Paramount+ – quick links
Paramount+: new in August
Lioness Season 3 – 2 August
Series. As hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide, Joe (Zoe Saldaña) walks the line between duty and home as unseen forces circle her world. Patterns appear where they shouldn’t, names vanish, and paths rearrange. Guided by Kaitlyn ( Nicole Kidman) and Westfield (Michael Kelly), Joe confronts enemies operating in the shadows, leaving her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life.
The Challenge: Cutthroat Season 42 – 5 August
Unscripted Series. Set in Thailand, 24 veteran and newcomer competitors battle for a share of a $500,000 grand prize in a ruthless team competition where success depends on crossing the finish line together.
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10 – 11 August
Weekly live event. Dana White’s Contender Series, the iconic talent-discovery show, returns for its historic 10th season, showcasing a new crop of UFC hopefuls competing to earn a UFC contract from Dana White and UFC matchmakers.
Average Joe Season 2 – 19 August
Scripted series. When a new threat connected to the Russian mob puts his family at risk, Joe and his crew embark on a globe-spanning mission that takes them from Pittsburgh to South Africa in search of answers. Set against the stunning backdrop of Cape Town, they’ll uncover shocking secrets, face dangerous new enemies and find themselves in increasingly impossible situations where every decision could have life-or-death consequences.
Starring Deon Cole, Malcolm Barrett, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams and Michael Trucco.
Dalliance – 27 August
Scripted series. Dalliance is a heart-wrenching, affectionate and at times hilarious Australian relationship drama in which a group of best friends discover that life, love and sex in their sixties are not what they expected.
When charismatic ex-cameraman Billy (Hugo Weaving) meets restaurateur Dani (Heather Mitchell) on a Sydney Harbour ferry, their worlds collide. The attraction is undeniable, and sparks might fly … if Billy wasn’t happily married to Rose (Georgie Parker), his wife of 40 years.
Billy brings Dani home to meet Rose, triggering a series of life-changing events which have far reaching consequences. Their closest friends and family are impacted; intimate relationships are formed, and others shattered. Lies are told, memories are unreliable, and absolute truths are never known.
Starring Heather Mitchell (Narrow Road to the Deep North, Love Me, Fake), Georgie Parker (Home & Away, All Saints), Hugo Weaving (Slow Horses, Patrick Melrose, Love Me) and David Wenham (Fake, Elvis).
The Magic Faraway Tree – 28 August
Film (2026). A modern family relocates to the remote English countryside, where their children discover a magical tree inhabited by eccentric characters. As they journey to fantastical lands at the top of the Faraway Tree, they rediscover imagination, adventure and the importance of family.
Starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan and Nonso Anozie.
Films coming to Paramount+ in August 2026
- 28 Days
- A Few Good Men
- Bad Santa
- Blade Runner 2049
- Blue Crush
- Blue Crush 2
- Bodies Bodies Bodies
- Call Me by Your Name
- Charlie’s Angels
- Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
- Closer
- Django Unchained
- Everest
- Get Away
- Hating Alison Ashley
- Honey (2003)
- Hotel Transylvania
- Hotel Transylvania 2
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
- I Am Ali
- In Good Company
- Jawbreaker
- Jerry Maguire
- Legends of the Fall
- Not Another Teen Movie
- Primate
- Sabrina Down Under
- Stepmom
- Street Fighter
- The Boss Baby: Family Business
- The Brutalist
- The Croods
- The Croods: A New Age
- The Invention of Lying
- The Last of the Mohicans
- The Magic Faraway Tree
- The Net
- The Social Network
- Trolls: World Tour
- Twisted (2026)
- Vertical Limit
- White Chicks
- Wolf Man
