True-story TV shows on HBO Max right now

TV shows based on true stories, streaming on HBO Max tonight. Picked by mood from Rex’s catalog and checked against HBO Max every day.

Updated October 13, 2026. Availability via JustWatch.

1. Blue Planet II Limited series · 2017
2. Planet Earth II Limited series · 2016
3. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst TV · 2015 · Andrew Jarecki
4. I'll Be Gone in the Dark Limited series · 2020
5. Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy TV · 2021
6. NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½ Limited series · 2021 · Spike Lee
7. The Jinx TV · 2015
8. The Vow TV · 2020
9. Planet Earth Limited series · 2006
10. Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults Limited series · 2020
11. Witness Limited series · 2012 · Ga-Ho Lau
12. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown TV · 2013
13. Exterminate All the Brutes Limited series · 2021 · Raoul Peck
14. The Investigation Limited series · 2020
15. How To with John Wilson TV · 2020 · John Wilson
16. Our Boys Limited series · 2019
17. The Staircase Limited series · 2022 · Antonio Campos
18. No Reservations TV
19. Show Me a Hero Limited series · 2015 · David Simon
20. Nathan for You TV · 2013
21. The Rehearsal TV · 2022 · Nathan Fielder
22. Chernobyl Limited series · 2019 · Craig Mazin
23. John Adams Limited series · 2008
24. Deadliest Catch TV · 2005

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