What to Watch in August: 20 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies
The month ahead will bring new shows like Marvel's What If, Reservation Dogs, Nine Perfect Strangers, and The Chair, plus returning favorites like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and streaming movies including a surprisingly good take on The Suicide Squad. In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in the next month, listed in order by premiere date.
Dramedy series debuts August 6 on Apple TV+
Created by Joseph Gordon-Levitt—who writes, directs, and produces in addition to starring as the title character—Apple's newest dramedy series centers on failed musician who is now a fifth-grade public school teacher in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley and struggling with lowered expectations and a failed relationship. Arturo Castro, Debra Winger, Logic, Juno Temple, and Jamie Chung also star alongside Gordon-Levitt, who returns to TV for his first regular starring role since the end of 3rd Rock from the Sun two decades ago. Catch the first three of 10 episodes on day one, followed by weekly installments.