What to Stream in August: Lucifer, Ted Lasso, Work It

If you ever feel like you’re the last to know about a new TV show or movie that’s streaming, this article is for you. We’ve gathered our picks of 10 movies and series premiering on various streaming platforms in August that you’ll definitely want to watch.

August’s picks include the return of Lucifer, Lili Reinhart’s new movie Our Chemical Hearts, Work It, and more!

Here are our recommendations for what to stream in August:

The Rain Season 3 (Netflix) — August 6

Simone and Rasmus have differing opinions on how to save what’s left of mankind. Will they manage to work together for the betterment of humanity? The third and final season of The Rain will be available to stream on Netflix on August 6.

Series Description: Years after the rain decimated the population of Scandinavia, Simone and Rasmus find themselves at odds on how to save humanity. Rasmus wants to infect everyone with the same beta version of the virus that turned him into a superhuman, while Simone insists that there must be a cure. Will they manage to put their differences aside in order to do the right thing?

Work It (Netflix) — August 7

When your future is on the line, you’ll do whatever it takes to succeed. That’s exactly what Quinn Ackerman does when the only the standing between her and the college of her dreams is a dance competition. Be sure to catch Work It on Netflix on August 7.

Movie Description: When Quinn Ackerman’s (Sabrina Carpenter) admission to the college of her dreams depends on her performance at a dance competition, she forms a ragtag group of dancers to take on the best squad in school…now she just needs to learn how to dance.

Five Bedrooms (Peacock) — August 13

Buying a home is hard. Even if you find one you like, there’s no guarantee that your bid will be accepted. Five singles decide that the best option for all of them is just to go in on a house together. What could possibly go wrong? Five Bedrooms premieres on Peacock on August 13.

Series Description: Five singles meet at, of all places, the singles’ table at a wedding. After several bottles of champagne, they decide to pitch in and buy a house together. Five singles buy a house together – what could go right? It’s a grand social experiment with one glaring problem: they’ll have to actually live with each other. All while journeying together through disasters, life-turning crises, and moments of love, joy and heartbreak.

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) — August 14

Coach Lasso is back, and this time he’s getting his own comedy series. Ted Lasso premieres on August 14 on Apple TV+.

Series Description: Jason Sudeikis plays Ted Lasso, a small-time college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer.

Project Power (Netflix) — August 14

Project Power explores what people will do to have superpowers, even just for five minutes. Be sure to check out Project Power when it drops on Netflix on August 14.

Movie Description: On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within the city to dangerous levels, a local cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Dominique Fishback) and a former soldier fueled by a secret vendetta (Jamie Foxx) to fight power with power and risk taking the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.

Teenage Bounty Hunters (Netflix) — August 14

Teenage Bounty Hunters follows twin sisters Sterlin and Blair as they pick up an unusual after school job — being bounty hunters. Teenage Bounty Hunters arrives on Netflix on August 14.

Series Description: Rebelling against their buttoned-up Southern community, sixteen-year-old fraternal twin sisters Sterling (Maddie Phillips) and Blair (Anjelica Bette Fellini) Wesley team up with veteran bounty hunter Bowser Jenkins (Kadeem Hardison) for an over-the-top adventure as they dive into the world of bail skipping baddies and suburban secrets while trying to navigate high school drama — love, sex, and study hall. 

Lucifer Season 5 Part One (Netflix) — August 21

Lucifer is almost back on our TV screens. Season 5 picks up with Lucifer still in hell, and his friends (and Dan) are trying to cope with his absence. The first 8 episodes of Lucifer Season 5 drop on Netflix on August 21, and, in case you missed it, Lucifer has been renewed for a sixth and final season.

Series Description: In the stunning fifth season of Lucifer, the stakes are higher than ever. Secrets will be revealed, beloved characters will die, and we’ll finally get an answer to the question, “will they or won’t they?”

Chemical Hearts (Amazon Prime Video) — August 21

Based on the novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland, Chemical Hearts is the coming of age story that follows Henry and Grace, two high schoolers tasked with co-editing the school newspaper. Chemical Hearts drops August 21 on Amazon Prime Video.

Movie Description: Seventeen-year-old Henry Page (Austin Abrams) has never been in love. He fancies himself a romantic, but the kind of once-in-a-lifetime love he’s been hoping for just hasn’t happened yet. Then, on the first day of senior year, he meets transfer student Grace Town (Lili Reinhart) and it seems all that is about to change. When Grace and Henry are chosen to co-edit the school paper, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious newcomer. As he learns the heartbreaking secret that has changed her life, he finds himself falling in love with her — or at least the person he thinks she is.

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (Disney +) — August 28

Phineas and Ferb are back! This time, they’re in a movie and setting out to rescue Candace, who might not want to be rescued from the brand new utopia that she’s found. Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe will be available to stream on Disney+ on August 28.

Movie Description: Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe is an all-new animated adventure featuring beloved stepbrothers, Phineas and Ferb, as they set out across the galaxy to rescue older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and has found utopia in a far-off planet, free of pesky little brothers.

All Together Now (Netflix) — August 28

Based on the novel Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick, All Together Now follows Amber Appleton, a high school student with dreams of attending Carnegie Mellon. All Together Now arrives on Netflix on August 28.

Movie Description: Amber Appleton (Auli’i Cravalho) remains an optimist even when her personal life is far less stable than it appears on the surface. A musically gifted high school student with aspirations to attend Carnegie Mellon, Amber balances her beloved high school drama club helmed by Mr. Franks (Fred Armisen) with working long hours at a donut shop to help support herself and her down-on-her-luck single mom (Justina Machado). She also spends time at the local retirement community, giving care and attention to her favorite pessimistic resident (Carol Burnett). When new obstacles present themselves that threaten her dreams, Amber must learn to lean on the strength of her chosen family to move forward.  Directed by Brett Haley (All The Bright Places, Hearts Beat Loud) and based on Matthew Quick’s novel “Sorta Like a Rock Star,” ALL TOGETHER NOW is a story of finding hope in the darkest of times. The film co-stars Rhenzy Feliz, Judy Reyes, Taylor Richardson, C.S. Lee, Anthony Jacques Jr., and Gerald Isaac Waters.

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