October is shaping up to be a good drama month on HBO Max. In addition to the new legal series WAR starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller, A24’s The Invite with Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Seth Rogen, and Edward Norton, also arrives on HBO Max later in the month.
If you’re looking for something more adventurous then you might want to check out The Death of Robin Hood, and if more interested in true crime then The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story might be your next title to stream in October.
Our Top Picks for October
WAR
Drama • Series
Rival legal firms clash over a headline-grabbing legal battle, drawing an ambitious young lawyer into a ruthless world where ambition is currency, betrayal is strategy, and winning is everything.
WAR series premiere is available to stream from October 1st on HBO Max.
The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story
Documentary • Series
The re-opening of a mysterious 1985 cold case murder in Louisiana unearths a haunting history of bloodshed and long-buried trauma.
The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story is available to stream from October 11th on HBO Max.
The Death of Robin Hood
Adventure • 2h 2m
Still grappling with his past life of crime and murder, and dealing with a grave injury, Robin Hood is offered a chance at salvation.
The Death of Robin Hood is available to stream from October 16th on HBO Max.
The Invite
Comedy • 1h 47m
With their marriage on thin ice, Joe and Angela invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, only to find the night quickly spiraling into unexpected places.
The Invite is available to stream from October 23rd on HBO Max.
New Movies and Series on HBO Max
October 1
- Anatomy of a Fall
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
- A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas
- A Very Harold & Kumar 3-D Christmas, A: Extra Dope Edition
- Born on the Fourth of July
- Coraline
- Double Wedding
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
- Final Destination 3
- Freaks
- Freddy vs. Jason
- Friday the 13th
- From Hell It Came
- Ghost Adventures – Season 31 (Discovery)
- House Of Wax
- House On Haunted Hill (1959)
- I’ll See You In My Dreams
- Indestructible Man
- Isle of the Dead
- It Happened in Brooklyn
- Krypto Saves the Day – Season 2B (DC)
- Kubo and the Two Strings
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Love Crazy
- Macabre
- Masterminds
- Objective, Burma!
- Ocean’s 11 (1960)
- Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
- Ocean’s Thirteen
- Ocean’s Twelve
- ParaNorman
- Poltergeist
- Roadkill Garage – Season 10
- Scooby-Doo
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- Screaming Eagles
- Shadow of the Thin Man
- Song of the Thin Man
- Space Jam
- Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam
- The Black Scorpion
- The Boxtrolls
- The Cyclops
- The Departed
- The Exorcist
- The Hangover Part II
- The Internship
- The Leopard Man
- The Mummy (1959)
- The Mystery of the Wax Museum
- The Post
- The Return of Doctor X
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- The Seventh Victim
- The Shining
- The Thin Man Goes Home
- The Walking Dead
- Thirteen Women
- Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
- Trick ‘r Treat
- Trouble Along the Way
- War – Season 1 (HBO/Sky Original Series)
- Wife vs. Secretary
October 2
- Batwheels – Season 3
- Maine Cabin Masters – Season 13 (Magnolia Network)
- Strange: Junji Ito’s Tales for Sleepless Nights – Season 1
- The Torment – Season 1 (HBO Original Series)
October 3
- Impractical Jokers – Season 13A (truTV)[MA1]
- Gold Rush – Season 17 (Discovery)
October 4
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten – Season 8 (Food Network)
