Earlier this year, Warner Bros.’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was the big hit of the fall, and now HBO and Max get to host the streaming debut of that film on December 6. A day earlier, Max will get a jump on next year’s new DC Universe slate with the premiere of James Gunn’s Creature Commandos, an animated series about a group of monstrous comic book characters teaming up for covert missions.
Intriguingly, Max is adding the animated adaptations of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Return of the King from the ’70s and ’80s in the same month that The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is hitting theaters. Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy unseated those earlier adaptations in the minds of many, and the animation doesn’t hold up very well. But it’s still fun to look back at the first attempt to bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels to the visual medium.
This month also sees the streaming debut of Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2, as well as the new HBO series, Nature of the Crime. It’s a pretty strong lineup from Max, which is a nice change of pace. The complete list of what’s coming to HBO and Max in December 2024 is below. Our film and TV show recommendations are in bold.
We also have lists of the best movies on HBO and HBO Max and the best shows on HBO and HBO Max to help you decide what to watch next. If HBO isn’t your only go-to streaming service, we have helpful articles on the best new shows to stream, the best movies on Netflix and the best shows on Netflix, as well as the best movies streaming on Amazon and the best shows streaming on Amazon.
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Everything coming to Max in December 2024
December 1
- Cedar Rapids
- Clash of the Titans
- Cop Out
- Death Race
- Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
- Hamlet 2
- How I Live Now
- Invisible Stripes
- It All Came True
- Jupiter Ascending
- Key Largo
- Kid Galahad
- King of the Underworld
- Lightning Strikes Twice
- Lord of the Rings
- Man from God’s Country
- Marine Raiders
- Marked Woman
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- Megamind
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins
- National Velvet
- Ninja Assassin
- Overland Telegraph
- Passage to Marseille
- Person to Person
- Pistol Harvest
- Results
- Riders of the Range
- Saddle Legion
- San Quentin
- So This Is Paris
- Stagecoach Kid
- State’s Attorney
- Strike Up the Band
- Take This Waltz
- The Goonies
- The Hobbit (1977)
- The Maltese Falcon
- The Oklahoma Kid
- The Return of Doctor X
- The Return of the King
- The Roaring Twenties
- The Secret Fury
- The Shop Around the Corner
- The Threat
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls
- The Wagons Roll at Night
- The Woman on Pier 13
- They Drive by Night
- Tomorrow is Another Day
- White Bird in a Blizzard
- White God
- Words and Music
- You Can’t Get Away with Murder
December 3
- 90 Day: The Last Resort (Between the Sheets) (Season 2)
- 90 Day: The Last Resort, (Season 2)
- Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North (HBO Original) New Episodes Weekly
- Kids Baking Championship: Frosting the Snowman
- Mecum Full Throttle: Las Vegas NV 2024
December 5
- Creature Commandos (Season 1) (Max Original)
- Roadworthy Rescues (Season 3)
December 6
- Batwheels, The Great Christmas Caper (Season 2)
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Mini Beat Power Rockers (Season 4)
- Mini Beat Power Rockers: A Villain’s Carol
- Teen Titans Go! (Season 8, Episodes 30-34)
- Tiny Toons Looniversity: Winter In Blunderland (Season 2)
December 7
- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (HBO Original)
- Evolve and Flex
December 8
- A Season to Remember
- Motortrend: Mecum Presents: The 2025 Kissimmee Preview Show
- Motortrend: Mecum Presents: The Steve McQueen 917K
December 9
- 999 Murderer Calling (Season 1)
December 10
- Nature of the Crime (HBO Original)
December 12
- Bookie (Season 2)
- Fear Thy Neighbor (Seasons 10-11)
- Lost in the Amazon: The Rescue That Shocked the World
- Was I A Sex Object?
December 13
- Batwheels (Season 2, Episodes 22-37)
December 15
- Frozen Planet II (Season 2)
- Mistletoe & Matrimony
December 16
- Truck U (Season 20)
- Two Guys Garage (Season 23)
- Very Scary People (Season 6)
- White House Christmas
December 17
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right For You?
December 19
- Fast Friends
- Rose Matafeo: On and On and On
- Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot
- The Head (Season 3)
December 20
- Juror #2
- X-Rated Queen (Season 1)
December 22
- Build for Off-Road (Season 1)
- 24-Karat Christmas
December 23
- Alien Files: Reopened (Season 1)
December 27
- Building Outside the Lines (Season 2)
- In with the Old (Season 7)
- The Flipping El Moussas (Season 2)
December 28
- Mecum Full Throttle: Kansas City, MO, 2024
December 30
- Home Town (Season 9)
- Teen Titans Go! (Season 8, Episodes 35-37)
- Yellowstone Wardens (Season 6)
College Football Playoffs – First Round
December 21
- Matchup TBA, 12 p.m.
- Matchup TBA, 4 p.m.
NBA Regular Season
December 3
- Memphis Grizzlies at Dallas Mavericks, 7:30 p.m.
- Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, 10 p.m.
December 19
- Oklahoma City Thunder at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.
- New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m.
NHL Regular Season
December 4
- Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks*, 7:30 p.m.
- Dallas Stars* at Los Angeles Kings, 10 p.m.
December 11
- New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 7:30 p.m.
December 18
- Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, 7 p.m.
- Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild*, 9:30 p.m.
December 31
- 2025 Discover NHL Winter Classic (Wrigley Field, Chicago)
- St. Louis at Chicago Blackhawks, 5 p.m.
U.S. Soccer
December 3
- Netherlands vs. U.S. Women’s National Team, 2:30 p.m.
Cycling
December 6-7
- Champions League | London | UCI Track
December 14
- Trophy | Herentals | Men & Women
*Telecast will not be available in the local indicated market
