It's time to fill your August with nothing but the finest TV series and movies available in Australia. Don't make the rookie mistake of mindlessly menu-surfing around the six major streaming services. That's an avoidable purgatory where you're wasting precious binge seconds on watching the same thumbnails scroll past, repeatedly, instead of zipping to the must-sees.
So, let’s get to maximising your hard-worn free time with critically acclaimed films, sweet TV series escapism, and original content available. Below are the top picks from thousands of hours of content from Australia's six major streaming networks. Click your provider from the list, home in on the must-sees, and set your eyes to square.
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New in August on Foxtel and Binge
TV litter pick: House of the Dragon: S2 – Aug 5 : If you’ve been holding off on a Binge subscription until the whole shebang of this series is available—presumably for an epic all-nighter watch—know that August 5th is finale o’clock for HotD Season 2. Best believe there will be blood. And dragons, obviously.
Movie litter pick: Origin – Aug 5 : A blend of non-fiction and drama has been used to adapt Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, a NYT Best Selling novel that explores the roots of racial and social hierarchies.
What notable movies are coming to Binge?
- Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes – Aug 4
- Origin – Aug 5
- The Passenger – Aug 21
- The Killer – Aug 24
What notable series are coming to Binge?
- House of the Dragon: S2 – Aug 5
- Mr. Throwback: S1 – Aug 8
- The Ark: S2 – Aug 13
- Chimp Crazy – Aug 19
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New in August on Netflix
TV litter pick: Terminator Zero – Aug 29 : A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist. Turns out they’re being hunted by a cyborg who can’t be bargained with, reasoned with, moved to pity, or…well, you get the idea.
Movie litter pick: The Deliverance – Aug 30 : After moving into a mysterious house, a struggling mother must face down her demons in order to save her children’s souls. Spookily, this one’s inspired by a true story of possession.
What notable movies are coming to Netflix?
- Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie – Aug 2
- Kingsman: The Secret Service – Aug 8
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle – Aug 8
- The Union – Aug 16
- Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War – Aug 21
- The Deliverance – Aug 30
What notable series are coming to Netflix?
- Unstable: S2 – Aug 1
- Mad Men: S1-7 – Aug 1
- Lost: S1-6 – Aug 1
- Secret World of Sound – Aug 7
- The Umbrella Academy: S4 – Aug 8
- Emily in Paris: S4 – Aug 15
- The Accident – Aug 21
- Terminator Zero – Aug 29
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New in August on Disney+
TV litter pick: Solar Opposites: S5 – Aug 12 : A team of four aliens escape their exploding home world only to crash land into a move-in ready home in suburban America. In Season 5, they pretty much continue to be evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome.
Movie litter pick: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Aug 2 : Decades after Caesar’s reign, a new tyrannical leader builds his empire, and a younger ape undertakes a harrowing journey of discovery that proves to be quite bananas indeed.
What notable movies are coming to Disney+?
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Aug 2
- The Legend of Jimmy The Greek – Aug 2
- Muhammad and Larry – Aug 2
- Rodman: For Better or Worse – Aug 2
- The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat – Aug 23
What notable series are coming to Disney+?
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures: S2 – Aug 2
- Grown-ish: S6 – Aug 7
- FX’s A Teacher – Aug 7
- Solar Opposites: S5 – Aug 12
- OceanXplorers - Nat Geo – Aug 19
- Only Murders in the Building: S4 – Aug 27
New in August on Apple TV+
TV litter pick: Bad Monkey – Aug 14 : “Bad Monkey” tells the story of Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now doing some freelance policing of his own.
Movie litter pick: The Instigators – Aug 9 : The sordid tale of two robbers (Matt Damon and Casey Affleck) who must go on the run with the help of one of their therapists after a job goes all sorts of sideways.
What notable movies are on Apple TV+?
- The Instigators – Aug 9
What notable series are coming to Apple TV+?
- Cowboy Cartel – Aug 2
- Bad Monkey – Aug 14
- Pachinko: S2 – Aug 22
- K-Pop Idols – Aug 30
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New in August on Prime Video
TV litter pick: Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power: S2 – Aug 29 : Unmasked, the rising Dark Lord must 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 will.
Movie litter pick: Ferrari – Aug 20 : Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz bring full-throttle drama to this retelling of the tumultuous life and times of an automotive visionary, Enzo Ferrari.
What notable movies are coming to Prime Video?
- One Fast Move – Aug 8
- The Hobbit [Trilogy] – Aug 15
- Jackpot! – Aug 15
- Sicario – Aug 18
- Ferrari – Aug 20
- The Beekeeper – Aug 23
- Almost Famous – Aug 31
What notable series are coming to Prime Video?
- Batman: Caped Crusader: S1 – Aug 1
- Beacon 23: S2 – Aug 2
- Lego Jurassic World: S1 – Aug 16
- Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power: S2 – Aug 29
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New in August on Stan
TV litter pick: The Serpent Queen: S2 – Aug 2 : A new mysterious prophet named Edith gains a loyal following who vow to challenge the rule of our anti-heroine, Catherine de Medici, Queen Regent of France.
Movie litter pick: Dragged Across Concrete – Aug 20 : Two detectives find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics are leaked to the media. With little money and no options, these morally-fluid lawmen descend deeper into the criminal underworld.
What notable movies are coming to Stan?
- Stand By Me – Aug 3
- Almost Famous – Aug 4
- The TikTok Effect – Aug 6
- The Devil's Own – Aug 16
- Dragged Across Concrete – Aug 20
- The Present – Aug 21
- Hans Zimmer - Hollywood Rebel – Aug 21
What notable series are coming to Stan?
- The Serpent Queen: S2 – Aug 2
- Critical Incident – Aug 12
- Bel Air: S3 – Aug 16
- The Fall of the House of Murdaugh: S1 – Aug 18
- Boarders: S1 – Aug 23
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