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Browse all series nowFrom Game of Thrones and Succession to Barry, Betty, The White Lotus and Euphoria, these are the best HBO shows to watch online.
The incredible quality of HBO shows is undeniable. Here is the best of HBO on Showmax that you’ll struggle to find anywhere else.
Game of Thrones S1-8 (Full boxset)
Immerse yourself in the fantasy world of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, a land dominated by brutal power struggles, epic landscapes and supernatural forces. As the battle for control over the Seven Kingdoms becomes increasingly deadly, there’s more to fear than other humans. Beyond the boundaries of the Wall, an enormous barrier erected in the distant past to protect the realm, a terrifying darkness is growing. Winter is coming… and it’s going to be dark, cold and unforgiving. Watch now »
Gossip Girl (HBO Max)
HBO Max creates an edgy and pertinent revival of the hit TV series centring on a new generation of New York private school teens using social media to spread gossip. Watch now »
Hacks S1 (HBO Max)
The #2 show on Rotten Tomatoes’ Best TV of 2021 (So Far), comedy-drama series Hacks centres on legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance, who takes on an entitled, down-on-her-luck Gen Z comedy writer in a bid to find fresh material and remain relevant as her performance dates start to dwindle. Watch now »
Succession S1-3
Kendall’s public betrayal of his father, Logan, at the end of Season 2, was tantamount to a declaration of war. What will become of Waystar Royco, and which camp will Kendall’s siblings fall into? All three seasons are now streaming. Watch now »
The White Lotus
Set over the course of a week, HBO comedy drama The White Lotus follows hotel guests at an exclusive Hawaiian resort as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. With each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travellers, the hotel’s cheerful employees, and the idyllic locale itself. The White Lotus has an 87% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Time billing it as “the must-see show of the summer… a darkly hilarious, existentially terrifying wealth satire” and The Guardian as “2021’s best, and most uncomfortable, show.” Watch now »
Mare of Easttown
A gripping HBO limited crime series driven by Oscar winner Kate Winslet. A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart. Watch now »
Euphoria S1-2
This hotly anticipated series takes a long, hard look at the dark side of being a teenager. It addresses tough topics like addiction and recovery, sexual identity and trauma. Euphoria stars Zendaya (Shake It Up, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Greatest Showman) as Rue, a 17 year-old recovering addict who has to navigate the pressures of high school and recovery. There are two special Euphoria episodes to watch after Season 1, too, and new episodes of Season 2 land on Showmax every Monday from 10 January 2022. Watch now »
Insecure S1-5
Black women are meant to be strong and proud. But Issa and Molly’s friendship thrives on their insecurities in this side-splitting comedy show, a fresh look at being yourself. The boxset is now streaming on Showmax, along with the documentary Insecure: The End. Watch now »
In Treatment S1-4
Gabriel Byrne stars as psychotherapist Paul Weston, a therapist who wants to solve all of his patients’ problems from the comfort of his home. The issue comes in when Paul starts to doubt his own abilities and needs to get therapy himself. In Season 4, Uzo Aduba steps in as therapist Dr Brooke Taylor. Watch now »
The Crime of the Century
From Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, The Inventor), The Crime of the Century is a searing indictment of big pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates. Watch now »
Scenes From A Wedding
A remake of the iconic 1973 Swedish miniseries by legendary auteur Ingmar Bergman, the HBO drama Scenes From a Marriage stars Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain (Interstellar) and Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac (Star Wars’ Poe Dameron) in an intimate examination of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce, as seen through the eyes of a contemporary American couple.
