Amongst all of the August television premieres are these 60 new series, seasons, and films, plus a bunch of bonuses!
Below is our curated list of 60 programs from countries in Africa, Asia, North America, and South America that are premiering or being added to schedules/offerings in the US and other territories in August 2024. Additional program premieres are listed on our “viewing guide” page.
(For details about the premieres of programs from the UK, Ireland, English-speaking Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and original-language programs from countries in Europe, please visit The British TV Place, The Down Under TV Place, and The Euro TV Place.)
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Batman: Caped Crusader (US)
Set in Gotham City, this animated action-adventure series, a reimagining of the Batman mythology, finds the corrupt outnumbering the good, criminals running rampant, and law-abiding citizens living in a constant state of fear. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne (voiced by Hamish Linklater, Midnight Mass) becomes something both more and less than human: the Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the Gotham City Police Department and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.
The series also features the voice talents of Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense), Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), David Krumholtz (Numb3rs), Toby Stephens (Black Sails), Jamie Chung (Dexter: New Blood), Jason Watkins (The Crown), and Minnie Driver (Speechless).
Batman: Caped Crusader, an Amazon Original Series, premieres globally on Thursday, August 1, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Borderless Fog (Indonesia)
Filmed on location in Indonesia, this mystery-crime thriller film follows Sanja (Putri Marino, The Big 4), a big-city detective who’s been assigned to investigate a series of gruesome murders along the Indonesia-Malaysia border. But to solve the case, she must confront the ghosts of her past and open a Pandora’s box that will expose society’s deeply-buried secrets.
The cast also includes Yoga Pratama (Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams), Lukman Sardi (Photocopier), Yudi Ahmad Tajudin (24 Hours with Gaspar), Yusuf Mahardika (Qorin), Iedil Dzuhrie Alaudin (La Luna), Kiki Narendra (Blood Curse), Siti Fauziah (Cigarette Girl), and Sita Nursanti (Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams).
Borderless Fog, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, August 1, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Breaking and Re-Entering (Taiwan)
In this action comedy film, a group of thieves sets out to pull off a “reverse heist” by putting the one billion Taiwan dollars they’ve stolen back into the bank vault. Not because they’ll go to prison if they’re found out, but because the group’s leader learns that they were set up by the bank’s owner and that his ex-girlfriend is to be framed for the crime before being killed.
Starring Chen Bo-lin Chen (The King of Blaze) and Cecilia Choi (Triad Princess), Breaking and Re-Entering premieres in the US and other territories on Thursday, August 1, on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Love Is Blind: Mexico (Mexico)
The “Love Is Blind” reality TV franchise extends now to Mexico, where local singles have to put a ring on it without having seen each other first.
Love Is Blind: Mexico, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, August 1, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Match (US)
Brittany S. Hall (Ballers, Rap Sh!t, Dear Edward) and Lane Idewu (Arrested Development, South Side, Hush) star in this steamy suspense thriller, in which swiping right ends up going seriously sideways. After Drew (Hall) and Mason (Idewu) connect on the Love Match dating app, they go on their first official date, a seemingly perfect romantic getaway in the woods designed by the app. However, their presumed perfect night slowly evolves into an all-out nightmare, when a voice coming from the home’s intercom gives them the terrifying news that only one of them — or neither of them — will leave the place alive. Either he kills her or she kills him, or else both of them will be killed.
Costars include Lalia Odom (Salt-N-Pepa, The Young and the Restless), Ali Amin Carter (Lovecraft County, Swagger), Brad “Scarface” Jordan (Prodigal, 5th Ward), and Andrew McCallister (Jumanji: The Next Level, Cycles).
The Match has its world premiere on Thursday, August 1, exclusively on ALLBLK and its digital channels, including ALLBLK on Prime Channels.
Mon Laferte, te amo (Chile)
This documentary is an intimate portrait of Mon Laferte, a musical artist who overcame a brutal childhood to go on and revolutionize Latin American music. It follows Mon in the midst of a world tour, transitioning into motherhood as she confronts the deep wounds of a life scarred by abuse, deprivation, and an enduring search for love.
Mon Laferte, te amo, a Netflix Documentary, premieres globally on Thursday, August 1, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
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Cowboy Cartel (US)
This new documentary series tells the extraordinary true story of the rookie FBI agent who cracked the case of one of Mexico’s most ruthless cartels and the multimillion-dollar money laundering operation they ran through the heart of the American Quarter Horse racing industry.
That rookie is Scott Lawson, an FBI agent from rural Tennessee, who became an unlikely hero when his investigation took down the Treviño brothers, the leaders of Los Zetas, one of the most powerful cartels in Mexico. While the Treviños terrorized thousands in their pursuit of power, money, and influence, Lawson risked his life on a hunch — tracking their brother’s racehorse transactions in the United States, infiltrating the deadly cartel, and uncovering their international money-laundering operations.
The four-part docuseries features first-time interviews with FBI agent Lawson, who broke the case; IRS agent Steve Pennington; Irving police officers Steve Junker, Brian Schutt, and Kim Williams; Assistant United States Attorney Doug Gardner; Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Ginger Thompson; and Joe Tone, the author of Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland Dream, the nonfiction book that inspired the series.
Cowboy Cartel premieres globally on Friday, August 2, exclusively on Apple TV+.
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Modern Masters: S.S. Rajamouli (India)
This documentary about S.S. Rajamouli, director of the Oscar®-winning film RRR, showcases his profound influence on Indian and international cinema, his enduring legacy, and his innovative contributions to filmmaking. The film features an interview with Rajamouli, behind-the-scenes footage, and insights from global luminaries like James Cameron, Joe Russo, and Karan Johar, as well as close friends and colleagues such as Prabhas, Jr NTR, Rana Daggubati, and Ram Charan — who collectively shed light on untold stories and perspectives about S.S. Rajamouli.
