Wake up, Neo.
It’s December 2021 and to celebrate HBO Max is bringing back a classic sci-fi franchise for one last ride. The list of new releases on HBO Max this month is highlighted by The Matrix Resurrections on Dec. 22. This is the long-awaited return to the reality-bending saga from The Wachowskis. Writer/director Lana Wachowski returns as do stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss as Neo and Trinity, respectively. This time around it’s 20 years after The Matrix Revolutions and “Neo lives a seemingly ordinary life as Thomas A. Anderson in San Francisco where his therapist prescribes him blue pills. Neither he nor Trinity recognize each other. However, Morpheus offers him the red pill and reopens his mind to the world of the Matrix.”
While The Matrix Resurrections is the big draw this time around, HBO Max has some other intriguing originals to speak of. The David Thewlis and Olivia Colman-starring limited series Landscapers premieres on Dec. 6. That’s followed by Sex and the City revival And Just Like That… on Dec. 9 and post-apocalyptic drama Station Eleven on Dec. 16. Young Justice even gets back in on the action with season 4 part A premiering on Dec. 30.
It’s also a strong month for library titles. Jackie Brown, No Country for Old Men, and Interview with the Vampire arrive on Dec. 1. Then Space Jam: A New Legacy (Dec. 2) and The Suicide Squad (Dec. 23) return to HBO Max a bit later on.
HBO Max New Releases – December 2021
December 112 Strong, 2018 (HBO)20 Feet from Stardom, 2013 (HBO)Adrienne, Documentary Premiere (HBO)A Perfect Murder, 1998 (HBO)All I See Is You, 2016 (HBO)All Rise, Seasons 1 and 2The Answer Man, 2009 (HBO)Blade II, 2002Bolero, 1984 (HBO)Breakdown, 1997 (HBO)Changing Lanes, 2002 (HBO)Chicago, 2002Cloud Atlas, 2012Control Room, 2004 (HBO)Crazy, Stupid, Love., 2011Days Of Thunder, 1990 (HBO)Dragged Across Concrete, 2018 (HBO)Enough Said, 2013 (HBO)Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery, 2015Frontera, 2014 (HBO)The Good Doctor, 2011 (HBO)The Haunting In Connecticut, 2009 (HBO)The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012 (HBO)Interview with the Vampire, 1994The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, 2013 (HBO)The Italian Job, 2003 (HBO)Jack The Giant Slayer, 2013 (HBO)Jackie Brown, 1997 (HBO)Jupiter Ascending, 2015The Lawnmower Man, 1992 (HBO)Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, 1996 (HBO)Limbo, 2020 (HBO)Little Monsters, 1989 (HBO)The Mask, 1994Max Steel, 2016 (HBO)Miss Congeniality, 2000Mortal Kombat, 1995Mortal Kombat: Battle of the Realms, 2021The Muppets Take Manhattan, 1984No Country For Old Men, 2007 (HBO)Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters, 2013 (HBO)Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History, 2018Pulse, 2006 (HBO)R.I.P.D., 2013 (HBO)Rubber, 2010 (HBO)Runner Runner, 2013 (HBO)Se7en, 1995Shark Night 3D, 2011 (HBO)Surrogates, 2009 (HBO)Troll Hunter, 2010 (HBO)The Truman Show, 1998 (HBO)Two For The Money, 2005 (HBO)Two Lovers, 2008 (HBO)Viva, 2015 (HBO)War On Everyone, 2016 (HBO)The Wedding Singer, 1998The Wolfpack, 2015 (HBO)World’s Greatest Dad, 2009 (HBO)The Wrecking Crew!, 2008 (HBO)XXX, 2002
December 2Music Box: Listening to Kenny G, Documentary Premiere (HBO)Odo, Cartoonito Season 1 PremierePerfect Life (Vida Perfecta), Max Original Season 2 PremiereSanta Inc., Max Original Animated Series PremiereSpace Jam: A New Legacy, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.)
