Everything That’s Streaming in August 2026

Despite Peacock’s empty roster after its Telemundo World Cup blockbuster, in general, August looks to have a much more robust streaming calendar than July. While Netflix’s Outer Banks is saying goodbye, viewers will also get the return of another Taylor Sheridan show on Paramount+, the exclusive drop of a never-before-seen director’s cut of an X-Files movie on Hulu, and the return of Ted Lasso on Apple TV. And that’s not even the half of it.

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

Netflix

The Last House (Aug. 7) — Talk about your Covid movies. This new Netflix film stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as parents who are mysteriously trapped inside their home with their kids for years. And it’s not just them; everyone else seems to be trapped in their respective homes, too. The windows won’t break, the doors won’t unlock. But what will happen when whatever is out there tries to come in?

Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy (Aug. 5) — America and the UK love fried chicken. Comedian Mo Gilligan decides to go on a 28-day tour of those two areas eating nothing but fast food fried chicken, trying to uncover the root of why we love the fowl so much. Think Super Size Me, but for Cane’s and Chick-fil-A.

Alley Cats (Aug. 7) — This six-part animated series from Ricky Gervais follows a gang of foul-mouthed feral cats “who cause havoc while musing on the meaning of life and fighting for survival in a brutal human world,” according to the show’s logline. I’m willing to bet a sizable amount of money one of the cats is an atheist. Hopefully this fares better than Kevin, Aubrey Plaza’s Prime Video show about a New York housecat, which was canceled after one season.

Outer Banks Season 5 (Aug. 20) — It’s time for one last ride with the Pogues as the final season of Outer Banks arrives. After the tragic loss of JJ in Morocco, John B, Sarah, Kiara, Pope, and Cleo have to rely on their scrappy instincts to finally get the freedom they’ve been chasing.

Also playing:

One Hundred Years of Solitude Season 2 (Aug. 5)

My Life With the Walter Boys Season 3 (Aug. 6)

Tires Season 3 (Aug. 13)

Leanne Season 2 (Aug. 27)

Visit Netflix for a full list of releases.

 

Hulu

 

The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn (2026) – Director’s Cut (Aug. 14) — The brand-new, never-before-seen R-rated Chris Carter Director’s Cut of the 2008 X-Files movie arrives only on streaming. (Vrach Frankenshteyn is Victor Frankenstein in Russian, an allusion to the film being “stitched” back together.)

The plot: When a group of women is mysteriously abducted, Fox Mulder and Dr. Dana Scully are pulled back from the shadows to investigate after a federal agent vanishes without a trace. Their only clue is a disgraced, defrocked priest claiming to have horrific psychic visions of the crime. The R-rated version promises more body horror and more “unsettling scenes.”

Also playing:

Futurama Season 14 (Aug. 3)

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear (Aug. 13)

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 18 (Aug. 17)

Adults Season 2 (Aug. 27)

Visit Hulu for a full list of releases.

BritBox

 

The Hardacres Season 2 (Aug. 5) — The historical drama described as “Downton Abbey meets All Creatures Great and Small” follows the Hardacre family as they rise from poverty into wealth after acquiring a large estate. Season 2 sees the family settle into Hardacre Hall “and turn their attention to reshaping the world around them… with all the ambition, friction, and fallout that entails,” according to the show’s logline.

Prey Season 1 (Aug. 13) — When Detective Constable Marcus Farrow (John Simm) is found at the scene of a crime and all the evidence points to him, he is forced to go on the run. As the clock ticks, he sets out to clear his name.

Vanity Fair Season 1 (Aug. 19) — The 2018 miniseries adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s 1848 novel stars Olivia Cooke as Becky Sharp, clawing her way out of poverty into the upper echelons of British society via “villainy, crime, merriment, lovemaking, jilting, laughing, cheating, fighting and dancing.”

Also playing:

Antiques Roadshow Season 46 (Aug. 1)

I Literally Just Told You Season 4 (Aug. 10)

The Good Ship Murder Season 3 (Aug. 25)

Visit BritBox for a full list of releases.

 

Disney+

 

Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi (Aug. 5) — This new limited anime series picks up where the Visions shorts The Ninth Jedi and The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope left off. The show will be part of a new Star Wars: Visions Presents banner, for longer-form Visions stories. Animation comes from Production I.G., the animation studio behind Ghost in the Shell.

Disney+: Pokémon: Indigo League Season 1 (Aug. 7) — Calling all millennials: You can now watch the Pokémon of your youth with your children on Disney+. Relive the 1997 anime series, which launched Ash Ketchum’s trainer career and helped spark the global Pokémon phenomenon.

Camp Rock 3 (Aug. 14) — The Jonas Brothers continue their long-standing relationship with the House of Mouse in the latest installment in the Camp Rock movie series. This go-round, their fictional band Connect 3 returns to Camp Rock in search of an opener for their sold-out tour. Sherry Cola co-stars as their manager.

The Simpsons: Yellow Mirror (Aug. 26) — Springfield goes Black Mirror in this tech spoof special, where a defective lamp messes with Homer’s perception of reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie.