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli, a Netflix Documentary, premieres globally on Friday, August 2, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (US)
This documentary allows Elizabeth Taylor’s own voice to narrate her story, inviting audiences to rediscover not just a megastar of Hollywood’s Golden Age, but a complex woman who navigated lifelong fame, personal identity, and public scrutiny on a global stage from an early childhood. Through newly-recovered interviews with Taylor and unprecedented access to the movie star’s personal archive, the film reveals the complex inner life and vulnerability of the Hollywood legend while also challenging audiences to recontextualize her achievements and her legacy.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes, an HBO Original Documentary, premieres in the US on Saturday, August 3, at 8pm ET, on HBO, with streaming available on Max and its digital channels, including Max on Prime Channels
The Influencer (South Korea)
Billed as a social survival show, this new reality series brings together 77 influencers in South Korea, who have a combined 120 million followers across platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and AfreecaTV, to battle it out in various challenges to prove who has the greatest influence and earn the coveted title of “the best influencer.”
The Influencer, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Tuesday, August 6, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
PD True (US)
This half-hour true-crime docuseries takes viewers into moments of crisis in some of the biggest cases of our time, as told by the police offers who worked them. Each episode features men and women officers recounting the serial killings, mass shootings, crimes of passion and revenge, and more, that they worked shoulder-to-shoulder to solve. While we may have seen the headlines and know the basics, we’ve never heard them from the cops themselves, who had to sift through horrific crime scenes or carry out risky undercover assignments. What got them through, they say, is never quitting on the mission and their dogged determination to see justice done.
Each episode is built around intimate interviews with the lead officers on each case. They share their strategies, and are candid about the emotions they felt, and sometimes still feel, for the victims. Complementing their stories is a trove of exclusive video, which is woven together with never-before-seen evidence that gives a moment-by-moment feel for how the case unfolded.
Season 1 features a blow-by-blow of the police response to the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando; a terrifying subway shooting in New York City; an LA gunfight with bank robbers that turned a city street into a war zone; a bumbling mob hit on a “wise guy” in the Bronx; the ruthless murder of a stunning Playboy model; and the hunt for Aileen Wuornos, America’s best known female serial killer, whose victims were middle-aged men.
PD True, a Paramount+ Original Docuseries, premieres in the US as a ten-episode binge on Tuesday, August 6, exclusively on Paramount+.
Lolo and the Kid (Philippines)
This drama follows Lolo (Joel Torre, Dirty Linen), a hustler, and the young boy (Euwenn Mikael Aleta, Firefly) he took in and with whom he routinely cons the wealthy. But then a life-changing event could end their inseparable bond.
Lolo and the Kid, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Wednesday, August 7, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
No Way Out: The Roulette (South Korea)
In this action-mystery thriller series, Kim Guk-ho (Yoo Jae-myung, Song of the Bandits, Hometown), South Korea’s most hated man, is released on parole after serving thirteen years for committing a series of heinous crimes. Outraged by his release, one mysterious citizen offers a ₩20 billion ($14 million) bounty to anyone who can track down and kill the notorious criminal. Targeted by a growing number of desperate citizens, Kim Guk-ho will have to put his faith in his police protection team if he hopes to survive.
Costarring Kim Mu-yeol (Sweet Home), Cho Jin-woong (The Good Bad Mother), and Yum Jung-ah (Sky Castle), No Way Out: The Roulette, a Hulu Original, premieres in the US with two episodes on Wednesday, August 7, exclusively on Hulu. (It debuts today, July 31, in select international markets on Disney+.)
The Zone: Survival Mission: Season 3 (South Korea)
In the eagerly-awaited third installment of this hit variety show, Kwon Yuri and Yu Jaeseok return alongside Single’s Inferno star Dex and former UFC fighter Kim Donghyun, as the four hosts find themselves fighting to survive in a series of progressively more hilarious challenges. Previously pitted against the likes of zombies, a haunted hospital, glue traps, and puzzles, more laugh-out-loud challenges await them in the new season.
The Zone: Survival Mission: Season 3, a Hulu Original, premieres in the US with three episodes on Wednesday, August 7, exclusively on Hulu. It launches in select international markets on the same date on Disney+.
Are You Sure?! (South Korea)
In this eight-episode travelogue series, Jimin and Jung Kook of BTS embark on an unforgettable trip, one full of surprises, in the summer of 2023, before their mandatory military enlistment.
Are You Sure?!, a Disney+ Original, premieres globally with two episodes on Thursday, August 8, exclusively on Disney+. New episodes will drop every Thursday through September 19.
Funny Little Stories: Season 2 (Brazil)
Adapted from the “5x Comédia” theatrical franchise, which has been a hit on stages in Brazil for over two decades, this comedy anthology series launched in 2021 with five stories with the theme of social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme for Season 2 is the return to work, and the stories follow a suburban eyebrow designer, a charismatic celebrity dog agent, an irascible 15-year-old millionaire entrepreneur, a vengeful telemarketer, and a canceled TV host.
The new season stars Fernanda Paes Leme (Rich in Love), Lázaro Ramos (World’s First Christmas), Ingrid Guimarães (World’s First Christmas), Fabiana Karla (World’s First Christmas), Rafa Uccman, Camilla de Lucas (Smother-in-Law), Flávia Reis (The Path), Monique Alfradique (A Vampire in the Family), George Sauma (Under Pressure), Majur, Pequena Lô, and Narcisa.
Funny Little Stories: Season 2, an Amazon Original Series, premieres globally on Thursday, August 8, exclusively on Prime Video.
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Kold x Windy: Season 2 (US)
In this drama’s new season, female rap duo Malika “Kold” Wise (Sh’Kia, Caught Up) and Renee “Windy” Johnson (Nijah Brenea, Rap Sh!t) continue to navigate the dangers of the drill music game and the streets of Chicago. Now very pregnant with her deceased fiancé’s child, Malika has fallen into an emotional rollercoaster of anxiety and violent fits. Although Kold x Windy have recently signed with Achieve Jamz, she seems to have lost her musical footing. Forced to return to committing her “stains,” Malika ends up reverting to the life she so desperately tried to leave behind. Meanwhile, her trusted confidant and group member, Renee, is still obsessed with reppin’ Kold x Windy on the mic and in the streets. Despite her bulletproof façade, she is dealing with her own set of demons.
Kold x Windy: Season 2, an ALLBLK Original Series, premieres in the US on Thursday, August 8, exclusively on ALLBLK and its digital channels, including ALLBLK on Prime Channels.
