HBO New Shows, a list by Idyllwilde

6.5

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65

/28/

86

/43/

54

64

/22/

age 15+

A codependent friend group navigates life and love in Los Angeles. With aspirations of becoming a talent manager, Maia is stalled out as an assistant while living with her boyfriend...until her longtime best friend and frenzied influencer Tallulah returns.

77

IMDb 15

8.0

/82865/

79

/3286/

82

/1168/

81

/94/

82

61

/30/

age 15+

In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.

77

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7.7

/947/

72

/35/

83

/3/

age 14+

Join the Campbell boys, three doting teenagers and their tenderhearted dad, as they live, laugh, love their way into your living rooms. They're big dudes with big feelings who are learning to navigate life in the wake of their mother's death, sensing her presence in everyday adventures.

77

7.4

/13417/

68

/736/

72

/64/

100

/49/

68

82

/26/

age 15+

After an embarrassing incident at work, suburban family man William Ronald Trosper finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.

78

IMDb 52

8.0

/59631/

78

/2367/

67

/247/

4.1

/24879/

96

/73/

76

77

/34/

3.0

age 15+

In the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a task force assembled to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.

80

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6.9

/311/

69

/20/

94

/5/

88

/4/

Marioneta is proud and wealthy Spaniard living in 1980s Quito, Ecuador. As she goes through her life, Marioneta encounters a diverse group of eccentric and ambitious women as they all navigate the ups and downs of love, family and cuys.

68

52

5.8

/1683/

57

/100/

70

/20/

3.2

/1969/

100

/12/

42

83

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In 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. What happened that night forever shook the Austin community and continues to mystify the police and haunt the families left in the wake of unthinkable loss.

85

61

8.6

/2846/

85

/79/

88

/9/

4.0

/6739/

92

/24/

92

72

/9/

An expansive portrait of the life and music of Billy Joel, exploring the love, loss, and personal struggles that fuel his songwriting. With unprecedented access to never-before-seen performances, home movies, and personal photographs, along with extensive, in-depth one-on-one interviews, the documentary intimately explores the life and work of Joel, whose music has endured across generations.

75

69

7.5

/3550/

75

/241/

79

/447/

3.5

/9017/

80

/5/

68

age 15+

Miniseries that follow the life and career of Mexican actor, comedian and producer Roberto Gómez Bolaños, known for being the creator of El Chavo del 8, El Chapulín Colorado and Chespirito.

72

51

7.1

/1811/

67

/144/

70

/17/

3.6

/2505/

85

/13/

68

/6/

A trusted family-owned funeral home hides behind a façade of decency and propriety to take advantage of loved ones at their most vulnerable moments.

82

69

8.4

/4753/

80

/162/

80

/25/

4.2

/22460/

82

/19/

3.5

age 14+

A kaleidoscopic portrait told in two parts tracing the life of the imaginative artist.

75

7.2

/7973/

69

/521/

61

/62/

93

/40/

85

72

/24/

age 15+

In 1972, the first Black female FBI agent heads to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate.

72

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7.5

/474/

73

/31/

68

/4/

3.6

/387/

Discover the shadowy world of political donations and fundraising 15 years after the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizen’s United case, which enabled unlimited spending by hidden sources on many political campaigns.

73

7.0

/5591/

69

/586/

77

/99/

3.5

/4905/

92

/25/

60

73

/8/

MAL

7.1

/71059/

age 15+

In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.

65

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7.3

/277/

70

/24/

52

/5/

After becoming one of the rare female rabbis, Léa juggles everyone's complex questions with her chaotic personal life and her own search for meaning.

67

29

6.8

/739/

68

/236/

65

/14/

Paweł is a decent man - a devoted husband, father, and skilled heart surgeon. One hasty decision alters the course of his perfect life forever.

71

60

6.1

/1521/

68

/1228/

66

/34/

89

/9/

age 15+

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Spanish Holy Week celebrations, two policewomen try to solve a series of crimes in the Andalusian town of Morón de la Frontera, in the political and cultural region of Seville’s so-called 'deep Spain', which is home to one of the biggest international U.S. military bases.

