November on HBO Max sees the premiere of one of the streaming service’s most highly anticipated new shows in the comedy “I Love LA,” along with the latest take on the classic novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” in the French period drama series “The Seduction.”
On the documentary front, HBO’s long history as a destination for high-quality sports documentaries continues with the docuseries “Alex vs ARod,” looking at the life and career of Alex Rodriguez. November is also a big month for recent theatrical releases heading to HBO Max, including two movies starring Pedro Pascal: Celine Song’s romantic dramedy “Materialists” and Ari Aster’s COVID-era political nightmare “Eddington.”
Here’s a look at November’s highlights on HBO Max, plus a full list of all the month’s premieres. If nothing here catches your eye, check out our guides to the best movies on HBO Max and the best HBO Max shows for even more streaming recommendations.
New on HBO Max in November 2025: Top picks
‘I Love LA’
Just as “Girls” was often branded the successor to “Sex and the City,” this new comedy series about young women living messy lives in the big city seems positioned to be the next “Girls.” Unlike its two direct predecessors, though, “I Love LA” is clearly not set in New York City, and its showbiz connections bring to mind other popular HBO series like “Entourage.”
Creator and star Rachel Sennott is known for her work on acclaimed indie films like “Bottoms” and “Shiva Baby,” and she seems to bring a similar sensibility to “I Love LA,” which follows a group of friends in Los Angeles navigating professional ambitions and personal entanglements while looking stylish. Josh Hutcherson and Odessa A’zion co-star in the show that could make Sennott the next Lena Dunham.
Stream on HBO Max from November 2
‘Alex vs ARod’
The latest from production company Religion of Sports — which has produced documentaries on superstar athletes including Aaron Rodgers, Serena Williams and Tom Brady — this three-episode series looks at the controversial career of baseball legend Alex Rodriguez. The title refers to the clash between Rodriguez’s private and public personas, with his “ARod” nickname representing his confrontational presence on the field.
The series features extensive new interviews with Rodriguez himself, and that type of access means that it will probably take a more sympathetic tone toward his suspensions from baseball and admissions of using performance-enhancing drugs. Still, those scandals are central to the series, and both fans and detractors of the New York Yankees icon should find some satisfaction in this portrayal.
Stream on HBO Max from November 6
‘Materialists’
Writer-director Celine Song’s lively, witty romantic dramedy comes to HBO Max on the heels of its successful theatrical release over the summer. Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated debut “Past Lives” (also streaming this month on HBO Max) offers a more humorous and glamorous take on romance, while displaying the same insight and sensitivity. Dakota Johnson stars as a New York City matchmaker who’s torn between two suitors, representing two different visions of her future life.
Chris Evans plays her struggling-actor ex-boyfriend, with Pedro Pascal as the wealthy older Wall Street titan who’s currently wooing her. Song makes the central conflict believable and endearing, while also taking on serious issues about power imbalances in modern relationships. Johnson, Evans and Pascal all give movie-star level performances that remain grounded in heartfelt emotion.
Stream on HBO Max from November 7
Everything new on HBO Max in November 2025
NOVEMBER 1
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
A Christmas Carol (1938)
A Christmas Story
A United Kingdom
A Woman's Face
Alex Cross (2012)
Backfire
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Betrayed (1954)
Brick Mansions
Crime Wave
Dangerous Liaisons
Deception (1946)
Desperate
Destination Tokyo
Dillinger
Each Dawn I Die
Elf
Four Christmases
Happy Feet
Hellboy (2004)
House of 1000 Corpses
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Invisible Stripes
Johnny Angel
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Marine Raiders
Marked Woman
Monster-In-Law
Murder, My Sweet
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Nocturne
Norm of the North
Objective, Burma!
Out of the Fog
Out of the Past
Puss In Boots
Red Light
Red Riding Hood
Roadblock
Screaming Eagles
Sucker Punch
The Bride of Frankenstein
The Devil's Rejects
The Devil's Rejects: Director's Cut
The Kitchen, Season 39 (Food Network)
The Locket
The Man I Love
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Polar Express
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Public Enemy
The Roaring Twenties
The Set-Up
The Town
The Unsuspected
The Wolfman
The Women (1939)
They Live by Night
They Were Expendable
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
This Woman Is Dangerous
Where Danger Lives
NOVEMBER 2
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
I Love LA, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Paranormal Caught on Camera, Season 9 (Travel)
Past Lives (A24)
Unlocked: Family Secrets, Season 1 (OWN)
NOVEMBER 3
Barney's World, Season 1E (Cartoon Network)
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, Season 2 (Food Network)
I Am Curious Johnny
In the Eye of the Storm, Season 3 (Discovery)
Wardens of the North, Season 5 (Animal Planet)
NOVEMBER 4
Holiday Baking Championship, Season 12 (Food Network)
Supermarket Stakeout, Season 7 (Food Network)
Tom and Jerry Gokko Shorts, Season 1A
NOVEMBER 5
The LEGO Ninjago Movie
The Plot Thickens, Season 6 (TCM)
Who Hired the Hitman?, Season 1 (ID)
NOVEMBER 6
A Man Called Otto
Alex vs ARod (HBO Original)
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 39 (Food Network)
Expedition Files, Season 3 (Discovery)
Expedition Unknown, Season 16 (Discovery)
Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas, Season 1 (Food Network)
NOVEMBER 7
Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 52 (Food Network)
Let’s Go Bananas, Season 1B (Cartoon Network)
Maine Cabin Masters, Season 11 (Magnolia Network)
Materialists (A24)
The Vallecas Files (HBO Original)
NOVEMBER 8
Gold Rush, Season 16 (Discovery)
NOVEMBER 9
Build for Off-Road, Season 2 (Motortrend)
NOVEMBER 10
Bad Sports: When Fans Turn Violent for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
Sweet Empire: Winter Wars, Season 1 (Food Network)
NOVEMBER 12
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 41 (Food Network)
Hoarding for the Holidays, Season 1 (HGTV)
Homestead Rescue, Season 13 (Discovery)
NOVEMBER 13
Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Convicted, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Body Cam, Season 10 (ID)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)
NOVEMBER 14
Eddington (A24)
One to One: John & Yoko (HBO Original)
Silly Sundays, Season 1D (Cartoon Network)
The Seduction (HBO Original)
NOVEMBER 15
The Last Woodsmen, Season 2 (Discovery)
NOVEMBER 18
Gingerbread Land: The Biggest Little Holiday Competition, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
Thoughts & Prayers (HBO Original)
NOVEMBER 20
Missing (2023)
Work on the Wild Side, Season 1 (Animal Planet)
NOVEMBER 21
Teen Titans Go!, Season 9E (Cartoon Network)
NOVEMBER 22
Belle Collective, Season 6 (OWN)
Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 2H (Cartoon Network)
NOVEMBER 26
Flight Risk (Lionsgate)
NOVEMBER 28
Krypto Saves the Day: Package Pandemonium (DCU)
Obsession: The Murder of a Beauty Queen (HBO Original)
NOVEMBER 30
OWN for the Holidays Movie: Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (OWN)
Sports schedule
NASCAR – DriverCam
November 2
NASCAR Cup Series Championship, 3 p.m.