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
The Flight Attendant stars Critics’ Choice, People’s Choice and Teen Choice Award winner Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) as reckless flight attendant Cassie Bowden, who wakes up in the wrong bed, with a dead guy beside her, and no idea what happened. Unable to piece the night together, she begins to wonder if she could be the killer. Watch now »
Raised by Wolves (HBO Max)
Two androids are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet when the Earth is destroyed in a great war. A new HBO sci-fi series from executive producer Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner). Watch now »
Avenue 5 S1
Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie drives this HBO sci-fi comedy. A space cruise ship with rich and spoiled tourists is thrown off course and It’s up to a troubled crew to get them back to Earth. Watch now »
The Nevers
Victorian-era London is beset by people who suddenly manifest fantastic and dangerous abilities. A ragtag gang of women champions this new underclass against its enemies. Watch now »
Industry
Creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay present a new HBO series starring Myha’la Herrold. Follow a group of young graduates as they compete for a limited set of permanent positions at a top investment bank in London. Watch now »
The Third Day
This limited series is told in two parts, “Summer” and “Winter.” In “Summer” a man named Sam is drawn to the mysterious British island of Osea, while “Winter” follows single mother Helen as she comes to the island seeking answers. Watch now »
The Undoing
This six-part mini-series stars Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) as therapist Grace Fraser, whose idyllic existence is shattered by a violent death and a very public scandal. With her husband Jonathan (Hugh Grant) missing, Grace must face a chain of terrible revelations and try to build a new life for herself and her son. Watch now »
I May Destroy You
Londoner Arabella lives a carefree life, with a great group of friends and boyfriend. But when she can’t recall the details of a night out she starts to question everything. Creator Michaela Coel stars in this much-hyped series. Watch new weekly episodes, or binge all episodes from 11 November 2020. Watch now »
Lovecraft Country
A black man sets out across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. What follows is a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and some terrifying monsters. Watch now »
His Dark Materials S1-2
Based on the books by Philip Pullman, this highly anticipated HBO series takes place in a rich fantasy world where humans all have animal familiars, and where an orphan uncovers a dangerous secret. Cast includes James McAvoy as Lord Asriel. Season 2 begins after Lord Asriel has opened a bridge to a new world. There, in a strange and mysterious abandoned city, Lyra meets Will, a boy from our world who is also running from a troubled past. Watch now »
Betty S1-2
A spinoff of the movie Skate Kitchen, Betty explores the lives of a diverse group of young women trying hard to stand out in the male-dominated world of skateboarding in New York. Watch now »
I Know This Much Is True S1
Mark Ruffalo plays two roles as twin brothers, Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, who have a troubled relationship due to Thomas’s battle with mental illness. Adapted from Wally Lamb’s novel. Watch now »
Perry Mason
It’s the 1930s and while America is struggling through the Great Depression, Los Angeles is booming. It’s here that a down-and-out defence attorney, Perry Mason, takes on the case of the decade. Starring Matthew Rhys. Watch now »
How To With John Wilson
An HBO comedy shot in a documentary style as you see New York through the lens of John Wilson as he travels through the iconic city. Watch now »
The Vow
Follow the journey of defecting members of the self-improvement group NXIVM as they struggle to overcome indoctrination and reveal the truth about founder Keith Reniere, who faces charges of sex trafficking. Watch now »
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Academy Award winner Alex Gibney directs a documentary investigating the rise and fall of Theranos, the one-time multibillion-dollar healthcare company founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Watch now »
I Love You, Now Die (The Commonwealth vs Michelle Carter)
Eighteen-year-old Conrad Roy committed suicide in his car at a parking lot in Fairhaven, Mass. Police soon discovered a series of alarming text messages from his girlfriend, 17-year-old Michelle Carter, that seemed to encourage him to kill himself. Was she a predator or pawn? Watch now »
Ice on Fire
Ice on Fire is an eye-opening documentary that focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis. The film goes beyond the current climate change narrative and offers hope that we can actually stave off the worst effects of global warming. Leonardo DiCaprio narrates. Watch now »
Strike Back S1-7
Based on the novel by real-life former SAS soldier Chris Ryan, this British spy adventure follows the military operatives in Section 20, a covert branch of the Defence Intelligence service. Watch now »
The Plot Against America
An ensemble cast including Winona Ryder, John Turturro and Zoe Kazan lead this limited series based on the novel of the same name by Philip Roth. It tells the story of an alternative America lead by a xenophobic fascist. Watch now »
Run S1
Seventeen years ago, Ruby and Billy made a pact that if one of them texted the word “run”, the other would drop everything to meet up in New York. Executive produced by Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Watch now »
The Outsider S1
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, HBO miniseries The Outsider follows police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn from Bloodline), who is still grieving the recent death of his own son when the mutilated body of 11-year-old Frankie Peterson is found in the Georgia woods. Watch now »
McMillion$
This is the incredible story of how a plan to sell more burgers became a multi-million dollar fraud that eventually involved the mafia. At the time of writing, in April 2020, McMillion$ was the highest rated true-crime series of 2020 on Rotten Tomatoes. Watch now »
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
This brand-new HBO documentary looks into the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of “fake news” in the US, focusing on the real-life consequences of disinformation campaigns, conspiracy theories and false news stories on the average person, with case studies from the wildfire theories around Seth Rich’s murder to the “Pizzagate” incident fuelled by disinformation about the leaked Clinton emails. Watch now »
Kill Chain: The Cyber War On America’s Elections
In Kill Chain – The Cyber War On America’s Elections, Finnish hacker and cyber security expert Harri Hursti investigates the exploitable vulnerabilities in modern election technology, exposing just how unprotected America’s election systems really are. Watch now »
This 90-minute HBO documentary has a 100% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. TIME Magazine says, “Kill Chain demands that we ask whom we’re trusting, and why.”