69

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6.6

/274/

63

/8/

80

/1/

A sitcom about the crazy everyday work life in perhaps Norway's most exciting profession: the police.

63

32

5.3

/348/

62

/83/

76

/66/

In a small town in northern Mexico, where two drug cartels rule, the young man Lupe embraces his dangerous fate. He transforms into Coyotl, a mythical creature that is half man and half beast. With this transformation, Lupe wants to become the protector his people so desperately need.

77

19

7.2

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75

/165/

85

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3.6

/712/

age 15+

Thirteen brave women share stories of the psychological, emotional and economic abuse they suffered under the controversial religious group Opus Dei.

62

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6.3

/461/

62

/61/

63

/7/

age 15+

A look inside the cult-like world of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas from the late 2000s to the present day. Told principally by charismatic federal agent Richard Boehning, the series examines an organized crime group built on Nazi ideology and extreme violence operating under the radar in the suburbs of Texas.

87

8.5

/17780/

83

/1242/

84

/229/

100

/28/

91

80

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age 14+

Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world’s diseases.

67

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7.1

/1719/

68

/195/

67

/35/

age 15+

Ewa Oginiec wants to leave the secret service and start over after a personal tragedy but things take a turn when her partner, also an agent, is exposed by Russian intelligence and mysteriously disappears.

80

38

7.9

/984/

81

/74/

82

/34/

Two families, two terrible injustices, and one common plan for revenge. A daughter who loses her mother is wrongly imprisoned and murdered in prison. A mother who loses her daughter is the victim of medical malpractice. Both join forces to take revenge on those who destroyed their families.

60

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5.6

/620/

62

/62/

62

/5/

2.8

/1194/

age 14+

Myka and James Stauffer were the picture of the 21st century American Dream: happy marriage, beautiful kids, and a self-built YouTube vlogging empire. At the center of it all was Huxley, an adorable young boy they adopted from China. Huxley was more than just their star — he was their son. Until one day, he wasn’t.

87

IMDb 4

8.9

/96874/

87

/4559/

87

/370/

97

/116/

83

84

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age 15+

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

62

15

6.1

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59

/58/

68

/13/

A young woman from a small town in Poland, who once hoped to live as a nun, flees to West Germany and ends up in the sex industry. She was modest by nature and dreamed of a different life, but circumstances led her to a path she never anticipated.

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65

6.6

/2119/

67

/180/

64

/41/

3.6

/475/

100

/21/

74

80

/15/

age 16+

Ex Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black returns to Kingston to work missing persons; soon finding herself on a quest to save a sister who won’t be saved, to find a boy who can’t be found, to solve a case that will blow her world apart and prove almost as tough to crack as Millie Black.

68

7.3

/64411/

73

/3497/

72

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65

/77/

64

64

/34/

age 16+

Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female order that would become known as the Bene Gesserit to control the future of humankind.

61

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6.7

/767/

53

/30/

65

/4/

3.3

/734/

This series explores the culture of modern spirituality through the rise of Kundalini yoga in the West, from its origins with Yogi Bhajan to its presence today.

63

48

6.4

/1990/

55

/136/

61

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75

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63

65

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age 15+

This irreverent late-night comedy series brings to life unbelievable, ripped-from-the-headlines tales of the Sunshine State. Featuring interviews with everyday Floridians and playful recreations starring a rotating cast of actors and comedians, this hilarious and outrageous series sheds light on the viral, wacky, and weird.

61

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6.2

/780/

64

/44/

58

/6/

3.2

/634/

In 2018, a small-town murder in Minnesota shocks a community when 56-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother Lois Riess kills her husband David and goes on the run from the authorities. Years later, Lois sits down with the filmmakers telling her story for the first time. Lois herself attempts to explain her reprehensible actions which reveals a disturbing family history and an addiction to gambling.

