New on Netflix, Stan, Prime Video, Foxtel, BINGE, Disney+, hayu, SBS and more in August 2020
Ready to binge your way through August? Our comprehensive list will give you a head start.
Whether you subscribe to one streaming service or six, there's a lot of content you should be looking forward to this month. From exciting new shows to returning favourites and from blockbusters finally available on streaming to classic movie franchises, you can be as picky as you want. Here are some of the highlights.
As usual, Netflix is spoiling subscribers with new stuff. Lucifer will be back with Season 5, with The Rain, Selling Sunset, Greenleaf, Trinkets and 3% also getting new instalments. Plus, the first two seasons of Cobra Kai drop on the service come 28 August.
Speaking of Netflix, we recommend you tune in for Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, which is based on true events and sees Amanda Peet offer an excellent performance as a woman scorned. You might also want to check out Hoops, an animated series about a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach. It looks like a whole lot of fun.
On the movie front, Project Power looks intriguing – it revolves around an ex-soldier, a teen and a cop who collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.
Over on Stan, original film I Am Woman premieres 28 August, based on the life of singer and feminist icon Helen Reddy. The cast includes Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Danielle Macdonald and Evan Peters.
You might also want to mark your calendars for Michelle Obama: Life After the White House, a documentary about the former US First Lady. And on 22 August, Stan premieres Portrait of a Lady on Fire, an intimate and deeply affecting period drama about freedom, love and desire. It has rave reviews and is enjoying quite the hype.
As for new shows, keep an eye out for Little Birds, which stars Juno Temple and was inspired by Anaïs Nin's posthumously published 1979 collection of erotic short stories. Enough said. Also, four-part psychological thriller The Deceived will premiere only on Stan on 4 August, the same day as the UK.
On Foxtel, all four seasons of drama The OC drop on 1 August, so you can plan your binge accordingly. We recommend I'll Be Gone in the Dark as well, a docu-series that acts as a gripping examination of the unsolved crimes of the Golden State Killer who terrorised California in the 1970s and 1980s. Plus, a new season of popular show Gogglebox is scheduled to premiere 26 August.
The OC and I'll Be Gone in the Dark will be available on BINGE as well. Or, you can relax with DC's Stargirl – all episodes of Season 1 will be streaming 25 August. The series follows teenager Courtney Whitmore as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past. Alternatively, you might be interested in Lovecraft Country, a new drama based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Matt Ruff.
Popular murder-mystery Knives Out arrives on Amazon Prime Video this month. All Hunger Games movies and Matrix movies are coming as well, in case you want to indulge in a couple of marathons. Leaning towards TV binges? All seasons of Orphan Black, The West Wing and 24 will become available in August.
On Disney+, original Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe is scheduled to drop on 28 August. The story follows stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb as they set out across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace who, after being abducted by aliens, finds utopia in a far-off planet, free of pesky little brothers.
If you prefer your entertainment to be free, SBS On Demand has some exciting goodies in store. Among them Season 1 of British romance drama Trigonometry, the first three seasons of US comedy Difficult People and intriguing new Australian drama series Hungry Ghosts.
Looking for something niche? Acorn TV is set to drop Season 2 of original series London Kills on 10 August. Meanwhile, hayu highlights include The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 5, 10 Things You Don't Know Season 1 and Backyard Envy Season 2.
Check out the full list of new streaming titles below.
