What to Watch in August: 17 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – July 28, 2022

Here be dragons! The month ahead will bring HBO's long-awaited Game of Thrones prequel, the latest Marvel and Star Wars shows, the return of Beavis and Butt-Head, and more. 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.

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54 Mike: Season 1

Miniseries debuts August 25 on Hulu

Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight) stars as heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson in a controversial eight-episode biographical miniseries from the I, Tonya team of writer Steven Rogers and director Craig Gillespie. Why is it controversial? Mainly because Tyson himself (who did not participate in the production in any way) has spoken out against it, calling the series "tone-deaf." The cast also includes Russell Hornsby (as promoter Don King), Harvey Keitel (as Tyson's coach Cus D'Amato), Laura Harrier (as actress Robin Givens, who was once married to Tyson), and Li Eubanks. Two episodes stream each week.

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