The dog days of summer are upon us, but if you can’t stand the heat, there’s always the company of air conditioning and Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime.
August is coming up fast, and it’s another fairly quiet month on the streaming front. However, there are a handful of original series that have caught our eye. Before we go over the complete lineup for each of the three major services, we’re singling out a few of August’s best streaming options.
VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENDER
Are you tired of Voltron: Legendary Defender grouping together six or seven episodes and calling them a season? Well, then you may be happy to hear that season seven actually runs 13 episodes. Now, that’s a season! And where will the show pick up with our faithful Paladins now that Lotor is defeated and the Castleship is gone? It’s a long trip back to Earth, and it won’t be smooth sailing for anyone. On Friday, August 10, on Netflix, Voltron: Legendary Defender is taking viewers through hostile territory as the Paladins make some shocking discoveries about the fate of their world.
STAN AGAINST EVIL
We may have lost Ash vs. Evil Dead, but there’s at least one comedy horror series that’s still on the air. The third season of Stan Against Evil is heading to IFC, but Hulu subscribers will get a chance to catch up on season two starting on Thursday, August 16. This is a very, very funny show that deserves a much bigger audience. That makes this the perfect opportunity to recruit new fans for the series.
DISENCHANTMENT
Look, we all miss Futurama, but we are very excited about Matt Groening’s new Netflix series, Disenchantment. This is kind of a Simpsons-meets-Game of Thrones fantasy comedy that reunites several of the Futurama cast members and creative team. But the new core trio is a hard drinking princess named Bean (Abbi Jacobson), her elf friend Elfo (Nat Faxon), and a demon called Luci (Eric Andre). The first season of Disenchantment will hit Netflix on August 17.
JACK RYAN
After conquering the box office with A Quiet Place earlier this year, John Krasinski is stepping up his action game as the titular role of Jack Ryan. On August 31, Amazon Prime is exploring the early days of Tom Clancy’s iconic hero as he finds himself thrust into an international mission to prevent a terrorist plot. Amazon is so bullish on this series that a second season of Jack Ryan has already been ordered.
And now for the full list of new streaming options!
NETFLIX
Available on August 1
- Batman Begins
- Chernobyl Diaries
- Clerks
- Constantine
- Dreamcatcher
- Edge of Fear
- Eraser
- Gran Torino
- House of Deadly Secrets
- Los tiempos de Pablo Escobar: Season 1
- Million Dollar Baby
- No Reservations
- Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Moby
- Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Nile Rodgers
- Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Noel Gallagher
- Once in a Lifetime Sessions with TLC
- P.S. I Love You
- Secretariat
- Silverado
- Steel Magnolias
- Stripes
- Switched
- The Aviator
- The Golden Compass
- The Informant!
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Available on August 2
- Emelie
Available on August 3
- Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
- Cocaine Coast
- Dinotrux Supercharged: Season 3
- I Am a Killer
- Like Father
- Marching Orders
Available on August 4
- +Flavors of Youth: International Version
Available on August 5
- Paid in Full
Available on August 9
- Perdida
- The Originals: Season 5
Available on August 10
- 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia
- Afflicted
- All About the Washingtons
- Demetri Martin: The Overthinker
- Insatiable
- La casa de las flores
- Million Pound Menu
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- The Package
- The Ponysitters Club
- Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 7
- Zion
Available on August 11
- No Country for Old Men
Available on August 13
- Alexander: The Ultimate Cut
- Splash and Bubbles: Season 2
- The Nut Job
Available on August 15
- Adventures in Public School
- Hostiles
- The 100: Season 5
Available on August 16
- Evan Almighty
- Wish I Was Here
Available on August 17
- Disenchantment
- Magic for Humans
- Pinky Malinky
- Spirit Riding Free: Season 6
- Stay Here
- The Motive
- To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
- Ultraviolet
Available on August 19
- The Investigator: A British Crime Story: Season 2
Available on August 21
- Year One
Available on August 23
- Deadwind
- Follow This
- Great News: Season 1
Available on August 24
- Ask the StoryBots: Season 2
- Bert Kreischer: Secret Time
- Ghoul
- The After Party
- The Innocents
- Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 3
- Young & Hungry: Season 5
Available on August 28
- The Good Place: Season 2
Available on August 29
- Inequality for All
Available on August 31
- Inside the Criminal Mind
- Ozark: Season 2
- Paradise PD
- The Comedy Lineup: Part 2
- The Laws of Thermodynamics
- Ultimate Beastmaster: Survival of the Fittest
- Undercover Law
HULU
Available on August 1
- A Conspiracy to Rule: The Illuminati
- American Gigolo
- American Ninja
