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The Best TV Shows You Can Watch On HBO Max

Updated January 14, 2021 8.0k votes 305 voters 11.6k views294 items

List RulesVote up the shows you're the most excited about watching on HBO Max, both original series and exclusive distribution.

HBO's streaming service was launched late May 2020, and HBO Max shows include a selection of great series from not only HBO's archives and HBO Max originals but also from the BBC, Crunchyroll, Cartoon Network, TNT, and more. The shows on HBO Max range from comedies like Friends to HBO dramas such as Euphoria and Big Little Lies. Not only are favorites from HBO, old and new, available but viewers will also find new shows on HBO Max.

Plenty of old HBO favorites, like Game of Thrones and Oz, are on HBO Max. Many new series are also planned, from fresh new Looney Tunes Cartoons and the anthology Love Life to the voguing competition series Legendary. Of all those hours of shows, many include BBC favorites like Doctor Who, Luther, and the orginal The Office series. But it's not all live-action thanks to a robust and growing library from Crunchyroll, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network. Animation fans can rewatch The Boondocks, Rick and Morty, and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. There are also several reboots and revivals, such as Adventure Time: Distant Lands and the new Gossip Girl. With a library that includes CNN docuseries, DC television shows, and even favorites from Sesame Workshop, HBO Max has something for everyone - including licensed TV shows like The Bachelor, The Big Bang Theory, and The OC.

Both old and new, the shows on HBO Max include some of the best sitcoms, dramas, British favorites and more - and now they're all available in one place. Now that they're all together, which of all the series on HBO Max are the best?

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Game of Thrones
2011
Actors: Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner
Network: HBO
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The Sopranos
1999
Actors: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco
Network: HBO
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Chernobyl
2019
Actors: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson
Network: HBO
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The Wire
2002
Actors: Dominic West, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn
Network: BBC Four, HBO
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Watchmen
2019
Actors: Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Adelaide Clemens
Network: HBO
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The Office
2001
Actors: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook
Network: British Broadcasting Corporation
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Veep
2012
Actors: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale
Network: HBO
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Band of Brothers
2001
Actors: Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston
Network: British Broadcasting Corporation, HBO
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Rome
2005
Actors: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker
Network: HBO
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Westworld
2016
Actors: Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
Network: HBO
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Oz
1997
Actors: Ernie Hudson, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen
Network: HBO
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Doom Patrol
2019
Actors: April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, Brendan Fraser, Alan Tudyk
Network: DC Universe
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Deadwood
2004
Actors: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker
Network: HBO
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Looney Tunes Cartoons
2020
Actors: Eric Bauza, Bob Bergen, Jeff Berman, Fred Tatasciore
Network: HBO Max
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Actors: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin
Network: HBO
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True Detective
2013
Actors: Mahershala Ali, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Network: HBO
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Samurai Jack
2001
Actors: Phil LaMarr, Mako, Kevin Michael Richardson
Network: Cartoon Network
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Barry
2018
Actors: Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Glenn Fleshler, Anthony Carrigan
Network: HBO
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Succession
2018
Actors: Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun
Network: HBO
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Carnivàle
2003
Actors: Michael J. Anderson, Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown
Network: HBO
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Euphoria
2019
Actors: Zendaya, Storm Reid, Maude Apatow, Brian "Astro" Bradley, Eric Dane
Network: HBO
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Boardwalk Empire
2010
Actors: Steve Buscemi, Stephen Graham, Vincent Piazza
Network: HBO
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The Big Bang Theory
2007
Actors: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar
Network: CBS
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Sesame Street
1969
Actors: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney
Network: Public Broadcasting Service, Noggin, National Educational Television, PBS Kids Sprout
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Doctor Who
1963
Actors: Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker
Network: British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC America, BBC One, S4C, BBC HD
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