Netflix just added 39 new movies and shows to kick off August 2026. The first day of the month is typically a big one for the streaming service. It's when Netflix adds most of the classic library titles (aka non-originals) to its catalogue. This month was no exception.

Disney+ is adding a slew of content in August, with new shows and movies that will also be available on Hulu, the other streamer The Walt Disney Company owns. The main highlight of Disney+’s August programming is the debut of the long-awaited sequel Camp Rock 3,

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HBO Max is shooting for the stars this August in every sense of the word. Many of the new movies and shows the streamer is set to debut this month feature a bounty of stars from the past and present,

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The villain, kept secret in the marketing, feels similarly shoehorned in, but clearly ties this movie to the next big Marvel release, Avengers: Payday, or whatever it's called. The entire modus operandi of the MCU is to keep viewers invested in the next thing; otherwise, the whole project crumbles.

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