August is opening with a bang as several new series and films are releasing in the first week. Amazon Prime Video continues to invest in YA stories, with the new series Sterling Point releasing on August 5. Ella Rubin plays a New York City teen who visits a Canadian island that she inherits after her grandfather’s death and discovers some hidden family secrets. Also out on the same day is the second part of Netflix’s Spanish series One Hundred Years of Solitude. The love triangle between Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez), Cole (Noah LaLonde) and Alex (Ashby Gentry) intensifies in Netflix’s My Life with the Walter Boys Season 3, releasing on August 6.
Meanwhile, on August 7, Louis Leterrier’s sci-fi thriller The Last House features Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as a family who find them sealed in by their home and must find an escape route. Comedian Ricky Gervais brings out a new animated series, Alley Cats, on Netflix, while The Big Bang Theory’s searches for her missing boyfriend (Sam Claflin) in the Lionsgate Play limited series Vanished. The season finale of Apple TV’s , starring Colin Farrell, also promises to have a shocking reveal on August 7. There are a number of OTT debuts on August 7, with the Oscar-winning film Hamnet, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, releasing on Lionsgate Play; the animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on JioHotstar; and Governor: The Silent Saviour, starring Manoj Bajpayee, on Amazon Prime Video. Which title will you be hitting play on?
Latest OTT Releases this week (August 3 to 7)
Ted Lasso Season 4
Where to watch: Apple TV
Release date: August 5
About the series: He said farewell back in 2023. But goodbyes are not permanent, as Ted Lasso returns to the Richmond football club as he tackles coaching a second-division women’s football team. With several returning stars including Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple, Brendan Hunt, and Jeremy Swift, Ted and company handle new challenges in both life and the beautiful game in this feel-good sports comedy. Tanya Reynolds, Abbie Hern, Faye Marsay, Jude Mack and Grant Feeley are some of the actors joining the new season.
Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: August 7
About the series: Directed by Oni Sen, the Hindi series focuses on the courageous heroics of the Golden Arrows Squadron, who took part in . The operation was a joint success with several air warrior, naval, and army units coming together in the Kargil War. Filmed across operational Indian Air Force bases, the patriotic series stars Siddharth, Jimmy Shergill, Abhay Verma, Dia Mirza, Prajakta Koli, Adil Hussain, Mihir Ahuja, Taaruk Raina, Arnav Bhasin, and Amrita Bagchi.
Vadhandhi Season 2
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Release date: August 7
About the series: Filmmaker Andrew Louis is back for another round of his Tamil mystery series Vadhandhi. This time, M. Sasikumar steps up as the lead, SI Moosa Raza, in the instalment titled The Mystery of Mani. Set in Madhurai against the iconic Jallikattu festival, the police officer tries to investigate the skeletal remains at a highway project leading him on the trail of a prisoner named Mani. Will Moosa be able to uncover the truth in his murder investigation? Pushkar and Gayatri have also come on board as creative producers in the series co-starring Yashwanth, Anagha Maruthora, Aparna Das, Vivek Prasanna, Revathy Sharma, and Arjun Nandhakumar.
Main Vaapas Aaunga
Where to watch: Netflix
Release date: August 7
About the film: Imitiaz Ali’s period romance starring Diljit Dosanjh, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharvari and Vedang Raina has been the surprise story at the box office these past few months. After earning only Rs 1.28 crore on opening day, June 12, it has gone on to gross Rs 98.03 crore globally. Now after strong word-of-mouth and phenomenal theatrical growth, the Hindi film set in the Partition era, Main Vaapas Aaunga, is finally making its OTT debut.