The Best Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy Streaming in August 2022

In this month's Nerd's Watch, io9 picks the best genre movies and TV shows coming to Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, and more.

PublishedAugust 1, 2022

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Ex Machina, Star Trek 2, Friday the 13th part 6, Prey, Spider-Man 2 — Some of the titles coming to streaming this month.

Welcome back to io9's monthly Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most.

As always, we’re including the best new films and TV coming to Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, and HBO Max—as well as Paramount+, Shudder, and Peacock. Folks, there may be too many streaming services.

Well, it’s time for the good stuff: the best of what’s streaming in August 2022. If you’re only interested in the services you subscribe to, you can jump directly to that page with these links:

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What’s Coming to Netflix in August 2022?

spiderman fighting doc ock — *Spider-Man 2*

What’s available on Netflix August 1?

Battle: Los Angeles

Constantine

Hardcore Henry

Men in Black

Men in Black II

Men in Black 3

Space Jam

Spider-Man

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 3

What’s available on Netflix August 4?

Super Giant Robot Brothers

What’s available on Netflix August 5?

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

The Sandman

Skyfall

What’s available on Netflix August 10?

Locke & Key: Season 3

What’s available on Netflix August 12?

Day Shift

What’s available on Netflix August 18?

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Season 3

What’s available on Netflix August 19?

The Cuphead Show!: Part 2

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What’s Coming to Prime Video in August 2022?

bones kirk and scotty. — *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*

What’s available on Prime Video August 1?

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Evil Dead (2013)

Face/Off

Firewalker

Fright Night (2011)

King Arthur (2004)

King Kong (1976)

Pet Sematary (1989)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Star Trek Generations

Star Trek: Insurrection

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Haunting (1999)

The Saint (1997)

Vampires Suck

Wayne’s World II

What’s available on Prime Video August 10?

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

What’s available on Prime Video August 20?

RoboCop (2014)

What’s available on Prime Video August 26?

Samaritan (2022)

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What’s Coming to Hulu in August 2022?

predator stalking a woman. — The new *Predator* movie, *Prey.*

What’s available on Hulu August 1?

Black Swan

The Blair Witch Project

Blast from the Past

Book of Shadows: The Blair Witch 2

The Chronicles of Riddick

Despicable Me

Despicable Me 2

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters II

Groundhog Day

Hotel Transylvania

In Time

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Ninja Assassin

Source Code

Spider-Man

Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 3

Surf’s Up

Synecdoche, New York

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

What’s available on Hulu August 5?

Prey

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What’s Coming to Disney+ in August 2022?

What’s available on Disney+ August 3?

Lightyear

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel

What’s available on Disney+ August 5?

The Lion King (2019) (Sing-Along Version)

The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (Sing-Along Version)

Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation

What’s available on Disney+ August 10?

I Am Groot

What’s available on Disney+ August 17?

Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends (S2)

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law

What’s available on Disney+ August 19?

Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Sing-Along Version)

Beauty and the Beast (2017) (Sing-Along Version)

Tangled (Sing-Along Version)

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What’s Coming to HBO Max in August 2022?

What’s available on HBO Max August 1?

Blue Velvet

Bug

Charlie’s Angels

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

DC Showcases Short: Constantine - The House of Mystery

Ex Machina

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

From Hell

Garfield

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Source Code

Stardust

The Devil’s Backbone

The One

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Transcendence

Tusk

Under the Skin

What’s available on HBO Max August 3?

Belle (2021)

What’s available on HBO Max August 21?

House of the Dragon (Series Premiere)

What’s available on HBO Max August 25?

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Version)

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What’s Coming to Paramount+ in August 2022?

What’s available on Paramount+ August 1?

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Evil Dead

Face/Off

Friday The 13th - Part II

Friday the 13th - Part III

Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Prophecy

The Exorcism Of Emily Rose

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

What’s available on Paramount+ August 4?

Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head

What’s available on Paramount+ August 11?

Candyman

The Addams Family 2

What’s available on Paramount+ August 12?

Secret Headquarters

What’s available on Paramount+ August 14?

South Park The 25th Anniversary Concert

What’s available on Paramount+ August 19?

Orphan: First Kill

What’s available on Paramount+ August 22?

Robocop

What’s available on Paramount+ August 25?

Star Trek Lower Decks (S3)

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What’s Coming to Shudder in August 2022?

Carria at prom, before it goes bad — Carrie

What’s available on Shudder August 1?

Allegoria

Creepshow

Land of the Dead

Monkey Shines

The Crazies

Season of the Witch

Carrie

Misery

Salem’s Lot

Firestarter

Firestarter: Rekindled (Series)

Cat’s Eye

Needful Things

What’s available on Shudder August 3?

Amityville: The Evil Escapes

Amityville: A New Generation

Amityville: Dollhouse

What’s available on Shudder August 4?

What Josiah Saw

What’s available on Shudder August 8?

The Oracle

Freeway

What’s available on Shudder August 9?

Motherly

Marionette

What’s available on Shudder August 16?

Alone With You

Achoura

Bloody Oranges

What’s available on Shudder August 18?

Glorious

The Innocents

What’s available on Shudder August 22?

100 Monsters

Spook Warfare

Along with Ghosts

Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch

What’s available on Shudder August 23?

So Vam

What’s available on Shudder August 26?

Watcher

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What’s Coming to Peacock in August 2022?

the mummy hunting rachel and brendan — The Mummy

What’s available on Peacock August 1?

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Beach

Billy Madison

The Book of Eli

Cape Fear (1991)

Cooties

Enemy of the State

Flatliners (1990)

Gods of Egypt

Hulk (2003)

The Huntsman: Winter’s War

The Mummy (1999)

The Mummy Returns

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Now You See Me

Now You See Me 2

The Punisher (2004)

Punisher: War Zone (2008)

The Purge: Anarchy

Quantum Leap (S1-5)

Robin Hood (2010)

Salt

The Scorpion King

Serenity

Shrek

Shrek 2

Snow White and the Huntsman

Stir of Echoes

Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming

Upgrade

Waterworld

You’re Next

Zathura: A Space Adventure

What’s available on Peacock August 5?

They/Them

What’s available on Peacock August 16?

Self/less

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