New TV shows and movies for August 2025: What’s coming next

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in "Wednesday" season 2 on Netflix
(Image credit: Jonathan Hession / Netflix)

August 2025 brings a wave of new TV shows and movies to broadcast, cable and streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and others.

Top new TV shows this month include returning favorites like "Wednesday" season 2, "Peacemaker" season 2 and "Upload" season 4, along with debuts for "Alien: Earth" and "The Rainmaker."

More streaming movies arrive, including "The Pickup" and "Night Always Comes." Check out the full schedule of new TV shows in August 2025.

All times Eastern Time. Our top picks in bold

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1

“Chief of War” - series premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)

“The Chi” - season 7 finale (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)

“Eyes of Wakanda” - limited series complete (3 a.m., Disney Plus)

“My Oxford Year” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)

“Perfect Match” - season 3 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)

“Deadliest Catch” - season 21 premiere (8 p.m., Discovery)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

“Duck Dynasty: The Revival” - season 1 finale (9 p.m., A&E)

“Granchester” - season 10 finale (9 p.m., PBS)

MONDAY, AUGUST 4

“King of the Hill” - season 14 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5

“SEC Football: Any Given Sunday” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)

“Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Buffalo Bills” - season 20 premiere (9 p.m., HBO)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6

“The Buccaneers” - season 2 finale (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)

“Platonic” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)

“The Pickup” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)

“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” - season 3 premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus)

“Wednesday” - season 2 part 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7

“Ted Bundy: Dialogue With the Devil” - limited docuseries premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)

“Demascus” - series premiere (3 a.m., Tubi)

“Tausi” - limited docuseries premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8

“Resident Alien” - series finale (10 p.m., Syfy)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10

“The Gilded Age” - season 3 finale (9 p.m., HBO)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12

“Alien: Earth” - series premiere (8 p.m., FX)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13

“Butterfly” - series premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)

“Fixed” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)

“Love Is Blind UK” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)

“Songs From the Hole” - documentary premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14

“The Kingdom” - docuseries premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus)

“Miss Governor” - season 1 part 2 (3 a.m., Netflix)

“And Just Like That…” - season 3 finale (9 p.m., HBO Max)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15

“Smoke” - season 1 finale (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)

“Betty La Fea: The Story Continues” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)

“Limitless With Chris Hemsworth” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus)

“Night Always Comes” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)

“Stand Up to Cancer 2025” - special (8 p.m., networks / Disney Plus / HBO Max)

“The Rainmaker” - series premiere (10 p.m., USA)

MONDAY, AUGUST 18

“Are You My First?” - series premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20

“The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” - series premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

“Hostage” - limited series complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

“Peacemaker” - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., HBO Max)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22

“Eenie Meanie” - original movie premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)

“Invasion” - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)

“Long Story Short” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24

“The Institute” - season 1 finale (9 p.m., MGM Plus)

“The Marlow Murder Club” - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., PBS)

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

Lego Disney Princess: Villains Unite' - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus)

“Upload” - season 4 premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

“The Terminal List: Dark Wolf” - series premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

“My Life With the Walter Boys” - season 2 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)

“The Thursday Murder Club” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)

“Twisted Metal” - season 2 finale (3 a.m., Peacock)

Kelly Woo
Managing editor, streaming

Kelly is the managing editor of streaming for Tom’s Guide, so basically, she watches TV for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, TV Guide and other outlets. When she’s not watching TV and movies for work, she’s watching them for fun, seeing live music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.

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