HBO Max – quick links
HBO Max: new this week
The End – 8 May
Film (2024). Some 25 years after environmental collapse leaves Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son live in a luxurious bunker, clinging to strict daily rituals to maintain a sense of normalcy – until the arrival of a stranger, Girl, disrupts their fragile existence.
As tensions rise, their carefully controlled world begins to unravel. Starring Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram and Michael Shannon.
Song of the Samurai – 9 May
Series. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, Song of the Samurai explores the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi – the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan’s shogunate – through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts.
Street brawler Toshizo Hijikata finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty – tested by betrayal, illness and war – as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
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Heathers: The Musical – 3 May
Film (2022). This dark-comedy rock musical based on the 1988 cult-classic movie follows high school senior Veronica’s struggle to survive the teenage rollercoaster of her senior year while navigating the beautiful but cruel Heathers, a dangerous romance with the new school rebel Jason ‘J.D.’ Dean and the constant pressure to fit in with everyone else.
Wuthering Heights – 1 May
Film (2026). A bold and original interpretation of one of the greatest love stories of all time, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights stars Australians Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff whose forbidden passion for one another turns from romantic to intoxicating in an epic tale of lust, love and madness.
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The Life of Chuck – 25 April
Film (2024). A gripping, genre-bending journey that follows three pivotal chapters in the life of Charles Krantz, an ordinary man facing extraordinary circumstances. With each chapter, his world twists and turns in ways that are haunting, darkly funny and deeply human.
Starring Tom Hiddleston, this is a story about life, love and the unexpected turns that define us.
Police Academy – 18 April
All seven films of the popular Police Academy comedy series:
- Police Academy
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
- Police Academy 3: Back In Training
- Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
- Police Academy 7: Mission To Moscow
Starring Leslie Easterbrook, Steve Guttenberg, Michael Winslow, Bubba Smith and Kim Cattrall.
The Dark Wizard – 15 April
Series. The Dark Wizard is an unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, one of the world’s most influential and controversial figures in climbing, BASE jumping and highline walking. The series traces the jaw dropping feats that made him a legend, as well as the personal turmoil that defined his life.
Episodes drop weekly, same day as US (4 episodes).
Smiling Friends Season 3 – 13 April
Series. Created by Australian Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel, the series follows a quirky team dedicated to spreading happiness: cynical Charlie, ever-optimistic Pim, meticulous Allan, mysterious Glep, and their unpredictable billionaire Boss.
In the third and final season, the gang goes absolutely bonkers on their ultimate quest to spread joy – from collecting all the spirit gems to a chaotic showdown with an Ancient Witch. Expect wild, unexpected fun at every turn.
Euphoria Season 3 – 13 April
Series. Zendaya leads a returning ensemble – including Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney – in the award-winning global hit series.
Season 3 follows a group of childhood friends as they grapple with faith, redemption and the darker truths that bind them. Episodes drop weekly, same day as US (8 episodes).
