The 11 Must-Watch True Crime Series on HBO Max Right Now (March 2026)
HBO Max is a true crime gold mine, from The Jinx to I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. Our March picks round up the most gripping docs on murderers, cults, and grifters—watch with us.
Max keeps feeding the true-crime habit, and honestly, it might have the strongest lineup in the game right now. Call it Max, call it HBO Max if your muscle memory refuses to change — either way, the catalog is stacked.
Two pillars you should already know: 'The Jinx' and 'I'Il Be Gone in the Dark'. Both are essential, both are on the platform, and both set the bar for everything else.
Beyond those, I pulled together a bigger roundup of the wild stuff — murderers, cults, grifters, the whole messy spectrum — and I’m updating it this March with two fresh additions. First up: 'Lost Women of Alaska', a tough, necessary doc centered on the murders of Alaska Native women by a serial killer. It’s not easy viewing, but it matters.
If you want more to queue up across the streamers, I’ve got you covered here too: