Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on HBO Max in April. The HBO Max April 2026 lineup includes the debut of the fifth and final season of Hacks, a new season of Euphoria, and the limited series Half Man.
The schedule also includes the documentary series The Dark Wizard, and the films Alien: Romulus, Christy, Dust Bunny, and Marty Supreme.
FEATURED PROGRAMMING
SERIES
Hacks Season 5 (Final Season of the Max Original Comedy Series)
The 10-episode season premieres on April 9, with new episodes weekly. Two new episodes will debut on April 30 and May 7, leading up to the series finale on Thursday, May 28.
In the aftermath of mistaken and unflattering news reports that she passed away, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) return to Las Vegas more determined than ever to secure Deborah’s legacy as a comedian.
Cast: Series regulars Emmy winner Jean Smart, Emmy winner Hannah Einbinder, Emmy winner Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Emmy nominee Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Mark Indelicato, and Rose Abdoo.
Guest Stars: Emmy nominee Robby Hoffman, Tony Goldwyn, Emmy nominee Kaitlin Olson, Emmy nominee Christopher McDonald, Emmy nominee Jane Adams, Lauren Weedman, Poppy Liu, Johnny Sibilly, Luenell, Angela E. Gibbs, and Caitlin Reilly. Guest stars Christopher Briney, Leslie Bibb, Cherry Jones, and Ann Dowd join the cast.
Credits: Created and showrun by Emmy winners Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, and Jen Statsky. The series is executive produced by Downs and Aniello via their Paulilu banner, Statsky via First Thought Productions, as well as Emmy winners Michael Schur via Fremulon, David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment, Morgan Sackett, Joe Mande, Aisha Muharrar, Nate Young, and Ashley Glazier. The studio is Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Euphoria Season 3 (HBO Original Drama Series)
The eight-episode season premieres on April 12, with new episodes debuting weekly.
A group of childhood friends wrestles with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption, and the problem of evil.
Cast: Series regulars include Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Eric Dane, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Martha Kelly, Chloe Cherry, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Toby Wallace.
Returning Guest Stars: Colman Domingo, Nika King, Alanna Ubach, Sophia Rose Wilson, Melvin Bonez Estes, Daeg Faerch, Paula Marshall, Zak Steiner, and Marsha Gambles.
New Guest Stars: Sharon Stone, Rosalía, Danielle Deadwyler, Marshawn Lynch, Anna Van Patten, Asante Blackk, Bella Podaras, Bill Bodner, Cailyn Rice, Christopher Ammanuel, Christopher Grove, Colleen Camp, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Eli Roth, Gideon Adlon, Hemky Madera, and Homer Gere.
New Guest Stars Continued: Jack Topalian, James Landry Hébert, Jeff Wahlberg, Jessica Blair Herman, Justin Sintic, Kadeem Hardison, Kwame Patterson, Madison Thompson, Matthew Willig, Meredith Mickelson, Natasha Lyonne, Priscilla Delgado, Rebecca Pidgeon, Sam Trammell, Smilez, Trisha Paytas, Tyler Lawrence Gray, and Vinnie Hacker.
Credits: Created, written, directed, and executive produced by Sam Levinson. Executive produced by Sam Levinson, Ashley Levinson, Sara E. White, Kevin Turen, Ravi Nandan, Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Mirit Toovi, Tmira Yardeni, Yoram Mokady, and Gary Lennon. Euphoria is based on the Israeli series from HOT that was created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin.
Half Man (HBO Original Limited Series)
The six-episode season premieres on April 23, with new episodes debuting weekly.
Niall and Ruben are brothers. Not related in blood, but the closest you can get. One, fierce and loyal. The other, meek and mild-mannered. Inseparable youth. Brought into each other’s lives through death and circumstance, all they have is each other…
But when Ruben turns up at Niall’s wedding three decades later, everything seems different. He is on edge. Shifty. Not acting like himself. And soon, an explosion of violence takes place, which catapults us back through their lives, from the eighties to the present day.
Capturing 30 years in the lives of these broken men, Half Man is a six-part limited series exploring brotherhood, violence, and the intense fragility of male relationships. After all, when things fall apart… Sometimes, it is the closest relationships that break the hardest.
Cast: Richard Gadd, Jamie Bell, Stuart Campbell, Mitchell Robertson, Neve McIntosh, Marianne McIvor, Charlie De Melo, Bilal Hasna, Julie Cullen, Amy Manson, Anjli Mohindra, Tim Downie, Tom Andrews, Philippine Velge, Stuart McQuarrie, Sandy Batchelor, Piers Ewart, Scot Greenan, and newcomers Charlotte Blackwood, Calum Manchip, and Kate Robson-Stuart.
