I’m not here to sell you HBO Max. I don’t have a dog in the entertainment industry fight, I don’t have an endorsement deal with them (yet) and, as far as I’m aware, the site doesn’t make any money from me mentioning them either. In fact, there’s a strong possibility that you’re getting HBO Max for free right now anyway. If you subscribe to regular HBO, a lot of companies are bundling the streaming service at no additional charge, and there are several other paths to upgraded services. If you’re considering subscribing, it’s worth taking a moment to check if you can get it for nothing.

Seven Things to Binge on HBO Max

There was a ton of coverage about the famed Snyder Cut of DC’s Justice League movie being a cornerstone for HBO Max content, but that won’t be out until at least 2021. So what makes HBO Max worth the subscription at launch? Disney was able to pull off the launch of their streaming service with the breakout hit The Mandalorian and everyone’s favorite wrinkly little plush toy of 2019, Werner Herzog.

HBO Max is lacking that vehicle, but offering services free to so many people is probably going to help the subscriber count. So what is there to watch? I looked through HBO Max’s impressive launch catalog to find a list of seven things you can binge-watch this weekend:

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

They’re all here. For the first time on any streaming platform, Will, Carlton, Uncle Phil and the rest of the family are finally here to be enjoyed by a whole new generation. If I had to bet on the first of the classic content on HBO Max to really pop on social media, this is where my money goes. With 148 episodes, this one is going to take up your entire weekend, and you might have to wire your eyes open like in A Clockwork Orange at some point.

Rick and Morty

You may have caught this one on Hulu where they’re also streaming, but even if you did, you know it’s worth few dozen re-watches. The half-improv all-animated manic adventures of sociopathic genius Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty as they bounce around an ever-expanding multi-verse are hands-down the funniest thing on TV. Brilliantly written and wildly absurd, you never know where this show is going. The new season is currently airing and has yet to land on HBO Max, so at a paltry 11 hours you can knock this one out in one sitting if you stock up on enough munchies.

The Wire

You’ve put it off long enough. What better time to finally actually sit down and see what all the fuss is about? This slow burn of an encyclopedic look through the inner workings of a major city is shown through the eyes of drug dealers on street corners, cops trying to bust them, councilmen dealing with the actions of cops, mayors, reporters and everyone in between. Phenomenal acting, incredible storytelling and a deep look at life in urban America, this is the HBO series everyone says they’ve seen, but should really take the time to watch. This one will take you around 60 hours end to end, which fits into an after-work Friday nonstop until work on Monday morning routine.

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All of the Harry Potter Movies

From The Sorcerer’s Stone to The Deathly Hallows, the series clocks in at a crisp 19 hours and 48 minutes. This is one a really committed fan could knock out in a day. A weekend might be a bit healthier. The series ages well with its cast and subject matter, moving from lighthearted family-friendly adventures to the darker, more adult tones of the later J.K. Rowling books on which they are based.

Doom Patrol

I’ll admit, I’m only one episode into this one, but I’ve heard good things in a getting exactly what you expect kind of way. Based on an offshoot DC Comics product, the series is another in a line of gritty adult-themed superhero products. This one is done with some for the fun of it vulgarity, winking to the camera and knowledge of what it is. It doesn’t take itself overly seriously, which I mean as a compliment here. With the second season landing on HBO Max in June, this is the perfect time to check out the first, not many of us saw it on the short-lived DC streaming platform that HBO swallowed. Fifteen episodes totaling something around 13 hours allows you to put this one together with Rick and Morty and have yourself a day with your couch.

North by Northwest – Classic Movies

This one isn’t a binge on its own, but once you start clicking around the Turner Classic Movies menu looking for it, I’m betting you pull up one title after the next. There are a ton of movies to choose from in this corner of HBO Max, from ancient but amazing Charlie Chaplin flicks all the way to modern movies like Armageddon (which stretches the definition of the word “classic”), there’s something for everyone in here. My choice to start is a 1959 mistaken-identity thriller from genius filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, and it is possibly his masterpiece. At a feature-length 136 minutes, this one is good to get your evening of classic films going in suspense and style.

All of the Nightmare on Elm Street Movies

For the more demented of us, HBO Max has compiled all of the Freddy Krueger movies in one spot. I couldn’t be more excited about this; it was the first thing I pulled up when I subscribed. This is a series that I binge-watched in high school on VHS in my friend J.P.’s basement before binge-watching was a thing; we were extremely popular. The tone varies wildly, from the original Wes Craven masterpiece, A Nightmare on Elm Street and its straightforward slasher movie tone, to the campy later entries that are essentially gory comedies, there’s just something fun about these movies. Robert Englund never fails to delight as the knife-fingered maniac, slicing his way through teenagers dreams and into our hearts with clever quips and creative kills. There is no remake, there never was, don’t mention it, don’t watch it. I’m estimating about a 12-hour watch on these. Start it in the early evening so things begin to get really weird in the wee hours of the morning.

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