Max announced the list of films, series, sporting events, and specials that are coming to the streaming service during August 2024.

The listings have been sticking with the same format and do not include the titles that are leaving the service in August.

FEATURED PROGRAMMING

Debuts August 3 at 8 p.m. ET
ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES
HBO Original Documentary

Logline: ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES allows Elizabeth Taylor’s own voice to narrate her story, inviting audiences to rediscover not just a mega star of Hollywood’s Golden Age but a complex woman who navigated lifelong fame, personal identity, and public scrutiny on a global stage from an early childhood. Through newly recovered interviews with Taylor and unprecedented access to the movie star’s personal archive, the film reveals the complex inner life and vulnerability of the Hollywood legend while also challenging audiences to recontextualize her achievements and her legacy.
Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents a Zipper Bros film, Gerber Pictures, Sutter Road Picture Company, and Bad Robot production, in association with House of Taylor. Directed by Nanette Burstein; producers, J.J. Abrams, Sean Stuart, Glen Zipper, Bill Gerber, and Rachel Rusch Rich; executive producers, Nanette Burstein, Barbara Berkowitz, Tim Mendelson, and Quinn Tivey.

Debuts August 6 at 9 p.m. ET
HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CHICAGO BEARS
HBO Original Sports Documentary Series
5 episodes

Rollout: The season will be 5-episodes total with a weekly rollout on HBO and Max after its August 6 debut.
Logline: HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CHICAGO BEARS will mark the 19th edition of the 18-time Sports Emmy-winning series, delivering all-access coverage at the Chicago Bears training camp in Lake Forest, Illinois this summer. General manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus will be at the helm, guiding 2024’s first overall draft pick, quarterback Caleb Williams, 2024’s ninth overall pick, wide receiver Rome Odunze, and an array of veteran players including DJ Moore, Keenan Allen, Jaylon Johnson, and Montez Sweat.
Credits: HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE CHICAGO BEARS will mark the 19th edition of the 18-time Sports Emmy-winning series. Hard Knocks has also documented the NFL offseason and the regular season. The longtime series is produced by the legendary team at NFL Films, a division of NFL Media owned and operated by the National Football League.

Debuts August 8 
TAKEN TOGETHER: WHO KILLED LYRIC AND ELIZABETH? 
Max Original Documentary Series
3 episodes

Logline: Known as “the case that haunts the Midwest,” the series dives into the haunting 2012 double abduction of two cousins, 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins, in Evansdale, Iowa. With over seven years of exclusive access and insider interviews conducted by Sires, including an additional young girl who escaped her kidnapper against all odds, compelling footage of the two victim’s families over a crucial passage of time and new information around the case, TAKEN TOGETHER: WHO KILLED LYRIC AND ELIZABETH? offers a searing and unforgettable lens on this unimaginable crime.
Credits: TAKEN TOGETHER: WHO KILLED LYRIC AND ELIZABETH? is produced for Investigation Discovery by Maven Creative Media. Executive produced by Jessica Sebastian-Dayeh and Donnie Eichar; directed by Dylan Sires; executive produced by Douglas Banker and Alex Garinger on behalf of Five All In The Fifth; co-executive produced by Paul Sauer; supervising producer, Nicole Teague; produced by Kristian Day and Nedzad Muhamedagic. Boat Rocker’s Matador Content serves as production partner.

Debuts August 11 at 9 p.m. ET
INDUSTRY
HBO Original Drama Series
8 episodes

Rollout: The season will be 8 episodes total with a weekly rollout on HBO and Max after its August 11 debut.
Logline: INDUSTRY gives an insider’s view of the blackbox of high finance following a group of young bankers as they forge their identities within the pressure cooker environment and sex and drug fueled blitz of international bank Pierpoint & Co’s London office.