The Scheme
The Scheme tells the story of college basketball insider Christian Dawkins and the FBI investigation into the biggest corruption scandal in collegiate sports history, which threatened to take down the NCAA, and landed prominent Adidas execs and assistant coaches behind bars. Watch now »
Westworld S1-3
Where do you draw the line between life and artificial intelligence? Prepare to have your mind blown in this incredible and unnerving show about man versus the machines we build. Watch now »
Watchmen
An all-star cast including Regina King, Don Johnson and Jeremy Irons leads this adaptation of the DC graphic novel. The series is set in an alternate history where superheroes and villains are outlawed. Watch now »
Chernobyl
Starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson, this highly acclaimed miniseries dramatises the catastrophic event that rocked Europe in 1986: the explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. (For more about Chernobyl, stream the Oscar-winning HBO documentary Chernobyl Heart on Showmax.) Watch now »
Mrs Fletcher
Kathryn Hahn stars as Eve, a divorcee whose son has just left for college. She has to start building a life of her own, and experiences a personal and sexual awakening. Watch now »
Warrior S1-2
Set during San Francisco’s Tong Wars in the 1800s, this gritty series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy from China who becomes mixed up in the world of organised crime. Watch now »
A Black Lady Sketch Show S1-2
Celebrities including Angela Bassett and Laverne Cox join the regular cast, comprising four black female comedians, as guest stars in some of the most hilarious sketches ever seen. Watch now »
Los Espookys
A group of friends turn their love for all things creepy and eerie into a peculiar business that introduces real horror into people’s lives. Starring, written and produced by SNL’s Fred Armisen. Watch now »
Gentleman Jack
Yorkshire, England, 1832. Landowner Anne Lister will do whatever it takes to save her ancestral home, and that includes marrying well – but not to a man. Based on the story of the real-life Anne and her search for a wife. Watch now »
Sally4Ever
When Sally is courted by the free-spirited Emma, she drops her boring fiancé for a wild affair. Emma might not be as harmless as she seems – but maybe that’s exactly what Sally needs. Quirky British comedy. Watch now »
Crashing S3
After catching his wife cheating, aspiring stand-up comedian Pete’s life is flipped upside down. Now homeless, he “crashes” on the couches of various funny people who help him go after his goal of telling jokes for a living. Catch up on Seasons 1 and 2 on Showmax. Watch now »
HBO’s Barry S1-2
SNL alum Bill Hader stars as ex-marine Barry Berkman. Barry, who works as a hitman, is depressed and lonely. Then a job (to kill an aspiring actor) takes him to LA, where he finds some kindred spirits on the theatre scene. Watch now »
What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali
This two-part documentary, directed by Antoine Fuqua, follows the challenges and triumphs of the iconic boxer Muhammad Ali and is told with recordings of his voice and archive footage, some of which has never been seen before. Watch now »
HBO’s Vice Principals S1-2
When the principal (Bill Murray) at North Jackson High School retires, he ignores the two vice principals Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, who were vying for the job, and appoints outsider Belinda Brown. Neal and Lee plot her demise. Watch now »
HBO’s The Knick S1-2
It’s early in the 20th Century and the Knickerbocker Hospital is fighting to keep its lights on by offering groundbreaking medical procedures performed by Dr John Thackery (Clive Owen), the head surgeon with a cocaine and opium addiction. Watch now »
HBO’s Looking S1-2
This critically acclaimed dramedy follows three gay men, Patrick, Dom and Augustin, who live in San Francisco. The friends support one another as they navigate life, relationships and family. Watch now »
Sharp Objects S1
Amy Adams stars in her first major role on the small screen as a reporter investigating the murders of children in her hometown. But her family and the town have their own secrets in this tense new thriller miniseries. Watch now »
2 Dope Queens S1-2
Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson are the hilarious and provocative hosts of a podcast of the same name. Now they take their unique wit and insight to the stage in this critically acclaimed live show. Watch now »
Enlightened S1-2
Amy is successful, but self-destructive. When she finally goes off the deep end, she books herself into a retreat where she finds enlightenment. Alas, her friends and family back home aren’t a fan of this new, improved Amy. Watch now »
