HBO’s TV adaptation of beloved video game The Last of Us premieres on Jan. 15. Created by Chernobyl writer Craig Mazin, this story will follow the game storyline of Joel (Pedro Pascal) guiding 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey) through a virus-ridden wasteland towards hope. It’s probably gonna be awesome. The other big original series this month is animated mystery comedy Velma. Brought to life by Mindy Kaling, this show will be all about Scooby-Doo’s bespectacled buddy Velma Dinkley. Jinkies indeed! There aren’t any major HBO Max original movie releases this January. The first of the month sees the arrival of Ghostbusters (1984), Hereditary, John Wick, and more. Recent theatrical release The Menu premieres on Jan. 3.

HBO Max New Releases – January 2023

January 120 Feet From Stardom, 2013 (HBO)American Hustle, 2013American Ultra, 2015 (HBO)At Middleton, 2013 (HBO)Back to School, 1986 (HBO)Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons, 2022Black Butterfly, 2017 (HBO)Captain Phillips, 2013 (HBO)Catch a Fire, 2006 (HBO)Child’s Play, 2019 (HBO)Cold Pursuit, 2019 (HBO)Cops and Robbersons, 1994 (HBO)Coup de torchon, 1981Crocodile Dundee, 1986 (HBO)Crocodile Dundee II, 1988 (HBO)Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles, 2001 (HBO)Cruising, 1980 (HBO)Death Warrant, 1990 (HBO)Dim Sum Funeral, 2008 (HBO)Dom Hemingway, 2013 (HBO)Every Secret Thing, 2014 (HBO)Extortion, 2017 (HBO)Fool’s Gold, 2008 (HBO)Flashpoint, 2007 (HBO)From Here to Eternity, 1953Gemini, 2017 (HBO)Geronimo: An American Legend, 1993Ghostbusters, 1984Ghostbusters II, 1989Hereditary, 2018 (HBO)Hoodlum, 1997 (HBO)Insidious: Chapter 2, 2013Jennifer Eight, 1992 (HBO)John Wick, 2014John Wick: Chapter 2, 2017John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 2019Jumping the Broom, 2011Jury Duty, 1995 (HBO)Kill The Irishman, 2011 (HBO)Kusama: Infinity, 2018 (HBO)Law Abiding Citizen, 2009 (HBO)Lawrence of Arabia, 1962Line of Duty, 2019 (HBO)Marley & Me, 2008 (HBO)Matilda, 1996Nine, 2009 (HBO)Oasis: Supersonic, 2016 (HBO)Our Idiot Brother, 2011Piranha 3D, 2010 (HBO)Piranha 3DD, 2012 (HBO)Planet 51, 2009 Precious Cargo, 2016 (HBO)Quartet, 2012 (HBO)Regression, 2015 (HBO)Rememory, 2017 (HBO)Sarah’s Key, 2010 (HBO)Skate Kitchen, 2018 (HBO)Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift, 1990 (HBO)Stephen King’s Silver Bullet, 1985 (HBO)Support the Girls, 2018 (HBO)Teen Wolf, 1985 (HBO)Teen Wolf Too, 1987 (HBO)The Artist, 2011 (HBO)The Book of Life, 2014 (HBO)The Brink, 2019 (HBO)The Cabin in the Woods, 2012 (HBO)The Company Men, 2010 (HBO)The Cookout, 2004The Crying Game, 1992 (HBO)The Guilty, 2021 (HBO)The Haunting, 1999 (HBO)The Homesman, 2014 (HBO)The Hunter, 2011 (HBO)The Iron Lady, 2011 (HBO)The Last Face, 2016 (HBO)The Lobster, 2015 (HBO)The Master, 2012 (HBO)The Perfect Score, 2004 (HBO)The Promise, 2016 (HBO)The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, 1974 (HBO)The Unborn, 2009 (HBO)The Whole Ten Yards, 2004 (HBO)This Boy’s Life, 1993 (HBO)This One’s For The Ladies, 2018 (HBO)Urge, 2016 (HBO)USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, 2016 (HBO)Vendetta, 2022 (HBO)When We Were Kings, 1996White Chicks, 2004 (HBO)Wild Rose, 2018 (HBO)Woman at War, 2018 (HBO)Zero Dark Thirty, 2012 January 3The Menu, 2022 (HBO) January 6DC’s Stargirl, Season 3The Nun, 2018 (HBO)Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?, Season 2 January 8We Baby Bears, Season 1F January 10Horrible Bosses 2, 2014 (HBO) January 12Blended, 2014 (HBO)The Climb, Max Original Series PremiereVelma, Max Original Series Premiere  January 13The Big Soirée (El Gran Sarao), Max Original PremiereI Don’t Like Driving w/t (No Me Gusta Conducir), Max Original Premiere January 15The Last of Us, Series Premiere (HBO) January 17Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super SonsSesame Street Mecha Builders, Season 1EUSWNT @ New Zealand #1, Live Sports January 20Game Theory with Bomani Jones, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)Real Time with Bill Maher, Season 21 Premiere (HBO)The Cabin Chronicles, Season 3USWNT @ New Zealand #2, Live Sports January 25USMNT vs Serbia, Live Sports

