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The Vampire Diaries is now on HBO Max
The list of the best new HBO Max shows and movies in September isn't that long, but there are a few gems on there. Season 2 of the quirky and gothy bilingual series Los Espookys premieres on Sept. 16, the 1979 Iranian hostage situation is documented in the miniseries Hostages on Sept. 28, and Baz Luhrmann's Elvis came out earlier this month. Maybe you should just binge all eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries, which is now streaming on HBO Max. Or do what everyone else is doing and just keep up with House of the Dragon.
Below, we pulled together our picks for the month, plus a list of everything else coming to HBO and HBO Max in September, and everything that's leaving HBO Max, too. (As you might expect considering Warner Bros. Discovery is actively purging HBO Max's library, there's an unusually large number of titles expiring at the end of September, so add them to your queue now before they disappear.)
HBO Max streams all HBO shows and movies when they debut on HBO. But not all shows and movies on HBO Max make it to HBO. We'll designate HBO Max exclusives where appropriate.
Whether you count yourself as a fan of his or not, culture is unquestionably better when Baz Luhrmann gets to go wild and make a big-budget spectacle. His latest is the Elvis Presley biopic Elvis, a disorienting '50s-themed carnival ride condensed into a two-and-a-half-hour movie. Here, a star is born in Austin Butler, who gives what just might be the best film performance of the year as Presley, and it's made even more confounding by the fact that a gonzo Tom Hanks gives what is easily the worst film performance of the year, and definitely of his career, as Presley's mustache-twirling cartoon villain of a manager Tom Parker. But how am I supposed to criticize or care when Luhrmann, in all of his galaxy-brained ingenuity, decided to score a scene with a mash-up of "Viva Las Vegas" and Britney Spears' "Toxic"? What's going on in Elvis is bigger than all of us. You might as well give yourself over to it. There are a handful of the real Elvis' movies coming to HBO Max, too, including Jailhouse Rock and Elvis on Tour. [Trailer]
Los Espookys, HBO's zany Spanish-language comedy about a group of friends who turn their love of horror into a peculiar business, deserves to be a huge hit. Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega, and Fred Armisen co-created and star in the series, which is finally releasing its second season after a long COVID-induced hiatus, and hopefully the world will finally come around to its many goth charms. There's nothing quite like it on TV, taking place in the cross-section between the real and the surreal, and relishing its own inherent oddness. [Trailer]
As a precursor to the forthcoming merger of HBO Max and Discovery+, a sizable selection of shows from Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network (streaming on Discovery+) is becoming available to stream on HBO Max on Sept. 30. That means people who signed up to watch Succession or House of the Dragon will also be able to watch the soothing home improvement stylings of America's sweethearts Chip and Jo without leaving the app. Joanna Gaines' ability to reimagine spaces is basically the exact opposite of Nathan Fielder's ability to recreate them, so a double feature binge of Fixer Upper and The Rehearsal might be a fun bit of counter-programming. -Liam Mathews
More on HBO and HBO Max:
September 1 The Accused, 1988 (HBO) Airplane II: The Sequel, 1982 (HBO) Airplane!, 1980 (HBO) Andy Hardy Comes Home, 1958 Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, 1939 Andy Hardy Meets a Debutante, 1940 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble, 1944 Andy Hardy's Double Life, 1942 Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, 1941 Angela, 1995 Another Thin Man, 1939 The Bad and the Beautiful, 1952 Bandslam, 2009 (HBO) The Beach Bum, 2019 (HBO) Beau Travail, 1999 Cat People, 1942 The Courtship of Andy Hardy, 1942 Divergent, 2014 (HBO) The Divergent Series: Allegiant, 2016 (HBO) The Divergent Series: Insurgent, 