The Max streaming service intends to close out the year with a bang in December 2024. First up is the eagerly anticipated Max original series Creature Commandos. The official first addition to James Gunn’s new DC Studios regime, the animated Max show follows a team of monsters and mutated misfits assembled by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis reprising her role from the previous DC films) to do the unspeakable missions no hero or villain would touch. With an all-star voice cast featuring the likes of David Harbour, Maria Bakalova, Frank Grillo, and Alan Tudyk, the kick-off to the “Gods and Monsters” chapter of the DCU looks promising.
Max subscribers can enjoy the first two episodes of Creature Commandos when they arrive on December 5, 2024. The remaining five episodes will then be released on the streamer weekly every following Thursday. Staying on the subject of DC comics, the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story will be making its streaming debut on December 7, 2024. The documentary, which has received widespread critical acclaim since its Sundance 2024 premiere, tracks the life of the iconic Superman actor from childhood to death.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story utilizes an interesting narrative conceit as it alternates non-linearly between before and after the life-changing accident that left the actor paralyzed from the neck down. This makes for an unflinching, though inspirational, approach to the man behind the cape. With the involvement and support of Christopher Reeves’ own children and close friends, the documentary is a must-see for DC fans as it pulls the curtain back on the Hollywood icon’s philanthropy and disability rights advocacy in addition to his heroic on-screen performances.
Next up on the slate is Bookie Season 2. The Max original series follows comedian Sebastian Maniscalcoas Danny, a longtime bookie who tries to maneuver the legalization of gambling in Los Angeles with his best friend Ray, played by Omar J. Dorsey. Co-created by Chuck Lorre, who brought The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Man, and Young Sheldon to TV screens, Bookie has slowly built itself a dedicated audience through respectable reviews and Maniscalco’s beloved comedy chops. And yes, Charlie Sheen will once again return as himself in a guest role. The Max streaming platform continues to grow its arsenal of original comedies when Bookie Season 2 kicks off its weekly rollout on December 12, 2024.
One new arrival that isn’t technically a “Max Original Film” but has been branded as one is Clint Eastwood’s alleged final movie, Juror #2. Led by Nicolas Hoult, who’s soon to be seen in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu and James Gunn’s Superman as Lex Luthor, Juror #2 follows a journalist called in for jury duty who suspects he might actually be the murderer in the case he’s supposed to be deliberating. Warner Bros. faced significant controversy for the decision to give this “Max movie” a very limited theatrical release. Boasting an impressive 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Max subscribers will ultimately be the winners in this situation when Juror #2 gets its streaming premiere on December 20, 2024.
Regarding recent hits, the streaming giant’s biggest get this month is Tim Burton’s comeback, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice 2 has been hailed as Burton’s best film in years, thanks to Michael Keaton’s fiendish reprisal as the titular “bio-exorcist” and the sweet relationship between Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz and her daughter Astrid, played by Wednesday star Jenna Ortega. Moviegoers who missed the zany supernatural hijinks in theaters can sit back and relax when Beetlejuice Beetlejuice hits Max early in the month on December 4, 2024.
To celebrate Juror #2, a small collection of Clint Eastwood movies that he’s either starred in or directed will be curated on Max this month. This list features Dirty Harry (1971), Unforgiven (1992), Cry Macho (2021), Invictus (2009), and Jersey Boys (2014). Moving on to comedies, Max is adding Hamlet 2, Cedar Rapids, and Cop Out in December 2024. Another interesting addition is the animated Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings film from 1978, which has long languished in obscurity. It’s the perfect way to prepare for Warner Bros.’ upcoming animated feature, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, before it hits theaters in mid-December.
Discover more on our monthly recs below, then check out the list of every film and TV show coming to HBO and Max in November 2024. You can also find what’s new this month on Prime Videoand Netflix right here on DiscussingFilm.
Our HBO and Max December 2024 Recs
Creature Commandos
Created by James Gunn.Written by James Gunn.Based on the DC comics created by J.M. DeMatteis & Pat Broderick.Showrunner: Dean Lorey. Executive Producers: James Gunn, Peter Safran, Sam Register, & Dean Lorey.Production Companies: DC Studios & Warner Bros. Animation. Main Voice Cast: Steve Agee, Maria Bakalova, Anya Chalotra, Zoë Chao, Frank Grillo, Sean Gunn, David Harbour, Alan Tudyk, Indira Varma, Viola Davis, Benjamin Byron Davis, Michael Rooker, Peter Serafinowicz, & Linda Cardellini.Composers: Kevin Kiner & Clint Mansell.Opening Theme: “Moliendo Café” by Hugo Blanco.Episode Count: 7 (Season One).
