Here's everything you should stream in August
The month of August carries a peculiar vibe. Its reputation is similar to that of a middle child—neither does it have the fresh optimism of January nor the festive buzz of December. It drifts in with slower rhythms and gentle resets, feeling like a season where the year's momentum finally gets to catch its breath. If you're wondering what to watch in August, this month's lineup is packed with fresh worlds, complex characters, and plenty of drama to keep you hooked.
First on the list is none other than Wednesday Season 2, where Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams to unravel darker mysteries, all wrapped up and delivered to you in a signature gothic style. If gothic thrills are not your cup of tea, My Oxford Year delivers classic charm and old school romance set against ivy-covered halls carrying secrets and quiet ambition. Meanwhile, o n Disney+, Eyes of Wakanda showcases animation that is larger than life and storytelling deeply rooted in culture, while Alien: Earth dives into a sleek sci-fi thriller, questioning the idea of identity and survival in a futuristic world.
Below, find our curation of can't-miss shows and films to watch this August—all available on popular streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video. Courtesy of Netflix
1 / 8 Wednesday Season 2
Wednesday Addams returns to Nevermore Academy, where new faces—and new threats—are all set to enter the playing field. Wednesday, however, isn't the same girl who left us last season. She's sharper, colder and more suspicious than ever. As she navigates another high-stakes supernatural mystery, she confronts unexpected betrayals, murky rituals and of course—the tiresome reality of letting people in. Dialling up the emotional stakes, Season 2 embraces a visually darker tone and a narrative that explores the deeper forces of grief, identity and power, all while maintaining its signature deadpan humour.
Watch Wednesday Season 2 on Netflix from 6 August 2025. Courtesy of Netflix
2 / 8 My Oxford Year
In My Oxford Year , Sofia Carson stars as Anna, a New Yorker who puts her high-powered future at Goldman Sachs on hold to spend a year studying literature at Oxford. In true transatlantic fashion, she falls headfirst into a foppish romance—with Jamie (Corey Mylchreest of Queen Charlotte fame) who is not only frustratingly charming, but comes with privilege the size of his charisma. Through the rose-tinted lenses of an American abroad, My Oxford Year quietly but powerfully brushes on themes that explore two contrasting worlds—ambition versus emotion and working-class roots versus being born into privilege.
Watch My Oxford Year on Netflix now. Courtesy of Netflix
3 / 8 Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
Binding fantasy with frothy period storytelling, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty adopts a refreshingly original twist. A modern French chef, Yeon Ji-young, time-slips into Joseon -era Korea, realising that her livelihood depends on impressing a tyrannical king's taste buds. But w hat begins as pure survival quickly turns into a battle of wits and flavour with the king himself, known for his impossibly refined palate.
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty premieres on Netflix from 23 August 2025. Courtesy of Netflix
4 / 8 Love Untangled
Set in the summer of 1998, Love Untangled is a coming-of-age romance wrapped in frizzy curls and teenage confession plans. The story follows Park Se-ri who believes her unruly hair is the root of all her problems—including her troubles with confessing and winning over her school crush, Kim Hyun. Armoured up with straighteners and determination, she enlists Han Yoon-seok, a transfer student, to help her with charming Kim Hyun. However, as the plan unfolds, she finds herself being pulled into unexpected feelings as awkward friendships bloom into something more.
Watch Love Untangled on Netflix from 29 August 2025. Courtesy of Disney+
5 / 8 Eyes of Wakanda
Diving into the world set up by Marvel Cinematic Universe's Black Panther films , Eyes of Wakanda follows Wakanda's elite undercover operatives on missions around the globe—with a purpose to protect their nation's sacred legacy. With executive producer Ryan Coogler at the helm, this animated series aims to expand the Black Panther universe away from the royal court and into the secret lives of those that fight in the shadows. With afro-futuristic and hand-painted animations, expect a series as emotionally layered as it is as visually striking.
Eyes of Wakanda premieres on Disney+ from 1 August 2025. Courtesy of Disney+
6 / 8 Alien: Earth
Emmy-winner Noah Hawley gives the iconic sci-fi franchise a television makeover in Alien: Earth . Chaos unfolds when an alien research vessel crash-lands on the planet, unleashing chaos as multiple life forms are released. Led by Wendy, a human consciousness trapped inside a synthetic body, Alien: Earth explores survival, identity and the disorienting future of AI technology. In this series, Hawley leverages on slow-burn tension and moral questioning instead of jump scares, provoking audiences with a chilling reflection on what it truly means to be human.
