August is almost here, streamers. If you’re looking for something good to watch, you’ll have plenty to choose from on HBO Max.
Admittedly, I like talking about HBO Max. It’s part of the AT&T family, and Signal Group is an AT&T Preferred Dealer, so it feels like I’m rooting for the home team, so to speak. Along those lines, HBO Max is adding 143 new TV shows and movies to its August lineup. This includes series and season finales for HBO originals including Perry Mason and I’ll Be Gone in the Dark. HBO Max is also premiering several new movies and shows including Richard Jewell, Selena + Chef, and Class Action Park. Let’s take a closer look at some of these amazing shows that are leaving (some to return) and coming to this streaming service.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
If you’ve already been watching these series, then its ending might be bittersweet. On the one hand, you’ll find closure for this gripping HBO original documentary. On the other hand, you’ll probably be saddened to see the end of a series you’ve come to love so much. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can bingewatch the entire series about the Golden State Killer after August 2nd.
Richard Jewell is another real-life story, and it looks like a very compelling one. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because it was all over the news in 1996. Jewell, a security guard, was falsely accused of bombing the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. This Clint Eastwood-directed movie from 2019 looks at the media circus that smeared Jewell’s name and reputation. Here’s the trailer:
Guess What Else Ends in August?
I May Destroy You. No, I’m not saying that to you. (I would never do such a thing.) It’s the name of an HBO original series I’ve been watching. If you’re a hardcore fan of Streaming Saturday – if such a thing even exists – then you might remember me mentioning this show. It’s a 2020 British comedy-drama-mystery TV series stars the multi-talented Michaela Coel. The last episode airs on August 24th, but is it a season or series finale? I guess I’ll find out eventually.
“I’m Batman”… on HBO Max, Anyway
Are you a fan of Gotham’s caped crusader? If so, you might be a member of the mob that ravaged HBO for getting rid of many 1980s/1990s Batman flicks. Well, you’ll be glad to know the execs listened. There are at least five Batman titles in August as well as some Harley Quinn content. How many other networks are that responsive to their viewers’ needs?
HBO Max Has Something for You
I’ll be the first to admit that I have eclectic tastes. My family calls it “eccentric,” but that’s a discussion for another time. The takeaway here is that most people will find plenty of content to stream on HBO Max, especially during the eighth month of the year. Here’s the master list of everything coming to HBO Max in August 2020:
August 1
10,000 BC, 2008
All The President’s Men
Altered States, 1980
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (Season 1)
Bad Influence
Barefoot In The Park
Barkleys Of Broadway
Batman
Batman & Robin
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
The Bear
Bee Season
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Biloxi Blues
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Blue Crush
The Candidate
Carefree
The Change-Up (Unrated Version)
Chariots Of Fire
Contact
The Dark Knight
The Dishwasher
Driving Miss Daisy
Elf
The First Grader
The First Wives Club
Flipper
Flying Down to Rio
Flying Leathernecks
Fool’s Gold
Fracture
The Fugitive
The Gay Divorcee
Get On Up
Go Tell It on The Mountain
Grace Unplugged
Hard To Kill
Harley Quinn (Seasons 1 & 2)
Highlander: The Final Dimension
Highlander IV: Endgame
The Hindenburg
Hours
House Of Wax
House Party
House Party 2
House Party: Tonight’s the Night
How To Be A Player
Idiocracy (Extended Version)
Interview With The Vampire
Jeremiah Johnson
Jim Thorpe: All-American
Jojo Rabbit
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
Leprechaun
Leprechaun 2
Leprechaun 3
Leprechaun 4: In Space
Leprechaun: Origins
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Lost Boys: The Thirst
The Lost Boys: The Tribe (Unrated Version)
Love Field
Lovelace
Lying and Stealing
The Marine (Unrated Version)
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Marvin’s Room
Maverick
Monkeybone
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
Murder At 1600
The Mustang
My Blue Heaven
My Sister’s Keeper
Nell
New Year’s Eve
Ocean’s Eleven
On Dangerous Ground
On Golden Pond
Phantom
Pi
Raise The Titanic
Roberta
Romeo Must Die
Savages (Unrated Version)
Say It Isn’t So
Serendipity
Skyline
South Central
Spy Game
Steven Universe Movie
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Striptease
Swing Time
They Live by Night
Things Never Said
Three Days of The Condor
Time Bandits
Top Hat
Two Minutes of Fame
Walk The Line (Extended Version)
Wedding Crashers
Without Limits
Yes Man
August 2:
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
August 3:
HBO Asia’s Invisible Stories
August 4:
Aldnoah.Zero
Inuyasha
Mob Psycho (Season 1)
Promised Neverland (Season 1)
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
The Swamp (Documentary Premiere)
August 6:
An American Pickle (Premiere)
Doom Patrol (Season 2 Finale)
Esme & Roy (Season 2B)
On the Trail: Inside The 2020 Primaries (Premiere)
August 7:
Habla Now
August 8:
Richard Jewell
August 9:
Perry Mason (Season Finale)
August 11:
Hard Knocks ’20: Los Angeles (Series Premiere)
August 12:
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
August 13:
Infinity Train (Season 3 Premiere)
August 14:
Carmen Y Lola (AKA Carmen And Lola)
August 15:
Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn)
August 16:
Lovecraft Country (Series Premiere)
August 18:
Looney Tunes (Batch 3)
Smurfs (Season 2)
August 20:
The Fungies (Season 1A)
Singletown (Season 1)
August 21:
No Quiero Ser Tu Hermano (AKA I Don’t Want to Be Your Brother)
August 22:
Queen & Slim
August 23:
Mia’s Magic Playground
August 24:
I May Destroy You (Finale)
August 27:
Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness (Docuseries Premiere)
August 28:
Seneca
Steven Universe Future (Season Six)
August 29:
The Way Back
