HBO Max announces new programming for late August 2026

HBO Max is introducing several new titles for the week of August 21, 2026. Notable releases include the third season of the travel series ‘Conan O'Brien Must Go’, which features the host traveling to locations such as India, Morocco, the Netherlands, and the Philippines.

Other featured content includes the pop psychodrama ‘Mother Mary’, directed by David Lowery and starring Anne Hathaway, which follows a pop queen attempting a career comeback. Additionally, the platform will host ‘Ben Sasse Is Coming Home: Lessons in Life and Death’, a documentary exploring the journey of former Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse following his terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis.