The HBO Max January 2026 list of new arrivals is kicking off the new year in style. The Pitt Season 2 is our first recommendation of the month. The hit HBO Max original series won big at the 2025 Emmys, taking home 5 awards, including Best Drama Series and Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Noah Wyle. Audiences reunite with Dr. Robby for another 15-hour work shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Of course, the Emmy-winning medical procedural’s nail-biting gimmick is that each episode represents an hour of work in “The Pitt” in real time. The Pitt Season 2 premieres on January 8, almost exactly one year since the first season debuted.
HBO Max subscribers will be able to stream A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in January 2026, too. The latest Game of Thrones spin-off series is based on George R.R. Martin‘s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, set 90 years before the main A Song of Ice and Fire books. Fans will meet the legendary Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his young squire, Aegon Targaryen (Dexter Sol Ansell). To be specific, this is Aegon V, famously known as “Aegon the Unlikely,” who is Daenerys Targaryen’s great-grandfather. This first season, consisting of only 6 episodes, will follow Aegon’s adventures with the titular hedge knight, who fans will recognize as an ancestor of Brienne of Tarth.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will take the Game of Thrones franchise in a new direction when it premieres on January 18, with fewer episodes, each running 30 to 42 minutes. This is notably short for an HBO original series, but the Dunk and Egg novellas are thinner in length as well and fit perfectly into this kind of television format. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 2 has already been greenlit and is expected to arrive in 2027. Meanwhile, House of the Dragon Season 3 will be coming later in 2026, with a fourth season already in the works, too. Clearly, there’s never been a better time to be a Game of Thrones fan than now.
The HBO Max streaming service is also debuting Industry Season 4 on January 11. The financial thriller-drama will pit its leads, Pierpoint grads Harper Stern (Myha’la Herrold) and Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela), in another game of cat and mouse. Their twisted friendship begins to warp as their professional lives are further influenced by Yasmin’s romantic relationship with tech founder Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington), and Harper’s mentorship under the enigmatic executive Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella). Returning cast members for this latest season include Ken Leung, Miriam Petche, Sagar Radia, Toheeb Jimoh, Charlie Heaton, Amy James-Kelly, Roger Barclay, Andrew Havill, Kiernan Shipka, Kal Penn, Jack Farthing, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Forlani, and Edward Holcroft.
Finally, two award-buzzy A24 movies are making their HBO Max streaming debuts in January 2026. The first is writer-director Benny Safdie‘s biopic on MMA pioneer Mark Kerr, The Smashing Machine, which begins streaming on January 23. Next up, Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, a psychological dark comedy on postpartum depression, arrives on January 30. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, and Rose Byrne received acting nominations at the 2026 Golden Globes for their respective performances in these films. Whether they can all make it to the 2026 Oscars remains to be seen, but the odds are looking especially strong for Byrne, an underrated veteran who is long overdue for this kind of recognition.
Discover more about our monthly recommendations below, then check out the list of every film and TV show coming to the HBO Max streaming platform in January 2026. You can also find what’s new this month on Prime Video, Disney+/Hulu, and Netflix right here on DiscussingFilm!
Our HBO Max January 2026 Streaming Recs
The Pitt: Season 2
The Pitt Season 2 premieres on HBO Max on January 8, 2026!
Industry: Season 4
Industry Season 4 kicks off on HBO Max on January 11, 2026!
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms debuts on HBO Max on January 18, 2026!
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine lands on HBO Max on January 23, 2026!
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You arrives on January 30, 2026!
