Give your dad the gift of binge watching by sharing the five best (HBO) Max TV shows to watch on Father’s Day.
What do you want to get your dad for Father’s Day this year? Word to the wise, it might be bad form to buy your father ties and socks, unless they really love clothing. For our money, the best thing to give is the gift of binge watching with your loved ones on a quiet Sunday afternoon. And if you’re a Max subscriber, then we’ve already got some suggestions in mind.
Our picks for the five best (HBO) Max TV shows to watch on Father’s Day 2024 include an overlooked sci-fi series, three all-time great HBO originals, and an updated take on one of the world’s greatest superheroes. All five of these series also feature fathers and their children as main characters, and that’s a theme that’s worthy of exploration this Father’s Day.Fringe (2008-2013)
It would take too long to list all of the ways that Fringe was a more modern version of The X-Files, and how its depiction of mad science fiction made for some riveting television. One of the lesser-discussed core aspects of the show was the relationship between Walter Bishop (John Noble) and his estranged son, Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson). FBI agent Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) brought the Bishops back together against Peter’s will, but they make for a formidable trio when facing the unknown.
Walter and Peter’s reconciliation takes a long time to unfold, especially when some very big secrets about their shared past come to light. But the Bishops’ story is the thing that holds the entire series together, and if you watch it all the way through, then you may be moved by a white tulip… and what it means to Walter and Peter. Fringe‘s case-of-the-week stories are also very bingeable before later seasons get more serialized.
Watch Fringe on Max.The Sopranos (1999-2007)
The Sopranos ushered in the age of the TV antihero with Tony Soprano, as played by the late James Gandolfini.
