It’s time to take a look at what the team at HBO Max has planned for streaming viewers in November 2026. Here are the November headlines:
Series
Debuts November 5
SHERLOCK AND DAUGHTER
8 Episodes
Exclusively (SVOD) available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly on Thursdays
Logline: Sherlock Holmes is out of his comfort zone, mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends. Enter Amelia, a young American woman claiming to be his daughter. Despite wildly different backgrounds and attitudes, the pair must work together to solve a global conspiracy and find out for sure if she really is Sherlock’s daughter.
Cast and Credits: Starring David Thewlis, Blu Hunt, and Dougray Scott; written by the series’ creator Brendan Foley, showrunner James Duff, Shelly Goldstein, and Micah War Dog Wright; directed by Bryn Higgins and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers.
Debuts November 6
MELANIA REA
4 Episodes
HBO Original Series (Language: Italian)
Exclusively (SVOD) available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly on Fridays
Logline: The murder of Melania Rea shakes Italy and ignites one of the most talked-about criminal cases in recent history. But behind the headlines and the body found in the woods lies a much more intimate, emotional, and dangerous story. Through parallel timelines, the portrait emerges of a woman trapped in a relationship made of lies and manipulation. A true story that gradually becomes a psychological thriller about love, control, and violence.
Cast: The cast includes Michela Cescon as Public Prosecutor Gabriella Rocci, Carmen Pommella and Antonio Buonanno as Melania’s parents, Vittoria Garofalo and Gennaro Rea, Francesco Rungi as her brother Michele Rea, and Giulia Ercolini as her friend Nunzia.
Credits: “MELANIA REA” is an HBO Original produced by Simona Ercolani and Teresa Carducci for Stand By Me, consisting of four episodes coming soon exclusively to HBO Max. A series by Doriana Leondeff and Bianca Rondolino. Written by Doriana Leondeff, Mariano Di Nardo, Gloria Mottarelli and Bianca Rondolino. Stand By Me Executive Producers: Simona Ercolani, Riccardo Chiattelli and Grazia Assenza.
Debuts November 8
CITY OF GOD: THE FIGHT RAGES ON S2
6 Episodes
HBO Original Series (Language: Portuguese)
Exclusively available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly on Sundays
Season 2 Logline: Filmed in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, the six-episode season follows a new chapter in the story of the City of God community. Following the death of drug lord Curió, a violent struggle for control of the territory erupts. Amid the struggle for power, newly elected councilwoman Berenice (Roberta Rodrigues) takes on political corruption and the growing influence of the militia, while Jerusa (Andréia Horta), a lawyer haunted by her past, seeks revenge against those responsible for destroying her family. Meanwhile, Leka (Luellem de Castro) turns to culture, funk music, and dance parties to inspire unity, resistance, and hope among the local residents.
Season 2 Cast: Reprising their roles are Alexandre Rodrigues, Roberta Rodrigues, Sabrina Rosa, Andréia Horta, Kiko Marques, Dhonata Augusto, Luellem de Castro, Victor Andrade, Carol Dall Farra, Rafael Lozano, Shirley Cruz and Otavio Linhares. Additional cast include Demétrio Nascimento, Aretha Sadick, Jurema da Matta, Emilly Amaral, Jefferson Brasil, Luiz Bertazzo, Andre Dread, Felipe Paulino, Bragadok, Jeff D Paulla, Don, Scoobyduu15, Bryan Sant, Ricardo Fernandes, João Felix, Julito Oliveira, Iago Pires e Natan Tayllor, as well as Rubens Santos, Faíska, Rafael Sardão, Rita Assemany, Markus Konká, Milton Filho, WB Negão, Alexandre Paz, and Guilherme Guerreiro.
Season 2 Credits: CITY OF GOD: THE FIGHT RAGES ON is an HBO Original series directed by Aly Muritiba and produced by Andrea Barata Ribeiro and Fernando Meirelles. The creative team also includes co-producers Cris Abi and Gustavo Gontijo, episodic director Bruno Costa, and episode co-director Thatiane Almeida. The writers’ room is led by Maíra Oliveira and Paulo Lins, with script supervision by Patrícia Andrade and contributions from writers Estevão Ribeiro, Luiz Guilherme Assis, Rodrigo Felha, Clara Meirelles, and Vicente Ferraz. Executive Producers include Mariano Cesar, Anouk Aaron, and Vanessa Miranda.
Debuts November 13
CLANGOLD
4 Episodes
HBO Original Series (Language: German)
Exclusively available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Rollout: Binge
Logline: Spotlighting one of the most memorable heists in German criminal history, this four-part docuseries sheds light on how a 220-pound gold coin — known as the “Big Maple Leaf” — was stolen in the middle of the night from Berlin’s Bode Museum in 2017. As the media firestorm explodes over the stranger-than-fiction details of the case, prosecutors race to piece together a trail of evidence, leading them straight into the heart of a notorious crime family. Through reenactments and candid interviews, Clangold captures the gripping cat-and-mouse game between investigators and perpetrators while seeking answers to a seemingly perfect crime.
