What’s New On HBO Max This August: Peacemaker Season 2, Final Destination: Bloodlines & More

August is shaping up to be an exciting month on HBO Max, with a packed slate of original content, returning favorites, and buzzworthy films. From the return of Peacemaker and gripping new true-crime docs to a chilling reboot of Final Destination and fresh offerings from A24 and Lionsgate, there’s something for every kind of viewer.

Feature Films

Coming Soon: Final Destination: Bloodlines (Warner Bros.)

The franchise of fatal premonitions returns in Final Destination: Bloodlines. Stefani, a college student plagued by recurring nightmares, seeks help from her grandmother in an attempt to break a deadly cycle before it’s too late. Featuring Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, and the return of Tony Todd, this new chapter is sure to deliver the suspense and horror fans crave.

Debuts August 8: Freaky Tales (Lionsgate)

Freaky Tales takes viewers on a wild ride through 1987 Oakland, where an eclectic group—ranging from rap duos to corrupt cops—collide in a surreal fever dream of violence, music, and culture. Featuring an all-star cast including Pedro Pascal, Normani, Jack Champion, and Tom Hanks, this genre-bending film is directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden.

Debuts August 15: The Legend of Ochi (A24)

From A24 comes a whimsical fantasy adventure that follows Yuri, a timid farm girl who embarks on a dangerous journey to reunite a wounded baby ochi with its kind. The Legend of Ochi stars Helena Zengel and Finn Wolfhard alongside Emily Watson and Willem Dafoe. Written and directed by Isaiah Saxon, this beautifully animated tale is full of wonder and heart.

Titles Coming to HBO Max in August

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

August 1

• Alien: Covenant
• Barbershop (2002)
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business
• Couples Retreat (2009)
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
• Enter the Warrior’s Gate
• Get a Job (2016)
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch
• House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 203 (HGTV)
• House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 244 (HGTV)
• It Happened in Brooklyn
• It’s Always Fair Weather
• Jamboree!
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Let’s Go Bananas, Season 1A
• Lili
• Macao
• Madame Bovary (1949)
• Madame Curie
• Marc Maron: Panicked (HBO Original, 2025)
• Martha Marcy May Marlene
• Millie
• Miss Pinkerton
• Mogambo
• Mr. Skeffington
• Mrs. Miniver (1942)
• Mrs. Parkington
• My Favorite Wife
• Neptune’s Daughter (1949)
• New Moon (1940)
• Pride and Prejudice (1940)
• Quo Vadis (1951)
• Random Harvest
• Roughshod
• Rules Don’t Apply
• Smarty
• Stonewall
• Storm over Wyoming
• Survive the Night (2020)
• The Last Time I Saw Paris
• The Life of Vergie Winters
• The Long, Long Trailer
• The Nun (2018)
• The Peanut Butter Falcon
• The Racket (1951)
• The Reluctant Debutante
• The Water Diviner
• Three on a Match
• Till the End of Time
• Two Weeks with Love (1950)
• Union Depot
• Unlocked (2017)
• War on Everyone
• Waterloo Bridge (1940)
• Where Danger Lives
• Yogi Bear (Movie)
• You Hurt My Feelings

August 2

• Deadliest Catch, Season 21 (Discovery)

August 3

• The Yogurt Shop Murders (HBO Original)

August 4

• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2020)
• The Great Food Truck Race, Season 18 (FOOD Network)

August 5

• Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills (HBO Original)
• “The Case Against Diddy,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
• “The Idaho Murders,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)

August 6

• Extreme Detailing (Discovery)
• Red Bull Soapbox Race, Season 1 (Discovery)
• See No Evil, Season 14 (ID)

August 7

• Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America, Season 4 (Discovery)

August 8

• Freaky Tales (Lionsgate)

August 11

• Marooned with Ed Stafford, Season 3 (Discovery)

August 12

• The Bus Driver: Britain’s Cocaine King (discovery+, 2025)

August 13

• A Body in the Basement, Season 2 (ID)
• Chef Grudge Match, Season 1 (FOOD Network)
• The Woman King

August 14

• Hop, Season 1D (Max Original)
• Marcial Maciel: The Wolf of God (Max Original)

August 15

• Stand Up To Cancer
• The Legend of Ochi (A24)
• The Prince, Season 2 (Max Original, Turkey)

August 17

• Mammals, Season 1 (BBC)
• The House (HBO, 2017)
• The Serial Killer’s Apprentice (ID, 2025)

August 18

• Women Wearing Shoulder Pads, Season 1 (Adult Swim)

August 19

• “Climate Change Amplified: Live Music and the Climate Crisis,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)

August 21

• Bargain Block, Season 5 (HGTV)
• Peacemaker, Season 2 (Max Original)
• Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn (Season 2 Companion Podcast)

August 22

• The Heritage, Season 1 (Max Original)

August 23

• Abbott Elementary, Season 4
• The Cleaning Lady, Season 4

August 24

• Toad and Friends, Season 1C (Cartoon Network)

August 28

• Bitchin’ Rides: Road to Ridler, Season 1

August 29

• Horses & Hangmen (Max Original)
• Silly Sundays, Season 1C (Cartoon Network)

August 31

• Iyanu, Season 1B (Cartoon Network)