HBO Max is again with one other wave of new releases to preserve you entertained all through August.
This month’s batch contains new movies (together with one with “The Improbable 4: First Steps” star Pedro Pascal), plus loads of library additions, documentaries, reside sports activities and, in fact, the very welcome return of a DC star: John Cena.
Sure, after being away from our screens for far too lengthy, “Peacemaker” season 2 is lastly returning to the streaming service (after briefly popping up in James Gunn’s “Superman”), for what appears to be like to be one other blast of enjoyable.
Under, you’ll find my prime picks for the month, plus a complete checklist of the whole lot new on HBO Max in August 2025. And if you happen to’re not seeing a lot you need to watch, take a look at our greatest movies on HBO Max for extra prime streaming suggestions.
New on HBO Max in August 2025: High picks
‘Freaky Tales’
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s “Freaky Tales” is an anthology film all based mostly on actual occasions and actual places from Oakland, California, in 1987.
Throughout one night time, it sketches 4 scrappy tales about a wide range of colourful characters — together with an NBA star, a feminine rap duo, punk teenagers, and a profession criminal who needs to depart his felony life behind, amongst others — with a style film really feel and the odd shock of ultra-violence.
“Freaky Tales” is enjoyable, ’80s-inflected stuff that some HBO Max subscribers are going to actually get a kick out of.
Stream on HBO Max from August 8
‘The Legend of Ochi’
For those who’re on the lookout for some household leisure this month, Isaiah Saxon’s fantasy journey “The Legend of Ochi” appears a strong alternative.
This wondrous watch from A24 whisks us off to a small village on the island of Carpathia, the place we meet Yuri (Helena Zengel), a younger lady who’s raised to concern creatures referred to as “the Ochi.” When she encounters a misplaced child, Ochi, she embarks on a journey to take him again house.
It wasn’t universally cherished (it is 75% on Rotten Tomatoes) and drew criticism for having a slightness in the character/story departments, however for its spectacular visuals and sensible puppetry values, I feel “The Legend of Ochi” warrants a watch.
Stream on HBO Max from August 15
‘Peacemaker’ season 2
“Peacemaker” exploded onto the scene in 2022 as a raucous motion comedy spinoff from James Gunn’s pre-DCU 2021 hit, “The Suicide Squad” that gave John Cena’s jingoistic antihero the limelight. The end result? An totally hilarious, massively entertaining blood-soaked romp.
Season 2 sees him discovering an alternate world the place life is the whole lot that Chris Smith/Peacemaker might need. The issue is, that discovery additionally forces him to face his personal traumatic previous.
Judging by the teaser we have seen, that very same profitable vibe’s been preserved, and then some, and I am unable to wait to see Peacemaker and his buddies again in motion.
Stream on HBO Max from August 21
All the things new on HBO Max in August 2025
AUGUST 1
Alien: Covenant
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop 2: Again in Enterprise
{Couples} Retreat (2009)
Diary of a Wimpy Child: The Lengthy Haul
Enter the Warrior’s Gate
Get a Job (2016)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Home Hunters Worldwide: Quantity 9, Season 203 (HGTV)
Home Hunters: Quantity 10, Season 244 (HGTV)
It Occurred in Brooklyn
It is All the time Honest Climate
Jamboree!