HBO Max January 2026: Full List of New Arrivals
Coming January 1
A Most Violent Year (A24)
All This and Heaven Too
Almost Christmas
April in Paris
Baby Face
Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World
Blazing Saddles
Bodies Bodies Bodies (A24)
Catwoman (2004)
Constantine
Deception (1946)
Desire Me
Double Wedding
Ex Machina (A24)
Faithless
Fargo (1996)
Fifth Avenue Girl
Frankenstein 1970
Getaway
Glass
Going the Distance
Goodbye, My Fancy
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Green Lantern: First Flight
Green Mansions
HGTV Dream Home 2026 (HGTV)
High Anxiety
History of the World: Part 1
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
It All Came True
It’s Love I’m After
John Wick
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
June Bride
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole
Lili
Love Crazy
Lullaby of Broadway
Margaret
Margaret: Extended Version
Mike Wallace is Here
Mogambo
Moonlight (A24)
My Favorite Wife
My Reputation
Neptune’s Daughter
Nine Lives
Panama Hattie
Possessed (1931)
Presenting Lily Mars
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
Reunion in France
Rocket Science
Royal Wedding
Sadie McKee
Spaceballs
Task Force
Taxi Driver
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
The Americanization of Emily
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Desert Song
The Enchanted Cottage
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The Last Time I Saw Paris
The Narrow Margin
The Red Badge of Courage
The Student Prince
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Working Man
This Modern Age
To Please a Lady
Today We Live
Twilight
Vivacious Lady
While We’re Young (A24)
Wife vs. Secretary
Wild Boys of the Road
World Without End
Zabriskie Point
Coming January 2
House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 249 (HGTV)
Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 4 (Magnolia Network)
Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation, Season 5 (Magnolia Network)
The Cult of the Real Housewife, Season 1 (TLC)
Coming January 5
Home Town, Season 10 (HGTV)
Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check (Food Network)
Coming January 6
Baking Championship: Next Gen, Season 1 (Food Network)
Haunted Hospitals, Season 4 (Travel)
The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story (ID)
Coming January 7
1000-lb Sisters, Season 8 (TLC)
Moonshiners, Season 15 (Discovery)
Nevada Wild, Season 1 (Animal Planet)
Wildcard Kitchen, Season 3 (Food Network)
“Justice Defenders: Change Inside Prison, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Originals)
Coming January 8
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Expedition X, Season 11 (Discovery)
My Strange Addiction, Season 7 (TLC)
Neighborhood Watch, Season 1 (HGTV)
The Pitt, Season 2 (Max Original)
Real PD: Kansas City: Death Before Dishonor (ID)
Ugliest House in America, Season 7 (HGTV)
Coming January 9
House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 206 (HGTV)
Coming January 11
Industry, Season 4 (HBO Original)
Love & Marriage: Huntsville, Season 10 (OWN)
Maxxed Out, Season1 (OWN)
Totally Spies, Season 7B
Unexplained: Caught on Camera, Season 4 (Travel)
Coming January 12
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, Season 3 (Adult Swim)
Coming January 13
People Magazine Investigates, Season 9 (ID)
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, Season 6 (Discovery)
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings: The Great Eight, Season 2 (Discovery)
The Curious Case of…, Season 2 (ID)
Coming January 14
Evil Lives Here, Season 19 (ID)
Killer Confessions: Case Files of a Texas Ranger, Season 1 (ID)
Suddenly Amish, Season 1 (TLC)
Coming January 15
Hot Rod Garage, Season 12
Coming January 16
House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 250 (HGTV)
Coming January 18
A Knight in the Making, Season 1 (HBO)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Coming January 20
Street Outlaws: Locals Only, Season 2 (Discovery)
Coming January 22
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (HBO Original)
Coming January 23
My Haunted Hometown, Season 1 (Travel)
Real Time with Bill Maher, Season 24 (HBO Original)
The Smashing Machine (A24)
Coming January 25
Have I Got News For You, Season 4 (CNN Originals)
Coming January 27
33 Photos from the Ghetto (HBO Original)
Coming January 29
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 40 (Food Network)
Coming January 30
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (A24)
Coming January 31
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not (CNN Films)
HBO Max January 2026: Full List of Live Sports
Live Sports are available only on select plans. Plan availability varies by subscription provider. Check with your subscription provider for details. Select games available, and blackouts may apply. Pre- and post-game programming will also be available to stream live, along with condensed replay highlights that will be available after each game. Please note this list is subject to change. All times are in ET.
U.S. Soccer
Coming January 24
USWNT vs Paraguay, 5:30 p.m.
Coming January 27
USWNT vs Chile, 10 p.m.
NHL on TNT
Coming January 2
Winter Classic – NY Rangers vs Florida Panthers, 8 p.m.
Coming January 6
Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:30 p.m.
Coming January 7
Dallas Stars vs Washington Capitals, 7 p.m.
St. Louis Blues vs Chicago Blackhawks, 9:30 p.m.
