Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on HBO Max, Including ‘Krypto Saves the Day!’

HBO Max has a fresh batch of arrivals and recent drops spanning true-crime, travel, home-design, animation, and new scripted series. If you’re planning a weekend watch, this roundup sticks to the latest weekly schedules and focuses on plot setups, cast, creators, and production details.

We’ve prioritized the newest additions first, then Max Originals and other notable projects, so you can jump straight to what just landed. Each entry gives you the essentials in two quick paragraphs to help you decide what to queue up.

‘Krypto Saves the Day!’ (2025–)

This animated kids-and-family series follows Superman’s superdog, Krypto, as everyday good-boy intentions turn into pint-sized rescues around Metropolis. Episodes center simple neighborhood stakes and canine heroics with gentle lessons woven into the antics.

Credits on the rollout list David Gemmill among directors, with production overseen by Michael Baum and Ryan Kramer. The show is categorized under Kids & Family and expands DC’s animation presence on the service with new week-of episodes.

‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ (2025–)

A comedic procedural, ‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’ tracks sibling detectives working cases in a small town while dealing with eccentric locals, limited resources, and a complicated relationship with their law-enforcement father. Storylines blend case-of-the-week mysteries with family dynamics across the season.

Created by John Quaintance, the series stars Leighton Meester, Luke Cook, Devon Terrell, and Clancy Brown. Executive producers include Trent O’Donnell and John Quaintance, with production partners Future Shack Entertainment, Jungle Entertainment, and ITV Studios.

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

Hosted by Eva Longoria, this travel-and-culture docuseries explores Spain’s cities, people, and foodways while also tracing the host’s family connections. Episodes map stops in major hubs and regional communities, mixing culinary segments with local history and traditions.

The series runs across eight parts and is produced by Hyphenate Media Group. Program listings emphasize contemporary life and heritage, with Longoria front-and-center as on-camera guide for each destination.

‘My Happy Place’ (2025–)

This unscripted travel show invites well-known guests to revisit locations that mean the most to them, unpacking the memories and turning points tied to each setting. Episodes combine destination footage with first-person storytelling about why particular places became anchors in the guests’ lives.

The hour-long format features a rotating cast that includes figures such as Alan Cumming and Taraji P. Henson. The production is positioned in the news-documentary lane, with week-one chapters opening Season 1.

‘Lady in the Lake’ (2024)

Set in 1960s Baltimore, this limited series adapts Laura Lippman’s novel about an aspiring investigative reporter who becomes consumed by two deaths that rattle the city. The narrative weaves newsroom ambition with a portrait of the era’s social landscape.

Created by Alma Har’el, the series stars Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram, with Y’lan Noel and Brett Gelman in supporting roles. Har’el leads the creative team behind the miniseries, which arrived to the service as part of the early-October slate.

‘The Friday the 13th Murders’ (2025–)

A brand-new true-crime anthology, ‘The Friday the 13th Murders’ examines real homicide cases tied to the superstition-heavy date. Episodes reconstruct events using investigator interviews and archival materials, framing timelines around the date’s ominous reputation.

The series is positioned within a broader October true-crime rollout under the Investigation Discovery banner. Week-one guides highlight a premiere focused on a teen whose fixation with serial killers spirals into violence.

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

This returning true-crime series unpacks cases with eerie parallels to “nightmare on Elm Street”-style scenarios—minus the fiction—through interviews, case files, and law-enforcement accounts. Each hour charts the investigative path from initial scene to key breaks.

The anthology is produced by Grandma’s House Entertainment for Investigation Discovery. New episodes are listed for early October, with next-day streaming placements collected on HBO Max.

‘Where We Call Home’ (2021–)

The home-design docuseries follows owners and designers as they transform unconventional properties—factories, firehouses, storefronts—into distinctive residences. Episodes walk through vision, structural choices, materials, and the final reveal.

Part of a Magnolia-originated slate, the show spans multiple seasons. Recent listings spotlight adaptive reuse and craft-forward builds, with new installments rolling into the HBO Max library this week.

‘Mysteries of the Abandoned’ (2017–)

This documentary series investigates deserted megastructures, forgotten facilities, and ghost towns to explain how once-ambitious projects failed. Experts, archival footage, and on-site reporting break down engineering, economics, and geopolitics behind each site.

Across its many seasons and spinoffs, the franchise profiles locations around the world. The format mixes design analysis with historical context, with new week-of episodes tracing blueprints, construction quirks, and the reasons these places were left behind.

‘We Baby Bears’ (2022–)

A spin-off prequel to ‘We Bare Bears’, this Cartoon Network series follows baby Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear as they travel in a magical box searching for a perfect home. Each short adventure lands the trio in a new world with fresh characters and mini-quests.

Produced within Warner Bros. Television’s animation pipeline, the series anchors an all-ages slate on the service. Multiple seasons are available, with recent weekly additions included in the current schedule.

Got your own picks from this week’s lineup? Drop your must-stream choices in the comments!