New This Month for Streaming, August 2022

 

The Brokenwood Mysteries Final Season (Acorn) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 1

Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd arrives on assignment in Brokenwood, a small town where memories – and animosities – run deep. Starring Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Cristina Serban Ionda

Industry Season 2 (HBOMax) Rated TV-MA
Release Date: Aug. 1

Young bankers and traders make their way in the financial world in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse. Starring Myha’la Herrold, Marisa Abela, Ken Leung, David Jonsson

Game of Spy (Prime) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug 1

Hashiba Takeru is the leader of Global Operation Service (GOS), a secret spy organisation housed within the Public Security Investigation Bureau which is tasked with eradicating criminals who are targeting Japan for various reasons. Starring Noriyuki Higashiyama, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Lauren Tsai

Big Tree City (Netflix) Rated TV-Y
Release Date: Aug 1

Follows Major Prickles and his overzealous team, as they try to save the citizens of Big Tree City. Starring Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld

Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug 2

Woodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its ’99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?

Reservation Dogs Season 2 (Hulu) Rated TV-MA
Release Date: Aug. 3

Comedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma. Starring Devery Jacobs, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Lane Factor, Paulina Alexis

Wedding Season (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 4

Pressured by their parents to find spouses, Asha and Ravi pretend to date during a summer of weddings, only to find themselves falling for each other. Starring Pallavi Sharda, Suraj Sharma, Arianna Afsar, Sean Kleier

Kakegurui Twin (Netflix) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 4

A year before Yumeko Jabami graced the hallowed halls of Hyakkou Private Academy, Mary Saotome got her own start at the gambling-addicted school. Can this normal girl achieve her own rags-to-riches story through wits and luck? Starring Aoi Koga, Rie Takahashi, Yuko Kaida

Super Giant Robot Brothers (Netflix) Rated TV-Y7
Release Date: Aug. 4

Two giant robots discover they are brothers while fighting against intergalactic evil to defend Earth. Starring Ren Hanami, Eva Ariel Binder, Jared Farid Ward

All or Nothing: Arsenal (Prime) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 4

Shows the behind the curtain during a crucial season at one of the world’s biggest football clubs, as Arsenal focus their efforts on challenging for domestic success and returning to elite European competition. Starring Mikel Arteta, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Folarin Balogun

Good Grief Season 2 (SundanceNow) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 4

Two sisters inherit a funeral home – and its eccentric employees – from their koro. While Ellie is keen to uphold her grandfather’s legacy, Gwen can’t wait to go DJ in Bali. Can they figure out their lives while staring death in the face? Starring Eve Palmer, Grace Palmer, Vinnie Bennett, Josh Thomson

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (Paramount+) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 4

After a “creative” judge sentences them to space camp, a black hole sends our adolescent heroes 24 years into the modern future where the duo misuse iPhones, embark on a quest to score, and become targets of the Deep State. Starring Mike Judge, Gary Cole, Nat Faxon, Chi McBride

Sweet Life: Los Angeles Season 2 (HBOMax) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 4

An honest and unique look into what it means to be young, black, and in constant pursuit of one’s dreams in the heart of South Los Angeles. Starring Jerrold Smith II, Kamie Crawford, Chaz Kxng D.O.P.E. Haymond

The Sandman (Netflix) Rated TV-MA
Release Date: Aug. 5

Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment. Starring Tom Sturridge, Jenna Coleman, Gwendoline Christie, Boyd Holbrook

LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation (Disney+) Rated TV-G
Release Date: Aug. 5

Follows the events of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, with Rose, Rey, Finn, Poe, and Chewbacca looking to relax in the summer sun after their fateful battle with Emperor Palpatine. The galaxy’s heroes need a vacation badly, but, as many family vacations often turn out, things don’t go according to plan. Starring Yvette Nicole Brown, Anthony Daniels, Jake Green

The Outlaws Season 2 (Prime) Rated TV-MA
Release Date: Aug. 5

Seven strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol. Starring Rhianne Barreto, Darren Boyd, Gamba Cole, Charles Babalola

They/Them (Peacock) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug 5

LGBTQIA+ empowerment tale set at a gay conversion camp. Starring Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Theo Germaine, Quei Tann

Darlings (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug 5

It follows the lives of two women as they find courage and love in exceptional circumstances. Starring Alia Bhatt, Vijay Varma, Shefali Shah, Roshan Mathew

Luck (AppleTV) Rated G
Release Date: Aug 5

The curtain is pulled back on the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck that secretly affects everyday lives. Starring Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg

Prey (Hulu) Rated R
Release Date: Aug 5

The origin story of the Predator in the world of the Comanche Nation 300 years ago. Naru, a skilled female warrior, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly evolved Predators to land on Earth. Starring Amber Midthunder, Dane DiLiegro, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Dakota Beavers

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (Netflix) Rated TV-Y7
Release Date: Aug 5

When a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning, Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species. Starring Ben Schwartz, Omar Benson Miller, Brandon Mychal Smith, Josh Brener

Richard Hammond’s Crazy Contraptions (Discovery+) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 7

Engineering enthusiasts battle to create the most ingenious contraption using everyday objects. Teams are challenged to fabricate and demonstrate a new chain reaction machine before being judged on their ingenuity, design, and workmanship. Starring Richard Hammond, Zach Umperovitch, Shini Somara, Nick Young

Darby & Joan (Acorn) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 8

Two lone strangers trekking on the road – a retired Australian policeman with a dog as his only company and widowed English nurse – meet each other and embark on an epic odyssey in the outback of northern Australia. Starring Caroline Gillmer, Greta Scacchi, Bowie Walton, Rarriwuy Hick

I Just Killed My Dad (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 9

Anthony Templet shot his father and never denied it. But why he did it is a complex question with profound implications. Explore Anthony’s psyche prior to the events of June 3, 2019, and the journey of his mental and emotional aftermath.

Locke & Key season 3 (Netflix) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 10

After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. Starring Darby Stanchfield, Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, Jackson Robert Scott

I Am Groot (Disney+) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 10

A series of shorts featuring the seedling Groot along with several new and unusual characters. Starring Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper

Bluey Season 3 (Disney+) Rated TV-Y7
Release Date: Aug. 10

The slice-of-life adventures of an Australian Blue Heeler Cattle Dog puppy as she has fun with her family and friends in everyday situations. Starring David McCormack, Melanie Zanetti, Brad Elliott

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (Disney+) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 10

Part survival series, part talk show, in which the most famous survival expert on the planet takes high profile talent on a transformative adventure in the wilderness. Starring Bear Grylls

Indian Matchmaking (Netflix) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 10

Matchmaker Sima Taparia guides clients in the U.S. and India in the arranged marriage process, offering an inside look at the custom in a modern era. Starring Sima Taparia, Aparna Shewakramani, Pradhyuman Maloo, Akshay Jakhete

Instant Dream Home (Netflix) Rated TV-G
Release Date: Aug. 10

A team of rapid-fire renovators takes big risks and makes painstaking plans to transform families’ homes from top to bottom in just 12 hours. Starring Danielle Brooks

Trolls: Trollstopia Season 7 (Hulu) Rate TV-Y7
Release Date: Aug. 11

Join Poppy and other enchanting characters as they live together in harmony from DreamWorks Animation’s hit film, Trolls World Tour. Starring Amanda Leighton, Megan Hilty, Sean T. Krishnan

Dota: Dragon’s Blood Season 3 (Netflix) Rated TV-MA
Release Date: Aug. 11

After encounters with a dragon and a princess on her own mission, a Dragon Knight becomes embroiled in events larger than he could have ever imagined. Starring Yuri Lowenthal, Lara Pulver, Dee Bradley Baker

The Ms. Pat Show Season 2 (BET+) Rated TV-MA
Release Date: Aug. 11

A woman from Atlanta finds herself in conservative middle America where she lives her life as a reluctant suburban mom. Starring Briyana Guadalupe, Vince Swann, Patricia Williams, J. Bernard Calloway

Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 11

Follows celebrated competitive skating icon Leo Baker as they try to make space for themselves in the gendered world of pro sports and build a more inclusive skate culture, which leads him to doing the punkest thing imaginable. Starring Melissa Bueno-Woerner, Leo Baker, Alexis Sablone

Day Shift (Netflix) Rated R
Release Date: Aug. 12

A hard-working, blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 8-year-old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires. Starring Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Snoop Dogg, Karla Souza

Never Have I Ever Season 3 (Netflix) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 12

The complicated life of a modern-day first generation Indian American teenage girl, inspired by Mindy Kaling’s own childhood. Starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Darren Barnet, John McEnroe

Five Days at Memorial (Apple TV+) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 12

Doctors and nurses at the intensive care unit of a New Orleans’ hospital struggle with treating patients during Hurricane Katrina when the facility is without power for 5 days. Starring Vera Farmiga, W. Earl Brown, Robert Pine, Michael Gaston

A League of Their Own (Amazon) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 12

Comedy series about the WWII All-American professional women’s baseball league. Starring Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo

This Fool (Hulu) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 12

Julio Lopez, a punk-ass bitch with a heart of gold who goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. Starring Chris Estrada, Michelle Ortiz, Anna Lamadrid, Sandra Marcela Hernandez

Cosmic Love (Prime) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 12

It follows four individuals as they attempt to find their perfect spouse via astrological matchmaking. Starring Cree Summer, Ophira Edut, Tali Edut

13: The Musical (Netflix) Rated PG
Release Date: Aug 12

After his parents’ divorce, Evan Goldman moves from NYC to small-town Indiana. As his 13th birthday nears, he must master the complex social circles of his new school and win friends by turning his Bar Mitzvah into the coolest party ever. Starring Josh Peck, Rhea Perlman, Peter Hermann

Secret Headquarters (Paramount+) Rated PG
Release Date: Aug 12

While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world. Starring Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Walker Scobell, Jesse Williams

The Princess (HBOMax) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug 13

Princess Diana’s story is told exclusively through contemporaneous archive creating a bold and immersive narrative of her life and death. It also illuminates how the public’s attitude to the monarchy was, and still is. Starring Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Martin Bashir

Tales of the Walking Dead (AMC+)
Release Date: Aug. 14

An episodic anthology that will follow individual characters from the The Walking Dead TV universe, both new and old. Starring Sarah Graham, Olivia Munn, Jessie T. Usher

Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers (Hulu) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 15

Docuseries chronicles the history of the storied Los Angeles Lakers NBA franchise. Starring Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Danny Burstein

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date Aug. 16

From Notre Dame to the NFL, Manti Te’o’s future in football showed promise until a secret online relationship sent his life and career spiraling. Starring Manti Te’o

Hotties (Hulu) Rated NR
Release Date Aug. 16

In this wild dating competition, 4 hot singles go on blind dates and battle to cook up date-night worthy dishes. Starring Jade Catta-Preta

Look Both Ways (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 17

On the eve of her college graduation, Natalie’s life diverges into parallel realities: one in which she becomes pregnant and remains in her hometown to raise her child and another in which she moves to LA to pursue her dream career. Starring Lili Reinhart, Luke Wilson, Andrea Savage, David Corenswet

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 17

Jennifer Walters navigates the complicated life of a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered Hulk. Starring Tatiana Maslany, Mark Ruffalo, Charlie Cox, Tim Roth

Spidey And His Amazing Friends Season 3 (Disney+) Rated TV-Y7
Release Date: Aug. 17

Follow Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, and Miles Morales and their adventures as the young heroes’ team up with Hulk, Ms. Marvel, and Black Panther to take down foes like Rhino, Doc Oock, and Green Goblin. Starring Benjamin Valic, Jakari Fraser, Lily Sanfelippo

Dragons: The Nine Realms Season 3 (Hulu) Rated TV-G
Release Date: Aug. 18

Dragons have now become a legend for the world. After the occurrence of a crack in the surface of the Earth, scientists go to study it. Soon a group of kids discover the dragons are hiding and they decide to hide them. Starring Jeremy Shada, Ashley Liao, Aimee Garcia

The Undeclared War (Peacock) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 18

In 2024, a leading team of analysts buried in the heart of GCHQ secretly works to ward off a foreign cyber-attack on the country’s electoral system. Starring Simon Pegg, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Edward Holcroft, Hannah Khalique-Brown

Unsuspicious (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date Aug 18

Conned by the same playboy, three women and their families go to his mansion to get answers and must stay for an investigation when he’s found dead. Starring Silvero Pereira, Romulo Arantes Neto, Fernanda Paes Leme

In the Vault Season 2 (Crackle) Rated NR
Release Date Aug 18

One month into college, a freshman dies. Was it Murder? Or Suicide? Starring Audrey Whitby, Caleb Castille, Paul Karmiryan, Sadie Kuwano

Bad Sisters (Apple TV+) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 19

Follows the Garvey sisters, who are bound together by the death of their parents and a promise to always protect each other. Starring Anne-Marie Duff, Claes Bang, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene

Surfside Girls (Apple TV+) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 19

Follow Jade and Sam, who are psyched to spend their summer riding the waves and catching the rays. That is until they meet a ghost. The girls dive headfirst into a mystery about a pirate ship and a cursed treasure. Starring YaYa Gosselin, Miya Cech, Spencer Hermes-Rebello

Echoes (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 19

Leni and Gina are identical twins who have secretly swapped their lives since they were children, culminating in a double life as adults, but one of the sisters goes missing and everything in their perfectly schemed world turns into chaos. Starring Tyner Rushing, Deja Dee, Isaiah Stratton, Alise Willis