Coming January 13
Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas Stars vs Anaheim Ducks, 10 p.m.
Coming January 14
Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres, 7:30 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Los Angeles Kings, 10 p.m.
Coming January 19
Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes, 1:30 p.m.
Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche, 4 p.m.
Coming January 20
Boston Bruins vs Dallas Stars, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey Devils vs Edmonton Oilers, 10 p.m.
Coming January 21
Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders vs Seattle Kraken, 9:30 p.m.
Coming January 28
Philadelphia Flyers vs Columbus Blue Jackets, 7:30 p.m.
College Basketball
Coming January 3
Men’s Big East – Villanova vs Butler, 12 p.m.
Men’s Big 12 – Baylor vs TCU, 2 p.m.
Coming January 6
Men’s Big East – Georgetown vs DePaul, 8 p.m.
Coming January 7
Women’s Big East – St. John’s vs Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
Coming January 8
Women’s Big East – Creighton vs Marquette, 8 p.m.
Coming January 10
Men’s Big East
DePaul vs Connecticut, 12:30 p.m.
Villanova vs Marquette, 2:30 p.m.
Coming January 11
Women’s Big East
Villanova vs Providence, 12 p.m.
Connecticut vs Creighton, 2 p.m.
Coming January 13
Men’s Big East – Connecticut vs Seton Hall, 8 p.m.
Coming January 17
Men’s Big East – Butler vs Seton Hall, 12 p.m.
Men’s Big 12 – TCU vs Utah, 2 p.m.
Coming January 20
Men’s Big East – DePaul vs Butler, 7:30 p.m.
Coming January 22
Women’s Big East – Connecticut vs Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.
Coming January 24
Men’s Big East
Georgetown vs Providence, 12:30 p.m.
St. John’s vs Xavier, 2:30 p.m.
Seton Hall vs DePaul, 5 p.m.
Coming January 27
Men’s Big East
Providence vs Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
Creighton vs Marquette, 9:30 p.m.
Coming January 31
Men’s Big East – Georgetown vs Butler, 12 p.m.
Men’s Big 12 – Arizona vs Arizona State, 2 p.m.
Unrivaled 3v3 Basketball
Coming January 5
Mist vs Hive, 1 p.m.
Vinyl vs Laces, 2:15 p.m.
Lunar Owls vs Rose, 8 p.m.
Phantom vs Breeze, 9:15 p.m.
Coming January 9
Vinyl vs Rose, 7:30 p.m.
Breeze vs Hive, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 10
Lunar Owls vs Phantom, 7:30 p.m.
Laces vs Mist, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 11
Rose vs Breeze, 7:30 p.m.
Hive vs Vinyl, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 12
Mist vs Phantom, 7:30 p.m.
Laces vs Lunar Owls, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 16
Laces vs Phantom, 7:30 p.m.
Rose vs Hive, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 17
Mist vs Lunar Owls, 7:30 p.m.
Breeze vs Vinyl, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 18
Rose vs Laces, 7:30 p.m.
Hive vs Phantom, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 19
Breeze vs Mist, 8 p.m.
Vinyl vs Lunar Owls, 9:15 p.m.
Coming January 23
Mist vs Rose, 7:30 p.m.
Phantom vs Vinyl, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 24
Lunar Owls vs Breeze, 7:30 p.m.
Hive vs Laces, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 25
Vinyl vs Mist, 1 p.m.
Phantom vs Rose, 2:15 p.m.
Coming January 26
Lunar Owls vs Hive, 7:30 p.m.
Laces vs Breeze, 8:45 p.m.
Coming January 30
Breeze vs Phantom, 7:30 p.m.
Rose vs Lunar Owls, 9 p.m.
Coming January 31
Hive vs Mist, 4:30 p.m.
Laces vs Vinyl, 5:45 p.m.
HBO Max January 2026: Full List of All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
Coming January 3
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
Coming January 7
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
Coming January 14
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
Coming January 16
AEW All In: Texas
Coming January 17
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
Coming January 21
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
Coming January 24
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
Coming January 28
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m
Coming January 30
AEW action heats up during the summer of 2022 on Dynamite and Rampage, as an undisputed AEW World Champion is crowned, and a future World Champion makes his return.
Coming January 31
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
