HBO Max is kicking off February with a powerful slate of original programming, featuring the return of fan-favorite series, the debut of two ambitious international dramas, a gripping true-crime documentary event, and two highly anticipated films. From satirical late-night television to emotionally charged love stories and chilling real-life mysteries, this month’s lineup delivers something for every type of viewer.

Here’s a full breakdown of everything coming to HBO Max this February, including premiere dates, story details, and creative teams behind each release.

New HBO Original Series Debuting in February

Neighbors (HBO Original Late-Night Series)

Premieres: February 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET (available at 3:01 a.m. ET on HBO Max)

Episodes: 6 (weekly rollout)

Neighbors takes viewers deep into some of the most bizarre and dramatic real-life residential conflicts across the United States. The series opens a raw, verité-style window into the lives of contemporary Americans whose disputes with neighbors spiral into absurd and unforgettable confrontations.

The show blends humor, tension, and documentary storytelling, revealing how everyday disagreements can grow into outrageous personal wars.

Executive Producers & Directors: Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford

Additional Executive Producers: Jonathan Hausfater, Chris Bowyer (A24), Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Ronnie Bronstein, JP Lopez Ali (Central Pictures)

Like Water for Chocolate – Season 2 (HBO Original Drama Series, Mexico)

Premieres: February 15 at 11:00 p.m. ET

Episodes: 6 (weekly rollout)

The final season of Like Water for Chocolate continues Tita’s emotional journey as she faces the promise of a new destiny with Dr. Brown—one built on tenderness and safety. However, Pedro’s return reignites a forbidden love that challenges tradition, family, and the social rules of a rapidly changing Mexico.

Set against a backdrop of political unrest and personal trauma, the story explores passion, loss, and resilience, using food and emotion as powerful storytelling tools. The series concludes with a meditation on love that refuses to fade, no matter the cost.

Cast: Irene Azuela, Azul Guaita, Ana Valeria Becerril, Andrea Chaparro, Andrés Baida, Francisco Angellini, Ángeles Cruz, Mauricio García Lozano, Ari Brickman, Louis David Horné

Executive Producers: Salma Hayek Pinault, José Tamez, Siobhan Flynn, Sharon Levy, Lisa Fahrenholt, Flavio Morales, Alejandro Rincón, Clara Machado

Showrunner: Jerry Rodríguez

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Season 13

Premieres: February 15

The Emmy®-winning late-night institution returns for its thirteenth season with John Oliver’s signature mix of sharp satire and investigative comedy. Known for its deep dives into political, social, and cultural issues, the show continues to blend humor with journalism in a way few series can match.

Filmed in New York, the new season promises topical commentary, meticulously researched segments, and Oliver’s unique ability to make complex issues accessible and entertaining.

Executive Producers: John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jon Thoday, James Taylor

Director: Paul Pennolino

Portobello (HBO Original Drama Series, Italy)

Premieres: February 20

Episodes: 6 (weekly rollout)

Portobello marks HBO’s first Italian original drama series, telling the true story of Enzo Tortora, a beloved television host who became trapped in a devastating judicial nightmare. The series chronicles his wrongful accusation and the media storm that followed, exposing the dark intersection of fame, politics, and justice.

With a sprawling cast and cinematic production values, Portobello examines how one man’s life was dismantled by a broken system and public spectacle.

Cast: Fabrizio Gifuni, Lino Musella, Barbora Bobulova, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Federica Fracassi, Carlotta Gamba, Giada Fortini, Irene Maiorino, Giovanni Buselli, Davide Mancini, Paolo Pierobon, Gianluca Gobbi, and more.

Music: Teho Teardo

Cinematography: Francesco Di Giacomo

Documentary Premiere

Murder in Glitterball City (Two-Part HBO Original Documentary)

Premieres: February 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET (Parts 1 and 2 back-to-back)

Set in Louisville, Kentucky—the birthplace of the mirrored glitterball—this chilling documentary explores a mysterious murder tied to a toxic relationship and conflicting testimonies. The two-part series unravels unreliable accounts from former lovers standing trial for their lives.

The documentary paints a haunting portrait of vulnerability, manipulation, and the unsettling truths hidden beneath a seemingly charming city.

Directed by: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato

Producer: Mona Card

Production Company: World of Wonder

New Films Arriving on HBO Max

Boys Go to Jupiter

Premieres: February 6

This surreal animated coming-of-age film follows a teenager in suburban Florida who hustles to raise $5,000, drifting through a dreamy world filled with strange encounters and emotional revelations. The story blends humor, music, and existential reflection in a visually distinctive style.

Cast: Jack Corbett, Tavi Gevinson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Elsie Fisher, Demi Adejuyigbe, Cole Escola, Julio Torres, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Pera, and more.

Written and Directed by: Julian Glander

Dead of Winter

A woman in winter clothing holds a rifle and smokes a cigarette on a snowy landscape, while a man stands in the background.

Premieres: February 20

Starring Emma Thompson, Dead of Winter is a tense survival thriller set during a brutal Minnesota blizzard. Thompson plays a grief-stricken loner who discovers a young woman held captive by a desperate armed couple, forcing her into a dangerous fight to save both of their lives.

The film combines emotional depth with relentless suspense, positioning Thompson in one of her most intense roles in recent years.

