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What's New on Max in August 2024

August brings documentaries about Elizabeth Taylor, the Chicago Bears, and chimps in captivity.
A screenshot from Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Credit: Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Max's original programming in August is heavy on the documentaries, starting with HBO original Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (August 3), which explores her legacy via interviews with the star as well as content from her personal archives. Then there's the next installment of Emmy-winning HBO original sports docuseries Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears—new episodes will roll out weekly after the August 6 season premiere.

For true crime fans, there's the three-episode Max original docuseries Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth? (August 8), which dives into the 2012 abduction of two children—cousins—in Iowa through insider interviews and exclusive footage from the victims' families.

Finally, Chimp Crazy (August 18) is an HBO original docuseries goes behind the scenes with exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix and her experience—and the ethics and risks of—caring for chimps in captivity.

Here’s everything else coming to Max in August, including season three of drama series Industry (August 11), set within the world of high finance in London.

What’s coming to Max in August 2024

Arriving August 1

  • 3 Days to Kill (2014)

  • A Bigger Splash (2016)

  • Amelie (2001)

  • Arthur (2011)

  • Beetlejuice (1988)

  • Blackthorn (2011)

  • Brick Mansions (2014)

  • Down Terrace (2010)

  • Forever My Girl (2018)

  • Frontera (2014)

  • Grown Ups (2010)

  • Grown Ups 2 (2013)

  • Hercules (2014)

  • House Hunters International: Volume 8 (HGTV)

  • House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 216 (HGTV)

  • How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

  • No Place on Earth (2013)

  • Pathology (2008)

  • Pretty Woman (1990)

  • Rio (2011)

  • Sherlock Holmes (2009)

  • Something’s Gotta Give (2003)

  • Taken (2009)

  • The Convict (Skazana) Seasons 2-4 (2022)

  • The Good Doctor (2012)

  • The Perfect Host (2010)

  • The Two Faces of January (2014)

  • Two Lovers (2009)

  • Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Arriving August 3

  • Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO Original)

  • The Pioneer Woman, Season 37 (Food Network)

Arriving August 5

  • Love Off the Grid, Season 2 (2024)

  • Mini Beat Power Rockers: Back to School (2024)

Arriving August 6

  • Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears (HBO Original)

  • House Hunters: Where Are They Now?, Season 2 (HGTV)

Arriving August 7

  • See No Evil, Season 13 (ID)

  • Finding Amelia (Discovery)

Arriving August 8

  • Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, Season 1 (Discovery)

  • House Hunters: All Stars, Season 1 (HGTV)

  • Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth? (Max Original)

Arriving August 9

  • Caught!, Season 2 (Discovery)

Arriving August 10

  • Hoffman Family Gold, Season 3 (Discovery)

Arriving August 11

  • Industry, Season 3 (HBO Original)

Arriving August 12

  • Celebrity IOU, Season 8 (HGTV)

Arriving August 13

  • 100 Day Hotel Challenge, Season 1 (HGTV)

  • Mecum Full Throttle: Harrisburg PA 2024 (2024)

Arriving August 15

  • Hop, Season 1B (Max Original)

  • House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 217 (HGTV)

Arriving August 16

  • Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy and Juan, Season 4 (Discovery)

  • Rick and Morty: The Anime (Adult Swim)

  • Where We Call Home, Season 3 (Magnolia Network)

Arriving August 18

  • BBQ High, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)

  • Chimp Crazy (HBO Original)

  • Impractical Jokers (Eps + Specials) (2024)

  • The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Arriving August 19

  • The Official DC Podcast (2024)

Arriving August 20

  • Divided by Design, Season 1 (HGTV)

Arriving August 22

  • Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity (Max Original)

  • House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 218 (HGTV)

Arriving August 23

  • The Thaw (Odwilż), Season 2 (Max Original)

Arriving August 24

  • The Kitchen, Season 36 (Food Network)

Arriving August 25

  • City of God: The Fight Rages On (Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para), Season 1 (HBO Original)

  • Evil Lives Here, Season 16 (ID)

  • Married to Evil, Season 2 (ID)

  • Serengeti III (2024)

Arriving August 26

  • 90 Day Fiance Pillow Talk: Happily Ever After?, Season 8 (TLC)

  • Andrew Tate: Icon or Toxic? A Faking It Special (2024)

  • Bellator: Fight Camp Confidential San Jose (2024)

  • Serial Killer Serial Liar Levi Bellfield: A Faking It Special (2024)

  • The Grindr Killer Scandal: A Faking It Special (2024)

Arriving August 28

  • Late Night Lockup, Season 2 (ID)

Arriving August 29

  • Beat Bobby Flay, Season 35 (Food Network)

  • Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School (Max Original)

  • House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 219 (HGTV)

Arriving August 30

  • Maine Cabin Masters, Season 10 (Magnolia Network)

Arriving August 31

  • Impractical Jokers Specials (2024)