She-Hulk to House of the Dragon, the 8 Biggest TV Series in August

In August, seemingly each main Hollywood franchise has a brand new TV sequence on supply. Marvel Studios unveils a brand new inexperienced monster in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, debuting August 17 on Disney+ Hotstar. DC Comics, in the meantime, has the John Cena-led Peacemaker — it arrives August 14 on Amazon Prime Video in India, over half a 12 months after its US premiere. August additionally heralds the return of Westeros on TV, as the primary Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon begins August 22 on Disney+ Hotstar. And lastly, it is time for extra adventures in a galaxy far, far-off because the Rogue One spin-off Andor kicks off on the very finish of the month on August 31.

From India, each Netflix and Prime Video have introduced one authentic as but. The former offers us the second season of the International Emmy-winning Delhi Crime, with the police drama sequence returning August 26. As for the latter, it has a Kota teaching institute coming-of-age drama in Crash Course — nevertheless it’s not like Kota Factory, as I’ll inform you in a minute. Crash Course drops all episodes August 5 on Netflix. There is one other coming-of-age internet sequence in August that options Indians, or slightly individuals of Indian origin. Never Have I Ever — the Mindy Kaling-created comedy sequence — is again for its third season August 12 on Netflix.

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There are much more TV exhibits popping out in August. The Sandman — a live-action adaptation of one of many best graphic novels of all time — is one you need to undoubtedly keep watch over. You can be taught extra about it under. And past the eight exhibits featured under, you’ll be able to uncover much more upcoming internet sequence on our devoted web page. Prime Video has a number of seasons of Doom Patrol and Raised by Wolves in August, Netflix has The Walking Dead’s newest season, Disney+ Hotstar has one other Marvel title with Guardians of the Galaxy, and Apple TV+ has two new sequence, alongside the tip of a 3rd one with Jason Momoa.

With that, this is our TV exhibits and internet sequence information for August 2022.

Crash Course

When: August 5
Where: Amazon Prime Video

Seemingly not proud of Netflix shopping for Kota Factory, Amazon has commissioned considered one of its personal. Though going by the trailer, this one is clearly infusing extra drama into the proceedings. Teenagers are beating one another for causes not fully clear. One of the scholars is likely to be getting too near a workers member. And Annu Kapoor — who performs Arvind Batra, the pinnacle of a training institute — is shouting on the prime of his lungs, declaring he cannot tolerate being second.

Stuck between Batra and Ratanraj Jindal (the man who owns a rival institute) are eight new college students who’ve come to Kota with mighty goals and ambitions. But because the stress and competitors get to them, cracks begin to seem of their friendships, first loves flip into heartbreaks, and — in what feels ripped from headlines — lives are put in danger. Crash Course is promising a coming-of-age sequence in opposition to the backdrop of adults bickering over who earns probably the most cash.

Manish Hariprasad — an affiliate producer on Chennai Express and No One Killed Jessica — is the creator and author on Crash Course. Gully Boy actor Vijay Maurya directs all 10 episodes, which can be found collectively directly on August 5.

The Sandman

When: August 5
Where: Netflix

Neil Gaiman’s seminal comedian guide — thought to be one of many best graphic novels of all time — is lastly coming to our TV screens. The 10-episode first season is predicted to cowl the primary two volumes, “Preludes and Nocturnes” and “The Doll’s House”, which make up the primary 16 points. The Sandman ran for 75 points, printed between 1988 and 1996.

Like the comics, The Sandman follows Dream (Tom Sturridge), who’s the personification of goals and tales. After escaping a 105-year-long imprisonment by the hands of a bunch of black magic occultists, Dream units out to reclaim his misplaced gear and to revive order in his Kingdom of Dreaming. That entails confronting rogue goals who escaped throughout his absence.

Gaiman helped replace The Sandman for contemporary instances, which incorporates Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) taking part in Hell ruler Lucifer Morningstar, Vivienne Acheampong as gender-flipped Dreaming librarian Lucienne, Boyd Holbrook as nightmare-on-the-run The Corinthian, and Charles Dance as charlatan occultist Sir Roderick Burgess.

Asim Chaudhry and Sanjeev Bhaskar play Dreaming residents Abel and Cain, whereas Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, and Donna Preston are set as Dream’s siblings Death, Desire, and Despair. Jenna Coleman, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Razane Jammal, and Stephen Fry even have roles in The Sandman. Mark Hamill and Patton Oswalt lend their vocal skills.

