Here's your guide to what's new on Paramount+ in August 2026! Try Paramount+ at ParamountPlus.com!
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Paramount has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports coming to Paramount+ in August. The Paramount Plus August 2026 schedule brings a mix of high-stakes drama, fan-favorite competition series, and marquee live sporting events.
This article is for Paramount+ in the U.S.
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The month is anchored by the return of Taylor Sheridan’s hit espionage thriller Lioness Season 3 (August 2), starring Zoe Saldaña, Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman, and Nicole Kidman, alongside the debut of new docuseries Special Ops TRUE (August 4), which revisits some of the most high-profile military missions of the last several decades with unseen footage.
Reality fans can also gear up for The Challenge: Cutthroat Season 42, premiering August 5, while Average Joe returns for its second season on August 19 with a globe-spanning adventure that raises the stakes for Joe and his crew.
Sports fans can tune in all month long for a knockout slate of live events, including UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry (August 15), multiple UFC Fight Night cards, the historic 10th season of Dana White’s Contender Series (August 11), where UFC hopefuls compete for the opportunity to earn a UFC contract, and Zuffa Boxing 10 (August 8).
Paramount+ also features continued coverage from the PGA Tour FedEx Cup (August 15-16), WNBA action, the UEFA Super Cup, and the return of European club soccer across the English Football League, Serie A, and Coppa Italia. Plus, NFL ON CBS preseason action on August 28 features the Cincinnati Bengals against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Rounding out the month, Paramount+ adds a wide range of library films, from acclaimed dramas and sci-fi favorites to beloved comedies and cult classics, including Blade Runner 2049, Gravity, Clue, Best in Show, You’ve Got Mail, The Bodyguard, and The Hangover trilogy.
PARAMOUNT+ AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS
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August 1 - UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
August 2 - Lioness Season 3 - Paramount+ Original Series
August 4 - Special Ops TRUE - NEW Paramount+ Docuseries
August 5 - The Challenge: Cutthroat Season 42 - Paramount+ Original Series
August 8 - UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
August 8 - Zuffa Boxing 10
August 11 - Dana White's Contender Series Season 10 - Paramount+ Original Series
August 15 - UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
August 19 - Average Joe Season 2 - Paramount+ Original Series
August 29 - UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
NEW EPISODES WEEKLY
Tuesdays - Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10 (NEW)
Wednesdays - Diarra From Detroit Season 2
Wednesdays - Average Joe Season 2 (NEW)
Thursdays: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4
PARAMOUNT+ AUGUST PROGRAMMING
August 1
10 Cloverfield Lane
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
As They Made Us*
Babel
Basic Instinct
Best in Show
Blade Runner 2049
Body Cam
Brave the Dark*
Cloverfield
Clue
Coneheads
Congo
Cop Land
Crawl
Crawlspace
Dead Man Walking
Disturbia
Don Jon
Duplex
Equilibrium
Escape From Alcatraz
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
Frankie & Johnny
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Get Hard
Gravity
He's Just Not That Into You
Hustle & Flow
Indecent Proposal
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Katy Perry The Movie: Part of Me
Labor Day
Machine Gun Preacher
Million Dollar Baby
My Boss's Daughter
On the Line
Organ Trail
Overlord
Risky Business
Sabrina
School Ties
Shaft
She's the Man
Sliver
Some Kind of Wonderful
The Bodyguard
The Doors
The Hangover
The Hangover Part II
The Hangover Part III
The Heartbreak Kid
The Hunted
The Lego Movie
The Lovely Bones
The Perfect Score
The Saint
The Sandlot
The Score
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Vault*
The Yards
Vampire in Brooklyn
Varsity Blues
What Women Want
Where The Wild Things Are
Wild Wild West
You're Dating a Narcissist!*
You've Got Mail
August 2
Lioness | Season 3 | Paramount+ Original Series
August 4
Special Ops TRUE | Season 1 | Paramount+ Original Docuseries
Dana White Contender Series (Seasons 1-4)
August 5
The Challenge: Cutthroat | Season 42 | Paramount+ Original Series
August 11
Dana White’s Contender Series | Season 10 | Paramount+ Original Series
August 15
Bleed For This*
August 19
Average Joe | Season 2 | Paramount+ Original Series
August 22
The Run For A Million** (CBS Special)
The Harvest*
August 23
The Cured*
August 30
Blue Valentine*
SPORTS
August 1 - WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Chicago Sky*
August 1 - UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
August 1-2 - PGA Tour: Rocket Classic (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 3 - BIG3 Basketball*
August 7 - PBR Team Series
August 8 - EFL Carabao Cup: Middlesbrough vs. Wrexham
August 8 - WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Minnesota Lynx*
