As summer starts to wind down, the Max streaming service is here to help those in need of their next binge. The hottest Max premiere of August 2024 is Industry Season 3. The HBO Original Series is all about the dirty ins and outs of high finance, as audiences follow rising bankers Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey), Harper (Myha’la), and Eric (Ken Leung) inside the London offices of international bank Pierpoint & Co. In this latest season, the colorful cast of Pierpoint & Co. find themselves in the crosshairs of Lumi, a green tech energy company led by Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington of Game of Thrones fame). Sarah Goldberg, best known for starring alongside Bill Hader as Sally Reed in HBO’s Barry, also joins the cast in Industry Season 3, making for delicious TV drama that Max subscribers won’t be able to resist.
Once again, Max is going to be home to some riveting documentary programming. In August 2024, the Max streaming platform will be welcoming the HBO Original Documentary Film Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes and the HBO Original Documentary Series Chimp Crazy. The former is co-produced by filmmaker J.J. Abrams and dives deep into the life of Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor through her own personal archives and newly found audio recordings. Meanwhile, Chimp Crazy follows Tonia Haddix, the “Dolly Parton of chimps,” in a Tiger King-like exploration of her controversial life as an exotic animal broker who’s spent years navigating around law enforcement and animal rights groups.
For fans of true crime, the Max Original Documentary Series Taken Together: Who Killed Lyrics and Elizabeth will be the top choice to stream in August 2024. Taken Together takes audiences through every piece of evidence in the mysterious 2012 double abduction of two cousins, 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins, in Evansdale, Iowa. It’s a tragic case that many people can still learn a lot from to this day. Moving onto sports, the HBO Original Sports Documentary Series Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears debuts on August 6, 2024. The Emmy-winning sports series is not to be missed, especially for lovers of NFL football and the Chicago Bears.
The HBO Original Drama Series City of God: The Fight Rages On is bound to stir plenty of conversations when it premieres on Max on August 25, 2024. The HBO show is part legacy sequel and part self-contained follow-up as it picks up the story of the ground-breaking Brazilian epic crime film City of God (2002) 20 years later in the year 2004. Original co-director Fernando Meirelles returns along with original star Alexandre Rodrigues. City of God: The Fight Rages On centers on the movie’s main character, Wilson “Rocket” Rodrigues, who now returns to the favela in his adult years as an accomplished photojournalist. The release of a young trafficker from jail thrusts the favela back into a power struggle, a free-for-all involving police, gangsters, militiamen, and politicians. Rocket must unite the local community to put a stop to this cycle of corruption once and for all.
August 2024 has plenty to offer in terms of classic and fan-favorite films returning to Max’s revolving streaming library. People who can’t get enough of megastar Robert Downey Jr., especially after the shocking announcement of his MCU Doctor Doom casting, can rewatch Guy Ritchie’s first Sherlock Holmes movie from 2009. Moving into the year 2010, the original How to Train Your Dragon animated film, written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, is back on the streamer this month too. This is a double whammy for fans looking forward to Sander’s upcoming DreamWorks movie The Wild Robot and the 2025 live-action How to Train Your Dragon film, which is being directed by DeBlois! Furthermore, Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice is now streaming on Max as well — the perfect timing before its sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice hits theaters in September.
More Max streaming recommendations for August 2024 include Spike Jonze’s underrated live-action adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are and the timeless French romantic comedy Amélie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Discover more on our monthly recs below, then check out the list of every film and television show coming to Max in August 2024. You can also find what’s new this month on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+/Hulu right here on DiscussingFilm.
Our HBO and Max Recs for August 2024
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Directed by Nanette Burstein.
Produced by J.J. Abrams, Sean Stuart, Glen Zipper, Bill Gerber, and Rachel Rusch Rich.
Executive Producers: Nanette Burstein, Barbara Berkowitz, Tim Mendelson, and Quinn Tivey.
Production Companies: HBO Documentary Films, Bad Robot, Zipper Bros, Gerber Pictures, Sutter Road Picture Company, & House of Taylor.
Runtime: 101 minutes.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes arrives on HBO and Max on August 3, 2024!
Industry: Season 3
Created by Mickey Down & Konrad Kay.