Mr. Throwback (US)
This mockumentary comedy series follows Danny (Adam Pally, Happy Endings), a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Stephen Curry (in his first scripted television role).
Costarring Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live) and Ayden Mayeri (Jackpot!), Mr. Throwback, a Peacock Original, premieres in the US on Thursday, August 8, exclusively on Peacock. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
One Fast Move (US)
This action film follows Wes Neal (K.J. Apa, Riverdale), a dishonorably-discharged former military man and now-down-on-his-luck speed demon who tracks down his estranged father, former motorcycle racing champ Dean Miller (Eric Dane, Grey’s Anatomy), to coach him to be a professional motorcycle racer. Soon Wes starts working for Abel (Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica), a motorcycle shop owner and Dean’s old mentor, and meets local waitress Camila (Maia Reficco, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin). As Wes begins training, fresh wounds are created on top of old scars, as Dean puts intense pressure on him to be the best, putting a strain on all other relationships in Wes’s life — and forcing him to decide what he wants for his future and what’s worth losing to win big on the track.
One Fast Move, an Amazon Original Film, premieres globally on Thursday, August 8, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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The Shakedown (South Africa)
Carl Beukes (Lioness, Troy: Fall of a City, Dominion) stars in this crime comedy as Justin Diamond, a respected and married insurance broker who seeks the help of his underworld brother, Dovi (Emmanuel Castis, Warrior, Black Sails), to save his reputation after his mistress, Marika (Berenice Barbier, Woke), threatens to expose the secret of their affair.
The Shakedown, an Amazon Original Film, premieres globally on Thursday, August 8, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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The Instigators (US)
Academy Award® winners Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Martian) and Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) star in this action-crime comedy film as reluctant partners Rory and Cobby, respectively. One’s a desperate father, the other’s an ex-con, and both are thrown together to rob a corrupt politician’s ill-gained earnings.
But when the heist goes wrong, they find themselves engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos, pursued by police as well as backward bureaucrats and vengeful crime bosses. Completely out of their depth, they convince Rory’s therapist (Oscar® nominee Hong Chau, The Whale) to join their riotous getaway through the city, where they must put aside their differences and work together to evade capture — or worse.
The film costars Michael Stuhlbarg (Dopesick), Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird), Ving Rhames (Don King: Only in America), Alfred Molina (Feud), and Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs. The Post Office), with Jack Harlow (Dave) and Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy).
The Instigators, an Apple Original Film, makes its global debut in select theaters on Friday, August 2, before its global streaming premiere a week later, on Friday, August 9, exclusively on Apple TV+.
Mission: Cross (South Korea)
This action-crime comedy stars Hwang Jung-min (Kill Boksoon, The Accidental Narco) and Yum Jung-ah (Snowdrop, Sky Castle) as house husband Kang-mu and his wife, Mi-seon, a veteran officer in the Major Crimes Investigation Division. Unbeknownst to Mi-seon, Kang-mu is a former agent who was forced to revert to civilian duty, but who is unwittingly drawn back into the world of espionage while helping former colleague Hee-ju (Jeon Hye-jin, Stranger) search for her missing husband. Mi-seon, whose work moniker is “the Crocodile” due to her prowess, misinterprets her husband’s actions as infidelity, triggering a chain of misunderstandings and high-stakes adventure.
Mission: Cross, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, August 9, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
No One Will Miss Us (Mexico)
This new teen series is set in the pre-social media era of the 1990s, when young people went outside to play and have fun. The show follows five “losers” who want money and popularity. To get both, they set up an illegal business of selling homework to classmates at school. However, the complications of adolescence and an unexpected death put everything they’ve built at risk.
No One Will Miss Us, an Amazon Original Series, premieres globally on Friday, August 9, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (India)
Picking up where the murder mystery-romantic drama film Haseen Dillruba left off, this sequel follows Rani (Taapsee Pannu, Shabaash Mithu) and Rishu (Vikrant Massey, Ginny Weds Sunny) as they seek a fresh start in the vibrant city of Agra. With authorities on their trail and drops of blood marking their path, their quest takes a dramatic turn with the arrival of Abhimanyu (Sunny Kaushal, Gold), as the lovers find new enemies who want to foil their plans of happily ever after.
Costarring Jimmy Shergill (Choona), Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, August 9, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Romance in the House (South Korea)
Ji Jin-hee (D.P., Misty) stars in this romantic drama as Byeon Moo-jin, a serial entrepreneur who got divorced and left his family after his business ventures went bust. About a dozen years later, Moo-jin returns to his family, hoping to reconcile with his ex-wife, Geum Ae-yeon (Kim Ji-Soo, 365: Repeat the Year), and their grown children, daughter Byeon Mi-Rae (Son Na-Eun, Ghost Doctor) and son Byeon Hyun-Jae (Yoon San-Ha, Crazy Love) — now that he’s the wealthy owner of the building where they live.
Costarring Minho (The Fabulous), Romance in the House, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Saturday, August 10, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Hollywood Black (US)
Based on the book Hollywood Black by historian Donald Bogle, and directed by Justin Simien (Dear White People), this four-part docuseries chronicles a century of the Black experience in Hollywood — revealing personal stories of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behind the camera, on the screen, and in the credits.
Hollywood Black, an MGM+ Original Docuseries, premieres in the US on Sunday, August 11, exclusively on MGM+ and its digital channels, including MGM+ on Amazon. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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SEAL Team: Season 7 (US)
In the ten-episode final season of this hit action drama series, Bravo team leader Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz, Bones, Angel) struggles to balance his warrior’s existence with the responsibilities of single fatherhood. Ray Perry (Neil Brown Jr., Insecure, Suits), his trusted second-in-command, questions whether he will be able to leave the battlefield behind as his retirement nears. Dedicated door-kicker Sonny Quinn (A.J. Buckley, CSI: NY, Murder in the First) battles against changing tides as Jason and Ray’s shifting focus means that other teammates must shoulder more responsibility. Both Omar Hamza (Raffi Barsoumian, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Vampire Diaries) and Drew Franklin (Beau Knapp, Road House, Seven Seconds) find diving into work an effective way to distance themselves from their past traumas. Vital to mission success is Lieutenant Lisa Davis (Toni Trucks, NCIS: New Orleans, Franklin & Bash), a no-nonsense officer who ushers the team into a new era of warfare against powerful rivals for supremacy on the world stage.
