HBO Max Originals, a list by Kometa

8.6

/33902/

86

/2236/

85

/348/

4.5

/41520/

100

/22/

96

84

/6/

age 16+

When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued.

83

8.3

/4542/

82

/228/

80

/39/

4.0

/15227/

100

/35/

94

/96/

75

/7/

3.0

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

82

8.0

/1491/

81

/160/

75

/25/

3.9

/6464/

95

/100/

96

/25/

82

/19/

3.0

age 10+

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.

88

IMDb 4

8.9

/95255/

87

/4484/

87

/365/

97

/114/

87

84

/53/

age 15+

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

86

8.5

/35770/

82

/1954/

80

/237/

96

/103/

89

87

/45/

age 13+

With a construction crew, a legion of actors, and seemingly unlimited resources, Nathan Fielder allows ordinary people to prepare for life’s biggest moments by “rehearsing” them in carefully crafted simulations of his own design. When a single misstep could shatter your entire world, why leave life to chance?

81

8.0

/49746/

78

/4384/

73

/3466/

3.9

/166196/

93

/27/

86

/116/

An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.

84

8.2

/60058/

80

/2535/

74

/305/

99

/220/

84

87

/91/

age 16+

Explore a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.

79

7.2

/1460/

68

/51/

71

/15/

3.7

/9465/

90

/83/

95

/34/

79

/24/

3.5

An exploration of the seminal and transformative 18 months that one of music’s most famous couples — John Lennon and Yoko Ono — spent living in Greenwich Village, New York City, in the early 1970s.

84

8.6

/50338/

83

/2771/

83

/1181/

age 14+

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

79

8.0

/5229/

78

/416/

76

/64/

3.9

/12595/

96

/23/

91

/21/

75

/8/

2.5

age 15+

A wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and interviews with Hawk and prominent figures in the sport including Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer, and Christian Hosoi.

82

8.3

/187587/

80

/9135/

82

/3237/

93

/160/

83

73

/44/

age 16+

The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill. After a miraculous recovery from his duel with Bloodsport, Peacemaker soon discovers that his freedom comes at a price.

78

7.9

/1958/

76

/101/

57

/14/

4.2

/6783/

90

/9/

3.5

Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.

82

7.8

/46927/

79

/2429/

76

/318/

95

/76/

95

72

/31/

age 15+

After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Revenge. Struggling to earn the respect of his potentially mutinous crew, Stede’s fortunes change after a fateful run-in with the infamous Captain Blackbeard. Stede and crew attempt to get their ship together and survive life on the high seas.

77

7.7

/1739/

77

/94/

79

/17/

4.3

/37838/

72

/17/

3.0

Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.

82

7.5

/41412/

74

/2394/

70

/379/

4.2

/26599/

98

/57/

75

81

/27/

4.0

age 14+

The survivors of a devastating flu attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew – while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.

77

7.2

/907/

68

/47/

65

/21/

4.0

/3939/

95

/40/

68

/5/

76

/12/

4.0

The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lovell, who walked “The Stroll” for a decade, reunites her community to recount the violence, policing, homelessness, and gentrification they overcame to build a movement for transgender rights.

82

8.1

/54887/

78

/2654/

78

/348/

89

/77/

91

76

/36/

age 17+

A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name.

77

7.0

/41682/

71

/2162/

75

/1262/

3.5

/287160/

90

/71/

83

/185/

84

/12/

age 15+

In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.

76

7.9

/468421/

77

/19907/

81

/10546/

3.4

/583940/

71

/313/

92

/14543/

54

/46/

3.5

age 14+

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

82

81

8.3

/14422/

77

/394/

72

/53/

96

/56/

89

76

/27/

age 14+

Through Julia Child’s life and her singular joie de vivre, the series explores a pivotal time in American history – the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women's movement, the nature of celebrity and America's cultural evolution.

75

8.0

/67751/

77

/4462/

78

/1279/

3.6

/102986/

67

/58/

78

/124/

The cast of Friends reunites for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the hit series, an unforgettable evening filled with iconic memories, uncontrollable laughter, happy tears, and special guests.

81

8.4

/42556/

81

/2874/

83

/1122/

96

/141/

62

85

/27/

age 17+

Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker. Now, she's trying to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City, with help from Poison Ivy and a ragtag crew of DC castoffs.

79

7.8

/26257/

75

/1377/

78

/276/

95

/40/

78

74

/12/

age 14+

Follow the exploits of the Creature Commandos, a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails... they're your last, worst option.

74

7.5

/3244/

71

/335/

65

/32/

3.7

/8047/

65

/3/

86

/5/

3.5

Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom drama of two defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' families against Alex Jones and his website, InfoWars.

