Christmas Arrives In November On HBO Max
by Erik Amaya
While the fate of Warner Bros. Discovery is once again up in the air with word of a potential sale to a suitor like Apple or Skydance, HBO Max carries on being the best streamer it can be. And for November 2025, that means a lot of Christmas and holiday-themed material. It all starts on the first of the month with the 1938 version of A Christmas Carol and, naturally enough, A Christmas Story. The latter is the 1980s film that became a perennial favorite thanks to its constant broadcasts on television across the decades and at least one cable channel playing it 24 hours straight on Christmas Day.
The 1938 Christmas Carol, meanwhile, features a number of obscure actors, but June Lockhart and Leo G. Carroll in smaller roles. The MGM production also features an expanded part for Fred Scrooge, a character often omitted from film adaptations.
Other highlights for the month include Guillermo del Toro‘s first Hellboy movie, Elf, a new season of Teen Titans GO!, and at least two seasons of Beat Bobby Flay. Additionally, several of the modern Planet of the Apes films will be available across the month. Check the list below to see when each film or show debuts and, maybe, find a new holiday classic to enjoy.
November 1
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
A Christmas Carol (1938)
A Christmas Story
A United Kingdom
A Woman’s Face
Alex Cross (2012)
Backfire
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Betrayed (1954)
Brick Mansions
Crime Wave
Dangerous Liaisons
Deception (1946)
Desperate
Destination Tokyo
Dillinger
Each Dawn I Die
Elf
Four Christmases
Happy Feet
Hellboy (2004)
House of 1000 Corpses
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Invisible Stripes
Johnny Angel
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Marine Raiders
Marked Woman
Monster-In-Law
Murder, My Sweet
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Nocturne
Norm of the North
Objective, Burma!
Out of the Fog
Out of the Past
Puss In Boots
Red Light
Red Riding Hood
Roadblock
Screaming Eagles
Sucker Punch
The Bride of Frankenstein
The Devil’s Rejects
The Devil’s Rejects: Director’s Cut
The Kitchen, Season 39 (Food Network)
The Locket
The Man I Love
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Polar Express
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Public Enemy
The Roaring Twenties
The Set-Up
The Town
The Unsuspected
The Wolfman
The Women (1939)
They Live by Night
They Were Expendable
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
This Woman Is Dangerous
Where Danger Lives
November 2
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
I Love LA, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Paranormal Caught on Camera, Season 9 (Travel)
Past Lives (A24)
Unlocked: Family Secrets, Season 1 (OWN)
November 3
Barney’s World, Season 1E (Cartoon Network)
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, Season 2 (Food Network)
I Am Curious Johnny
In the Eye of the Storm, Season 3 (Discovery)
Wardens of the North, Season 5 (Animal Planet)
November 4th
Holiday Baking Championship, Season 12 (Food Network)
Supermarket Stakeout, Season 7 (Food Network)
Tom and Jerry Gokko Shorts, Season 1A
November 5th
The LEGO Ninjago Movie
The Plot Thickens, Season 6 (TCM)
Who Hired the Hitman?, Season 1 (ID)
November 6th
A Man Called Otto
Alex vs ARod (HBO Original)
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 39 (Food Network)
Expedition Files, Season 3 (Discovery)
Expedition Unknown, Season 16 (Discovery)
Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas, Season 1 (Food Network)
November 7th
Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 52 (Food Network)
Let’s Go Bananas, Season 1B (Cartoon Network)
Maine Cabin Masters, Season 11 (Magnolia Network)
Materialists (A24)
The Vallecas Files (HBO Original)
November 8th
Gold Rush, Season 16 (Discovery)
November 9th
Build for Off-Road, Season 2 (Motortrend)
November 10th
Bad Sports: When Fans Turn Violent for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
Sweet Empire: Winter Wars, Season 1 (Food Network)
November 12th
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 41 (Food Network)
Hoarding for the Holidays, Season 1 (HGTV)
Homestead Rescue, Season 13 (Discovery)
November 13th
Ângela Diniz: Murdered and Convicted, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Body Cam, Season 10 (ID)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (20th Century Studios)
November 14th
Eddington (A24)
One to One: John & Yoko (HBO Original)
Silly Sundays, Season 1D (Cartoon Network)
The Seduction (HBO Original)
November 15th
The Last Woodsmen, Season 2 (Discovery)
November 18th
Gingerbread Land: The Biggest Little Holiday Competition, Season 1 (Magnolia Network)
Thoughts & Prayers (HBO Original)
November 20th
Missing (2023)
Work on the Wild Side, Season 1 (Animal Planet)
November 21st
Teen Titans Go!, Season 9E (Cartoon Network)
November 22nd
Belle Collective, Season 6 (OWN)
Bugs Bunny Builders, Season 2H (Cartoon Network)
November 26th
Flight Risk (Lionsgate)
November 28th
Krypto Saves the Day: Package Pandemonium (DCU)
Obsession: The Murder of a Beauty Queen (HBO Original)
November 30th
OWN for the Holidays Movie: Fake Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (OWN)
