The 50 best shows on HBO Max right now (October 2026)

The best TV shows streaming on HBO Max tonight, ranked from Rex’s catalog and checked against HBO Max every day.

Updated October 16, 2026. Availability via JustWatch.

  1. Friends TV · 1994 · Marta Kauffman, David Crane
  2. Band of Brothers Limited series · 2001 · Steven Spielberg / Tom Hanks
  3. Planet Earth Limited series · 2006
  4. The West Wing TV · 1999 · Aaron Sorkin
  5. Mad Men TV · 2007 · Matthew Weiner
  6. The Sopranos TV · 1999 · David Chase
  7. The Wire TV · 2002 · David Simon
  8. The White Lotus TV · 2021 · Mike White
  9. Planet Earth II Limited series · 2016
  10. Mare of Easttown (TV Mini Series 2021) Limited series · 2021 · Brad Ingelsby
  11. The Office TV · 2001
  12. Blue Planet II Limited series · 2017
  13. Succession TV · 2018 · Jesse Armstrong
  14. ER TV · 1994
  15. Hacks (TV Series 2021– ) TV · 2021 · Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky
  16. Sex and the City TV · 1998 · HBO
  17. Angels in America Limited series · 2003
  18. Chernobyl Limited series · 2019 · Craig Mazin
  19. Olive Kitteridge Limited series · 2014
  20. Abbott Elementary (TV Series 2021– ) TV · 2021 · Quinta Brunson
  21. Big Little Lies TV · David E. Kelley
  22. No Reservations TV
  23. It's a Sin Limited series · 2021 · Russell T Davies
  24. I May Destroy You Limited series · 2020 · Michaela Coel
  25. Schitt's Creek TV · 2015 · Dan Levy / Eugene Levy
  26. The Last of Us (TV Series 2023– ) TV · 2023 · Craig Mazin
  27. Game of Thrones TV · 2011 · David Benioff / D.B. Weiss
  28. Barry TV · 2018 · Alec Berg, Bill Hader
  29. Curb Your Enthusiasm TV · 2000 · Larry David
  30. Deadwood TV · 2004
  31. Insecure (TV Series 2016–2021) TV · 2016 · Issa Rae
  32. Six Feet Under TV · 2001 · Alan Ball
  33. The Jinx TV · 2015
  34. The Knick TV · 2014
  35. The Larry Sanders Show TV · 1992
  36. The Night Of Limited series · 2016 · Richard Price / Steven Zaillian
  37. The Rehearsal TV · 2022 · Nathan Fielder
  38. Watchmen Limited series · 2019 · Damon Lindelof
  39. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown TV · 2013
  40. Exterminate All the Brutes Limited series · 2021 · Raoul Peck
  41. Girls TV · 2012 · Lena Dunham
  42. I'll Be Gone in the Dark Limited series · 2020
  43. Sharp Objects (TV Mini Series 2018) Limited series · 2018 · Marti Noxon
  44. Show Me a Hero Limited series · 2015 · David Simon
  45. Station Eleven Limited series · 2021 · Patrick Somerville
  46. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst TV · 2015 · Andrew Jarecki
  47. Veep TV · 2012
  48. Years and Years Limited series · 2019
  49. John Adams Limited series · 2008
  50. Pretty Little Liars TV · 2010 · I. Marlene King

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