Everything Streaming August 2025!

Everything That’s Streaming in August 2025

As we head into the heat domes of summer, most streaming services are offering slim pickins. Well, except for Criterion — and Netflix, which continues to pump out shows and movies at a dizzying rate.

But for those looking for something new and/or interesting, there’s plenty to find this month: Multiple animated shows (for both adults and children); the return of Wednesday Addams and The Peacemaker; two Samara Weaving movies; a new Alien show; two new romance drama films; an historical look at Hawai’i’s past; and Hank Hill’s return to Arlen.

Read on for Book & Film Globe’s definitive guide to the top titles this month.

Netflix

Wednesday Season 2 (Part 1 on Aug. 6) — Jenna Ortega is back as the Addams Family’s resident Child of Woe. This year, she has a new supernatural mystery to solve at Nevermore Academy — and has to deal with her brother Pugsley arriving on campus.

“Nothing is what it seems in Season 2,” creator Miles Millar said in Tudum. “[Wednesday] thinks she’s going to be in control, that she knows where all the bodies are buried, and she doesn’t.”

All that, plus Lady Gaga shows up as a guest star.

Part 2 debuts on Sept. 3.

My Oxford Year (Aug. 1) — Romance writer and audiobook narrator Julia Whelan’s novel My Oxford Year gets the film adaptation treatment, from director Iain Morris and the producers who brought you The Fault In Our Stars. That title should tip folks off to the tear-jerking aspect of this movie, because the trailer only hints at the central conflict circling this relationship between an American woman studying abroad and a charming Brit. Bring the tissues.

Fixed (Aug. 13) — The latest film from animator Genndy Tartakovsky (the Hotel Transylvania films, Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, the original Star Wars: Clone Wars and Primal) is an R-rated tale of a dog who goes on a rambunctious night out after he learns he’s going to get neutered the following morning.

Tartakovsky wrote and directed the film, based on an idea he’s had since 2009. Adam Devine, Idris Elba, Kathryn Hahn and Fred Armisen lend their voice talents. At least it’s hand-drawn animation?

Long Story Short (Aug. 22) — Speaking of animation, Long Story Short is the latest adult animated series from BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg. The show will go into a dysfunctional family’s “shared history, inside jokes and old wounds.” Sounds like BoJack, all right.

Thursday Murder Club (Aug. 28) — Director Chris Columbus’ first film in five years is an adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel about a group of retirees who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. When an actual murder happens, their sleuthing skills are put to the test. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie star.

Also playing:

Katrina: Come Hell and High Water (Release Date TBD)

Fit For TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser (Aug. 15)

Night Always Comes (Aug. 15)

America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys Season 1 (Aug. 19)

Visit Netflix for a full list of releases.

Hulu

King of the Hill Season 14 (Aug. 4) — I tell ya hwhat, Texas sure has changed since King of the Hill went off the air in 2010, but creator Mike Judge’s sharp eye for social observations hasn’t changed one bit. Season 14 of the animated sitcom sees Hank and Peggy Hill moving back home to Arlen, Texas following a stint selling propane in Saudi Arabia. Adjusting to life back home will take some time, it seems. All episodes drop on Aug. 4, and Season 15 is already on the way.

Alien: Earth (Aug. 12) — Noah Hawley’s Alien show is finally here. When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, a group of soldiers comes face-to-face with five new specimens from different planets. The latest trailer promises Timothy Olyphant, xenomorphs and an overall creepy, dreadful vibe.

Eenie Meanie (Aug. 22) — Samara Weaving stars in this new heist thriller about a former teenage getaway driver who gets pulled back into her past to save her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend. No trailer yet, but here are some cool set photos. Andy Garcia, Steve Zahn, Randall Park, Karl Glusman and Marshawn Lynch co-star.

Also playing:

Ruby Red Handed: Stealing America’s Most Famous Pair of Shoes (Aug. 26)

Visit Hulu for a full list of releases.

Disney+

Eyes of Wakanda (Aug. 1) — Black Panther gets the animation treatment in this four-part limited series about the Hatut Zaraze, Wakandan spies who embark on clandestine missions to steal back vibranium from Wakanda’s enemies. All four episodes will be available to stream starting Aug. 1.

Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends (Aug. 12) — Like Spidey and His Amazing Friends before it — right down to getting pop-punk royalty for the theme song (Patrick Stump for Spidey; Mark Hoppus for Iron Man) — Disney Jr. has a new show imagining what life would be like if the Marvel heroes were kids.

This version will see Iron Man and his buds using their own Iron Suits that allow them to fly and give them enhanced super-strength.

Visit Disney+ for a full list of releases.

Apple TV+

Chief of War (Aug. 1) — Jason Momoa leads a predominantly Polynesian cast in his passion project, a historical miniseries about the unification and colonization of Hawai’i in the late 18th century. Momoa stars as Kaʻiana, a warrior chief of Kauaʻi who turned against Kamehameha I. Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis and Luciane Buchanan co-star.

Platonic Season 2 (Aug. 6) — Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are back for more friendship hijinks. This time around, Will (Rogen) is in a relationship, which seems to mess up the dynamic with Sylvia (Byrne).

Invasion Season 3 (Aug. 22) — Did you know Apple TV+ has a show about an alien invasion? Wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t; this show is only on season 3, and it has had a two-year gap in between every season so far. Season 3 promises to combine each perspective on the alien invasion for the first time, as the main characters finally work together to infiltrate the alien mothership.

