In search of an excellent present on HBO Max this week, to placed on after an extended day of labor? The legacy status service is certainly identified for its iconic sequence of the previous, but it surely nonetheless has mojo for brand new reveals—like Hacks, The Pitt, and Rooster, and extra coming this month, too.
For this week (Could 3 to 10), I believed I might combine it up a bit with an inventory that features a few present ongoing sequence, and some older reveals (not too previous, although) that you would be able to binge the heck out of or unfold out for a slower burn. We have got drama, thriller, browsing, animation, and nature. Let’s go!
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Half Man
Child Reindeer’s creator does it once more with this new drama
For those who had been a fan of Rochard Gadd’s chilling stalker Netflix sequence Child Reindeer, the Emmy-winning Scottish actor, author, and comic has hopped over to HBO Max together with his newest darkish drama, Half Man. The restricted sequence began streaming weekly starting April 30, and even at simply two episodes in, its story of twisted love, loyalty, poisonous masculinity, and obsession is already getting good.
Gadd is totally scary because the unstable Ruben, whereas Jamie Bell (Billy Elliott) is the extra submissive Niall. A lot of the story is advised in flashback, detailing the origins of their deeply complicated, co-dependent relationship from childhood—Niall is a delicate bookworm who’s bullied, whereas Ruben is an aggressive delinquent who turns into Niall’s protector but additionally his controller, even into maturity, whether or not Niall likes it or not. Half Man‘s six-episode run streams each Thursday till Could 28.
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Euphoria
Zendaya and firm return after 4 years
Whether or not you are new to Euphoria and simply ranging from season one (like me), or are glad that season 3 is lastly right here after the present’s four-year hiatus, both manner, you are in for the chaos and depth the present is thought for. For these within the former camp, Euphoria is Sam Levinson’s controversial HBO drama that follows Rue Bennett (Zendaya), a teenage drug addict making an attempt to navigate her restoration whereas additionally coping with love and the madness of her chaotic highschool buddies, which incorporates Maddy (Alexa Demie), Cassie (Sydney Sweeney), Cassie’s quieter youthful sister Lexi (Maude Apatow), and Kat (Barbie Ferreira).
One among HBO’s most-watched sequence (and a 9-time Emmy winner), Euphoria is thought for its typically dreamy and surreal visible model and intense and frank depictions of intercourse, drug use, and id. Buckle up for season three, which started on April 12 and picks up 5 years after highschool because the characters take care of the darker realities of maturity.
Huge-wave browsing’s most spectacular docuseries
I may watch browsing movies and reveals all day lengthy. There’s one thing so soothing and delightful about rolling, blue waves and whitewater barrelling and crashing that I am unable to get sufficient of. It does get just a little tense, nevertheless, when these waves are approaching the dimensions of an house constructing, and the insane surfers driving them may very well be worn out right away.
That’s the pleasure and terror of HBO’s glorious sequence 100 Foot Wave, which follows the life and obsession of big-wave surf legend Garrett McNamara and his quest to trip a 100-foot monster off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal, which he helped flip into a world big-wave hotspot. Over three seasons, we watch McNamara battle with the realities of getting older and his dream dwindling, whereas he additionally balances household life. The Emmy-winning sports activities sequence additionally rides together with a few of the sport’s greats, resembling Andrew “Cotty” Cotton, Justine Dupont, Kai Lenny, and Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca. Do not miss it, it is glorious.
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Widespread Aspect Results
A magic cure-all mushroom and an enormous pharma conspiracy
This unbelievable grownup animation sequence from 2025 has been hiding in plain sight as a part of Grownup Swim’s late-night block, streaming the next day on HBO Max. Widespread Aspect Results comes from the inventive thoughts behind considered one of my different favourite animated spectacles, Scavengers Reign, and likewise shares its 100% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes.
The uniquely animated and lovely sequence follows Marshall Cuso (voiced by Dave King), who stumbles upon a magic “Blue Angel” mushroom within the Peruvian Highlands that may treatment nearly something. Marshall tells his previous highschool buddy, Frances (Emily Pendergast), concerning the mushroom and his plans to share it with the world, however Frances is torn as a result of she additionally works for the large pharmaceutical firm answerable for the mushroom’s existence. Widespread Aspect Results is a trippy, cool-looking animated sequence with a wild story filled with conspiracy, shady gamers, and enjoyable.
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The Inexperienced Planet
Lovely time-lapse pictures of the world’s most unbelievable crops
I all the time love so as to add a nature docuseries to those lists of suggestions, and so far as they go, it is laborious to get a lot better than David Attenborough. And if you happen to like nature reveals, you are in for a mind-blowing feast for the eyes as Attenborough narrates via The Inexperienced Planet‘s 5 gorgeous episodes of a few of the most unbelievable time-lapse videography you are ever going to see.
Shot over three years and in 27 international locations, The Inexperienced Planet provides a revealing have a look at a few of the world’s most unbelievable crops and the way they develop, survive, and thrive. With episodes titled Tropical Worlds, Water Worlds, Seasonal Worlds, Desert Worlds, and Human Worlds, they get tremendous shut to those unbelievable creatures—vines wrapping round issues, Venus Fly Traps trapping flies, mushrooms sprouting up right away, and helicoptering seeds spinning to the bottom. The 2022 sequence at the moment holds a 100% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes and is a wonderful weeknight watch.
Whether or not you’ve got obtained an hour to kill or a complete wet weekend to vanish, this HBO Max lineup has vary. For extra weekly picks, How-To Geek runs streaming roundups throughout Netflix, Prime Video, and Paramount+.
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