- Get Jiro – Season 1 (Adult Swim)
October 5
- 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, Season 8 (TLC)
- Sister Wives – Season 21 (TLC)
October 6
- 90 Day: Hunt for Love, Season 2 (TLC)
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Sweet Deceit – Season 1 (Food Network)
- “Nepal’s Deadly Floods” with Anderson Cooper, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
October 7
- The Serial Killer Connection (ID)
October 8
- Sin City Rehab – Season 2 (HGTV)
- Top of the World (CNN Films)
October 9
- House Hunters International: Volume 10 – Season 217 (HGTV)
- Rage – Season 2 (HBO Original Series)
- The Housemaid (Lionsgate)
October 10
- OWN Spotlight: Mothers & Daughters: Torn Apart with Iyanla Vanzant (OWN)
October 11
- Regular Show: The Lost Tapes – Season 1B (Cartoon Network)
- Renovation Island: The Adventure Continues – Season 1 (HGTV)
- The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story (HBO Original Series)
October 13
- 120 Hours Behind Bars – Season 2 (Discovery)
October 14
- High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam (TNT)
October 15
- Corregidora: The Darkest Night in Mexican Soccer (HBO Original Series)
- Untold Stories of the ER – Season 14 (TLC)
October 16
- Kate Berlant: Parmesan (HBO Original)
- The Death of Robin Hood (A24)
October 17
- The Amateur
- OWN Spotlight: What Black Men Say vs. What Black Women Hear with Iyanla Vanzant (OWN)
October 20
- Anyone But You
October 22
- The Flores Massacre (HBO Original Series)
October 23
- House Hunters: Volume 11 – Season 263 (HGTV)
- The Invite (A24)
October 27
- Kordell Stewart: Slash & Burn (HBO Original)
- “30 Days Inside: Hospitals and the Immigrant Workforce” with Ed Lavandera, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
October 29
- Cannibal Poet (HBO Original Series)
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Live Sports on HBO Max
October 2
- NY Rangers vs Detroit – 6:30 p.m. (NHL on TNT)
- St Louis vs Dallas – 9:30 p.m. (NHL on TNT)
October 3
- ALDS Game 1s (MLB)
- Las Vegas P&Q – 4:30 p.m. (NASCAR)
- AEW Collision – 8 p.m.
- Mexico vs USMNT – 10 p.m. (U.S. Soccer)
- TBD (Big 12 Football)
October 5
- ALDS Game 2s (MLB)
October 6
- AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam France – 8 p.m.
- USMNT vs Canada – 8 p.m. (U.S. Soccer)
October 7
- ALDS Game 3s (MLB)
- Pittsburgh vs Washington – 7:30 p.m. (NHL on TNT)
October 8
- ALDS Game 4s (MLB)
October 10
- ALDS Game 5s (MLB)
- Charlotte P&Q – 1 p.m. (NASCAR)
- Spain vs USWNT – 2:30 p.m. (U.S. Soccer)
- AEW Collision – 8 p.m.
- TBD (Big 12 Football)
October 12
- ALCS Game 1 (MLB)
October 13
- ALCS Game 2 (MLB)
- Spain vs USWNT – 7 p.m. (U.S. Soccer)
October 14
- AEW Dynamite – 8 p.m.
- Dallas vs Colorado – 8:30 p.m. (NHL on TNT)
- AEW Collision – 10 p.m.
- AEW Countdown: WrestleDream 2026 – 11 p.m.
October 15
- ALCS Game 3 (MLB)
October 16
- ALCS Game 4 (MLB)
- AEW Dynasty 2026
October 17
- ALCS Game 5 (MLB)
- Phoenix, P&Q – 1 p.m. (NASCAR)
- AEW Collision: WrestleDream Tailgate Brawl – 7 p.m.
- AEW WrestleDream – 8 p.m.
- TBD (Big 12 Football)
October 19
- ALCS Game 6 (MLB)
October 20
- ALCS Game 7 (MLB)
October 21
- Philadelphia vs Buffalo – 7:30 p.m. (NHL on TNT)
- AEW Dynamite – 8 p.m.
October 24
- Talladega Superspeedway, Qualifying – 1 p.m. (NASCAR)
- AEW Collision – 8 p.m.
- TBD (Big 12 Football)
October 25
- Montreal vs Winnipeg – 7 p.m. (NHL on TNT)
October 28
- Philadelphia vs Washington – 7:30 p.m. (NHL on TNT)
- AEW Dynamite: Fright Night Dynamite – 8 p.m.
October 30
- AEW Dynamite, Collision & Rampage from May & June 2024
October 31
- Martinsville, Practice – 1 p.m. (NASCAR)
- AEW Collision: Fright Night Collision – 8 p.m.
- TBD (Big 12 Football)
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