Credits: Half Man is created, written, and executive produced by Richard Gadd. Sophie Gardiner and Anna O’Malley are the executive producers, alongside Gaynor Holmes for the BBC and Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland. The series is directed by Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck.
Executive producers for Mam Tor Productions are Tally Garner and Morven Reid. Half Man is produced by Mam Tor Productions (a Banijay UK company) in association with Thistledown Pictures, for BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Scotland, and HBO. Banijay Rights handles international distribution outside of BBC and HBO rights. Half Man is supported by Screen Scotland.
DOCUMENTARIES
The Dark Wizard (HBO Original Documentary Series)
The four-episode series premieres on April 14, with new episodes debuting weekly.
The Dark Wizard is an unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, one of the world’s most influential and controversial climbers, BASE jumpers, and highline walkers. The series traces the jaw-dropping feats that made him a legend, as well as the personal turmoil that defined his life.
Credits: HBO presents The Dark Wizard, a Sender Films Production. Directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen; produced by Halle Johns; executive produced by Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell, Zachary Barr, and Elizabeth Potter; edited by Josh Lowell and Josh Minor; music by Dan Deacon.
SPECIALS
Ramy Youssef Comedy Special (Title TBA – HBO Original Comedy Special)
Debuts this April
Ramy Youssef returns for his third HBO comedy special.
Credits: The special is a Cairo Cowboy production, performed, written, and executive produced by Ramy Youssef; directed and executive produced by Christopher Storer; and executive produced by Tyson Bidner and Josh Senior.
FILMS
Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios Film)
Debuts April 3
This truly terrifying sci-fi horror-thriller takes the legendary “Alien” franchise back to its iconic roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young colonizers comes face-to-face with the deadliest life form in the universe. The cast includes Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu.
Credits: Directed by Fede Alvarez. Written by Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues. Produced by Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, and Walter Hill. Executive produced by Fede Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon, Brent O’Connor, and Tom Moran. Based on the characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett.
Christy (Black Bear Film)
Debuts April 10
Christy Martin (Sydney Sweeney) never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim (Ben Foster).
But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it—confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life-or-death. Based on remarkable true events, Christy Martin’s story is one of resilience, courage, and the fight to reclaim one’s life.
Credits: Directed by David Michôd. Screenplay by Mirrah Foulkes and David Michôd. Story by Katherine Fugate.
Dust Bunny (Lionsgate Film)
Debuts April 17
An orphaned 10-year-old hires her hit man neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen) to protect her from the monster under her bed. With Sigourney Weaver, Sophie Sloan, Sheila Atim, David Dastmalchian, and Rebecca Henderson.
Credits: Directed and written by Bryan Fuller. Produced by Basil Iwaynk, Erica Lee, and Bryan Fuller.
Marty Supreme (A24 Film)
Debuts April 24
In the Academy Award-nominated film, Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. with Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, Fran Drescher, Luke Manley, and Koto Kawaguchi.
Credits: Directed by Josh Safdie and written by Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie. Produced by Eli Bush, Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Anthony Katagas, and Timothée Chalamet.
HBO MAX APRIL 2026 SCHEDULE
This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change.
AVAILABLE APRIL 1
A Big Hand for a Little Lady
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Alien vs. Predator: Extended Cut
Alien
Alien 3
Alien 3: The Assembly Cut
Alien Resurrection
Alien Resurrection: Special Edition
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem: Extended Cut
Alien: Director’s Cut
Aliens
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Aliens: Director’s Cut
Abbott and Costello In Hollywood
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Blood on the Moon
Cabin in the Sky
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Carson City
Dallas
Deeply Season 1
Deeply Season 2
Deeply Season 3
Evil Lives Here: My Child the Killer Season 1 (ID)
