It’s been a long day and all you wanna do is go home, change into something comfortable, snuggle up in your blanket and just watch something good. There’s nothing more satisfying than ending your day with a good watch that you genuinely enjoyed and we at HYPE want to make sure you get to do just that.
Once again, we’re back with PLENTY of shows, movies and even documentaries for you to watch, but the best part is that they’re all new! Yup, you heard that right! No more repeating old shows, we’ve got you the fresh stuff. So without further ado, here’s shows, movies and documentaries that are coming to you this week:
EDITORS PICK
I Am Groot
Release date: 10th August
Where to watch: Disney+
The mischievous toddler Baby Groot learns how to grow up amongst the trouble in the stars along with the help of his friends and family in the ragtag superhero team the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Fun fact: Vin Diesel voices Groot, the living tree. He can, notably, only say “I am Groot,” though when he says it he means different things. To that end, Vin didn’t merely get in the recording studio and say “I am Groot” a few times. He asked director James Gunn for his character’s motivation before every different “I am Groot” reading.
SERIES
1. Darby and Joan
Release date: 8th August
Where to watch: Acorn TV
Widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope is on a quest to find answers about her husband’s mysterious death, while ex-detective Jack Darby has taken to the open road; the two meet in the outback and form an unlikely investigative team.
2. Locke & Key (Season 3)
Release date: 10th August
Where to watch: Netflix
Following their father’s murder, three siblings move into a house filled with reality-bending keys; from the comics by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. Starring Connor Jessup as Tyler Locke, Emilia Jones as Kinsey Locke, and Jackson Robert Scott as Bode Locke. Additionally, Darby Stanchfield as Nina Locke and Aaron Ashmore as Duncan Locke.
3. If You Wish Upon Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEAItxEyspA
Release date: 10th August
Where to watch: Netflix
The storyline of “If You Wish Upon Me” has been inspired by a real-life foundation in Netherlands. The story revolves around a young man (Ji Chang-wook) who struggled throughout of his life, enters a hospice hospital on the order of community service and together with the hospital staff, listens to the last wishes of people at the end of their lives in a bright and cheerful way through various episodes.
4. School Tales: The Series
Release date: 10th August
Where to watch: Netflix
Many unspeakable horrors take place in the school corridors after dark. During the day, the building belongs to the students, but at night it’s a different story. Directed by seasoned Thai horror directors, James Thanadol Nuansut, Tum Putipong Saisikaew, Songsak Mongkolthong and Mike Phontharis Chotkijsadarsopon.
5. DOTA: Dragon’s Blood (Season 3)
Release date: 11th August
Where to watch: Netflix
Renowned Dragon Knight Davion becomes embroiled in events much larger than he could have ever imagined. Voice cast include Yuri Lowenthal as Davion, Lara Pulver as Princess Mirana, Tony Todd as Slyrak, Troy Baker as Invoker. Thor and X-Men: First Class alum Ashley Edward Miller is serving as showrunner.
6. Stock Struck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCGdtKQODBc
Release date: 11th August
Where to watch: TvN
Five humans, who invested in the inventory marketplace, take part in a mysterious inventory meeting. There, they learn about life, love, and friendships through investing in shares.
7. Trolls: TrollsTopia (Season 7)
Release date: 11th August
Where to watch: Hulu/Peacock
When Poppy learns there are five other Trolls tribes scattered throughout the forest, she decides to bring delegates from the Country Western, Classical, Funk, Techno and Hard Rock tribes to live together in her village.
8. Cosmic Love
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Amazon
Can astrology find your soulmate and future spouse? Watch Cosmic Love on Amazon Prime Video this August 12, where The AstroTwins guide four single people on a journey to true love through their birth charts.
9. Not Okay
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Not Okay is a 2022 American satirical black comedy drama film written and directed by Quinn Shephard. It stars Zoey Deutch as a young woman who desperately wants to be famous and beloved on the Internet, only for her efforts to lead to her mistakenly gaining fame as a survivor of a tragedy. It also stars Mia Isaac, Nadia Alexander, Embeth Davidtz, Karan Soni, and Dylan O’Brien.
10. Five Days at Memorial
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Chronicling the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a hospital. When the floodwaters rise, power fails and heat soars, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital are forced to make decisions that will follow them for years to come.
11. A Model Family
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Netflix
After unwittingly stealing money from a dangerous cartel, a cash-strapped professor finds the only way to save his family is by working as a drug courier, plunging him into Korea’s seedy underbelly.
12. This Fool
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Hulu
Inspired by the life and stand-up of star and co-creator Chris Estrada, “This Fool” is an irreverent, cinematic half-hour comedy set in working class South Los Angeles. The show centres around Julio Lopez, a 30-year-old who still lives at home, has been dating his girlfriend on and off since high school and finds any excuse to avoid dealing with his own problems.