Mike Judge Presents Tales from the Tour Bus S1-2
The legends of iconic musicians such as Johnny Paycheck and Jerry Lee Lewis are recreated in this animated biographical series narrated by Mike Judge. It includes anecdotes shared by the people who were closest to the stars. Watch now »
Random Acts of Flyness S1
Witness the beauty and ugliness of contemporary American life in this hilarious skit show. The incredible cast tackles everything from the patriarchy to racism in a series like you’ve never seen before. Watch now »
The Leftovers S1-3
Three years after an unexplained event caused millions of people to disappear, the residents of a small New York town try to cope with a new world where families are shattered, and belief systems have collapsed. Watch now »
High Maintenance Web Series
Meet The Guy, a marijuana dealer in New York who travels to his customers on his bicycle in this comedy series from HBO. While he makes deliveries we get to meet his customers, getting a glimpse at their weird and wonderful lives. Watch now »
Curb Your Enthusiasm S1-10
Try as he might, Larry just can’t seem to please those around him. Even simple tasks like firing his assistant or going to the doctor backfire on him. But Larry is his own worst enemy, which is why we all love this show. Watch now »
The Newsroom S1-3
Genius writer Aaron Sorkin turns his focus to the fast-paced world of television news. A star-studded cast led by Jeff Daniels runs The Newsroom, a place where breaking news competes with personal drama and great ambition. Watch now »
Vinyl S1
He’s a has-been producer and the music world is changing fast. But Richie Finestra still knows a hit when he hears it and finds a chance to revive his record label. Produced by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger. Watch now »
Camping
Jennifer Garner leads a stellar cast in this HBO original about an obsessively organised woman who arranges a birthday camping trip where she tries to aggressively control everything. But the others have different plans… Watch now »
Mosaic S1
Starring Sharon Stone and directed by Steven Soderbergh, this limit series will have you at the edge of your seat. A small town, home to a major celebrity, is rocked by a disappearance. But there is much more going on here… Watch now »
High Maintenance S1-4
High Maintenance follows an NYC pot dealer with a list of clients with neuroses as diverse as the city, providing a glimpse into the private lives of customers – and how they light things up. Watch now »
Animals S1-3
Explore unexpected tales of urban life as seen through the eyes of lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons, and other downtrodden creatures in New York City. Watch now »
Room 104 S1-4
When you enter Room 104, you don’t know what will happen next or if you’ll ever return… Each season is a fresh anthology of terrifying, funny, strange and macabre tales, each episode a unique experience. Watch now »
The Wire S1-5
Step into the streets of Baltimore, where gritty cops and clever drug dealers square off in this brilliant crime thriller where right and wrong is never black or white. Watch now »
The Deuce S1-3
Enter New York City’s Times Square in the 1970s, a world of sex, dreams and danger in this brilliant new drama series featuring an amazing cast and jaw-dropping style. Watch now »
The Night Of
An Emmy-nominated mystery thriller about a naive student accused of a gruesome murder. But he can’t remember a thing about the night in question. Watch now »
Girls S1-6
Girls has changed the portrayal of women on television, one hopes, forever. Created by the maverick Lena Dunham, who plays the lead role of Hannah Horvath, she is by turns self-destructive, spoiled, selfish, tactless, vulnerable, and petty, but you will find yourself rooting for her in her quest to support herself as a writer after her parents cut her off. Hannah and her equally flawed but relatable friends Jessa, Marnie and Shoshanna live in Brooklyn, New York and are trying to live their best lives, but reality keeps getting in their way. Expect nudity – and not necessarily the sexy kind. Watch now »
Silicon Valley S1-6
Meet six young men who founded a startup company in Silicon Valley. In today’s high-tech gold rush, these geeks are the most qualified to strike success. Watch now »
Sex and the City S1-6
