4 Blocks Zero, Season 1 (HBO Original)
• Backrooms (A24)
• Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 55 (Food Network)
• House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 262 (HGTV)
• Paolo, Season 1 (HBO Original)
• The Good Spirit: Behind the Doors of the Opus Dei (HBO Original)

September 27

• Totally Spies, Season 7C

29

• 90 Day: The Last Resort: Between the Sheets, Season 3 (TLC)
• Decades in Sports, Season 1 (CNN Original)
• Miller Night Football (HBO Original)

September 30

• Unmasking a Monster: Aileen Wuornos, Season 1 (ID)