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What To Watch This Weekend: 10 New Movies And Shows Now Streaming (Aug 8, 2025)

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There are plenty of new movies and series for you to stream at home this weekend, including The Monkey, the season two premiere of Platonic, and a bunch of season two episodes of Wednesday.

To make sure you don’t miss out on these, or any of the other latest arrivals, here’s a closer look at the best new movies and series now available to stream at home.

New Movies And Series To Stream This Weekend

The titles below are available to watch across a variety of popular streaming services, including Apple TV+, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video.

Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High BridgeSeriesHulu
Freaky TalesMovieHBO Max
The MonkeyMovieHulu
NecaxaSeriesHulu
PlatonicSeason 2Apple TV+
The PickupMoviePrime Video
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Season 3Disney+
SEC Football: Any Given SaturdaySeriesNetflix
Stolen: Heist of the CenturySeriesNetflix
WednesdaySeason 2, Part 1Netflix

Documentary | Series

The tight-knit town of Delphi, Indiana is shattered following the murder of two girls, leading to fear and mistrust among those who live there.

All episodes of Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge are now available to stream on Hulu.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Comedy | 1h 47m

An NBA star, corrupt cop, female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector are all on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles.

Freaky Tales is now available to stream on HBO Max.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Horror | 1h 38m

Twenty-five years ago, a family encountered a series of deaths following the arrival of a mysterious wind-up monkey. Twenty-five years later, and the monkey is back.

The Monkey is now available to stream on Hulu.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Documentary | Series

FX’s newest football docuseries follows one of Mexico’s oldest and most storied clubs, Club Necaxa.

The two-episode series premiere of FX’s Necaxa is now available to stream on Hulu.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Drama | Season 2

Back for its second season, these platonic best friends are just as chaotic as ever, and just as codependent as ever.

The season two premiere of Platonic is now available to stream on Apple TV+.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Comedy | 1h 34m

Two mismatched armored-truck drivers are ambushed by ruthless criminals, and this is just the beginning of a very bad day that keeps getting worse.

The Pickup is now available to stream on Prime Video.


Plans start at $8.99/mo


Animated | Season 3

Join Penny Proud and her loyal crew on international escapades, wild adventures, and fantastical stops filled with hilarity, heart, and discovery.

All episodes of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder are now available to stream on Disney+.


Plans start at $9.99/mo


Sports | Series

Witness the pressure, commitment and tears it takes to be a D1 athlete in the best and most popular conference, The SEC.

SEC Football: Any Given Saturday is now available to stream on Netflix.


Plans start at $7.99/mo


Documentary | Movie

In one of the world’s biggest heists, a gang of thieves robbed the impenetrable Diamond Center in Antwerp in 2003. But who was behind it all?

Stolen: Heist of the Century is now available to stream on Netflix.


Plans start at $7.99/mo


Fantasy| Season 2, Part 1

Wednesday is back at Nevermore and finds herself tangling with a new principal, a devious campus stalker, and a waning grip on her psychic powers.

Part one of Wednesday season two is now available to stream on Netflix.


Plans start at $7.99/mo


New Episodes This Weekend

Along with the titles now streaming, there are plenty of shows already in the middle of their run with new episodes airing each week.

AcapulcoSeason 4, Episode 4Apple TV+
And Just Like That…Season 3, Episode 11Max
The BuccaneersSeason 2 FinaleApple TV+
Chief of WarEpisode 3Apple TV+
Dexter: ResurrectionEpisode 6Paramount+ (from Sunday)
FoundationSeason 3, Episode 5Apple TV+
The Gilded AgeSeason 3, Episode 8Max (from Sunday)
The InstituteEpisode 6MGM+ (from Sunday)
It’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaSeason 17, Episode 6Hulu
Resident AlienSeries 4 FinalePeacock
RevivalEpisode 9Peacock
SmokeSeries FinaleApple TV+
Star Trek: Strange New WorldSeason 3, Episode 5Paramount+
The Summer I Turned PrettySeason 3, Episode 5Prime Video
Twisted MetalEpisode 4, 5Peacock

Movies and shows streaming from Aug 1, 2025


John Finn is the Editor of Streaming Better, a platform created to help consumers navigate the complicated live TV streaming and subscription service market. John has been covering technology and streaming for online publications since 2014.

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