While viewers will indeed have a handful of new offerings to explore this month, August is heaviest on returning fan-favorite shows with new seasons across Netflix, Paramount+, HBO Max, and more.<\/p>\n
August's highlights include Ryan Murphy\u2019s The Shards, the highly anticipated HBO Max series Lanterns, and\u2014wait for it\u2014a one-night-only concert event featuring the world\u2019s first immortal rock star, the Vampire Lestat. I\u2019m already salivating. In addition to the return of Ted Lasso, we\u2019re in for new seasons of Reacher, Dark Matter, Outer Banks, It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and Lioness, but that\u2019s not all.<\/p>\n
Here is a full look at 10 new and returning shows to stream in August 2026.<\/p>\n
The shows are presented in order of their release dates<\/p>\n
The action continues on a global scale as Lioness returns for season three, which sees the team deployed on its most personal assignment yet. As one of Taylor Sheridan\u2019s hit shows, Lioness season 3 involves hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals as Joe (Zoe Salda\u00f1a) walks the fine line between duty and home.<\/p>\n
She\u2019ll also confront the enemies operating in the shadows, leaving her to reckon with a war that will bleed into every part of her life.<\/p>\n
Lioness season 3 premiered on August 2 on Paramount+.<\/p>\n
Apple TV\u2019s game-changing sports comedy Ted Lasso returns with a new season that was never intended to happen before star Jason Sudeikis had an epiphany. Season 4 will feature AFC Richmond\u2019s first all-female team, the Lady Greyhounds.<\/p>\n
From Severance to Ted Lasso \u2014 how well do you know Apple TV+'s biggest award
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Which Apple TV+ show was the first streaming series to win the Emmy Award for
\n\t\t\t\t\tOutstanding Comedy Series?<\/p>\n
In Severance, what procedure do employees at Lumon Industries undergo?<\/p>\n
What is the name of Ted Lasso's fictional English Premier League football club?<\/p>\n
In The Morning Show, what scandal triggers the central conflict at the start of
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In Slow Horses, what is the name of the disgraced MI5 division where the main
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In The Studio, Seth Rogen plays a fictional version of himself in what role at a
\n\t\t\t\t\tmajor Hollywood studio?<\/p>\n