The BEST HBO Max shows of all time
Every HBO Max show, ranked
We've compiled the average episode rating for every HBO Max show to compile this list of best shows!
#1 - HBO Documentary Film Series
HBO presents a full spectrum of non-fiction programming by leading documentary filmmakers. Taking viewers from the hidden corners of America to the shocking reality of global issues, these powerful, uncompromising and award-winning films never fail to leave an impact. Now, with HBO Podcast, listen to interviews with many of our award-winning filmmakers - and even some of their documentary subjects!
View Episode Rankings#2 - Pekin Express (ES)
Beijing Express is a Spanish reality television contest. Between 2008 and 2011 was broadcast by the television network Cuatro, in 2015 by Antena 3 and from 2016 and until 2018, by laSexta. In the contest, ten couples must travel 10,000 km to win a prize of 100,000 euros, in addition to the money they get in each stage. The first season of the program was presented by Paula Vázquez, the second and third by Raquel Sánchez-Silva, the fourth by Jesús Vázquez and, from the fifth, by Cristina Pedroche. Produced by Boomerang TV, it is the Spanish version of the international format Peking Express, original from Belgium and the Netherlands, released in 2004, which has had different versions in several European countries such as France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Italy. The contest follows the wake of the original American format The Amazing Race, without being an official adaptation of it. In Morocco, channel 2M created its version called Dakar-Fez Express, which, as its name suggests, is a route from Dakar, Senegal, to Fez, Morocco, passing through Mauritania. In Portugal it was adapted with the name A great adventure, with a route in Indonesia. The program in its Spanish version came to issue four editions in its first stage in Cuatro. The program was losing audience throughout the editions, 1 until in 2012 Mediaset decided not to make more editions. The last was issued between September and December 2011 under the name Beijing Express: Adventure in Africa.
View Episode Rankings#3 - The Pitt
A realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh.
View Episode Rankings#4 - Young Justice
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
View Episode Rankings#5 - Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Fionna and Cake – with the help of the former Ice King, Simon Petrikov – embark on a multiverse-hopping adventure and journey of self-discovery. All the while, a powerful new antagonist determined to track them down and erase them from existence lurks in the shadows.
View Episode Rankings#6 - Infinity Train
Traveling through a barren, otherworldly wasteland, the Infinity Train is full of puzzles and perils. For those in mental turmoil, they can climb aboard and suddenly find themselves wandering its length where each car is a whole other world. Each passenger has his or her own story that led them onto the train, but once aboard, the goal is both simple and difficult: by solving the mysteries of the train and interacting with its strange denizens, solve one's own mental troubles and through it hopefully find their way off the train.
View Episode Rankings#7 - A Brutal Pact: The Murder of Daniella Perez
In 1992, actress and dancer Daniella Perez was murdered by Guilherme de Pádua and his wife, Paula Thomaz, in a cruelly premeditated crime. The untimely death of the 22-year-old, daughter of Brazilian author and producer, International Emmy winner Gloria Perez, shocked the country, gained notoriety and occupied the front pages of national newspapers for years.
View Episode Rankings#8 - Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker, and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City. The series features Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and a whole cast of heroes and villains, old and new, from the DC Universe.
View Episode Rankings#9 - Peacemaker
A man fights for peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.
View Episode Rankings#10 - The Prince
Bongomia, a country nobody cares about, in a time nobody cares about. After the sudden and suspicious death of Thun, the king of Bongomia, a complicated story begins when the Prince, whom no one takes seriously and whose family doesn't even bother to give him a name, takes the throne. As the Prince struggles with his stepmother, aunt and treacherous uncle, he is inadvertently dragged into a war with the Hungarians.
View Episode Rankings#11 - Selena + Chef
Since social distancing at home, Selena Gomez has been spending more time in the kitchen than she ever imagined. But despite her many talents, it remains to be seen if cooking is one of them. In each episode, Selena will be joined remotely by a different master chef.
View Episode Rankings#12 - Legendary
Divas will battle on voguing teams called "houses," with the chance to win a cash prize in ballsy fashion and dance challenges to ultimately achieve "Legendary" status.
View Episode Rankings#13 - Hacks (2021)
To salvage her waning career, Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance is forced to team up with an entitled, outcast television writer.
View Episode Rankings#14 - Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose
The series is described as a “biographical melodrama” that will emphasize both the vicissitudes of Roberto Gómez Bolaños's life and his prominent role in the world of entertainment.
View Episode Rankings#15 - Like Water for Chocolate
Love defies duty and tradition in this powerful adaptation of Laura Esquivel's novel chronicling a complicated and timeless romance.
