Your August streaming watchlist: the best TV shows and films you should be streaming in August 2025

We’ve pulled together the best of the best across BBC iPlayer, Channel 4, Prime Video and Paramount+ and in On Demand. So, keep scrolling to see all our highlights on Virgin TV this month. Or check out what’s new on Netflix this month and what to stream on Disney+ right now for our pick of the best TV and movies on those streamers.

Need some tips on how to access some of these services on Virgin TV? You’ll find them at the end of this article.

Here’s our picks of the best stuff to stream this August.

Stream it now in Apps > Prime Video

Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer are the centre of this action-packed comedy that will have you in stitches. When a routine cash pick-up from Russell (Murphy) and Travis (Davidson) takes a turn for the worse, it’s up to our mismatched heroes to come together and stop ruthless criminal mastermind Zoe (Palmer) from stealing millions of dollars in a high-risk heist. Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Jack Kesy (Without Remorse) and WWE’s Roman Reigns also star.

Stream it from Friday 15 August in Apps > Prime Video

Nicole Kidman is enjoying one of the most prolific periods of her career, on both the big and small screens. This much talked-about, critically acclaimed erotic thriller turns the tables on the usual “high-powered man has affair with younger female colleague” trope that has dominated Hollywood movies: instead, Kidman is the CEO who puts her career on the line when intern Samuel (Harris Dickinson) enters her life. Fans of Basic Instinct or Fatal Attraction will love Babygirl.

Stream season 2 from Friday 22 August in Apps > Prime Video. Season 1 available now

Brian Cox (Succession) returns in season 2 of the epic adventure show from the producers behind the James Bond films. As The Controller, he’s the on-screen mastermind behind the game as nine pairs of intrepid contestants must channel their inner 007 as they compete in tasks around the globe. They’ll take on challenges straight out of the world of Bond that will test their skill, strategy and ingenuity – and push their relationships to the limit.

Stream season 1 from Wednesday 27 August in Apps > Prime Video. The Terminal List season 1 available now

If you’re, ahem, hungry like a wolf for more stories set in the world of action conspiracy thriller The Terminal List, this prequel series set seven years before the events of the 2022 hit series follows the origin story of Ben Edwards (played once again by Taylor Kitsch) in his journey from the Navy SEALs to the CIA Special Operations. Kitsch is joined in the series by Chris Pratt, who reprises his role as James Reece, alongside Tom Hopper and Rona-Lee Shimon.

Butterfly

Stream season 1 from Wednesday 13 August in Apps > Prime Video

Character-driven spy thriller in which a former US intelligence operative living in South Korea has his life blown to pieces when he finds a young agent has been assigned to kill him.

Sausage Party: Foodtopia

Stream season 2 from Wednesday 13 August in Apps > Prime Video. Season 1 available now

Frank (Seth Rogen), Barry (Michael Cera) and Sammy (Edward Norton) find themselves in New Foodland. But does their new idyllic home hide a dark secret?

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Stream season 4 from Wednesday 18 August in Apps > Prime Video. Seasons 1-3 availalble now

In the four-part series finale event of this sci-fi show from Emmy-winning writer Greg Daniels (The Office), the characters in a technologically advanced future are tested like never before.

The Map That Leads To You

Stream it from Wednesday 20 August in Apps > Prime Video

In this romantic drama movie, Heather (Madelyn Cline, Outer Banks) has her European adventure interrupted when she meets Jack (KJ Apa, Riverdale).

Stream series 1 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer

National treasure David Attenborough returns for an enlightening new series about life as a parent in the animal kingdom. The five-parter captures creatures great and small as they devise extraordinary strategies to ensure that their young survive in the wild, from lions in the Kalahari Desert and burrowing owls in Texas to hippos in Tanzania and crabs in Indonesia. Fascinating stuff.

Stream it now in Apps > BBC iPlayer

Sail away on a swashbuckling adventure in this BAFTA-nominated animation that’s perfect for all the family. The screen adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s beloved children’s tale follows Michael, a young boy who ends up shipwrecked on a remote island. When he encounters a mysterious fellow inhabitant, the pair must work together to save their fragile home from dangerous invaders. Sally Hawkins (Paddington), Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) and Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins) lead the voice cast.

Stream series 1 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer

Rob Brydon is your host for this exhilarating new travel game show that sends 13 contestants on the journey of a lifetime across Europe. The catch? They have no idea where they are and must use all their smarts to crack a series of cryptic clues for their shot at winning a mega £100,000 cash prize. Like The Traitors, it’s based on a European format (Belgian rather than Dutch) that’s been a success around the world, so come along for the wild ride in the UK version of this high-stakes competition, with new episodes weekly on Wednesdays.