Written by Mickey Down & Konrad Kay.
Executive Producers: Mickey Down, Konrad Kay, Jane Tranter, Kate Crowther, Ryan Rasmussen, Rebecca Ferguson,
Main Cast: Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, Myha’la Herrold, Ken Leung, Kit Harington, Conor MacNeill, Sagar Radia, Indy Lewis, Adam Levy, Sarah Parish, Trevor White, Elena Saurel, Irfan Shamji, Sarah Goldberg, Miriam Petche, Andrew Havill, Roger Barclay, Fady Elsayed, & Fiona Button.
Composer: Nathan Micay.
Production Company: Bad Wolf.
Episode Count: 8 (Season 3).
Industry Season 3 premieres on HBO and Max on August 11, 2024!
City of God: The Fight Rages On
Based on City of God by Paulo Lins.
Directed by Aly Muritiba.
Written by Sergio Machado, Renata Di Carmo, Armando Praça, Estevão Ribeio, Rodrigo Felha, & Aly Muritiba.
Produced by Andrea Barata Ribeiro & Fernando Meirelles.
Executive Producers: Mariano Cesar, Anouk Aaron, & Mônica Albuquerque.
Main Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Thiago Martins, Roberta Rodrigues, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, Edson Oliveira, Andréia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Jefferson Brasil, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro, Otávio Linhares, Rafael Lozano, Leandro Daniel, and Luiz Bertazzo.
Production Company: O2 Filmes.
Episode Count: 6 (Season One).
City of God: The Fight Rages On debuts on HBO and Max on August 25, 2024!
Everything New on HBO and Max in August 2024
Coming 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)
Coming August 3
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO Original)
The Pioneer Woman, Season 37 (Food Network)
Coming August 5
Love Off the Grid, Season 2 (2024)
Mini Beat Power Rockers: Back to School (2024)
Coming August 6
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears (HBO Original)
House Hunters: Where Are They Now?, Season 2 (HGTV)
Coming August 7
See No Evil, Season 13 (ID)
Finding Amelia (Discovery)
Coming 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)
Coming August 9
Caught!, Season 2 (Discovery)
Coming August 10
Hoffman Family Gold, Season 3 (Discovery)
Coming August 11
Industry, Season 3 (HBO Original)
Coming August 12
Celebrity IOU, Season 8 (HGTV)
Coming August 13
100 Day Hotel Challenge, Season 1 (HGTV)
Mecum Full Throttle: Harrisburg PA 2024 (2024)
Coming August 15
Hop, Season 1B (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 217 (HGTV)
Coming 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)
Coming August 18
BBQ High, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
Chimp Crazy (HBO Original)
Impractical Jokers (Eps + Specials) (2024)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Coming August 19
The Official DC Podcast (2024)
Coming August 20
Divided by Design, Season 1 (HGTV)
Coming August 22
Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity (Max Original)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 218 (HGTV)
Coming August 23
The Thaw (Odwilż), Season 2 (Max Original)
Coming August 24
The Kitchen, Season 36 (Food Network)
Coming 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)
Coming 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)
Coming August 28
Late Night Lockup, Season 2 (ID)
Coming 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)
Coming August 30
Maine Cabin Masters, Season 10 (Magnolia Network)
Coming August 31
Impractical Jokers Specials (2024)
New Bleacher Report Live Sports in August 2024
Pre- and post-event programming will also be available to stream live, along with condensed replay highlights available after each event. All times are in ET.
*Telecast will not be available in the local indicated market
MLB Tuesdays
Coming August 6
Milwaukee Brewers* at Atlanta Braves*, 7 p.m.
Coming August 13
Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers, 8 p.m.
Coming August 20
Philadelphia Phillies* at Atlanta Braves, 7 p.m.
Mountain West College Football
Coming August 29
Sacramento State at San José State, 10 p.m.
Coming August 31
Texas A&M Commerce at San Diego State, 8 p.m.
MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3
Coming August 2-4
Monster Energy British Grand Prix
Coming August 16-18
Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
Cycling
Coming August 13-16
Tour of Limousin
Coming August 14-18
Tour of Denmark
Coming August 15
Tour of Leuven
