The art of binge-watching comes in many forms. It’s fun to embark on a multi-week journey to stream a long-running show, but sometimes you can sit down and finish an entire series in a single weekend. One satisfying approach: watch a few episodes on Friday night, knock out more on Saturday, and finish on Sunday before heading back to work Monday. HBO Max has plenty of shows that fit that format — here are five worth considering.
5. The Chair Company
Fans of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson will find familiar territory here. Robinson’s comedy blends cringe and absurdity in a way that’s hard to categorize. In The Chair Company, his character Ron Trosper receives a promotion, gives a presentation, and then sits down on a chair that promptly collapses. When he calls the chair company for answers, he uncovers a conspiracy that takes over his life. It’s deliberately ridiculous, and a second season is already in development. The first season runs eight episodes, with runtimes ranging from 26 to 36 minutes.
4. The Penguin
Set one week after the events of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, this spin-off follows Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) — aka The Penguin — as he attempts to fill the power vacuum left by Carmine Falcone’s death and rise to the top of Gotham’s criminal underworld. As much a character study about a broken man as it is a comic book adaptation, The Penguin draws clear comparisons to prestige crime dramas in its tone and ambition. The series contains eight episodes with runtimes between 47 and 68 minutes.
3. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
For viewers who loved Game of Thrones but found House of the Dragon’s intensity exhausting, this spin-off offers something different — notably, no dragons. The article describes it as a much-needed reset for the franchise, though the source text was cut off before full details could be included.
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