The political drama has just started airing in the US.

By James Hibbs

Published: Sunday, 03 March 2024 at 06:00 AM


Kate Winslet’s brand new darkly comic HBO drama The Regime has just started airing in the US, and it follows an authoritarian Chancellor as her regime begins to unravel.

The drama sees Winslet’s Elena Vernham, who has grown increasingly paranoid and unstable in recent years, turn to a volatile soldier called Herbert Zubak, played by Matthias Schoenaerts, as an unlikely confidant.

The six-part series has been written by Will Tracy and directed by Stephen Frears and Jessica Hobbs. But when will episode 2 air in the US and when will the show be arriving in the UK?

Read on for everything you need to know about the release schedule for The Regime.

When is The Regime episode 2 being released on HBO and Max in the US?

Matthias Schoenaerts sits in a chair in a camouflaged uniform as Colonel Zuber in The Regime.
Matthias Schoenaerts as Colonel Zuber in The Regime.
HBO/Sky Atlantic

The second episode of The Regime, titled The Founding, will premiere in the US on HBO and Max at 9pm on Sunday 3rd March 2024.

This is exactly one week after the first episode, titled Memorial, first aired on HBO and arrived on Max, with future episodes also set to be released weekly on Sundays.

How many episodes are there in The Regime?

There are six episodes in total in the series. The sixth and final episode is set to land on Sunday 7th April.

The Regime US release schedule

Kate Winslet sits in a palace as The Chancellor in The Regime.
The Regime.
HBO/Sky Atlantic

Each episode of The Regime is being released one at a time weekly – you can find a full list of the release dates for each of the six episodes below.

In the US, the season will run from Sunday 3rd March to Sunday 7th April 2024, with the episodes releasing as follows:

  • Episode 1 – Memorial – Sunday 3rd March 2024 (out now)
  • Episode 2 – The Founding – Sunday 10th March 2024
  • Episode 3 – The Heroes’ Banquet – Sunday 17th March 2024
  • Episode 4 – Title TBC – Sunday 24th March 2024
  • Episode 5 – Title TBC – Sunday 31st March 2024
  • Episode 6 – Title TBC – Sunday 7th April 2024