What Premiered on HBO Max in April 2026: Euphoria S3, Hacks S5 & More

The third season returned after a long absence, picking back up with the students of East Highland navigating the wreckage of the events that closed season two. The show kept its dense visual style and its habit of restructuring each season around a different set of relationships within the ensemble. A long-awaited return for one of HBO’s most-watched series.

The fifth season of the comedy-drama continued the Deborah Vance and Ava arc, with the mentor-protégé dynamic now shifted considerably from where the two started. The show has moved well past its original Las Vegas setup, and season five picked up wherever the fourth left off in terms of the professional and personal fallout between the two leads.

The medical drama set in a Pittsburgh emergency room continued dropping weekly episodes of its second season through April. Each episode follows one hour of Dr. Robby’s 15-hour shift, with the real-time format holding across the season.

New HBO comedy starring Steve Carell is about a middle-aged author navigating a complicated relationship with his daughter continued dropping episodes through April. It premiered in March 2026 and was still in its first run during the month.

An ambitious series spanning nearly forty years, from the 1980s to the present, built around two estranged brothers whose reunion at a wedding triggers an explosion of violence and sends the story back through their shared history. The show covered their relationship from adolescence through adulthood, set against a changing city.

A portrait of Dean Potter, a climber, BASE jumper, and highline walker whose feats made him one of the most influential and controversial figures in extreme sports. The series covered his career at Yosemite and beyond, the personal struggles that shaped his approach to risk, and the legacy he left. It ran as a limited series wrapping in May.

John Oliver’s weekly news satire continued through April in its thirteenth season, covering the week’s news, politics, and current events in the show’s long-form investigative segment format.

Bill Maher’s weekly political talk show continued through April with new episodes featuring roundtable discussions and interviews across the political spectrum. The show has run on HBO since 2003.

The HBO docuseries following five professional bowlers on the PBA Tour continued through April, covering Kyle Troup, Anthony Simonsen, EJ Tackett, Cameron Crowe, and Jason Belmonte as they chased prize money and respect in the sport.

A documentary series in which Bustamante investigated modern-day mysteries, pressure-testing prevailing narratives and looking for the hidden forces and motives behind events that blur the line between fact and public perception.

Josh Gates returned for a fourth season of the mystery-investigation docuseries, traveling through historical events and unexplained cases to find new evidence or angles on familiar stories.

The long-running Alaska gold mining series continued through April in its sixteenth season, following the crews through the extraction run and the equipment failures, weather, and interpersonal tension that come with it.

Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra continued helping struggling mine owners turn their operations around in a sixth season, diagnosing problems, fixing equipment, and trying to get each mine to profitability.

The survival series continued through April in its nineteenth season, with new pairs of strangers dropped into extreme environments with no food, water, or clothing for 21 days.

The Appalachian moonshining series continued through April in its fifteenth season, following shiners as they produce, distribute, and try to stay ahead of law enforcement across the region.

Matt Paxton and his crew continued the hazardous property clean-out series through April in its second season, wagering that each hoard they cleared would yield enough value to cover the costs and turn a profit.

Homeland Security officers at five US airports continued working through contraband interdiction cases in the show’s second season, split between San Francisco, Detroit, Newark, Atlanta, and Honolulu.

Jeff Dunham’s automotive history series continued through April, working through the stories behind era-defining cars from his personal collection of 130 vehicles, with input from engineers and builders who worked on them.

A house-hunting series following buyers searching for tropical properties in scenic destinations around the world, pairing the location hunt with the personalities of the buyers.

A house-hunting series following buyers who pursued affordable properties in desirable locations around the world, with many of the featured properties offering cost-saving incentives from their local governments or sellers. 12 episodes.

The HGTV renovation competition returned for a seventh season, with a new group of designers given four weeks and $175,000 each to renovate identical properties and add the most value.

Erin and Ben Napier continued renovating historic homes in Laurel, Mississippi through a tenth season, using found materials and custom woodwork to update properties while keeping their original character.

Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama continued tackling substantial renovations on Oahu in a third season, drawing on their extended family’s construction background for each project.

Drew and Jonathan Scott guided buyers with commitment issues through the home-buying process in a new 14-episode series, helping clients navigate competitive markets and high-stakes decisions.

