HBO Max has unveiled an extensive May 2026 lineup featuring major original premieres, blockbuster films, documentary programming, international series, and live sports coverage. The streaming platform continues to balance prestige originals with mainstream entertainment, adding everything from Emerald Fennell’s new adaptation of Wuthering Heights to sports documentaries centered on the 2026 FIFA World Cup buildup.
The month is especially notable for its documentary slate, with HBO Originals such as U.S. Against the World: Four Years With The Men’s National Soccer Team and The A List: 15 Stories From Asia and Pacific Diasporas leading the way. Meanwhile, Max Originals like On The Roam Season 2 and international productions including Song of the Samurai help round out a catalog that feels unusually broad even by HBO Max standards. There is also a heavy emphasis on live sports throughout May, with NHL playoff coverage, MLB games, Roland-Garros, AEW events, and cycling broadcasts spread across the month.
Below is a complete breakdown of everything coming to HBO Max in May 2026.
Shows and Movies Coming to HBO Max in May
May 1
- “Wuthering Heights” (2026)
- A Good Day to Die Hard
- A Good Day to Die Hard: Extended Cut
- Despicable Me
- Dillinger
- Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (2003)
- Enter The Dragon
- Green Mansions
- House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 254 (HGTV)
- Insecuritea: An Insecure Podcast, Seasons 4 & 5 (HBO)
- Insidious: The Last Key
- Kansas City Bomber
- Keeper of the Flame
- Knute Rockne: All American
- Love, Simon
- Maine Cabin Masters, Season 12 (Magnolia Network)
- Mary of Scotland
- My Lottery Dream Home, Season 18 (HGTV)
- Mystery Street
- Passage to Marseille
- Pitch Perfect 3
- Saltburn
- Scene of the Crime
- Shadow of a Woman
- Shadow on the Wall
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- Story of Louis Pasteur
- The Babe Ruth Story
- Catfish
- Crazy Rich Asians
- The End of Summer
- The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
- The Florida Project
- The George Raft Story
- The Life of Emile Zola
- The Munekata Sisters
- The Only Son
- The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
- The Sea of Grass
- The Wagons Roll at Night
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1963)
- There Was a Father
- They Won’t Believe Me
- Walk the Line
- Walk the Line: Extended Cut
- Without Love
May 2
- Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan, Season 6 (Discovery)
- Zillow Gone Wild, Season 3 (HGTV)
May 4
- 90 Day Fiancé Pillow Talk: Before the 90 Days, Season 8 (TLC)
- Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
- Margarita: Make Your Story Count, Season 2 (Max Original)
- Perilous Passage: Birth in America
May 5
- “50 Years of Apple” with Bill Weir, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
May 6
- House Hunters: Amazing Water Homes, Season 3 (HGTV)
May 7
- Bad Foot Clinic, Season 1 (TLC)
May 8
- Greenland 2: Migration (Lionsgate)
- House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 210 (HGTV)
- The Palu Family: Under a Dark Spell (HBO Original)
- We Are Jeni, Season 1 (ID)
May 9
- Deadliest Catch, Season 22 (Discovery)
- K-Everything with Daniel Dae Kim (CNN Original)
- Song of the Samurai, Season 1
May 11
- 90 Day Diaries, Season 8 (TLC)
- 90 Day Fiancé, Season 12 (TLC)
- Filthy Fortunes, Season 2 (Discovery)
- Home Town: Inn This Together, Season 1 (HGTV)
May 12
- BBQ Brawl, Season 7 (Food Network)
- Behind the Bars: Shot in the Spotlight (HBO Original)
- U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men’s National Soccer Team (HBO Original)
May 13
- Chopped Castaways, Season 1 (Food Network)
- The A List: 15 Stories from Asia and Pacific Diasporas (HBO Original)
May 14
- On The Roam, Season 2 (Max Original)
May 15
- Lurker (Mubi)
May 16
- The Last Woodsmen, Season 3 (Discovery)
May 18
- In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers, Season 1 (Discovery)
May 19
- Contraband: Seized at the Airport, Season 2 (Discovery)
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Weed 8: Weed and Women (CNN Original)
May 20
- Baylen Out Loud, Season 3 (TLC)
May 21
- Conspiracies & Coverups, Season 1 (Discovery)
- Slaves of Faith: Heralds of the Gospel (HBO Original)
May 22
- Batwheels, Season 3C (Cartoon Network)
- House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 211 (HGTV)
- House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 255 (HGTV)
- Josh Johnson: Symphony (HBO Original)
- The Yogurt Shop Murders, Ep. 105 (HBO Original)
May 24
- The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle, Season 1 (ID)
- Tomb Raider (2018)
May 26
- 90 Day The Single Life: Between The Sheets, Season 5 (TLC)
- Fareed Zakaria Documentaries, Season 3 (CNN)
- Food Network’s Top 10, Season 1 (Food Network)
- Rampage (2018)
May 27
- A Complete Unknown
- Castle Impossible, Season 2 (HGTV)
- Guy’s Grocery Games, Season 40 (Food Network)
May 29
- House of the Dragon (with ASL)
- Miss You, Love You (HBO Original)
- The Moment (A24)
May 30
- Belle Collective: Birmingham, Season 1 (OWN)
- House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 256 (HGTV)
May 31
- We Baby Bears, Season 2E (Cartoon Network)
Live Sports on HBO Max in May 2026
NHL on TNT
- NHL Playoffs coverage throughout May, including Round 1 Game 7s, Round 2 matchups, and Conference Finals
MLB
- Dodgers vs Houston
- Detroit vs Mets
- Toronto vs Yankees
- Atlanta vs Boston
Giro d’Italia
- Stage 1 through Stage 14 coverage airing throughout May
Savannah Banana’s
- Vs Party Animals
- Vs Loco Beach Coconuts
- Party Animals vs Indianapolis Clowns
- Vs Indianapolis Clowns
Roland-Garros
- Round 1 through Round 4 coverage airing from May 24 through May 31
- Rally at Roland-Garros companion coverage
AEW Events
- AEW Collision
- AEW Dynamite
- AEW Full Gear 2025
- AEW Double or Nothing PPV
- AEW Battle of the Belts VII
- Additional archived AEW programming releases
HBO Max’s May 2026 schedule highlights how aggressively the service is pushing variety across entertainment categories. Between prestige originals, theatrical films, international dramas, sports documentaries, live events, and expanded accessibility features, the platform is attempting to serve multiple audiences simultaneously without narrowing its identity to a single genre or franchise. It makes for a crowded release calendar, certainly, but also one of the most diverse monthly lineups among the major streaming services right now.