Watch Alien: Earth on Disney+ from 12 August 2025. Courtesy of Prime Video
7 / 8 Butterfly
Butterfly is far from your typical spy thriller. Based on Arash Amel's acclaimed graphic novel, a fractured relationship between David Jung (played by Daniel Dae Kim), a former U.S. intelligence agent in quiet exile in South Korea, and Rebecca, a sharp young agent sent to eliminate him, slowly unfolds. But nothing is as straightforward as it seems. What begins as a tense cat-and-mouse game transforms into something that is far more emotionally layered and intimate than a mere professional mission.
Butterfly premieres on Prime Video from 13 August 2025. Courtesy of Apple TV+
8 / 8 Kpopped
From Megan Thee Stallion and Kesha to Itzy and Ateez, Apple TV+'s eight-part reality competition brings together Western pop stars with a new generation of K-pop heavyweights. Each week, t he pop stars join forces with their K-pop counterparts to remix their original Western hits through a K-pop lens. Teams race against time to reimagine tracks like ' Savage' , ' Lady Marmalade' and ' Wannabe' , blending familiar hooks with dazzling K-pop styled choreography. As artists adapt to each other's creative languages, Kpopped reminds us that music—no matter how it's packaged—has always been about connection.
KPopped premieres on Apple TV+ from 29 August 2025.
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Here's everything you should stream in August
Courtesy of Netflix The month of August carries a peculiar vibe. Its reputation is similar to that of a middle child—neither does it have the fresh optimism of January nor the festive buzz of December. It drifts in with slower rhythms and gentle resets, feeling like a season where the year's momentum finally gets to catch its breath. If you're wondering what to watch in August, this month's lineup is packed with fresh worlds, complex characters, and plenty of drama to keep you hooked. First on the list is none other than Wednesday Season 2, where Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams to unravel darker mysteries, all wrapped up and delivered to you in a signature gothic style. If gothic thrills are not your cup of tea, My Oxford Year delivers classic charm and old school romance set against ivy-covered halls carrying secrets and quiet ambition. Meanwhile, o n Disney+, Eyes of Wakanda showcases animation that is larger than life and storytelling deeply rooted in culture, while Alien: Earth dives into a sleek sci-fi thriller, questioning the idea of identity and survival in a futuristic world. Below, find our curation of can't-miss shows and films to watch this August—all available on popular streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video. Courtesy of Netflix 1 / 8 Wednesday Season 2 Wednesday Addams returns to Nevermore Academy, where new faces—and new threats—are all set to enter the playing field. Wednesday, however, isn't the same girl who left us last season. She's sharper, colder and more suspicious than ever. As she navigates another high-stakes supernatural mystery, she confronts unexpected betrayals, murky rituals and of course—the tiresome reality of letting people in. Dialling up the emotional stakes, Season 2 embraces a visually darker tone and a narrative that explores the deeper forces of grief, identity and power, all while maintaining its signature deadpan humour. Watch Wednesday Season 2 on Netflix from 6 August 2025. Courtesy of Netflix 2 / 8 My Oxford Year In My Oxford Year , Sofia Carson stars as Anna, a New Yorker who puts her high-powered future at Goldman Sachs on hold to spend a year studying literature at Oxford. In true transatlantic fashion, she falls headfirst into a foppish romance—with Jamie (Corey Mylchreest of Queen Charlotte fame) who is not only frustratingly charming, but comes with privilege the size of his charisma. Through the rose-tinted lenses of an American abroad, My Oxford Year quietly but powerfully brushes on themes that explore