Every month Netflix Australia, Stan, Amazon Prime Video and Foxtel Now add new content, so we’ve picked out a few highlights for August.
Put August 10 in the diary, for a whole lot of new movies released on Australian SVOD services.
On Netflix; drama Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, neo-noir action thriller John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves, Mad Max: Fury Road starring Charlize Theron, and The Lego Movie will be released then, while Stan will feature American/Swedish comedy Swedish Dicks: Season 1.
The Other Guy is a Stan original series and in the trailer below you may recognise Aussie comedian and former Triple J breakfast radio host Matt Okine who wrote and stars as the main character, AJ, who’s just gone through a breakup and is exploring the highs and pitfalls of the modern dating world. Harriet Dyer as his best friend Stevie is a stand-out new talent and delivers perfect one-liners with excellent comedic timing.
You can watch the trailer for it below.
If you liked 1993 cult movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, then you might also like Netflix’s new original move Naked. Instead of a whole day, one hour repeats itself over and over. Marlon Wayans of the Wayans brothers stars as Rob, who’s madly in love and about to be married. Unfortunately, he’s also naked, stuck in an elevator 20 blocks away from the church and caught in a time loop, unable to get to his own wedding.
You can see the trailer for it below.
Marvel’s Doctor Strange takes the viewer on a mind-bending, multi-universe journey of sorcery and self-discovery. Fans of Inception will appreciate the out-of-the-box storyline and visual effects.
It’s out on Netflix and Foxtel on Demand this month.
You can see the trailer for it below.
If you’re a James Bond fan, you’re in luck. To celebrate 55 years of James Bond this year, a special Bond Pop-Up channel celebrating with every movie from Dr. No to Spectre will be available to watch on Foxtel On Demand. Will Daniel Craig reprise his role for the next Bond movie — even after saying he’d rather ‘break glass and slash his own wrists‘ than play the part again? Only time will tell.
Here’s a full list of the best new shows and films out in August.
Netflix Australia
- Highlights
Marvel’s Doctor Strange (August 1)
Animal Kingdom 2 (August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30)
Disney’s Queen of Katwe (August 8)
Edge of Tomorrow (August 10)
John Wick (August 10)
Mad Max: Fury Road (August 10)
The Lego Movie (August 10)
The Wedding Ringer (August 21)
Vikings: Season 4 – new episodes (August 25)
Disney’s Moana (August 29)
Original film
Original series
Wet Hot American Summer: Season 1 trailer (August 4)
Atypical: Season 1 trailer (August 11)
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 2B (August 1, 8, 15)
Shooter: Season 2 (Wednesdays)
Stranger: Season 1 (August 1)
White Gold: Season 1 (August 11)
Marvel’s The Defenders: Season 1 trailer (August 18)
Disjointed: Part 1 (August 25)
The Mist: Season 1 (August 25)
Original film
Naked: Trailer (August 11)
Death Note: Trailer (August 25)
Original comedy
Maz Jobrani: Immigrant (August 1)
Alan Saldana: My Poor life (August 4)
Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo (August 15)
Lynne Koplitz: Hormonal Beast (August 22)
Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face (August 29)
Original documentary
Icarus: Trailer (August 4)
Kids
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 3 teaser (August 4)
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh: Season 3 (August 11)
True and the Rainbow Kingdom: Season 1 (August 11)
Dinotrux: Season 5 (August 18)
Glitter Force Doki Doki: Season 1 (August 18)
Dreamworks Dragons: Race To The Edge: Season 5 (August 25)
Chelsea
Guests: Kate Beckinsale, Jill Solloway, Ted Lieu, Eric Salwell, Maz Jobrani, Freida Pinto (August 4, 11)
Stan
Original series
The Other Guy (August 17)
Exclusive premieres
Swedish Dicks: Season 1 (August 10)
Dice: Season 2 (August 6)
Regular Show: Season 8, Part 2 (August 16)
The Last Ship: Season 4 (August 21)
Continuing Series
Twin Peaks (Mondays)
I’m Dying Up Here (Mondays)
Preacher (Tuesdays)
Younger (Thursdays)
Power (Sundays)
New TV shows
Black Sails: Season 1 & 2 (August 9)
Beauty And The Beast: Season 3 (August 25)
Not Today Bianca: Season 1 (August 18)
New movies
February (August 15)
He’s Just Not That Into You (August 1)
The Grey (August 2)
What To Expect When You’re Expecting (August 4)
The Rules of Attraction (August 5)
Machete Kills (August 6)
Mamma Mia! (August 11)
XXX (August 19)
Arrival (August 22)
World Movies
Werner Herzog Collection: Stroszek, Heart of Glass, The Enigma of Kaspa Hauser, Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre Wrath of God (August 4)
Amazon Prime Video
Comrade Detective (August 4)
Foxtel Now
Entertainment
Game of Thrones: Season 7 continues
Thronecast: Season 7
Top of the Lake: China Girl
Court Justice: Sydney : Season 1
Maggie Beer in Japan
Life of Kylie
Project Runway : Season 16
Casual : Season 1 – 3
Taboo: Season 1
Common Sense: Season 1
Ray Donovan: Seasons 3-5
How to Live Mortgage Free with Sarah Beeny
My Dream Home: Seasons 1-6
Geordie Shore: Season 15
New Movies
Dr. No
From Russia With Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
Casino Royale (1967)
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Diamonds Are Forever
Live And Let Die
The Man With The Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy
Never Say Never Again
A View To A Kill
The Living Daylights
Licence To Kill
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Enough
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum Of Solace
Skyfall
Spectre
21 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
300: Rise Of An Empire
The Accountant
American Honey
Angela’s Ashes
Another Year
Arrival
Bad Girls
Bad Santa 2
Batman & Robin
Batman (1989)
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
Battlefield Earth
Be Cool
Blast From The Past
Boiler Room
Bonneville
Boyz N The Hood
Brave
Bushwhacked
Cadillac Man
Chicken Little
Cinderella
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Cinderella III: A Twist In Time
A Cinderella Story: If The Shoe Fits
The Confirmation
The Core
Corrina, Corrina
David Brent: Life On The Road
Dead Poets Society
Descendants
Descendants 2
Doctor Strange
Doomsday
Duets
Dumb & Dumber
Dumbo
Elle
The Family Fang
Fat Albert
February
Flashdance
The Fugitive
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Godzilla
Good Morning Vietnam
Good Will Hunting
Hercules
Home Fries
Hoot
The Horse Whisperer
The Hot Chick
How To Eat Fried Worms
I, Daniel Blake
Jersey Boys
Julie & Julia
Kalifornia
The Last Airbender
Legion
Little Nicky
Live Wire
Lost & Found
Lost In Translation
Man Of The House
Mary Poppins
The Mask
Morgan
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night In Doom House
Mr. Fuzzypants
Mulan
Mulan II
Murder By Numbers
My Cousin Vinny
The Neon Demon
One Fine Day
Ouija: Origin Of Evil
Pearl Harbor
Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
Playing Mona Lisa
The Prince & Me
The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding
The Prince & Me 3: Royal Honeymoon
Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
Queen Of Katwe
The Rainmaker
The Reader
The Recruit
The Replacements
Return To Me
Romper Stomper
Sammy’s Great Escape
The Score
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
The Secret Garden
Sex And The City 2
She-Devil
Skiptrace
Smart People
Something’s Gotta Give
Species II
The Sword In The Stone
Three Men And A Baby
Three Men And A Little Lady
Trespass
True Grit
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Underworld: Blood Wars
Untamed Heart
Uptown Girls
Van Helsing
Viral
The Vow
Wag The Dog
A Walk In The Clouds
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