August 8 - UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
August 8 - Zuffa Boxing 10
August 8-9 - PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 9 - BIG3 Basketball*
August 12 - UEFA Super Cup: PSG vs. Aston Villa
August 14 - PBR Team Series
August 14 - EFL Championship: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Blackburn Rovers
August 15 - BIG3 Basketball*
August 15 - UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
August 15-16 - PGA Tour: FedEx St. Jude Championship (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 16 - EFL Championship: Burnley vs. West Ham United
August 17 - EFL Championship: Cardiff City vs. Wrexham
August 21 - PBR Team Series
August 22 - BIG3 Basketball*
August 22 - Serie A: Inter vs. Monza
August 22-23 - PGA Tour: BMW Championship (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 23 - Serie A: Torino vs. Milan
August 28 - NFL ON CBS Preseason: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Philadelphia Eagles
August 28 - Serie A: Milan vs. Venezia
August 29 - WNBA : Chicago Sky @ New York Liberty*
August 29 - UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
August 29-30 - PGA Tour: TOUR Championship (Third and Fourth Round Coverage)*
August 30 - Major League Pickleball Finals*
August 30 - Serie A: Napoli vs. Como
Throughout August - English Football League competition
Throughout August - Serie A competition
Throughout August - Coppa Italia Frecciarossa
Throughout August - Scottish Professional Football League competition
ONLY ON PARAMOUNT+
Lioness | Season 3 | Scripted Series
Premieres August 2
As hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide. Joe (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 (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.
Cast: Academy Award winner Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Genesis Rodriguez, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Hannah Love Lanier, Thad Luckinbill, Ian Bohen, Michael Kelly, with Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman and Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman.
Executive Producers: Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Michael Friedman, Jill Wagner, David Lemanowicz, Geyer Kosinski and Keith Cox.
Special Ops TRUE | Docuseries
Premieres August 4
From the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, to saving our allies after the Taliban takeover, to Black Hawk Down in Somalia, and the rescue of a captured CIA operative in Panama, Special Ops TRUE reveals the untold stories behind some of the American military’s most daring secret missions—through exclusive footage and firsthand accounts from the Special Operations Forces who risked everything to carry them out.
The Challenge: Cutthroat | Season 42 | Unscripted Series
Premieres August 5
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.
Executive Producers: Julie Pizzi, Justin Booth and Jacob Lane (Bunim/Murray Productions); Benjamin Hurvitz and Melissa Tallerine (MTV)
Dana White’s Contender Series | Season 10 | Weekly Live Event
Premieres August 11
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.
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
Premieres August 15
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry is scheduled to take place on August 15 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Streaming live on Paramount+
Average Joe | Season 2 | Scripted Series
Premieres August 19
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.
Cast: Deon Cole, Malcolm Barrett, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Michael Trucco
Executive Producers: McG, Robb Cullen, Eric Dean Seaton, Corey Marsh, Mary Viola, Deb Evans, Deon Cole, Tyrone Finch, Rose Catherine Pinkney
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*Title is available to Paramount+ Premium subscribers.
**All Paramount+ Premium subscribers can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available to stream on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.
Dates for library titles are subject to change.
Key: [N] - Nickelodeon Show; [ATV] = AwesomenessTV; [NM] - Nickelodeon Movie.
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| Lioness | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Special Ops TRUE | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Lioness | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| The Challenge: Cutthroat | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Average Joe | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Diarra From Detroit | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Average Joe | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Lioness | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Average Joe | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Lioness | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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| Average Joe | Courtesy of Paramount+ |
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Originally published: July 24, 2026 at 00:46 BST.
What's New on Paramount+ in August 2026 | Streaming Release Schedule
Paramount+ August 2026 Movies, TV Shows, and Sports
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