In season three, as Pierpoint looks to the future and takes a big bet on ethical investing, Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey), and Eric (Ken Leung) find themselves front and center in the splashy IPO of Lumi, a green tech energy company led by Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington), in a story that runs all the way to the very top of finance, media, and government. Since leaving Pierpoint, Harper (Myha’la) is eager to get back into the addictive thrill of finance and finds an unlikely partner in FutureDawn portfolio manager Petra Koenig (Sarah Goldberg).
Season three returning cast: Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, Ken Leung, Conor MacNeill, Sagar Radia, Indy Lewis, Adam Levy, Sarah Parish, Trevor White, Elena Saurel and Irfan Shamji.
Season three new cast: Kit Harington as Sir Henry Muck, Sarah Goldberg as Petra Koenig, Miriam Petche as Sweetpea Golightly, Andrew Havill as Lord Norton, Roger Barclay as Otto Mostyn, Fady Elsayed as Ali El Mansour, and Fiona Button as Denise Oldroyd.
Credits: INDUSTRY is created, written, and executive produced by Mickey Down & Konrad Kay. The series is a Bad Wolf Production for HBO/BBC and is executive produced by Jane Tranter, Kate Crowther, and Ryan Rasmussen for Bad Wolf; and Rebecca Ferguson for BBC. Directors include Mickey Down & Konrad Kay, Isabella Eklöf, and Zoé Wittock.

Debuts August 18 at 10 p.m. ET
CHIMP CRAZY
HBO Original Documentary Series
4 episodes

Rollout: The documentary series will be 4 episodes total with a weekly rollout on HBO and Max after its August 18 debut.
Logline: Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix, who refers to herself as the “Dolly Parton of chimps,” spends her days caring for animals in captivity. However, her limitless love for one chimpanzee in particular spins into a wild cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group. Through Tonia’s and other “chimp mom” experiences, CHIMP CRAZY reveals the singular bonds that form between owners and their highly intelligent great ape pets. The series exposes the risks humans take when they try to raise these animals as members of their family, as well as the risks to the welfare of the animals themselves.
Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents CHIMP CRAZY, a Goode Films Production; directed by Eric Goode; produced by Lissa Rivera, Evan Wise, Tim Moran, Adrienne Gits, Charles Divak, Doug Abel, James Liu, Carissa Ridgeway, and Dwayne Cunningham; executive produced by Jeremy McBride and Eric Goode.

Debuts August 25 
CITY OF GOD: THE FIGHT RAGES ON
HBO Original Drama Series
6 episodes

Logline: In 2004, 20 years after the events of the movie, the release of a young trafficker from jail puts the favela City of God back into the midst of a power struggle. Residents find themselves trapped between traffickers, militia, businesspeople, and the government, but the need to break free from this cycle causes the community to unite around a project to confront the oppressor.
Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Thiago Martins, Roberta Rodrigues, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, and Edson Oliveira. New cast members include Andréia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Jefferson Brasil, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro, Otávio Linhares, Rafael Lozano, Leandro Daniel, and Luiz Bertazzo.
Credits: CITY OF GOD: THE FIGHT RAGES ON is an HBO Original series produced by O2 Filmes. The producers responsible for the project are Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Fernando Meirelles, the co-producers are Cris Abi and Gustavo Gontijo. Aly Muritiba signs he general direction and Bruno Costa joins as second director. The script is by Sérgio Machado, Renata Di Carmo, Armando Praça, Estevão Ribeiro, Rodrigo Felha and Muritiba. On the part of Warner Bros. Discovery is executive produced by Mariano Cesar, Anouk Aaron and Mônica Albuquerque.

BLEACHER REPORT LIVE SPORTS IN AUGUST:

Please note this list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change. All times are in ET.

Pre- and post-event programming will also be available to stream live, along with condensed replay highlights available after each event.

MLB Tuesdays
Aug. 6
Milwaukee Brewers* at Atlanta Braves*, 7 p.m.

Aug. 13
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers, 8 p.m.

Aug. 20
Philadelphia Phillies* at Atlanta Braves, 7 p.m.

Mountain West College Football
Aug. 29
Sacramento State at San José State, 10 p.m.

Aug. 31
Texas A&M Commerce at San Diego State, 8 p.m.

MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3
Aug. 2-4
Monster Energy British Grand Prix

Aug. 16-18
Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich

Cycling
Aug. 13-16
Tour of Limousin

Aug. 14-18
Tour of Denmark

Aug. 15
Tour of Leuven

*Telecast will not be available in the local indicated market

MAX PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHT: SCARY SUMMER

Max is home to a vast library of films and series across genres, with fan favorites spanning multiple decades. Within this catalog, Max has an impressive collection of both series and films for fans of horror, including series like HBO’s “The Outsider,” classics like “The Blob,” supernatural features like “Paranormal Activity” and more.