2015 (HBO) Double Trouble, 1967 Dragon Blade, 2015 (HBO) Elvis on Tour, 1972 The Eyes of My Mother, 2016 (HBO) The Eyes of Orson Welles, 2018 Frankenstein, 1970 Girl Happy, 1965 Glory, 1989 Harper, 1966 Holiday, 1930 Hook, Line and Sinker, 1931 The Host, 2013 (HBO) Hot Tub Time Machine, 2010 (HBO) (Extended Version) In the Fade, 2017 (HBO) It Happened at the World's Fair, 1963 Jailhouse Rock, 1957 Killer Elite, 2011 (HBO) The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, 1972 Life of Crime, 2014 (HBO) Meet Dave, 2008 (HBO) Melancholia, 2011 (HBO) My Bloody Valentine, 1981 (HBO) (Extended Version) My Week with Marilyn, 2011 (HBO) The Nitwits, 1935 The Oklahoma Kid, 1939 Operation Crossbow, 1965 The Outfit, 1973 Please Stand By, 2017 (HBO) Ratcatcher, 1999 Red Dust, 1932 The Ring Two, 2005 (HBO) (Extended Version) Rita, Sue and Bob Too, 1987 Road to Singapore, 1931 Rocknrolla, 2008 (HBO) Rosetta, 1999 The Scapegoat, 1959 The Sea Wolf, 1941 Screaming Eagles, 1956 Shadow Dancer, 2012 (HBO) Shadow of the Thin Man, 1941 Song of the Thin Man, 1947 Spinout, 1966 The Tailor of Panama, 2001 (HBO) Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, 1986 (HBO) (Extended Version) There Was a Crooked Man, 1970 Till the End of Time, 1946 Topsy-Turvy, 1999 Torpedo Run, 1958 Varda by Agnès, 2019 Village of the Damned, 1960 Waterloo Bridge, 1940 We're All Going To The World's Fair, 2021 What Lies Beneath, 2000 (HBO) Where the Boys Are, 1960 Wild Hogs, 2007 (HBO) Woman Walks Ahead, 2017 (HBO) Working Girls, 1986 Young Guns, 1988 Young Guns II, 1990 Zandy's Bride, 1974
September 2 Elvis, 2022 (HBO) Total Dramarama, Season 3B Premiere
September 3 Sesame Street Mecha Builders, Season 1C Premiere
September 4 Primera, 2021 The Vampire Diaries, Seasons 1-8
September 5 Beauty and the Bandit, 1946
September 7 The Brave One, 1956 Young Sheldon, Season 5
September 9 HBO First Look: See How They Run, Season Premiere (HBO) Moonfall, 2022 (HBO) Saving The King (aka Salvar al Rey), Max Original Season 1 Tom Swift, Season 1
September 10 Impractical Jokers, Season 9C Impractical Jokers, Season 9C Specials
September 12 The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de La Cruz, 1955
September 14 Tammy, 2014 (HBO) (Extended Version)
September 16 Good Behavior, Seasons 1-2 Los Espookys, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)
September 17 Secret Origin Of The Batwheels
September 21 Escape From Kabul, 2022 (HBO)
September 22 The Hype, Max Original Season 2 Premiere Living Single, Seasons 1-5
September 23 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? Season 1 Premiere
September 28 Hostages, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO) Into the Storm, 2014 (HBO)
September 29 Looney Tunes Cartoons (S5B) Halloween Special Max Original Premiere
September 30 Bing, Season 1C Gotham, Seasons 1-5
Magnolia Content: The Cabin Chronicles, Seasons 1-2 The Courage to Run with Chip Gaines & Gabe Grunewald, Special The Craftsman, Season 1 The Established Home, Season 1 Family Dinner, Seasons 1-2 Fixer Upper (Five Season Library) Fixer Upper: Behind the Design, Season 1 Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, Season 1 For the Love of Kitchens, Season 1 Growing Floret, Season 1 Homegrown, Seasons 1-2 In with the Old, Season 1 Inn the Works, Seasons 1-2 The Johnnyswim Show, Seasons 1-2 The Lost Kitchen, Seasons 1-2 Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Seasons 1-6 Maine Cabin Masters, Season 7 Making Modern with Brooke and Brice, Seasons 1-2 Point of View: A Designer Profile Ranch to Table, Seasons 1-2 Restoration Road with Clint Harp, Seasons 1-2 The Retro Plant Shop with Mikey and Jo, Season 1 Silos Baking Competition Van Go, Seasons 1-2 Where We Call Home, Seasons 1-2
September 5 Turner Classic Movies: Follow the Thread, 2022
September 8 Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, 2018
September 14 Starting Life in Another World- (S2 Eps 1-13) (Dubbed), 2016 Starting Life in Another World- (S2 Eps 1-13) (Subtitled), 2016 Starting Life in Another World- (S2 Eps 14-25) (Dubbed), 2016 Starting Life in Another World- (S2 Eps 14-25) (Subtitled), 2016
September 16 The Little Things, 2021 (HBO)
