HBO Max is closing out the year with a brand-new in-app destination called “Always the Season,” a curated holiday hub designed to help viewers catch up on the year’s biggest shows while settling into seasonal comfort-watching. The collection is now live on the platform and brings together 2025’s most talked-about originals, holiday favorites, themed Yule logs, franchise marathons, and even meme-inspired artwork for some of the service’s most iconic titles.
It’s the kind of collection that works whether you’re looking for a go-to family movie night pick, a binge-worthy award contender, or something cozy to keep on in the background between gatherings.
What Is “Always The Season” on HBO Max?
The new page highlights curated rows including “The Best of 2025,” “This Year’s Hidden Gems,” “Annual Watch Parties,” “That Time of Year,” and the new “Most Meme’d” spotlight, where titles such as The White Lotus, The Last of Us, Peacemaker, It: Welcome to Derry, And Just Like That…, and the Warner Bros. hit film Sinners get transformed into custom meme artwork.
Below is the full breakdown of HBO Max’s highlighted holiday categories and everything included as part of the “Always The Season” rollout.
The Best of 2025
Showcasing the year’s biggest hits, from Emmy-winning originals to box-office favorites.
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (Max Original)
- A Minecraft Movie
- Companion
- Death of a Unicorn (A24)
- Duster (Max Original)
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- Hacks (Max Original)
- Harley Quinn (Max Original)
- I Love LA (HBO Original)
- It: Welcome to Derry (HBO Original)
- Mickey 17
- Mountainhead (HBO Original)
- My Mom Jayne (HBO Original)
- Peacemaker
- Rick and Morty
- Sinners
- Smiling Friends
- Superman
- Task (HBO Original)
- The Alabama Solution (HBO Original)
- The Chair Company (HBO Original)
- The Gilded Age (HBO Original)
Annual Watch Parties
Holiday gatherings meet comfort movies and epic franchise favorites.
- A Christmas Story
- Batman (1989)
- Batman Begins
- Batman Returns
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Elf
- Four Christmases
- Gremlins
- Spy Kids
- Spy Kids 2
- Spy Kids 3D
- Superman II
- Superman: The Movie
- The Dark Knight
- The Dark Knight Returns
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The Polar Express
- The Wizard of Oz
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Wonka
That Time of Year
Nostalgic holiday films and warm-hearted seasonal stories.
- 8-Bit Christmas
- A Christmas Carol
- A Christmas Mystery
- A Christmas Open House
- A Christmas Story
- A Christmas Story
- A Christmas Story Christmas
- A Gingerbread Christmas
- A Hollywood Christmas
- Almost Christmas
- Bad Santa
- Bad Santa 2
- Candy Coated Christmas
- Christmas with the Kranks
- Designing Christmas
- Elf
- Fake Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Four Christmases
- Holiday Harmony
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- One Delicious Christmas
- Santa Camp
- The Man Who Invented Christmas
- The Polar Express
Cozy By the Fire
HBO Max–exclusive Yule Logs inspired by iconic worlds.
- Harry Potter: Fireplace Yule Log
- World of Westeros: Dragon Egg Yule Log
- Rick and Morty Yule Log
- Calcifer Yule Log
- Super Cute Yule Log
Classic Comfort Watches
Timeless binge-worthy series and movies perfect for slow winter weekends.
- A Minecraft Movie
- Abbott Elementary
- Barbie
- Big Bang Theory
- Casablanca
- Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Friends
- Gossip Girl
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- One Tree Hill
- Pride and Prejudice
- Pushing Daisies
- Sex and the City (HBO Original)
- Singin’ in the Rain
- Somebody Somewhere (HBO Original)
- The OC
- The Vampire Diaries
- The Wizard of Oz
- Veep (HBO Original)
- Young Sheldon