Please find a curated list of horror films and series available to stream now on Max.

Classic Horror Bucket List
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Equinox (1970)
Eyes Without a Face (1959)
Fright Night (1985)
Häxan (1922)
House (1977)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Scanners (1981)
Sisters (1972)
The Blob (1958)
Vampyr (1932)

Series to Die For
30 Coins (2021)
Folklore (2018)
Los Espookys (2019)
Lovecraft Country (2020)
My Horror Story (2019)
The Baby (2022)
The Outsider (2020)
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Wellington Paranormal (2021)

Bloodthirsty Killers
Saw (2004)
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)
Saw II (2005)
Saw III (2006)
Saw IV (2007)
Saw V (2008)
Saw VI (2009)
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)
Scream 3 (2000)
Scream 4 (2011)
The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
Urban Legend (1998)

Supernatural Scares 
It Comes at Night (2017)
Men (2022)
Oracle (2023)
Paranormal Activity (2009)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
Sinister (2012)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Into the Occult
Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Lord of Illusions (1995)
Malignant (2021)
Midsommar (2019)
The Craft (1996)
The Nun II (2023)

TITLES COMING TO MAX IN AUGUST:

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

August 1
3 Days to Kill (2014)
A Bigger Splash (2016)
Amelie (2001)
Arthur (2011)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Blackthorn (2011)
Brick Mansions (2014)
Down Terrace (2010)
Forever My Girl (2018)
Frontera (2014)
Grown Ups (2010)
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Hercules (2014)
House Hunters International: Volume 8 (HGTV)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 216 (HGTV)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
No Place on Earth (2013)
Pathology (2008)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Rio (2011)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Taken (2009)
The Convict (Skazana) Seasons 2-4 (2022)
The Good Doctor (2012)
The Perfect Host (2010)
The Two Faces of January (2014)
Two Lovers (2009)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

August 3
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO Original)
The Pioneer Woman, Season 37 (Food Network)

August 5
Love Off the Grid, Season 2 (2024)
Mini Beat Power Rockers: Back to School (2024)

August 6
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears (HBO Original)
House Hunters: Where Are They Now?, Season 2 (HGTV)

August 7
See No Evil, Season 13 (ID)
Finding Amelia (Discovery)

August 8
Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, Season 1 (Discovery)
House Hunters: All Stars, Season 1 (HGTV)
Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth? (Max Original)

August 9
Caught!, Season 2 (Discovery)

August 10
Hoffman Family Gold, Season 3 (Discovery)

August 11
Industry, Season 3 (HBO Original)

August 12
Celebrity IOU, Season 8 (HGTV)

August 13
100 Day Hotel Challenge, Season 1 (HGTV)
Mecum Full Throttle: Harrisburg PA 2024 (2024)

August 15
Hop, Season 1B (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 217 (HGTV)

August 16
Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy and Juan, Season 4 (Discovery)
Rick and Morty: The Anime (Adult Swim)
Where We Call Home, Season 3 (Magnolia Network)

August 18
BBQ High, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
Chimp Crazy (HBO Original)
Impractical Jokers (Eps + Specials) (2024)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

August 19
The Official DC Podcast (2024)

August 20
Divided by Design, Season 1 (HGTV)

August 22
Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 218 (HGTV)

August 23
The Thaw (Odwilż), Season 2 (Max Original)

August 24
The Kitchen, Season 36 (Food Network)

August 25
City of God: The Fight Rages On (Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para), Season 1 (HBO Original)
Evil Lives Here, Season 16 (ID)
Married to Evil, Season 2 (ID)
Serengeti III (2024)

August 26
90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk: Happily Ever After?, Season 8 (TLC)
Andrew Tate: Icon or Toxic? A Faking It Special (2024)
Bellator: Fight Camp Confidential San Jose (2024)
Serial Killer Serial Liar Levi Bellfield: A Faking It Special (2024)
The Grindr Killer Scandal: A Faking It Special (2024)

August 28
Late Night Lockup, Season 2 (ID)

August 29
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 35 (Food Network)
Cookie Monster’s Bake Sale: Back to School (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 219 (HGTV)

August 30
Maine Cabin Masters, Season 10 (Magnolia Network)

August 31
Impractical Jokers Specials (2024)

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