September 30 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain, 1998 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up, 1993 A Mouse Tale, 2012 (HBO) Adaptation., 2002 American History X, 1988 An American Haunting, 2006 (HBO) Are We Done Yet?, 2007 Are We There Yet?, 2005 Beef, 2020 (HBO) Brooklyn's Finest, 2010 (HBO) Bundle of Joy, 1956 Buried, 2010 Cantinflas, 2014 (HBO) City Slickers, 1991 Cocoon the Return, 1988 (HBO) Contagion, 2011 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000 Dark Passage, 1947 Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, 2010 Double Trouble, 1967 El Robo Del Siglo (aka Heist of the Century), 2020 (HBO) Ella Enchanted, 2004 (HBO) Elvis on Tour, 1972 Emma, 1996 Erased, 2013 (HBO) Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, 2001 Fired Up!, 2009 Freaky, 2020 (HBO) From Paris With Love, 2010 (HBO) Frozen River, 2008 Genius, 2016 (HBO) Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, 2009 Giant, 1956 Girl Happy, 1965 Girls, Interrupted, 1999 Graffiti Bridge, 1990 Harina (aka Flour), 2018 (HBO) Home Fries, 1998 (HBO) How Do You Know, 2010 I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1997 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, 1998 I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, 2006 It Could Happen to You, 1994 It Happpened at the World's Fair, 1963 J. Edgar, 2001 (HBO) Jailhouse Rock, 1957 John Carpenter Presents Vampires: Los Muertos, 2002 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Journey to the Center of the Earth, 2008 Judas and the Black Messiah, 2021 (HBO) Jungle Master, 2013 (HBO) Kill Bill: Vol, 1, 2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 2, 2004 Krull, 1983 (HBO) Last Night, 2011 (HBO) Let Him Go, 2020 (HBO) Lethal Weapon, 1987 Lethal Weapon 2, 1989 Lethal Weapon 3, 1992 Lethal Weapon 4, 1998 Little Baby Bum (S1), 2011 Little Baby Bum (S2), 2011 Little Baby Bum: Learning & Fun, 2011 Lords of Dogtown M*A*S*H, 1970 Major League II, 1994 Major League: Back to the Minors, 2006 Mano de Obra (aka Workforce), 2019 (HBO) Mary Reilly, 1996 Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944 Michael Clayton, 2007 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movies, 1995 (HBO) Miles Ahead, 2016 Miracle on 34th Street, 1947 (HBO) Moonrise Kingdom, 2012 (HBO) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 1989 National Lampoon's Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj, 2006 (HBO) Next, 2007 (HBO) Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, 2008 Nobody's Fool, 1994 Period of Adjustment, 1962 Punch-Drunk Love, 2002 Purple Rain, 1984 Radio Flyer, 1992 Reservation Road, 2007 (HBO) Reservoir Dogs, 1992 (HBO) Return to Me, 2000 (HBO) Revolver, 2007 (HBO) Ride the High Country, 1962 Righteous Kill, 2008 (HBO) Scary Movie, 2000 Scary Movie 2, 2001 Scary Movie 3, 2003 Sex Drive, 2008 (Extended Version) Shark Night 3D, 2011 (HBO) Shrek The Third, 2007 (HBO) Shrink, 2009 (HBO) SLC Punk!, 1999 (HBO) Sleepless in Seattle, 1993 Soul Surder, 2011 Spartan, 2004 (HBO) Spinout, 1966 Stealing Harvard, 2002 (HBO) Steel, 1997 Strike Up the Band, 1940 Super 8, 2011 (HBO) The Adventures of Mark Twain, 1944 The Adventures of Milo and Otis, 1989 The Book of Eli, 2010 The Boondocks Saints II: All Saints Day (Director's Cut) The Brothers Solomon, 2007 (HBO) The Cooler, 2003 (HBO) The Empty Man, 2020 (HBO) The Harvey Girl, 1946 The Holiday, 2006 (HBO) The Internship, 2013 (HBO) The Iron Giant, 1999 The Ladies Man, 2000 (HBO) The Pirate, 1948 The Raid: Redemption, 2012 (HBO) (Extended Version) The Relic, 1997 (HBO) The Secret in Their Eyes, 2010 (HBO) The Unsinkable Molly Brown, 1964 The Wackness, 2008 (HBO) The Way Way Back, 2013 (HBO) Things We Lost in the Fire, 2007 (HBO) Tootsie, 1982 (HBO) Twister, 1996 Ultraviolet, 2006 Under the Cherry Moon, 1986 Universal Soldier: The Return, 1999 Vegas Vacation, 1997 Warm Bodies, 2013 (HBO) Welcome to Collinwood, 2002 (HBO) Welcome to the Dollhouse, 1995 What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?, 2018 Whiplash, 2015 Who's Harry Crumb?, 1989 (HBO) Wiener Dog Internationals, 2017 (HBO) Zookeeper, 2011