As the summer heat becomes unbearable and the days grow longer, entertainment enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the hottest additions to their streaming queues in August 2023. From thrilling blockbusters to captivating TV series and everything in between, this month promises an electrifying array of new content to indulge in. Superhero movie lovers, science-fiction fanatics, or people who crave to watch something romantic with a hint of humor, every cinephile will get to have their picks. So buckle up your seat belts because you are about to see what movies and TV shows you are going to watch in the comfort of your home this August.

Netflix August 2023 

1. Heartstopper (Season 2) — Netflix Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 03

Star Cast: Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Olivia Colman

Heartstopper is a British rom-com show focusing on LGTBQ protagonists. Charlie and Nick have already made sure their feelings are mutual in season 1 and become an official couple. Season 2 is about their struggle to come out to their friends and family.

2. Heart of Stone — Netflix Original | Trailer

Release Date: August 11

Director: Tom Harper

Star Cast: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt

World’s most skilled spy Rachel is after a MacGuffin named the Heart. If it falls into the enemy’s hands, the world will be doomed. Heart of Stone is a star-stuffed film with unexpected twists and turns. If you consider yourself a spy-thriller lover, you should check this movie out.

3. One Piece (Season 1) — Netflix Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 31

Star Cast: Iñaki Godoy, Taz Skylar, Mackenyu

Monkey D. Luffy is a pirate boy who is adamant to find the treasure named ‘One-Piece’ and become the ultimate pirate king. To do that he needs to build up a crew that the world has never seen before.

One Piece is based on a comic that has been going on for twenty-plus years and its anime adaptation is one of the longest-running and most popular shows of all time.

4. The Lincoln Lawyer (Season 2, Part 2) — Netflix Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 03

Star Cast: Elliott Gould, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo

Who doesn’t love courtroom dramas? In this season, we will see a Mickey Haller troubled with divorce and a teenage daughter. But in the middle of all that, he takes on a job to defend a woman accused of murder.

5. The Chosen One (Season 1) — Netflix Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 16

Star Cast: Dianna Agron, Tenoch Huerta

Stranger Things fans will love this one. Jodie is a twelve-year-old who miraculously gains Jesus-like powers. After losing his parents, he escapes to America and finds a group of friends who will help him to do whatever he decides to do with his powers. Only it would have been that easy if a man named Ezekiel wasn’t after him.

6. Ragnarok (Season 3) — Netflix Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 24

Star Cast: David Stakston, Synnøve Macody Lund

In the final season of Ragnarok, Loki’s lover, Angrboda is the main antagonist. She wants to bring the promised Ragnarok to the world. Just when Magne and his team fought off the Jultas, it seems the battle is not over yet.

Filmed in the stunning landscape of Norway, Ragnarok is a series with the right mixture of fantasy, mythology, and action.

7. Non-Stop (2014) | Trailer

Coming to Netflix: August 01

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Star Cast: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore

When terrorists threaten to blow up a plane in which Liam Neeson works as an Air Marshal, he can just rest easy, can he? This movie has quite a few twists and turns and it is coming to Netflix this August.

8. Terminator: Genisys (2015) | Trailer

Coming to Netflix: August 01

Director: Alan Taylor

Star Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, J.K. Simmons, Matt Smith

This is the fifth movie in the Terminator franchise. This movie was a huge box office success and the theme song is ‘Bad Blood’ by Taylor Swift. What more do you need?

9. You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah — Netflix Original

Release Date: August 25

Director: Sammi Cohen

Star Cast: Adam Sandler, Luis Guzmán

Stacy and Lydia are two best friends and they are planning to celebrate their Bat Mitzvah together. But it looks like the universe is planning everything not in their favor to ruin their special occasion.

This movie is a coming-of-age comedy movie that proves the strength of friendship and leaves you with a healing effect.

