The 2025 medical series The Pitt recently won best drama at the Emmys, and more recent shows include Tim Robinson's The Chair Company and J.J. Abrams' Duster. There's no shortage of exceptional fare to stream. Here are the highly rated series you shouldn't wait to watch on HBO Max, plus this month's new releases.

A haunting look at how lies, pride, and negligence turned a man-made disaster into one of humanity’s darkest tragedies.

Sunday night marks the second week of Tim Robinson’s new series The Chair Company, which will be released on HBO Max the same time it airs on HBO. The dark comedy thriller has received rave reviews since its premiere and will look to continue building momentum with this second episode.

IT: Welcome to Derry. Brooke Palmer/HBO. Set in 1962, the new HBO series IT: Welcome to Derry functions as a prequel to the two IT feature films from 2017 and 2019. In those films

Warwick Davis has been revealed as the first actor from the “Harry Potter” film franchise to reprise their role in the upcoming HBO Original series. Davis will once again play Professor Filius Flitwick, one of the characters he originated in the universe.

The legendary Italian director explores the true story of a beloved TV host wrongfully accused by the mob in HBO Max’s first Italian original series: "There is this innocent man, but he's not a saint.

Before Lost and 1923, HBO’s Carnivàle fused fantasy, faith, and fate in a dark Depression-era epic that became one of TV’s most underrated series.