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.

Table of Contents

• Foxtel/Binge
• Netflix
• Disney+
• Apple TV+
• Amazon Prime Video
• Stan

New in August on Foxtel and Binge

TV litter pick: Warrior: S3 – Aug 17 : Follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy, who arrives in San Francisco during the Tong Wars. He's in search of his sister amidst all the bloodied chaos.

Movie litter pick: Aftersun – Aug 24 : Another A24 triumph. At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum.

What notable movies are coming to Binge?

• I Am Sam – Aug 3
• The Remains Of The Day – Aug 5
• M3GAN – Aug 12
• The Fugitive – Aug 17
• Blazing Saddles – Aug 17
• Jack Reacher: Never Go Back – Aug 22
• Aftersun – Aug 24

What notable series are coming to Binge?

• Reservation Dogs: S3 – Aug 4
• Chicago Fire: S7 – Aug 4
• Winning Time: S2 – Aug 7
• Outlander: S7 – Aug 12
• Icons Unearthed: Marvel: S1 – Aug 16
• Warrior: S3 – Aug 17

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New in August on Netflix

TV litter pick: One Piece – Aug 31 : Monkey D. Luffy sails with his crew of Straw Hat Pirates through the Grand Line to find the treasure One Piece and become the new king of the pirates.

Movie litter pick: M3AGAN – Aug 12 : When a roboticist tests the lifelike companion doll she's invented on her orphaned niece, the android soon takes her childcare duties deadly seriously.

What notable movies are coming to Netflix?

• Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – Aug 3
• Heart of Stone – Aug 11
• M3GAN – Aug 12
• Gladiator– Aug 16
• Killer Book Club – Aug 25
• Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah – Aug 25

What notable series are coming to Netflix?

• Heartstopper: S2 – Aug 3
• The Lincoln Lawyer: S2 – Aug 3
• Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – Aug 3
• Painkiller – Aug 10
• Who is Erin Carter? – Aug 24
• One Piece – Aug 31

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New in August on Disney+

TV litter pick: Star Wars: Ahsoka – Aug 23 : Former Jedi Knight (and Clone Wars fan fave) Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

Movie litter pick: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 : Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team and protect one of their own.

What notable movies are coming to Disney+?

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Aug 2
• Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Aug 11
• Barnyard Olympics – Aug 11
• Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest – Aug 18
• Rewind the 90s – Aug 30

What notable series are coming to Disney+?

• Only Murders in the Building: S3 – Aug 8
• High School Musical: S4 – Aug 9
• The Wonder Years: S2 – Aug 23
• Star Wars: Ahsoka – Aug 23
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: S16 – Aug
• Life on Mars: S1 – Aug 30

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New in August on Apple TV+

TV litter pick: Physical: S3 – Aug 2 : Sheila Rubin is a quietly tormented housewife in '80s San Diego. Behind closed doors, she battles extreme personal demons and a vicious inner voice.

Movie litter pick: Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn – Aug 25 : The riveting story of CEO-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn, including his reign of power, shocking arrest and calculated getaway that stunned the world.

What notable movies are on Apple TV+?

• Strange Planet – Aug 9
• Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie – Aug 18
• Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn – Aug 25

What notable series are coming to Apple TV+?

• Physical: S3 – Aug 2
• Eva the Owlet – Aug 4
• Invasion: S2 – Aug 23

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New in August on Amazon Prime Video

TV litter pick: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Aug 4 : After losing her parents to a mysterious fire, nine-year-old Alice Hart is raised by her grandmother June on a flower farm where she learns there are secrets within secrets.

Movie litter pick: Spider-Man [2002] – Aug 1 : The original and (arguably) the best. Average teenager Peter Parker is transformed into an extraordinary super hero after he is accidentally bitten by a radioactive spider.

What notable movies are coming to Prime Video?

• The Amazing Spider-Man [1/2] – Aug 1
• Spider-Man [1/2/3] – Aug 1
• Spider-Man: Homecoming – Aug 1
• The Circle – Aug 4
• Kandahar – Aug 18
• Beautiful Disaster – Aug 25

What notable series are coming to Prime Video?

• The Lost Flowers of Alice Heart – Aug 4
• The Killing Vote: S1 – Aug 11
• Chicago Fire: S9 – Aug 11
• Cruel Summer: S2 – Aug 11
• Harlan Coben’s Shelter: S1 – Aug 18

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New in August on Stan

TV litter pick: The Winter King: S1 – Aug 21 : A Bold Revisionist Take on the Arthurian Legend, Based on The Warlord Chronicles.

Movie litter pick: Bohemian Rhapsody – Aug 5 : While many of the funniest or liveliest moments in this film revolve around how the band made some of their classic tunes, it’s still textbook showbiz biopic storytelling.

What notable movies are coming to Stan?

• Runaway Jury – Aug 1
• Bohemian Rhapsody – Aug 5
• In Time – Aug 6
• Emma – Aug 13
• Man on Fire – Aug 16
• It Follows – Aug 30

What notable series are coming to Stan?

• Mr. Robot: S4 – Aug 1
• Lucky: S1 – Aug 2
• A Million Little Things: S5 – Aug 9
• Billions: S7 – Aug 12
• Tales of The Walking Dead: S1 – Aug 17
• The Winter King: S1 – Aug 21

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