By Molly Claire Goddard
6:29am PDT, Aug 1, 2025
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HBO Max has a brand-new lineup for August.
From compelling documentaries to your favorite feel-good films, here is everything you can start watching now.
Keep reading to learn about six new television shows and movies streaming on the platform…MORE:
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6. Couples Retreat (August 1)
Hitting HBO Max on August 1 is the star-studded flick Couples Retreat. The 2009 film follows Vince Vaughn and Malin Akerman as they join three other couples to work on their marriages — all while on a tropical vacation.
5. Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills (August 5)
The five-part docuseries Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills launches on August 5. Viewers will get a behind-the-scenes look at how Head Coach Sean McDermott and General Manager Brandon Beane lead their NFL team to victory.
4. Abbott Elementary, Season 4 (August 23)
Everyone's favorite teachers are back as
Abbott Elementary Season 4 will debut on the platform on August 23. In this installment of the series, Janine (
Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (
Tyler James Williams) do their best at navigating their new romantic relationship.
3. Freaky Tales (August 8)
Pedro Pascal and the late Angus Cloud star in the 2024 film Freaky Tales, coming to HBO Max on August 8. The anthology comedy flick centers around an NBA star, a police officer, a rap duo, teenage outcasts, neo-Nazis and a debt collector who take a journey through a collision course.
2. The Yogurt Shop Murders (August 3)
The heart-wrenching documentary series The Yogurt Shop Murders will be ready to stream on August 3. Investigators dive into the December 6, 1991, killing of four girls working at the I Can't Believe It's Yogurt shop in North Austin, Texas.
1. Peacemaker, Season 2 (August 21)
John Cena and
Danielle Brooks return for Season 2 of the comedy superhero drama television series
Peacemaker, out on August 21. The latest installment of the show sees Chris Smith/Peacemaker (Cena) sorting through a parallel dimension as they try to figure out his past while still trying to be a hero.