SEAL Team: Season 7 premieres in the US and Canada with the first two episodes on Sunday, August 11, exclusively on Paramount+, with new episodes dropping weekly. The final season will debut in Australia on Monday, August 12.
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To Be Destroyed (US)
This latest installment in “The Turning Point” documentary series follows author Dave Eggers as he meets with students and teachers in the Rapid City, South Dakota, school district, where his novel, The Circle, was pulled from shelves, along with works by Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), Stephen Chbosky (Perks of Being a Wallflower), Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other), and Imbolo Mbue (How Beautiful We Were). Centered on what young adults should or shouldn’t be exposed to, the book-banning movement targeted literature written about or by members of the LGBTQ+ community and people of color. Through intense footage of school board showdowns, community activism, and poignant interviews, the film unveils power struggles and resistance in the face of censorship. As Eggers navigates this landscape, we learn how these ideas resonate far beyond the borders of Rapid City, quietly permeating our entire nation in both troubling and inspiring ways.
To Be Destroyed premieres in the US on Sunday, August 11, at 9pm ET, on MSNBC. (Rescheduled from July 21)
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Bad Monkey (US)
Based on Bad Monkey, the best-selling novel by Carl Hiaasen, this comedy stars Vince Vaughn (True Detective) as Andrew Yancy, who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Florida Keys. But after stumbling on a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs… and one bad monkey.
The ensemble cast includes L. Scott Caldwell (The Fugitive), Rob Delaney (Catastrophe), Meredith Hagner (Search Party), Natalie Martinez (Ordinary Joe), Alex Moffat (The Bear), Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone), Ronald Peet (First Reformed), and Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim). Also in the cast are special guest star John Ortiz (American Fiction) and guest stars Zach Braff (Scrubs), Ashley Nicole Black (Ted Lasso), Scott Glenn (The Leftovers), and Charlotte Lawrence in her television debut.
Bad Monkey, an Apple Original Series, premieres globally with two episodes on Wednesday, August 14, exclusively on Apple TV+. New episodes will drop every Wednesday through October 9.
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Daughters (US)
This critically-acclaimed documentary traces an eight-year journey by filmmaker Natalie Rae and social change advocate Angela Patton, intimately following Aubrey, Santana, Raziah, and Ja’Ana as they prepare for a momentous Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers. Speaking openly about their aspirations, dreams, and the emotional toll of their fathers’ absence, compounded by the constraints of virtual visits, these girls reveal a profound wisdom and resilience beyond their years. As they navigate heartbreak, anger, and uncertainty, they seize a precious opportunity to forge connections.
Shedding light on the complexities of familial bonds strained by the unforgiving barriers of the criminal justice system, and emphasizing that the foundation of community healing lies within the family unit, Daughters, a Netflix Documentary, premieres globally on Wednesday, August 14, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Tyrant (South Korea)
In this action thriller series, after years of seeing their country be suppressed by foreign powers, a group of rogue scientists working within the South Korean government begins to a develop a virus that will put their country on a level playing field with the world’s most powerful nations. Referred to as “The Tyrant Project,” the virus holds limitless potential for the advancement of humanity. However, before the project can be finalized, a group of US agents uncovers the plan and demands that all samples be handed over.
Unwilling to kowtow and give up his research to the Americans, the group’s leader hires a black ops team to recover his work. But when things go south during the attack, parties on both sides will be left scrambling to recover the virus and use it to advance their own ends.
The cast includes Cha Seung-Won (Our Blues), Kim Sun-Ho (Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha), Kim Kang-Woo (Wonderful World), Jo Yoon-Soo (Juvenile Justice), and Jang Young-Nam (Crash Course in Romance).
The Tyrant, a Hulu Original, premieres in the US as a four-episode binge on Wednesday, August 14, exclusively on Hulu. It debuts in international markets on the same date on Disney+.
Bel-Air: Season 3 (US)
Set in modern-day Los Angeles, this reimagining of the hit sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air dramatizes Will’s (Jabari Banks) complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. In Season 3, school’s out for the summer, and Will is doing Bel-Air his way. Being a part of the Banks family has given him a new perspective. It isn’t just about wealth; it means he now has options to lean into other things that excite him and the privilege to dream bigger. As Will makes an exciting pivot, he finds a partner in Carlton (Olly Sholotan, Cruel Summer), who desperately wants to leave his life of addiction behind and rebuild his damaged reputation. While the dynamic duo has a lot of exciting wins, working together also reveals fundamental differences in their backgrounds and worldviews.
Meanwhile, pressures at work and home pose challenges for Viv (Cassandra Freeman, The Enemy Within) and Phil (Adrian Holmes, 19-2). Hilary’s (Coco Jones, Five Points) romantic journey with LaMarcus (Justin Cornwell, The Umbrella Academy) will face some shocking hurdles, as Ashley’s (Akira Akbar, Good Trouble) views on romance start to blossom as she comes of age the summer before she starts high school. And Geoffrey’s (Jimmy Akingbola, The Tower) London past will come a little too close to home.
Bel-Air: Season 3, a Peacock Original series, premieres in the US on Thursday, August 15, exclusively on Peacock.
Jackpot! (US)
Set in the near future, this action comedy film finds a newly-established “Grand Lottery” in California. The catch: You have to kill the winner before sundown in order to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (John Cena, Peacemaker), who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize. However, Noel must face off with his slick rival, Louis Lewis (Simu Liu, Kim’s Convenience), who also seeks to collect Katie’s commission at all costs.
Jackpot!, an Amazon Original Film, premieres globally on Thursday, August 15, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (Indonesia)
In this horror-mystery thriller, a shaman instructs Mila (Maudy Effrosina, The Devil’s Lair) to return a mystical bracelet, the Kawaturih, to the “Dancing Village,” a remote site on the easternmost tip of Java Island. Joined by her cousin, Yuda (Jourdy Pranata, Today We’ll Talk About That Day), and his friends, Jito (M. Iqbal Sulaiman, Ghost Writer) and Arya (Ardit Erwandha, Ghost Writer 2), Mila arrives on the island, only to discover that the village elder has passed away and the new guardian, Mbah Buyut (Diding Boneng, KKN di Desa Penari), isn’t present. Various strange and eerie events occur while awaiting Mbah Buyut’s return, including Mila being visited by Badarawuhi, a mysterious, mythical being that rules the village. When she decides to return the Kawaturih without the help of Mgah Buyut, Mila threatens the village’s safety, and she must join a ritual to select the new “Dawuh,” a cursed soul forced to dance for the rest of her life.