Also playing:

Stillwater Season 4 (Aug. 1)

Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical (Aug. 15)

Shape Island Season 2 (Aug. 29)

Visit Apple TV+ for a full list of releases.

Prime Video

The Pickup (Aug. 6) — This month’s Amazon Prime action comedy (following on the heels of Deep Cover and Heads of State) comes courtesy of Pete Davidson, Eddie Murphy and Keke Palmer. When a routine cash pickup takes a wild turn, two mismatched armored truck drivers get ambushed by criminals and have to band together to make it through the workday from hell.

The Map That Leads To You (Aug. 20) — In the same vein as My Oxford Year, this other Europe-travel-flm-based-on-a-novel follows Heather (Madelyn Cline), a Type A planner, who falls for Jack (KJ Apa), a free-spirited traveler, while on a trip to Europe. Will the two of them learn to lighten up and start taking life more seriously, respectively? All signs point to yes, but it’s about the journey, not the destination.

Also playing:

Conclave (Aug. 9)

Upload Season 4 (Aug. 25)

Visit Amazon Prime for a full list of releases.

HBO Max

Peacemaker Season 2 (Aug. 21) — “I don’t want to be a joke anymore. I want to be a real hero,” Christopher Smith (John Cena), AKA The Peacemaker, says at the beginning of the trailer for Season 2. That desire leads him to find a portal that leads to another dimension where everything works out for Ol’ Chris.

Except Col. Rick Flag’s father (Frank Grillo) is out to avenge his son’s death — and he’ll do whatever it takes, dimensional portals be damned.

Marc Maron: Panicked (Aug. 1) — Marc Maron is having a bit of a moment. He recently announced his WTF Podcast will end this fall after 16 years. He’s also branching out and doing more film and TV acting (this comes out the same day as The Bad Guys 2, where he voices a snake), and this upcoming standup hour from HBO is his second in two years, after “From Bleak To Dark.”

This latest special touches on some typical Maronian subject matter: worries, coffee and cats, with some timely observations about the LA wildfires and America’s political climate.

The Yogurt Shop Murders (Aug. 3) — More than 30 years ago, four teenage girls were shot and murdered inside a yogurt shop at a strip mall in Austin, Texas. All this time, the case has gone unsolved, making the murders the subject of a lot of true crime episodes and pop culture references (a version of the case was an inciting incident in an early version of Veronica Mars).

This new docuseries promises a more in-depth look at the murders, delving into the investigation, wrongful arrests and how the effects of the case impacted Austin in 1991, and still linger today.

Also playing:

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills (Aug. 5)

Visit HBO Max for a full list of releases.

Peacock

Borderline (Aug. 1) — It’s Samara Weaving Summer. This isn’t a Peacock Original movie, but Peacock is the only place to stream this dark comedy thriller about a ‘90s pop superstar (Weaving) who is stalked by an obsessive fan (Ray Nicholson) dead-set on marrying her.

Love Island USA — Season 7 Reunion (Aug. 25) — If you can’t get enough Love Island, then check out this reunion special, hosted by Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen. The special will feature Season 7’s winners, fan-favorite couples and more.

Visit Peacock for a full list of releases.

Shudder

Clown in a Cornfield (Aug. 8) — Clowns. So hot right now. If you missed this fun, modern take on the slasher genre in theaters, now’s your chance to catch up with Frendo the Clown and the teens he terrorizes in Kettle Springs. The film feels like Thanksgiving for the YA crowd, with some commentary about fading factory towns thrown in.

Also playing:

The Last Drive in with Joe Bob Briggs Season 7 (Live on Shudder TV Aug. 1; on demand Aug. 3)

Visit Shudder for a full list of releases.

Criterion Channel

Anime — Criterion’s monthly programming revolves around blocks of films centered on a theme. One of the new blocks the prestige streamer is rolling out this month is a section highlighting anime films like Paprika, Ghost in the Shell, Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space, Paprika and Redline.

’90s Soundtrack Movies — Another programming block. Go back in time with this selection of films chosen for the way their indie soundtracks influenced pop culture in the ‘90s. Films include: Pump Up the Volume, Until the End of the World, Deep Cover, Singles, Judgment Night, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Mallrats, SubUrbia, Trainspotting, Good Will Hunting, Grosse Pointe Blank, Lost Highway, Velvet Goldmine and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.

Psycho Beach Party — The Gidget-style beach movie meets ‘80s teen slashers in this camp classic from Robert Lee King and Charles Busch about a wannabe surfer girl with a split personality who becomes the primary murder suspect in a series of killings.

Visit the Criterion Channel for a full list of releases.

Paramount+

South Park Season 27 (Now playing; new episodes Wednesdays) — There’s not much new on Paramount+ this month besides South Park, maybe because the network isn’t trying to draw any more attention to itself after paying $16M to President Donald Trump to settle a nuisance lawsuit. Late Night host Stephen Colbert called that a “big fat bribe.” Paramount later said it would cancel Late Night, and folks haven’t been happy.

South Park then started its latest season (and first under a drawn-out, $1.5B streaming deal with Paramount) by showing Trump hopping in bed with Satan and showing Trump’s penis.

The Friend (Aug. 25) — For a more wholesome watch, this tearjerker about the bond between a woman (Naomi Watts) and the Great Dane her late friend (Bill Murray) left her is coming to streaming later this month after a short theatrical run earlier in the year. No presidential penises here.

Visit Paramount+ for a full list of releases.