What's New On HBO Max In May 2021: Tenet, Jean Smart's Hacks, And More-October 2024
In May, HBO Max has plenty of new content coming to its service, including original content like Jean Smart's comedic series, which finally has a name. If you're looking for movies, TV shows, anime, and more, check out what's coming to HBO Max for May 2021 below.
On May 13, Jean Smart's new comedy series Hacks premieres. The show follows a young comedian (Hannah Einbinder) who lands a job writing jokes for seasoned comic who works nightly in Las Vegas (Jean Smart). During the TCA winter press tour, Smart talked about Einbinder's character. "Ava's point-of-view is that if the masses thinks something is funny, then it's not cool," Smart said. "And if the masses like it, you know, if the people from Florida who eat at Panera like it, it's not funny."
If you couldn't make it to the theaters because of the ongoing pandemic and missed out on Christopher Nolan's Tenet, don't worry because it's arriving to HBO Max on May 1. Making more than $363 million globally, Nolan's latest adventure bends time as the hero of the story--played by John David Washington--must find a way to stop World War III from happening. Essentially, Nolan's latest film is a palindrome, and leans heavily into that idea. It's a very unique movie, and the most unique way to watch Tenet is on a Game Boy Advance.
While many people have been enjoying the new Mortal Kombat movie, it won't be around forever. The film leaves HBO Max on May 23, and you can check out GameSpot's review of Mortal Kombat if you'd like. And speaking of Mortal Kombat, the original 1995 movie arrives on May 1--but quickly exits the service on May 31 along with Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge. So you'll have most of May to watch and rewatch all four of these MK movies.
In recent news, HBO Max is continuing to expand on original content, casting American Horror Story's Finn Wittrock as Guy Gardner in the Green Lantern TV series. Also Warrior Season 3 is coming to the streaming service. Check out everything coming and going from HBO Max below.
New on HBO Max in May 2021
May 1:
17 Again, 2009Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, 2012 (HBO)Anaconda, 1997Anger Management, 2003 (HBO)Baby Boom, 1987 (HBO)Barry Lyndon, 1975Black Hawk Down, 2001The Cable Guy, 1996Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005Cursed, 2005 (HBO)Daddy Day Care, 2003Darkest Hour, 2017 (HBO)Darkness, 2004 (Extended Version) (HBO)The Dirty Dozen, 1967Dumb & Dumber, 1994Employee Of The Month, 2006 (HBO)Firehouse Dog, 2007 (HBO)Flight Of The Intruder, 1991 (HBO)Free Willy, 1993Frida, 2002 (HBO)Generation Por Que? (HBO)God's Not Dead, 2014 (HBO)Good Morning, Vietnam, 1987 (HBO)Happy Feet Two, 2011Happy Feet, 2006Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man, 1991 (HBO)Hercules, 1983 (HBO)Igby Goes Down, 2002 (HBO)Igor, 2008 (HBO)Insomnia, 2002 (HBO)The Interview, 2014Jackie Brown, 1997Kansas, 1988 (HBO)Magic Mike, 2012Menace II Society, 1993Michael, 1996 (HBO)Mortal Kombat, 1995Movie 43, 2013 (HBO)Muriel's Wedding, 1995 (HBO)My Baby's Daddy, 2004 (HBO)Mystery Date, 1991 (HBO)Norbit, 2007 (HBO)Para Rosa (Aka For Rosa) (HBO)Precious, 2009 (HBO)Rabid, 1977 (HBO)Romance & Cigarettes, 2007 (HBO)Rosewater, 2014 (HBO)Rudy, 1993Rush Hour 2, 2001Rush Hour 3, 2007Rush Hour, 1998Save The Last Dance, 2001 (HBO)Save The Last Dance 2, 2006 (HBO)Senseless, 1998 (HBO)Separate Tables, 1958 (HBO)Serpico, 1974 (HBO)Serving Sara, 2002 (HBO)Summer Rental, 1985 (HBO)Tenet, 2020 (HBO)The Debt, 2010 (HBO)The Immigrant, 2014 (HBO)The Kingdom, 2007 (HBO)The Last Of The Finest, 1990 (HBO)The Perfect Man, 2005 (HBO)The Tuxedo, 2002 (HBO)The Wings Of The Dove, 1997 (HBO)The Witches Of Eastwick, 1987 (HBO)Tomcats, 2001 (HBO)Trust Me, 2014 (HBO)Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection, 2012Varsity Blues, 1999 (HBO)Welcome To Sarajevo, 1997 (HBO)When Harry Met Sally, 1989Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 1971Won't You Be My Neighbor?, 2018 (HBO)Words And Pictures, 2014 (HBO)
May 2:
Uri and Ella, Season 1
May 3:
300: Rise of an Empire, 2014Pray, Obey, Kill, Docu-Series Finale (HBO)
May 6:
Hunger, 2008Legendary, Max Original Season 2 PremiereTake Me Out To The Ball Game, 1949That Damn Michael Che, Max Original Series PremiereWest Side Story (TCM CFF Opening Night), 1961
May 7:
La Boda De Rosa (Aka Rosa's Wedding) (HBO)
May 8:
Greenland, 2020 (HBO)Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 , (Subtitled, Episodes 14-25) (Crunchyroll Collection)
May 9:
Axios (HBO)
May 10:
Jujutsu Kaisen - Season 1, (Subtitled, Episodes 13-24) (Crunchyroll Collection)Race for the White House, Season 2The Crime of the Century, Two Part Documentary Premiere (HBO)
May 13:
Hacks, Max Original Series PremiereWonder Woman 1984, 2020 (HBO)
May 14:
Those Who Wish Me Dead, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021 (Available on HBO Max for 31 days from its respective theatrical release in the U.S. included at no additional cost to subscribers.)
