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August TV Calendar
The following list provides the dates of the new dramas that will air on streaming services as well as the major and cable networks and the made-for-TV movies and more that will all air during August:
August 1 – The season finale of Strange Angel will air today on CBS All Access
August 1 – The series finale of iZombie will air on The CW at 8 PM
August 1 – The summer finale of Siren will air on Freeform at 8 PM
August 2 – The season finale of Swamp Thing will air on DC Universe today
August 2 – The two-hour season finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air on ABC at 8 PM
August 2 – The original telefilm Descendants 3 will debut on Disney at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Mal (Dove Cameron) and her friends face their biggest challenge yet when an unfathomable dark force threatens the people of Auradon. The cast includes the late Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, China Anne McClain and Mitchell Hope [among others].
August 3 – The Hallmark Channel movie Love and Sunshine will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Ally Craig (Danica McKellar) has been fostering retired military dog, Sunshine, as she recovers from a broken engagement. But sparks fly again when Sunshine’s military partner, Jake Terry (Mark Deklin) returns to claim the dog.
August 3 – The Lifetime movie V.C. Andrews’ Heaven Casteel Saga: Dark Angel will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This film picks up directly after Heaven (Annalise Basso) finds a new life in her estranged grandmother and grandfather, Jillian (Kelly Rutherford) and Tony Tatterton’s (Jason Priestley) exquisite Boston mansion, Farthinggale Manor. But even in the world of wealthy, there are strange forebodings, secrets best forgotten. As Heaven reaches out for love, she is slowly ensnared in a sinister web of cruel deceits.
August 4 – The final season of Preacher will premiere on AMC at the special time of 9 PM followed by a second episode at its regular timeslot of 10 PM
August 4 – The season finale of Euphoria will air at 10 PM on HBO
August 4 – Perpetual Grace, LTD will air its season finale on EPIX at 10 PM
August 4 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries telefilm Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When someone begins taunting Aurora Teagarden (Candace Cameron Bure) with cryptic clues left at crime scenes, the librarian-turned-crime buff attempts to figure out who is behind the creepy “game.” But when the people closest to Aurora become targets, the game takes on a much more dangerous edge as it points to a planned murder. Aurora’s blossoming relationship with Professor Nick Miller (Niall Matter) might be the source of jealousy that is driving the crime spree, Aurora must be especially careful not to become the next victim. The film also co-stars Marilu Henner.
August 5 – The second season premiere of Five Points will air on Facebook today
August 6 – The 100 will air its season finale on The CW at 9 PM
August 6 – Blood & Treasure will air its season finale on CBS at 10 PM
August 6 – The summer finale of Good Trouble will air at 8 PM on Freeform
August 7 – The new drama Bulletproof will debut on The CW at 8 PM
Show Synopsis: The action-thriller follows two undercover cops, Bishop (Noel Clarke from Doctor Who and Star Trek: Into Darkness) and Pike (Ashley Walters from Top Boy) as they chase down hardened criminals in London’s East End. Despite their differences, Bishop and Pike work brilliantly together even when the chemistry between them looks set to explode.
August 7 – BH 90210 will air its “series” premiere on FOX at 9 PM
Show Synopsis: Having gone their separate ways since the series ended 19 years ago, the cast reunites at a 30th anniversary fan convention in Las Vegas, causing old flames, feuds and feelings to reignite. At the end of the weekend, Tori suggests they get a 90210 reboot of the ground. All of the original cast – except for the late Luke Perry – will return to play heightened versions of themselves with new cast members, including La La Anthony, Vanessa Lachey and Ivan Sergei joining them.
August 8 – The Outpost will move to its new timeslot on The CW at 8 PM
August 9 – The third season premiere of Glow will air on Netflix today
August 9 – Jett will air its season finale on Cinemax at 10 PM
August 10 – The Hallmark Channel movie A Taste of Summer will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Gabby Ferrar (Roselyn Sanchez) moves to the town of Bright Shore, Massachusetts to open a restaurant after a stint as a sous chef in New York. Upon arrival, she encounters Caleb Delaney (Eric Winter, Sanchez’s real life husband), a single father who runs his own restaurant and coaches the girls’ softball team. Both restaurants will compete in the Taste of summer Food Festival hosted in Bright Shore. During the course of the summer, Gabby finds joy in running her own restaurant as she rediscovers her passion and gets to know Caleb.