74

7.1

/1002/

64

/27/

66

/23/

4.0

/5896/

88

/25/

77

/8/

3.0

When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first portrayed Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theater in Paris and grew up in an artists’ community—the ultimate bohemian existence. In her 20s, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea Glob kept returning to film the charismatic Apolonia and a special bond developed between the two young women.

78

IMDb 52

8.0

/59129/

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.

74

6.7

/29067/

66

/1943/

64

/550/

3.2

/138459/

94

/104/

66

/130/

84

/27/

3.5

Augusta, Georgia, United States, June 3, 2017. After running some errands, Reality Winner returns home, where she is approached by two men.

77

7.4

/13251/

68

/736/

71

/61/

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.

77

IMDb 15

8.0

/81437/

79

/3286/

82

/1156/

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.

73

7.1

/183/

74

/12/

75

/6/

3.6

/614/

3.0

Three filmmakers dive deep into the storied and complex legacy of Ms. magazine through the lens of some of its most iconic covers, featuring never-before-seen archival footage and engaging interviews with the powerful women who shaped the magazine at its inception over fifty years ago

77

7.0

/10127/

69

/601/

78

/241/

90

/31/

76

80

/9/

age 16+

Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls finds themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago, as well as their own.

72

6.8

/2007/

70

/48/

58

/9/

3.9

/3195/

93

/44/

67

/53/

69

/10/

3.0

age 13+

A view inside the life of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, capturing her through five tumultuous years in power and beyond as she redefined leadership on the world stage.

75

7.1

/33561/

70

/1423/

67

/219/

3.4

/4378/

96

/61/

60

79

/22/

3.5

age 15+

When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him.

71

6.8

/510/

68

/53/

66

/10/

3.4

/1620/

91

/46/

62

/4/

74

/17/

3.0

In 1969, bankrupt pizzeria owner Richard Davis invented the modern-day bulletproof vest. To prove that it worked, he shot himself — point-blank — 192 times.

75

7.2

/7958/

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.

71

6.3

/42676/

64

/3177/

62

/955/

3.1

/143817/

92

/131/

60

/291/

79

/27/

3.5

age 15+

A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: leave her apartment.

71

6.5

/70027/

65

/4805/

68

/1220/

3.4

/331915/

83

/195/

69

/198/

65

/33/

3.5

age 16+

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

75

7.7

/34193/

76

/1408/

71

/362/

73

/53/

78

75

/27/

age 16+

Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England's prestigious Essex College. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating as they live out their new, free lives on campus.

71

6.4

/44383/

66

/2743/

64

/764/

3.3

/79776/

92

/141/

58

/168/

76

/38/

3.5

age 15+

A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.

75

7.4

/92140/

72

/5297/

75

/1706/

80

/73/

82

68

/25/

age 16+

After Earth is ravaged by a great religious war, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Their treacherous task is jeopardized by the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans.

70

6.8

/51936/

70

/4771/

72

/406/

3.4

/159342/

77

/44/

78

/358/

55

/7/

3.0

age 13+

When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.

79

74

7.3

/5005/

70

/266/

69

/26/

3.8

/8405/

96

/26/

91

81

/13/

3.0

age 15+

This docuseries chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unlikely office buddies, who stumble upon the murky truth behind the work they’ve been doing at a seedy New Jersey call center – persuading people to give money to charities – and vow to expose the crooked American telemarketing industry from within.

74

7.8

/19590/

75

/1357/

78

/362/

66

/35/

89

60

/9/

age 15+

The origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company in 1960s London and goes to work with young billionaire Thomas Wayne and his wife Martha, before they become Bruce Wayne’s parents.

66

6.7

/21489/

66

/1173/

63

/153/

2.9

/32574/

79

/48/

76

/193/

55

/10/

age 8+

Follows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old Man.

73

65

7.5

/4198/

73

/331/

73

/55/

3.4

/5638/

89

/19/

64

/12/

72

/10/

The documentary is an immersive chronicle of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, when thousands of American citizens from across the country gathered in Washington D.C. to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election, many with the intent of disrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidency.

78

73

68

/235/

65

/43/

93

/30/

78

87

/14/

age 15+

An unconventional love story between a working-class single mum, her young daughter and a privileged gay man. A wild and punky tale of a mother's love for her daughter, of deep-rooted and passionate friendships, and of brilliance thwarted by poverty and prejudice.

73

7.5

/48003/

74

/1626/

78

/413/

3.8

/37152/

63

/52/

88

62

/22/

3.0

age 15+

Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore — two churchgoing couples — enjoy their small town Texas life... until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe.

82

64

7.8

/2858/

76

/251/

70

/28/

4.2

/17881/

100

/18/