Following the initial announcement of major originals like A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (premiering Jan. 18), The Pitt season 2 (Jan. 8), and Industry season 4 (Jan. 11), HBO Max has revealed additional January 2026 additions. New highlights include a robust slate of classic movies on Jan. 1 and a surge of reality programming throughout the week.
HBO Max (formerly Max) kicks off January 2026 with over 100 new titles. On Jan. 1, classics arrive including Fargo (1996), Taxi Driver, John Wick, the Twilight Saga, All This and Heaven Too, and Blazing Saddles.
Reality TV dominates early: House Hunters Volume 20 season 249 and Lakefront Bargain Hunt Renovation seasons 4-5 on Jan. 2; Home Town season 10 on Jan. 5; Baking Championship: Next Gen season 1 and Haunted Hospitals season 4 on Jan. 6; 1000-lb Sisters season 8 and Moonshiners season 15 on Jan. 7.
Mid-month originals include The Pitt season 2 and Expedition X season 11 (Jan. 8); Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal season 3 (Jan. 12); Industry season 4 (Jan. 11) with Love & Marriage: Huntsville season 10 and Totally Spies! season 7.
The centerpiece remains A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 (Jan. 18), the breezy Game of Thrones spin-off starring Peter Claffey as hedge knight Ser Duncan and Dexter Sol Ansell as squire Egg.
Rounding out the month: Real Time with Bill Maher season 24 (Jan. 23), Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (Jan. 22), and Beat Bobby Flay season 40 (Jan. 29). This diverse mix complements the previously announced A24 films and other series.
