What’s Coming to HBO Max in October 2026

HBO Max continues to stack its UK line-up with prestige dramas, major premieres, returning favourites, and must-watch films. From acclaimed originals to blockbuster entertainment, this month’s schedule delivers plenty of reasons to refresh the watchlist. Here’s what’s arriving on HBO Max UK this October.

Several women become trapped in a market-driven system where everything is liable to become a lucrative spectacle. They will all have to face these harsh situations with the only weapon they have left: Rage.

Episodes debut weekly on Fridays.

Set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, The Audacity takes on the warped dreams, outsized egos, and ethical lapses of the self-styled inventors of the future. In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Billy Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power. The darkly comedic drama confronts reality, privacy, and the delusions fueling our ever-changing world.

Episodes debut weekly on Thursdays.

From Warner Bros. Animation and DC Studios and starring Brian Tee (Chicago Med), Get Jiro! transports viewers to a post-apocalyptic, near-future Los Angeles where culinary culture reigns supreme and the world’s most powerful figures are chefs. In this society where food is both currency and a demarcation of class, the mysterious sushi chef Jiro (Brian Tee) sets out on a quest for vengeance.

Two episodes release in week one, then episodes debut weekly on Fridays.

Also, continuing into October, original comedy series Youth, the finale of DC Studios Lanterns, and original series 4 Blocks Zero.

A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.

Supermodel Kate Moss (Ellie Bamber) embarks on a journey of self-discovery when acclaimed artist Lucian Freud (Derek Jacobi) offers to paint her portrait.

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom, leading to an endless network of interconnected rooms where time bends and the only thing scarier than getting lost is the sense that something is lying in wait. 

Seamlessly weaving through personal stories and stream-of-consciousness epiphanies, Kate Berlant offers up razor-sharp reflections on everything from the moon, to her destructive relationship to technology, to the evolving nature of sexuality.

The re-opening of a mysterious 1985 cold case murder in Louisiana unearths a haunting history of bloodshed and long-buried trauma.

Episodes debut weekly on Mondays.

Born to Bowl takes viewers inside the colourful world of professional bowling, chronicling five stars of the sport – Kyle Troup, Anthony Simonsen, EJ Tackett, Cameron Crowe, and Jason Belmonte – as they chase glory, respect, and much-needed prize money on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour.

Sky ECC, an encrypted app deemed impenetrable, becomes the underworld’s sanctuary, until French investigators manage to hack it.

That’s everything coming to HBO Max this month. Whether you’re planning to catch the latest originals, revisit timeless classics, or discover something new with the family, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Tell us what you’re most excited to watch, and be sure to check back soon for more streaming recommendations and highlights!

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