Everything Coming to HBO in February
It’s a short month, but you can fit in a new season of High Maintenance and a scam-focused docuseries.
The summer of scam has been going on for so many seasons, it’s time to accept that it’s just a perennial thing. HBO has a new doc called McMillions about a man who had been gaming McDonald’s annual Monopoly sweepstakes for years. Once you finish the entertaining six-part docuseries, there are plenty of other things new to HBO to watch.
Alita: Battle Angel — Feb. 1
Cyborg Alita makes a new life in Iron City since she can’t remember her former one. The performance-capture animated film is based on the manga Gunnm. Before you watch, check out our visit to the movie’s set.
McMillions — Feb. 3
It’s been a while since the dueling Fyre Festival documentaries; to fill that space in our hearts is McMillions, a six-part docuseries about a 12-year scam involving McDonald’s annual Monopoly sweepstakes. (Spoiler alert: The perpetrator is not who you would expect.)
High Maintenance: Season 4 — Feb. 7
It’s just The Guy and his dog this season on High Maintenance. Some favorite characters return and, of course, there are lots of new ones, including Ira Glass playing himself.
We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest — Feb. 18
If the doldrums of winter have set in and you need something uplifting to watch, there’s this documentary about a public speaking competition for kids in pre-K through 12th grade.
Everything Coming to HBO in February
Theatrical Premieres
February 1
Alita: Battle Angel
February 8
Ma
February 15
Shaft
February 22
Annabelle Comes Home
February 29
Anna
Series Premiere
February 3
McMillion$
The Teenage Psychic: Season 2
February 7
High Maintenance: Season 4 Premiere
February 17
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 7 Premiere
February 18
Beforeigners: Season 1
Original Programming
February 3
The World Behind the Teenage Psychic
February 7
The Shop: Uninterrupted
February 11
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
February 18
We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
February 22
Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One
February 28
HBO Latino Presents: A Tiny Audience: Episodes 2–4
Estrenos
February 1
Desecho (Debris)
February 7
Inciales SG (Initials S.G.)
February 21
Muralla (The Goalkeeper)
American Black Film Festival’s HBO Short Film Competition Winners
February 1
Days After Your Departure
Emergency
Hair Wolf
Moths & Butterflies
Suitable
February 3
Flight
February 4
Cap
February 5
Evelyn x Evelyn
February 6
The Fisherman
February 7
Wednesday
Movies
February 1
Cake
Casino Royale (1967)
Casino Royale (2006)
Defending Your Life
Due Date
The Honeymooners
Hostel (Extended Version)
Hostel Part II (Extended Version)
In A World…
The Island
Intolerable Cruelty
Last Chance Harvey
Last Tango in Paris
The Others
Prisoners
Punch-Drunk Love
Quantum of Solace
Side Effects
The Skulls
The Skulls II
The Skulls III
The Thomas Crown Affair
Valkyrie
Voyage of the Damned
Winter’s Bone
February 6
Storks
Originally published at https://www.pcmag.com.