Title | Service | Type | Release Date |
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Transformers: Age of Extinction | Stan | Movie | August 1 |
Brothers in Arms | Stan | Movie | August 1 |
Up in the Air | Stan | Movie | August 1 |
The Kite Runner | Stan | Movie | August 1 |
A Knight’s Tale | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Acts of Violence | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
An Education | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Being John Malkovich | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Death at a Funeral | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Dennis the Menace | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Elizabeth Harvest | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Hardcore Henry | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Jurassic Park | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Jurassic Park III | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Killing Hasselhoff | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Mad Max | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Mr. Deeds | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Nights in Rodanthe | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Ocean’s Thirteen | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Ocean’s Twelve | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Remember Me | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Rogue Warfare: The Hunt | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Seabiscuit | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
Super Monsters: The New Class | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
The Addams Family | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
The NeverEnding Story | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
The NeverEnding Story 2: The Next Chapter | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
The Ottoman Lieutenant | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
The Ugly Truth | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
What Keeps You Alive | Netflix | Movie | August 1 |
The Matrix | Prime Video | Movie | August 1 |
The Hunger Games | Prime Video | Movie | August 1 |
Harley Quinn: Animated series | Prime Video | TV Shows | August 1 |
The Matrix Revolutions | Prime Video | Movie | August 1 |
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Prime Video | Movie | August 1 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | Prime Video | Movie | August 1 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Prime Video | Movie | August 1 |
Serenity | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Get Him to the Greek | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Get Smart | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
The World's End | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Zombieland | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Changeling | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Hail, Caesar! | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Daddy Day Camp | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Hook | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Jungle Safari | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Major Payne | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Zathura: A Space Adventure | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Death Wish | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Gorillas in the Mist | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
High Anxiety | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Legal Eagles | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
A Warrior's Tail | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Aquamarine | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Barbie: A Fairy Secret | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Barbie: A Perfect Christmas | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
27 Dresses | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
A Good Year | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Forces of Nature | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Sleepless in Seattle | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
The Sweetest Thing | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
The Wedding Date | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Duplicity | Foxtel | Movie | August 1 |
Almost Love | Netflix | Movie | August 2 |
Pick of the Litter | Netflix | Movie | August 2 |
Cold War | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 2 |
Red Dog | Prime Video | Movie | August 2 |
Crikey! It's the Irwins: Life in Lockdown | Foxtel | Special | August 2 |
Red Dog | Foxtel | Movie | August 2 |
Civil War | Acorn TV | Documentary | August 3 |
Acute Misfortune | Stan | Movie | August 3 |
Farewell | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 3 |
Bandish Bandits (Season 1) | Prime Video | Movie | August 3 |
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs | Foxtel | Special | August 3 |
A Go! Go! Cory Carson Summer Camp | Netflix | Movie | August 4 |
Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave | Netflix | Movie | August 4 |
Sam Jay: 3 In The Morning | Netflix | Movie | August 4 |
Female Agents | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 4 |
Charlie's Angels (2000) | Foxtel | Movie | August 4 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Foxtel | Movie | August 4 |
The Huntsman: Winter's War | Foxtel | Movie | August 4 |
Anelka: Misunderstood | Netflix | Movie | August 5 |
The Company You Keep | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 5 |
Hiroshima: 75 Years Later | Foxtel | Special | August 5 |
Ho To Lose Friends & Alienate People | Foxtel | Movie | August 5 |
