Here Are the Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on HBO Max, Including ‘Lady in the Lake’

If your weekend queue needs a refresh, Max has a wave of new and recent arrivals spanning scripted dramas, kids’ animation, true-crime docs, travel series, and design shows. The lineup below is pulled strictly from this week’s additions and late-September roll-ins, so you can jump into something current without digging.

Each entry includes what the show covers and who’s involved—cast, hosts, or key creative names—focused on concrete details like source material, production banners, and episode structure. Pick a starting point, hit play, and you’re set for the weekend.

‘Lady in the Lake’ (2024)

Set in 1960s Baltimore, ‘Lady in the Lake’ follows an aspiring investigative reporter whose fixation on two unsettling deaths pulls her into the city’s fault lines of politics, crime, and media. The series adapts Laura Lippman’s novel, keeping the period newsroom backdrop and the dual-case structure that drives the mystery forward.

The limited series was created by filmmaker Alma Har’el and features Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram, with Y’lan Noel and Brett Gelman among the supporting cast. Har’el’s team shaped the miniseries as a self-contained story, with period production design and a focus on character-centric investigation.

‘Krypto Saves the Day!’ (2025– )

‘Krypto Saves the Day!’ centers on Superman’s loyal superdog navigating everyday mischief around Metropolis that frequently turns into pint-sized rescues. Episodes are built for younger viewers, with short, self-contained adventures that revolve around Krypto trying to be a “good boy” while occasionally saving the city.

Credits list David Gemmill among the directors, with producers Michael Baum and Ryan Kramer. The show is positioned in Kids & Family, arriving as part of the broader DC slate on Max and offering a light, comedic canine spin on superhero action.

‘Mysteries of the Abandoned’ (2017– )

This long-running documentary series investigates deserted megastructures, derelict facilities, and ghost towns to explain why they were built—and why they were left behind. Episodes combine engineering analysis, archival footage, and on-location visuals to reconstruct the lifecycle of each site.

Originating on the Travel Channel and expanded through multiple seasons and U.S.-focused iterations, the franchise profiles design choices and historical events that led to construction, decline, and abandonment. Newer entries keep the case-study format that blends expert commentary with forensic-style site histories.

‘The Real Murders on Elm Street’ (2024– )

‘The Real Murders on Elm Street’ examines true cases with eerie echoes of nightmare-style scenarios, following investigators as they sort fact from rumor. Episodes weave interviews, case files, and archival materials into a step-by-step reconstruction from first report to resolution.

Produced by Grandma’s House Entertainment for Investigation Discovery, the anthology returns with new installments structured around detectives’ work, survivor testimony, and timeline-driven storytelling. Season updates note additional cases landing as part of an early-October rollout.

‘The Friday the 13th Murders’ (2025– )

A brand-new true-crime series, ‘The Friday the 13th Murders’ investigates homicides linked to the infamous date, contrasting superstition with documented facts. The premiere centers on a teen whose fixation on serial killers leads to a catastrophic night, with subsequent episodes unpacking other date-tied crimes.

Positioned within a broader October crime slate from Investigation Discovery, the show is framed as a week-by-week documentary series. Program materials emphasize its place in the crime-and-documentary category, with the debut episode anchoring its real-events premise.

‘Where We Call Home’ (2020– )

‘Where We Call Home’ tracks homeowners and designers as they transform unconventional structures—factories, firehouses, storefronts—into distinctive living spaces. Each episode follows the concept, build, and reveal, highlighting adaptive reuse and practical solutions for unusual footprints.

The series originates from the Magnolia banner and spans multiple seasons, documenting architectural storytelling alongside budget and layout problem-solving. Recent guides highlight continued availability of newer installments, including episodes focused on inventive conversions and lived-in functionality.

‘Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain’ (2025– )

Hosted by Eva Longoria, this eight-part docuseries explores Spain through its cities, foodways, and personal heritage connections, visiting places like Barcelona and Madrid and meeting local voices along the way. The focus blends travel, culture, and cuisine with a first-person lens.

Longoria serves as on-camera guide across the season. Platform listings underscore heritage, regional traditions, and contemporary life, situating the series within a travel-and-culture lane that extends her prior culinary travel work.

‘My Happy Place’ (2025– )

This unscripted travel series invites well-known guests to revisit locations that mean the most to them, unpacking the memories and milestones tied to each place. Episodes pair destination footage with personal storytelling, using each locale as context for a biography-driven narrative.

Produced by Boardwalk Pictures, the show features a rotating cast—including names like Alan Cumming and Taraji P. Henson—who share first-person accounts. The format leans on intimate conversations, sense-of-place cinematography, and episodic, guest-anchored chapters.

‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ (2025– )

‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ is a comedic procedural about sibling detectives solving cases in a small town while managing eccentric locals and a complicated relationship with their law-enforcement father. The series blends case-of-the-week plotting with family-dramedy arcs.

Created by John Quaintance, the cast includes Leighton Meester, Luke Cook, Devon Terrell, and Clancy Brown. Executive producers include Quaintance and Trent O’Donnell, with production partners Future Shack Entertainment, Jungle Entertainment, and ITV Studios on an eight-episode first season.

‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ (2025– )

A Spanish-language dramedy, ‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ follows a wealthy Spanish woman from Ecuador navigating family, romance, and the world of advertising—yes, even guinea pigs—within a contemporary, satirical frame. The story tracks her personal and professional reinvention across modern city life.

Developed by Cinema Fantasma, the series debuts with cast and expanded creative details rolling out as episodes land. Early listings position it as a character-driven ensemble with workplace dynamics set against cultural and class cross-currents.

Tell us which of these you’re starting first on Max this weekend in the comments!