Upcoming Releases on HBO Max in December 2025
HBO Max is set to expand its streaming library significantly next month, with the addition of 121 new TV shows and movies. Here are some highlights that you won’t want to miss.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues & This Is Spinal Tap
Release Date: December 12
Fans of the legendary rock band Spinal Tap will be thrilled to see the return of the fictional group. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) features Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean as they face an unexpected situation due to a forgotten contract clause from 40 years ago. This new installment will be available alongside the original This Is Spinal Tap (1984), a classic mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner. Both releases are perfect for anyone who appreciates humor, music, and a little bit of chaos.
Hard Knocks: In Season With the NFC East
Release Date: December 2
The NFL’s NFC East division has been anything but predictable this season. The Philadelphia Eagles, once Super Bowl champions, have struggled, while the Dallas Cowboys have emerged as a strong contender. Meanwhile, the Washington Commanders have had a rocky start. HBO Max’s Hard Knocks: In Season With the NFC East will provide an inside look at these teams as they navigate the challenges of the season. Liev Schreiber returns as the narrator, offering insights into the drama unfolding behind the scenes.
Mad Men: Seasons 1-7
Release Date: December 1
After nearly two decades, Mad Men is finally making its way to HBO Max. The show, starring Jon Hamm as Don Draper, offers a deep dive into the world of 1960s advertising. Created by Matthew Weiner, the series explores themes such as gender roles, media manipulation, and personal identity. For those with the HBO Max 4K package, the show will be available in stunning high definition. If you’ve never seen it before, this is the perfect opportunity to experience one of the most acclaimed dramas of all time.
Other New Shows and Movies Coming in December 2025
Here is a list of additional titles scheduled to arrive on HBO Max in December:
- December 1
- 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After: Pillow Talk, Season 9
- Adult Swim Yule Log
- Adult Swim Yule Log 2: Branchin’ Out
- Atomic Blonde
- Battle of the Sexes
- Bright Leaf
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Dames
- DeLorean
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
- Girls Trip
- Gunsmoke in Tucson
- Hidden Figures
- I’ll See You in My Dreams (1952)
- Illegal
- Jim Thorpe: All-American
- Jimmy the Gent
- Key Largo
- Kid Galahad
- Larceny Inc.
- Law of the Badlands
- Little Caesar
- Liz and the Blue Bird
- Lu Over the Wall
- Mad Men, Seasons 1-7
- Mandalay
- Millennium Actress
- Mind Game
- Miss Congeniality
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
- Mission to Moscow
- My Dream is Yours
- Ne Zha
- Night and Day
- Paul Anka: His Way
- Perfect Blue
- Pierrot le fou
- Racket Busters
- Riffraff
- Romance on the High Seas
- Santa Fe Trail
- Shin Godzilla
- Shining Victory
- Shoeshine
- Sing and Like It
- Song of My City
- Summer Wars
- Table 19
- Taking Woodstock
- The Color Purple (1985)
- The Colors Within
- The Damned Don’t Cry
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- The Goonies
- The Matrimonial Bed
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
- The Sea Wolf (1941)
- The Seventh Victim
- The Shop Around the Corner
- They Won’t Believe Me
- Tiny Furniture
- Trouble Along the Way
- Walk Softly, Stranger
- Walk the Dark Street
- Wedding Crashers
- Wilson
- Wolf Children
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X-Men First Class
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December 2
- Capital One MLB Open
- Chopped: Volume 4, Season 63
- Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East
- New Orleans: Soul of a City
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“The Hidden Homeless,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
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December 3
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Fixer to Fabulous, Season 7
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December 4
- About Face, Season 1
- Architecton
- Cheap A$$ Beach Houses, Season 1
- Dunkman, Season 1
- Dylan’s Playtime Adventures, Season 1D
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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
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December 5
- Batwheels, Season 3A
- House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 205
- House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 247
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The Family McMullen
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December 7
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The Christmas Showdown
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December 8
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90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, Season 8
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December 9
- Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 2I
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Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House
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December 11
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Wizkid: Long Live Lagos
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December 12
- Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
- Stolen Children
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This Is Spinal Tap
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December 13
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Vantara: Sanctuary Stories, Season 1
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December 14
- Toad and Friends, Season 1D
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Very Merry Mystery
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December 15
- Assassination in the Valley of the Kings
- The Bold Type, Seasons 1-5
- Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread
- Truck U, Season 21
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White House Christmas
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December 16
- The Secrets We Bury
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“MisinfoNation: White Genocide,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
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December 17
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Obsession: The Murder of a Beauty Queen
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December 18
- Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?
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Saving Yellowstone with Dennis Quaid
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December 19
- House Hunters: Volume 10, Season 248
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Teen Titans Go!, Season 9F
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December 20
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Adult Swim’s The Elephant
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December 21
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Secrets in the Sand, Season 2
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December 22
- Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
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The Last Captains, Season 1
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December 23
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“The Exorcists,” The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
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December 24
- Guy’s Grocery Games, Season 40
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Ne Zha II
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December 25
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Happy And You Know It
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December 26
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Heaven
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December 27
-
Junk or Jackpot?, Season 1
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December 28
- Home Reimagined, Season 1B
-
My Pet Ate What!?, Season 1
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December 29
- Celebrity IOU, Season 11
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Two Guys Garage, Season 24
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December 31
- Building Outside the Lines, Season 3
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