Stephen King's Doctor Sleep | Foxtel | Movie | August 5 |
The East | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 6 |
What Will Become of US | Foxtel | Special | August 6 |
Brabham | Stan | Documentary | August 7 |
Nasha Natasha | Netflix | Movie | August 7 |
Berlin, Berlin: Lolle on the Run | Netflix | Movie | August 7 |
The Magic School Bus Rides Again Kids In Space | Netflix | Movie | August 7 |
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (Limited Series) | Netflix | Movie | August 7 |
Work It | Netflix | Movie | August 7 |
The Shining | Foxtel | Movie | August 7 |
The Promise | Netflix | Movie | August 8 |
We Summon the Darkness | Netflix | Movie | August 8 |
Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love | Prime Video | Movie | August 8 |
Arrival | Prime Video | Movie | August 8 |
Don't Let Go | Foxtel | Movie | August 8 |
Burning | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 9 |
Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event | Netflix | Movie | August 10 |
Nightcrawler | Netflix | Movie | August 10 |
The Big Show Show (Special Episode) | Netflix | Movie | August 10 |
The Lost Husband | Netflix | Movie | August 10 |
El Angel | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 10 |
The LEGO Batman Movie | Foxtel | Movie | August 10 |
Michelle Obama: Life after the White House | Stan | Documentary | August 11 |
Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Netflix | Movie | August 11 |
Rob Schneider: Asian Momma, Mexican Kids | Netflix | Movie | August 11 |
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl | Netflix | Movie | August 12 |
Mary Shelley | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 12 |
Ford v Ferrari | Foxtel | Movie | August 12 |
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo | Stan | Movie | August 13 |
Safety Not Guaranteed | Netflix | Movie | August 13 |
An Easy Girl / Une fille facile | Netflix | Movie | August 13 |
The Pianist | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 13 |
Semi-Pro | Prime Video | Movie | August 13 |
About Time | Foxtel | Movie | August 13 |
Fearless | Netflix | Movie | August 14 |
Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun | Netflix | Movie | August 14 |
Project Power | Netflix | Movie | August 14 |
Public Enemy Number 1 | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 14 |
Land of the Lost | Foxtel | Movie | August 14 |
Takki (Limited Series) | Netflix | Movie | August 15 |
Space Jam | BINGE | Movie | August 15 |
Top Gun | BINGE | Movie | August 15 |
The World's End | BINGE | Movie | August 15 |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Foxtel | Movie | August 15 |
How To Train Your Dragon | Foxtel | Movie | August 15 |
Top Gun | Foxtel | Movie | August 15 |
Johnny English | Netflix | Movie | August 16 |
Les Misérables | Netflix | Movie | August 16 |
Seventh Son | Netflix | Movie | August 16 |
The Square | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 16 |
Snow White And The Huntsman | Foxtel | Movie | August 16 |
LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters | Foxtel | Movie | August 16 |
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries 1-6 | Acorn TV | Movie | August 17 |
Crazy Awesome Teachers / Guru-Guru Gokil | Netflix | Movie | August 17 |
Drunk Parents | Netflix | Movie | August 17 |
Drunken Master | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 17 |
Project A II | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 18 |
CrÃmenes de Familia / The Crimes That Bind | Netflix | Movie | August 19 |
Police Story II | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 19 |
Bully, Coward, Victim, The Story of Roy Cohn | BINGE | Movie | August 19 |
The Expendables | Stan | Movie | August 20 |
High Score (Limited Series) | Netflix | Movie | August 20 |
Good Kisser | Netflix | Movie | August 20 |
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens | Netflix | Movie | August 20 |
Armour Of God II | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 20 |
Alien TV | Netflix | Movie | August 21 |
Fuego negro | Netflix | Movie | August 21 |
The Sleepover | Netflix | Movie | August 21 |
Burn After Reading | Foxtel | Movie | August 21 |
Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Stan | Movie | August 22 |
Les Miserables The Staged Concert | Prime Video | Movie | August 22 |
1BR | Netflix | Movie | August 23 |
Septembers of Shiraz | Netflix | Movie | August 23 |
Theeb | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 23 |
Red Dog | BINGE | Movie | August 23 |
Black Rain | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 24 |
The Devil's Double | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 25 |
DC’S Stargirl | BINGE | Movie | August 25 |
Jumanji: The Next Level | Prime Video | Movie | August 25 |
Jumanji: The Next Level | Foxtel | Movie | August 25 |
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | Netflix | Movie | August 26 |
Rising Phoenix (2020) | Netflix | Movie | August 26 |
Young Adam | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 26 |
Knives Out | Prime Video | Movie | August 26 |
Fisherman's Friends | Prime Video | Movie | August 26 |
The Bridge Curse | Netflix | Movie | August 27 |
The Frozen Ground | Netflix | Movie | August 27 |
Nightcrawler | SBS on Demand | Movies | August 27 |
I am Woman | Stan | Movie | August 28 |
Unknown Origins | Netflix | Movie | August 28 |
Get Duked! | Prime Video | Movie | August 28 |
V for Vendetta | Foxtel | Movie | August 28 |
Cats | BINGE | Movie | August 29 |
Dolittle | Prime Video | Movie | August 29 |
Cats | Prime Video | Movie | August 29 |
Dolittle | Foxtel | Movie | August 29 |
Cats | Foxtel | Movie | August 29 |
Love Fraud | Stan | Docuseries | August 30 |
Casino Royale | Netflix | Movie | August 31 |
