Here Are the Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on HBO Max, Including ‘Scariest House in America’

HBO Max is loading up the library with a wide mix of docuseries, competition shows, animated picks for kids, and fresh unscripted debuts—plenty to fill your weekend queue. From food battles and home-makeover marathons to spooky house tours and true-crime profiles, the new arrivals cover a lot of ground and bring along well-known hosts, judges, and creative teams.

To help you plan, here are ten titles newly landing on the service that you can dive into right now. Release timing runs through this week and into the weekend, and each entry below includes clear background—what it’s about and who’s behind it—so you can jump straight to what fits your mood.

‘Scariest House in America’ (2024– )

This series follows host Retta as she tours allegedly haunted homes across the United States, meeting owners and walking through the stories and design quirks that earned each property its chilling reputation. Episodes culminate in a competition element that ends with a six-figure renovation prize delivered by designer Alison Victoria, spotlighting how upgrades can reframe even the eeriest spaces for everyday living.

Each installment pairs homeowner accounts with expert evaluations and production walkthroughs, combining house-tour entertainment with makeover stakes. The format blends on-site visits, interviews, and design-plan reveals to spotlight the most spine-tingling residences as a season-long showcase.

‘Destruction Decoded’ (2023– )

‘Destruction Decoded’ is a factual docuseries that breaks down history’s major disasters—air incidents, rail catastrophes, and other large-scale events—using archival footage, CGI reconstructions, and technical analysis. Episodes are structured to explain cause-and-effect chains, with engineers and investigators mapping how failures cascade into full-blown crises.

The production leans on countdown-style segments and expert commentary to reconstruct timelines and reveal the science behind structural, mechanical, and human-factor breakdowns. Across its run, the series aims to document what went wrong, what could have prevented it, and how lessons learned inform safety standards today.

‘Sin City Rehab’ (2025– )

Set in Las Vegas, this unscripted series follows designer-developer Alison Victoria as she scales her business and tackles high-stakes renovations in a market defined by bold architecture and luxury finishes. The show extends her on-camera portfolio with projects that range from ground-up builds to complex reworks on tight timelines.

Episodes track budgeting, contractor coordination, and design decisions from concept to reveal, highlighting Victoria’s approach to layouts, materials, and client needs. The season centers on multi-million-dollar transformations, permitting challenges, and the logistics of moving crews through large-scale jobs in and around the Strip.

‘Bea’s Block’ (2024– )

A preschool animated series from Sesame Workshop, ‘Bea’s Block’ follows 5-year-old Bea and friends Ty and Lexi in Blocktown as they navigate everyday problems through music-infused adventures. Stories model empathy, problem-solving, and friendship in short, colorful episodes designed for family co-viewing.

The show’s animation is produced by A Productions, with voice talent that includes Everly Carganilla among the young leads. Each episode centers on a clear social-emotional theme, combining songs, gentle humor, and approachable obstacles to encourage skills that kids can practice at home.

‘Truck Dynasty’ (2025– )

‘Truck Dynasty’ goes inside the custom-truck world with Joe Ghattas and the family team behind Apocalypse Manufacturing and SoFlo Customs, where over-the-top builds—from 6×6 conversions to amphibious creations—roll from concept to delivery. The series showcases shop dynamics, engineering problem-solving, and high-profile client requests.

Produced by Scott Brothers Entertainment, with Drew and Jonathan Scott as executive producers, the show documents fabrication workflows, specialty parts sourcing, and testing runs. Episodes spotlight both the spectacle of the finished vehicles and the practical step-by-step processes that bring each ambitious design to life.

‘100 Day Dream Home’ (2020– )

This HGTV favorite follows Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt as they guide clients from lot selection and floor-plan design through construction and final walkthrough in roughly 100 days. Mika leads real-estate and design, while Brian directs build-site logistics and project management across the Tampa Bay area.

Episodes capture budget balancing, schedule crunches, and surprise hurdles, along with cabinetry, tile, and fixture choices that define each home’s look. The series emphasizes how the duo coordinates trades, manages inspections, and delivers move-in-ready spaces under a compressed timeline.

‘Chopped’ (2009– )

The long-running culinary competition returns with host Ted Allen and a rotating panel of judges that has included Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, Scott Conant, and more. Four chefs face appetizer, entrée, and dessert rounds built around mystery-basket ingredients, with one competitor eliminated after each course.

Created by Michael Krupat, Dave Noll, and Linda Lea and produced by Notional, the series films at Food Network Studios in New York. Across themed tournaments and special episodes, directors and culinary producers shape challenges that test creativity, technique, and time management, with the winner claiming a cash prize.

‘Halloween Baking Championship’ (2015– )

This seasonal spinoff of ‘Holiday Baking Championship’ features bakers crafting spooky-themed desserts across pre-heats and main heats, set against elaborate haunted-house backdrops. John Henson serves as host in recent seasons, while judging panels have included Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Stephanie Boswell.

The competition emphasizes sculpted cakes, intricately decorated cookies, and plated treats that channel classic horror motifs. Production design, challenge rules, and time limits all push contestants to balance visual impact with flavor and texture as they advance toward the finale.

‘Truck Universe’ (2005– )

Known to gearheads as ‘Truck U’, ‘Truck Universe’ focuses on trucks, 4x4s, and SUVs, with monster-truck expert Matt Steele and master mechanic Bruno Massel leading hands-on projects and upgrades. The series has built a deep catalog of suspension swaps, drivetrain installs, and overlanding builds since its mid-2000s launch.

Produced by Brenton Productions, the show pairs step-by-step shop segments with tips and product demos tested on the garage floor. Episodes are structured to teach practical techniques while showcasing finished results on-road and off-road.

‘Signs of a Psychopath’ (2020– )

This true-crime series reexamines criminal cases to highlight psychopathic traits through interrogation-room audio, archival footage, and expert commentary. Produced by Red Marble Media, the program has featured executive producers including Stephen Dost and Kevin Fitzpatrick.

Installments bring in psychologists and investigators—among them credited participants like N. G. Berrill—to analyze manipulation, remorselessness, and behavioral patterns evident in transcripts and case files. The format uses interview clips and narrative reconstruction to contextualize how these traits surface across different crimes.

Share which of these new arrivals you’re queuing up first this weekend in the comments!