Australia: HBO Max has unveiled its October line-up, and it’s a long list: a mix of chilling horror, quirky comedy, family favourites, true-crime investigations, and more. We’ve included the complete schedule below, along with all available trailers.

Among the month’s biggest spotlights: IT: Welcome to Derry, the highly anticipated series expanding Stephen King’s terrifying universe, with Bill Skarsgård back as Pennywise. On the lighter side, Tim Robinson fronts the absurd new comedy The Chair Company, while Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage returns for its second season, continuing the Young Sheldon spin-off.

Elsewhere, Steve Coogan is back in How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge), and Australian cult classic Chopper returns for its 25th anniversary. Families can settle in with Charlotte’s Web and Paddington in Peru, while documentary fans will find harrowing real-life stories in The Alabama Solution and Country Doctor.

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Scroll down for the full HBO Max Australia October 2025 release schedule.

1 OCTOBER

• Paddington in Peru (MOVIE)

Get ready for the journey of a lifetime as Paddington in Peru brings the world’s most beloved bear back to his roots, his homeland Peru. Following the adventures of Paddington and Paddington 2, Paddington is still living happily with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens. When he receives a letter from the Reverend Mother, the blithe guitar strumming nun who runs the Home for Retired Bears, informing him that Aunt Lucy misses him dearly, he knows he simply must visit her as soon as possible. With his shiny new British passport in hand, Paddington is joined by the Browns, including the ever-resourceful Mrs. Bird, on an epic journey that none of them will every forget.

Starring Academy Award winner Olivia Colman, Academy Award nominee Antonio Banderas and BAFTA nominee Emily Mortimer.

• Runt (MOVIE)

• Paddington (MOVIE)

• Paddington 2 (MOVIE)

• Ghost Adventures: Season 29 (TLC)

• Navalny (MAX ORIGINAL)

• The Last Cruise (HBO)

• The Middle: Seasons 1-9 (WB)

2 OCTOBER

• Charlotte’s Web (SERIES)

Charlotte’s Web, based on E.B. White’s timeless novel, will debut all three episodes on Thursday, October 2, only on HBO Max. Bringing to life once again one of the most cherished stories of all time, this animated retelling of Charlotte’s Web is from Academy Award winner Luke Matheny (Ghostwriter) and executive produced in collaboration with Sesame Workshop.

The acclaimed ensemble voice cast featured in the special include: Amy Adams as Charlotte, Elijah Wood as Adult Wilbur, Griffin Robert Faulkner as Young Wilbur, Jean Smart as Narrator, Cynthia Erivo as Goose, Natalie Chan as Fern, Danny Trejo as Gander, Randall Park as Templeton, Chris Diamantopoulos as Homer, Rosario Dawson as Edith, Ana Ortiz as Dolores, Tom Everett Scott as John, Leith Burke as George, Keith David as Old Sheep, Patricia Richardson as Widow Fussy and Dee Bradley Baker as Animals.

In this latest animated adaptation, Charlotte’s Web tells the heartwarming story of friendship, hope, and the power of simple acts of kindness through the bond between Wilbur, a gentle pig, and Charlotte, a wise and selfless spider who vows to save him.

• Scars of Beauty (MAX ORIGINAL, BRAZIL)

• Kindred Spirits: Season 7 (TLC)

• Mean Girl Murders: Season 3 (ID)

3 OCTOBER

• Spooked Ireland (TLC)

• Spooked Scotland (TLC)

• Doubling Down with the Derricos, Season 5 (TLC)

4 OCTOBER

• How Are You? It’s Alan (Partridge) (SERIES)

Beloved broadcaster Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) returns to British soil after a year in Saudi Arabia, ready to reconnect with home. But what begins as a straightforward homecoming documentary takes an unexpected turn when Alan realises that life in Norwich isn’t quite as comforting as he’d hoped. Something’s off. As he grapples with his own discontent, the series becomes a deeper and often hilarious exploration of the national mood. Are we unwell? Angry? Just deeply fed up? A sharp and satirical journey through one man’s mind and a country in flux.

Written, produced by, and starring four-time BAFTA winner Steve Coogan.

• Chopper (MOVIE)

To mark its 25th anniversary, HBO Max is revisiting the explosive Australian crime drama Chopper (2000) — the gripping true story of one of the country’s most notorious criminals, Mark “Chopper” Read. A violent and darkly charismatic figure, Chopper’s life of crime, drugs, and infamy is brought to life in a career-defining performance by Eric Bana. W

ritten and directed by Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James), the film also stars Simon Lyndon, David Field, Dan Wyllie, Bill Young, and Vince Colosimo.

