Specials

SARAH SQUIRM: LIVE + IN THE FLESH

Debuts December 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

Sarah Sherman’s unholy alter ego, Sarah Squirm, slithers onto your screen in her first stand-up comedy special. After four seasons (and counting) on Saturday Night Live, the comedian rips off the straitjacket, unleashing a festering and hilarious hour of bodily fluids, open-wound confessionals, and jokes that will leave scars on your soul.

Performed and executive produced by Sarah Sherman. Executive produced by Lorne Michaels, Hilary Marx, and Taylor Segal for Broadway Video; Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, and Josh Safdie for Central; Matthew Vaughan for Rotten Science; Dan McManus; and Jack Bensinger. Directed by Cody Critcheloe.

Series

HARD KNOCKS: IN SEASON WITH THE NFC EAST

Debuts December 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

HARD KNOCKS: IN SEASON WITH THE NFC EAST follows the reigning Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants, and the Washington Commanders during the final stretch of the NFL season. Narrated by Liev Schreiber.

Documentaries

PAUL ANKA: HIS WAY

Debuts December 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

From teen idol to chart-topping songwriter, Paul Anka has spent seven decades as one of the most prolific musicians in the world and he’s still going. Part road movie and part living biography, Paul Anka: His Way traces the iconic Canadian’s journey through stardom and constant reinvention.

ARCHITECTON

Debuts December 4

An extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete, and its ancestor, stone. Victor Kossakovsky raises a fundamental question: how do we inhabit the world of tomorrow?

MUSIC BOX: IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY

Debuts December 4 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

Through rare archival footage and deeply personal accounts, this documentary explores the extraordinary life, singular talent, and untimely death of Jeff Buckley — the enigmatic artist whose haunting voice and only album, “Grace,” left an indelible mark on music history.

MUSIC BOX: WIZKID: LONG LIVE LAGOS

Debuts December 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

An intimate and heart-thumping documentary following Wizkid’s rise to global stardom, and how he has reshaped the way Africa is seen — and heard — around the world.

MUSIC BOX: COUNTING CROWS: HAVE YOU SEEN ME LATELY?

Debuts December 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

A revealing portrait of Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz, and the emotional and creative toll a band’s meteoric rise can have on a musical artist.

MUSIC BOX: HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT

Debuts December 25 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

A joyful and surprising journey into the fascinating world of toddler pop, exploring why kids’ music is so catchy, can be deeply meaningful, and how AI is taking hold and shaping the industry. Features The Wiggles, Laurie Berkner, and more.

Films

THE FAMILY MCMULLEN

Debuts December 5

30 years after Edward Burns’ The Brothers McMullen, the family returns in the long-awaited follow-up. The new film tracks the romantic entanglements of a now 50-something Barry McMullen (Edward Burns) and his 20-something kids, as well as his brother Patrick and widowed sister-in-law Molly.

Cast: Connie Britton, Edward Burns, Michael McGlone, Tracee Ellis Ross, Halston Sage, Juliana Canfield, Pico Alexander, Brian d’Arcy James

SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES

Debuts December 12

The band reunite after a 15-year break for one final concert.

Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner

Directed by Rob Reiner. Written by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, and Harry Shearer. Produced by Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Michele Reiner, and Matthew George.

NE ZHA II

Debuts December 24

A rebellious young boy, Ne Zha, is feared by the gods and born to mortal parents with wild, uncontrolled powers. Now faced with an ancient force intent on destroying humanity, he must grow up to become the hero the world needs.

Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Crystal Lee, Vincent Rodriguez III, Aleks Le

Written and directed by Jiao Zi. Story by Jiao Zi, Wang Jing. Chief Producer Wang Jing. Produced by Liu Wenzhang.