two contrasting worlds—ambition versus emotion and working-class roots versus being born into privilege. Watch My Oxford Year on Netflix now. Courtesy of Netflix 3 / 8 Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Binding fantasy with frothy period storytelling, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty adopts a refreshingly original twist. A modern French chef, Yeon Ji-young, time-slips into Joseon -era Korea, realising that her livelihood depends on impressing a tyrannical king's taste buds. But w hat begins as pure survival quickly turns into a battle of wits and flavour with the king himself, known for his impossibly refined palate. Bon Appétit, Your Majesty premieres on Netflix from 23 August 2025. Courtesy of Netflix 4 / 8 Love Untangled Set in the summer of 1998, Love Untangled is a coming-of-age romance wrapped in frizzy curls and teenage confession plans. The story follows Park Se-ri who believes her unruly hair is the root of all her problems—including her troubles with confessing and winning over her school crush, Kim Hyun. Armoured up with straighteners and determination, she enlists Han Yoon-seok, a transfer student, to help her with charming Kim Hyun. However, as the plan unfolds, she finds herself being pulled into unexpected feelings as awkward friendships bloom into something more. Watch Love Untangled on Netflix from 29 August 2025. Courtesy of Disney+ 5 / 8 Eyes of Wakanda Diving into the world set up by Marvel Cinematic Universe's Black Panther films , Eyes of Wakanda follows Wakanda's elite undercover operatives on missions around the globe—with a purpose to protect their nation's sacred legacy. With executive producer Ryan Coogler at the helm, this animated series aims to expand the Black Panther universe away from the royal court and into the secret lives of those that fight in the shadows. With afro-futuristic and hand-painted animations, expect a series as emotionally layered as it is as visually striking. Eyes of Wakanda premieres on Disney+ from 1 August 2025. Courtesy of Disney+ 6 / 8 Alien: Earth Emmy-winner Noah Hawley gives the iconic sci-fi franchise a television makeover in Alien: Earth . Chaos unfolds when an alien research vessel crash-lands on the planet, unleashing chaos as multiple life forms are released. Led by Wendy, a human consciousness trapped inside a synthetic body, Alien: Earth explores survival, identity and the disorienting future of AI technology. In this series, Hawley leverages on slow-burn tension and moral questioning instead of jump scares, provoking audiences with a chilling reflection on what it truly means to be human. Watch Alien: Earth on Disney+ from 12 August 2025. Courtesy of Prime Video 7 / 8 Butterfly Butterfly is far from your typical spy thriller. Based on Arash Amel's acclaimed graphic novel, a fractured relationship between David Jung (played by Daniel Dae Kim), a former U.S. intelligence agent in quiet exile in South Korea, and Rebecca, a sharp young agent sent to eliminate him, slowly unfolds. But nothing is as straightforward as it seems. What begins as a tense cat-and-mouse game transforms into something that is far more emotionally layered and intimate than a mere professional mission. Butterfly premieres on Prime Video from 13 August 2025. Courtesy of Apple TV+ 8 / 8 Kpopped From Megan Thee Stallion and Kesha to Itzy and Ateez, Apple TV+'s eight-part reality competition brings together Western pop stars with a new generation of K-pop heavyweights. Each week, t he pop stars join forces with their K-pop counterparts to remix their original Western hits through a K-pop lens. Teams race against time to reimagine tracks like ' Savage' , ' Lady Marmalade' and ' Wannabe' , blending familiar hooks with dazzling K-pop styled choreography. As artists adapt to each other's creative languages, Kpopped reminds us that music—no matter how it's packaged—has always been about connection. KPopped premieres on Apple TV+ from 29 August 2025.
