Max (formerly known as HBO Max) is jam-packed with great titles this month, with blockbuster movies, exciting new shows, and fascinating documentaries making their debut on the streaming service.
Check out the highlights below and then keep scrolling to take a look at some of the other titles landing on Max this December.
Please note: This list is correct at the time of writing but the Max schedule may be subject to change.
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Murder In Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning (2023)
Release Date: December 4
The racism at the heart of our broken society is once again put under the spotlight in this documentary from director and producer Jason Hehir. Here’s the official synopsis:
“On October 23, 1989, Charles Stuart places a frantic 911 call reporting that he and his pregnant wife — a white couple — have been shot by a Black man. The ensuing investigation ignites decades-old tensions and brutal racial profiling amidst a media firestorm and skepticism about Stuart’s story. The three-part docuseries Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning chronicles the complex history of race-based hostilities in the city and how the rush to justice brutalized a community.” (source)
Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial
Release Date: December 18
This new documentary follows the civil trial between actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Terry Sanders, the retired optometrist who sued her for injuries caused after a collision on a ski slope in 2016.
Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2023)
Release Date: December 24
Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning animated feature film is re-imagined for this first-ever stage adaptation, full of dazzling sets, captivating musical numbers, and wondrous puppets that bring the anime’s characters to life.
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! (2023)
Release Date: December 25
Warner Bros may have cancelled the sequel to Scoob but fans of the snack-loving hound will be glad to know that this latest animated adventure is still getting an airing on Max in December.
When the Justice League disappears, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olson call Mystery Incorporated for help. With the assistance of Krypto the super-dog, Scooby and his friends investigate the case and deal with a city overrun with super villains.
Oprah and The Color Purple Journey (2023)
Release Date: December 28
A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the upcoming movie musical reimagining of “The Color Purple.” Oprah Winfrey gives viewers an insight into Alice Walker’s seminal work and the importance of the novel, film, and musical.
Notable Additions
December 1
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)
A homage from various artists to the legendary Italian director Sergio Leone.
Villeneuve Pironi: Racing’s Untold Tragedy (2022)
The families of Canadian Formula 1 legend Gilles Villeneuve and French star Didier Pironi unite for this story of love, loss and legacy.
December 5
Great Photo, Lovely Life (2023)
Photojournalist Amanda Mustard turns her investigative lens on the sexual abuse committed by her grandfather.
December 12
Trees and Other Entanglements (2023)
A contemporary tale reflecting on our connection to the natural world and to one another.
December 16
Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! (2023)
Comedian Leo Reich performs his multi-award-nominated show.
December 21
Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base (2023)
Comedian Gary Gulman reflects on his childhood and family life in this comedy special.
December 30
Time Bomb Y2K (2023)
An archival retelling of the mass hysteria caused by the ‘millennium bug.’
Also Streaming…
December 1
9 (2009)
Anna and the King (1999)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
The Biggest Little Farm (2019)
Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
The Box (2009)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
The Color Purple (1985)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Cut Bank (2015)
Denial (2016)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Die Another Day (2002)
Doomsday (2008)
Elektra (2005)
Eye in the Sky (2016)
Flipped (2010)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
From Russia with Love (1964)
Goldfinger (1965)
Hereafter (2010)
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
How To Eat Fried Worms (2006)
The Hunt For Red October (1990)
I Am
The Informant! (2009)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
Jurassic World (2015)
License to Kill (1989)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Longest Ride (2015)
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
The Lovers (2017)
Low Tide (2019)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
Meet the Batwheels, Season 1D (Cartoon Network)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Necessary Roughness (1991)
Notes on a Scandal (2007)
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
Over Her Dead Body (2008)
Paranormal Activity (2009)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
Patriot Games (1992)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Pink Panther (1964)
Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
Ramona and Beezus (2010)
Red Dawn (1984)
Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Semi-Pro (2008)
A Shot In The Dark (1964)
Skyfall (2012)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
The Souvenir (2019)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Timeline (2003)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Trainwreck (2015)
A View To Kill (1985)
The Women (2008)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
December 3
Holiday Party with Andrew and Zoe (Magnolia Network)
Maori Kuhawa And The Floating Worlds Time Forgot
A Christmas Serenade (2023) (OWN)
Pets and Pickers, Season 2 (Animal Planet)
Teen Titans Go!: Great Holiday Escape & Christmas Magic (Cartoon Network)
December 5
Real Time Crime, Season 2 (ID)
December 6
Street Outlaws vs. The World: After Hours (Discovery Channel)
December 7
Boom Boom Bruno (Max Original)
Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers (Max Original)
Vlad & Niki, Season 2C
December 10
A Christmas of Yes (2023) (OWN)
White House Christmas (2023) (HGTV)
December 11
Peltz Beckham vs The Wedding Planners (discovery+ Original)
December 12
1000-lb Sisters, Season 4B (TLC)
sMothered, Season 5 (TLC)
December 15
The Giver (2014)
On the Tee, Season 1B
December 16
Mysteries of the Abandoned, Season 8B (Discovery Channel)
December 17
The Christmas Detective (2023) (OWN)
December 18
Good Cop Bad Cop (ID)
World’s First Battlefield (Science Channel)
Yellowstone Wardens, Season 3 (Animal Planet)
December 19
90 Day Pillow Talk: The Other Way, Season 5 (TLC)
Border Control: Sweden
Contraband: Seized at the Border, Season 2 (Discovery Channel)
December 20
American Masters: Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note (1998)
Daniel (2023)
December 21
Engineering Catastrophes, Season 5B (Science Channel)
December 23
Bering Sea Gold, Season 12 (Discovery Channel)
December 24
Christmas Revisited (2023) (OWN)
December 25
90 Day Fiance: Holiday Special 2023, #1 (TLC)
December 26
90 Day Fiance: Holiday Special 2023, #2 (TLC)
Building Outside the Lines (Magnolia Network)
Superchef Grudge Match, Season 2 (Food Network)
Why the Heck Did I Buy This House?, Season 2 (HGTV)
December 28
Married to Real Estate, Season 3 (HGTV)
December 29
In With the Old, Seasons 5 (Magnolia Network)
Restoring Galveston: The Inn (Magnolia Network)
The Established Home, Season 3 (Magnolia Network)
December 30
Amina’s Way (OWN)
What will you be watching on Max this month? Let us know in the comments below.