Dancing Village: The Curse Begins premieres in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Ireland on Friday, August 16, exclusively on Shudder and its digital channels, including Shudder on Prime Channels.
I Can’t Live Without You (Argentina)
Adrián Suar (Los Protectores, So Much Love to Give) stars in this comedy as Carlos, a guy who has the perfect job, the perfect life… and a very toxic relationship with his cell phone. When his addiction ruins a family event, his wife, Adela (Paz Vega, Kaleidoscope, Fugitiva), gives him an ultimatum. Now, Carlos will do whatever it takes to get her back, including signing up for something he found on the internet: a therapy for cell phone addicts.
I Can’t Live Without You, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, August 16, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Union (US)
In this action-comedy thriller, Mike (Mark Wahlberg, The Fighter), a down-to-earth construction worker, is happy living a simple life in his native New Jersey. Then his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry, “X-Men” films), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way.
Costars include Mike Colter (Evil), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (His Dark Materials), Jessica De Gouw (The Secrets She Keeps), Alice Lee (Zoey’s Extraodrinary Playlist), Jackie Earle Haley (Human Target), and J.K. Simmons (The Closer).
The Union, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, August 16, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Love Next Door (South Korea)
This romantic drama follows the story of Bae Seok-ryu (Jung So-min, Alchemy of Souls, Because This Is My First Life), as she looks to get a fresh start in life after a series of missteps. To reboot her life, Seok-ryu returns to Korea, where she crosses paths with Choi Seung-hyo (Jung Hae-in, D.P., Connect), a celebrated young architect, who happens to be the son of her mom’s close friend. Haunted by awkward childhood memories due to their mothers’ friendship, the pair could experience sparks flying when they meet again as adults, or they might let old remembrances get in the way…
Love Next Door, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Saturday, August 17, exclusively on Netflix. It debuts in Latin America on Saturday, August 31. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Terror Tuesday: Extreme (Thailand)
Inspired by true events, Terror Tuesday: Extreme reimagines and dramatizes the most unnerving stories recounted on EFM’s popular radio show, Terror Tuesday. Each of the series’ eight episodes is crafted by a different director and features its own cast. All of the stories delve into different facets of fear — from haunted bridal gowns and cursed houses, to vengeful spirits and unsettling family secrets.
The cast includes Nat Kitcharit (Fast & Feel Love), Charada Imraporn (After Dark), and Sutthirak Subvijitra (4 Kings), amongst many others.
Terror Tuesday: Extreme, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Tuesday, August 20, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Accident (Mexico)
In this drama thriller, a birthday party takes a tragic turn in an instant — shattering a close-knit, wealthy community, tearing families, friendships, and hearts apart, and changing the lives of four families forever. While they deal with extreme pain, guilt, resentment, and the desire for revenge, life itself will show them if there is light after darkness.
The series stars Alberto Guerra (El Señor de los Cielos), Sebastián Martínez (Until Money Do Us Part), Erik Hayser (Dark Desire), Macarena García (La otra mirada), Ana Claudia Talancón (The Inmate), Eréndira Ibarra (Sense8), and Regina Blandón (A Deadly Invitation).
The Accident, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Wednesday, August 21, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Back to 15: Season 3 (Brazil)
Inspired by the best-selling novels in Bruna Vieira’s “Meu primeiro blog” book series, the third and final season of this teen fantasy comedy-drama series sees a glitch in the photoblog causing 30-year-old Anita (Camila Queiroz, Hidden Truths) to time travel once again, this time to 2009, where she’s an 18-year-old college student (Maisa, Double Dad) studying visual arts. In addition to dealing with dorm life, wild parties, and the passions of adulthood, Anita is also trying to figure out who’s traveling back in time with her, as well as who’s preventing her from putting an end to the mysterious photoblog once and for all, so that she can take back control of her life.
Back to 15: Season 3, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Wednesday, August 21, exclusively on Netflix.
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“Meu primeiro blog” book series by Bruna Vieira
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Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War (US)
Narrated by actor Ed Harris (Pollock), this gritty docudrama, filled with vivid reenactments, tells the story of the legendary feud between Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton and the gunfight that defined an era.
Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War, a Netflix Documentary, premieres globally on Wednesday, August 21, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Classified (US)
This coming-of-age drama follows Ella (Imani Pullum, Emancipation, The Orville), a 15-year-old student in Oakland, California. Arrested at a protest and facing jail time, Ella avoids incarceration thanks to her stepmother, Dianne (Christine Horn, BMF, Snowfall), who has connections in high places. As part of the deal, Ella must leave her home and spend the remainder of her secondary education with her father, Gabe (Sule Rimi, Andor, The Day of the Jackal), and Dianne in Johannesburg, South Africa — turning her world upside down as she navigates a very different reality than the one she has known.
Classified, an Amazon Original Series, premieres in the US on Thursday, August 22, on Prime Video and Freevee. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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GG Precinct (Taiwan)
In this six-episode spinoff series of the hit supernatural crime comedy film Marry My Dead Body (Taiwan’s selection for the 2024 Academy Awards), the utterly unreliable and comically inept cops at GG Precinct investigate a series of bizarre murders staged as chilling word games based on Chinese idioms. Those who misuse an idiom may become victims, pushing the police to quickly solve the serial killer’s deadly puzzles.
Reprising their roles are: Hsu Kuang-han (A Sun) as Wu Ming-han, the arrogant detective who returns to the precinct and learns that his promotion to squad leader has been snatched by Lin Tzu-ching; Gingle Wang (Wave Makers) as Lin Tzu-ching, the new squad leader who guides the motley cop crew while proving her worth in her new role; Ma Nien-hsien (The Victim’s Game) as their boss, Chang Yung-kang, who’s been promoted to precinct chief and struggles to navigate police bureaucracy; and Flower Chen (The Village of No Return) as Chubby, the squad’s wallflower and foodie, and a neutral teammate amidst the relentless rivalry between Wu Ming-han and Lin Tzu-ching.