Titles Coming to Max in December 2025

December 1

• 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After: Pillow Talk, Season 9 (TLC)
• Adult Swim Yule Log (Adult Swim)
• Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin’ Out (Adult Swim)
• Atomic Blonde
• Battle of the Sexes
• Bright Leaf
• Christmas with the Kranks
• Dames
• DeLorean
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
• Girls Trip
• Gunsmoke in Tucson
• Hidden Figures
• I’ll See You in My Dreams (1952)
• Illegal
• Jim Thorpe: All-American
• Jimmy the Gent
• Key Largo
• Kid Galahad
• Larceny Inc.
• Law of the Badlands
• Little Caesar
• Liz and the Blue Bird
• Lu Over the Wall
• Mad Men, Seasons 1-7
• Mandalay
• Millennium Actress
• Mind Game
• Miss Congeniality
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
• Mission to Moscow
• My Dream is Yours
• Ne Zha
• Night and Day
• Paul Anka: His Way (HBO Original)
• Perfect Blue
• Pierrot le fou
• Racket Busters
• Riffraff
• Romance on the High Seas
• Santa Fe Trail
• Shin Godzilla (GKIDS)
• Shining Victory
• Shoeshine
• Sing and Like It
• Song of My City
• Summer Wars
• Table 19
• Taking Woodstock
• The Color Purple (1985)
• The Colors Within
• The Damned Don’t Cry
• The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
• The Goonies
• The Matrimonial Bed
• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
• The Sea Wolf (1941)
• The Seventh Victim
• The Shop Around the Corner
• They Won’t Believe Me
• Tiny Furniture
• Trouble Along the Way
• Walk Softly, Stranger
• Walk the Dark Street
• Wedding Crashers
• Wilson
• Wolf Children
• X-Men: First Class

December 2

• Capital One MLB Open
• Chopped: Volume 4, Season 63 (Food Network)
• Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East (HBO Original)
• New Orleans: Soul of a City (CNN Original Series)
• “The Hidden Homeless,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)

December 3

• Fixer to Fabulous, Season 7 (HGTV)

December 4

• About Face, Season 1 (TLC)
• Architecton (A24)
• Cheap A$$ Beach Houses, Season 1 (HGTV)
• Dunkman, Season 1
• Dylan’s Playtime Adventures, Season 1D (Max Original)
• It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (HBO Original)

December 5

• Batwheels, Season 3A (Cartoon Network)
• House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 205 (HGTV)
• House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 247 (HGTV)
• The Family McMullen (2025)

December 7

• The Christmas Showdown (OWN)

December 8

• 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, Season 8 (TLC)

December 9

• Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 2I (Cartoon Network)
• Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House (Magnolia Network)

December 11

• Wizkid: Long Live Lagos (HBO Original)

December 12

• Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh (HBO Original)
• Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
• Stolen Children (HBO Original)
• This Is Spinal Tap

December 13

• Vantara: Sanctuary Stories, Season 1 (Animal Planet)

December 14

• Toad and Friends, Season 1D
• Very Merry Mystery (OWN)

December 15

• Assassination in the Valley of the Kings (Discovery)
• The Bold Type, Seasons 1-5
• Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread (CNN Original Series)
• Truck U, Season 21
• White House Christmas (HGTV)

December 16

• The Secrets We Bury (ID)
• “MisinfoNation: White Genocide,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)

December 17

• Obsession: The Murder of a Beauty Queen (HBO Original)

December 18

• Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? (HBO Original)
• Saving Yellowstone with Dennis Quaid, Season 1 (Animal Planet)

December 19

• House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 248 (HGTV)
• Teen Titans Go!, Season 9F (Cartoon Network)

December 20

• Adult Swim’s The Elephant (Adult Swim)

December 21

• Secrets in the Sand, Season 2 (Science)

December 22

• Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (2025)
• The Last Captains, Season 1 (Discovery)

December 23

• “The Exorcists,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)

December 24

• Guy’s Grocery Games, Season 40 (Food Network)
• Ne Zha II (A24)

December 25

• Happy And You Know It (HBO Original)

December 26

• Heaven (HBO Original)

December 27

• Junk or Jackpot?, Season 1 (HGTV)

December 28

• Home Reimagined, Season 1B (Magnolia Network)
• My Pet Ate What!?, Season 1 (Animal Planet)

December 29

• Celebrity IOU, Season 11 (HGTV)
• Two Guys Garage, Season 24

December 31

• Building Outside the Lines, Season 3 (Magnolia Network)