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HBO Max continues its countdown to merge with Paramount+ later this year, but it still remains a good subscription for lots of hit movies and original programming. The last week of March heads into April with one of the most important sci-fi franchises of all time, plus a French drama that looks cool and the latest John Wick flick. We've got a rundown of everything new streaming below.
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From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina (March 27)
How long do you think they can keep the John Wick-iverse going before it gets too silly? The first spinoff, Ballerina, doesn't break any new ground, but it still provides all of the ridiculous gunplay, bizarre assassin lore, and scenery-chewing performances we love. Ana de Armas stars as a woman raised by the Ruska Roma guild to become a contract killer, only to go rogue when she meets a member of the cult that murdered her parents.
- Director: Len Wiseman
- Cast: Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane
- Genre: Action
- Rating: R
- IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
Privileges: Season 1 (March 27)
French-language HBO original Privileges takes place in the Citadel hotel, a refuge for the rich and famous. Ex-convict Adèle gets a job as a baggage handler there and quickly realizes that the job requires a lot more than moving luggage from the lobby to the room, as every favor hides a hidden cost and power dynamics shift rapidly. Early buzz is very promising, and fans of shows like The White Lotus should find a lot to love here.
- Stars: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Sandor Funtek, Melvil Poupaud
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: TV-MA
Aliens Franchise (April 1)
HBO Max's movie library is one of the strongest of any streaming service, and April sees a huge get: the first four Aliens movies, from 1979's landmark Alien forward, plus the Directors' Cut and Assembly Cut versions of many of them. 2024's Alien: Romulus also arrives on HBO Max next week. These are some of the most important science fiction movies ever made, so having them all in one place is a treat.
- Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, John Hurt
- Genre: Science Fiction
- Rating: TV-MA
HBO Max New Releases This Week
March 27
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Privileges - Season 1
March 30
The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper: 50 Years of Apple
March 31
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, Immigration Crackdown: A Year of Enforcement
April 1
A Big Hand for a Little Lady
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Alien vs. Predator: Extended Cut
Alien
Alien 3
Alien 3: The Assembly Cut
Alien Resurrection
Alien Resurrection: Special Edition
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem: Extended Cut
Alien: Director's Cut
Aliens
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Aliens: Director's Cut
Abbott and Costello In Hollywood
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Blood on the Moon
Cabin in the Sky
Captain Horatio Hornblower
Carson City
Dallas
Deeply - Seasons 1-3
Evil Lives Here: My Child the Killer - Season 1
Fort Dobbs
Fort Worth
Gunsmoke in Tucson
Inu-Oh
Man From the Black Hills
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
On Moonlight Bay
Out of the Past
Practical Magic
Rachel and the Stranger
Rancho Notorious
Renovation Aloha - Season 3
Riding Shotgun
Rocky Mountain
Roughshod
San Antonio
Santa Fe Trail
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Springfield Rifle
Tall in the Saddle
Tall Man Riding
The Bounty Hunter
The Boy and the Beast
The Devil Wears Prada
The Family
The Flame and the Arrow
The Hole in the Ground
The Left-Handed Gun
The Man
The Man Behind the Gun
The Man with a Cloak
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy Returns
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Naked Spur
The Oklahoman
The St. Louis Kid
They Died with Their Boots On
Thunder Over the Plains
Twister
Wagons West
Welcome to Plathville - Season 8
Westward the Women
Wichita
April 2
Body Bizarre - Season 8
Expedition Files - Season 4