Your Guide to August 2026's Must-Watch & Read

Late summer is bringing plenty of reasons to stay entertained, with a lineup filled with new shows, movies, and books to add to your calendar. Whether you’re looking for your next binge-worthy series, a big-screen adventure, or a new book to enjoy before the season changes, there’s something for every type of entertainment fan. This month features returning favorites like Ted Lasso, Reacher, and Futurama, along with highly anticipated releases including One Hundred Years of Solitude, Camp Rock 3, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone returning to theaters for its 25th anniversary. Readers can also discover new releases from authors like Riley Sager, Liane Moriarty, Karin Slaughter, and Liv Constantine. Beyond streaming, movies, and books, don’t miss our roundup of local events happening throughout August.

August Must-Watch

August 2nd
The Librarians: The Next Chapter, TNT
Lioness, Paramount+
The Mega-Brands that Built America, History
Unknown Serial Killers of America, Oxygen
Naked and Afraid: Shipwrecked, Discovery

August 3rd
Futurama, Hulu

August 4th
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, Disney
Betrayal, Hulu

August 5th
Ted Lasso, Apple TV
The Challenge, Paramount+
Let’s Marry Harry, Netflix
1607, Netflix
Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Seattle Seahawks, HBO Max
The Shards, Hulu
Star Wars: Visions Presents: The Ninth Jedi, Disney+
Sterling Point, Prime Video
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Netflix
Inside The Trustor Scandal, Netflix

August 6th
Monsters of God, HBO Max
My Life with the Walter Boys, Netflix
Escape from Alcatraz, Discovery

August 7th
Anna Pigeon, USA
Flex x Cop, Disney+
Death Inc., Netflix
Alley Cats, Netflix
The Last House, Netflix
One Night Only, in theaters
Super Troopers 3, in theaters
Ice Cream Man, in theaters

August 9th
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th, Bravo
The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls, Prime Video
Double Lives of Suburban Wives, TLC

August 12th
Reacher, Prime Video
Women in Blue, Apple TV

August 13th
Tires, Netflix

August 14th
Moria, Netflix
Umthetho, Netflix
Camp Rock 3, Disney+
Don’t Say Good Luck, Netflix
The End of Oak Street, in theaters
The Wrong Girls, in theaters
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie, in theaters
The Brink of War, in theaters
The Rivals of Amziah King, in theaters

August 16th
Lanters, HBO Max

August 17th
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Hulu

August 18th
Cocktail Wars, E!

August 19th
Untold Stories of the ER, TLC
Average Joe, Paramount+

August 20th
Blood Sacrifice, Netflix
Outer Banks, Netflix

August 21st
Stillwater, Apple TV
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies
Mutiny, in theaters
Insidious: Out of the Further, in theaters
Spa Weekend, in theaters
The Magic Faraway Tree, in theaters

August 25th
Martha Cooks, Netflix
Jeopardy! Masters, Netflix
1000-lb Sisters, TLC

August 26th
Miss Teen USA, The CW
One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part Two, Netflix
Totally 90s House, HGTV
The Last Sunrise, Prime Video

August 27th
The Undeclared War, Peacock
Adults, Hulu
Miss USA, The CW
Leanne, Netflix
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 25th Anniversary, in theaters

August 28th
Dark Matter, Apple TV
The Whisper Man, Netflix
The Dog Stars, in theaters
Finding Family, in theaters
Buddy, in theaters
Coyote vs. ACME, in theaters
Cliffhanger, in theaters
The Dog Stars, in theaters

August 31st
Sheriff Labrador, Netflix

August Must-Read Books

The Unknown, by Riley Sager

Big Little Truths, by Liane Moriarty

Under the Falls, by Richard Russo

Time Travel for Beginners, by Jaclyn Moriarty

Adversary to the Villain, by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

The Amateur, by Chris Bohjalian

The Shadow Friends, by Tess Gerritsen

The Women in White, by Sarah Pekkanen

Stay Buried, by Jennifer McMahon

Night Songs, by Alli Dyer

Etna, by Paul Yoon

The Secrets We Hide, by Karin Slaughter

Freyja, by Margrét Ann Thors

Promise Me Never, by Liv Constantine

Take What You Can, by Naima Coster