Margot Robbie’s R-Rated Adaptation Leads This Week’s Must-Watch HBO Max Lineup
From April 27 to May 3, 2026, HBO Max rolls out a fresh slate headlined by Margot Robbie in Emerald Fennell’s R-rated Wuthering Heights, a tempestuous spin on Emily Brontë’s classic as Heathcliff and Catherine’s obsession burns across 18th-century England, plus more new films and series all week.
HBO Max is rolling out a big batch of movies and TV shows this week, and yeah, there are a handful you might actually care about. Margot Robbie is starring in the latest attempt to bring 'Wuthering Heights' to the big screen (again), and the Minions are back to cause chaos for Gru in 'Despicable Me,' among a noisy pile of other additions—some classic, some random, and some that feel weirdly specific. Here’s the breakdown for April 27 through May 3, 2026.
'Wuthering Heights': Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, and a Gothic Love Story
First up: if you’ve got a taste for tragic romance, Margot Robbie is front and center in Emerald Fennell’s new spin on 'Wuthering Heights.' Look, adapting this 1847 Emily Brontë novel is pure Hollywood groundhog day—someone will try it every decade—but this one’s a little different: it isn’t just another costume drama snoozefest.
Set in 18th-century England (so, think windswept moors, stormy tension, and very dramatic horseback riding), the film focuses on Heathcliff, who falls hard for the upper-class Catherine Earnshaw. Naturally, doomed passion follows. The movie dropped to mixed reviews—seems not everyone loves bleak romantic misery—but audiences showed up anyway, pushing it to a pretty impressive $241.7 million at the global box office.
Alongside Robbie, the cast is stacked: Jacob Elordi doing his best broody heartthrob, Hong Chau, and Shazad Latif. If you’re in for angsty love triangles and British people staring longingly into the rain, add this to your queue.
The Rest of the Lineup: Animated Mayhem, Die Hards, and Way Too Many Home Reno Shows
Aside from the big-budget romance, there’s a bunch of movies and series dropping—some old, some new, some you probably grew up with (or got forced to watch babysitting your cousins):
- 'Despicable Me': The first one, where Steve Carell’s supervillain Gru “adopts” three orphans but gets hit with unexpected dad feelings instead. If you somehow missed it, this is the movie that launched roughly one trillion Minion memes.
- 'A Good Day to Die Hard' & Extended Cut: Another round of Bruce Willis surviving ludicrous stunts. More explosions, less logic.
- 'Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat' (2003): Mike Myers in furry makeup. That’s either a selling point or a warning, your call.
- 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' (2023): If you missed this in theaters, you can finally see why everyone won’t shut up about it.
- 'Pitch Perfect 3', 'Saltburn', 'Love, Simon', 'Walk the Line': A little something for every mood, from a cappella chaos to biographical drama.
- Reality TV and Documentaries: Everything from FBI docuseries ('Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia') to endless episodes of 'House Hunters', 'My Lottery Dream Home', and 'Zillow Gone Wild', plus Discovery Channel mining rescues and Magnolia Network log cabin makeovers.
Full Drop Dates
If you’re picky about when things show up, here’s what’s landing each day:
Monday, April 27: Food Network drops round three of '24 in 24: Last Chef Standing'.
Tuesday, April 28: CNN’s 'Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia' Season 1 goes live.
Friday, May 1: Expect the biggest dump—this is when nearly everything above drops, including all the movies, the podcast seasons for 'Insecuritea', and bingeable doses of renovation shows.
Saturday, May 2: Discovery and HGTV bring 'Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan' and more Zillow nonsense.
One Quote Worth Pulling
'It opened to mixed reviews but emerged as a commercial success, grossing $241.7 million worldwide.'
Translation: Critics were whatever about it, but people bought tickets anyway—proof that even the darkest love story can print money if the casting is juicy enough.
Bottom Line
If you’re looking for a jolt of nostalgia or just want some background TV, there’s a lot to work with this week. But 'Wuthering Heights' is the headline act here, if only because Hollywood is pathologically obsessed with this novel and using Margot Robbie to sell it is at least more interesting than another forgettable remake.