Starting February 13, HBO and Max are premiering a new documentary series titled Neighbors, produced by A24, that dives into real-life clashes between people living side by side in the United States. Across six episodes, the show follows everyday disputes between neighbors that slowly spiral into something much bigger than a simple disagreement over a fence or a barking dog.
What the new HBO documentary is really about
Neighbors focuses on conflicts that will feel familiar to many viewers in the United States: property line arguments, issues around pets, ongoing noise complaints and behavior that one side interprets as deliberately provocative. Each episode zooms in on a different pair or group of neighbors already caught up in a long-running or especially intense feud.
Instead of trying to decide who is right or wrong, the series observes how these seemingly minor problems become entrenched over time. What begins as a small misunderstanding can harden into a lasting grudge or even an obsession, especially when people feel their personal space or territory is under threat.
How the stories were uncovered over two years
The series is directed by Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford, who spent nearly two years traveling across the United States to gather these cases. They rely on documented facts, drawing on court decisions, local news coverage and discussions in online community groups to track down the disputes featured in the show.
A24 teams up with Central Pictures on the production. Among the executive producers is Josh Safdie, alongside Ronald Bronstein. The creative choice is to keep things stripped down and direct: no reenactments, no heavy-handed narration, just the people involved telling their own stories and the documented events themselves.
Everyday quarrels that escalate far beyond the sidewalk
Over the course of the episodes, Neighbors shows how small frictions between neighbors can build up for years. Old resentments, misread intentions and the fear of losing control over one’s home environment can turn a front yard or shared wall into a long-term battleground.
The series pays attention to the gap between how ordinary these conflicts look from the outside and how extreme they can feel to the people living through them. What appears to be a simple noise complaint or a minor property dispute can slowly become the center of someone’s daily life.
A mirror for community tensions in the United States
Beyond the specific arguments shown on screen, Neighbors sketches a broader portrait of what it means to share space with others in the United States today. The documentary highlights how isolation, mistrust and an intense focus on personal privacy can transform a neighborhood from a place of connection into a field of constant confrontation.
The series fits into a documentary tradition that sticks close to reality, exploring moments where the line between the mundane and the extreme becomes hard to see. New episodes will drop weekly after the premiere on February 13 on HBO and Max, allowing viewers to follow the unfolding tensions from one week to the next.
By watching these conflicts play out, Neighbors encourages viewers to rethink familiar situations: the annoying neighbor, the small slight that never got resolved, the unspoken tension across the property line. These stories suggest that even the most ordinary disputes can reveal a lot about how people in the United States live together—and how they struggle to do so.
Neighbors begins airing on February 13 on HBO, with one new episode released each week.
FAQ
Is the HBO series about neighborhood conflicts a documentary or fiction?
It is a documentary series that follows real disputes between neighbors in the United States.
How many episodes does the first season include?
The first season of Neighbors is made up of six episodes.
How often are new episodes released on HBO and Max?
After the initial premiere on February 13, a new episode is released every week on HBO and Max.
What makes this documentary series different from scripted drama about neighbors?
Unlike fiction, the series is built on documented facts, uses no reenactments or heavy commentary, and lets the real people involved in the conflicts tell their own stories.