The first 2 episodes of Creature Commandos premiere on Max on December 5, 2024!
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Directed byTim Burton.Screenplay byAlfred Gough & Miles Millar.Story byAlfred Gough, Miles Millar, & Seth Grahame-Smith.Based oncharacters by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson.Produced byMarc Toberoff, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tommy Harper, & Tim Burton.Executive Producers:Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Seth Grahame-Smith, Brad Pitt, Laurence Senelick, Anthony Tittanegro, Pete Chiappetta, Sara Desmond, Katterli Frauenfelder, David Katzenberg, Andrew Lary, & Larry Wilson.Main Cast:Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe, Burn Gorman, Danny DeVito, Arthur Conti, & Filipe Cates.Cinematographer:Haris Zambarloukos.Composer:Danny Elfman.Production Companies:Plan B Entertainment & Tim Burton Productions.Distributor:Warner Bros. Pictures.Runtime:105 minutes.Rated PG-13.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice arrives on Max on December 6, 2024!
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Directed by Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui.Written by Ian Bonhote, Peter Ettedgui, & Otto Burnham.Produced by Ian Bonhôte, Robert Ford, Lizzie Gillett, & Libby GeistExecutive Producers: Hamish Fergusson, Daniel Kilroy, Kristen Lappas, Marie Margolius, Mark Meatto, David Moulton, Andee Ryder, & Connor Schell.Starring Alexandra Reeve Givens, Matthew Reeve, Will Reeve, Kevin Johnson, Michael Manganiello, Susan Sarandon, Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Pierre Spengler, Steven Kirshblum, Gae Exton, Whoopi Goldberg, Brooke Ellison, Laurie Hawkins, & John Kerry. Cinematographer: Bryan Twz Brousseau. Composer: Ilan Eshkeri. Production Companies: Words + Pictures, Passion Pictures, Misfits Entertainment, & Jenco Films.Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures. Runtime: 104 minutes.Rated PG-13.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story debuts on Max on December 7, 2024!
Bookie: Season 2
Created by Chuck Lorre & Nick Bakay.Written by Chuck Lorre & Nick Bakay.Executive Producers: Chuck Lorre, Nick Bakay, Sebastian Maniscalco, Judi Marmel, & Andy Tennant.Main Cast: Sebastian Maniscalco, Omar J. Dorsey, Vanessa Ferlito, Jorge Garcia, Andrea Anders, Maxim Swinton and Rob Corddry. Guest stars this season will include Charlie Sheen, Ray Romano, Zach Braff, & Brad Garrett. Production Companies: Chuck Lorre Productions & Warner Bros. Television.Episode Count: 8 (Season Two).
Bookie Season 2 kicks off on Max on December 12, 2024!
Juror #2
Directed by Clint Eastwood.Written by Jonathan Abrams.Produced by Clint Eastwood, Tim Moore, Jessica Meier, Adam Goodman, Peter Oberth, & Matt Skiena.Executive Producers: Jeremy Bell, David M. Bernstein, & Ellen Goldsmith-Vein. Main Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, Toni Collette, Chris Messina, Kiefer Sutherland, J.K. Simmons, Gabriel Basso, Francesca Eastwood, Amy Aquino, Leslie Bibb, Cedric Yarbrough, Adrienne C. Moore, Chikako Fukuyama, Zele Avradopoulos, & Drew Scheid.Cinematographer: Yves Bélanger.Composer: Mark Mancina. Production Companies: Dichotomy Films, Gotham Group, & Malpaso Productions.Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures.Runtime: 114 minutes.Rated PG-13.
Juror #2 hits Max on December 20, 2024!
