Throughout all of its years of premium programming, HBO Max has been known to push the envelope when it comes to nudity, whether we’re talking about erotic docuseries like Real Sex or outrageous originals like Euphoria and The Idol. The currently running conspiracy comedy The Chair Company from I Think You Leave’s Tim Robinson has continued the spicy tradition with its latest episode, the last ten seconds of which our own Jim “Mr. Skin” McBride calledthe most shocking thing I've ever seen on HBO. The episode, titled “I won. Zoom in.” ended with a graphic blow job scene from what appears to be a porn version of A Christmas Carol. Now that’ll get you in the holiday spirit!
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Giant prosthetic cocks, orgies, ass eating - it’s all par for the course for HBO Max. Even though audiences have come to expect lots of skin whenever a new show is launched, it’s always still surprising to see how far things will go. Watching a blonde babe deep throat a well-endowed Ebenezer Scrooge just makes us think about all the other mind-blowing nude scenes from shows past, so we rounded up a few of our favorites to share. Here are eight HBO Max series that pushed boundaries and had tongues a-waggin’ at every water cooler thanks to their brazen nudity and sexual openness. Whenever there are boobs, butts, and bush a-plenty, chances are good it’s not TV - it’s HBO!
Game of Thrones
The hit adaptation of George R.R. Matin’s fantasy book series had us from the get-go, with the premiere establishing the nude ride fans were in for with a fully undressed turn from Esmé Bianco and this pivotal scene between a naked Daenarys Targaryen and her brother that launched Emilia Clarke into stardom. But the real incest was saved for the very end, and even though it was a body double standing in for Lena Headey, it set the stage for all the jaw-dropping moments that were to follow.
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True Detective
We can’t talk about HBO shows without mentioning the moment that took Alexandra Daddario’s career from family friendly to adults only, and turned her into one of the most popular faces (and bodies) on Mr. Skin. In the first season of this anthology noir series, Alexandra sheds every layer in front of a handcuffed Woody Harrelson, causing men everywhere to detect movement in their pants!
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Westworld
In a world full of robotic “hosts,” nudity was just a regular part of maintenance, but even that wasn’t the most salacious part of this stunning sci-fi series. HBO upped the ante even further when it orchestrated one of the largest and longest orgies ever on television in the show’s fifth episode, going so far as putting out a extras casting call requiring“gential to genital contact.” That pretty much says it all.
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True Blood
Forget Twilight. The overwhelming sexiness of vampires and werewolves has never been as successfully captured as it was on this HBO drama based on the novels of Charlaine Harris. According to IMDb, it’s the top HBO series when it comes to sheer volume of nudity, and a the list of bare babes that stretches well into the double digits, we believe it.
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Tell Me You Love Me
Another HBO series that gripped us from the pilot, almost quite literally considering the notorious handjob that happens in it. Realistic sex scenes became a hallmark of this drama, specifically between Adam Scott and Sonya Walger.We gotta tell ya, we love to see it.
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Girls
Sex and the City brought women’s sexual liberation to the forefront of entertainment, paving the way for nudity enthusiast Lena Dunham and company to taken it even further. Between Lena seemingly being allergic to clothes and the iconic ass munching of Allison Williams, we can’t help but have a serious craving for cake.
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Euphoria
All the teen sex, drugs, and other divisive goings on here have made this Sam Levinson series one of the most talked about and made superstars out of its cast, especially busty beauty Sydney Sweeney. She shows of her spectacular rack for the first time in the show’s premiere episode and Mr. Skin has never been the same since.
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The Idol
Could this be the show that was actually too much for people? Not for Skin fans, for regular folk, of course, judging by the its swift cancellation. We couldn’t get enough though, so seeing Lily-Rose Depp nude in just about every episode felt like a gift - and Christmas wasn’t the only thing coming early!
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