While the Paramount and Warner Bros. deal continues to sit in legal limbo, HBO Max is chugging along with another strong lineup of new additions in September. The streaming service is kicking off the fall season with a ridiculous spread of horror movies, including one of this year’s biggest box office hits, Backrooms. On the series side, Lanterns continues to be the biggest HBO Original in the Sunday night slot.
There’s some particular highlights we’d recommend tuning into next month, but you can also jump ahead to everything coming to HBO Max in September by day.
Highlights Coming to HBO Max in September
Lanterns (Sundays at 9pm ET)
DC Studios’ Lanterns will continue to air and stream new episodes in HBO’s primetime slot on Sunday nights. The series is a new take on the Green Lantern lore, starring Kyle Chandler as the veteran Hal Gordon and Aaron Pierre as the new recruit John Stewart. We’ve been pretty impressed with the series so far, calling the premiere “a critical return to form for the DCU.”
Talk to Me (September 1)
Before Kane Parsons (yes, Backrooms is also on this list), we had the Philippou brothers. These content creators marked their directorial debut with Talk to Me, a harrowing horror movie we gave a particularly strong 9/10 and called “engrossing, inventive, and, at times, unsettling.”
While Talk to Me was first released back in 2019, it hasn’t been streaming anywhere for quite some time, making the return to HBO Max particularly significant.
Original Final Destination Movies (September 1)
HBO Max won’t be getting all of the Final Destination movies, but they’ll be picking up some classics at the start of the month. If you enjoyed the most recent slasher instalment, Bloodlines (which is already streaming on the service), why not go back to check out the freak accidents that started it all?
JAŸ-Z IN 8 (Premieres September 18)
One of two HBO Original documentary series premiering in September, Jay-Z in 8 follows the notorious rapper and entrepreneur in Paris as he speaks with Rick Rubin about his music and legacy. The series will run for eight episodes total, with the first two dropping on September 18.
Backrooms (September 25)
Probably the biggest movie premiere of the month, Kane Parsons’ Backrooms is making its way exclusively to HBO Max after dominating the box office earlier this year. The liminal horror movie is based on a creepypasta Parsons himself had adapted into a long-term video project on YouTube. IGN gave the movie a solid 8/10, describing it as a “truly terrifying cinematic rabbit hole.”
Everything Coming to HBO Max in September
September 1
42nd StreetA Clockwork OrangeA Streetcar Named DesireAll Through the NightAmerican MadeApril in ParisBaby DollBattle CircusBeetlejuiceBilly Rose’s JumboBirdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Blumhouse’s Truth or DareBlumhouse’s Truth or Dare: Unrated Director’s CutBreaking InBreaking In – UnratedCabin in the SkyCamelot (1967)Carrie (1976)CocktailDamesDr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who!Eyes Wide ShutFinal Destination (2000)Final Destination 2 (2003)Full Metal JacketGremlins (1984)Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)Grudge MatchIn the Good Old SummertimeInterview with the VampireIt’s Always Fair WeatherJamboree!Jupiter’s DarlingKnute Rockne: All AmericanLes Miserables (2012)LiliLittle FockersLullaby of BroadwayMagnoliaMaXXXineMen (2022)Middle School: The Worst Years of My LifeMiseryMiss CongenialityMission: Impossible (1996)My Favorite SpyNeptune’s DaughterNight and DayOn Moonlight BayPanama HattiePearl: The X-Traordinary Origin StoryPresenting Lily MarsRain ManRisky BusinessRoyal WeddingSaltburnSelenaSing StreetSpeedSummer StockTaken 2Taken 2: Extended OutTalk To Me (2023)That’s Dancing!The Age of AdalineThe Americanization of EmilyThe CraftThe Final Destination (2009)The FirmThe Harvey GirlsThe Last SamuraiThe Maltese FalconThe OutsidersThe RevenantThe Sea Hawk (1940)The Student PrinceTo Please a LadyThe Two Mrs. CarrollsWar of the Worlds (2005)William Shakespeare’s Romeo + JulietZombieland (2009)Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
September 2
1000-lb Sisters, Season 9 (TLC)
September 3
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 43 (Food Network)Botched Homes, Season 1 (HGTV)
September 4
Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 12 (Magnolia Network)Fuze
September 6
Paranormal Caught on Camera, Season 11 (Travel Channel)
September 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
September 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)
September 11
House Hunters International: Volume 10, Season 216 (HGTV)
September 12
AEW Special EventsReady Jet Cook, Season 3 (Food Network)
September 13
Have I Got News For You, Season 5 (CNN Original)
September 14
Halloween Wars, Season 16 (Food Network)
September 15
Halloween Baking Championship, Season 12 (Food Network)
September 16
A Very Haunted Renovation, Season 1 (HGTV)Toxic, Season 2 (ID)
September 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
September 19
Batwheels, Season 3E (Cartoon Network)Cautiva, Season 1Scariest 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)
September 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)
September 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
September 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)
Live Sports
Depending on your subscription plan, HBO Max subscribers will also get access to a selection of live sports, including the FIBA Women’s World Cup. You can check out the individual streaming schedules for HBO Max-affiliated leagues here.
What’s Going on With HBO Max?
One of the biggest announcements in the media landscape was Warner Bros. putting itself up for sale last year. After a brief battle with Netflix, Paramount came out as the confirmed buyer. All was smooth sailing until the antitrust lawsuits started piling up, and now the deal is paused. All to say, something might happen with HBO Max eventually, but the service will be chugging along as usual at least through the end of the year.
Blythe (she/her) is an Audience Development Coordinator at IGN who, when she isn’t following streaming news, spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles.