Cast: Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise

Director: Brian Kirk

Writers: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson and Dalton Leeb

TITLES COMING TO HBO MAX IN FEBRUARY

*This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change

February 1

  • 42
  • 2073
  • Aftermath
  • Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
  • Betrayed (1944)
  • Build for Off-Road, Season 2 (Motortrend)
  • Captains Courageous (1937)
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
  • Ferdinand
  • Get Him to the Greek
  • Get Him to the Greek: Unrated
  • The Harvey Girls
  • Honky Tonk
  • Hop (2011)
  • Inconceivable
  • Insidious: Chapter 3
  • Jezebel
  • Just Mercy
  • Key Largo
  • King Solomon’s Mines
  • Kitty Foyle
  • Lady Be Good
  • Laughing Sinners
  • The Life of Emile Zola
  • Life of Pi
  • Lone Star
  • The Lost Husband
  • Love & Basketball
  • Love Happens
  • MacGruber
  • MacGruber: Unrated
  • Malcolm X
  • Marie Antoinette
  • Masterminds
  • Mildred Pierce (1945)
  • Mister Roberts
  • Mrs. Miniver
  • My Blind Brother
  • My Cousin Rachel
  • National Velvet
  • The Notebook
  • Now, Voyager
  • One Way Passage
  • Open Water
  • The Perfect Match
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • Robin Hood (2010)
  • The Search
  • The Shape of Water
  • Silver River
  • The Spectacular Now
  • Story of Louis Pasteur
  • Strike Up the Band
  • They Were Expendable
  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
  • This Modern Age
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  • Vacation from Marriage
  • Watch on the Rhine
  • Westbound
  • The Woman in Red
  • Wuthering Heights (1939)
  • The Yearling
  • Zola

February 2

  • Madam Beja, Season 1 (Max Original)
  • The Last Captains, Season 1 (Discovery)
  • Wardens of the North, Season 6 (Animal Planet)

February 3

  • 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way: Pillow Talk, Season 7 (TLC)

February 5

  • The Murder Tapes, Season 10 (ID)

February 6

  • Batwheels, Season 3B
  • Boys Go to Jupiter

February 7

  • Ready to Love (Detroit), Season 11

February 8

  • Puppy Bowl XXII Kickoff (Animal Planet)
  • Puppy Bowl XXII (Animal Planet)

February 9

  • East Harbor Heroes, Season 1 (Discovery)

February 10

  • 90 Day: The Single Life, Season 10 (TLC)
  • The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, Season 4 (CNN)

February 12

  • Isadora Moon, Season 1C (Max Original)
  • The Pope’s Exorcist

February 13

  • House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 251 (HGTV)

February 15

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Season 13 (HBO Original)
  • Like Water for Chocolate, Season 2 (HBO Original)

February 16

  • Naked and Afraid, Season 19 (Discovery)
  • Tournament of Champions VII: The Qualifiers (Food Network)

February 17

  • Unexpected, Season 7 (TLC)

February 19

  • Murder In Glitterball City (HBO Original)

February 20

  • Banksters, Season 1 (HBO Original)
  • Dead of Winter
  • Fit for a Killer (HBO Original)
  • Portobello, Season 1 (HBO Original)
  • Surviving the Jehovah’s Witnesses (HBO Original)

February 24

  • Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 8 (Discovery)

February 25

  • Holmes on Homes: Building a Legacy, Season 1 (HGTV)
  • Lost Women of Alaska (ID)

February 27

  • Paddington 2

PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHT: VALENTINE’S DAY

Ultimate Green Flags

  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Original)
  • Dune (2021)
  • ER
  • Euphoria (HBO Original)
  • Friends
  • Harley Quinn (Max Original)
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
  • Heated Rivalry
  • It: Welcome to Derry (HBO Original Series)
  • One Battle After Another
  • Sinners
  • Superman (2025)
  • The Pitt (Max Original)

Valentine’s Day Picks

  • A Room with a View
  • Am I Ok?
  • Babygirl (A24)
  • Bob Hearts Abishola
  • Carol
  • Casablanca
  • Father of the Bride (2022)
  • Girls (HBO Original)
  • Going the Distance
  • Gone with the Wind
  • Heated Rivalry
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO Original)
  • I Give It a Year
  • In the Mood for Love
  • It’s Complicated
  • Like Water For Chocolate (HBO Original)
  • Love & Basketball
  • Love Happens
  • Materialists (A24)
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
  • Past Lives (A24)
  • Ride Your Wave
  • Sex and the City (HBO Original)
  • Starstruck
  • Starter for 10
  • Tell Me You Love Me (HBO Original)
  • The Notebook
  • The Perfect Match
  • The Spectacular Now
  • The Switch
  • This Means War
  • Twilight (2008)
  • Valentine’s Day (2010)
  • We Live in Time (A24)

Not Your Average Love Story

  • A United Kingdom
  • Babygirl (A24)
  • Hung (HBO Original Series)
  • Materialists (A24)
  • Moonlight (A24)
  • Parthenope (A24)
  • Past Lives (A24)
  • Queer (A24)
  • Scenes from a Marriage (HBO Original Series)
  • Six is Not a Crowd (Max Original Series)
  • Sweethearts (Max Original)
  • Table 19
  • The Seduction (HBO Original Series)
  • Wedding Crashers
  • Your Name