August 2025
Streaming: Movies and Series
Movies and series with a ⭐️ have won an award, or were nominated for an award. 🚨indicates a thriller, mystery 🕵🏼♂️, or police procedural. 🎥is a classic worth rewatching, 🔥indicates a movie or series that will be trending.
The Lists: August releases by streaming service.
Amazon Prime: See the full list from Amazon.
Apple TV+: New Apple TV from Apple TV Press
Disney+: See the full list from Vulture
Hulu: See the full list from Vulture
Max (HBO): See the full list from Vulture
Netflix: See the full list Tulum and from Vulture.
Paramount+: New On Paramount+. From Vulture
Peacock: See the full list from Vulture and Peacock.
Movies: New and Noteworthy
🔥Final Destination Bloodlines (2025 film streaming on Max August 1st)
Borderline (2025 comedy/thriller on Peacock)
🇬🇧🔥My Oxford Year (2025 romcom on Netflix August 1), An ambitious American student travels to Oxford in England to fulfill her dream, but encounters a charming local who changes both their lives.
Bob Trevino Likes It (2025 comedy/drama on Hulu August 5th)
🚨The Pickup (action/comedy on Prime Video August 6), A routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when two mismatched armored truck drivers get ambushed by ruthless criminals. As chaos unfolds around them, the unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse.
The Monkey (2025 Stephen King film on Hulu August 7)
Freaky Tales (2025 film streams on Max August 8th)
Fixed (adult animated film on Netflix Aug. 13), Everything You Need to Know About the R-Rated Animated Comedy Fixed
🚨Night Always Comes (2025 crime/thriller on August 15 on Netflix), Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.
On Hulu August 15th: John Wick, John Wick 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, John Wick: Chapter 4
The Map That Leads to You (2025 romance/drama on Prime Video August 20th), From director Lasse Hallström (Dear John, Safe Haven), this adaptation of JP Monninger’s novel follows Heather (Madelyn Cline) as she sets off on an adventure across Europe with her best friends before she crosses paths with Jack (KJ Apa), a magnetic and mysterious stranger.
🚨Eenie Meanie (2025 thriller on Hulu August 22), The film follows a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
The Friend (2025 comedy/drama on Paramount Plus August 25)
🕵🏼♂️🔥🇬🇧The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix on Aug. 28. Based on the bestselling novel by Richard Osman. Read: The Thursday Murder Club Is on the Case
Series: New and Returning
From The New York Times: 30 Shows to Watch This Summer
New:
Eyes of Wakanda, animated series, premiere (all episodes streaming on Disney+), Warriors of Wakanda travel the world retrieving vibranium artifacts.
Chief of War (historical drama, premieres on Apple TV+ on August 1st, new episodes every Friday through September 19),The story of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands from an indigenous perspective; a Hawaiian war chief joins a campaign to unite the warring islands in order to save them from the threat of colonization.
Alien: Earth (horror series, starts August 12th on Hulu ends Sept 23rd), When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.
🚨Butterfly (6-episode spy-thriller series on Prime Video on August 13th), The official description for Butterfly from Prime Video reads, “Butterfly is a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage. It’s centered on David Jung (Kim), an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former U.S. intelligence operative living in South Korea, whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca (Hardesty), a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him, and Caddis, the sinister spy organization she works for.”
The Rainmaker (legal drama series on Peacock August 16th), Young attorney Rudy Baylor, alongside Bruiser Stone and Deck Shifflet, battles a powerful law firm led by Leo F. Drummond and his girlfriend, Sarah Plankmore, unearthing a dark conspiracy that shows how far his opponents are willing to go to win. Based on John Grisham’s 1995 novel of the same name.
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, (two-episode limited series premiere on Hulu August 20th), Centers on Amanda Knox’s harrowing journey after being wrongfully imprisoned for her roommate’s murder, her battle to prove her innocence and regain her freedom. Read: The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Shocked Even Amanda Knox
🇬🇧🚨Hostage — (Netflix Series on August 21st), When the British prime minister’s husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders face an impossible choice.
Long Story Short — (Netflix animated Series on August 22nd), From the creator of BoJack Horseman comes this animated comedy about a family over time, following siblings from childhood to adulthood and back again.
