August 2025 is serving up a loaded lineup of theatrical premieres that are set to shake up the summer, from slapstick reboots and animated sequels to chilling horrors and slick crime dramas.

The Naked Gun reboot (Aug 21) hits with Liam Neeson stepping into the iconic shoes of Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., backed by a star-studded ensemble including Pamela Anderson and Paul Walter Hauser.

Horror fans, mark your calendar: Weapons (Aug 7) from director Zach Cregger stars Julia Garner and Josh Brolin in a haunting schoolhouse mystery where children inexplicably vanish at midnight. And for action devotees, Nobody 2 (Aug 14) sees Bob Odenkirk back in explosive form, with Sharon Stone and Colin Hanks joining the mayhem. READ MORE.

August is absolutely stacked with high-profile TV premieres and long-awaited returns. Netflix kicks off the month with the highly anticipated second season of Wednesday (Aug 6), as Jenna Ortega dons her black dress and deadpan delivery once more. With Tim Burton back behind the camera and new cast regulars like Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán stepping up, it promises more gothic mayhem than ever. Over on Apple TV+, Chief of War (Aug 1) marks Jason Momoa’s biggest swing yet, an epic historical drama set during Hawaii’s unification, with sweeping visuals and a powerful lead performance.

Sci-fi fans will want to tune into Alien: Earth (Aug 12), a prequel-style thriller that finally brings the Xenomorph terror to home soil. Meanwhile, Starz debuts Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Aug 8), a sprawling prequel exploring Jamie Fraser’s family history, bridging 18th-century Scotland with the trauma of WWI. READ MORE.