64

18

6.5

/473/

61

/57/

68

/18/

3.5

/561/

age 14+

After witnessing the harrowing November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks, Christelle "Chris" Blandin quickly latches onto a community of survivors. Claiming that her best friend Vincent was one of dozens critically injured at the Bataclan Theatre, Chris becomes an indispensable resource for the group but discrepancies begin to pepper her story – raising serious doubts among the true victims of the tragedy.

65

64

6.5

/5895/

58

/439/

65

/70/

73

/64/

63

67

/29/

age 15+

The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story.

62

6.4

/8515/

61

/704/

69

/149/

3.3

/38234/

MAL

5.6

/73509/

age 15+

Kirie tries to escape from her town Kurouzu-cho, where the residents get obsessed with spirals due to an unexplained curse.

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8.6

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84

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83

/1191/

4.5

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95

/115/

85

72

/41/

age 15+

With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "the Penguin."

86

77

8.2

/4003/

77

/180/

82

/32/

4.0

/10656/

100

/23/

93

84

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A portrait of celebrated filmmaker David Chase: his life, his career and his groundbreaking work on the HBO original series The Sopranos.

75

62

7.3

/3071/

70

/208/

71

/16/

3.8

/7769/

86

/29/

88

63

/13/

age 14+

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.

64

17

6.7

/1292/

65

/52/

62

/8/

3.2

/865/

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.

70

21

7.1

/3027/

69

/14/

70

/2/

age 14+

Follows on-going efforts to expose America's "troubled teen" industry (TTI). For six decades and counting, this billion-dollar business has used what it calls "tough love" as a form of treatment despite numerous deaths, countless suicides, life-altering injuries, and instances of child sexual abuse. Until recently, nobody has been able to stop it. The series follows a recurring band of young survivors and whistleblowers and their harrowing first-hand accounts of extreme abuse and cult-like brainwashing at the hands of these programs, starting a social media firestorm in 2021.

68

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7.3

/322/

61

/20/

71

/7/

3.5

/308/

One South is an inpatient psychiatric unit at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Queens, NY, specializing in treating young adults. It may look more like a college dorm than a psychiatric hospital, but patients arrive every day in acute crisis. They are dealing with a variety of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and psychosis, and many have contemplated or attempted suicide. A team of doctors, social workers, and nurses work together to stabilize the patients and prepare them to return to the outside world

74

61

7.0

/2144/

71

/168/

63

/27/

94

/31/

66

84

/16/

age 14+

Julio Torres spins a fantastical tale of when he lost a gold oyster earring. In his search to find the precious object, Julio reflects on the offbeat characters he encounters in introspective, often eerie, and always comedic vignettes set in a dreamy, alternate version of New York City.

77

63

6.8

/2239/

63

/117/

68

/15/

3.8

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100

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91

79

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3.0

When the ailing king of America's largest renaissance festival declares his retirement, an epic power struggle ensues between an actor, a former elephant trainer, and a kettle-corn kingpin to claim his throne.

61

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6.2

/659/

59

/68/

63

/9/

age 15+

The spark in Lene’s marriage is long gone and when she suddenly loses her job at a prestigious advertisement agency, she feels lost and humiliated, wondering what to do next. One drunken night, she posts a scantily clad picture of herself wearing a traditional folk costume – mostly as a joke – on the website InsideFans. Lene soon realizes there is a niche audience out there who are thirsty for more and willing to pay for it.

87

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8.5

/793/

79

/31/

90

/3/

3.9

/779/

100

/12/

90

81

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3.5

age 13+

The story of an underdog, interracial record label that ushered in groundbreaking music.

66

24

6.3

/462/

71

/35/

65

/35/

age 15+

Carolina and Damian were made for each other, but they have different ideas about sex and love. Can they remain together?

79

72

8.2

/5215/

76

/378/

81

/28/

77

/6/

age 14+

Conan O'Brien visits new friends he met through his podcast, "Conan O'Brien Needs a Fan," where he dives deep with listeners from across the country and the world.

74

6.8

/9293/

67

/657/

69

/113/

3.8

/11223/

89

/74/

73

80

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