HBO Max: quick links
HBO Max: new this week
Thoughts and Prayers (19 November)
This arresting yet sobering feature documentary captures the current landscape of America’s school safety rituals: where classrooms double as tactical training grounds, bullet-proof backpacks become armour, and conferences showcase the latest survival gadgets for a nation where mass shootings have become a part of everyday life.
Equal parts absurd and unsettlingly real, the film traces the $3 billion active shooter preparedness industry and its effect on students and educators, raising important questions – what are the unintended consequences of intense preparations? How does a focus on combatting violence potentially obscure efforts to treat the causes of gun violence and seek prevention?
HBO Max: coming soon
Love, Lizzo (24 November)
Film. Follows Lizzo’s life from her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise. Having an intimate look into the moments that shaped her hard-earned rise to fame, success, love and international stardom.
Low Country: The Murdaugh Dynasty (27 November)
Mini series. Follows the investigation of Alex Murdaugh, a lawyer accused of murdering his wife and his son Paul on the night of June 7, 2021.
Holiday Harmony (29 November)
Film. A likeable and talented underdog gets momentarily sidelined from chasing her musical dreams when her van breaks down in a welcoming small town just before Christmas.
Wild Cherry (TBC November)
Series. Created and written by BAFTA-award winning Nicôle Lecky, Wild Cherry is a coming-of-age drama for both mothers and daughters as they navigate privilege, power and social media.
Starring Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and newcomer Amelia May, in addition to Nicôle Lecky, Sophie Winkleman, James Murray, Nathaniel Martello-White, Jason York, Isabelle Allen, Catriona Chandler and Tara Webb.
HBO Max: recently added
Mitchell and Webb are Not Helping (11 November)
Series. Mitchell and Webb are back with a brand-new sketch show. Will it help fix the world? No! Will it all result in funny and very sweary sketch comedy? That’s a matter of opinion!
The Crime of the Century (12 November)
Miniseries. A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
The Seduction (14 November)
Series. To be the hero of your own story, you sometimes have to be the villain in others’. Marquise de Merteuil, betrayed by Valmont, embarks on a daring journey to become Paris’ leading courtesan. Freely adapted from the novel ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, a thrilling exploration of the price of emotional and sexual freedom in a world where women had little.
