December 2025 on HBO Max – highlights include The Family McMullen, Heated Rivalry, Happy And You Know It, Common Side Effects, Haha You Clowns, Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh, Outsiders and Picnic at Hanging Rock (Director’s Cut).
Warner Bros.
The Family McMullen
Friday 5 December, only on HBO Max
Written and directed by Edward Burns, the film takes place 30 years after the original indie hit The Brothers McMullen premiered in 1995. The Family McMullen stars Connie Britton and Michael McGlone, reprising their roles from The Brothers McMullen, alongside Tracee Ellis Ross, Juliana Canfield, Pico Alexander, Brian d’Arcy James and Halston Sage.
The sequel tracks the romantic entanglements of a now 50something Barry McMullen (Burns) and his 20something kids, as well as his brother Patrick (McGlone) and widowed sister-in-law Molly (Britton), who are also facing unexpected romantic hurdles.
Heated Rivalry
Friday 28 November, only on HBO Max
Two-episode premiere, followed by weekly episodes, same day as the US (6 episodes)
Created by award-winning Canadian writer-director-producer Jacob Tierney (Letterkenny, Shoresy), and adapted from Rachel Reid’s best-selling Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry chronicles the story of rival hockey players Shane and Ilya. What starts as a secret fling ignites into an all-consuming blaze, culminating in a powerful love story.
HBO Original
Happy And You Know It
Friday 26 December, only on HBO Max
Same day as US (1 episode)
A joyful and surprising journey into the fascinating – and at times insidious – world of toddler pop. The film explores why kids’ music is so catchy, can be deeply meaningful, and how AI is taking hold and shaping the industry. The film features appearances by The Wiggles, Laurie Berkner, and other musicians.
Adult Swim
Common Side Effects
Tuesday 16 December, only on HBO Max
Stream every episode (10 episodes)
Common Side Effects follows former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances who 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. More Adult Swim titles will be available only on HBO Max in 2026.
Adult Swim
Haha, You Clowns
Tuesday 16 December, only on HBO Max
Stream episodes 1-9 on 16 December
Stream episode 10 on 23 December (Same day as US)
Created by Joe Cappa, Haha, You Clowns is an unexpected new series from Adult Swim that celebrates wholesome family programming. 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. More Adult Swim titles will be available only on HBO Max in 2026.
HBO Original
Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh
Saturday 13 December, only on HBO Max
Same day as US (1 episode)
Sarah Sherman’s unholy alter ego, Sarah Squirm, slithers onto your screen this December with her first stand-up special. After four seasons (and counting) on Saturday Night Live, Sherman rips off the straitjacket, unleashing a festering hour of bodily fluids, open-wound confessionals, and jokes that will leave skid marks on your soul. The special taped at The Bell House in Brooklyn, New York earlier this year.
Warner Bros.
Outsiders (Seasons 1-3)
Monday 8 December, on HBO Max
Stream every episode (6 episodes)
Six comedians in the wilderness – will anyone thrive in the wild? Outsiders is a comedy series in which David Mitchell challenges three pairs of comedians to spend a week living in a forest where they learn new life skills to see which of them can best cope in the wild.
Each day is a separate show, with three distinct survival challenges, such as felling a 40-foot tree, milking goats or building a shelter. David chooses to return to his home comforts every evening rather than living in the forest, as he does not believe he is remotely equipped to survive post-apocalypse, and is sceptical that any comedians will thrive. But can they prove him wrong?
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Director’s Cut)
Monday 1 December, only on HBO Max
To mark its 50th anniversary in 2025, HBO Max presents an exclusive new remaster of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Peter Weir’s seminal 1975 mystery adapted from Joan Lindsay’s acclaimed novel. Set in 1900, the film follows the students and staff of Appleyard College during a summer excursion to Victoria’s Hanging Rock—where a seemingly idyllic picnic unravels after several girls and a teacher mysteriously disappear.
A landmark of the Australian New Wave, the film earned both commercial and critical acclaim, becoming one of Australia’s most iconic and influential works. It was later voted the greatest Australian film of all time by the Victorian Centenary of Cinema Committee and the NFSA.
TITLES COMING TO HBO MAX IN DECEMMBER
*This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change
| TITLES COMING TO HBO MAX IN DECEMBER *This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change 27 November Louvre Heist: Minute by Minute (Discovery) 28 November Heated Rivalry (2025) 1 December Picnic at Hanging Rock (Director’s Cut) (1975) The Brothers McMullen (1995) American Monster, Season 13 (ID) United States of AI, Seasons 1 & 2 (Warner Bros) 2 December Oslo (HBO Original) Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Seasons 3 & 4 (2021 – 2022) 3 December Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East (HBO Original) Design Down Under, Season 2 (2023) Restoring Galveston, Season 4 (2022) Hoarding for the Holidays (HGTV) 4 December Gold Rush, Season 16 (Discovery) 5 December Who Hired the Hitman? (ID) 6 December A Hollywood Christmas (Warner Bros) The Nightingale (2019) Sleeping Beauty (2011) Black Water Abyss (2020) 8 December Outsiders, Seasons 1-3 (2021 – 2023) Moonshiners: Master Distiller, Season 5 (Discovery) 9 December Expedition Unknown, Season 16 (Discovery) In the Eye of the Storm, Season 3 (Discovery) 10 December Building Outside the Lines (2023) Bargain Block, Season 5 (HGTV) Restoring Galveston: The Inn (2022) Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House (2025) 12 December Salvage Hunters, Season 19 (Discovery) 13 December Sarah Squirm: Live + In The Flesh (HBO Original) Mary Magdalene (2018) Bone Tomahawk (2015) Roadworthy Rescues, Season 3 (Discovery) 15 December Scars of Beauty Special (Max Original) Forever (Warner Bros) Moonlight (Warner Bros) 16 December Common Side Effects (Adult Swim) Haha, You Clowns (Adult Swim) Robot Chicken: Self-Discovery Special (Adult Swim) Women Wearing Shoulder Pads (Adult Swim) Oh My God… Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances (Adult Swim) Zoe Bakes, Season 3 (2023) 17 December Makeover by Monday, Season 2 (2023) 18 December Evil Dead Rise (Warner Bros) Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, Season 5 (Discovery) 19 December Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? (HBO Original) Call me Miss Cleo (Max Original) 20 December Bombshell (2019) The Graduate (1967) Concussion (2014) 22 December Family Matters, Seasons 1-9 (Warner Bros) Step By Step, Seasons 1-7 (Warner Bros) 26 December Happy And You Know It (HBO Original) 27 December The Deer Hunter (1978) Colossal (2016) 30 December The Legend of the Underground (HBO Original) 31 December 90 Day Diaries, Season 7 (TLC) |
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December 2025 on HBO Max
December 2025 on HBO Max