View Episode Rankings#16 - Kitchen Nightmares (BR)
Brazilian version of Kitchen Nightmares. Erick Jacquin do his best to save restaurants from imminent collapse.
View Episode Rankings#17 - Pocoyo
Meet Pocoyo, an unforgettable little boy with a very big personality. Narrator Stephen Fry guides Pocoyo with gentle humour as he explores the world around him. Pocoyo and his friends, Ellie, Loula, Pato and Sleepy Bird, encourage the viewer to learn through laughter, rather than leaving them feeling they have been taught. The characters, storylines, sounds and visual appeal of Pocoyo have been carefully researched to ensure that it is perfectly tailored to encourage child development. Pocoyo takes pre-school entertainment one step further - it is visually very different to any other pre-school programme. Its innovative use of CGI animation allows Pocoyo to become a very real child - he moves, talks, plays and learns like a toddler, and he can sulk and throw tantrums like only a toddler can!
View Episode Rankings#18 - Sesame Street
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
View Episode Rankings#19 - Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang solve more mysteries while also accompanied by many celebrities.
View Episode Rankings#20 - Close Enough
A young married couple juggles everyday challenges such as parenthood, friendship, ham theft, stripper clowns and choosing the right day care.
View Episode Rankings#21 - Conan O'Brien Must Go
In this riotously funny travel series, Conan O'Brien experiences local cultures and connects with fans he previously met on his podcast.
View Episode Rankings#22 - Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Set in 1960s London, Alfred Pennyworth—a former British SAS soldier in his 20s—forms a security company and goes to work for young billionaire Thomas Wayne, who’s not yet Bruce Wayne's (aka Batman's) father.
View Episode Rankings#23 - Creature Commandos
Amanda Waller creates a secret team of incarcerated monsters, recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails... they're your last, worst option.
View Episode Rankings#24 - Beforeigners
A few lost individuals arrive in Oslo under unclear circumstances. They turn out to be the start of a stream of people from the past who seek refuge in our time. The main action in the series takes place seven years later, describing how society has been transformed by the so-called immigrants.
View Episode Rankings#25 - The Sex Lives of College Girls
Follow four college roommates as they arrive at New England’s prestigious Essex College. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating as they live out their new, free lives on campus.
View Episode Rankings#26 - South Side
South Side follows two friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world. But until they do, they’re stuck working at Rent-T-Own.
View Episode Rankings#27 - Search Party (2016)
When former college acquaintance Chantal goes missing, five self-absorbed 20-somethings get entangled in the ominous mystery of her disappearance. Leading the search party is Dory, a lifelong doormat who works as a rich housewife's assistant. Dory makes it her personal mission to find Chantal and she's bringing her friends into the investigation with her. Self-diagnosed narcissist Elliott, who puts his ego aside to help Dory, is particularly good at detective work. Bubbly actress Portia excels at chatting up suspects for information because of her desperate need to be in the spotlight. Sheltered Drew has to grow a spine to help solve the mystery and save his deteriorating relationship with Dory. Dory's ex-boyfriend Julian seeks the truth because of his background as a journalist.
View Episode Rankings#28 - Titans (2018)
In this gritty live-action take on the Teen Titans franchise, Nightwing, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, Superboy, and more beloved superheroes from the DC Universe band together to fight evil forces across Gotham City and beyond.
View Episode Rankings#29 - Genera+ion
A group of high school students' exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.
View Episode Rankings#30 - Station Eleven
The survivors of a devastating flu attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew – while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.
View Episode Rankings#31 - 100 Years of Warner Bros.
Explore the impact of Warner Bros. on art, commerce, and culture, from its founding in the early 1920s by four brothers from an immigrant family, through decades of creative risks and impactful storytelling, to the historic mergers of the 2000s that transformed the company into a global entertainment powerhouse.
View Episode Rankings#32 - The Informant (2022)
Set in 1985, behind the Iron Curtain, as Geri leaves for college. He is looking forward to meeting girls and partying and joins a group of radicals, led by the charismatic Száva. But Geri has a secret. He’s an informant of the totalitarian state and to save his brother, he’s been forced to spy on his new friends for State Security. While Geri’s life changes forever – juggling parties and political debates – he wrestles with a daily challenge; whose side should he be on? Especially when the group’s increasingly radical leader, Száva realizes that there is an informant among them.
View Episode Rankings#33 - Raised by Wolves (2020)
After Earth is torn apart by religious differences and the human race teeters on the edge of extinction, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. They attempt to raise human children in this mysterious virgin land, a treacherous and difficult task that’s jeopardized by the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans.
