19 Movies & TV Shows Releasing In August That You Can’t Miss

From gritty space thrillers and unlikely romcoms to long-awaited sequels and political spy games, August’s screen slate is bursting with drama, danger, and a little dumb fun

By Niraj Kakade

July 31, 2025

This August, TV and film go completely off the rails — and honestly, it’s great. We’ve got aliens, spies, psychic goth girls, North-South romcoms, and a bunch of retirees solving murders. There’s blood, betrayal, historical epics, and reality shows that feel less real than the fiction. Whatever your poison — highbrow, lowbrow, or just unhinged — there’s something here to mainline till September.

19 Movies & TV Shows Releasing In August On Netflix, Prime Video, AppleTV+ And More

Dhadak 2

Release Date: 1 August

Where to Watch: Theatres

Caste, chaos and doomed romance — it’s another love story that burns bright before the world snuffs it out. Expect tears, betrayal, and a fresh Gen Z take on heartbreak.

The Naked Gun

Release Date: 1 August

Where to Watch: Theatres

Frank Drebin Jr. is here to prove that incompetence runs in the family. A reboot-slash-sequel that leans into slapstick, dad jokes, and good old-fashioned accidental justice.

Son of Sardaar 2

Release Date: 1 August

Where to Watch: Theatres

A golden mango, childhood rivalry, and a festival full of chaos. It's Stand by Me if it was directed by Rohit Shetty.

My Oxford Year

Release Date: 1 August

Where to Watch: Netflix

An ambitious American girl meets a floppy-haired Brit at Oxford. They banter, fall in love, and learn life lessons in between essays and trauma.

Chief of War

Release Date: 1 August

Where to Watch: Apple TV+

Jason Momoa ditches Atlantis for 18th-century Hawai‘i in a gritty, indigenous retelling of one man’s rebellion against colonisation and destiny. Brutal, bloody, and deeply personal.

Wednesday Season 2

Release Date: 6 August

Where to Watch: Netflix

She’s still psychic, still suspicious, and still allergic to joy. Wednesday returns with more deadpan one-liners and even dead-er bodies.

Weapons

Release Date: 8 August

Where to Watch: Theatres

A whole classroom of kids vanishes at the exact same time. This one’s for fans of The Mist, Stranger Things, and unsupervised children doing creepy things.

Alien: Earth

Release Date: 12 August

Where to Watch: JioHotstar

A crashed spaceship, a secret threat, and a group of soldiers trying to survive. It’s Predator meets Arrival with less talk and more panic.

Love Is Blind: UK Season 2

Release Date: 13 August

Where to Watch: Netflix

More accents, more awkward proposals, more tears in pods. It’s like therapy, but no one learns anything.

Saare Jahan Se Accha

Release Date: 13 August

Where to Watch: Netflix

Spy versus spy, India versus Pakistan. Think The Night Manager with more nationalism and less cologne.

Coolie

Release Date: 14 August

Where to Watch: Theatres

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s next action epic starring Rajinikanth, if rumours are right. Expect slow-mo punches, punchy politics, and punchlines that shake theatres.

War 2

Release Date: 14 August

Where to Watch: Theatres

Hrithik’s Kabir is back, and this time, he’s the bad guy. Or is he? The YRF spy universe gets messier, sexier, and hopefully less confusing.

Nobody 2

Release Date: 15 August

Where to Watch: Theatres

Hutch just wanted a vacation. Instead, he ends up body-slamming theme park villains and crime bosses. Because peace is boring.

Night Always Comes

Release Date: 15 August

Where to Watch: Netflix

A woman has one night to find $25,000 or lose everything. Urban poverty gets the thriller treatment in this pulse-pounding survival story.

Peacemaker Season 2

Release Date: 21 August

Where to Watch: Netflix

Christopher Smith returns, less broken but just as ridiculous. Parasites are the new enemy, and Peacemaker’s still fighting for peace, even if he has to kill everybody to get it.

Invasion Season 3

Release Date: 22 August

Where to Watch: Apple TV+