Everything Coming To Netflix, Stan, Amazon And Foxtel This August

While neither Stan nor the Australian Netflix library has anything near the range of US streaming services, every month we get just a little more. Foxtel is also adding a huge number of popular titles to its on-demand streaming, and Amazon Prime is releasing its line up of original series on Prime. Read on to see all the content that will be added to their libraries during the month of August.

Netflix

Netflix is going into August with a number of anticipated original series. First up, Netflix’s stable of Marvel heroes unites to form The Defenders. We’re also getting the rehash of a classic with the TV adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist, or an adaptation of an altogether different type of classic — Death Note.

Here are some of the highlights:

Marvel’s The Defenders


It will take an epic team of heroes to save New York City. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage come together as The Defenders.
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The Mist


A town is engulfed by a mysterious fog that conceals terrifying visions and deadly creatures in this new horror series based on Stephen King’s story.
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Death Note


Intoxicated by the power of a supernatural notebook, a young man begins killing those he deems unworthy of life. Based on the famous Japanese manga.
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Moana


In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out the Demigod to set things right.

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Here’s the full list:

Netflix Originals

  • Stranger: Season 1 — August 1
  • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later — August 4
  • Atypical: Season 1 — August 11
  • White Gold: Season 1 — August 11
  • Marvel’s The Defenders: Season 1 — August 18
  • Disjointed: Part 1 — August 25
  • The Mist: Season 1 — August 25
  • Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 2B — From August 1
  • Shooter: Season 2 — From August 2
  • Naked — August 11
  • Death Note — August 25
  • Maz Jobrani: Immigrant — August 1
  • Alan Saldaña: Mi vida de pobre — August 4
  • Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo — August 15
  • Lynne Koplitz: Hormonal Beast — August 22
  • Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face — August 29
  • Icarus — August 4
  • Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 3 — August 4
  • Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh: Season 3 — August 11
  • True and The Rainbow Kingdom: Season 1 — August 11
  • Dinotrux: Season 5 — August 18
  • Glitter Force Doki Doki: Season 1 — August 18
  • DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge: Season 5 — August 25
  • Chelsea: Season 2 — From August 4

Highlights:

  • Animal Kingdom: Season 2 — From August 2
  • Marvel’s Doctor Strange — August 1
  • Disney’s Queen of Katwe — August 8
  • Edge of Tomorrow — August 10
  • John Wick — August 10
  • Mad Max: Fury Road — August 10
  • The Lego Movie — August 10
  • The Wedding Ringer — August 21
  • Vikings: Season 4 New Episodes — August 25
  • Disney’s Moana — August 29
  • The Autopsy of Jane Doe — August 1
  • Catch and Release — August 1
  • Dear White People — August 1
  • The Royal House of Windsor: Season 1 — August 1
  • Stigmata — August 1
  • A Man Called Ove — August 1
  • Penn & Teller: Fool Us: Season 1 — August 1
  • Opening Night — August 1
  • Garfield: The Movie — August 1
  • 12 Angry Men — August 1
  • The Hollywood Masters: Season 1 — August 1
  • Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends) — August 1
  • The Machinist — August 4
  • Prisoners — August 6
  • Grimm: Season 4-5 — August 1
  • The Age of Adaline — August 8
  • Justice League Dark — August 8
  • A Walk Among the Tombstones — August 10
  • Brick Mansions — August 10
  • Dark Places — August 10
  • Paper Planes — August 10
  • Stonehearst Asylum — August 10
  • The Best of Me — August 10
  • The Giver — August 10
  • Tracers — August 10
  • Two Night Stand — August 10
  • Zack and Miri Make a Porno — August 10
  • The Spy Next Door — August 10
  • Cop out — August 15
  • Barbecue — August 15
  • Suite Française — August 17
  • Wedding Crashers — August 17
  • Airplane! — August 18
  • Hide and Seek — August 19
  • Little Nicky — August 20
  • Unacknowledged — August 21
  • The Manchurian Candidate — August 25
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? — August 25
  • Scooby-Doo — August 27
  • A Perfect Ending — August 27

Stan

Stan is revealing a new original show this month with Matt Okine’s The Other Guy. Twin Peaks continues to air on Mondays, along with Stan mainstays like Preacher and Younger airing weekly episodes. We’re also getting a new series to Stan with Black Sails seasons 1 and 2, for anyone keen to binge a little swashbuckling action.