August 10 – The new Lifetime move V.C. Andrews’ Heaven Casteel Saga: Fallen Hearts will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Based on the third book, this movie follows Heaven, now happily married and ready to settle back in her hometown. But after a trip to Farthinggale manor, Heaven is persuaded to stay. Lured by her grandfather Tony to live amidst the wealthy and privileged Heaven seems to have it all until the ghosts of her past rise up once more, threatening her precious new life.
August 10 – The UP TV movie Art of Falling in Love will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A spirited artist (Kimberly-Sue Martin from Shadowhunters) with a mysterious bucket list gets a commission to paint a mural on a new hospital wing in a charming community. When she finds herself falling for the handsome architect (Josh Dean from Blindspot) designing the addition, she must decide if she can trust him with her list, and the painful memory behind it, or if he’ll break her heart and prove that it’s better to be alone than to be close to someone who will leave.
August 11 – The second season premiere of Succession will air at 9 PM on HBO
August 11 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries telefilm Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance To Die For will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Sally Allison’s (Lexa Doig) aunt is poisoned during a family wedding reception and Aurora (Candace Cameron Bure) vows to get to the bottom of the crime, especially when her mother (Marilu Henner), a friend of the dead woman, stands to inherit the bulk of the massive estate. With help from her new beau (Niall Matter) and her Real Murders Club regulars, Roe won’t stop until she brings the killer to justice…or dies trying.
August 11 – The season finale of Grantchester will air on PBS at 9 PM
August 11 – The Hallmark Channel movie In the Key of Love was to air on July 1, but was held back until tonight and will debut on Hallmark Movies Now
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Photographer Maggie (Laura Osnes) learns her ex-boyfriend/ex-singing partner (Scott Michael Foster) is in the wedding she is working. Tensions run high until they sing together, remembering how good they were as a duo.
August 12 – The Terror: Infamy will air its season premiere on AMC at 9 PM followed by the season premiere of Lodge 49 at 10 PM
August 12 – The series finale of Legion will air on FX at 10 PM
August 14 – The season finale of The Disappearance will air on WGN America at 10 PM
August 14 – The Handmaid’s Tale will air its season finale on Hulu today
August 14 – The season finale of Krypton will air at 10 PM on Syfy
August 14 – The new series Why Woman Kill will debut on CBS All Access
Show Synopsis: A darkly comedic drama detailing the lives of three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the 60s, a socialite in the 80s and a lawyer in 2018, each dealing with infidelity in their marriages. The cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time), Sam Jaeger (Parenthood), Lucy Liu (Elementary), Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Veronica Mars), Reid Scott (Veep) and Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas).
August 15 – The series finale of Elementary will air on CBS at 10 PM
August 17 – The Hallmark Channel movie A Summer Romance will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Samantha’s (Erin Krakow) Montana ranch is her family’s legacy, so when a developer (Ryan Paevey) shows up to buy it, Sam isn’t interested. But as he tries to win her trust and her ranch, Samantha finds he might also be winning her heart.
August 17 – The Lifetime movie V.C. Andrews’ Heaven Casteel Saga: Gates of Paradise will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This film quickly turns tragic when Heaven’s daughter Annie (Lizzie Boys) finds herself orphaned and crippled. Whisked off to Farthinggale Manor by Tony (Jason Priestley), Annie pines for her lost family, especially for her half-brother (Keenan Tracey). Without the warm glow of Luke’s love, she is lost in the shadows of despair and forced into submission by Nurse Broadfield (Daphne Zuniga). When Annie discovers a cottage hidden in Farthinggale’s woods, the mystery of her past deepens. Even as she yearns to see Luke again, her hopes are darkened by the sinister Casteel spell.
