The next seven days hardly promise to reinvent the wheel in terms of content coming to Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Amazon Prime, but there are still more than a few titles worthy of consideration, whether they be brand new or established classics making their way to a certain platform at long last.
Of course, the marquee release of the week is James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, which hits HBO Max and theaters on Friday. The majority of Warner Bros.’ hybrid releases have topped the box office, but looking at Gunn’s popularity carried over from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy and the rave reviews coming from all quarters, don’t bet against Task Force X troubling pandemic-era record setters Fast & Furious 9 and Black Widow, although the R-rating could impact the film’s chances of box office success.
It isn’t all about foul-mouthed and wildly irreverent superheroes, though, and you can check out the full list of incomers to the ‘Big Five’ platforms below.
August 2
HBO MAX
Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump, Documentary Series Finale (HBO)
August 3
NETFLIX
Pray Away — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified — NETFLIX SERIES
HBO MAX
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 1993
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union, Documentary Premiere (HBO)
August 4
NETFLIX
Aftermath
American Masters: Inventing David Geffen
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Control Z: Season 2 — NETFLIX SERIES
Car Masters: Rust to Riches: Season 3 — NETFLIX SERIES
Cooking With Paris — NETFLIX SERIES
DISNEY+
America’s Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition (S1)
Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog (S1) Ep. “Fit For Service”
Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog (S1) Ep. “One Brick At A Time”
Disney Junior Fancy Nancy (S2)
Short Circuit (Shorts) – All Season 2 Episodes
Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life – Episode 102 “The Whole Package / Bird Brains / Acorn In My Side”
Marvel Studios Legends – New Episodes
Monsters at Work – “The Vending Machine”
Turner & Hooch – “Diamonds are Furever”
HULU
The Devil You Know: Complete Seasons 1-2 (Vice)
August 5
HBO MAX
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets A Puppy, Max Original Special Premiere
The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. Film Premiere, 2021
HULU
Princess Cyd (2017)
August 6
NETFLIX
Hit & Run — NETFLIX SERIES
Navarasa — NETFLIX SERIES
The Swarm — NETFLIX FILM
Vivo — NETFLIX FILM
DISNEY+
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3) Ep. “Finland’s Midnight Sun”
Killer Shark Vs. Killer Whale
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Mysterious Benedict Society – Season Finale
Star Wars: The Bad Batch – New Episode
HBO MAX
Sin Aliento (aka Breathless), 2020 (HBO)
HULU
Madagascar: A Little Wild: Complete Season 4 (Hulu Original)
PRIME VIDEO
Val – Amazon Original Movie (2021)
S.O.Z. Soldiers or Zombies (English subtitles only) – Amazon Original Series: Season 1
August 7
HBO MAX
All My Life, 2020 (HBO)
August 8
NETFLIX
Quartet
HBO MAX
A Different World
HULU
The Party (2018)
Dean Cain has been finding himself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently after his public dressing downs of Seth Rogen, Captain America and more, so that might convince a few folks to check out Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman on HBO Max and see if it plays well through the rose-tinted glasses of fuzzy nostalgia.
Mrs. Doubtfire is coming to Disney Plus, and the classic family comedy is destined to be appointment viewing for audiences of multiple generations, especially when the late, great Robin Williams was trending on what would have been his 70th birthday. Again, it’s not the strongest lineup we’ve ever seen, but there’s more than enough on offer to whittle away the days.