Leaving HBO Max – January 2023

January 3Bachelor in Paradise, Seasons 4-6 Bachelor Pad, Season 1The Bachelor Winter GamesThe Bachelor, Season 21The Bachelor, Season 24The Bachelor, Season 25The Bachelorette, Season 11The Bachelorette, Season 14The Bachelorette, Season 15The Bachelorette, Season 16 January 6Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetElmo Saves ChristmasOnce Upon a Sesame Street ChristmasA Sesame Street Christmas Carol  January 19Eve January 20The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, 2021 (HBO) January 23Alvin and the Chipmunks, 2007 (HBO) January 25Babylon 5What I Like About You, 2002  January 27In the Heights, 2021 (HBO)The Hangover Part III, 2013 (HBO) January 28Person of Interest January 3112 Years A Slave, 2013 (HBO)Abduction, 2011 (HBO)Amityville 3-D, 1983 (HBO)Amityville II: The Possession, 1982 (HBO)Aquaman (1967)At Close Range, 1986 (HBO)At First Sight, 1999 (HBO)Bananas, 1971 (HBO)Batman: The Brave and the BoldBiker Boyz, 2003 (HBO)Boogie, 2021 (HBO)Borg vs. Mcenroe, 2018 (HBO)Care Bears: Unlock the MagicCellular, 2004 (HBO) The Champ, 1979Chinatown, 1974 (HBO)Chocolate City, 2015 (HBO)Chopped: HolidayChopped: ThanksgivingCode of Silence, 1985 (HBO)Confidence, 2003 (HBO)Daybreakers, 2010 (HBO)Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2016Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, 2018Fools Rush In, 1997Gang Related, 1997 (HBO)Good Deeds, 2012 (HBO)Head of the Class (1986)Holiday Baking Championship, Season 7Holiday Baking Championship, Season 8Horsemen, 2009 (HBO)Hyde Park on the Hudson, 2012 (HBO)I, Robot, 2004 (HBO)Jeff, Who Lives At Home, 2012 (HBO)John Wick, 2014John Wick: Chapter 2, 2017John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 2017Jurassic Park, 1993 (HBO)Jurassic Park III, 2001 (HBO)Justice LeagueJustice League UnlimitedKick-Ass 2, 2013 (HBO)Land, 2021 (HBO)Le Divorce, 2003 (HBO)Life of Pi, 2012 (HBO)Little Men, 2016 (HBO)Macbeth, 2015 (HBO)Much Ado About Nothing, 1993 (HBO)The New Adventures of Old ChristineThe Next Karate Kid, 1994Nostalgia, 2018 (HBO)Rango, 2011 (HBO)Riddick, 2013 (Director’s Cut) (HBO)Rules of Engagement, 2000 (HBO)Running Scared, 1986(HBO)School Ties, 1992 (HBO)Solaris, 2002(HBO)Soul Food, 1997 (HBO)Source Code, 2011Suite Francaise, 2014 (HBO)Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2007 (HBO)The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, 2005 (HBO)The Book Thief, 2013 (HBO)The Care Bears Movie, 1985 (HBO)The Con is On, 2018 (HBO)The Core, 2003 (HBO)The Dead Zone, 1983 (HBO)The Help, 2011 (HBO)The Lost World: Jurassic Park, 1997 (HBO)The Next Three Days, 2010 (HBO)The One I Love, 2014 (HBO)The Possession, 2012 (Extended Version) (HBO)The Untouchables, 1987 (HBO)Thirteen, 2003 (HBO)Transcendence, 2014 (HBO)Two Can Play That Game, 2001West Side Story, 1961 (HBO)Zero Dark Thirty, 2012