I’ll be honest – content for August feels a little light. We’re really sinking into that awkward transition time between “summer blockbuster season” and “peak fall TV.” (Plus, with the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, we’re unlikely to arrive at “peak fall TV” at all this year.) Still, we do have a few titles debuting this month worth keeping an eye on.
In August, you can hit the theater for TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, DC’s Blue Beetle, and The Meg 2. Or kick back on the couch for some popular TV returns, like Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, Netflix’s Heartstopper, FX’s Reservation Dogs, and Showtime’s Billions.
Check out our list below for the biggest August premieres across theatrical, streaming, and linear cable for movies and television.
Premiering August 1 – 7
August 1
BIG BROTHER season 25 premiere (CBS)
RESERVATION DOGS season 3 premiere (FX)
SUPERFAN series premiere (CBS)
August 2
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM film premiere (Theatrical)
PHYSICAL season 3 premiere (Apple TV+)
August 3
HEARTSTOPPER season 2 premiere (Netflix)
THE LINCOLN LAWYER season 2 part 2 premiere (Netflix)
August 4
THE BIG NAILED IT BAKING CHALLENGE series premiere (Netflix)
THE CHI season 6 premiere (Showtime)
THE COLLECTIVE film premiere (Theatrical)
DREAMIN’ WILD film premiere (Theatrical)
HEART OF STONE film premiere (Theatrical)
THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART series premiere (Prime Video)
THE MEG 2: THE TRENCH film premiere (Theatrical)
MOB LAND film premiere (Theatrical)
PASSAGES film premiere (Theatrical)
THE PASSENGER film premiere (Theatrical)
SHORTCOMINGS film premiere (Theatrical)
TIL DEATH DO US PART film premiere (Theatrical)
WHAT COMES AROUND film premiere (Theatrical)
Premiering August 8 – 14
August 8
GABBY’S DOLLHOUSE season 8 premiere (Netflix)
NEVER SEEN AGAIN season 4 premiere (Paramount+)
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING season 3 premiere (Hulu)
August 9
LADIES FIRST: A STORY OF WOMEN IN HIP-HOP documentary premiere (Netflix)
STRANGE PLANET series premiere (Apple TV+)
August 10
PAINKILLER series premiere (Netflix)
August 11
APORIA film premiere (Theatrical)
BILLIONS season 7 premiere (Showtime)
GO WEST film premiere (Theatrical)
GRAN TURISMO film premiere (Theatrical)
HEART OF STONE film streaming premiere (Netflix)
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER film premiere (Theatrical)
THE POD GENERATION film premiere (Theatrical)
RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE film premiere (Prime Video)
SENIOR YEAR: LOVE NEVER FAILS film premiere (Theatrical)
August 14
SOLAR OPPOSITES season 4 premiere (Hulu)
Premiering August 15 – 21
August 17
MY DAD THE BOUNTY HUNTER season 2 premiere (Netflix)
KILLING IT season 2 premiere (Peacock)
THE UPSHAWS part 4 premiere (Netflix)
August 18
10 DAYS OF A BAD MAN film premiere (Netflix)
THE ADULTS film premiere (Theatrical)
BACK ON THE STRIP film premiere (Theatrical)
BLUE BEETLE film premiere (Theatrical)
CHRIS FLEMING: HELL comedy special (Peacock)
DEAD SHOT film premiere (Theatrical)
HARLAN COBEN’S SHELTER series premiere (Prime Video)
THE MONKEY KING film premiere (Netflix)
NEW BANDITS series premiere (Prime Video)
STRAYS film premiere (Theatrical)
August 20
THE WINTER KING series premiere (MGM+)
Premiering August 22 – 31
August 23
INVASION season 2 premiere (Apple TV+)
THE ULTIMATUM season 2 premiere (Netflix)
August 25
BOTTOMS film premiere (Theatrical)
GOLDA film premiere (Theatrical)
THE HILL film premiere (Theatrical)
KILLER BOOK CLUB film premiere (Netflix)
YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH film premiere (Netflix)
August 30
ARCHER season 14 premiere (FX)
August 31
CHOOSE LOVE film premiere (Netflix)
ONE PIECE series premiere (Netflix)