Cast: The cast includes Ali Reza Ahmadi, Omar Antabli, Cenk Bayram Babaoğlu and Rasmi Nasrallah
Crew: Georg Tschurtschenthaler – Executive Producer, Jan Zabeil – Director, Beetz Brothers Film Production
Documentaries
Debuts November 13
MANIACS OF THE TRUTH
2 Episodes
HBO Europe Documentaries Original (Language: Hungarian)
Exclusively available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Synopsis: A group of friends gathers in a spacious office in Budapest. Their average age is around seventy. Their host is retired detective Ernő Tóth. The arriving guests, all former detectives, include István Krispán, János Kőrösi, Lajos Kovács, and Attila Petőfi. They are joined by crime journalist László Illisz. Their dinner gatherings invariably revolve around serious conversations. Previously undisclosed information and stories from their most significant cases emerge during these evenings. The years following the political transition of 1989 brought some of the greatest professional challenges of their careers, cases they continue to discuss actively to this day. Many still haunt them, and at the time they pursued them with near-obsessive dedication. Through their accounts and recollections, viewers will discover what it was like to be a detective in Hungary during the 1980s and 1990s, and learn about investigative methods that would seem almost unimaginable today. The series revisits cases that gripped the entire country, including the kidnapping of teenage girl Helga Farkas and the notorious Magda Marinko case.
Credits: Produced by Adél Szajki-Vörös and Péter Szajki (P&A Production); written and directed by Adél Szajki-Vörös and Péter Szajki. For HBO: executive producer, Hanka Kastelicová; producer, Tereza Bóna Keilová.
Debuts November 18
WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS
HBO Original Documentary
Exclusively available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Synopsis: In 1983, a 14-year-old boy was murdered in the hallway of Harlem Park Junior High School in Baltimore, Maryland. Three local teenagers were swiftly arrested, convicted, and sentenced to life in maximum security prisons. The truth is that they were all innocent. WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS explores the collateral damage the handling of the case had on the close-knit community, the decades-long aftereffects on the wrongfully accused, and on the witnesses who decades later recanted their testimony and explained that they had been pressured as teenagers to give false testimony at trial, betraying the three accused.
Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS, a Maceo-Lyn Production in association with Trilogy Films and Sony Pictures Television-Nonfiction. Produced and directed by Dawn Porter; producers, Jennifer Oko and Miriam Weintraub; executive producers, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Kenyatta Matthews, Kamilah Forbes, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman and Jennifer Gonnerman.
Debuts November 19
THE HOTLINE
HBO Original Documentary
Exclusively available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Synopsis: THE HOTLINE offers an unprecedented look inside an overdose prevention helpline Never Use Alone (NUA), which connects people using opioids with compassionate operators, acting as a fragile tether between life and death. Staffed by volunteers, often people who have used opioids, the hotline not only provides solace but is an essential lifeline for many, as operators stand by, ready to contact EMS if the caller becomes unresponsive. The film is a powerfully moving portrait of the opioid crisis in America, where fentanyl overdose is the leading cause of death for 18–44-year-olds and where the helpline serves as a judgement-free, anonymous refuge.
Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents THE HOTLINE, a Break Thru Films production. Written and directed by Ricki Stern and Jesse Sweet; producer, Ricki Stern; executive producer, Simon Kilmurry.
Debuts November 25
THE BUFFALO MIRACLE
HBO Original Documentary
Exclusively (SVOD) available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Synopsis: THE BUFFALO MIRACLE tells the extraordinary true story of total strangers who found life-saving shelter, friendship, and an unexpected Christmas miracle inside a McDonald’s that refused to close when a once-in-a-generation blizzard devastated Buffalo, New York.
Credits: A Skydance Sports presentation and a Breakwater Studios, Out of Pocket Studios and NFL Films production. Directed and produced by Ben Proudfoot; edited by Nick Garnham Wright; executive producers, Josh Allen, Lindsey Cohen, Kirstin Falk, Kevin Merida, Ben Proudfoot, Ramona Rogers-Windsor & Thomas P. Windsor, Petter Rotter, Jane Solomon; Jesse Sisgold, Jason Reed, Jon Weinbach, and Lauren Gaffney; produced by Nicholas Ruff; co-executive producer, Josh Rosenberg.
Debuts November 26
THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH
HBO Original Documentary
Exclusively available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland
Synopsis: Emma Fogarty has spent her life defying expectations. Born with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), an extremely rare and devastating condition that causes her skin to blister and tear at the slightest touch, Emma refuses to be defined by her disease. As she turns 40, an age doctors once believed she would never reach, Emma and her longtime friend Colin Farrell embark on the challenge of completing the Dublin Marathon together. Behind this remarkable feat lies the story of an enduring friendship. Anchored by Emma’s courage and vibrant spirit, the film is a moving celebration of friendship, community, and the extraordinary strength found in human connection.
Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH, a Fine Point Films and Chapel Place Productions, in association with The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Original Films, Deshe Capital LLC, The deNovo Initiative, Union Editorial, Northern Ireland Screen and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. Directed and produced by Rachel Fleit; produced by Claudine Farrell, Colin Farrell, Trevor Birney, Eimhear O’Neill, and Frank Marshall; executive produced by Aly Parker, Tony Rosenthal, Alexandra Bowen, Ori Eisen, Michael Raimondi, Katherine LeBlond, the Deshe Family, and Niamh Fagan; co-executive producers, Dawn Bonder, Daniel J. Chalfen, and Marci Wiseman.