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (thriller series, premieres on Prime Video on August 27th), a prequel series with an origin story that follows “Ben Edwards” (Taylor Kitsch) throughout his journey from the Navy SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA Special Operations. The series is an espionage thriller that explores the darker side of warfare and the human cost that comes with it. It also features Chris Pratt reprising his role as “James Reece.”
Returning scripted series
Twisted Metal (season 2 premiere on Peacock August 1st)
King of the Hill, (complete season 14 August 14th on Hulu)
Platonic (season 2 premieres on Apple TV+ on August 6th ends October 1, 2025)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, (season 3 premiere August 6th on Disney+)
Wednesday (season 2 on Netflix August 6th)
Sausage Party: Foodtopia (season 2 premieres on August 13th on Prime Video)
Peacemaker, season 2 on Max August 21st
Invasion (season 3 premiere on Apple TV+ on August 22nd through October 24)
Upload (Season 4, four-episode final chapter on Prime Video on Monday, August 25)
Documentaries and Reality shows
Project Runway, season 21 two-episode premiere on Disney+ July 31st. ‘Project Runway’ Season 21 Cast Photos: All The Designers Confirmed For Freeform, Hulu & Disney+ Competition
Perfect Match, season 3 — Netflix Reality dating Series
Marc Maron: Panicked (comedy special on Max)
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time (documentary series on Hulu), Over five episodes, New Orleans residents, from the 9th Ward, Algiers and Tremé, tell the story of their experiences, minute by minute.
Mr. & Mrs. Murder (documentary crime series on Hulu)
🇬🇧Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues (documentary series on Prime Video), follows the day-to-day operations of the British soccer team and examines its cultural significance to the city of Birmingham.
Naming the Dead (documentary series on Disney+ on August 3rd), a nonprofit volunteer organization has been using the latest DNA technology to identify some of the 50,000 unnamed and unidentified bodies that have been preserved around the country. The organization, the DNA Doe Project, also works with law enforcement to solve cold cases and bring closure to families who have lost loved ones.
The Yogurt Shop Murders (crime documentary on Max August 3rd), On Dec. 6, 1991, four teenage girls were found dead inside an I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! shop in Austin, Texas. This documentary details the crime, the aftermath, law enforcement practices and press coverage and viewers hear from family members, Austin police investigators and legal experts.
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills (HBO Original on Max August 5th)
Murder 360 (documentary series on Paramount+ on August 5th), Every angle. Every detail. Murder 360 uncovers the full anatomy of murder.
Taurasi (3-part documentary series August 7th on Prime Video), chronicles the extraordinary journey of WNBA legend Diana Taurasi, whose endless pursuit of greatness has transcended the boundaries of sport—including three NCAA championships with the University of Connecticut, three WNBA titles with the Phoenix Mercury, six Olympic gold medals, and six EuroLeague crowns.
🇬🇧Love Is Blind: UK, (season 2 August 13th on Netflix)
Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House (3-part documentary series August 15th on Prime Video), continues the investigation conducted by journalist Chico Felitti, delves into a case that captured Brazil in July 2022: A peculiar lady who lives in a decaying mansion in a privileged neighborhood of São Paulo was accused, along with her ex-husband, of assaulting and keeping a domestic worker illegally in the U.S. for nearly 20 years.
Limitless: Live Better Now, (all episodes streaming August 15th on Disney+), Chris Hemsworth takes on three epic challenges to explore science-backed ways to improve our health. He learns to drum for a brain-boosting, surprise stadium gig, climbs a frozen 600-foot wall to explore the benefits of breaking out of our comfort zones, and embraces brutal Special Forces pain training in South Korea—all to discover how we can live longer, better lives.
🇬🇧007: Road To A Million (reality competition series, season 2 premieres on Prime Video on August 22nd), nine contestant duos attempt to win a life-changing £1 million prize by completing a series of Bond-inspired challenges across the globe, answering ten questions masterminded by The Controller, actor Brian Cox.
The Truth About Jussie Smollett? — Netflix Documentary on August 22nd, From the producers of Don’t F**k with Cats and Tinder Swindler comes the shocking true story of an allegedly fake story — one some now say might just be a true story after all.
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water (3 part documentary on Netflix August 22nd), Over the course of a gripping and emotional three episodes, the people of New Orleans recount Katrina’s devastating impact and the systemic governmental neglect that made it cataclysmic. Covering their past, extolling their present, and leaning into the future, they reflect on how they and their beloved city survived and what they have become 20 years after the storm.
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