View Episode Rankings#34 - Pretty Little Liars (2022)
Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago… as well as their own.
View Episode Rankings#35 - Invincible Fight Girl
We follow Andy, a young girl who dreams of becoming the greatest pro wrestler of all time. She sets out into the bizarre and colorful Wrestling World, determined to make a name for herself.
View Episode Rankings#36 - Love Life
About the journey from first love to last love, and how the people we're with along the way make us into who we are when we finally end up with someone forever.
View Episode Rankings#37 - SmartLess: On the Road
Hop on the road with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes as they take us on an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the sold-out live tour of their wildly successful podcast, “SmartLess.” Traveling from city to city all over the country, the trio is joined by celebrities such as Conan O'Brien, Will Ferrell, Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Hart, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, David Letterman, and other surprise guests.
View Episode Rankings#38 - Dolores: The Truth About the Wanninkhof Case
For the first time in 20 years, Dolores Vázquez, the victim of one of the biggest judicial errors in recent Spanish history, speaks publicly about her painful past and addresses questions that have yet to be answered.
View Episode Rankings#39 - A Thousand Fangs
The story of an elite commando on a mission, deep in the jungle, trying to find and destroy a powerful and mysterious leader.
View Episode Rankings#40 - A World of Calm
A timely antidote for our modern lives, each half-hour episode takes audiences on an immersive visual journey into another world. Building on Calm’s Sleep Stories – bedtime stories for grown-ups – each relaxing tale is designed to transform how you feel. Viewers will be transported into tranquility through scientifically engineered narratives, enchanting music and astounding footage to naturally calm the body and soothe the mind.
View Episode Rankings#41 - The Flight Attendant
Flight attendant Cassandra Bowden wakes in a hotel room hungover from the night before in Bangkok with a dead body lying next to her. Afraid to call the police, she continues her morning as if nothing happened. In New York, she is met by FBI agents who question her about her recent layover in Bangkok. Still unable to piece the night together, she begins to wonder if she could be the killer.
View Episode Rankings#42 - That Damn Michael Che
From the simple mind of Michael Che comes a groundbreaking new comedy series where each episode illustrates what it feels like to experience everyday situations including racial profiling, unemployment, falling in love, and more, from Michael's perspective.
View Episode Rankings#43 - gen:LOCK
On the losing side of a global war, Earth’s last free society recruits a diverse team of young pilots to control the next-generation of mecha—giant, weaponized robot bodies. These daring recruits will find, however, that their newfound abilities come at no small cost.
View Episode Rankings#44 - Generation Hustle
How far would you go for power, fame and fortune? Featuring outrageous, high-stakes stories, each episode follows a brilliant and brazen young entrepreneur who uses cunning and creativity to pull off the most wildly inventive high-stakes gambles of the new millennium.
View Episode Rankings#45 - The Staircase (2022)
The series explores the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen.
View Episode Rankings#46 - The Climb (2023)
Presented by Jason Momoa and legendary rock climber Chris Sharma, The Climb is a visually-arresting and life-changing adventure that represents the foundations of rock climbing and exploration of the human spirit. In this competition, amateur climbers are put through a rigorous series of challenges, braving some of the world's most intimidating ascents to crown the world’s best amateur climber with a prAna sponsored climbing career and a $100,000 cash prize.
View Episode Rankings#47 - Spy/Master
During the height of the Cold War, Victor Godeanu, the right-hand man and closest advisor to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, and secret agent for the KGB, must escape Romania and Ceaușescu before his cover is blown. Helped by an undercover Stasi agent and an up-and-coming CIA agent, Godeanu must elude the KGB and his own country’s spooks, fully aware that his defection is putting his family back home in mortal danger.
View Episode Rankings#48 - Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Lovable loser Kite Man and his new squeeze Golden Glider moonlight as criminals to support their foolish purchase of Noonan’s, Gotham’s seediest dive bar, where everybody knows your name, but not necessarily your secret identity!
View Episode Rankings#49 - When No One Sees Us
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Spanish Holy Week celebrations, two policewomen try to solve a series of crimes in the Andalusian town of Morón de la Frontera, in the political and cultural region of Seville’s so-called 'deep Spain', which is home to one of the biggest international U.S. military bases.
View Episode Rankings#50 - Made For Love
A young woman, on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to a possibly sociopathic tech billionaire, suddenly realizes that her husband has implanted a revolutionary monitoring device in her brain that allows him to track her every move.
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