10. It’s Complicated (2009) | Trailer

Coming to Netflix: August 01

Director: Nancy Meyers

Star Cast: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, John Krasinski, Rita Wilson

Nancy Meyers is a master of rom-com movies. This August Netflix presents 2009's best romantic comedy film starring none other than Meryl Streep.

Hulu August 2023

1. Reservation Dogs (Season 3) — Hulu Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 02

Star Cast: Devery Jacobs, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Taiai

Also known as the Rez Dogs, this wonderful show is finally coming to an end. The four teenage Native Americans will be finding their paths in life, each with their individual goals.

Reservation Dogs is a show filled with hearts and souls that portrays many thought-provoking issues.

2. Only Murders in the Building (Season 3) — Hulu Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 08

Star Cast: Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne

Season 3 will pick up the story where the second season ended. Charles, Oliver, and Mabel will continue their investigation of Bunny Folger's Murder. A podcaster will move into the building and shake things up a little bit in a problematic way. This podcaster in question, by the way, will be played by Meryl Streep.

3. In Time (2011) | Trailer

Coming to Hulu: August 01

Director: Andrew Niccol

Star Cast: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde

With Justin Timberlake in the leading role, In Time is a sci-fi movie set in a world where the payment system uses time instead of money. This is a very unusual film but in a good way.

4. Solar Opposites (Season 4) — Hulu Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 14

Star Cast: Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone

Solar Opposites is an animated sitcom where the main protagonists are a family of aliens with gay parents. Their daily shenanigans will keep you laughing and put you in a good mood. Though it is an animated show, it is filled with dark humor and adult content. So don’t watch it with your kids.

5. My Hero Academia: Season 6, Part 1 (Dubbed) | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 21

Star Cast: Justin Briner, Clifford Chapin, David Matranga

Dub-watchers get ready to binge-watch. All episodes of Boku no Hero Academia season 6, part one will be released on Hulu this month.

6. Miguel Wants to Fight — Hulu Original 

Release Date: August 16

Director: Oz Rodriguez

Star Cast: Dascha Polanco, Imani Lewis

Miguel is a shy good boy who never got into a fight before. But when his bully called him names and threw him a challenge, this is a fight he will not back down from. So starts Miguel’s plan to find a way to defeat his opponent with the help of his friends.

7. Vacation Friends 2 (2023) — Hulu Original 

Release Date: August 25

Director: Clay Tarver

Star Cast: John Cena, Steve Buscemi, Ronny Chieng

Getting surprise visits from a family member does not always end well. Sometimes it leads a vacation to a disaster. As if a hurricane, a malfunctioning bathroom, and a newborn baby weren’t enough, Kyla’s jailbird father also had to join them on their vacation to make things super awkward.

This movie gives off a very ‘Nation Lampoon’ vibe. Surely it will be as entertaining as well.

8. A Murder at the End of the World (Season 1) — Hulu Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 29

Star Cast: Harris Dickinson, Clive Owen

Set in the near fictional future, climate change has ruined both the environment and the lives of the living. In a time like this, Darby and his friends are invited to an isolated resort. When one of them is killed at the resort, it is up to Darby to find the killer. It is a race against time and she can trust no one, not even her friends.

9. Archer (Season 14) — Hulu Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 30

Star Cast: H. Jon Benjamin, Kayvan Novak, Maggie Wheeler

The spy action animated sitcom is finally coming to an end after 14 seasons. Season 14 will start with Archer still in Coma. While lying in bed, Archer will have flashbacks of his past, recalling his mistakes and also his glory days. This undoubtedly will make the fans nostalgic. A new rival will be introduced who will push our main guy to his limits like never before.

10. How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) | Trailer

Coming to Hulu: August 24

Director: Daniel Goldhaber

Star Cast: Lukas Gage, Jasper Keen

A team of young people makes explosives from scratch to blow up an oil pipeline that has been polluting their hometown. IMDb rating: 7.1.

