FEATURED PROGRAMMING
Debuts October 3
SALEM’S LOT
Max Original Film
Logline: Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
Cast: Lewis Pullman (Ben Mears), Alfre Woodard (Dr. Cody), Makenzie Leigh (Susan Norton), Bill Camp (Matthew Burke), Spencer Treat Clark (Mike Ryerson), Pilou Asbæk (Straker), and John Benjamin Hickey (Father Callahan).
Credits: Gary Dauberman writes, directs, and executive produces the film; producers are James Wan and Michael Clear for Atomic Monster; Roy Lee for Vertigo; and Mark Wolper.
Debuts October 6
THE FRANCHISE
HBO Original Comedy Series
8 Episodes
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly
Logline: The series follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The comedy series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story.
Cast: Himesh Patel as Daniel, Aya Cash as Anita, Jessica Hynes as Steph, Billy Magnussen as Adam, Lolly Adefope as Dag, Darren Goldstein as Pat, and Isaac Powell as Bryson. Recurring guest stars include Richard E. Grant as Peter and Daniel Brühl as Eric.
Credits: Executive producers are Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Brown, and Julie Pastor for Neal Street Productions; Armando Iannucci for Dundee Productions; Jon Brown, and Jim Kleverweis. The pilot was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Jon Brown, who serves as showrunner.
Debuts October 6
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU
CNN Original Series
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly
Logline: This series serves up a smart take on the news of the week from host Roy Wood Jr. and team captains Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black, who will guide guests through comic games and panels that test their knowledge of current events.
Credits: Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals, executive Producers for the American version of Have I Got News For You are Jimmy Mulville, Richard Wilson and Jim Biederman.
Debuts October 10
ROLLER JAM
Magnolia Network | Max Original Competition Series
6 Episodes
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly
Logline: This first-of-its-kind competition series will feature ten of America's best roller-skating teams dancing through the decades, as expert judges and pop culture icons decide which team is worthy to win Roller Jam and $150,000.
Cast: Jordin Sparks (host), Johnny Weir (judge), Terrell Ferguson (judge)
Credits: Executive produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines; produced by Nikki Boella and Brian Lando
Debuts October 10
CADDO LAKE
Max Original Film
Logline: When an eight-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Eliza Scanlen, Diana Hopper, Caroline Falk, Sam Hennings, with Eric Lange and Lauren Ambrose.
Credits: Written and directed by Celine Held & Logan George; produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, Kara Durrett and Josh Godfrey; executive producers Kimberly Steward, Harrison Huffman, and Will Greenfield.
Debuts October 11
THE CONFIDANTE
Max Original Series
4 Episodes
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly
Logline: Inspired by true events, this psychological thriller follows Christelle “Chris” Blandin, a rock music-obsessed Parisian, who, after witnessing the harrowing November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks, quickly latches onto a community of survivors. Claiming that her best friend Vincent was one of dozens critically injured at the Bataclan Theatre, Chris becomes an indispensable resource for the group, working her way into a prominent role in a survivors’ association. Though her commitment seems relentless, discrepancies begin to pepper her story – raising serious doubts among the true victims of the tragedy. A thought-provoking four-part miniseries, The Confidante questions the very nature of truth… and the web of lies left in one woman’s wake.
Cast: Laure Calamy (Dix pour cent, Antoinette dans les Cévennes) Arieh Worthalter (Le procès Goldman), Annabelle Lengronne (Un Petit Frère), Alexis Manenti (Les Misérables), Ava Baya and Anne Benoît.
Credits: Directed by Just Philippot (La Nuée, Acide), written by Fanny Burdino, Jean-Baptiste Delafon, Samuel Doux and Alexandre Kauffmann, adapted from Alexandre Kauffmann's book La Mythomane du Bataclan (Éditions Goutte d'Or), produced by Studiofact Stories (Roxane Rouas-Rafowicz, Jacques Aragones, Ivan Sadik, Basile Lemaire) with June Films (Julie Billy, Naomi Denamur).
Debuts October 15
I AM NOT A MONSTER: THE LOIS RIESS MURDERS
HBO Original Two-Part Documentary
Rollout: Parts 1 & 2 available on Max on October 15
Logline: In 2018, a small-town murder in Minnesota shocks a community when 56-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother Lois Riess kills her husband David and goes on the run from the authorities. Years later, Lois sits down with the filmmakers telling her story for the first time. Lois herself attempts to explain her reprehensible actions which reveals a disturbing family history and an addiction to gambling.
Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents I AM NOT A MONSTER: THE LOIS RIESS MURDERS. An Imagine Documentaries Production in association with Carr Lot Productions; directed and produced by Erin Lee Carr; produced by Isabel Evans; executive produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Meredith Kaulfers, and Ted Schillinger; co-executive produced by John Rosengren. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.
Debuts October 17
LOUDER: THE SOUNDTRACK OF CHANGE
Max Original Documentary
Logline: LOUDER: THE SOUNDTRACK OF CHANGE is both a celebration of music and rallying cry. Produced by Selena Gomez and Stacey Abrams, the documentary takes audiences on a journey across generations, eras, and genres, anchored by a female chorus of musical icons, whose songs, voices, and activism provided inspiration for the past and current fight for equality for all. The film also serves as an empowering invitation for us to continue to lift our voices.
Featured Participants: Selena Gomez, Stacey Abrams, Chaka Khan, Melissa Etheridge, Linda Ronstadt, H.E.R., Mickey Guyton, Rhiannon Giddens, Kathleen Hanna, Martha Gonzalez, Puja Patel, Suzy Exposito, Clover Hope, and J Wortham.
Credits: LOUDER: THE SOUNDTRACK OF CHANGE, a MakeMake Production in association with July Moon Productions, Sage Works Productions, and Lighthouse Management + Media, Studio Seven 13 and Won't Be Silent Productions. Directed by Kristi Jacobson; produced by Selena Gomez, Stacey Abrams, Angus Wall, Kent Kubena, Terry Leonard, Aleen Keshishian, Zack Morgenroth; executive produced by Abe Gurko, David Seidler, Clara Hendon, Missy Birns-Halperin, Igal Svet; co-produced by, Piper Gates, Stacy Kessler-Aungst, Natalie Goldberg.
Debuts October 18
MAXXXINE
A24
Logline: In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
Cast: Starring Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, with Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon. The film is written and directed by Ti West. Produced by Jacob Jaffke, Ti West, Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss, Mia Goth.
Credits: Written and directed by Ti West. Produced by Jacob Jaffke, Ti West, Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss, Mia Goth.
Debuts October 23
BREATH OF FIRE
HBO Original Documentary Series
4 Episodes
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly
Synopsis: In 2013, Katie Griggs, a millennial YouTube astrologer, rose to fame as the face of Kundalini yoga, opening the RA MA Institute in Los Angeles, donning a white turban, and reinventing herself as Guru Jagat. BREATH OF FIRE explores Guru Jagat’s evolution while chronicling the shocking secret history of Kundalini through its origins in the 1960s to its expansion in the United States and its presence in wellness circles today. Based on the Vanity Fair story by Hayley Phelan, “The Second Coming of Guru Jagat,” BREATH OF FIRE illuminates the culture of modern spirituality revealing complicated themes of cultural appropriation and the dangers of self-proclaimed gurus.
Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents BREATH OF FIRE. Directed by Hayley Pappas and Smiley Stevens; executive produced by Matt Ippolito, Hayley Pappas, Smiley Stevens, Agnus Chu, Helen Estabrook, Sarah Amos, Lexy Altman, Sonia Slutsky, Jennifer O’Connell, and Lizzie Fox; co-executive producer, Hayley Phelan.
Debuts October 25
TRAP
Warner Bros. Pictures
Logline: A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill
Credits: Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan. Executive produced by Steven Schneider.
Debuts October 27
SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE S3
HBO Original Comedy Series
7 Episodes
Rollout: Episodes debut weekly
Logline: The series follows Sam (Everett), a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggling to fit the hometown mold. Grappling with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders who don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere. In season three, we see growth against all odds.
Cast: Bridget Everett (Sam Miller), Jeff Hiller (Joel), Mary Catherine Garrison (Tricia Miller), Tim Bagley (Brad), Murray Hill (Fred Rococo), Jennifer Mudge (Susan), Mercedes White (Tiffani), Meighan Gerachis (Irma), and season three welcomes Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Iceland).
Credits: co-created and executive produced by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen; starring and executive produced by Bridget Everett; executive produced by Carolyn Strauss for Mighty Mint, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn for Duplass Brothers Productions, and Tyler Romary; produced by Shuli Harel. Season 3 is written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett, Lisa Kron, and Lennon Parham, and directed by Jay Duplass, Robert Cohen, and Lennon Parham.
Debuts this October
SETH MEYERS COMEDY SPECIAL
HBO Original Comedy Special
Logline: The comedian, writer, and host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” taped his first HBO comedy special in front of a live audience at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Credits: Performed and written by Seth Meyers; directed by Neal Brennan; executive produced by Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker (Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions), Tim Sarkes, and John Irwin; produced by Chelsea Alonz.
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