David Harbour is enjoying renewed popularity on HBO Max, with his film Violent Night topping the platform’s movie charts and his miniseries DTF St. Louis gaining attention in its television category. The success highlights Harbour’s post-Stranger Things resurgence and strengthens his profile ahead of his return as Red Guardian in Avengers: Doomsday.

Released in 2022, Violent Night stars Harbour as an alcoholic Santa battling mercenaries who have taken a wealthy family hostage; it earned approximately $76 million worldwide from a $20 million budget and has an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. DTF St. Louis, a seven-episode tragicomedy starring Harbour, Jason Bateman and Linda Cardellini, follows troubled marriages, discreet affairs and a murder mystery, while holding an 89% critics’ score and recently winning an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series.