First Sunday Edition: What to Stream in August

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In this edition:

• Everything to look out for in August

• Industry news and announcements

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August 2

• Lioness (Paramount+ — season 3 premiere, 9/20 finale)

August 5

• Ted Lasso (Apple TV — season 4 premiere, 10/7 finale)

• The Shards (FX — new thriller series premiere starring Kaia Gerber)

• Sterling Point (Prime Video — new YA drama series, binge drop)

August 6

• My Life with the Walter Boys (Netflix— season 3, binge drop)

August 7

• Anna Pigeon (USA Network — new crime drama series premiere)

• The Last House (Netflix — new thriller film starring Greta Lee)

• Sugar (Apple TV — season 2 finale)

August 9

• House of the Dragon (HBO — season 3 finale)

August 12

• Reacher (Prime Video — season 4, episodes 1-3, 9/16 finale)

August 13

• Tires (Netflix — season 3, binge drop)

• My Brilliant Career (Netflix — new Australian period film)

August 14

• Camp Rock 3 (Disney+ — season 3, binge drop)

• Don’t Say Good Luck (Netflix — new YA theater drama film starring Sunny Sandler)

August 16

• Lanterns (HBO — new ‘Green Lantern’ spinoff series starring Kyle Chandler, 10/4 finale)

August 17

• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX/FX — season 18 premiere)

August 19

• Lucky (Apple TV — season 1 finale)

August 20

• Outer Banks (Netflix — fifth and final season, binge drop)

August 23

• The Westies (MGM+ — season 1 finale)

August 27

• Adults (Hulu— season 2, binge drop)

August 28

• Dark Matter (Apple TV — season 2 premiere)

• The Whisper Man (Netflix — new crime thriller film starring Adam Scott)

August 31

• Furious (Hulu — season 1 finale)

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RENEWALS, CANCELATIONS, & PREMIERES

• ‘Neagley,’ Prime Video’s highly anticipated spin-off series, will premiere September 16 immediately following the finale of ‘Reacher’ season 4. (more)

• ‘Silo’ is renewed for its fourth and final season at Apple TV. (more)

• ‘Wonder Man’ has been canceled by Disney+, reversing their earlier S2 renewal. (more)

• ‘The Walking Dead’ renewed by Netflix in 5-year, $500M deal with AMC Global Media. (more)

TV NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS

• ‘Young Sherlock’ sets S2 new and returning cast members (more).

• ‘Clueless’ sequel starring Alicia Silverstone ordered as a limited series at Paramount+. (more)

• Morgan Spector (The Gilded Age) will play the professor in Netflix’s adaptation of ‘The Secret of Secrets.’ (more)

• Claire Foy and Matthew Mcfadyen will star in the adaptation of ‘You Are Here’ for Starz and BBC. (more)

• ‘Embassy’ starring Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons has been picked up by MGM+. (more)

FILM NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS

• Jennifer Anniston and Peter Dinklage will star in Olivia Wilde’s holiday comedy ‘Naughty,’ planned for a November 2027 release. (more)

• ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ adds Sky Yang and Sean Kaufman to the cast alongside Daisy Edgar Jones. (more)

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