Joining them are: singer Ng Ki-pin in his acting debut as an upright cop who, after going undercover to investigate drug cases, accidentally became addicted and is going through rehab; television host Huang Lu Zi Yin (At the Moment) in the role of criminal profiler Li Shu-fen; and Lin He-xuan (Till Death Do Us Part) as a forensic medical examiner.
GG Precinct, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, August 22, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Reasonable Doubt: Season 2 (US)
The new season of this drama finds L.A.-based defense attorney Jax Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ballers) trying to get her life back on track after nursing her wounds from that arduous trial and deadly affair (in Season 1). Then one of her closest friends reveals that she killed her husband in self defense, although the uncompromising prosecutor thinks otherwise. Needing all the help she can get, Jax brings in an ambitious defense attorney to lead the case, but things get tense very quickly.
Reasonable Doubt: Season 2, a Hulu Original, premieres in the US on Thursday, August 22, exclusively on Hulu.
The Frog (South Korea)
In this suspense thriller, a mysterious woman arrives at a pension during a tranquil summer, triggering events that upend the lives of the vacation home’s owner and those around him.
Starring Kim Yoon-seok (The Fortress), Yoon Kye-sang (Kiss Sixth Sense), and Ko Min-si (Sweet Home), The Frog, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, August 23, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Hell Hole (US)
From the filmmaking family behind Hellbender comes this horror drama. It centers on an American-led fracking crew that uncovers a living French soldier frozen in time from a Napoleonic campaign, whose body hosts a parasitic monster.
Starring Toby Poser (The Fall of the House of Usher), John Adams (What We Find on the Road), Max Portman (Where the Devil Roams), and Anders Hove (The Chestnut Man), Hell Hole, a Shudder Original Film, premieres in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Ireland on Friday, August 23, exclusively on Shudder and its digital channels, including Shudder on Prime Channels.
The Killer (US)
This film from legendary director John Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, Paycheck, Broken Arrow, Hard Boiled) — a radical reimagining of his 1989 cult classic Hong Kong action film — stars Emmy® nominee Nathalie Emmanuel (“Fast” film franchise, Game of Thrones) as Zee, a mysterious and infamous assassin known, and feared, in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead.
During an assignment from her shadowy mentor and handler (Sam Worthington, “Avatar” films), Zee refuses to kill a blinded young woman (Diana Silvers, Ma, Booksmart) in a Paris nightclub. This decision will disintegrate Zee’s alliances, attract the attention of a savvy police investigator (Golden Globe nominee Omar Sy, “Jurassic World” franchise, Lupin), and plunge her into a sinister criminal conspiracy that will set her on a collision course with her own past.
The cast includes celebrated French actors Eric Cantona (The Fragile Colossus, Elizabeth), Saϊd Taghmaoui (Wonder Woman, The Kite Runner), Tchéky Karyo (Nikita, A Very Long Engagement), and Grégory Montel (Call My Agent!, Thirst for Life), and features Angeles Woo (Silent Night, Manhunt) and Aurélia Agel (Halo, Black Widow).
The Killer, a Peacock Original, premieres in the US on Friday, August 23, exclusively on Peacock. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Pachinko: Season 2 (US-South Korea-Canada)
Based on the book Pachinko, the New York Times best-selling novel by Min Jin Lee, this epic, multi-award-winning, critically-acclaimed drama chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations, as they leave their homeland in a quest to survive and thrive. Told in three languages — Korean, Japanese and English — and consisting of eight one-hour episodes, Season 2 stars Lee Minho (The King: Eternal Monarch), Minha Kim (Investigation Partners), Anna Sawai (Shōgun), Yuh-Jung Youn (Minari), Jin Ha (Devs), Eunchae Jung (Anna), Soji Arai (Tokyo Vice), Junwoo Han (Agency), and Sungkyu Kim (Kingdom).
Pachinko: Season 2, an Apple Original Series, premieres globally with the first episode on Friday, August 23, exclusively on Apple TV+. New episodes will drop weekly every Friday through October 11.
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The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (US)
Based on The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, Edward Kelsey Moore’s New York Times best-selling novel, this comedy-drama feature follows lifelong best friends Odette (Oscar® nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, King Richard, Ray), Barbara Jean (Primetime Emmy® nominee Sanaa Lathan, Succession, Love & Basketball), and Clarice (three-time Emmy® winner Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America, Orange Is the New Black). Known as “The Supremes,” they share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s storms. Through the joys and sorrows of life, marriage and children, happiness and blues, love and loss, new shades of heartbreak and illness threaten to stir up the past when the trio sees their bond put to the test as they face their most challenging times yet.
The cast includes Mekhi Phifer (ER), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Vondie Curtis-Hall (For the People), and Russell Hornsby (BMF).
Following its premiere at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival on August 7, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, a Hulu Original, debuts nationally in the US on Friday, August 23, exclusively on Hulu.
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The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
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Sweetheart (Canada)
This Québécois drama tells the story of the love affair between Chanelle (Evelyne Brochu, Orphan Black: Echoes, Paris Police 1905) and Sandrick (Lévi Doré, Bête Noire, Les petits rois). She’s a happily-married, 38-year-old mum of two and French teacher; he’s a 17-year-old student who’s been transferred to her class. Chanelle tries to help Sandrick, as he comes from a disadvantaged background and struggles at home with a dysfunctional mother. However, as she takes him under her wing, she loses her perspective, and their relationship soon turns into an illicit and passionate affair that causes her life to unravel and leaves no one unscathed.
Sweetheart, a Walter Presents title, premieres in the US on Friday, August 23, exclusively on the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel.
Tòkunbọ̀ (Nigeria)
In this drama thriller, an ex-car smuggler is given three hours to deliver a government official’s daughter to her captor — or else his family will suffer the consequences. Tòkunbọ̀, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, August 23, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
City of God: The Fight Rages On (Brazil)
Inspired by Paulo Lins’s novel City of God, this crime drama series is set in the early 2000s, two decades after the events in the critically-acclaimed, multi-award-winning, Oscar®-nominated film City of God. The series continues the original work, following the story of its characters, starting with the work of photographer Buscapé (Alexandre Rodrigues), and includes excerpts from the film as flashbacks to reconstruct the protagonists’ memories.