Julio works at Hugs Not Thugs, a gang rehabilitation non-profit, where he butts heads with his older cousin Luis, an ex-gang member who just got out of prison and moved in with Julio and his family.
13. Never Have I Ever (Season 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_N99x0gAAk
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Netlfix
After a traumatic year, a first-generation Indian-American teenager wants to improve her status at school, but friends, family, and feelings don’t make it easy on her.
14. Tales of the Walking Dead
Release date: 14th August
Where to watch: AMC+
In a road-trip story, a reclusive prepper abandons his bunker in search of a female prepper from his past; along the way, he meets an unlikely ally who is his polar opposite; they team up in an effort to find their lost loved ones.
MOVIES
1. Code Name: Emperor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juH2C5hbQaI
Release date: 8th August
Where to watch: Netflix
When an intelligence agent is tasked with incriminating a squeaky-clean politician, he is forced to decide if there are still some lines he won’t cross in the names of upholding peace.
2. Heartsong
Release date: August 10th
Where to watch: Netflix
While serenading a wedding that quickly implodes, a nomadic musician falls for the bride, who runs afoul of her family. Now he has to save her life.
3. 13: The Musical
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Netflix
After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12-year-old navigates his parents’ divorce, his impending bar mitzvah and his new school’s social circles.
4. Day Shift
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Netflix
A hardworking dad out to provide for his daughter uses a boring pool-cleaning job as a front for his real gig: hunting and killing vampires.
5. Zombies 3
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Disney
Zed anticipates an athletic scholarship while Addison gears up for Seabrook’s first international cheer-off. Then suddenly, extraterrestrial beings arrive in Seabrook, provoking something other than friendly competition.
DOCUMENTARIES & REALITY
1. I Just Killed My Dad
Release date: 9th August
Where to watch: Netflix
A gripping true-crime documentary series from Skye Borgman, director of the award-winning “Abducted in Plain Sight.” Anthony Templet shot his father and never denied it. But why he did is a complex question with profound implications that go far beyond one family.
2. Post Malone: Runaway
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: Freevee
Ever wondered what it’s like to get an inside scoop of the life of an artist? Step into the world and learn the story of Grammy-nominated and diamond-certified recording artist, Post Malone.
3. sMothered
Release date: 8th August
Where to watch: TLC
The phrase “like mother, like daughter” can be a positive thing, but in “sMothered,” four outrageous mother/daughter duos take this phrase — and their bonds — to the extreme. These inseparable, obsessed, loving women are a constant in each other’s lives. They share their most challenging and exciting moments, including how they dress in matching outfits, get plastic surgery and injections, share the same bath water, and even share the same bed.
4. Password
Release date: 9th August
Where to watch: NBC
Legendary game show Password is returning to NBC for a brand new season. The quiz program first aired back in 1961 with Allen Ludden as host but the format has recently been revived as a segment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Now, following its success on The Tonight Show, Password is once again getting a full season of its own. The new episodes will star late night host Jimmy Fallon and be hosted by “Nope” actress Keke Palmer.
5. Instant Dream Home
Release date: 10th August
Where to watch: Netflix
A team of rapid-fire renovators takes big risks and makes painstaking plans to transform families’ homes from top to bottom in just 12 hours.
6. Iron Chef Brazil
Release date: 10th August
Where to watch: Netflix
Rising culinary talents battle Brazil’s best chefs to be named Iron Legend in this exhilarating competition hosted by Fernanda Souza and Andressa Cabral.
7. Court Night Live
Release date: 10th August
Where to watch: A&E
Hosted by Vinnie Politan and Judge Greg Mathis, with analysis from retired Judge Vonda Evans, “Court Night LIVE” sees civil cases from across the country litigated live from pop-up courtrooms in Philadelphia, Tampa, and Chicago in front of a gallery of community members. Politan, Mathis, and Evans provide context and bring their legal perspectives to viewers so that they can better understand how the wheels of justice turn.
8. RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race (Season 2)
Release date: 12th August
Where to watch: VH1
Three different fan favorites must give three different A-listers drag makeovers, and their queens battle it out in classic competitions for the title of America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar and prize money for the charity of their choice.
BONUS
1. Premier League
Release Date: Now
Where to watch: Sooka
LIVE sports and hyperlocal content powerhouse app – sooka – is back with a campaign for subscribers who are eagerly awaiting the 2022/2033 Premier League season. Its “Bola Ikut sooka” campaign invites football fans to enjoy all of the 380 LIVE matches of the season, giving them the freedom to choose how they watch football on their device of choice, and pay as they like. For more info, visit their website.
