The Best Holiday Highlights Streaming On HBO GO This December

THE BEST HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS STREAMING ON HBO GO THIS DECEMBER

Filipinos can enjoy the holidays and travel to different parts of the world with these shows streaming first on HBO GO this December. Revisit New York through the eyes of Carrie Bradshaw and her best friends Miranda and Charlotte in And Just Like That…, a brand new chapter of Sex and the City, then it’s just a hop, skip and a jump to Nottingham for a love story with a twist in Landscapers. Next, make your way to other side of the world to the Philippines and Japan in the HBO Asia Original movie GENSAN PUNCH, or join Clint Eastwood in Mexico City in Cry Macho, a film he directs and stars in. You can visit present-day America in the Oscar®-winning movie Promising Young Woman or a post-apocalyptic America in Station Eleven. For fans of reality shows, don’t miss Finding Magic Mike and There is No I in Threesome. 

And Just Like That…

Premieres Thursday, December 9 on HBO GO

 In this MAX original, fans of Sex and the City get to see Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte embark on the next phase of their lives. Now in their 50s, life and friendship remain just as complicated for these glamourous and seasoned New Yorkers. Stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis from the original series, with Sara Ramírez, Chris Noth, Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson and Evan Handler.

Landscapers

Premieres Wednesday, December 8 on HBO GO

Inspired by real events, this new HBO Original limited series tells a unique love story set against the unlikely backdrop of murder. Follow the blossoming relationship between a seemingly ordinary British couple who become the focus of an extraordinary investigation following the discovery of two dead bodies in the back garden of a house in Nottingham. Stars Oscar and Emmy winner Olivia Colman and David Thewlis.

GENSAN PUNCH

Premieres Thursday, December 16 on HBO GO

 This HBO Asia Original is inspired by the true story of Naozumi Tsuchiyama, a Japanese man who dreams of becoming a professional boxer. Despite having a prosthetic leg and the odds stacked against him, he travels to the Philippines to pursue his ambition. Directed by Brillante Ma. Mendoza, the film premiered at the 26th Busan International Film Festival and won the prestigious Kim Jiseok Award. The Filipino Japanese film is in English, Japanese and Tagalog. Stars Japanese actor Shogen, Beauty Gonzalez, and Ronnie Lazaro.

Cry Macho

Premieres Thursday, December 30 on HBO GO

Mike Milo, a former rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job to bring the young son of his ex- boss home from Mexico. Forced to take the backroads on their way to Texas, the unlikely pair faces an unexpectedly challenging journey. Along the way, the world-weary horseman finds unexpected connections and his own sense of redemption. Stars Oscar winner Clint Eastwood, Fernanda Urrejola, Dwight Yoakam, Natalia Traven.

Promising Young Woman

Premieres Friday, December 24 on HBO GO

In this Oscar®-winning movie, Cassie’s perfect existence hides a dark secret identity. On the surface, is a demure young lady but she is also wickedly smart and tantalizingly cunning, which she uses to good effect in her secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past. Stars Carey Mulligan.

Station Eleven

Premieres Thursday, December 16 on HBO GO

A limited drama series based on Emily St. John Mandel’s international bestseller, this post-apocalyptic saga spans multiple timelines. In the wake of a devastating flu outbreak, survivors attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost. Stars Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel and Gael García Bernal.

Finding Magic Mike

Premieres Thursday, December 16 on HBO GO

 Ten men who have ‘lost their magic’ come together to compete for a cash prize or the chance to perform on the Magic Mike Live stage in Las Vegas. Sexy and exhilarating, the men strip off their clothes as well as their emotional baggage in an attempt to regain their male mojo and transform their lives.

There is No I in Threesome

Premieres Tuesday, December 21 on HBO GO

In this documentary, Ollie and Zoe from New Zealand who are soon-to-be married decide to open up their relationship before saying “I Do”. This experiment to explore alternatives to monogamy reveals jealousy, threesomes, and vulnerable conversations that force them both to address hard truths about their relationship and ultimately face the surprising implications of their experiment.

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