• Inland Empire (2006)

• Mulholland Drive (2001)

• The Serial Killer’s Apprentice (ID)

• My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Season 13 (TLC)

5 OCTOBER

• Ghost Nation, Season 2 (TLC)

• The Real Murders on Elm Street, Season 2 (ID)

• The Friday the 13th Murders (ID)

• FourWheeler, Season 3 (Discovery)

• Kids Baking Championships, Season 11 (Food)

6 OCTOBER

• The Dead Files, Season 12 (TLC)

• The Wonderfully Weird World Of Gumball (Cartoon Network)

• Wahl Street, Season 2 (Max Original)

• Halloween Wars, Seasons 14 & 15 (Food)

7 OCTOBER

• Ghost Adventures: House Calls, Season 2 (TLC)

• On The Case with Paula Zahn, Season 28 (ID)

• Zillow Gone Wild, Season 2 (HGTV)

• Black Art: In The Absence of Light (HBO)

• Halloween Baking Championship, Seasons 10 & 11 (Food)

8 OCTOBER

• The Casual Vacancy (HBO Original)

• Roller Jam (Max Original)

9 OCTOBER

• VGLY, Season 2 (Max Original, Mexico)

• Sister Wives, Season 20 (TLC)

10 OCTOBER

• Like Water for Chocolate (HBO Original, Mexico)

11 OCTOBER

• The Alabama Solution (HBO ORIGINAL)

In 2019, filmmakers visit an Alabama prison to film a revival meeting. Off camera, incarcerated men whisper a message: terrible things are going on here that are being kept secret from the public. This sparks an immersive 6-year investigation to discover the reality behind the walls of the nation’s deadliest prison system. With unprecedented direct access, the filmmakers learn from incarcerated men about a suspicious and violent death. The story unfolds in real time, revealing it isn’t an isolated incident, and that the official version appears far from the truth. What follows is a shocking story of brutality, corruption, and a system in collapse. As the men fight for their own survival, they embark on a campaign of resistance, against all odds.

• Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)

• The Iron Giant (1999)

• Corpse Bride (2005)

12 OCTOBER

• Kids Baking Championships, Season 12 (Food)

13 OCTOBER

• The Chair Company (HBO ORIGINAL)

From the twisted minds of Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin comes a wildly unpredictable new comedy series. Over eight episodes, the story follows a suburban family man (Robinson) whose life unravels after a humiliating mishap at work. What begins as a personal crisis quickly spirals into something far stranger, as he stumbles into a far-reaching conspiracy he can’t ignore.

Starring Tim Robinson, Lake Bell, and Sophia Lillis.

14 OCTOBER

• Match Me Abroad (TLC)

• DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Season 7 (DC)

• Our Towns (HBO)

17 OCTOBER

• Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: Season 2 (WB)

The sequel to Young Sheldon follows Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting, and marriage.

The series stars Montana Jordan (Georgie), Emily Osment (Mandy), Rachel Bay Jones (Audrey), Will Sasso (Jim), Dougie Baldwin (Connor) and Jessie Prez (Reuben). The series is created and executive produced by Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland.

• Baby Assassins Everyday! (SERIES)

Two roommates. One deadly secret. Chisato Sugimoto and Mahiro Fukagawa live quiet, ordinary lives—or so it seems. Beneath the surface, they’re elite assassins contracted by a covert organization. Chisato is charming and calculated; Mahiro, brilliant but emotionally distant. Together, they balance part-time jobs with precision kills, hiding in plain sight while navigating a world built on deception.

• The Thaw, Season 3 (Max Original, Poland)

• Love is for the Dogs (2025)

• Ignite (2025)

• Please Die My Beloved (2025)

• Mr. Mikami’s Classroom (2025)

• Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? (2025)

• Vivant (2023)

• La Grande Maison Tokyo (2019)

• La Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024)

• Light of My Lion (2024)

• Until I Destroy My Husband’s Other Family (2024)

• True Beauty (2025)

18 OCTOBER

• An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally (HBO Original)

• Escape from New York (1981)

• The Elephant Man (1980)

• The Bakersfield 3: A Tale of Murder and Motherhood (ID)

19 OCTOBER

• Road Kill, Season 8 (Discovery)

• Kids Baking Championships, Season 13 (Food)

20 OCTOBER

• The Fastest Woman on Earth (Max Original)

• Longmire, Seasons 1-6 (WB)

21 OCTOBER

• Expedition Unknown, Season 15 (Discovery)

• Exterminate All The Brutes (HBO)

22 OCTOBER

• Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (HBO Original)

• Deadliest Catch, Season 21 (Discovery)

23 OCTOBER

• 30 Coins, Season 2 (HBO Original, Spain)

• Residential Rage (ID)

25 OCTOBER

• Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

27 OCTOBER

• IT: Welcome to Derry (HBO ORIGINAL)

Set in the terrifying world of Stephen King’s iconic IT universe, IT: Welcome to Derry is an HBO Original drama series that dives deeper into the dark mythology behind the infamous Pennywise. Developed for television by acclaimed filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (IT, The Flash) alongside Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman, Argylle), the series expands the chilling vision first brought to life in the blockbuster films IT and IT Chapter Two. Inspired by King’s legendary novel, the eight-episode season unearths new horrors lurking beneath the surface of a town haunted by its past.

• Naked and Afraid XL Brazil (Discovery)

• Castle Rock: Seasons 1 & 2 (WB)

• 11.22.63 (WB)

28 OCTOBER

• Second Chance Stage (MAX ORIGINAL)

29 OCTOBER

• Country Doctor (HBO ORIGINAL)