Visit Disney+ for a full list of releases.

 

Apple TV

 

Ted Lasso Season 4 (Aug. 5) — Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) returns to Richmond to coach a second division women’s football team. Roy (Brett Goldstein), Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), Keeley (Juno Temple), Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) and Higgins (Jeremy Swift) are all back as well, along with Mumford & Sons for the show’s theme song. And there’s even an anti-Danny Rojas-type player, who reminds Ted at the end of the above trailer that “life is so much more than football.”

Dark Matter Season 2 (Aug. 28) — Apple TV’s adaptation of Black Crouch’s bestselling thriller continues. In season 2, Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) and his family (Jennifer Connelly and Oakes Fegley) are trying to live a quiet life after the events of the season 1 finale. But they’re forced to go on the run again, as the show expands the universe of Crouch’s novel in new ways.

Also playing:

Women in Blue Season 2 (Aug. 12)

The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Aug. 21)

Stillwater Season 5 (Aug. 21)

Visit Apple TV+ for a full list of releases.

 

Prime Video

 

Reacher Season 4 (Aug. 12) — Reacher (Alan Ritchson) is back for more action as he once again ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time and finds himself at the center of a federal conspiracy. This season is adapted from Gone Tomorrow, the 13th book in Lee Child’s Reacher series.

Speaking of Ritchson: Y’all seen Motor City yet? It’s fun, and very much like a silent Reacher episode. See it in theaters before Spider-Man snatches up all the screens.

Sterling Point (Aug. 5) — This new young adult drama series starring Ella Rubin, Jay Duplass and Keen Ruffalo (Mark Ruffalo’s son) is about a New York teenager who inherits her mysterious grandfather’s island in Canada.

The Last Sunrise (Aug. 26) — Based on the novel by Anna Todd, this new movie is about Ry (Maia Reficco), a college student with a chronic illness, who goes on a trip to Mallorca with her mom (Eva Longoria). Just when she starts living in the moment, her condition worsens.

Visit Prime Video for a full list of releases.

 

HBO Max

Lanterns (Aug. 16) — New Green Lantern recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) are two intergalactic cops investigating a murder in the American heartland — and everyone is a suspect. The pilot for the eight-episode series is co-written by Damon Lindelof, Tom King and Chris Mundy, and the above trailer finally delivers on some of the cosmic weirdness from the comics. Chandler looks charming, as always.

Monsters of God (Aug. 6) — Filmmaker Eric Goode examines the underworld of exotic reptile smuggling in this new, five-episode series. As he keeps searching, he comes across outlaw traffickers, collectors and the law enforcement officials trying to stop them.

Also playing:

Hard Knocks: Training with the Seattle Seahawks (Aug. 4)

Whitmer Thomas: Terminal Crew of Dudes standup special (Aug. 14)

Conan O’Brien Must Go Season 3 (Aug. 21)

Visit HBO Max for a full list of releases.

 

Shudder

The Yeti (Aug.7) — This is a throwback creature feature with a ton of gory practical effects, starring Brittany Allen, Jim Cummings, Christina Bennett Lind, Linc Hand, William Sadler and Corbin Bernsen. When an oil tycoon and a famous adventurer vanish in the Alaskan wilderness, a rescueteam sets out to find them — but they end up trespassing in Yeti territory.

George A. Romero’s Resident Evil (Aug. 1) — Did you know that George A. Romero once tried to filma n adaptation of the Resident Evil video game? This documentary, now streaming on Shudder, takes a look at why the film was never produced.

Hellcat (Aug. 14) — A woman wakes up in a camper with a gruesome wound. The driver tells her they only have one hour to get to a doctor, or else something terrible will happen to the woman. Who can she trust?

Penny Lane Is Dead (Aug. 28) — It’s the summer of 1986 in Australia, and 17-year-old Peny Lane is celebrating getting into college. Penny’s cousin plays a cruel prank at the party, which leads to a vengeful, bloody night.

Visit Shudder for a full list of releases.

 

Criterion Channel

 

Rock Biopics That Don’t Suck — Love & Mercy, Lisztomania, The Buddy Holly Story, Amadeus, Velvet Goldmine, 24 Hour Party People, I’m Not There, more

Southern Gothic — The Night of the Hunter, Baby Doll, Written on the Wind, The Long, Hot Summer, Cape Fear (1962), Cape Fear (1991), The Beguiled (1971), Wild at Heart, Eve’s Bayou, The Paperboy, more

Desert Trips — Zabriskie Point; Paris, Texas; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; more

James Baldwin On-Screen — I Heard It Through the Grapevine, James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket, more

Visit the Criterion Channel for a full list of releases.

Paramount+

 

Lioness Season 3 (Aug. 2) — The Taylor Sheridan show is back after nearly two years, with Zoe Saldaña returning as CIA operative Joe, who balances her “personal and professional lives as the tip of the spear in the agency’s war on terror.” Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman also star. This season, “hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide,” according to the show’s logline.

Visit Paramount+ for a full list of releases.