High Maintenance

High Maintenance is currently streaming in Australia on Foxtel Now, and in the US on HBO Max Amazon Channel and YouTube TV, and its 7/10 TMDB rating reflects what viewers who have already found it know. 4 seasons that reward every hour invested. That rating comes from 145 viewer scores — enough to represent a genuine consensus rather than a handful of enthusiasts. The availability across streaming platforms means you can start tonight without hunting for a disc or a dodgy stream. Ben Sinclair is the obvious draw, but once you are in, it is the writing and the ensemble that keep you watching. If it has been sitting on your watchlist untouched, there is no better time to finally start it.

Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate High Maintenance from the crowd. Jump into the daily routines of a diverse group of New Yorkers and how they light things up. “The Guy” is a nameless pot deliveryman whose client base includes an eccentric group of characters with neuroses as diverse as the city. Ben Sinclair leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. The series ran for 4 seasons (2016–2020), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and High Maintenance holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-season curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to. It earns every laugh across its entire run — no coasting on goodwill. The comedy comes from character rather than situation, which means it holds up on rewatch in a way that pure farce never does. Ben Sinclair sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. If Disjointed is already in your rotation, High Maintenance fits naturally alongside it.