Gaiman co-developed the Netflix sequence with David S. Goyer (Apple TV+’s Foundation) and Allan Heinberg (Wonder Woman). Mike Barker (To Kill a King), Mairzee Almas (Shadow and Bone), Andrés Baiz (Narcos), Coralie Fargeat (Revenge), Louise Hooper (Flesh and Blood), and Jamie Childs (His Dark Materials) are among the many administrators’ line-up.

All 10 episodes of The Sandman can be found August 5 on Netflix.

Never Have I Ever season 3

When: August 12
Where: Netflix

Now that Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Paxton (Darren Barnet) are formally courting, her social standing is skyrocketing at Sherman Oaks High School. But some women cannot imagine it, and in flip, Devi begins to query her personal relationship. As Devi realises her issues aren’t over, a brand new Indian-American boy enters the scene: Des (Anirudh Pisharody).

Meanwhile, her mates Eleanor (Ramona Young) and Fabiola (Lee Rodriguez) are coping with personal issues, together with the on a regular basis pressures of highschool. Poorna Jagannathan (Devi’s mom), Richa Moorjani (Devi’s cousin Kamala), and Jaren Lewison (Ben) are all again too — and the trailer reveals that Devi’s nani (Okay.T. Thangavelu) will characteristic too.

Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher return as head writers, with Fisher additionally serving as showrunner. Never Have I Ever has already been renewed for a fourth and ultimate season, set to premiere in 2023.

All 10 episodes of Never Have I Ever season 3 are out August 12.

Watch a New Indian Guy Confuse Devi in Never Have I Ever Season 3 Trailer

Darren Barnet as Paxton, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi in Never Have I Ever season 3
Photo Credit: Lara Solanki/Netflix

Peacemaker

When: August 14
Where: Amazon Prime Video

Seven months on from its American premiere, the spin-off sequence centred on John Cena’s titular jingoistic killer — first launched on final 12 months’s soft-reboot The Suicide Squad film — is coming to an OTT platform in India. (That additionally means you’ll be able to benefit from the viral, wonderful Peacemaker intro for your self because it was meant to be seen.)

Peacemaker is about following the occasions of that film, through which he was thought-about lifeless however miraculously introduced again in a post-credits scene. After recovering on the hospital, Christopher “Peacemaker” Smith (Cena) is pressured to hitch black ops squad Project Butterfly that’s on a mission to eradicate parasitic butterfly-like creatures who’ve taken over human our bodies.

Danielle Brooks co-stars as Amanda Waller’s daughter Leota Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as self-proclaimed sociopathic crimefighter Adrian Chase/ Vigilante, Chukwudi Iwuji as Project Butterfly chief Clemson Murn, Jennifer Holland and Steve Agee as particular brokers Emilia Harcourt and John Economos respectively, and Robert Patrick as Peacemaker’s racist father August Smith/ White Dragon.

The solely advantage of the lengthy wait is that you do not have to attend between new episodes. All eight Peacemaker episodes can be found August 14 on Prime Video.

A second season is already within the works, with James Gunn — director on The Suicide Squad, and creator her — set to jot down and direct all episodes. More The Suicide Squad spin-off sequence are additionally within the works, Gunn has revealed.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

When: August 17
Where: Disney+ Hotstar

The subsequent chapter of the ever-growing Marvel Cinematic Universe centres on Hulk/ Bruce Banner’s (Mark Ruffalo) lawyer cousin. After by chance being contaminated together with his blood, single legal professional Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) should stability her newfound powers and her authorized casework. As Bruce notes within the She-Hulk trailer, being a Hulk is all about stability — and spandex.

In addition to Ruffalo and Maslany, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law additionally stars Jameela Jamil as Titania, who additionally has unimaginable energy and turns into Walters’ rival, Ginger Gonzaga as Walters’ greatest good friend Nikki Ramos, Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky/ Abomination getting back from The Incredible Hulk, and Benedict Wong as Wong, the Sorcerer Supreme.

Lastly, Charlie Cox returns as Matt Murdock/ Daredevil, after a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Jessica Gao (Rick and Morty, Corporate) is the creator and head author on the brand new Marvel sequence. Kat Coiro (Marry Me, Girls5Eva) directs all 9 half-hour episodes.

New She-Hulk episodes will air weekly on Disney+ Hotstar, till October 12.

