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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77 This Fool: Season 1

Comedy series debuts August 12 on Hulu

Comedian Chris Estrada creates and stars in an autobiographical comedy series set in South Central Los Angeles in which he plays a 30-year-old man still living at home with his parents (and still dating his high school girlfriend) who works at a gang rehabilitation nonprofit called Hugs Not Thugs. Producers include the Corporate team of Jake Weisman and Matt Ingebretson, plus Fred Armisen and Jonathan Groff. All 10 episodes stream today.

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