August 18 – The 5th season finale of Good Witch will air on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM
August 18 – The season finale of The Rook will air at 8 PM on Starz followed at 9:30 PM by the season finale of the half-hour drama Sweetbitter
August 18 – The season finale of City On A Hill will air on Showtime at 9 PM
August 18 – The season finale of Grantchester will air on PBS at 9 PM
August 18 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries telefilm Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: While attending a weekend confab of murder mystery and true crime fans, Aurora (Candace Cameron Bure) and her Real Murders Club pals agree to appear in the stage production of a fun murder mystery. However, when a very real murder is committed on stage in front of everyone during an unplanned blackout, Aurora’s nephew Phillip becomes the prime suspect when the lights come back up and he is found holding the murder weapon, a bloody knife.
August 20 – Pose will air its season finale on FX at 10 PM
August 22 – The season finale of Riviera will air on Sundance Now today
August 23 – The third season of the Netflix streaming series 13 Reasons Why will premiere today
August 24 – The Lifetime movie V.C. Andrews’ Heaven Casteel Saga: Web of Dreams will debut at 8 PM – mini-series finale
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Based on the 5th and final book in the franchise, this movie finally unlocks the mysteries of the family. Heaven’s mother Leigh (Jennifer LaPorte) had to escape from Farthinggale Manor and the secrets she harbored. Falling into the arms of Luke Casteel Sr. Tom Donadt), his devotion promised her hope as only Luke knew her deepest of secrets. Bravely she bore the suspicions of the hill folk, as she tried to grasp the happiness that long eluded her. With a baby girl, Heaven, on the way, she hoped for a chance at happy every after.
August 24 – The Hallmark Channel movie All Summer Long will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Tia’s (Autumn Reeser) dream job of captaining a dining cruise hits rough water when her ex Jake (Brennan Elliott) is hired as the restaurant’s chef. Will they be able to open a new business, navigate the sea and each other?
August 24 – The second season finale of Frankie Drake Mysteries will air on Ovation at 8 PM
August 25 – The season premiere of Power will air on Starz at 9 PM
August 25 – The season premiere of The Affair will air at 9 PM on Showtime
August 25 – The 4th season premiere of Chesapeake Shores will air on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM
August 25 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries new movie Chronicle Mysteries: The Deep End will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The latest edition of Alex McPherson’s (Alison Sweeney) true crime podcast Recovered centers on the death of a man whose wife seems certain to be convicted for his murder. As she follows the story on her podcast, Alex, assisted by her colleague Drew Godfrey (Benjamin Ayres), becomes convinced that the wife didn’t do it, but unless she can identify and locate the killer before the trial reaches its conclusion, an innocent woman will take the fall for a murder she didn’t commit.
August 27 – The season finale of the new OWN drama Ambitions will air at 10 PM
August 28 – The season finale of Yellowstone will air at 10 PM on Paramount Network
August 28 – The season finale of Harlots will air online today on Hulu
August 29 – The Netflix movie Falling Inn Love will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Down on her luck California designer Gabriela (Christina Millan) spontaneously enters a “win an Inn” contest and unexpectedly wins the top prize: a New Zealand dilapidated (much to her surprise) Bellbird Valley Farm. Enter hunky contractor Jake (Adam Demos), who can help her restore it.
August 30 – The new Amazon drama Carnival Row will debut online today
Show Synopsis: A human detective and a fairy (Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne) rekindle a dangerous affair in a Victorian fantasy world; the city’s uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals an unimaginable monster.
August 30 – The When Calls the Heart spin-off series When Hope Calls will debut online today on Hallmark Movies Now
Show Synopsis: In the early 1900s, sisters Lillian and Grace (Morgan Kohan and Jocelyn Hudon) open an orphanage in a northwestern town which is on the cusp of change; the sisters strive to find happiness and romance while meeting the challenges of taking care of children in their care.
August 31 – The Hallmark Channel movie My One and Only will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Contestants on “The One,” Stephanie (Pascale Hutton) and Oliver (Stephen Huszar) try to determine if they’re fated to be together. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Stephanie and Alex (Sam Page), the handsome ranch owner who acts as the guide.
Mark your calendars!
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