Fort Dobbs
Fort Worth
Gunsmoke in Tucson
Inu-Oh
Man From the Black Hills
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
On Moonlight Bay
Out of the Past
Practical Magic
Rachel and the Stranger
Rancho Notorious
Renovation Aloha Season 3 (HGTV)
Riding Shotgun
Rocky Mountain
Roughshod
San Antonio
Santa Fe Trail
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Springfield Rifle
Tall in the Saddle
Tall Man Riding
The Bounty Hunter
The Boy and the Beast
The Devil Wears Prada
The Family
The Flame and the Arrow
The Hole in the Ground
The Left-Handed Gun
The Man
The Man Behind the Gun
The Man with a Cloak
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Naked Spur
The Oklahoman
The St. Louis Kid
They Died with Their Boots On
Thunder Over the Plains
Twister
Wagons West
Welcome to Plathville Season 8 (TLC)
Westward the Women
Wichita
AVAILABLE APRIL 2
Body Bizarre Season 8 (TLC)
Expedition Files Season 4 (Discovery)
AVAILABLE APRIL 3
Alien: Romulus
Dream Stage Season 1
AVAILABLE APRIL 4
Game Night
AVAILABLE APRIL 5
Teen Titans Go! Season 9G (Cartoon Network)
AVAILABLE APRIL 7
Tropic Like It’s Hot Season 1 (HGTV)
AVAILABLE APRIL 9
Hacks Season 5 (Max Original)
The World’s Tallest Man Season 1 (HGTV)
AVAILABLE APRIL 10
Artemis II: To the Moon and Back (Discovery)
Christy
House Hunters International: Volume 9 Season 208 (HGTV)
AVAILABLE APRIL 12
Be My Guest with Ina Garten Season 7 (Food Network)
Building Back America’s Trades Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
Euphoria Season 3 (HBO Original)
AVAILABLE APRIL 13
Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event Season 1 (ID)
Smiling Friends Season 3B (Adult Swim)
AVAILABLE APRIL 14
Rock The Block Season 7 (HGTV)
The Dark Wizard (HBO Original)
AVAILABLE APRIL 15
Nanny McPhee Returns
World’s Bargain Dream Homes Season 1 (HGTV)
AVAILABLE APRIL 16
One Day In My Body Season 1 (TLC)
AVAILABLE APRIL 17
Dust Bunny (Lionsgate)
House Hunters: Volume 11 Season 253 (HGTV)
AVAILABLE APRIL 18
Belle Collective Season 7 (OWN Network)
Krypto Saves the Day: Coastal Catastrophe
AVAILABLE APRIL 20
Impractical Jokers Season 12B
AVAILABLE APRIL 21
Hollywood Demons Season 2 (ID)
AVAILABLE APRIL 22
Jeff Dunham’s The Cars That Drove Us Season 1 (Discovery)
AVAILABLE APRIL 23
Half Man (HBO Original)
AVAILABLE APRIL 24
48 Hrs: Escape From Chernobyl (Discovery)
HGTV Smart Home 2026 (HGTV)
House Hunters International: Volume 9 Season 209 (HGTV)
Marty Supreme (A24)
AVAILABLE APRIL 25
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
The Mouthpiece
Stranger on the Third Floor
AVAILABLE APRIL 27
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing Season 3 (Food Network)
AVAILABLE APRIL 28
Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia Season 1 (CNN)
LIVE SPORTS IN APRIL
Live Sports are available only on select plans. Plan availability varies by subscription provider. Check with your subscription provider for details. Select games are available, and blackouts may apply.
Please note that this list may not be comprehensive and may change. All times are in ET. Pre- and post-game programming will also be available to stream live, along with condensed replay highlights after each event.
NHL on TNT
April 1
St Louis vs Los Angeles, 9 PM
April 5
Minnesota vs Detroit, 1 PM
Boston vs Philadelphia, 3:30 PM
April 8
Washington vs Toronto, 7:30 PM
Edmonton vs San Jose, 10 PM
April 12
Pittsburgh vs Washington, PM
April 15
Detroit vs Florida, 7 PM
April 19
NHL Playoffs, TBD
April 22
NHL Playoffs, TBD
April 23
NHL Playoffs, TBD
April 24
NHL Playoffs, TBD
April 25
NHL Playoffs, TBD
April 26
NHL Playoffs, TBD
April 28
NHL Playoffs, TBD
April 29
NHL Playoffs, TBD
April 30
NHL Playoffs, TBD
College Basketball – March Madness
April 4
Final Four, 6 PM & 8:45 PM
April 6
National Championship, 8:30 PM
US Soccer
April 11
Japan vs USWNT, 5:30 PM
April 14
Japan vs USWNT, 10 PM
April 17
Japan vs USWNT, 9 PM
MLB
April 7
LA Dodgers vs Toronto, 7 PM
April 14
Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia, 6:30 PM
April 21
NY Yankees vs Boston, 6:30 PM
April 28
Detroit vs Atlanta, 7 PM
ALL ELITE WRESTLING (AEW) IN APRIL
An HBO Max subscription is required to purchase and view a pay-per-view event.
April 2
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
April 5
AEW Collusion, 8 p.m.
April 6
AEW Dynamite PPV, 8 p.m.
April 9
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
April 12
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
April 16
AEW Dynamite: Spring Breakthru, 8 p.m.
April 17
AEW Collision: Spring Breakthru, 8 p.m.
Apil 23
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
April 26
AEW Collision Playoff Palooza, 8:30 p.m.
April 30
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.