Top 5 Titles Coming to Max in May 2024: ‘Hacks’ Season 3, ‘The Iron Claw,’ More

May is major at Max and HBO! This month, several highly anticipated shows, series, specials, live sports streams, and documentaries will be available to watch on the streamer, including the highly anticipated third season of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series “Hacks,” starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder. A24-heads will also get a double dose with the streaming premieres of both the critically acclaimed 2023 wrestling biopic “The Iron Claw” and the 40th anniversary 4K restoration of the Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense.”

Plus, catch up on shows from around Warner Bros. Discovery’s other brands, including Discovery, MotorTrend Network, Magnolia Network, TLC, Food Network, and more.

Find out everything coming to Max this May and get your watchlist ready with The Streamable’s top 5 premiere picks!

What are the 5 Best Shows, Movies, and Specials Coming to Max in May 2024?

“Hacks” Season 3 Premiere | Thursday, May 2–30

The show is back on the road for Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder), but this time, the dysfunctional duo are going at it alone. The third season of the six-time Emmy Award-winning comedy series will premiere exclusively on Max on Thursday, May 2, with its first two episodes, followed by two new episodes each week through May 30. Paul W. Downs, Megan Stalter, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Kaitlin Olson, Christopher McDonald, Mark Indelicato, Rose Abdoo, and Lorenza Izzo return for the third season, with new guest stars Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, George Wallace, Tony Goldwyn, and Dan Bucatinsky.

Watch the trailer for “Hacks” Season 3 below:

“Turtles All the Way Down” | Thursday, May 2

Another of John Green’s beloved novels gets a new page-to-screen adaptation after the success of 2014’s “The Fault in Our Stars,” 2015’s “Paper Towns,” and 2019’s “Let It Snow.” The story follows 17-year-old Aza Holmes (played by Isabela Merced), who is “trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control.” When she reconnects with her childhood crush, Davis (Felix Mallard), she is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for happiness, friendship, and love. The ensemble also includes Cree, Maliq Johnson, Poorna Jagannathan, Judy Reyes, and HBO/Max alum J. Smith-Cameron.

Watch the trailer for “Turtles All the Way Down” below:

“Stop Making Sense” (A24 Re-Release) | Friday, May 3

The 1984 documentary celebrates its 40th birthday with an A24’s new 4K restoration. Considered one of the best concert films of all time, director Jonathan Demme follows core Talking Heads band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry, and Edna Holt across three live performances at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December 1983.

Watch the trailer for the “Stop Making Sense” A24 Re-Release below:

“The Iron Claw” | Friday, May 10

Another A24 streaming debut for Max this month. The critically acclaimed wrestling drama tells the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Per the official description, “Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.” Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson lead the cast opposite Stanley Simons, Maura Tierney, Holt McCallany, Stanley Simons, Lily James, Maxwell Friedman, and more.

Watch the trailer for “The Iron Claw” below:

“Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die” | Saturday, May 11

Nikki Glaser returns to the scene of the crime for her second HBO special after 2022’s “Good Clean Filth.” The special, which was taped in front of a sold-out audience at the Moore Theater in Seattle, Washington, last December, will cover a wide range of life and death discussions, from not wanting kids to the harsh realities of aging and plans for her own death. It will premiere May 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO with streaming available simultaneously on Max.

Watch the trailer for “Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die” below:

What Shows, Movies, and Specials Are Coming to Max in May 2024?

May 1

• All About My Mother (1999)
• Black Christmas (2019)
• Crank (2006)
• Crank: High Voltage (2009)
• The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
• Don Jon (2013)
• Eddie the Eagle (2016)
• The Edge (1997)
• The Florida Project (2017)
• Genius (2016)
• Guy’s Grocery Games (Season 35) (Food Network)
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
• Jersey Boys (2014)
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
• The Lighthouse (2019)
• Mad Max (1979)
• Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
• My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now? (TLC)
• Poltergeist (2015)
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
• Poltergeist III (1988)
• Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
• Sisters (2015)
• The Upside of Anger (2005)
• Wild Mountain Thyme (2020)
• Wonderland (2003)

The Lighthouse

October 18, 2019

Two lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

The Iron Claw

December 21, 2023

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

Home Sweet Rome!

April 7, 2023

The story of Lucy, a spirited teenager who leaves California behind to start a new life in Rome with her dad and Italian pop sensation stepmom, Francesca.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

March 23, 2016

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

What Sports Are Coming to Bleacher Report in May 2024?

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