Buyers who had already purchased affordable beach vacation homes worked to transform them into the retreats they had envisioned, with family help and limited budgets driving each episode.

Sherry and D’Arcy reviewed eccentric and unusual vacation rental properties across the country’s most popular destinations, picking one standout per episode and sharing honest takes on what makes each property worth the stay.

Former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants with renovation skills returned to the franchise’s iconic mansion to compete in design challenges, working to give the property a long-overdue update.

A TLC documentary series that gave the camera directly to people living with rare and complex medical conditions. Each episode followed one individual through a single day, letting them tell their own story while the medical details played out around them.

The 90 Day spinoff following cast members re-entering the dating scene after their franchise breakups continued through April in a fifth season.

The franchise spinoff following couples who had only met online as they traveled to each other’s countries for the first time continued through April in an eighth season.

The companion show to Before the 90 Days continued alongside the main series, with returning cast members watching and reacting to new episodes from their homes.

The companion show to The Single Life aired after each episode, with cast members, exes, and family giving behind-the-scenes reactions and commentary.

The Plath family series continued through April in its eighth season, following the older children as they have increasingly separated from the strict upbringing their parents maintained in rural Georgia.

The Johnston family docuseries continued through April in its seventeenth season, following Amber and Trent and their five children, all of whom have Achondroplasia Dwarfism.

The teen pregnancy docuseries continued through April in its seventh season, following new young couples and their families navigating pregnancy and early parenthood.

The Food Network’s endurance cooking competition returned for a third season, with 24 chefs working through 24 challenges across 24 consecutive hours. Skills, stamina, and elimination until one chef remains.

Guy Fieri’s long-running roadside restaurant series continued dropping new episodes through April, visiting local diners and eateries across the country.

The Food Network competition continued through April, with challengers working through a two-round format to earn the right to face Bobby Flay head-to-head on their signature dish.

The long-running mystery basket cooking competition continued through April, with four chefs per episode working through three courses under a 30-minute clock using surprise ingredients.

Guy Fieri’s culinary competition set in Flavortown continued through April, with three chefs per episode competing across real food establishments ranging from street carts to fine dining.

Guy Fieri’s single-elimination bracket competition returned for a seventh season, with 16 celebrated chefs facing off in head-to-head cook-offs where a randomizer determined the ingredients, equipment, and time for each round.

Duff Goldman’s baking competition tested pastry chefs on laminated dough, pâte à choux, chocolate work, and sugar artistry through April, with a guest baking judge joining the panel each week.

Guy Fieri revisited some of the most memorable restaurants from previous Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives seasons, checking in on how the spots had evolved since his original visit.

A documentary series drawn from candid interviews with artists from Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and other groups, covering the power struggles and exploitation that ran beneath the surface of the boy band industry at its peak.

Lt. Joe Kenda returned for a sixth season, walking through complex and disturbing cases from across the country in the same structure the show has used since its debut.

Paula Zahn returned for a 29th season, continuing to cover crime cases through in-depth interviews and original reporting. One of the longest-running true-crime formats on television.

The crime documentary series continued through April in a ninth season, going beyond published People Magazine stories to cover the investigations and people behind high-profile cases.

Parents confronting the reality that their children had grown up to commit murder, told through firsthand accounts from those closest to the cases.

The FBI access documentary continued through April in its second season, with active-duty agents describing cases and sharing perspective on investigations from the inside.

Retired Chicago Detective Pamela Childs continued revisiting unsolved missing persons cases through April, looking for new leads and trying to bring answers to victims’ families.

The Travel Channel standby returned for an eleventh season, with a new round of submitted paranormal footage broken down by a panel of experts. Video, analysis, debate about what the footage actually shows.

A documentary series following students, mentors, and teachers working to rebuild the skilled trades industry, with the premiere focusing on veterans, women, and working professionals entering the trades alongside each other.

A prank reality series pairing elite athletes with elaborate setups, with each episode built around whether the athlete could pull off their plan. Anthony Davis hosted and participated.

Tiffany Haddish and Deon Cole’s TBS talk show continued through April, mixing movie discussion, music, and guest interviews in a casual format built around the two hosts’ chemistry.

The animated series drawing on Nigerian culture and Yoruba mythology continued through April in its second season, following Iyanu and her companions as they worked to uncover and stop the threat awakening in the kingdom of Yorubaland.