Kung Fu Panda 2
Let’s Go Bananas, Season 1A
Lili
Macao
Madame Bovary (1949)
Madame Curie
Marc Maron: Panicked (HBO Authentic, 2025)
Martha Marcy Could Marlene
Millie
Miss Pinkerton
Mogambo
Mr. Skeffington
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Mrs. Parkington
My Favourite Spouse
Neptune’s Daughter (1949)
New Moon (1940)
Satisfaction and Prejudice (1940)
Quo Vadis (1951)
Random Harvest
Roughshod
Guidelines Don’t Apply
Smarty
Stonewall
Storm over Wyoming
Survive the Night time (2020)
The Final Time I Noticed Paris
The Lifetime of Vergie Winters
The Lengthy, Lengthy Trailer
The Nun (2018)
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Racket (1951)
The Reluctant Debutante
The Water Diviner
Three on a Match
Until the Finish of Time
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
Union Depot
Unlocked (2017)
Conflict on Everybody
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
The place Hazard Lives
Yogi Bear (Film)
You Harm My Emotions
AUGUST 2
Deadliest Catch, Season 21 (Discovery)
AUGUST 3
The Yogurt Store Murders (HBO Authentic)
AUGUST 4
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2020)
The Nice Meals Truck Race, Season 18 (FOOD Community)
AUGUST 5
Laborious Knocks: Coaching Camp with the Buffalo Payments (HBO Authentic)
“The Case Towards Diddy,” The Entire Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Authentic)
“The Idaho Murders,” The Entire Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Authentic)
AUGUST 6
Excessive Detailing (Discovery)
Purple Bull Soapbox Race, Season 1 (Discovery)
See No Evil, Season 14 (ID)
AUGUST 7
Mysteries of the Deserted: Hidden America, Season 4 (Discovery)
AUGUST 8
Freaky Tales (Lionsgate)
AUGUST 11
Marooned with Ed Stafford, Season 3 (Discovery)
AUGUST 12
The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King (discovery+, 2025)
AUGUST 13
A Physique in the Basement, Season 2 (ID)
Chef Grudge Match, Season 1 (FOOD Community)
The Girl King
AUGUST 14
Hop, Season 1D (Max Authentic)
Marcial Maciel: The Wolf of God (Max Authentic)
AUGUST 15
Stand Up To Most cancers
The Legend of Ochi (A24)
The Prince, Season 2 (Max Authentic, Turkey)
AUGUST 17
Mammals, Season 1 (BBC)
The Home (HBO, 2017)
The Serial Killer’s Apprentice (ID, 2025)
AUGUST 18
Girls Sporting Shoulder Pads, Season 1 (Grownup Swim)
AUGUST 19
“Local weather Change Amplified: Dwell Music and the Local weather Disaster,” The Entire Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Authentic)
AUGUST 21
Discount Block, Season 5 (HGTV)
Peacemaker, Season 2 (Max Authentic)
Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn (Season 2 Companion Podcast)
AUGUST 22
The Heritage, Season 1 (Max Authentic)
AUGUST 23
Abbott Elementary, Season 4
The Cleansing Girl, Season 4
AUGUST 24
Toad and Associates, Season 1C (Cartoon Community)
AUGUST 28
Bitchin’ Rides: Street to Ridler, Season 1
August 29
Horses & Hangmen (Max Authentic)
Foolish Sundays, Season 1C (Cartoon Community)
August 31
Iyanu, Season 1B (Cartoon Community)
Sports activities schedule
MLB
AUGUST 5
Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs, 8 p.m. ET
AUGUST 12, 19, 25
TBD vs TBD @ TBD p.m.
NASCAR – Driver Cam
AUGUST 3
Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, 3.30 p.m. ET
AUGUST 10
Go Bowling at The Glen, 2 p.m. ET
AUGUST 16
Cook dinner Out 400, 7.30 p.m. ET
AUGUST 23
Coke Zero Sugar 400, 7.30 p.m. ET
AUGUST 31
Cook dinner Out Southern 500, 6 p.m.
NASCAR – Practices & Qualifying
AUGUST 2
Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa), 1.30 p.m. ET
AUGUST 9
Watkins Glen Internatinal (Watkins Glen, NY), Midday
AUGUST 15
Richmond Raceway (Richmond, Virginia), 4.30 p.m. ET
AUGUST 22
Daytona Worldwide Speedway (Daytona Seashore, Florida), 5 p.m. ET
AUGUST 30
Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina), 9 a.m. ET
COLLEGE FOOTBALL – BIG 12
AUGUST 30
Hawaii vs Arizona, 9.30 p.m.
AEW
AUGUST 6
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m. ET
AUGUST 9
AEW Collision, 8 p.m. ET
AUGUST 13
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m. ET
AUGUST 16
AEW Collision, 8 p.m. ET
AUGUST 20
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m. ET
AUGUST 23
AEW Collision, 8 p.m. ET
AUGUST 27
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m. ET
AUGUST 29
Relive Kenny Omega’s historic World Championship reign, as AEW Dynamite kicks off 2021 from our Jacksonville house!
AUGUST 30
AEW Collision, 8 p.m. ET
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