Additional cast members from the film appear in the series, including Thiago Martins, Roberta Rodrigues, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, and Edson Oliveira. New cast members include Andréia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Jefferson Brasil, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro, Otávio Linhares, Rafael Lozano, Leandro Daniel, and Luiz Bertazzo, as well as emerging talents from Rio de Janeiro communities like City of God, Vidigal, and Mangueira.
City of God: The Fight Rages On, an HBO Original Drama Series, premieres globally on Sunday, August 25, on Max and its digital channels, including Max on Prime Channels, with its US linear debut happening on the same date on HBO Latino.
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Read City of God: A Novel by Paulo Lins
Stream City of God (2004 film)
Stream City of God: 10 Years Later (2014 documentary)
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No Gain No Love (South Korea)
Shin Min-a (Our Blues, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Chief of Staff, Tomorrow with You) stars in this romantic comedy series as Son Hae-yeong, who has encountered loss after loss in family, love, and work. In order to change her luck, Hae-yeong wants to pull off a fake wedding with a neighborhood convenience store employee, Kim Ji-uk (Kim Young-dae, The Forbidden Marriage, Moon in the Day), to avoid missing out on a promotion. A model citizen and a local hero who cannot ignore others in need, he agrees to Hae-yeong’s ridiculous proposal to be her fake groom for her fake wedding.
Costarring Lee Sang-yi (My Demon, Bloodhounds) and Han Ji-hyeon (Cheer Up, The Penthouse), No Gain No Love, an Amazon Original Series, premieres globally on Monday, August 26, exclusively on Prime Video.
Horror’s Greatest (US)
A deep dive into everything we love about horror, this docuseries celebrates the very best the genre has to offer. From fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, it has something for every fright film enthusiast. Featured in the series are horror actors, directors, writers, composers, and special-effects artists, who draw on their unique knowledge to answer the big questions: What are the must-see films in horror’s many sub-genres? What’s the appeal of horror tropes, and how do today’s filmmakers subvert our expectations? What shape does horror take in countries outside of the United States? The answers encompass the breath of the nightmares we watch for our entertainment.
Horror’s Greatest, a Shudder Original Series, premieres in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Ireland on Tuesday, August 27, exclusively on Shudder and its digital channels, including Shudder on Prime Channels.
Untamed Royals (Mexico)
In this drama thriller, a group of uber-wealthy teens exploits their social status to commit increasingly serious crimes, yet the fallout hits the vulnerable, not the fortunate.
Untamed Royals, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Wednesday, August 28, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Chastity High (Japan)
Set in an ultra-elite high school that imposes a strict ban on dating between boys and girls, this drama revolves around a mysterious social media account that begins exposing scandalous secrets, with students fighting to expose one another as they rebel against the school and its overbearing rules. One student, Ichica Arisawa (Ai Mikami, Yu Yu Hakusho), finds herself at the center of a tumultuous conflict fueled by forbidden love and societal expectations, and her journey intertwines with that of another student, Ryogo Maki (Ryubi Miyase, I Will Be Your Bloom).
Inspired by real-life events, in which a female student sued her school for expulsion due to violating its stringent regulations on dating a member of the opposite sex, Chastity High, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, August 29, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 (US)
Following on from the events in Season 1, Season 2 of this fantasy series finds Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel (Morfydd Clark, His Dark Materials), without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots — all are plunged into a rising tide of darkness in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. As friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all: each other.
Joining the Season 2 cast are Rory Kinnear (“James Bond” films, The Imitation Game) as fan-favorite Tolkien character Tom Bombadil, along with Ciarán Hinds (Belfast, Kin), Tanya Moodie (Motherland, A Discovery of Witches), Oliver Alvin-Wilson (Murder in Provence), Stuart Bowman (Versailles), Gavi Singh Chera (The Lazarus Project), William Chubb (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Kevin Eldon (Sanditon), Will Keen (His Dark Materials), Selina Lo (One Child), Calam Lynch (Bridgerton), Gabriel Akuwudike (1917), Zates Atour (Young Wallander), Ben Daniels (The Crown), Amelia Kenworthy (Messenger), Nia Towle (Rocketman), Nicholas Woodeson (The Living and the Dead), and Sam Hazeldine (Masters of the Air), who takes over the role of Orc leader Adar.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 premieres globally on Thursday, August 29, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Catch up on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1
Add The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 to your watchlist
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A-List to Playlist (South Korea)
In this reality series, Cho Jung-seok (Captivating the King, Hospital Playlist, Oh My Ghost), after a twenty-year acting career, embarks on an unprecedented adventure to transform from an A-list television, film, and stage actor into a singer-songwriter — and to debut as a singer in just 100 days. The unscripted show chronicles Cho’s journey into the music realm, as he mobilizes his entire network against the clock!
A-List to Playlist, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, August 30, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Deliverance (US)
Inspired by a true story, this horror thriller stars Andra Day (The United States vs. Billie Holiday) as Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons. After she moves her family into a new home for a fresh start, strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart. Soon Ebony finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.
Costarring Glenn Close (The New Look), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (61st Street), and Mo’Nique (BMF), The Deliverance, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, August 30, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
(Un)lucky Sisters (Argentina)
This dramedy film follows two estranged sisters who, after their dad dies unexpectedly, are brought together when they find his stash of millions behind a wall. But should they keep it? (Un)lucky Sisters, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, August 30, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
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Average Joe: Season 1 (US)
Renewed for a second season, this darkly-comedic drama, inspired by the life of series creator Robb Cullen (Lucky), follows Pittsburgh-based, blue-collar plumber Joe Washington (Deon Cole, Black-ish), who discovers that his recently-deceased father lived a secret second life and stole millions of dollars from dangerous people just before he died. Now those people think Joe knows where the money is. A bloody and violent confrontation triggers a chain of events that forces Joe and his close-knit circle of family and friends out of their very average and mundane lives into a life-or-death race against time to find the truth and the millions.
