New Hulu TV Shows and Movies in August 2026

Non-supernatural shows about young people mostly fall into two camps: witty, good-looking people hooking up and realizing that adulting is hard, or witty, good-looking people hooking up and running from psychopaths. In August, Hulu's release schedule has both of those. The FX comedy Adults returns for its second season of trying to figure out how to be a grown-up, and the new thriller The Shards, created by Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis, follows a group of teens in 1980s Los Angeles who might have a serial killer among their social circle. And if you want a show that combines both of those, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns for Season 18.

For a more poetic viewing experience, do check out the documentary Time and Water, which comes from the director of the Oscar-nominated Fire of Love. And for a more paranormal viewing experience, the anticipated director's cut of 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe hits Hulu in the middle of the month. 

Below you'll find our picks for what to watch, plus the full list of everything coming to Hulu in August. 

Next month's guide: New Hulu shows and movies in September 2026
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The best new shows and movies on Hulu in August

Time and Water (Aug. 1)

One of my favorite documentaries of the 2020s is Sara Dosa's Oscar-nominated story of love and volcanoes, Fire of Love. Dosa returns four years later with Time and Water, another personal story of someone's relationship with a force of nature, this time on the other side of the heat index. The film serves as a biography of Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason and an exploration of Iceland's melting glaciers. Using home footage filmed by Magnason's parents, Time and Water attempts the near impossible: a cinematic time capsule at both a micro- and macroscopic level. [Trailer]

The Shards (Aug. 5)

Bret Easton Ellis' 2023 semi-autobiographical novel about hypersexualized teens and a serial killer gets adapted by — who else? — Ryan Murphy. The drama tags along as a group of privileged prep school seniors in 1980s Los Angeles explore all the things those kinds of teens are wont to do. But things get heavier when Bret (Igby Rigney) suspects the mysterious new transfer (Homer Gere) is a serial killer targeting teens. [Trailer]

Adults Season 2 (Aug. 27)

Gen Z gets things done. FX's new hangout comedy about young people entering their post-college years is back for Season 2 just barely over a year after Season 1 ended. Expect more messiness, especially with the growing love triangle between Paul Baker (Jack Innanen), Issa (Amita Rao), and Anton (Owen Thiele). Hulu is also releasing a special standalone prequel episode centered on Paul Baker on July 31.

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Everything new on Hulu in August

Coming in August
The Girls: A Khloé Kardashian Project

Aug. 1
2012 (2009)
2012 En Espanol (2009)
90 Day Fiance: The Other Way: Complete Season 7
Amor es Amor (2026)
The Blackening (2023)
Blood Runs Cold: Complete Season 1
Bride Killa: Complete Season 1
The Bye Bye Man (2017)
Casino (1995)
Cboys: Creator Essentials: Complete Season 1
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
Collins Key: Ultimate Challenges: Complete Season 1
The Commuter (2018)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Extra Emily: Creator Essentials: Complete Season 1
Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
Halloweentown (1998)
Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)
High School Musical (2006)
Jacksepticeye: Creator Essentials: Complete Season 1
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Kids Baking Championship: Complete Seasons 7-8
Life (2017)
Life En Espanol (2017)
The Lizzie Mcguire Movie (2003)
Lollapalooza: Livestream
Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Men in Black 3 En Espanol (2012)
Men in Black En Espanol (1997)
Men in Black II (2002)
Men in Black II En Espanol (2002)
Private Eyes: Complete Seasons 1-6
Seven Pounds (2008)
Seven Pounds En Espanol (2008)
She's the Man (2006)
Short Circuit (1986)
Short Circuit En Espanol (1986)
Smashed (2012)
Smashed En Espanol (2012)
Sofie Dossi: Creator Essentials: Complete Season 1
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Something's Gotta Give En Espanol (2003)
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Southland Tales (2007)
Southland Tales En Espanol (2007)
Sparkle (2012)
Sparkle En Espanol (2012)
Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels (2002)
Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels En Espanol (2002)
Summer Baking Championship: Complete Season 1
Time and Water
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Tyler Perry's House of Pain: Complete Seasons 1-6
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns: Complete Seasons 1-6
Untitled Home Invasion Romance (2026)

Aug. 3
2026 LoL KeSPA Cup: Livestream
Ex Machina (2014)
Futurama: Season 14 Premiere
MaXXXine (2024)
Pearl (2022)
X (2022)

Aug. 4
Betrayal: Dirty Secrets: Season 4 Premiere
Imaginary (2024)

Aug. 5
The Shards: Premiere – 9 p.m. ET
Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi: Complete Season 1

Aug. 6
After Jackie: Complete Season 1
Disney+ Hulu Throwbacks Podcast: Premiere
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
History's Greatest Of All Time With Peyton Manning: Complete Season 1
WWE's Greatest Moments: Complete Season 1
WWE Rivals: Complete Seasons 1, 2, and 5

Aug. 7
Flex X Cop: Season 2 Premiere
LOL Live: Bresha Webb (2026)
Murder Club: Complete Season 1 (Korean)
Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025)

Aug. 8
1000-lb Sisters: Complete Seasons 4-5
American Monster: Complete Seasons 10-12
Say Yes to the Dress: Complete Season 17

Aug. 12
Run Lola Run En Espanol (1999)
Saving Silverman En Espanol (2001)

Aug. 13
MonsterQuest Specials: Complete Season 1
MonsterQuest: Complete Seasons 1-2
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear

Aug. 14
Busboys (2026)
Violent Ends (2025)
The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn (2026) – Director's Cut

Aug. 15
Bakers vs. Fakers: Complete Season 2
Evil Lives Here: Complete Seasons 10 and 19
Expedition X: Complete Seasons 8-9
Next Goal Wins (2023)
Say Yes to the Dress: Complete Season 18

Aug. 17
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 18 Premiere

Aug. 19
Greedy People (2024)

Aug. 20
Biography: WWE Legends: Complete Seasons 1, 2, and 4
Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers In America: Complete Season 1
LION: Complete Season 1

Aug. 22
9/11: Reunited: Complete Season 1
All of Us Strangers (2023)
The Christophers (2025)
Elevation (2024)
My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?: Complete Seasons 3-4
MythBusters: Complete Seasons 6-7

Aug. 23
Beast Mode (2020)

Aug. 24
A Heartland Christmas: Complete Season 1
Heartland: Complete Seasons 1-19
MAO: Season 1, Episodes 1-13 (Dubbed)

Aug. 27
Adults: Season 2 Premiere
Celebrity Ghost Stories (Classics): Complete Seasons 3-5

Aug. 28
Desert Warrior (2026)

Aug. 29
1000-lb Sisters: Complete Seasons 7-8
Four Weddings: Complete Seasons 6-8