List of Cinemax original programming
The following is a list of
television series that are currently or have been previously broadcast by the American pay television channel Cinemax
.
Although the large majority of Cinemax's programming consists of
feature films
, the network has produced and broadcast, either in first-run form or as secondary runs, a limited number of television series over the course of the network's existence.
In February 2011, it was announced that Cinemax would begin to offer mainstream original programming to compete with sister channel HBO, and rivals
HBO Max streaming service in 2020, Cinemax's non-adult library of programming shifted to that service throughout 2021, and original programming for the network has all but been depreciated under the ownership of AT&T, then Warner Bros. Discovery, with the desktop "Cinemax Go" service ending on July 31, 2022.[2]
Original programming
Drama
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banshee | crime thriller
|
January 11, 2013 | 4 seasons, 38 episodes | 43–59 min. | Ended[3] |
| The Knick | Period medical drama | August 8, 2014 | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 43–57 min. | Ended[4] |
| Outcast | Horror | June 3, 2016 | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 44–55 min. | Ended[5] |
| Quarry | Crime drama
|
September 9, 2016 | 1 seasons, 8 episodes | 48–81 min. | Ended[6] |
| Warrior | drama
|
April 5, 2019 | 2 season, 20 episodes | 44–60 min. | Moved to Max[7] |
| Jett | Crime drama
|
June 14, 2019 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 53–64 min. | Ended |
Animation
Adult animation
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus | Comedy | September 22, 2017 | 2 seasons, 16 episodes | 24–29 min. | Ended |
Co-productions
These shows have been commissioned by Cinemax in cooperation with a partner from another country.
| Title | Partner/Country | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strike Back | Sky One/United Kingdom | Action drama
|
August 12, 2011 | 8 seasons, 76 episodes | 42–48 min. | Ended |
Hunted
|
BBC One/United Kingdom | Action drama
|
October 19, 2012 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 58–59 min. | Ended[8] |
| Rellik | BBC One/United Kingdom | Crime drama
|
April 13, 2018 | 1 season, 6 episodes | 62 min. | Miniseries[9] |
C.B. Strike
|
BBC One/United Kingdom | Crime drama
|
June 1, 2018 | 2 seasons, 11 episodes | 59–61 min. | Moved to HBO |
| Trackers | Thriller | June 5, 2020 | 1 season, 6 episodes | 52–56 min. | Ended |
Classic programming
Sketch comedy
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCTV Channel | Sketch comedy | November 22, 1983 | 1 season, 18 episodes | 45 min. | Ended | Co-production with Superchannel of Canada |
Max After Dark
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erotic Confessions | Erotica | 1992 | 6 seasons, 59 episodes | 30 min. | Ended |
| Hot Line | January 6, 1995 | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | |||
| Nightcap | June 2, 1999 | 1 season, 13 episodes | |||
| The Pleasure Zone | September 3, 1999 | ||||
| Passion Cove | March 3, 2000 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 28 min. | ||
| Thrills | June 2, 2001 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 30 min. | ||
| The Best Sex Ever | May 3, 2002 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | |||
| Hotel Erotica | October 4, 2002 | 29 min. | |||
| Black Tie Nights / Hollywood Sexcapades | June 4, 2004 | 28 min. | |||
| Sex Games Vegas / Sex Games Cancun | May 6, 2005 | 30 min. | |||
| Hotel Erotica Cabo | January 6, 2006 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 22 min. | ||
| The Erotic Traveler | February 3, 2007 | 30 min. | |||
| Sin City Diaries | June 1, 2007 | 30 min. | |||
| Co-Ed Confidential | November 2, 2007 | 4 seasons, 52 episodes | 23 min. | ||
| Zane's Sex Chronicles | October 11, 2008 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 30 min. | ||
| Forbidden Science | January 9, 2009 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 23 min. | ||
| Lingerie | July 3, 2009 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 30 min. | ||
| Life on Top | October 3, 2009 | ||||
| Femme Fatales | May 13, 2011 | 2 seasons, 28 episodes | 25 min. | ||
| Skin to the Max | August 19, 2011 | 2 seasons, 10 episodes | 30 min. | ||
| Chemistry | 1 season, 13 episodes | ||||
| The Girl's Guide to Depravity | February 24, 2012 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | |||
| Working Girls in Bed | January 23, 2013 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |||
| Zane's The Jump Off | March 29, 2013 | 1 season, 13 episodes | |||
| Topless Prophet | May 30, 2014 | 1 season, 10 episodes |
References
- ^ Shain, Michael (February 14, 2011). "HBO's stealth plan to kill off 'Skinemax'". New York Post. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Cinemax GO - Sunset Notice". National Cable Television Cooperative. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (July 28, 2015). "It's Official: Cinemax Cancels 'Banshee'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 23, 2017). "'The Knick' Canceled After 2 Seasons As Cinemax Focuses On Action Dramas". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 16, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 2, 2018). "Robert Kirkman's 'Outcast' Officially Dead at Cinemax". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 31, 2017). "Quarry Cancelled at Cinemax, Creators Unable to Find Drama a New Home". TVLine. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 14, 2021). "'Warrior' Renewed For Season 3, Moving From Cinemax To HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Maggie (November 14, 2012). "BBC1's Hunted laid to rest". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Breaking News - Cinemax Limited Drama Series "Rellik" Debuts April 13". The Futon Critic. March 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.