- American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
- Babe
- Be Cool
- The Beatles: Made on Merseyside
- Black Hawk Down
- Black Mask
- Black Rain
- Bluefin
- Boomerang
- The Brady Bunch Movie
- Bratz: The Movie
- Bring It On: In It to Win It
- Bring It On: Fight to the Finish
- Cheri
- Cold War
- CSNY/Deja Vu
- Curse of the Starving Class
- Double Whammy
- The Elephant Man
- Extract
- Fled
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Get Shorty
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- Heartbreakers
- Heartland: Complete Season 10
- Hidalgo
- High Noon
- Hoosiers
- The Hunt for Red October
- The Hurricane
- The Hurt Locker
- I Went Down
- In & Out
- Jackie Brown
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Joe
- John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
- Kazaam
- Loser
- The Nasty Girl
- The Ninth Gate
- No Way Out
- Original Sin
- Out of Time
- Point Break (1991)
- Pretty Woman
- Private Parts
- The Rock
- Scary Movie 3
- Shanghai Knights
- Shaun of the Dead
- Sheep and Wolves
- Species
- Species II
- Species III
- Stir of Echoes
- Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
- The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
- The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today
- Swan Princess: Royally Undercover
- Teen Wolf
- Teen Wolf Too
- The Time Machine
- True Colors
- The Usual Suspects
- Young Guns
- Young Guns II
Available on August 2
- All at Once
- America Divided: 201 Part 1
- The China Hustle
- Ismael’s Ghost
Available on August 3
- En Otra Piel Complete Series
- Sharp Edges
Available on August 7
- Dating My Mother
- Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much
- Wraith
Available on August 8
- Bachelor in Paradise Season 5 Premiere
- Castaways Series Premiere
- Blood Ties
Available on August 9
- America Divided: 202 Part 2
- Baskin
- Desolation
- Terminal
Available on August 10
- Rosa Diamante Complete Series
- Tim & Eric Bedtime Stories Complete Season 2
- Borg Vs McEnroe
Available on August 11
- The Cage Fighter
Available on August 12
- Very Good Girls
Available on August 13
- The Powerpuff Girls Complete Season 2
Available on August 15
- The Actors
- America’s Sweethearts
- Duplex
- The Monkey King 3
Available on August 16
- 11 Minutes
- America Divided: 203 Part 3
- Marrowbone
- Role Models
Available on August 16
- Minding the Gap
- Perro Amor Complete Series
- Stan Against Evil Complete Season 2
Available on August 21
- Eva La Trailera Complete Series
- To The Moon and Back
Available on August 23
- America Divided: 204 Part 4
- Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Available on August 24
- Crime & Punishment
Available on August 26
- Gangs of New York
- Mother!
Available on August 28
- Pasion Pohibida Complete Series
Available on August 31
- The Terminator
AMAZON PRIME
Available on August 1
- A Cinderella Story
- American Gigolo
- American Ninja
- American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
- Be Cool
- Black Mask
- Black Rain
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
- Boomerang
- Cold War
- CSNY/Déjà Vu
- Curse of the Starving Class
- Double Whammy
- Fat Man and Little Boy
- Fled
- Flight of the Intruder
- Freedom Writers
- Frequency
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Get Shorty
- Heartbreakers
- High Noon
- Hoosiers
- Hurt Locker
- I Went Down
- In & Out
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
- Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
- Joe
- John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
- King Corn
- Kingpin
- #MeToo: Now What?: Season 1
- Nick of Time
- No Way Out
- Original Sin
- Out of Time
- Private Parts
- Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
- Species
- Species II
- Species III
- Stir of Echoes
- Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
- Teen Wolf
- Teen Wolf Too
- The Blair Witch Project
- The Elephant Man
- The Ninth Gate
- The Prince and Me
- The Soloist
- The Time Machine
- The Usual Suspects
- True Colors
- Tunnel Rats
- Vegas Vacation
- Watchmen
Available on August 2
- America Divided: 201
Available on August 6
- Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Available on August 7
- Having Our Baby
- It Takes Guts
Available on August 8
- All I See Is You
- Blood Ties
Available on August 9
- America Divided: 202
Available on August 10
- Agatha Christie: Season 1
- Bleed for This
Available on August 14
- Avoiding Apocalypse: Season 1
- I Am Not Lorena
- The Stinky & Dirty Show: Season 2B
Available on August 16
- America Divided: 203
Available on August 17
- Gringo
Available on August 21
- Ambassadors of the Sky
- Two of a Kind
Available on August 23
- America Divided: 204
Available on August 25
- Disobedience
- The Escape of Prisoner 614
- Woman Walk Ahead
Available on August 26
- Mother!
Available on August 31
- Billy the Exterminator: Season 1
- Hangar 1: The UFO Files: Season 1
- Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Season 1
- True Tori: Seasons 1-2
Which shows and movies are you looking forward to watching in August? Share your picks in the comment section below!
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