Best drama & sci-fi & fantasy shows on Max, ranked.
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Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo
2026– · Series · JapaneseDrama · Action
A live-action adaptation that translates this deep legacy to the screen. Set in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, the story depicts the intense and passionate lives of the Shinsengumi - the iconic samurai force that defended Kyoto in the final years of Japan's shogunate - through spectacular action and a bold interpretation based on historical facts. The story follows street brawler Toshizo Hijikata (Yuki Yamada), who finds a new kind of family in Isami Kondo and Soji Okita. Hijikata and his comrades in the Shinsengumi forge a bond of loyalty - tested by betrayal, illness, and war - as they fight not only their enemies but their own ideals.
MAX - #4370
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
2026 · MovieDrama · Romance
This exclusive special offers an inside look at the epic scale and meticulous care behind HBO's new Harry Potter series-told through the lens of the artists, craftspeople, and technicians bringing J.K. Rowling's books to life for a new generation.
MAX - #5069
U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men's National Soccer Team
2026– · SeriesDrama · Documentary
Follows U.S. men's national soccer team stars including Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Tim Weah and Weston McKennie in the lead-up to the 2026 World Cup, including footage from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
MAX - #5368

Mr. Mikami's Classroom
2025– · Series · JapaneseDrama
Takashi Mikami, a University of Tokyo graduate, joins the Ministry of Education to reform Japan's education but is disillusioned by its reality. Transferred to a private high school, he takes a stand against the authorities, using his role as a teacher to push for change.
MAX - #6766

Madam Beja
2026– · Series · Portuguese · 1 seasonDrama
In imperial Brazil, a young woman stripped of her reputation is forced into exile from polite society. Recasting herself as Madam Beja, she builds an elite pleasure house that becomes a hub of political intrigue, economic power, and forbidden desire, using charm, intelligence, and ruthless strategy to bend the same men and institutions that once destroyed her.
MAX - #7265
El verano que vivimos
2020 · Movie · Spanish · 1h 59mDrama · Romance
Isabel is a journalism student who is in the journal of a Galician coastal town for her work placement. During her stay, she finds an anonymous obituary dedicated to Lucía. It tells a love, friendship and treason story in 1958.
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