Quantum of Solace | Netflix | Movie | August 31 |
Wonder Woman | BINGE | Movie | August 31 |
Wonder Woman (2017) | Foxtel | Movie | August 31 |
Iron Man Armored Adventures (Season 1-2) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
My Perfect Landing (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Operation Ouch (Season 1 + Special) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Toradora! (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Agent Hamilton | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
Connected (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Acorn TV | TV Shows | Premiere |
Doctor Finlay (Season 1-4) | Acorn TV | TV Shows | Premiere |
Difficult People Season 1-3 | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
Immigration Nation (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Mystery Lab (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Little Birds | Stan | TV Shows | Premiere |
Mirage | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
Mr and Mrs Murder (Season 1) | Stan | TV Shows | Premiere |
World’s Most Wanted (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Chimerica (Season 1) | Stan | TV Shows | Premiere |
Sing On! Germany (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Tiny Creatures (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Word Party Songs (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
The Carmichael Show (Season 1-3) | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
A Touch of Frost | Acorn TV | TV Shows | Premiere |
Julie and the Phantoms (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
10 Things You Don’t Know | Hayu | TV Shows | Premiere |
(Un)Well (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Spiral (Season 1-7) | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
The Feed | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
Battlestar Galactica (Seasons 1-4) | Stan | TV Shows | Premiere |
Teenage Bounty Hunters (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
The Great Heist / El robo del siglo (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
The Legend of Korra (Seasons 1-4) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Ojo’s in d’ House (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Miranda (Season 1-3) | Acorn TV | TV Shows | Premiere |
McCallum (Season 1-2) | Acorn TV | TV Shows | Premiere |
DeMarcus Family Rules (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Stan Lee's Lucky Man (Season 1-3) | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
Evil | Stan | TV Shows | Premiere |
Biohackers (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Great Pretender (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Trigonometry | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
Hoops (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Dark Money (Season 1) | Stan | TV Shows | Premiere |
Family Business | Acorn TV | TV Shows | Premiere |
Emily’s Wonder Lab (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
La venganza de AnalÃa / Ana’s Revenge (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Million Dollar Beach House (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Sanctuary | SBS on Demand | TV Shows | Premiere |
Blood & Treasure (Season 1) | Stan | TV Shows | Premiere |
All Together Now (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
Cobra Kai (Seasons 1 & 2) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
I AM A KILLER: Released (Season 1) | Netflix | TV Shows | Premiere |
The O.C. (Season 1-4) | BINGE | TV Shows | Premiere |
House (Season 1-3) | BINGE | TV Shows | Premiere |
I'll Be Gone in the Dark | BINGE | TV Shows | Premiere |
World on Fire | BINGE | TV Shows | Premiere |
Perry Mason | BINGE | TV Shows | Premiere |
Lovecraft Country | BINGE | TV Shows | Premiere |
The Elephant Hospital | BINGE | TV Shows | Premiere |
World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji | Prime Video | TV Shows | Premiere |
The Office (UK) Christmas Specials (Season 1-2) | Prime Video | TV Shows | Premiere |
Orphan Black (Season 1-5) | Prime Video | TV Shows | Premiere |
The West Wing (Season 1-7) | Prime Video | TV Shows | Premiere |
David Makes Man (Season 1) | Prime Video | TV Shows | Premiere |
24 (Season 1-8) | Prime Video | TV Shows | Premiere |
Jessy And Nessy (Season 1) | Prime Video | TV Shows | Premiere |
Misfits (Season 1-5) | Prime Video | TV Shows | Premiere |
The O.C. (Season 1-4) | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Real Housewives of Potomac (Season 5) | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Alone (Season 7) | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
The Great Hotel Escape | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Britain's Best Home Cook (Season 2) | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Aussie Lobster Men (Season 3) | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
I'll Be Gone in the Dark | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Pilgrimage: Road to Istanbul | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Killer Tapes | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Lovecraft Country | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Death Row: New Arrivals | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
We Hunt Together | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Stargirl | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Googlebox Australia (Season 12) | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Burden of Truth (Season 3) | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
Counting On (Season 5) | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
The Murder Tapes | Foxtel | TV Series | Premiere |
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