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 a small purgatory. That’s wasting precious binge minutes on watching the same old (disappointing and unselectable) thumbnails scroll past your eyes instead of clicking right into the good stuff.
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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Foxtel/BingeNetflixDisney+Apple TV+Amazon Prime VideoStanNew in August on Foxtel and BingeTV litter pick: The Twelve: Cape Rock Killer – 4 Aug : This third outing centres on defense barrister Brett Colby (Sam Neill) as he defends the husband of a lifelong friend in a murder trial.
Movie litter pick: The Brutalist – 30 Aug : Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist is a bold, beautiful, and brutal look at the United States, not how we like to think of the country, but how it actually is for those smothered underneath it.
What notable movies are coming to Binge?Emmanuelle – 2 AugThe Twelve: Cape Rock Killer – 4 AugYes, Chef – 4 AugOutback Hunters – 7 AugGladiator II – 8 AugWolf Man – 9 AugThe Brutalist – 30 AugWhat notable series are coming to Binge?The Idaho Student Murders – 1 AugThe Shield S1-7 – 1 AugThe Good Doctor S1-7 – 1 Aug Ancient Aliens S19 – 5 Aug Julius Caesar: The Making Of a Dictator S1 – 7 AugPolice Interceptors S22 – 18 AugNaked Attraction S07 – 18 AugJimmy Doherty’s New Zealand Escape S01 – 19 AugThe Real Manhunter S04 – 19 AugSurgeons: At The Edge Of Life S07 – 19 AugRise of the Dictators S01 – 21 AugSeinfeld Seasons S1-9 – 26 AugSign up for a free 14–day Binge trial
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New in August on NetflixTV litter pick: Wednesday S02 Part 1 – 6 Aug : This season, Wednesday’s journey is darker and more complex as she navigates family, friends, new mysteries, and old adversaries, propelling her headlong into another year at Nevermore.
Movie litter pick: Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – 14 Aug : “The Ashes of Rage” continues the story of the Medicine Seller as he returns to the Ooku, the imperial harem, where a new crisis unfolds following the events of the first movie.
What notable movies are coming to Netflix?My Oxford Year – 1 AugThe Iron Claw – 10 AugFixed – 13 AugMononoke The Movie: Chapter II – 14 AugForgive Us All – 20 AugThe Thursday Murder Club – 28 AugThe Brutalist – 30 AugWhat notable series are coming to Netflix?Perfect Match S03 – 1 AugWednesday S02 – 6 AugLove Is Blind: UK S02 – 13 AugHostage – 21 AugLong Story Short – 22 AugSecure your subscription to Netflix
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New in August on Disney+TV litter pick: Alien: Earth – 13 Aug : When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.
Movie litter pick: Eenie Meanie – 22 Aug : The story of a former teenage getaway driver who gets pulled back into her past when her ex-boyfriend’s life is threatened.
What notable movies are coming to Disney+?Planes, Trains and Automobiles – 1 AugThe Kingdom – 15 AugEenie Meanie – 22 AugWhat notable series are coming to Disney+?Eyes of Wakanda – 1 AugKing of the Hill S14 – 4 AugReservation Dogs S01 – S03 – 6 AugLost Treasures of Egypt S05 – 6 AugAlien: Earth – 13 AugThe Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox – 20 AugMarvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends S04 – 27 AugShipwreck Hunters Australia S02 – 27 Aug
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New in August on Apple TV+TV litter pick: Chief of War – 1 Aug : Set amidst the beautiful backdrop of the islands of Hawai’i, the nine-episode series, based on true events, follows warrior Ka’iana, as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonization in the late 18th century.
What notable series are coming to Apple TV+?Chief of War – 1 AugStillwater S04 – 1 AugPlatonic S02 – 6 AugSnoopy Presents: A Summer Musical – 15 AugInvasion S03 – 22 AugShape Island S02 – 29 AugSign up for a free 7–day trial of Apple TV+
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New in August on Amazon Prime VideoTV litter pick: The Terminal List: Dark Wolf – 27 Aug : A prequel series to The Terminal List with an origin story that follows “Ben Edwards” throughout his journey from the Navy SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA Special OperationsX.
Movie litter pick: The Wolf of Wall Street – 4 Aug : Scorsese made a GoodFellas for a new generation of filmgoers in The Wolf of Wall Street, another blackly comic crime epic about a very different kind of outlaw: the renegade capitalist.
What notable movies are coming to Prime Video?Licorice Pizza – 1 AugLord of the Flies – 1 AugThe Wolf of Wall Street – 4 AugThe Pickup – 6 AugConclave – 9 AugTop End Wedding – 11 AugFlight Risk – 14 AugThe Map That Leads To You – 20 AugWhat notable series are coming to Prime Video?Built in Birmingham: Brady & The Blues – 1 AugButterfly – 13 AugSausage Party: Foodtopia S02 – 13 Aug007: Road to a Million S02 – 22 AugUpload S04 – 25 AugThe Terminal List: Dark Wolf – 27 AugSign up for a free 30–day Prime Video trial
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New in August on StanTV litter pick: The Rainmaker S01 – 16 Aug : Rudy, along with his boss and her paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.
Movie litter pick: The Iron Claw – 10 Aug : A biopic that shares the story of the Von Erichs to the world, a family that has long been described as a cursed wrestling family.
What notable movies are coming to Stan?The Sandlot – 1 AugWater For Elephants – 2 AugBran Nue Dae – 5 AugLet Me In – 6 AugThe Iron Claw – 10 AugThe Inbetweeners 2 – 12 AugBlack Hawk Down – 13 AugI Still Know What You Did Last Summer – 15 AugXXX – 20 AugNever Been Kissed – 21 AugThe Rover – 31 AugWhat notable series are coming to Stan?Twisted Metal S02 – 1 AugBMF: Black Mafia Family S04 – 8 AugOutlander: Blood of my Blood S01 – 9 AugThe Institute S01 – 10 AugCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs S01 – 13 AugThe Rainmaker S01 – 16 AugSerial Killer Wives S01 – 17 AugAccused (2023) S01 – 20 AugDr Pimple Popper: Breaking Out S01 – 29 AugScore your free 30–day trial of Stan
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