July might have been light on quantity, but its biggest offerings delivered (thanks to Netflix) with Stranger Things season 3 continuing the Hawkins saga while Orange Is the New Black season 7 wrapped up its tale. And we also got a new addition with Amazon's The Boys, which proposed corporatisation and capitalism as the evils in its superhero black comedy. In August, TV buffs can look forward to sophomore runs for the popular Sacred Games, the critically-acclaimed Mindhunter, and the BAFTA-winning, Emmy-nominated Succession. And there's more in August, be it a prequel to a three decade-old property or genres such as neo-noir fantasy, period horror, and comic book fare.
Waiting for Sacred Games 2? Netflix Has a Lot More to Offer in August[1]
Here are upcoming TV shows on Netflix[2], Amazon Prime Video[3], and Hotstar[4] in the month of August.
Dear White People
When: August 2
Where: Netflix
In season 3, writer-director Justin Simien will continue to offer social commentary with his exploration of racism, white privilege, and cultural appropriation and assimilation at a fictional Ivy League university. Giancarlo Esposito jumps from narrator to on-screen character, as the end of season 2 showed, with Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black), Blair Underwood (When They See Us), rapper Flavor Flav, and Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) joining him as season 3 guests.
A Black Lady Sketch Show
When: August 3
Where: Hotstar
Insecure creator Issa Rae is an executive producer on this half-hour sketch comedy series that will feature several well-known African-Americans in Lena Waithe, Angela Bassett, Gina Torres, Yvette Nicole Brown, Laverne Cox, and Larry Wilmore among others. Robin Thede (The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore) is creator...