The Best TV Shows on Sky Max

Every Sky Max Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Stay up-to-date with over 20 of Sky Max’s elite series, with our list refreshed for December 2025. Highlighting Sky Max’s quality programming, A League of Their Own and The Russell Howard Hour stand out, premiering in 2010 and 2017. A broadcaster of distinction, Sky Max has aired more than 20 shows between 2010 and N/A.

  • Brassic
    Brassic (2019)8.4

    A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.

  • The Russell Howard Hour
    The Russell Howard Hour (2017)8.0

    Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering a wise and worldly view on the globe's news. Along the way, he'll welcome celebrity guests and leading experts, as well as hear from fledgling global correspondents. Plus, there will be stand-up, too, as Russell showcases some of the comedy scene's finest and most exciting stars.

  • A Discovery of Witches
    A Discovery of Witches (2018)7.8

    Closet witch Diana Bishop and centuries-old vampire Matthew Clairmont are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library.

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks
    Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021)7.8

    The iconic pop culture panel show featuring host Greg Davies, who is joined by regulars Noel Fielding & Jamali Maddix for music-themed mayhem.

  • A League of Their Own
    A League of Their Own (2010)7.1

    Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge, taking place over three rounds.

  • The Lazarus Project
    The Lazarus Project (2022)7.1

    George wakes up to find himself several months in the past before being recruited for the Lazarus Project – a secret organization that turns back time when the world is at threat of extinction.

  • A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover
    A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover (2022)7.0

    Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp are back for another mad-cap road trip, this time beginning in Dingle, Ireland, and making their way over to the white cliffs of Dover. Along the way, the pair will be joined by a variety of special guests who will challenge them to audacious challenges they have never done before. With their celebrity guests, the two compete against each other to see who must take on the ultimate forfeit - dangling terrifyingly from a helicopter with a bungee rope.

  • Funny Woman
    Funny Woman (2023)6.9

    A young woman from Blackpool finds her voice in the male dominated world of the 1960s comedy, and in doing so takes London by storm.

  • A League of Their Own Road Trip: Southeast Asia
    A League of Their Own Road Trip: Southeast Asia (2023)6.8

    After two years grounded to the British Isles, Jamie, Micah and Romesh are back for an epic sporting odyssey across Southeast Asia. Along the way they'll be joined by an array of star guests: Mo Gilligan heads into the Vietnamese jungle; Alan Carr and Big Zuu take on a synchronised swimming challenge; Patrice Evra and Maisie Adam race in Ha Long Bay; while Joel Dommett and Emily Atack attempt May Thai.

  • Mr. Bigstuff
    Mr. Bigstuff (2024)6.8

    Glen and his fiancée share a perfect, perfectly mundane life together. Sure, Glen's got crippling erectile dysfunction and Kirsty has a secret shoplifting habit, but they're happy. That is until his brother Lee comes crashing into their lives, whilst on the run from a past that's quickly catching up with him. The trio are forced together: a perfectionist, a fantasist and an anarchist all living under the same roof in an Essex cul-de-sac. It's not long before their 'perfect' lives start to unravel faster than a cheap carpet.

  • The Midwich Cuckoos
    The Midwich Cuckoos (2022)6.7

    A small fictional village in England is completely subdued by an alien presence for an entire day. Upon waking, it is discovered that numerous women in the town are pregnant.

  • Small Town, Big Story
    Small Town, Big Story (2025)6.7

    A Hollywood production rolls into a small Irish town and throws the spotlight on a secret that's been kept hidden since the eve of the Millennium.

  • Rob & Romesh Vs
    Rob & Romesh Vs (2019)6.6

    After the success of their 2017 show with heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, funny men Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are back to interview more celebrities from the worlds of sport, entertainment, fashion, and more.

  • Temple
    Temple (2019)6.5

    Talented and successful surgeon Daniel Milton has his world shattered when his wife Beth develops a fatal degenerative disease. After conventional treatment options run out, Daniel partners with the lonely yet resourceful Lee to start a literal Underground clinic in the vast network of tunnels beneath Temple Tube Station in London.

  • The Rising
    The Rising (2022)6.5

    Neve Kelly is dead. She is stuck in limbo and must find out who killed her. This adaptation of the mystery series Beau Séjour impresses on account of its young cast and the breath-taking landscapes of England’s Lake District.

  • Atomic
    Atomic (2025)6.1

    When the path of free-spirited drug smuggler Max collides with JJ, an enigmatic outsider on the run, an unlikely friendship is formed. They're swept into a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for, trafficking highly enriched uranium across North Africa and the Middle East, with the CIA, MI6, and a global web of opposing forces closing in fast.

  • COBRA
    COBRA (2020)5.8

    As widespread power outages cause chaos and threaten lives across the country, the COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Room) committee comprised of the UK’s leading experts and politicians, gathers to find a way to turn the lights back on.

  • A Town Called Malice
    A Town Called Malice (2023)5.7

    Set amongst the beach clubs and palm trees of the Costa del Sol in the early 80s, A Town Called Malice follows the Lords, a crime family of petty thieves from South London, as they decamp from London to Spain to profit from an unexpected windfall – and to escape the attention of the police in a high-profile murder enquiry.

  • Amadeus
    Amadeus (N/A)N/A

    25-year-old Amadeus arrives in Vienna, unemployed after his father’s death. He allies with singer Constanze Weber, who helps bring him into the orbit of court composer Salieri, igniting a rivalry that defines their legacies.

  • Under Salt Marsh
    Under Salt Marsh (N/A)N/A

    Morfa Halen is a tight-knit Welsh town precariously nestled between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea that threatens its very existence. As a once-in-a-generation storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detective turned teacher Jackie Ellis (Reilly) discovers the body of her 8-year-old pupil, Cefin, seemingly drowned. The discovery sends shockwaves through the community, reviving the ghost of an unsolved cold case that rocked the town three years prior - the disappearance of Jackie’s niece, Nessa, which cost her career.