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Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing (left) and H.E.R.B.I.E in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. NEW YORK – What if the dreams and design features of Disney theme parks' Tomorrowland were realised in 1960s New York City? One gets a sense of the possibilities in Marvel's blockbuster movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which begins on Earth-828, a doppelganger for Earth itself and the home base of the film's titular superheroes, before spilling out into space. This alternate universe includes mod fashions and flying cars, Flash Gordon-inspired rocket ships and robot butlers, mid-century modern chairs and space-age architecture. In this iteration of the franchise, directed by Matt Shakman, the superhero team inhabits a planet devoid of other Marvel superheroes – no X-Men or Spideys here – and a vastly transformed Manhattan simultaneously familiar yet alien. For the film's fashion , Oscar-winning costume designer Alexandra Byrne (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, 2007) looked at everything from Ernst Haas photos to 1960s ski wear to fashion designers such as Rudi Gernreich and Bonnie Cashin. Little was overlooked. Byrne even wrestled with the challenges of how the massive Thing (played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach) might dress himself. 'He's got rock hands,' she said. 'He would never be able to do buttons up.' Other artists and designers drew from concept cars, modernist architects, period newspaper comic strips and archival footage from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to create the film's retrofuturist world, said production designer Kasra Farahani. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. 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'We were looking to move past that, to take the important archetypical bits, the tail fins, the turbines, the visual icons of that era, but then shed some of the silliness and move to a more sophisticated version of mid-century futurism.' Here is a closer look at how three specific design aspects were achieved. The Baxter Building Living Room In the Marvel universe, the Baxter Building performs double duty as the Fantastic Four's headquarters and home, complete with research laboratories, hangar decks, a home gym and, in this latest film, the most stylish of living rooms. Farahani drew inspiration from the works of architects Eero Saarinen (the TWA Flight Center at the John F. Kennedy International Airport) and Oscar Niemeyer (the Cathedral of Brasilia). The room's centrepiece is a circular conversation pit done up in Fantastic Four blue; the carpeted, coved stairs and floors were inspired by Niemeyer's work on the French Communist Party headquarters in Paris. One of the larger design challenges was adding warmth to what is essentially a n expansive New York City penthouse. 'We brought in a lot of natural materials that one usually associates with West Coast mid-century modernism,' Farahani said. 'There's tons of wood, lots of ferns and plantings, flagstone flooring.' To complete the space, designers added a rotating centrepiece with a fireplace on one side and a TV on the other; a large, multi-coloured mobile inspired by American sculptor Alexander Calder; and a Saarinen-designed Womb chair next to the record player listening station. The Fantasticar In 1962, Fantastic Four artist Jack Kirby – who created the comic book with Stan Lee – debuted the original Fantasticar, an open-air flying vehicle whose shape earned it the nickname 'the flying bathtub'. For First Steps, the film-makers went for something a bit more aerodynamic, taking their design cues from American concept cars like the 1964 General Motors Firebird IV. The new and improved Fantasticar shares the same sleek profile and bubble canopy top, as well as a cockpit-like front seat and rear lights that double as jets. The film-makers built two versions for the movie. The main car's bubble canopy and sliding doors open up to allow all four superheroes – even the lumpish Thing – to jump in and out with ease . Special effects supervisor Alistair Williams was tasked with bringing Farahani's designs to practical life. 'It was a real challenge,' he said. 'I've got goofy footage of me and my guys in a soundstage jumping in and out of the car, just trying to get that timing really, really tight.' The designers also added white wall tyres, chrome bullet tips poking out of the turbines and expandable front and back seats to accommodate the Thing's larger backside . The stunt version of the car, which took 22 weeks to make, features rear-wheel drive and a 450 horsepower-equivalent electric motor. 'For a concept car, it handled remarkably well,' Williams said. New York City Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. PHOTO: THE WALT DISNEY CO For the film's Manhattan, designers envisioned a city whose streets and skyline have been transformed by the scientific wonders enabled by the team's eggheaded leader Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal). In this alternate universe, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building share real estate with domed skyscrapers straight out of 1950s sci-fi pulp novels. The concept artists and set designers drew inspiration from Arthur Radebaugh's Closer Than We Think!, a newspaper comic strip that ran from 1958 to 1963 and envisioned such hopeful possibilities as rocket-powered mail carriers and mining expeditions on the moon . 'The comics are very pulpy, very over the top,' Farahani said. 'But they were trying to show that these things were not just fantasy, and there was always some tenuous link to current technological discoveries.' The film-makers also installed a monorail system that runs through midtown, and billboards and signage that reflect a world in which the Fantastic Four are not just superheroes, but celebrity shills and stars of their own Saturday morning cartoon. Period-accurate billboards for Canada Dry and Wrigley's Spearmint gum share the borough with a faux billboard for Coppertone ('official sun lotion of the Fantastic Four!') starring a bare-bottomed Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn). Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. PHOTO: THE WALT DISNEY CO. On the street, the prop department mixed period cars – a Ford pickup, a classic Volkswagen Beetle – and vintage New York checker cabs with one-person bubble cars created by the film's vehicles crew. 'There's a nice contrast that comes from taking the fantasy of all these superheroes and creating a world that seems plausible and relatable to ours,' Farahani said. NYTIMES