The Other Guy


Created by and starring leading Australian comedy talent, Matt Okine, The Other Guy is a funny, raw and poignant look at break-ups in the modern age and at the harsh reality of recovering from heartbreak. Okine stars as AJ Amon, a successful radio host who finds himself unexpectedly back in the dating pool for the first time in a decade, after discovering his long-term girlfriend has been having an affair with his best friend.
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Black Sails:


The rollicking pirate adventure, Black Sails, centres on the tales of Captain Flint and his notorious crew fighting for the survival of New Providence Island. From Executive Producer Michael Bay, and co-starring Australia’s Luke Arnold as Long John Silver
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Twin Peaks:


Directed entirely by David Lynch, the 18-part limited event series picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town were stunned when their homecoming queen Laura Palmer was shockingly murdered. Twin Peaks is written and executive produced by series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost.
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Arrival


Named by many critics as ‘the best film of 2016’. When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team — led by expert translator Louise Banks (Amy Adams) — races against time to decipher their intent.
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Here’s the full list:

TV:

  • Preacher: Season 2 — Episodes weekly from August 1
  • Younger: Season 4 — Episodes weekly from August 3
  • Ben 10 (2016): Season 1 — Episodes weekly from August 5
  • Power: Season 4 — Episodes weekly from August 6
  • Dice: Season 2 — Episodes weekly from August 6
  • Twin Peaks — Episodes weekly from August 7
  • I’m Dying Up Here: Season 1 — Episodes weekly from August 7
  • Black Sails: Season 1-2 — August 9
  • Swedish Dicks: Season 1 — Episodes weekly from August 10
  • Regular Show: Season 8, Eps 12 – 19 — August 16
  • The Other Guy: Season 1 — August 17
  • Not Today Bianca — August 18
  • Adventure Time: Season 8, Episode 23 — August 19

  • The Last Ship: Season 4 — Episodes weekly from August 21
  • Beauty and the Beast: Season 3 — August 25

Movies:

  • He’s Just Not That Into You — August 1
  • Clash — August 1
  • The Grey — August 2
  • A Dog’s Breakfast — August 2
  • Hit and Run (2009) — August 3
  • Quit Staring at my Plate — August 3
  • What To Expect When You’re Expecting — August 4
  • Huckleberry Finn — August 4
  • Tom Sawyer — August 4
  • Stroszek — August 4
  • Heart Of Glass — August 4
  • The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser — August 4
  • Fitzcarraldo — August 4
  • Aguirre Wrath Of God — August 4
  • The Rules of Attraction — August 5
  • Machete Kills — August 6
  • Lars and the Real Girl — August 7
  • Zoom — August 7
  • The Mechanic — August 8
  • LFO — August 8
  • Birthday Girl — August 9
  • All or Nothing — August 9
  • Backtrack — August 10
  • Bigger Than the Sky — August 10
  • Mamma Mia! — August 11
  • Hair — August 11
  • Persepolis — August 11
  • Hart’s War — August 12
  • True Heart — August 13
  • Undertow (2004) — August 14
  • Amer — August 14
  • February — August 15
  • My Sister’s Keeper — August 15
  • Igby Goes Down — August 16
  • Nicholas Nickleby — August 16
  • Survivor — August 16
  • XXX — August 18
  • Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay — August 18
  • Sex Doll — August 18
  • The Switch — August 19
  • Virginia’s Run — August 20
  • Aaaaaaaah! — August 21
  • The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun — August 21
  • Arrival — August 22
  • Eternity — August 22
  • Brannigan — August 23
  • The Horse Soldiers — August 23
  • Legend of the Lost — August 23
  • Southpaw — August 23
  • Beloved — August 23
  • Madhouse (1990) — August 24
  • Crime and Punishment in Suburbia — August 24
  • Elles — August 24
  • Killers — August 25
  • Training Day — August 25
  • Blizzard — August 25
  • Courage Mountain — August 25
  • Kart Racer — August 26
  • The War at Home (1996) — August 27
  • Born Romantic — August 28
  • I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive — August 28
  • Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) — August 29
  • What’s the Worst That Could Happen? — August 29
  • The Age Of Reason — August 29
  • Be Kind, Rewind — August 30
  • The Mudge Boy — August 30
  • American Ultra — August 30
  • Good Kill — August 30
  • Sicario — August 30
  • The Cezanne Affair — August 30
  • The Defiant Ones (1958) — August 31
  • Cannibal — August 31

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video is finally available in Australia, and this month we’re getting Amazon’s original show Comrade Detective new on Amazon Prime Video.

Comrade Detective:


Comrade Detective is a one-of-a-kind cop show and comedy set in 1980’s Romania. True to its nostalgic inspiration, the series is presented in Romanian and dubbed in English — as a Romanian show of that time would have been.


