August 2024 TV Preview: 8 New Series to Check Out
August 2024 will see the return of many popular TV series. These inclulde the final season of The Umbrella Academy on August 8, season 3 of HBO’s Industry on August 11, part 1 of Netflix’s fourth season of Emily in Paris on August 15, Peacock’s third season of Bel-Air on August 15, season 2 of Apple TV+s Pachinko on August 23, season 4 of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building on August 27, and season 2 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on August 29.
But next month will also see the launch of several new series. Here are 8 new TV series premiering in August 2024 to put on your to-watch list.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – August 1 (Netflix)
Genre: YA Mystery Thriller
Cast: Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Asha Banks, Raiko Gohara, Jude Morgan-Collie, Yali Topol Margalith, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Carla Woodcock, Henry Ashton
Synopsis: “Five years after the murder of a 17-year-old girl in a sleepy English town, one student is determined to uncover the truth and find the real killer.”
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – August 9 (Paramount+)
Genre: Animated Superhero
Voice Cast: Nicolas Cantu, Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Brady Noon, Ayo Edebiri, Rose Byrne, Natasia Demetriou, Pete Davidson, Alanna Ubach
Synopsis: “Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple.”
Bad Monkey – August 14 (Apple TV+)
Genre: Drama Comedy
Cast: Vince Vaughn, L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Ortiz
Synopsis: “Bad Monkey tells the story of Andrew Yancy (Vince Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys. But after stumbling upon a case that begins with a human arm fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back in. He just needs to get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey.”
Rick and Morty: The Anime – August 15 (Adult Swim)
English Language Version (Dub) premieres Thursdays 8/15 @ 12am
Japanese Language Version (Sub) premieres Saturdays starting 8/17 @ 12am
Genre: Anime spin-off series of Rick and Morty
English language Version Voice Cast: Joe Daniels, Gabriel Regojo, Donna Bella Litton, Patricia Duran
Synopsis: “The adventures of the members of the Smith household, mad scientist and samurai Rick Sanchez, and his grandchildren, the 14-year-old Morty Smith, and the 17-year-old Summer Smith, whose parents, disapprove of their adventures.”
RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars – August 16 (Paramount+)
Genre: Competition Series
Synopsis: “Hosted by RuPaul, Alongside Mainstay Judge Michelle Visage and Choreographer Jamal Sims, 12 All-Star Queens From Around the World Compete to Earn a Coveted Spot In the Drag Race Hall of Fame.”
Kaos – August 29 (Netflix)
Genre: Mythological Dark Comedy
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, Killian Scott, David Thewlis, Debi Mazar, Aurora Perrineau, Misia Butler, Leila Farzad, Nabhaan Rizwan
Synopsis: “Zeus has long enjoyed his status as King of The Gods. That is until he wakes up one morning and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead. Neurosis sets in, setting him off on a dangerous, paranoid path. Zeus becomes convinced his fall is coming – and starts to see signs of it everywhere.”
Terminator Zero – August 29 (Netflix)
Genre: Adult Animation Action
Voice Cast: Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Olyphant, Rosario Dawson, André Holland, Ann Dowd
Synopsis: “2022: A future war has raged for decades between the few human survivors and an endless army of machines. 1997: The AI known as Skynet gained self-awareness and began its war against humanity.. Caught between the future and this past is a soldier sent back in time to change the fate of humanity. She arrives in 1997 to protect a scientist named Malcolm Lee who works to launch a new AI system designed to compete with Skynet’s impending attack on humanity. As Malcolm navigates the moral complexities of his creation, he is hunted by an unrelenting assassin from the future which forever alters the fate of his three children.”
Breathless – August 30 (Netflix)
Genre: Spanish Drama
Cast: Najwa Nimri, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Blanca Suárez, Manu Ríos, Víctor Sáinz, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Ana Rayo, Abril Zamora
Synopsis: “A passionate medical team is devoted to saving lives in a bustling public hospital where tensions — and romance — keep their pulses racing.”
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