Disney+ August 2023

1. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Season 4) — Disney+ Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 09

Star Cast: Joshua Bassett, Julia Lester

Before leaving high school, the Wild Cats wanted to stage the High School Musical 3 as a play. But then Disney came to the campus to arrange auditions for the long-awaited High School Musical 4. Will the lack of funding and people become a hindrance before the Wild Cats' last wish?

2. Ahsoka (Season 1) — Disney+ Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 23

Star Cast: Rosario Dawson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead 

Spin off from the 2008’s animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the mighty Ahsoka is finally getting her own series. The story will revolve around Ahsoka Tano’s quest to search for Thrawn and Ezra traveling from planet to planet and dealing with her past and guilt in the process.

3. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) | Trailer

Coming to Disney+: August 11

Director: Marc Webb

Star Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Felicity Jones, Sally Field

In addition to Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone’s outstanding performances, this film is also known for the most praise-worthy visual effect in its genre.

4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) | Trailer

Coming to Disney+: August 02

Director: James Gunn

Star Cast: Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Will Poulter

After a few back-to-back not-so-satisfying MCU movies, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 reminded us of the glory days of Marvel. The best movie of Phase 5 will be joining Disney+ on August 02.

5. Rio 2 (2014) | Trailer

Coming to Disney+: August 04

Director: Carlos Saldanha

Star Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Andy Garcia, Jamie Foxx

Disney+ will be having the colorful animated movie Rio 2 this August. Jewel decides to take her kids to the Amazon to experience the wild and finds her long-lost family.

6. Hamster & Gretel (Season 1) | Trailer

Coming to Disney+: August 16

Star Cast: Melissa Povenmire, Beck Bennett, Joey King

Hamster & Gretel is like the Powerpuff Girls but with a teenage protagonist and a super hamster saving the day, every day. The first 4 episodes of season 1 of Hamster & Gretel will be up on Disney+.

7. Cinderella (1950) | Trailer

Coming to Disney+: August 25

Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske

Star Cast: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald

You may wonder what is so special about having a Disney movie on Disney+. Well, it is a big deal when it is in remastered 4K resolution!

8. The Villains of Valley View (Season 2) — Disney Original | Trailer

Coming to Disney+: August 16

Star Cast: Isabella Pappas, Reed Horstmann

The first six episodes of The Villains of Valley View season 2 will be on Disney+ on August 16.

9. Pretty Freekin Scary (Season 1) — Disney Original | Trailer

Coming to Disney+: August 30

Star Cast: Eliana Sua, Yonas Kibreab

The first six episodes of Pretty Freekin Scary of season 1 will be on Disney+ from August 30.

10. Young Jedi Adventures (Season 1, Part 2) — Disney+ Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 02

Star Cast: Julian Edwards, Juliet Donenfeld

Young Jedi Adventures is an educational show where kids are taught about accepting new cultures, history, and codes of honor through the Young Jedi’s adventures across the galaxy. It is a great show for both kids and adults.

Apple TV+ August 2023

1. Physical (season 3) — Apple TV+ Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 02

Star Cast: Rose Byrne, Rory Scovel

Sheila was done with being at her lowest. She built up her confidence and with hard work became a fitness sensation. In season three, just when she is about to start a reality TV program, a new rival arrives at the scene. It looks like her plan to become the fitness mogul may not come true after all.

2. Eva the Owlet (Season 1) | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 04

Star Cast: Vivienne Rutherford, Jessica DiCicco

Eva the Owlet is a kid-friendly show that portrays a little owl’s quest to find her passion for something that she can become the best at.

3. Strange Planet: Season 1 — Apple TV+ Original

Season Premiere Date: August 09

Star Cast: James Adomian, Cedric Yarbrough

Human humor could be bizarre and confusing when you are from another planet. Very similar to Solar Opposites, the story Strange Planet is about immigrant aliens living on Earth eager to learn about the Earth and its people. The immigrants in real life might find this brand-new series very relatable.

4. Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie

Release Date: August 18

Star Cast: Emily Mitchell

Peanuts is a comic and animated series that has been going on since 1965 and this is the 50th TV special. It is a soothing story about friendship, individuality, and finding your place in the world.

5. Invasion (Season 2) — Apple TV+ Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 23

Star Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Rinko Kikuchi

Invasion might remind you of  Tom Cruise’s War of the Worlds (2005). This visually stunning Series is coming back, continuing the story from a few months after the first season ended. There is a possibility that season two will reveal the origin and the goals of the aliens invading the Earth.

Amazon Prime Video August 2023

1. Red, White & Royal Blue — Prime Original | Trailer

Release Date: August 11

Director: Matthew López

Star Cast: Uma Thurman, Stephen Fry, Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar Perez

The worst nightmare of being a royal family member is being a part of a scandal. When the son of the American president and the Prince of Britain who couldn’t stand each other not too long ago falls in love with each other, it is bound to be the scandal of the decade.

2. Puppy Love — Prime Original | Trailer

Release Date: August 18

Directors: Nick Fabiano & Richard Alan Reid

Star Cast: Lucy Hale, Grant Gustin

On their first date, Nicole’s dog gets Max’s dog pregnant. Though there was no spark at the beginning, getting together for the sake of their dogs may bring them closer. It is a very easy rom-com movie with the perfect amount of humor and is bound to give you a good time.

3. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (Season 1) — Prime Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 04

Star Cast: Frankie Adams, Sigourney Weaver

Alice’s birth is a mystery. She is raised by her foster parents, or that’s what she used to know. But one day a box full of old pictures in the attic will turn her world upside down.

Throughout the show, you will get an eerie feeling but it will keep you hooked till the end. Overall it is a coming-of-age story about a little girl being empowered by other women around her.

4. Harlan Coben’s Shelter (Season 1) — Prime Original | Trailer

Season Premiere Date: August 18

Star Cast: Jaden Michael, Constance Zimmer

Micky, a teenage kid dealing with his problems, faces the disappearance of his classmate. Investigating the case with his two other classmates, he may dig up something that he is not prepared for.

Harlan Coben’s Shelter will be an amazing teen drama of August with lots of mystery and thriller with a touch of horror. The series showcases a diverse cast of characters representing different cultural backgrounds.

5. Opération Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) | Trailer

Coming to Prime Video: August 24

Director: Guy Ritchie

Star Cast: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant

Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham are one of the greatest director-actor duo and when it comes to action-comedy none does it better than Guy Ritchie. That should be enough to convince you to watch this movie.

6. Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey — Prime Original | Trailer

Release Date: August 08

Directors: Liam Hughes & Bryant Robinson

The Prime Video sports documentary will focus on the players' lives in the NBA G League, the NBA's official minor league. It will portray the players’ struggle with poor pay, long hours, differences in their backgrounds, and of course the constant pressure to improve and win.

7. Spider-Man (2002) | Trailer

Coming to Prime Video: August 01

Director: Sam Raimi

Star Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Joe Manganiello

What more is to say about this movie? The first classic Spider-man movie will be on Prime Video this August.

8. Spider-Man 3 (2007) | Trailer

Coming to Prime Video: August 01

Director: Sam Raimi 

Star Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Topher Grace

With Venom as the main villain, it is an action-filled film with strong performances from its cast.

9. The Circle (2017) | Trailer

Coming to Prime Video: August 04

Director: James Ponsoldt

Star Cast: Bill Paxton, Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega

The Circle is a sci-fi movie where a certain technology has become popular among people which lets people watch what is going on in other people’s lives. Black Mirror fans will greatly appreciate this film.

10. Chicago Fire (Season 9)

Coming to Prime Video: August 11

Star Cast: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney

The 9th season of Chicago Fire will be available on Prime Video Australia from August 11.