The cast includes Tammy Townsend (Queen Sugar), Malcolm Barrett (The Boys), Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey), Michael Trucco (The Rookie), Ashley Olivia Fisher (Hey Lover), and Pasha Lychnikoff (Deadwood).
Average Joe: Season 1 begins streaming in the US on Thursday, August 15, on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Homicide: Life on the Streets: Seasons 1-7 (US)
One of the best American crime shows, this fast-paced, multi-award-winning police drama, on air from 1993-1999, portrays the brutal detective work of a homicide department in Baltimore. The cast includes the late, great Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher and Yaphet Kotto, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Michelle Forbes, Clark Johnson, Melissa Leo, Kyle Secor, and many more. The complete Homicide: Life on the Streets makes its streaming debut on Monday, August 19, on Peacock. Also streaming for the first time is the one-off telefilm, Homicide: The Movie, also on Peacock on the same date.
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Homicide: Life on the Street – The Complete Series DVD
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AMC Networks Titles
Past seasons and complete series of these thirteen titles will be available to stream on Netflix for one year starting Monday, August 19.
- Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire: Season 1 (US) — Based on the eponymous novel by New York Times best-selling author Anne Rice, the first title in her “Vampire Chronicles” book series, this gothic horror TV series revolves around the life story of vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who), as recounted by him to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian, Billions, Law & Order: Criminal Intent).
- Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches: Season 1 (US) — Based on Anne Rice’s best-selling Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy of novels, this supernatural-horror series centers on Rowan Fielding (Alexandra Daddario, The White Lotus), an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As Rowan grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.
- Dark Winds: Seasons 1-2 (US) — Based on Tony Hillerman’s “Leaphorn & Chee” (later “Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito”) crime novel series, and set in Navajo Nation in the 1970s, this award-winning crime thriller follows Navajo Tribal Police officers Lt. Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon, The Son, Longmire), Deputy Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon, The Red Road, Roswell, New Mexico) (a private eye in Season 2), and Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten, Tribal, Burden of Truth) as they investigate murders in Navajo Country.
- A Discovery of Witches: Seasons 1-3 (complete series) (UK) — Based on Deborah Harkness’s “All Souls” novels, this fantasy series follows Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer, The Clearing), a historian and reluctant witch, who discovers a bewitched manuscript about magical beings in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, and soon learns that vampires and daemons are after it. Helping her to unravel the manuscript’s secrets and protect both the book and Diana is geneticist and vampire Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode, Downton Abbey).
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Interview With The Vampire – Season 1 DVD
A Discovery of Witches The Complete Trilogy DVD
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- Fear the Walking Dead: Seasons 1-8 (complete series) (US) — Seasons 1-3 of this first The Walking Dead spinoff serve as a prequel, focusing on a blended family who experience the start of the zombie apocalypse. Seasons 4-8, set in the same time frame as the original show, follow Morgan Jones (Lennie James), who had saved Rick Grimes’s life (in The Walking Dead).
- Gangs of London: Seasons 1-2 (UK) — This action crime thriller revolves around the power plays of international gangs following the assassination of the head of London’s most powerful crime family. It stars Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders), Sope Dirisu (Slow Horses), and Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones), amongst others.
- Into the Badlands: Seasons 1-3 (complete series) (US) — This fantasy, action-adventure, martial-arts drama follows a mighty warrior and a young boy with supernatural powers as they search for enlightenment in a ruthless, post-apocalyptic America controlled by feudal barons. The cast includes Daniel Wu (Westworld), Orla Brady (Star Trek: Picard), Emily Beecham (1899), and Aramis Knight (Ms. Marvel), amongst others.
- Kevin Can F**k Himself: Seasons 1-2 (complete series) (US) — Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek) stars in this comedy-drama series as Allison McRoberts, wife of man-child Kevin (Eric Petersen, High Desert). The comedic part of the show portrays Allison as a stereotypical sitcom wife; the dramatic part portrays her as a woman navigating a difficult personal path.
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Fear The Walking Dead: Season 4 DVD
Gangs of London: Season One DVD
Into The Badlands: Complete Collection DVD
Kevin Can F**k Himself: Season 1 DVD
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- Monsieur Spade: Season 1 (US-France) — Clive Owen (Closer, Children of Men, The Knick) stars in this mystery-crime thriller as hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade, the iconic protagonist of Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 classic novel, The Maltese Falcon. Set in 1963, the story follows Spade, whose peaceful retirement in the South of France is shattered after six beloved nuns are brutally murdered at the local convent.
- Preacher: Seasons 1-4 (complete series) (US) — This fantasy-action series stars Dominic Cooper (My Lady Jane) as Jesse Custer, a reformed criminal-turned-preacher who, after being imbued with a newfound power, embarks on a quest with his trigger-happy ex-girlfriend, Tulip (Ruth Negga, Presumed Innocent), and new vampire friend, Cassidy (Joe Gilgun, Brassic), to find God.
- That Dirty Black Bag: Season 1 (US) — This western centers on the encounter and clash between McCoy (Dominic Cooper, Preacher), a seemingly incorruptible sheriff with a dark past, and Red Bill (Douglas Booth, Shoshana), a dirty, taciturn bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into a dirty black bag.
- The Terror: Season 1 (US) — Based on Dan Simmons’s best-selling novel The Terror, itself inspired by the true story of Sir John Franklin’s Arctic expedition, this thriller centers on the crews of the Royal Navy’s polar explorer ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and their perilous voyage into unchartered territory as they attempt to discover the Northwest Passage. Faced with treacherous conditions, limited resources, dwindling hope, and fear of the unknown, while frozen, isolated, and stuck at the end of the earth, all of the men, in their desperation to survive, struggle with the elements and each other as they are pushed to the brink of death. It stars Jared Harris (Mad Men), Ciarán Hinds (Kin), Tobias Menzies (Outlander), Paul Ready (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself), Matthew McNulty (The Musketeers), and Adam Nagaitis (The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon), amongst others.
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: Season 1 (US) — In this The Walking Dead spinoff, Daryl (Norman Reedus) struggles to figure out how he got to France, why he’s here, and how he can get back home.
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That Dirty Black Bag: Season 1 DVD
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – Season 1 DVD
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