HBO Max – quick links
HBO Max: new this week
Mad Men Seasons 1–7 – 1 June
Series. Full collection available in 4K/UHD for the first time in Australia. Set in the early 1960s at a top New York advertising agency, Mad Men follows enigmatic creative director Donald Draper and the seductive, high-stakes world of Madison Avenue. Created by Matthew Weiner, the series unpacks identity, ambition and reinvention against a backdrop of rapid cultural change.
Starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery and Vincent Kartheiser.
Bring Me The Beauties – 2 June
Series. Episodes drop weekly, same day as US (3 episodes). This three-part documentary series follows Hoyt Richards, who at 16 meets a mysterious Manhattan socialite on a Nantucket beach and is drawn into his spiritual group, Eternal Values. As he becomes increasingly involved, Richards simultaneously rises to prominence as one of the first male supermodels of the 1980s.
Dead of Winter – 5 June
Film (2025). In a remote Minnesota blizzard, a grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) stumbles upon a young woman held captive by a desperate, armed couple. Forced into action, she becomes an unlikely protector in a brutal fight for survival. Starring Thompson, Judy Greer and Marc Menchaca, and directed by Brian Kirk.
Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown – 7 June
Series. Episodes drop weekly (10 episodes). Survivalists from all over the world – including Brazil, Australia, Mexico and the US – represent their homelands in a gruelling 40-day primitive bushcraft competition. Paired with a partner, their skills, toughness and teamwork will be tested as they compete for national pride and the largest cash prize in franchise history.
Australia is well represented, with the Aussie team of Ky Furneaux and Alexa Towersey stepping into the ultimate survival challenge. Naked And Afraid alum Matt Wright also returns to test his skills.
HBO Max: recently added
Rick and Morty Season 9 – 25 May
Series. Get ready to portal-jump back into the multiverse. The hit adult animated series returns with a season that’s bigger, bolder and more ambitious than ever. Rick and Morty Season 9 is all certified bangers.
Make That Movie – 29 May
Series. This new six-part comedy starring Australian comedians Sam Campbell and Aaron Chen follows a hotshot director who scours the country for everyday film ideas, then races to turn each one into a movie in just three days. The crew features Lara Ricote, Helen Bauer and David Hargreaves alongside Chen.
The Long Walk – 30 May
Film (2025). Teens participate in a gruelling high-stakes contest where they must continuously walk or be shot by a member of their military escort. Starring Francis Lawrence, Cooper Hoffman, Ben Wang and Mark Hamill.
The Yoghurt Shop Murders – 23 May
Series. Episode five, The End of Wondering, chronicles the months after the documentary series The Yogurt Shop Murders debuted in August 2025, when the Austin Police Department suddenly convenes a press conference to announce a break in the 34-year-old case.
On the Roam Season 2 – 14 May
Series. On the Roam is a six-part cinematic docuseries following Jason Momoa as he travels the country chasing art, adventure and friendship through the lens of craftsmanship.
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas – 14 May
Film (2025). This documentary is a tapestry of personal vignettes from across the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in America. The film captures lived experiences from high-profile celebrities like Sandra Oh to unsung heroes like Madelyn Yu, a critical care nurse who immigrated from the Philippines.
These intimate first-person accounts invite viewers to question umbrella terms like ‘Asian American’ and ‘AAPI’, and instead draw focus to the individuals and the communities themselves.
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.
