HBO Max – quick links
HBO Max: new this week
Free Willy – 11 April
Films. Jesse, a 12-year-old orphan, befriends a captive orca and all sorts of land and sea adventures ensue. Two films showing are: Free Willy (1993) and Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995).
HBO Max: recently added
Kangaroo – 1 April
Film (2025). An Australian family comedy film that follows disgraced TV host Chris and a spirited young Indigenous girl, Charlie, as they team up to rescue and rehabilitate a group of orphaned joeys in a remote Outback community.
Through laughter, chaos and unexpected adventures, the pair discover the true meaning of friendship, courage and second chances.
Starring Rachel House, Brooke Satchwell and Ryan Corr.
ScreenHub: From Looking for Alibrandi to Kangaroo – director Kate Woods returns to Australia
The Comeback Season 3 – 23 March
Series. Two decades after it first debuted in 2005 – and 10 years after its second chapter – The Comeback is returning for a third and final season.
Created by Michael Patrick King (And Just Like That…) and Lisa Kudrow, the cult comedy once again revisits the hilariously resilient Valerie Cherish (Kudrow) as she navigates the ever-shifting landscape of Hollywood fame. Episodes drop weekly, same day as the US.
Rooster – 9 March
Series. Set on a college campus, Rooster is a sharp character-driven comedy starring Steve Carell as a celebrated author navigating the messy realities of academia, family and reinvention.
At the centre is his complicated and often hilarious relationship with his daughter, whose presence on campus forces both of them to confront long-standing tensions, shifting ambitions and the challenge of redefining who they are to each other. Episodes drop weekly, same day as the US.
DTF St. Louis​​​​​ – 2 March
Series. An HBO Original, this darkly comic new limited series explores a volatile love triangle between three adults trapped in the quiet desperation of middle age. As longing, regret and impulsive desire collide, what begins as an attempt to feel alive again spirals into obsession and betrayal – ultimately culminating in a shocking death that exposes the dangerous cost of chasing second chances.
DTF St. Louis stars Jason Bateman, David Harbour and Linda Cardellini. Episodes drop weekly, same day as the US.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Seasons 1-5 – 4 March
Series. This surreal sketch comedy series from Adult Swim plunges viewers into a deliberately offbeat ‘nightmare version’ of television. Created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the fast-paced show blends bizarre short films, warped public-access-style musical performances and absurd fake commercials into a chaotic comedy experience, featuring memorable appearances from guest stars including Bob Odenkirk, John C Reilly and Weird Al Yankovic.
The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder – 21 March
Docuseries (2025). The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder examines the 2012 death of Byron Griffy, a beloved 76-year-old Colorado funeral director, who was found shot in his home. The case exposed a web of secrets, including stolen coins and a secret, tumultuous relationship between suspected fellow morticians, shaking a small Colorado town.
The Secrets We Bury – 22 March
Documentary (2025). The Secrets We Bury focuses on Michael Carroll’s decades-long quest to solve the 1961 disappearance of his father George, which led to the discovery of human remains under his childhood home in Long Island. Directed by Patricia E Gillespie, the film explores themes of intergenerational trauma and familial secrets.