Foxtel On Demand

With Foxtel On Demand, you can stream shows any time you want (surprisingly) although the shows have to be a part of your package already (say, the Drama package if you want to watch Game of Thrones). Here are some of the highlights:

Game Of Thrones:


Game of Thrones continues throughout August, with episodes arriving on Mondays. The popular series, Thronecast season 7 will also air in August live and On Demand, with each episode recapping the prior day’s episode of Game of Thrones season 7.
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Top of the Lake: China Girl


Crime drama Top of the Lake: China Girl explores the mysterious circumstances behind the discovery of an unidentified body of a girl who surfaces on Sydney’s Bondi shore and stars Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men, The Handmaid’s Tale), Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) and Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones).
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Casual


Casual follows bachelor Alex Cole as he finds himself moving in with his newly divorced sister Valerie and her teenage daughter as they all navigate the tricky world of dating and relationships. Season three joins the first two seasons already available on Foxtel On Demand.
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Ray Donovan


Ray Donovan stars Liev Schreiber as a complicated fix-it man for LA’s rich and famous. He’s the go-to guy that makes ‘problems’ disappear for athletes, celebrities and anyone can afford his services; but, Ray’s past is constantly haunting him along with a troubled family and an unpredictable father. Season five joins seasons three and four now streaming On Demand.
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Here’s the full list of what will be available:

TV:

  • Game of Thrones, Seasons 1-7
  • Thronecast, Season 7
  • Top of the Lake: China Girl
  • Court Justice: Sydney, Season 1
  • Maggie Beer in Japan
  • Life of Kylie
  • Project Runway, Season 16
  • Casual, Seasons 1-3
  • Taboo, Season 1
  • Common Sense, Season 1
  • Ray Donovan, Seasons 3-5
  • How to Live Mortgage Free with Sarah Beeny
  • My Dream Home, Seasons 1-6
  • Geordie Shore, Season 15

Movies:

  • Dr. No
  • From Russia With Love
  • Goldfinger
  • Thunderball
  • Casino Royale (1967)
  • You Only Live Twice
  • On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
  • Diamonds Are Forever
  • Live And Let Die
  • The Man With The Golden Gun
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
  • Moonraker
  • For Your Eyes Only
  • Octopussy
  • Never Say Never Again
  • A View To A Kill
  • The Living Daylights
  • Licence To Kill
  • Goldeneye
  • Tomorrow Never Dies
  • The World Is Not Enough
  • Die Another Day
  • Casino Royale (2006)
  • Quantum Of Solace
  • Skyfall
  • Spectre
  • 21 Jump Street
  • 22 Jump Street
  • 300: Rise Of An Empire
  • The Accountant
  • American Honey
  • Angela’s Ashes
  • Another Year
  • Arrival
  • Bad Girls
  • Bad Santa 2
  • Batman & Robin
  • The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
  • Godzilla
  • Good Morning Vietnam
  • Good Will Hunting
  • Hercules
  • Home Fries
  • Hoot
  • The Horse Whisperer
  • The Hot Chick
  • How To Eat Fried Worms
  • I, Daniel Blake
  • Jersey Boys
  • Julie & Julia
  • Kalifornia
  • The Last Airbender
  • Legion
  • Little Nicky
  • Live Wire
  • Lost & Found
  • Lost In Translation
  • Man Of The House
  • Mary Poppins
  • The Mask
  • Morgan
  • Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night In Doom House
  • Mr. Fuzzypants
  • Mulan
  • Mulan II
  • Murder By Numbers
  • My Cousin Vinny
  • The Neon Demon
  • One Fine Day
  • Ouija: Origin Of Evil
  • Pearl Harbor
  • Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
  • Playing Mona Lisa
  • The Prince & Me
  • Batman (1989)
  • Batman Forever
  • Batman Returns
  • Battlefield Earth
  • Be Cool
  • Blast From The Past
  • Boiler Room
  • Bonneville
  • Boyz N The Hood
  • Brave
  • Bushwhacked
  • Cadillac Man
  • Chicken Little
  • Cinderella
  • Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
  • Cinderella III: A Twist In Time
  • A Cinderella Story: If The Shoe Fits
  • The Confirmation
  • The Core
  • Corrina, Corrina
  • David Brent: Life On The Road
  • Dead Poets Society
  • Descendants
  • Descendants 2
  • Doctor Strange
  • Doomsday
  • Duets
  • Dumb & Dumber
  • Dumbo
  • Elle
  • The Family Fang
  • Fat Albert
  • February
  • Flashdance
  • The Fugitive
  • The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding
  • The Prince & Me 3: Royal Honeymoon
  • Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
  • Queen Of Katwe
  • The Rainmaker
  • The Reader
  • The Recruit
  • The Replacements
  • Return To Me
  • Romper Stomper
  • Sammy’s Great Escape
  • The Score
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
  • The Secret Garden
  • Sex And The City 2
  • She-Devil
  • Skiptrace
  • Smart People
  • Something’s Gotta Give
  • Species II
  • The Sword In The Stone
  • Three Men And A Baby
  • Three Men And A Little Lady
  • Trespass
  • True Grit
  • The Truth About Cats & Dogs
  • Underworld: Blood Wars
  • Untamed Heart
  • Uptown Girls
  • Van Helsing
  • Viral
  • The Vow
  • Wag The Dog
  • A Walk In The Clouds

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