The Gone

Stream series 2 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer. Series 1 also available

In New Zealand, Dublin detective Theo Richter (Richard Flood) and local DS Diana Huia (Acushla-Tara Kupe) track down a missing journalist in a heart-thumping race against time.

Mrs Brown’s Boys

Stream series 5 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer. Series 1-4 also available

The loudest and proudest woman in all of Ireland and her merry rabble are back for more laugh-out-loud high jinks. Brendan O’Carroll returns as doting mother Mrs Brown.

Chloe Ayling: My Unbelievable Kidnapping

Stream it now in Apps > BBC iPlayer

Over three episodes, model Chloe Ayling recounts her terrifying 2017 ordeal when she was kidnapped in Milan by an international criminal gang known as Black Death.

Annika

Stream series 2 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer. Series 1 also available

Get ready for more fourth wall-breaking musings as Nicola Walker steps back into the shoes of DI Annika Strandhed to solve more murky murders on Scotland’s waterways.

VJ Day 80: We Were There

Stream it from Wednesday 13 August in Apps > BBC iPlayer

To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, Rachel Burden presents special coverage of first-hand testimonies from the last surviving veterans of the Second World War.

Stream series 7 in Apps > Channel 4. Series 1-6 available now

While Ross Kemp’s assessment in comedy Extras that “SAS” stands for “Super Army Soldiers” was not quite accurate, watching Who Dares Wins makes that moniker feel more accurate in every episode. Another batch of 14 celebs will be put through their paces to see if they have what it takes to join the Special Air Service. Spoiler: they rarely do. Contestants this time include ex-footballers Adebayo “The Beast” Akinfenwa and Troy Deeney, former Love Islander Chloe Burrows, choreographer Louis Spence and The Traitors snake Harry Clark.

Stream it now in Apps > Channel 4

An estimated 2.6 million people in the UK have ADHD, the complex neurological condition that has become one of the public’s most-searched health-related topics. But often many people are sitting on waiting lists waiting for a formal diagnosis. This programme, fronted by Dr Karan Rajan and Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, will separate fact from fiction regarding what the traits of ADHD might look like and what it‘s really like to experience it, as well as sharing creative advice for those viewers living with an ADHD brain.

Stream series 14 from Monday 11 August in Apps > Channel 4. Series 1-13 available now

Singer Kerry Katona, The Chase’s Mark “The Beast” Labbett, S Club 7’s Jon Lee, Love Island All Stars’ Olivia Hawkins and Too Hot To Handle’s Louis Russell are all on the hunt for love as they give over their romance autonomy to a dating agency. The Beast aside, all these celebs have previously put their hearts out there on reality dating show – but the fact they’re back to do battle in the arena we call love is a measure of how successful they’ve been. Will they finally find their forever person this time?

Stream it from Sunday 31 August in Apps > Channel 4

The hugely popular series following staff and students at Thornhill Community Academy, which first aired in 2013, returns more than 10 years later. Among its many touching moments was when big-hearted and inspirational English teacher Mr Burton helped a pupil overcome his stutter by using a technique he’d seen in the film The King’s Speech. Now headteacher, Mr Burton is back on screens to face fresh challenges, including modern-day ones like social media and teacher recruitment.

Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD and Me

Stream it from Wednesday 6 August in Apps > Channel 4

Comedian, actor and artist Johnny Vegas embarks on his most personal project in an honest and heartfelt conversation about mental health and understanding yourself.

Perfect Pub Walks

Stream series 2 from Tuesday 12 August in Apps > Channel 4. Series 1 available now

Alexander Armstrong sets out on some of the most spectacular pub walks the country has to offer, joined by the likes of Lenny Henry, Chris McCausland and James May.

Titanic: Secrets Of The Shipwreck

Stream it from Tuesday 26 August in Apps > Channel 4

The infamous ship continues to enthral us more than a century after striking an iceberg. This new documentary delves into how the shipwreck was found.

The Inheritance

Stream it from Sunday 31 August in Apps > Channel 4

Wickedly new immersive reality competition filled with drama, mind games and mischief from the team behind The Traitors UK and Squid Game: The Challenge.

Stream seasons 1-26 now in On Demand > Comedy Central

If you read the news – and we wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t – South Park seems to be ruffling as many feathers as it always did. With the latest season 27 causing quite a bit of noise (and Paramount+ subscribers can stream weekly episodes now), there are 26 seasons of animated hilarity waiting for you in On Demand. Whether it’s your first watch or you’re rewatching your favourite episodes for the millionth time, South Park remains the place to leave your woes behind.

