What to Watch on HBO & Max in September 2024
With August coming to a close soon, Max and HBO have released their September 2024 schedule which includes new movies and series premiering all month long. In celebration of the upcoming HBO series The Penguin, HBO and Max will also be releasing content specifically based on DC Comics.
Check out the schedule below.
Coming from America (Max Unscripted Series) – September 5
Rollout: The first episode will debut September 5, followed by one new episode weekly through October 10.
Logline: Four African American families pack up all their belongings, risking everything to move to the new land of opportunity: Africa. Enticed by cheap housing and picturesque landscapes, these families travel 5000 miles to find love, jobs and a better life. First, they’ll have to survive the inevitable culture shock – but if they can endure the first 60 days, their lives could be changed forever.
The Boy and the Heron (Studio Ghibli Film) – September 6
Logline: After losing his mother in a hospital fire, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.
Cast: Featuring the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Robert Pattinson, and Florence Pugh.
Wise Guy David Chase and The Sopranos (Two-Part HBO Documentary) – September 7
Rollout: Part One and Part Two will debut back-to-back on HBO and will be available to stream on Max on Saturday, September 7.
Logline: 25 years after the show first debuted, HBO’s paradigm-shifting series The Sopranos remains a cultural phenomenon and a touchstone for prestige television. In Wise Guy David Chase and The Sopranos, acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney delves deep into the psyche of renowned “Sopranos” creator and writer, David Chase, to illuminate his life and career while offering a unique window into his unparalleled work on the iconic program.
My Brilliant Friend (Season 4) – September 9
Rollout: Debuts Monday, September 9 at (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. New episodes will debut subsequent Mondays. 10 Episodes total.
Logline: Based on the bestselling novels by Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend follows Elena Greco and the most important friend in her life, Raffaella “Lila” Cerullo. After meeting as children in 1950s Naples, their story goes on to cover over 60 years, exploring the mystery of Lila – Elena’s brilliant best friend and, in a way, her worst enemy. The fourth installment of the saga, titled “Story of the Lost Child,” delves into the adult lives of Elena and Lila. They find themselves entangled in the turmoil of Italy in the late 1980s, nearing the end of decades of political violence and social unrest. Amid motherhood and career demands, amid betrayals, threats, disappearances, and natural disasters, Elena and Lila once again reside in the same neighborhood.
Cast: Alba Rohrwacher (Elena Greco/Lenù), Irene Maiorino (Raffaella Cerullo/Lila), Fabrizio Gifuni (Nino Sarratore), Stefano Dionisi (Franco Mari), Anna Rita Vitolo (Immacolata), Pier Giorgio Bellocchio (Pietro Airota), Daria Deflorian (Adele Airota), Lino Musella (Marcello Solara), Eduardo Scarpetta (Pasquale Peluso), Edoardo Pesce (Michele Solara), and Sonia Bergamasco (Maria Rosa Airota).
Civil War (A24 Film) – September 13
Logline: CIVIL WAR, from filmmaker Alex Garland, tells the story of a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach Washington D.C. before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, and Nick Offerman.
The Penguin (HBO Original Limited Series) – September 19
Rollout: Series premiere on Thursday, September 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on Max. HBO will re-air the series premiere multiple times over the weekend, including Sunday, September 22 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Sunday nights at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT will be the debut day and time of all subsequent new episodes of the eight-episode series on HBO and Max, continuing with episode two on Sunday, September 29. 8 Episodes total.
Logline: Starring Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb (aka “The Penguin”), the DC Studios series continues filmmaker Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” epic crime saga that began with Warner Bros. Pictures’ global blockbuster The Batman. Developed by showrunner Lauren LeFranc, the series centers on the character played by Farrell in the film.
Cast: Colin Farrell (Oz Cobb), Cristin Milioti (Sofia Falcone), Rhenzy Feliz (Victor Aguilar), Michael Kelly (Johnny Viti), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Nadia Maroni), Deirdre O’Connell (Francis Cobb), Clancy Brown (Salvatore Maroni), James Madio (Milos Grapa), Scott Cohen (Luca Falcone), Michael Zegen (Alberto Falcone), Carmen Ejogo (Eve Karlo), Theo Rossi (Dr. Julian Rush).
I Saw The TV Glow (A24 Film) – September 20
Logline: I Saw The TV Glow follows Owen, a teenager who is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show. The TV show, a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own, leads to cracks in Owen’s own view of reality.
Cast: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, Helena Howard, with Fred Durst and Danielle Deadwyler.
Max Programming Highlight: DC Universe
Featured curations and titles within the DC Hub on Max
Big-Screen Super Heroes
Aquaman (2018)
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Black Adam (2022)
Blue Beetle (2023)
Man of Steel (2013)
Shazam! (2019)
The Batman (2022)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Flash (2023)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Award Winners
Batman (1989)
Gotham
Joker (2019)
Static Shock
Suicide Squad (2016)
Superman The Movie (1978)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Watchmen (2009)
Beyond Bingeworthy
Batman Beyond
Batman The Animated Series
Doom Patrol
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
My Adventures with Superman
Peacemaker
Pennyworth
Suicide Squad Isekai
Teen Titans
Titans
Multiverse to the Max
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Birds Of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
Harley Quinn
Stargirl
Watchmen (2009)
Witness the Wonder
Justice League (2001)
Justice League (2017)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Wonder Woman (1975)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
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