Great returns, docuseries, miniseries. A new month arrives and HBO Max adds several new features to the catalogue. Here are the April 2026 releases on the streaming platform
Gina Lollobrigida: Disputed Diva (April 3, 2026)
We start on April 3rd with Gina Lollobrigida: Disputed Divathe docuseries produced by Indigo Stories and Loft Produzioni. The authors are Carlo Altinier and Matteo Billi, with the collaboration of Elena Martelli, Ilenia Petracalvina, Shaila Risolo and Morena Zapparoli on the texts. The direction is by Graziano Conversano.
Gina Lollobrigida: Disputed Diva reconstructs the intricate and sensational judicial story that captured the attention of public opinion between accusations, deceptions and surprising revelations. Through archive materials and testimonies, it retraces the life of the great diva of international cinema – actress, photographer, sculptor and painter, symbol of talent and independence – until her death in 2023, focusing on the legal battle that exploded around her huge fortune. Competing for the economic, artistic and moral inheritance are her son Milko Skofic, her self-styled husband Francisco Javier Rigau and her manager Andrea Piazzolla, while the last years of the actress’s life turn into a vortex of suspicions, family tensions and alleged manipulations.
Euphoria, season 3 (April 13, 2026)
It continues on April 13, 2026 with Euphoria. The third season follows a close-knit group of childhood friends as they grapple with the value of faith, the possibility of redemption and the problem of evil, facing the emotional and moral complexities of adulthood, as the choices of the past continue to influence their future.
Season 3 main cast: Emmy winner Zendaya (Rue Bennett), Hunter Schafer (Jules Vaughn), Eric Dane (Cal Jacobs) – who continues to struggle with ALS -, Golden Globe nominee Jacob Elordi (Nate Jacobs), Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney (Cassie Howard), Alexa Demie (Maddy Perez), Maude Apatow (Lexi Howard), Emmy nominee Martha Kelly (Laurie), Chloe Cherry (Faye), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Toby Wallace. Returning guest stars include Emmy winner Colman Domingo (Ali), Grammy nominee Dominic Fike (Elliot), Nika King (Leslie Bennett), Alanna Ubach (Suze Howard), Sophia Rose Wilson (BB), Melvin “Bonez” Estes (Bruce), Daeg Faerch (Mitch), Paula Marshall (Marsha Jacobs), Zak Steiner (Aaron) and Marsha Gambles (Miss Marsha). Season 3’s new guest stars include: Emmy winner Sharon Stone, Grammy-winning singer ROSALÍA, Danielle Deadwyler, Marshawn Lynch, Anna Van Patten, Emmy nominee Asante Blackk, Bella Podaras, Bill Bodner, Cailyn Rice, Christopher Ammanuel, Christopher Grove, Colleen Camp, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Eli Roth, Gideon Adlon, Hemky Madera, Homer Gere, Jack Topalian, James Landry Hébert, Jeff Wahlberg, Jessica Blair Herman, Justin Sintic, Emmy nominee Kadeem Hardison, Kwame Patterson, Madison Thompson, Matthew Willig, Meredith Mickelson, Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne, Priscilla Delgado, Rebecca Pidgeon, Sam Trammell, Smilez, Trisha Paytas, Tyler Lawrence Gray and Vinnie Hacker.
Half Man (April 24, 2026)
Ends April 24, 2026 with Half Manminiseries created and written by Richard Gadd. The cast consists of Richard Gadd, Jamie Bell, Stuart Campbell, Mitchell Robertson, Neve McIntosh, Marianne McIvor, Charlie De Melo, Bilal Hasna, Julie Cullen, Amy Manson, Anjli Mohindra, Tim Downie, Tom Andrews, Philippine Velge, Stuart McQuarrie, Sandy Batchelor, Piers Ewart, Scot Greenan, and newcomers Charlotte Blackwood, Calum Manchip and Kate Robson-Stuart.
Half Man follows the events of the “brothers” Niall and Ruben, who have long been estranged from each other. When Ruben shows up unexpectedly at Niall’s wedding, the encounter sparks an explosion of violence that takes us back in time through their lives. Spanning almost forty years, from the 1980s to the present day, the series sees Mitchell Robertson and Stuart Campbell play Niall and Ruben as young people and explores the ups and downs of their relationship: from first meeting as troubled teenagers to their breakup in adulthood, going through positive, painful, dramatic, ironic and conflictual moments. The series captures the wild energy of a changing city – and a changing world – by delving deeply into what it means to be a man.
HBO Max, all releases for April 2026
- Gina Lollobrigida: Disputed Diva (April 3, 2026)
- Euphoria, season 3 (April 13, 2026)
- The Smashing Machine (April 23, 2026)
- Half Man (April 24, 2026)
