Stuck with what to watch on HBO Max in August 2025? Start with these five new movies and shows with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.

A new A24 title, The Legend of Ochi, is alsoset to land on the platform. That will be available from August 15. It follows a shy girl who is raised to fear the ochi species, meeting a young ochi that was left behind, and forming an unlikely bond with them.

This weekend, settle in with one of the many great movies that have arrived to streaming, like the new Happy Gilmore sequel on Netflix, the A24 horror-comedy Death of a Unicorn on HBO Max, The Phoenician Scheme on Peacock,

This month includes the return of Wednesday Addams and a new series from the creative minds behind “BoJack Horseman.”

Wednesday, King of the Hill, and more return to streaming this week. Welcome to August. The last full month of summer is here, and with it is a brand new batch of movies and TV series to keep you from having to go outside into the heat.

Netflix isn't adding a ton of new shows and movies this week. It's honestly the slowest week I've seen for the streaming service that I can remember. But maybe that's what happens when you have to clear out for the phenomenon that is "Wednesday.