Paramount+ is upping the drama in August with the return of Lioness and Average Joe. While fans of reality competitions might want to check out the latest season of The Challenge: Cutthroat.
Other new and notable titles to look out for in August include the Special Ops TRUE docuseries, as well as new episodes of Diarra From Detroit and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
New and Notable on Paramount+
Lioness
Thriller • Season 3
Hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals force Joe to walk the line between duty and home.
Lioness Season three premiere is available to stream from August 2nd on Paramount+.
The Challenge: Cutthroat
Reality • Season 42
Taking place entirely in Thailand, a mix of legendary veterans and fearless newcomers ruthlessly battle for a share of the $500,000 grand prize.
The Challenge: Cutthroat season 42 is available to stream from August 5th on Paramount+.
Average Joe
Drama • Season 2
Joe and his crew embark on a globe-spanning mission that takes them from Pittsburgh to South Africa in search of answers.
Average Joe season two is available to stream from August 5th on Paramount+.
New Movies and Series Coming to Paramount+ in August
August 1
- 10 Cloverfield Lane
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- As They Made Us*
- Babel
- Basic Instinct
- Best in Show
- Blade Runner 2049
- Body Cam
- Brave the Dark*
- Cloverfield
- Clue
- Coneheads
- Congo
- Cop Land
- Crawl
- Crawlspace
- Dead Man Walking
- Disturbia
- Don Jon
- Duplex
- Equilibrium
- Escape From Alcatraz
- For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
- Frankie & Johnny
- From Dusk Till Dawn
- From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
- From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter
- Get Hard
- Gravity
- He’s Just Not That Into You
- Hustle & Flow
- Indecent Proposal
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
- Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back
- Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
- Katy Perry The Movie: Part of Me
- Labor Day
- Machine Gun Preacher
- Million Dollar Baby
- My Boss’s Daughter
- On the Line
- Organ Trail
- Overlord
- Risky Business
- Sabrina
- School Ties
- Shaft
- She’s the Man
- Sliver
- Some Kind of Wonderful
- The Bodyguard
- The Doors
- The Hangover
- The Hangover Part II
- The Hangover Part III
- The Heartbreak Kid
- The Hunted
- The Lego Movie
- The Lovely Bones
- The Perfect Score
- The Saint
- The Sandlot
- The Score
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
- The Time Traveler’s Wife
- The Vault*
- The Yards
- Vampire in Brooklyn
- Varsity Blues
- What Women Want
- Where The Wild Things Are
- Wild Wild West
- You’re Dating a Narcissist!*
- You’ve Got Mail
August 2
- Lioness – Season 3 (Paramount+ Original Series)
August 4
- Special Ops TRUE – Season 1 (Paramount+ Original Docuseries)
- Dana White Contender Series – Seasons 1-4
August 5
- The Challenge: Cutthroat – Season 42 (Paramount+ Original Series)
August 11
- Dana White’s Contender Series – Season 10 (Paramount+ Original Series)
August 15
- Bleed For This*
August 19
- Average Joe – Season 2 (Paramount+ Original Series)
August 22
- The Run For A Million** (CBS Special)
- The Harvest*
August 23
- The Cured*
August 30
- Blue Valentine*
Paramount+ in July 2026
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and more
Live Sports on Paramount+ in August
August 1
- WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Chicago Sky*
- UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
August 1-2
- PGA Tour: Rocket Classic (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 3
- BIG3 Basketball*
August 7
- PBR Team Series
August 8
- EFL Carabao Cup: Middlesbrough vs. Wrexham
- WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Minnesota Lynx*
- UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
- Zuffa Boxing 10
August 8-9
- PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 9
- BIG3 Basketball*
August 12
- UEFA Super Cup: PSG vs. Aston Villa
August 14
- PBR Team Series
- EFL Championship: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Blackburn Rovers
August 15
- BIG3 Basketball*
- UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
August 15-16
- PGA Tour: FedEx St. Jude Championship (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 16
- EFL Championship: Burnley vs. West Ham United
August 17
- EFL Championship: Cardiff City vs. Wrexham
August 21
- PBR Team Series
August 22
- BIG3 Basketball*
- Serie A: Inter vs. Monza
August 22-23
- PGA Tour: BMW Championship (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 23
- Serie A: Torino vs. Milan
August 28
- NFL ON CBS Preseason: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Philadelphia Eagles
- Serie A: Milan vs. Venezia
August 29
- WNBA : Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty*
- UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
August 29-30
- PGA Tour: TOUR Championship (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 30
- Major League Pickleball Finals*
- Serie A: Napoli vs. Como
Throughout August
- English Football League competition
- Serie A competition
- Coppa Italia Frecciarossa
- Scottish Professional Football League competition
*Requires Paramount+ Premium subscription
**Available to stream live on CBS for Paramount+ Premium subscribers or watch on-demand (all subscribers) the next day
Sign Up to Paramount+
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The Paramount+ Premium plan costs $13.99 a month and not only removes the ads, but also unlocks access to the entire Showtime library, as well as the subscriber’s local CBS channel.
A Paramount+ Essential subscription is also included for free with Walmart+. Walmart+ membership costs $98 a year and a 30-day free trial is available to all new members.
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