December 3Breathe the NightCraig of the Creek, Season 3 Hood River, 2021Mike & MollyYerba Buena (HBO), 2020
December 4The Last O.G., Seasons 1-3At the Ready, 2021Drew Michael: Red Blue Green., Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere (HBO)
December 5Kamikaze, Max Original Season Finale
December 6The Forever Prisoner, Documentary Premiere (HBO)Landscapers, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)
December 7The Slow Hustle, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
December 9A Thousand Fangs (aka Mil Colmillos), Season 1And Just Like That…, Max Original Season 1 PremiereGossip Girl Season 1, Finale Music Box: Mr. Saturday Night, Documentary Premiere (HBO)The Sex Lives of College Girls, Max Original Season 1 FinaleSummer Camp Island, Max Original Season 5 Premiere
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December 10Dafne and the Rest (aka Todo lo Otro) , Max Original Season 1 PremiereDC’s Stargirl, Season 2
December 12Succession, Season 3 Finale (HBO)
December 14The Murders at Starved Rock, Documentary Series Premiere (HBO)
December 15What’s New Scooby-Doo?, 2002
December 162nd Annual HA Festival: The Art of Comedy, Max Original Comedy SpecialDiego, The Last Goodbye (Diego, el último adiós), Max Original DocumentaryThe Cut (aka O Grande Look) , Max Original Season 1 PremiereFinding Magic Mike, Max Original Season 1 PremiereThe Fungies, Max Original Season 3 PremiereMusic Box: Juice Wrld: Into the Abyss, Documentary Premiere (HBO)Station Eleven, Max Original Season 1 Premiere
December 17A Forbidden Orange , Max Original Premiere
December 20You Keep the Kids (Mama o Papa)
December 21Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, Season Finale (HBO)
December 22After the Sunset, 2004The Matrix Resurrections, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021 (Only available on the $14.99/month Ad-Free plan. Streaming in the US only for a limited time. Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.)
December 2340 Means Nothing (aka 40 No es Nada), Max Original Season 1 Premiere Beforeigners S2, Max Original Season 2 Premiere The Suicide Squad, 2021 (HBO) (Available in 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in English only on supported devices.)
December 24Black Jesus, 2014
December 26Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 11 Finale (HBO)Insecure, Season 5 Finale (HBO)
December 30Young Justice, Max Original Season 4 Part A
December 31How to With John Wilson, Season 2 Finale (HBO)
Leaving HBO Max – December 2021
December 16CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, 2020
December 18The Invisible Man, 2020 (HBO)
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December 31Abuelos (Aka Grandpas), 2019 (HBO)Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Jr., 2009Alpha And Omega 2: A Howl-Iday Adventure, 2013American Graffiti, 1973 (HBO)Assault On Precinct 13, 1976 (HBO)Bangkok Dangerous, 2008 (HBO)Beautiful Girls, 1996 (HBO)Black Christmas, 2019 (HBO)Blackhat, 2015 (HBO)Bratz: The Movie, 2007Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, 2004 (HBO)The Cable Guy, 1996Casi Famoso (Aka Almost Famous), 2019 (HBO)Cats, 2019 (HBO)The Collection, 2012 (HBO)Cousins, 1989 (HBO)Curse Of The Pink Panther, 1983 (HBO)Dante’s Peak, 1997 (HBO)Dear Christmas, 2020Dim Sum Funeral, 2009 (HBO)Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, 1991 (HBO)The Doors, 1991 (HBO)Downhill, 2020 (HBO)Dr. Strangelove, 1964Emma. (2020), 2020 (HBO)Employee Of The Month, 2006 (HBO)The English Patient, 1996 (HBO)Eve’s Bayou, 1997Flashpoint, 1984 (HBO)Friends With Money, 2006Gandhi, 1982God’s Not Dead, 2014 (HBO)Gods And Monsters, 1998 (HBO)He Said She Said, 1991 (HBO)Heaven Help Us, 1985 (HBO)Hitch, 2005Ira & Abby, 2007 (HBO)Kill Bill: Vol. 1, 2003 (HBO)Kill Bill: Vol. 2, 2004 (HBO)Kramer Vs. Kramer, 1979Leapfrog: Math Adventure To The Moon, 2010Leapfrog: Numbers Ahoy, 2011Leapfrog: The Letter Factory, 2003Like Mike, 2002 (HBO)Like Mike 2: Streetball, 2007 (HBO)Los Futbolisimos (Aka The Footballest), 2018 (HBO)Lucky, 2017 (HBO)Machine Gun Preacher, 2011 (HBO)The Manhattan Project, 1986 (HBO)Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, 1939My Left Foot, 1989Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always, 2020 (HBO)The Pallbearer, 1996 (HBO)Perpetual Planet: Heroes Of The Oceans, 2021The Pink Panther 2, 2009 (HBO)The Pink Panther Strikes Again, 1976 (HBO)The Pink Panther, 2006 (HBO)The Pink Panther, 1964 (HBO)Pups United, 2015The Raven, 2012 (HBO)Reasonable Doubt, 2014 (HBO)Reds, 1981 (HBO)Return Of The Living Dead III, 1993 (Alternate Version) (HBO)Return Of The Pink Panther, 1975 (HBO)Revenge Of The Pink Panther, 1978 (HBO)The Sessions, 2012 (HBO)Shakespeare In Love, 1998A Shot In The Dark, 1964 (HBO)Snake Eyes, 1998 (HBO)Son Of The Pink Panther, 1993 (HBO)Trail Of The Pink Panther, 1982 (HBO)Twelve Monkeys, 1995 (HBO)Vaca, 2018 (HBO)Volunteers, 1985 (HBO)Won’t Back Down, 2012 (HBO)xXx, 2002xXx: State Of The Union, 2005