Watch the Hilarious Trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Photo Credit: Disney/Marvel Studios

House of the Dragon

When: August 22
Where: Disney+ Hotstar

Game of Thrones is again. Well, in a way of talking. Set two centuries earlier than that HBO epic, the primary Game of Thrones spin-off follows the Targaryen household, as you’ll be able to little question inform from the title. More particularly, it follows the start of their finish, because of a warfare of succession that was known as Dance of the Dragons within the historical past books — and on Thrones too.

In truth, House of the Dragon is predicated on an in-world historical past guide, Fire & Blood, penned by George R.R. Martin himself. Unlike his A Song of Ice and Fire novels, it is not written in prose. Think of it as an encyclopaedia of kinds. The new Thrones spin-off sequence is predicated fully on the second half of Fire & Blood, which is the primary of two deliberate volumes.

House of the Dragon primarily follows King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), his firstborn Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy/ Milly Alcock), his brother Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), Hand of the King Ser Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans), his daughter Lady Alicent (Olivia Cooke/ Emily Carey), “Sea Snake” Lord Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint), and his spouse Princess Rhaenys Velaryon (Eve Best.)

Martin created the sequence with Ryan J. Condal (Colony), with the latter serving as co-showrunner alongside Miguel Sapochnik, a Game of Thrones veteran. Sapochnik has directed a number of episodes on House of the Dragon season 1, together with the primary episode. Ramin Djawadi, one other Thrones alum, serves because the background rating composer.

New House of the Dragon episodes will air weekly on Disney+ Hotstar, beginning August 22.

Watch the Fiery Trailer for House of the Dragon

Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen in House of the Dragon
Photo Credit: Ollie Upton/HBO

Delhi Crime season 2

When: August 26
Where: Netflix

Over three years after an acclaimed first season, the International Emmy-winning police drama is again. Upon their return, DCP Vartika Chaturvedi (Shefali Shah) and her two shut associates — newly-promoted Neeti Singh (Rasika Dugal) and Bhupendra Singh (Rajesh Tailang) — are chasing after a “heinous gang of killers” who’re concentrating on the capital metropolis’s “vulnerable senior citizens.”

Adil Hussain, Anurag Arora, Sidharth Bhardwaj, Gopal Dutt, Tillotama Shome, and Jatin Goswami additionally return on Delhi Crime season 2. There’s a artistic shake-up behind the scenes. Delhi Crime creator Richie Mehta is out, with Tanuj Chopra (Punching on the Sun) taking up as director and showrunner. Gullak, Bard of Blood, Ghost Stories, and The Forgotten Army writers present the screenplay.

All Delhi Crime season 2 episodes can be obtainable August 26 on Netflix.

Watch the First Trailer for Delhi Crime Season 2

Shefali Shah as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi in Delhi Crime season 2
Photo Credit: Netflix

Andor

When: August 31
Where: Disney+ Hotstar

More Star Wars on TV is right here. Following the middling Obi-Wan Kenobi that ended its six-episode run in late June, now we have a brand new live-action sequence in Andor that’s roughly set kind of throughout the identical time. While the occasions of Obi-Wan happened 9 years earlier than Episode IV – A New Hope, Andor is about 5 years previous to the primary ever Star Wars film.

If the title or the photograph under hasn’t clicked with you, Andor follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), the Rebel captain and intelligence officer from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story who helped steal the plans to the Death Star. But 5 years earlier than Andor turned a hero, he is an everyday thief. As far the reason for the revolution goes, he is a big-time cynic.

Genevieve O’Reilly and Forest Whitaker return alongside Luna, to reprise their Rogue One roles of Imperial senator Mon Mothma and Clone Wars veteran Saw Gerrera, respectively. Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Fiona Shaw, Robert Emms, and David Hayman are additionally a part of the solid for the brand new Star Wars sequence.

Tony Gilroy — who co-wrote Rogue One, and directed the in depth reshoots — is the creator and head author on Andor. Toby Haynes (Doctor Who), Susanna White (Our Kind of Traitor), and Benjamin Caron (The Crown) divide the 12 episodes between themselves.

Following a two-episode premiere on August 31, new Andor episodes will drop weekly on Disney+ Hotstar till November 9.

Watch the First Trailer for Andor, the Next Star Wars Series

Stellan Skarsgård as Luthen Rael, Diego Luna as Cassian Andor in Andor
Photo Credit: Disney/Lucasfilm