College Football – Big 12
November 1
Big 12 Football, TBD
November 8
Big 12 Football, TBD
November 15
Big 12 Football, TBD
November 22
Big 12 Football, TBD
November 29
Big 12 Football, TBD
U.S. Soccer
November 15
USMNT vs Paraguay, 5 p.m.
November 18
USMNT vs Uruguay, 7 p.m.
November 28
USWNT vs Italy, 7 p.m.
NHL on TNT
November 4
Carolina Hurricanes vs NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m.
November 5
St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m.
November 11
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins, 7 p.m.
Anaheim Ducks vs Colorado Avalanche, 9:30 p.m.
November 12
NY Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 p.m.
New Jersey Devils vs Chicago Blackhawks, 9:30 p.m.
November 19
Edmonton Oilers vs Washington Capitals, 7 p.m.
Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild. 9:30 p.m.
November 28
NY Rangers vs Boston Bruins, 1 p.m.
College Basketball
November 3
Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas
Florida vs Arizona, 7 pm
BYU vs. Villanova, 9:30 pm
November 28
Select matchups from the Acrisure Series; games to be announced
Big East Men’s
November 14
Northwestern vs DePaul, 8:30 p.m.
November 15
William & Mary vs St. John’s, 6 p.m.
Duquesne vs Villanova, 8 p.m.
November 19
Dayton vs Marquette, 7:30 p.m.
November 20
Bucknell vs St. John’s, 7 p.m.
November 22
Central Michigan vs Marquette, 2 p.m.
Penn State vs Providence, 4 p.m.
November 23
Bryant vs Connecticut, 6 p.m.
Big East Women’s
November 12
Loyola Chicago vs Connecticut, 7 p.m.
Players Era—Men's
November 24
Rutgers vs Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Creighton vs Baylor, 2 p.m.
Kansas vs Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
St. John’s vs Iowa State, 4:30 p.m.
Houston vs Syracuse, 6 p.m.
Auburn vs Oregon, 8 p.m.
Gonzaga vs Alabama, 9:30 p.m.
Michigan vs SDSU, 10:30 p.m.
UNLV vs Maryland, 12 a.m.
November 25
Rutgers vs Notre Dame, 1 p.m.
Iowa State vs Creighton, 2 p.m.
Kansas vs Syracuse, 3:30 p.m.
St. John’s vs Baylor, 4:30 p.m.
Houston vs Tennessee, 6 p.m.
Michigan vs Auburn, 8:30 p.m.
Gonzaga vs Maryland, 9:30 p.m.
Oregon vs SDSU, 11 p.m.
UNLV vs Alabama, 12 a.m.
November 26
Championship Game, 9:30 p.m.
3rd Place, 7 p.m.
Additional men’s college basketball games to be announced for 11/26 and 11/27
Players Era—Women's
November 26
Texas vs. UCLA, 2 p.m.
Duke vs. South Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
November 27
Championship Game, 8 p.m.
Third-Place Game, 10:30 p.m.
ALL ELITE WRESTLING (AEW) IN NOVEMBER
November 1
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
November 5
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
November 8
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
November 12
AEW Blood and Guts, 8 p.m.
November 15
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
November 19
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
AEW Collision, 10 p.m.
AEW Countdown to Full Gear 2025, 11 p.m.
November 21
The Battle of the Belts joins the AEW programming roster alongside Dynamite and Rampage.
November 22
AEW Saturday Tailgate Brawl: Full Gear, 7 p.m.
AEW Full Gear, 8 p.m. (HBO Max PPV)
November 26
AEW Dynamite, 8 p.m.
November 27
AEW Collision, 8 p.m.
November 28
AEW Double or Nothing (5/25): Anarchy in the Arena takes place at Double or Nothing. Hurt Syndicate defend their tag titles against Sons Of Texas. The Owen Hart Cup finals conclude with Will Ospreay vs. "Hangman" Page and Mercedes Mone vs. Jamie Hayter. AEW Women's Champion Toni Storm against Mina Shirakawa.
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