Here's everything coming to HBO Max in November 2026, from buzzy biopic 'Tony' to must-see documentaries

Soon, we’ll all be a part of water-cooler conversations about The Gilded Age, but the historical soap opera isn’t the only HBO show to look forward to in November.

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While The Gilded Age season 4 premieres on November 1—with new episodes debuting weekly on Sundays—HBO Max is also rolling out an impressive list streaming releases next month, including new seasons of hit TV (City of God, Holiday Baking Championship, A Body in the Basement), important documentaries (When A Witness Recants, The Slightest Touch) and must-see films (Tony, The Magic Faraway Tree) that you’ll want to queue up.

Take a look at the full lineup of HBO streaming goods below.

What's coming to HBO Max in November 2026: 

City of God: The Fight Rages On season 2

What is it? A Brazilian crime drama
When does it premiere? November 8 (six episodes, weekly on Sundays)
What’s it about? A violent struggle for control of the territory erupts after the death of drug lord Curió while newly elected councilwoman Berenice (Roberta Rodrigues) takes on political corruption and the growing influence of the militia. Jerusa (Andréia Horta) seeks revenge against those responsible for destroying her family and Leka (Luellem de Castro) turns to funk music and dance parties to inspire unity, resistance and hope among the locals.

When A Witness Recants

What is it? A Dawn Porter-directed documentary film
When does it premiere? November 17
What’s it about? The story of three local teenagers who were arrested, convicted and sentenced to life in maximum security prisons after the murder of a 14-year-old boy in 1983—they were all innocent.

The Hotline

What is it? An HBO Original documentary short
When does it premiere? November 18
What’s it about? A deep dive on an overdose prevention helpline Never Use Alone (NUA), which connects people using opioids with compassionate operators, acting as a fragile tether between life and death.

The Buffalo Miracle

What is it? A documentary short
When does it premiere? November 24
What’s it about? The true story of total strangers who found shelter, friendship and a Christmas miracle inside a McDonald's that refused to close during a once-in-a-generation blizzard in Buffalo, New York.

The Slightest Touch 

What is it? A Colin Farrell-led documentary film
When does it premiere? November 25
What’s it about? Born with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), an extremely rare and devastating condition that causes skin to blister and tear at the slightest touch, Emma Fogarty reaches ago 40—an age doctors once believed she would never reach. She and her longtime friend Colin Farrell set out to do the Dublin Marathon together.

Tony

What is it? An A24 chef biopic
When does it premiere? November 20
What’s it about? A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.

And other titles coming to HBO Max in November:

November 1

• 3 Days to Kill
• America America
• Calcifer Yule Log (Studio Ghibli)
• A Christmas Carol (1938)
• A Christmas Story
• Christmas with The Kranks
• The Desert Song (1944)
• Destination Tokyo
• Dune (1984)
• Elf
• Enemy (A24)
• Far From The Madding Crowd (1967)
• The First Purge
• Flipper (1963)
• Four Christmases
• Gay Purr-ee
• “The Gilded Age Podcast,” season 4 (HBO)
• The Gilded Age, season 4 (HBO Original)
• The Glass Bottom Boat
• Hands of a Stranger
• Happy Feet
• Hoot
• House of Women
• The Hypnotic Eye
• Jerry Maguire
• Jodorowsky's Dune
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
• The Kitchen: World on a Plate, season 41 (Food Network)
• The Man Who Invented Christmas
• Meet Me in St. Louis
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
• Nobody Lives Forever (1946)
• The Polar Express
• Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
• The Predator (2018)
• Project X (2012)
• Red Sparrow
• Rise of the Guardians
• Scream (1996)
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
• The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
• Skyscraper (2018)
• They Were Expendable
• This is Not a War Story (HBO)
• A Very Merry Rickmas Yule Log (Adult Swim)
• The Wolverine (2013)
• You're a Big Boy Now

November 2

• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

November 3

• Holiday Baking Championship, season 13 (Food Network)

November 4

• Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, season 3 (Food Network)
• Smallfoot

November 6

• Batwheels, season 3G (Cartoon Network)
• House Hunters International: Volume 10, season 218 (HGTV)
• Melania Rea, season 1 (HBO Original)

November 7

• Tadej Pogačar: Anatomy of a G.O.A.T. (Eurosport Documentary)

November 8

• City Of God: The Fight Rages On, season 2 (HBO Original)

November 9

• Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas, season 2 (Food Network) 

November 11

• Big Bargain Holiday Showdown, season 1 (HGTV)
• My Big Fat Fabulous Life, season 14 (TLC)

November 13

• Clangold, season 1 (HBO Original)
• Crown of Deceit: Inside the Miss Universe Scandal, season 1 (TLC)
• House Hunters: Volume 11, season 264 (HGTV)
• Maniacs of the Truth, season 1 (HBO Original)
• Silent Night (HBO Original)

November 14

• Cooking With Choi, season 1 (Food Network)
• Gift, season 1
• Madame Web

November 16

• The Detour with David Chang, season 1 (CNN)

November 17

• Sweet Deceit, season 2 (Food Network)
• When a Witness Recants (HBO Original)

November 18

• Beat Bobby Flay, season 45 (Food Network)
• Renovation Resort Showdown, season 3 (HGTV)
• The Hotline (HBO Original)

November 19

• A Body in the Basement, season 3 (ID)
• Save My Skin, season 7 (TLC)

November 20

• Maine Cabin Masters: All Inn, season 1 (Magnolia Network)
• The Roses (2025)
• Tony (A24)

November 22

• Holmes On Homes: Building A Legacy, season 2 (HGTV)

November 24

• The Buffalo Miracle (HBO Original) 

November 25

• Secret Life of a Vegas Casino, season 1 (Discovery)
• The Slightest Touch (HBO Original)

November 27

• Batwheels, season 4 (Cartoon Network)
• Krypto Saves the Day, season 2 (DC Kids)
• The Art of Deception (HBO Original)
• The Cursed Zoo (HBO Original)
• The Linares Files (HBO Original)
• The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)

November 29

• OWN Holiday Movie: The Christmas Showdown 2 (OWN)