May 15:
The Personal History Of David Copperfield, 2020 (HBO)
May 16:
The Nevers, Part 1 Finale (HBO)
May 19:
Apple & Onion, Season 2A
May 20:
Adventure Time: Distant Lands - Together Again, Max OriginalThe Big Shot with Bethenny, Max Original Season FinaleEllen's Next Great Designer, Max Original Season FinaleTerritorio (Aka Close Quarters) (HBO)This Is Life with Lisa Ling, Season 7
May 23:
In Treatment, Season 4 Premiere (HBO)
May 25:
Cinderella Man, 2005 (HBO)Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
May 26:
Curious George, 2006 (HBO)
May 28:
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Season 2 Finale (HBO)
May 30:
Mare of Easttown, Limited Series Finale (HBO)
Leaving HBO Max in May
May 11:
Mud, 2013
May 13:
Bullitt, 1968The Searchers, 1956Take Me Out To The Ball Game, 1949West Side Story, 1961
May 16:
Annabelle Comes Home, 2019 (HBO)
May 23:
Mortal Kombat, 2021
May 28:
The Operative, 2019 (HBO)
May 31:
All About My Mother, 1999All the President's Men, 1976Amistad, 1997 (HBO)The Avengers, 1998The Beguiled, 2017 (HBO)The Bishop’s Wife, 1947Black Christmas, 2019 (HBO)The Blind Side, 2009 (HBO)Blood Work, 2002Blue Streak, 1999Bombshell, 1933The Book Of Henry, 2011 (HBO)Book Of Shadows: The Blair Witch 2, 2000The Bridges Of Madison County, 1995Butterfield 8, 1960Captain Blood, 1935Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, 1958Cats, 2019 (HBO)The Cider House Rules, 1999 (HBO)Cinema Paradiso, 1990 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)Cradle 2 The Grave, 2003Critical Care, 1997 (HBO)Cruel Intentions, 1999 (HBO)The Dancer Upstairs, 2003 (HBO)Dangerous Liaisons, 1988The Dead Don't Die, 2019 (HBO)The Dead Pool, 1988Death Becomes Her, 1992 (HBO)Defending Your Life, 1991Dirty Dancing, 1987 (HBO)Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, 2004 (HBO)Dolores Claiborne, 1995Doubt, 2008 (HBO)Downhill, 2020 (HBO)Driving Miss Daisy, 1989Drop Dead Gorgeous, 1999East Of Eden, 1955Emma, 1996 (HBO)Emma., 2020 (HBO)A Face In The Crowd, 1957Father Of The Bride, 1950Flipped, 2010Giant, 1956Heartbreak Ridge, 1986Hot Fuzz, 2007 (HBO)Hunger, 2008Jaws, 1975 (HBO)Jaws 2, 1978 (HBO)Jetsons: The Movie, 1990 (HBO)Justice League: Gods And Monsters, 2015A Kiss Before Dying, 1991 (HBO)The Last King Of Scotland, 2006 (HBO)The Last Kiss, 2006 (HBO)Lego: Justice League: Attack Of The Legion Of Doom!, 2015Life As We Know It, 2010Life With Father, 1947Little Women, 1949Living Out Loud, 1998The Long Kiss Goodnight, 1996Magnum Force, 1973March Of The Penguins, 2005The Matrix Reloaded, 2003The Matrix Revolutions, 2003The Matrix, 1999Maverick, 1994Misery, 1990 (HBO)Mortal Kombat, 1995Mortal Kombat Annihilation, 1997Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, 2020Nell, 1994 (HBO)Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, 2020 (HBO)Papillon, 1973A Patch Of Blue, 1965Phantom, 2013 (HBO)Phantom Thread, 2017 (HBO)Project X, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)Ray, 2004 (HBO)Richie Rich (Movie), 1994A Room With A View, 1986 (HBO)Sanctum, 2011 (HBO)Scream, 1996Scream 2, 1997Scream 3, 2000Se7En, 1995Selena, 1997Shaun Of The Dead, 2004 (HBO)Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, 2011 (HBO)Skyline, 2010 (HBO)Snakes On A Plane, 2006Snow White And The Huntsman, 2012 (Unrated Version) (HBO)Stuart Little, 1999Stuart Little 2, 2002The Thin Man, 1934Tightrope, 1984True Grit, 2010 (HBO)Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family, 2011Unforgiven, 1992Veronica Mars, 2014Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, 2007Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, 1966X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019 (HBO)X-Men: First Class, 2011 (HBO)You Can't Take It With You, 1938
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