HBO and Max December 2024: Full List of New Arrivals
Coming December 1
Cedar Rapids (2011)Clash of the Titans (2010)Cop Out (2010)Death Race (2008)Glee The 3D Concert Movie (2011)Hamlet 2 (2008)How I Live Now (2013)Invisible Stripes (1939)It All Came True (1940)Jupiter Ascending (2015)Key Largo (1948)Kid Galahad (1937)King of the Underworld (1939)Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)Lord of the Rings (1978)Man from God’s Country (1958)Marine Raiders (1944)Marked Woman (1937)Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)Megamind (2010)Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011)National Velvet (1944)Ninja Assassin (2009)Overland Telegraph (1951)Passage to Marseille (1944)Person to Person (2017)Pistol Harvest (1952)Results (2015)Riders of the Range (1950)Saddle Legion (1952)San Quentin (1937)So This Is Paris (1926)Stagecoach Kid (1949)State’s Attorney (1932)Strike Up the Band (1940)Take This Waltz (2012)Teen Titans Go! 400th Episode (Warner Bros. Animation)The Goonies (1985)The Hobbit (1977)The Maltese Falcon (1941)The Oklahoma Kid (1939)The Return of Doctor X (1939)The Return of the King (1980)The Roaring Twenties (1939)The Secret Fury (1950)The Shop Around the Corner (1940)The Threat (1949)The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)They Drive by Night (1940)Tomorrow is Another Day (1951)White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)White God (2015)Words and Music (1948)You Can’t Get Away with Murder (1939)
Coming December 3
90 Day: The Last Resort (Between the Sheets), Season 2 (TLC)90 Day: The Last Resort, Season 2 (TLC)Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North (HBO Original)Kids Baking Championship: Frosting the Snowman (Food Network)Mecum Full Throttle: Las Vegas NV 2024
Coming December 5
Creature Commandos, Season 1 (Max Original)Roadworthy Rescues, Season 3
Coming December 6
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)Batwheels, The Great Christmas Caper, Season 2 (Cartoon Network)Mini Beat Power Rockers, Season 4Mini Beat Power Rockers: A Villain’s Carol (2024)Teen Titans Go!, Season 8, Episodes 30-34 (Cartoon Network)The Official DC Podcast (Max Original)Tiny Toons Looniversity: Winter In Blunderland, Season 2 (Cartoon Network)
Coming December 7
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (HBO Original)Evolve and Flex, Episode 1
Coming December 8
A Season to Remember (OWN)Motortrend: Mecum Presents: The 2025 Kissimmee Preview ShowMotortrend: Mecum Presents: The Steve McQueen 917K
Coming December 9
999 Murderer Calling, Season 1 (discovery+)
Coming December 10
Nature of the Crime (HBO Original)
Coming December 12
Bookie, Season 2 (Max Original)Fear Thy Neighbor, Season 10 & 11 (ID)Lost in the Amazon: The Rescue That Shocked the World (Max Original)Was I A Sex Object? (Max Original)
Coming December 13
Batwheels, Season 2 Episodes 22-37 (Cartoon Network)
Coming December 14
Evolve and Flex, Episode 2
Coming December 15
Frozen Planet II, Season 2 (discovery+)Mistletoe & Matrimony (OWN)
Coming December 16
Truck U, Season 20Two Guys Garage, Season 23Very Scary People, Season 6 (ID)White House Christmas (HGTV)
Coming December 17
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right For You? (CNN)
Coming December 19
Fast Friends (Max Original)Rose Matafeo: On and On and On (Max Original)Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot (ID)The Head, Season 3 (Max Original)
Coming December 20
Juror #2 (Max Original)X-Rated Queen, Season 1 (Max Original)
Coming December 21
Evolve and Flex, Episode 3
Coming December 22
Build for Off-Road, Season 124-Karat Christmas (OWN)
Coming December 23
Alien Files: Reopened, Season 1
Coming December 27
Building Outside the Lines, Season 2 (Magnolia Network)In with the Old, Season 7 (Magnolia Network)The Flipping El Moussas, Season 2 (HGTV)
Coming December 28
Evolve and Flex, Episode 4Mecum Full Throttle: Kansas City MO 2024
Coming December 30
Home Town, Season 9 (HGTV)Teen Titans Go!, Season 8, Episodes 35-37 (Cartoon Network)Yellowstone Wardens, Season 6 (Animal Planet)
HBO and Max December 2024: Full List of Bleacher Report Live Sports
Pre- and post-game programming will also be available to stream live, along with condensed replay highlights that will be available after each game. All times are in ET.
*Telecast will not be available in the local indicated market.
College Football Playoff – First Round
Coming December 21
Matchup TBA, 12 p.m.Matchup TBA, 4 p.m.
NBA Regular Season
Note: The B/R Sports Add-On will have Knockout Round coverage of the Emirates NBA Cup 2024 from Las Vegas, NV. Please check the NBA’s listings for matchups and times, when announced.
Coming December 3
Memphis Grizzlies at Dallas Mavericks, 7:30 p.m.Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, 10 p.m.
Coming December 19
Oklahoma City Thunder at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m.New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m.
NHL Regular Season
Coming December 4
Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks*, 7:30 p.m.Dallas Stars* at Los Angeles Kings, 10 p.m.
Coming December 11
New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, 7:30 p.m.
Coming December 18
Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, 7 p.m.Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild*, 9:30 p.m.
Coming December 31
2025 Discover NHL Winter Classic (Wrigley Field, Chicago)St. Louis at Chicago Blackhawks, 5 p.m.
U.S. Soccer
Coming December 3
Netherlands vs. U.S. Women’s National Team, 2:30 p.m.
Cycling
Coming December 6-7
Champions League | London | UCI Track
Coming December 14
Trophy | Herentals | Men & Women