When it comes to binge watching TV, winter is the best season for it. There's no guilt factor compared to the rest of the year. It's bloody freezing outside (or flooding). Of course the sensible play is to stay inside, de-pants, popcorn up and watch telly. Sadly, August is the last winter opportunity you've got, but I've got plenty of shows/movies to make your final Netflix and literal chill sessions memorable.
The monthly catalogue refresh of the five major streaming networks represents thousands of hours of viewing possibilities. Clearly you're only one person, though, with very little free time. So let me serve you nothing but the best TV bandwidth and bucks can buy.
With all that said, let's explore my top three picks of the month’s schedule – House of the Dragon, Andor and Prey.
Best of the Bunch Streaming TV, August 2022
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Though Westerosi winter isn't coming for at least 200 odd years, it's gonna be mighty ice to see Game of Thrones' prequel, House of the Dragon. This series will chronicle the graceful rise (and colossal nosedive) of House Targaryen. Better yet, it's being showrun by the Emmy award-winning directors of that Battle of the Bastards episode.
My other picks include Tom Holland in the game-to-movie blockbuster Uncharted. Same deal with The Soparanos sequel The Many Saints of Newark and that "who's gonna freeze first?" reality show Alone: Frozen.
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New in August on Netflix
If you dig occasional coarse language and action that's gritty, of course The Sandman will be your thing. Exec Produced by David S. Goyer and based on the Neil Gaiman's comic, this series follows Morpheus — imprisoned King of Dreams — as he makes a cosmic comeback.
Additional shoulder taps go to Jamie Foxx going full John Wick on vampires in Day Shift. Also the Sliding Doorsesque pregnancy 'what if' tale of Look Both Ways and the self-explanatory reality TV series Indian Matchmaking.
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New in August on Disney Plus
If you like your heroines lime-green and litigious, well, you'll have few objections against She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. In the interest of avoiding spoilers, I'm going to take the Fifth and keep discovery to a minimum. That said, it's no secret that Tim Roth (Abomination), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), and Benedict Wong (er…Wong) are all starters.
You should also set course for the morally grey Rebel antics of Star Wars: Andor. That's backed by a surprisingly great Predator franchise entry called Prey and Steve Carell playing a captive shrink to a serial killer in The Patient.
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While it's a shame Tom Hanks couldn't be lured back from "the bigs" for this, A League of Their Own is still a series worth lacing one's cleats up for. The setup is still as timeless as it ever was: a comedic look at the WWII All-American professional women's baseball league. Homerun potential is high.
Make extra time Thirteen Lives, Ron Howard's star-studded retelling of the Tham Luang cave rescue. I also dug Stallone doing his best Mr. Incredible impression in Samaritan and the fashion reality series Making the Cut (which does exactly that).
New in August on Stan
Arguably one of the best series to ever grace television, Better Call Saul is dispensing its final episodes on Stan this month. Come and witness the dismount that decides if this lawyerly Breaking Bad prequel can eclipse its progenitor. Personally, i say Jimmy ain't slippin'. He's well on track for greatness.
You should also keep your square eyes peeled for new eps of reality TV darling RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. Ditto for that sizzling Kevin Bacon crime-drama called City on a Hill and the docuseries House of Ho.
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Adam Mathew is our Aussie streaming savant. He's @grizwords and games on YouTube.