The biggest HBO Max original this month is undoubtedly the return of Hacks on May 12. The first season of this comedy starred Jean Smart as a venerated Vegas comedy and Hannah Einbinder as her new millennial assistant. The first batch of episodes was excellent and even won an Emmy or two for its troubles and now season 2 will look to keep up the good vibes. Premiering on May 15, is The Time Traveler’s Wife. This series adaptation of the 2003 novel (which in turn became a a 2009 movie) keeps up with two star-crossed lovers who can never quite make the timing work…thanks to an unfortunate temporal condition. On the less romantic side of things, The Staircase will premiere on May 5. The usual batch of library titles on the first of the month aren’t as extensive in May 2022. May 1 does, however, see the arrival of The Fugitive, Terminator 2, and the Underworld series. There’s also Dear Evan Hansen on May 6 if you want to get weird with it.

HBO Max New Releases – May 2022

May 1Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood, 201947 Ronin, 2013Assassins, 2020 (HBO)At Close Range, 1986 (HBO)An Autumn Afternoon, 1962The Big Sleep, 1946Back To School, 1986Bottle Rocket, 1996Calladita, 2020 (HBO)Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968 (HBO)Child 44, 2015 (HBO)Chungking Express, 1994The Color Purple, 1985Conan The Barbarian, 2011 (HBO)Devil in A Blue Dress, 1995Dodes ‘Ka-Den, 1970Domino, 2019 (HBO)Downhill, 1927Dragnet Girl, 1933Early Spring, 1956Early Summer, 1951The End of Summer, 1961Equinox Flower, 1958Eraser, 1996Fallen Angels, 1995Floating Weeds, 1959FRIDA, 2002 (HBO)The Fugitive, 1993Furry Vengeance, 2010 (HBO)Gang Related, 1997 (HBO)Good Morning, 1959Hard Rain, 1998 (HBO)Hart’s War, 2002 (HBO)High and Low, 1963Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius, 2001 (HBO)Julie, 1956Killers, 2010 (HBO)Language Lessons, 2021Love and Baseball, 2021The Machine That Kills Bad People, 1952Masters Of The Universe, 1987 (HBO)The Missing, 2003 (HBO)The New Guy, 2002 (HBO)North Dallas Forty, 1979 (HBO)Not Easily Broken, 2009The Perks of Being a Wallflower, 2012Poseidon, 2006Red Beard, 1965Ringo and His Golden Pistol, 1966Rugrats Go Wild, 2003 (HBO)Rugrats In Paris: The Movie, 2000 (HBO)The Rugrats Movie, 1998 (HBO)The Sapphires, 2012 (HBO)Sense and Sensibility, 1995Sliding Doors, 1998St. Elmo’s Fire, 1985The Stepford Wives, 2004 (HBO)Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, 2009 (Extended Version)Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)Tokyo Twilight, 1957Top Secret!, 1984 (HBO)Transporter 3, 2008 (HBO)Unbroken, 2014Underworld, 2003Underworld: Awakening, 2012Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, 2009Welcome to the Dollhouse, 1995W.E., 2011 (HBO)What To Expect When You’re Expecting, 2012 (HBO)The Wild Thornberrys Movie, 2002 (HBO)You, Me and Dupree, 2006Young Adult, 2011 (HBO)Zathura: A Space Adventure, 2005 May 3Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known, Documentary Premiere (HBO) May 5Las Bravas F.C., Max Original Season 1 PremiereQueen Stars Brazil, Max Original Season 1 PremiereThe Staircase, Max Original Limited Series Premiere May 6Dear Evan Hansen, 2021 (HBO)Entre Nos: Carmen and Alfred (HBO)La Afinadora De Árboles, 2019 (HBO) May 7We Baby Bears, Season 1 Part C May 10Catwoman: Hunted, 2022The Matrix: Resurrections, 2021 (HBO)Sesame Street Mecha Builders Season 1 Part ARobot Chicken Season 11 Part B May 12Hacks, Max Original Season 2 PremiereWho’s By Your Side, Max Original Season 1 Premiere May 13Hank Zipzer, 2014Old, 2021 (HBO)Smalls, Season 4 May 15The Time Traveler’s Wife, Drama Series Premiere (HBO) May 17Sesame Street Mecha Builders, Season 1 Part BThe Mule, 2018 (HBO) May 22Fast Foodies, Season 2 May 23Teen Titans Go! Season 7 Part B May 26NavalnyThat Damn Michael Che, Max Original Season 2 PremiereTig n’ Seek, Max Original Season 4 Premiere May 27Blippi SpecialBlippi VisitsBlippi WondersBlippi: Learn With BlippiGhost, Season 1Ghost, Season 2Stath Lets Flats May 29The Misery Index Season 3 Part B, 2021

Leaving HBO Max – May 2022

May 14Cry Wolf, 2005 (Extended Version) (HBO) May 24Cinderella Man, 2005 (Extended Version)The 40-Year-Old Virgin, 2005 (Director’s Cut) (HBO) May 25Curious George, 2006 (HBO)Two For The Money, 2005 (HBO) May 27Doom, 2005 (HBO)Pride & Prejudice, 2005 (HBO) May 3127 Dresses, 2008 (HBO)The Animal, 2001 (HBO)A Perfect Murder, 1998 (HBO)A Very Brady Sequel, 1996 (HBO)Adult Beginners, 2014 (HBO)Army Of Darkness, 1992 (HBO)Billy Elliot, 2000Bully, 2001 (HBO)Changing Lanes, 2002 (HBO)Clueless, 1995 (HBO)Control Room, 2004 (HBO)Cymbeline, 2014 (HBO)Dead Heat, 1988 (HBO)Dirty Pretty Things, 2002 (HBO)Doctor Dolittle, 1998 (HBO)Doubt, 2008Dr. Dolittle 2, 2001 (HBO)Enough Said, 2013 (HBO)Extract, 2009 (HBO)Fatal Attraction, 1987Frontera, 2014 (HBO)Gloria, 1999 (HBO)Godsend, 2004 (HBO)How To Be Single, 2016Insomnia, 2002 (HBO)Iris, 2001 (HBO)It Takes Two, 1995 (HBO)Killerman, 2019 (HBO)Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, 2005 (HBO)Love And A .45, 1994 (HBO)Mama, 2013 (HBO)Mindhunters, 2004 (HBO)Phone Booth, 2002 (HBO)Princess Kaiulani, 2009 (HBO)Pulse, 2001 (HBO)Rubber, 2010 (HBO)Speed, 1994Stoker, 2013Super Capers, 2009 (HBO)The Answer Man, 2009 (HBO)The Benchwarmers, 2006 (HBO)The Conspirator, 2010 (HBO)The Forgotten, 2004 (HBO)The Good Doctor, 2011 (HBO)The Grifters, 1990 (HBO)The Italian Job, 2003 (HBO)The Lawnmower Man, 1992 (HBO)The Rules Of Attraction, 2002 (HBO)The Witches Of Eastwick, 1987The Wolfpack, 2015 (HBO)The Wrecking Crew!, 2008 (HBO)This Is 40, 2012Troll Hunter, 2010 (HBO)Two Lovers, 2008 (HBO)“The Two Jakes”, 1990Viva, 2007 (HBO)War Horse, 2011War On Everyone, 2016 (HBO)World’s Greatest Dad, 2009 (HBO)Wristcutters: A Love Story, 2006 (HBO)