Stream series 1-8 now in On Demand > Comedy Central

This August, you can catch episodes of everyone’s favourite sci-fi comedy every night on U&GOLD HD (CH 124) at 8pm. You can also stream every episode of the original smegtacular run of 8 series, including favourites like “Back To Reality” (series 5, episode 6), “Stoke Me A Clipper” (series 7, episode 2), “Legion” (series 6, episode 2) and the Emmy Award-winning “Gunmen Of The Apocalypse” (series 6, episode 3). Fans continue to debate their favourite episodes all these years later. So, what will yours be?

Stream series 1 now in On Demand > U&W or in Apps > U

While most national days are quite random or entirely pointless (National Crayon Day on 31 March, anyone?), we’re all in for International Dog Day on Tuesday 26 August in celebration of Very Good Boys and Very Good Girls across the world. Our furries, floofs and fluffs make our days brighter and the least they deserve is a day that’s all about them. So treat them (and yourself) to this lovely show as Pete immerses himself in the emotional world of dog care at Basildon's Dogs Trust rehoming centre.

Stream seasons 1-11 from Friday 15 August in On Demand > Sky Comedy

All 11 seasons of the brilliant sitcom are now available to stream on Virgin TV. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra Messing), a straight interior designer. The series originally ran for eight seasons from 1998 to 2006 before a surprise three-season comeback a decade later in 2017. Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes also star.

Mr Bigstuff

Stream series 1-2 now in On Demand > Sky Max

Danny Dyer returns to the streets of Loughton, Essex, for more misadventures. Geezer Lee (Dyer) and his brother Glen (Ryan Sampson) learn to their shock that their father is alive.

Deadliest Catch

Stream season 21 now in On Demand > Discovery. Seasons 15-16 + 18-20 also available

Deadliest Catch marks its 20th anniversary on screens this year, as Captains Sig Hansen and Keith Colburn lead their crew through more rough and ready waters.

MasterChef Australia

Stream season 17 now in On Demand > U&W or Apps > U. Seasons 1-16 also available

Things are heating up Down Under as 24 former contestants head back into the kitchen for another shot at cinching the MasterChef Australia crown.

Fire Country

Stream season 3 now in On Demand > Sky Witness. Seasons 1-2 also available

Following his releases from Three Rock, former convict Bode Donovan (Max Thieriot) navigates life outside the inmate programme on his journey to becoming a full-time firefighter.

Stream episodes 1-3 of season 2 now on Paramount+, with weekly episodes from Thursday 8 August. Season 1 also available

From the team behind Deadpool comes a second chapter of this high-octane action-comedy that’ll have you on the edge of your seat. This time round motor-mouthed delivery driver John Doe (Anthony Mackie) and gun-slinging car thief Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz) face their biggest challenge yet, as they battle foes old and new in Calypso’s twisted demolition derby to win a wish that’ll end inequality in the Divided States of America. Cowabunga!

Stream it from Thursday 7 August on Paramount+

Tim Fehlbaum’s Oscar-nominated drama pieces together the terrifying events of the 1972 Munich massacre as you’ve never seen them before. Inspired by the true story of the American ABC crew who were covering the Summer Olympics at the time, the film is told through their perspective as they debate whether they should be covering the story at all while it rapidly snowballs into an international hostage crisis. Peter Sarsgaard (The Lost Daughter) and John Magaro (Past Lives) star.

Stream episodes 1-2 of season 2 from Friday 29 August on Paramount+, with weekly episodes from Friday 5 September. Season 1 available now

Rylan Clark returns to hosting duties for a second series of this dating show, filmed in a luxurious villa in Panama. Fans can expect even more twists and turns as another group of sexy singletons arrives for one steamy stay. In case the title hasn’t given things away yet, the contestants have to conduct their search for true love in their birthday suits. Rather them than us!

Murder 360

Stream season 1 now on Paramount+

This true crime series examines 10 shocking murder cases from every angle, using intimate interviews, expert analysis and rare footage to investigate each crime.

Teen Mom UK

Stream season 12 from Wednesday 20 August on Paramount+. Seasons 1-11 available now

Join Amber, Chloe, Mia and Sassi as they give an access-all-areas glimpse into the highs and lows of juggling motherhood as young adults.

NCIS: Tony & Ziva

Stream episodes 1-3 of season 1 from Thursday 4 September on Paramount+, with weekly episodes from Thursday 11 September

NCIS’s Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) get their own spin-of. The pair go on the run with their daughter across Europe after Tony’s security company is attacked.

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