Paramount+ US: What To Stream in August 2026

Make the most of the final stretch of summer with Paramount+, where August brings a mix of high-stakes drama, fan-favorite competition series, and marquee live sporting events. The month is anchored by the return of Taylor Sheridan’s hit espionage thriller Lioness season 3 (August 2), starring Zoe Saldaña, Michael Kelly, with 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

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 Spiderwick Chronicles
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 (Pictured)

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*

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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

Source: Paramount+

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