Based on the novel by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City follows sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw and her three close friends as they navigate the pitfalls of dating in the Big Apple as thirtysomethings, while looking fabulous, having fun and making names for themselves in their careers. It’s risque, it’s sassy, it’s brutally honest and it’s an absolute feast for the eyes if fashion is your thing. The iconic show was so beloved by fans that it sparked two spin-off films as well as a prequel series after its last episode in 2004. Watch now »
True Detective S1-3
HBO’s True Detective remains one of the most gripping, intense, brutal and addictive crime dramas of the last few years, and Hollywood heavy-hitters Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as a pair of cops who uncovered an underground occult network in Louisiana in Season 1, and Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn and Rachel McAdams playing cops who are forced to cooperate on a complicated case in California in Season 2, don’t hurt one bit. Season 3 has been hailed as the best of the lot, with Mahershala Ali playing an investigator who worked a murder and missing-persons case in 1980, revisited the case a decade later, and then in 2015 is forced to relive it when a true-crime documentary filmmaker seeks him out. Watch now »
Boardwalk Empire S1-5
Atlantic City, 1920. When alcohol was outlawed, outlaws became kings. Steve Buscemi stars in the premiere of an epic HBO drama series set at the dawn of Prohibition. Watch now »
Rome S1-2
During its two-season run, Rome won a slew of awards and nominations. Filmed mainly in the Italian countryside, the series set in the 1st Century BC is beautifully shot. It’s got a massive cast and chronicles the lives of many different kinds of Romans, from military generals to their wives and slaves. The two main characters, Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus, are soldiers in Julius Caesar’s army, initially fighting in the civil war of 49 BC. Real historical events are the backdrop for much of the action, and you’ll find yourself engrossed in the drama that unfolds. Watch now »
Banshee S1-4
An ex-con assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff in the small town of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he has some unfinished business. Watch now »
The Sopranos S1-6
Tony Soprano is a mob boss. He took over from his uncle before him, who took over from Tony’s father before that. The family have their fingers in a lot of dirty pies, and they’ll do whatever it takes not to get caught red-handed. Tony has the legacy of his father to live up to, a nephew to mentor, a mistress to hide, a wife to keep in jewels, the Feds to evade, and a pair of kids to raise. Soon, the pressure gets too much, and Tony starts to see a shrink – something no Soprano has ever done before. Watch now »
Big Little Lies S1-2
The well-hidden secrets of a seaside town’s elite are suddenly exposed after a suspicious death in this darkly funny, Emmy-nominated miniseries with an all-star cast. Watch now »
Ballers S1-5
Is there life after the NFL? Spencer Strasmore likes to think so, but he’s quickly realising that it’s not going to be as smooth as he had hoped. Watch now »
Veep S1-7
The hilarious Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won multiple Emmys and Golden Globes for her performance in every season of Veep, in which she plays US Vice President Selina Meyer. Selina has a non-existent relationship with the President, and hates being second-in-command when times get really tough … and when she needs anything done. Selina feels she should get way more power and recognition than she does as Veep. Watch now »
True Blood S1-7
In the not-too-distant future, vampires have come out of the coffin. Thanks to the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood, these oft-maligned creatures of the night no longer need a human fix – and as a result can walk freely, if not yet comfortably, among their living counterparts. Can a young Louisiana waitress buck conventional wisdom to forge a love match with a 173-year-old vampire? Watch now »
Hung
Ray Drecker, a discontented high school basketball coach, is short on cash, and options – but that’s about it. Luckily for Ray, he’s very well-endowed, and has nothing to lose by trading in his remaining dignity for wads of cash – so he teams up with his friend Tanya to start an escort agency, with his biggest asset as the star attraction. Thomas Jane earned a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Ray. Watch now »
The Shop S1-2
Snoop Dogg, Jon Stewart, Drake, Jimmy Kimmel and Ice Cube are some of the big names who step into barber shops across America to chat to LeBron James and Maverick Carter about sports, pop culture, world events, business and more. Watch now »
