{"id":357550,"date":"2026-03-31T22:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/357550\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:30:11","slug":"everything-coming-to-hbo-max-in-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/357550\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Coming to HBO Max in April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

While things may be a little up in the air for HBO Max<\/a> right now, the service is still chugging along as usual with massive batches of new streaming releases. In April, the service will pick up all of the Alien movies, including Alien: Romulus and the Alien vs. Predator crossovers. As The Pitt reaches its second season finale, we’ll get new season premieres for Euphoria and Hacks. Sadly, we’ll also be getting the final episodes of Smiling Friends<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Without further ado, here’s everything coming to HBO Max in April. <\/p>\n

Everything Coming to HBO Max in AprilApril 1Highlight: The Full Alien Franchise<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always nice when a full franchise finds a streaming home in a single place, and that seems to be the next stage for Alien. Most Alien movies<\/a> will be available to stream on HBO Max starting on April 1, while Alien: Romulus will come to the service on April 3. We were particularly big fans of the most recent release, with our 8\/10 review<\/a> saying it \u201cboils everything fans love about the tonally-fluid franchise into one brutal, nerve-wracking experience.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Alien Movies in Chronological Order\"TheApril 2Body Bizarre, Season 8 (TLC)Expedition Files, Season 4 (Discovery)April 3April 4April 5Teen Titans Go!, Season 9G (Cartoon Network)April 7Tropic Like It\u2019s Hot, Season 1 (HGTV)April 9Hacks, Season 5 (Max Original)The World\u2019s Tallest Man, Season 1 (HGTV)April 10Artemis II: To the Moon and Back (Discovery)Christy<\/a>House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 208 (HGTV)April 12Be My Guest with Ina Garten, Season 7 (Food Network)Building Back America\u2019s Trades, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)Euphoria, Season 3 (HBO Original)Highlight: Euphoria Season 3 <\/p>\n

After just over four years<\/a>, Euphoria is returning for a third season. The aesthetics-oriented drama was an early part of the careers of Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi, not to mention Zendaya\u2019s transition out of the Disney Channel, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see what it looks like for everyone to return to their original characters. Thankfully the new season features a time jump<\/a>, taking the main cast out of high school. <\/p>\n

Euphoria Season 3 Photos\"\"April 13Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event, Season 1 (ID)Smiling Friends, Season 3B (Adult Swim)Highlight: Final Episodes of Smiling Friends <\/p>\n

Smiling Friends, from creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, has been a beloved cartoon since its premiere in 2020. Despite early reports that the show had been greenlit full 5 seasons, the creators recently confirmed<\/a> the show would instead be ending rather abruptly with Season 3, meaning its final two episodes are premiering in April. Unfortunately, that time has arrived. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>April 14Rock The Block, Season 7 (HGTV)The Dark Wizard (HBO Original)April 15Nanny McPhee ReturnsWorld\u2019s Bargain Dream Homes, Season 1 (HGTV)April 16One Day In My Body, Season 1 (TLC)The Pitt Season 2 Episode 15 (Final) Highlight: The Pitt Season 2 Finale <\/p>\n

The second season of The Pitt premiered back in January and is finally coming to the end of the shift in mid-April. We were big fans of the first season, giving it a full 10\/10, and it seems the medical drama has kept up the quality in Season 2<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>April 17Dust Bunny (Lionsgate)House Hunters: Volume 11, Season 253 (HGTV)April 18Belle Collective, Season 7 (OWN Network)Krypto Saves the Day: Coastal CatastropheApril 20Impractical Jokers, Season 12BApril 21Hollywood Demons, Season 2 (ID)No Hard FeelingsApril 22Jeff Dunham\u2019s The Cars That Drove Us, Season 1 (Discovery)April 23April 2448 Hrs: Escape From Chernobyl (Discovery)HGTV Smart Home 2026 (HGTV)House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 209 (HGTV)Marty Supreme<\/a> (A24)Highlight: Marty Supreme <\/p>\n

After picking up quite a few nominations<\/a> over the awards season (alas no Oscar for Timmy), Marty Supreme is finally making its way to streaming. Here’s a snippet from our original 9\/10 review<\/a>: <\/p>\n

“Equal parts fun and stressful, Marty Supreme combines the chaotic directing style of Josh Safdie with the charisma of Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet to make a one-of-a-kind ping pong movie that is, without a doubt, one of the year\u2019s best films.”<\/p>\n

April 25Confessions of a Nazi SpyThe MouthpieceStranger on the Third FloorApril 2724 in 24: Last Chef Standing, Season 3 (Food Network)April 28Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia, Season 1 (CNN)HBO Max Plans and Prices <\/p>\n

As of now, nothing has changed with HBO Max as a streaming service. Plans start at $10.99\/month<\/a>, and you can bundle your subscription with Disney+ and Hulu<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Subscriptions start at $10.99\/month<\/p>\n

That said, Paramount has closed in on its acquisition of Warner Bros.<\/a>, which may lead to a streaming shift at some point in the near future. For now, Paramount claims<\/a> they will let Warner Bros. operate with independence, but they\u2019ve also already floated the idea of combining Paramount+ and HBO Max into a single streaming service.<\/p>\n

Blythe (she\/her) is an Audience Development Coordinator at IGN who, when she isn’t following streaming news, spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While things may be a little up in the air for HBO Max right now, the service is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-357550","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}