Making the Cut (Prime) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 19

Fashion competition series hosted by Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn featuring 10 talented entrepreneurs and designers from around the world, who are ready to take their emerging brands to the next level and become the newest global phenomenon. Starring Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jonny Cota, Naomi Campbell

Orphan: First Kill (Paramount+) Rated R
Release Date: Aug. 19

After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, Hiro Kanagawa

House of the Dragon (HBOMax) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 21

The story of the House Targaryen set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. Starring Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy

Anne (Acorn) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 22

The story of Anne Williams fights for the truth of her son’s death. Starring Maxine Peake, Bobby Schofield, Rob Jarvis

Chad & JT Go Deep (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 23

Two activists take the streets of Southern California to spread awareness on important issues. Starring Chad Kroeger, J.T. Parr

Katrina Babies (HBOMax) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug 24

An intimate look at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and its impact on the youth of New Orleans. Starring Calvin Baxter, Arnould Burks, Damaris Calliet

Hostile Territory (Hulu) Rated R
Release Date Aug. 24

In post-civil war America, when a Union soldier is presumed dead, his children are mistakenly sent away on the orphan train. This is a wild-west story of people uniting for the greater good, and children forced to grow up quickly. Starring Matt McCoy, Brad Leland, Brea Bee

Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date Aug. 24

Life and death of software pioneer John McAfee who developed the software: McAfee Antivirus. Starring John McAfee

Selling the OC (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date Aug. 24

Jason Oppenheim, owner of the Oppenheim Group, expands the company opening a second office in Newport Beach. Starring Jason Oppenheim, Alexandra Hall, Austin Victoria, Brandi Marshall

Mo (Netflix) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 25

Mo Najjar who straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and “a ton of bullshit.” The fictional Mo is a Palestinian refugee living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship. Starring Teresa Ruiz, Mohammed Amer, Omar Elba, Farah Bsieso

Mike (Hulu) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 25

The series will explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson – one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture. Starring Kerry Sims, Scott MacDonald, Trevante Rhodes, Harvey Keitel

The End is Nye (Peacock) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 25

Explore the myths and realities of both natural and unnatural threats, from viruses to volcanoes, asteroids to authoritarianism, and climate change to chemical warfare. Starring Joanna Mandap, Willow Astbury, Isabella Astbury

Everything I Know About Love (Peacock)
Release Date: Aug. 25

Follow two childhood best friends as they dive deep into bad dates, heartaches and humiliations. Starring Emma Appleton, Bel Powley, Aliyah Odoffin, Marli Siu

House of Ho Season 2 (HBOMax) Rated TV-MA
Release Date: Aug. 25

Docuseries follows the life of the Ho family led by patriarch Binh Ho and his wife, Hue Ho, a Vietnamese family who are living the American Dream. Starring Washington Ho, Judy Ho, Binh Ho, Cousin Sammy

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 (Paramount+) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 25

The support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, have to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. Starring Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells, Eugene Cordero

Samaritan (Prime) Rated PG-13
Release Date: Aug 26

A young boy learns that a superhero who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty years ago may in fact still be around. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, Pilou Asbæk

Untrapped The Story of Lil Baby (Netflix) Rated R
Release Date: Aug 26

It follows the career of Atlanta rapper Lil Baby and his rise in rap and pop culture.

Me Time (Netflix) Rated R
Release Date: Aug. 26

Follows a dad who finds time for himself for the first time in years while his wife and kids are away. He reconnects with a friend for a wild weekend. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Jimmy O. Yang

See Season 3 (AppleTV) Rated TV-MA
Release Date: Aug. 26

Far in a dystopian future, the human race has lost the sense of sight, and society has had to find new ways to interact, build, hunt, and to survive. All of that is challenged when a set of twins are born with sight. Starring Jason Momoa, Sylvia Hoeks, Hera Hilmar, Christian Camargo

The Patient (Hulu) Rated NR
Release Date: Aug. 30

A psychotherapist who recently lost his wife, finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer with an unusual request to curb his homicidal urges. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Andrew Leeds, David Alan Grier, Linda Emond

Bugsy the Becoming (Hulu) Rated NR
Release Date Aug 30

When a vile creature sets out to destroy the calm, and the world as we know it, and to keep the world from going into complete chaos, one city at a time, has to prove he is the one who can stop this vile creature, and right the wrongs. Starring Prince George, Cory Marlan Johnson, Morijun

Star Wars: Andor (Disney+) Rated TV-14
Release Date: Aug. 31

Prequel series to Star Wars’ ‘Rogue One’. In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a Rebel hero. Starring: Genevieve O’Reilly, Diego Luna, Alex Ferns

Synopsis by IMDB.

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