HBO kicks off the month of August with the return of a sleeper hit, a new comedy, and a couple of blockbuster favorites. Succession returns to give fans more Roy family drama before Danny McBride’s dark comedy about a televangelist empire makes waves. In addition, Aquaman lands on the streaming platform this month in case superhero fatigue just hasn’t hit you yet. Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) HBO this August.
Succession (season 2 premiere)
Succession was a surprise hit for HBO when it debuted last summer. Apparently, we all love watching the drama of a media mogul trying to secure his legacy while managing his truly terrible offspring. Season two picks up where we left off, with the family trying to cover up a murder, fend off a takeover, and buy out a rival conglomerate. Logan’s still battling health issues, Kendall’s still reeling from accidentally killing someone, Roman’s throwing out snarky comments at every turn, and Holly Hunter arrives to cause even more chaos.
The Righteous Gemstones (season premiere)
Danny McBride, John Goodman, and Adam Devine team up to bring us a new dark comedy about another dysfunctional family. This time it’s the Gemstones, a wealthy brood of Jesus freaks who mask their greed and illegal activity with a bunch of “Amens” and tax writeoffs. McBride plays the heir apparent to this televangelist empire with Goodman playing his aging father and Devine rounding out things as the “edgy” one of the family as all three try to get rich and perform mass baptismals.
Aquaman
Jason Momoa returns as the sea-dwelling superhero in this kind-of origin flick that explores Aquaman’s beginnings as a child torn between two worlds, and his eventual ascension to king of the underwater world. Amber Heard joins him as Meera, a woman trying to prevent her people from destroying humanity, but Momoa’s cocky, fun-loving hero is the star here as he fumbles his way through saving Earth and reuniting with his family.
Here are all the titles coming and going on HBO NOW in August:
Theatrical Premieres:
A Lego Brickumentary, 2014 (8/1)
Boy Erased, 2018 (8/2)
The Favourite, 2018 (8/3)
Aquaman, 2018 (8/10)
The Mule, 2018 (8/27)
Mortal Engines, 2018 (8/24)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, 2018 (8/31)
Series Premieres:
A Black Lady Sketch Show, (8/2)
Pico De Neblina, (8/9)
Hard Knocks: Training Camps with the Oakland Raiders, (8/6)
Succession, Season 2 (8/11)
Our Boys, (8/12)
The Righteous Gemstones, (8/18)
Series Finales:
Euphoria, Season 1 (8/4)
Divorce, Season 3 (8/5)
Original Programming:
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres (8/10)
Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America (8/14)
Entre Nos: Gina Brillion (8/16)
Farruko: En Letra de Otro (8/23)
Estrenos:
Marisol, 2019 (8/1)
Me 3.769, 2019 (8/1)
El Angel (AKA The Angel), 2019 (8/2)
Miss Bala, 2019 (8/2)
No me digas solterona (AKA Don’t Tell Me Spinster), 2019 (8/9)
Que Te Juegas (AKA Get Her… If You Can), 2019 (8/16)
Starting August 1:
Arizona, 2018
Body Heat, 1981
Brothers, 2009
Chariots of Fire, 1981
Conviction, 2010
Dangerous Liaisons, 1988
Deliver Us From Eva, 2003
The Dilemma, 2011
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, 2005
Fly Me to the Moon, 2008
Getaway, 2013
Going the Distance, 2010
The Lost Boys, 1987
Just Like Heaven, 2005
Out of Africa, 1985
Rio, 2011
Search Party, 2016
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, 2004
Ending August 31:
50 First Dates, 2004
Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure, 2014
Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Sawtoothed Cave, 2015
Alpha and Omega 5: Family Vacation, 2015
Date Night (Extended Version), 2010
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 2010
Down a Dark Hall, 2018
Geostorm, 2017
Green Zone, 2010
Ocean’s 8, 2018
Shrek 2, 2004
Sinister 2, 2015
Super Troopers 2, 2018
Tag, 2018
The Best Man, 1999
The Bourne Identity, 2002
The Bourne Supremacy, 2004
The Grudge (Extended Version), 2004
The Lego Ninjago Movie, 2017
The Mask, 1994
The Pelican Brief, 1993
The Prestige, 2006
The Wolfman, 2010
Tully, 2018
