What's Streaming On Hulu, ESPN+ And Disney+ In August
If you haven't yet "cut the cord" but find yourself more and more tempted to do so... a great time to make the move may be now.
As forecast by Insider Intelligence, less than half of U.S. households will have a traditional pay TV subscription by the end of 2023. If you're ready to join that cord-cutting crowd and if you choose the right streaming bundle, you may not miss what that overstuffed cable package foisted upon you.
Take a look at Hulu + Live TV, a streaming bundle which for $69.99 a month gives you access to a wide array of content from Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+, plus the ability to stream live TV from more than 75 channels (detailed below).
The fresh fare arriving on Hulu alone this month includes Season 2 of the acclaimed comedy Reservation Dogs, the Predator prequel movie Prey, the Mike Tyson bio-series Mike and the new Steve Carell-led psychological thriller The Patient. And you know you won't want to miss the final episodes of Only Murders in the Building Season 2.
New releases on Disney+, meanwhile, include the streaming premiere of Disney-Pixar's Lightyear, the I Am Groot series of animated sorts, the LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation special and Marvel's She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (starring Tatiana Maslany).
Over on ESPN+, you can binge the Derek Jeter docuseries The Captain, catch the latest episodes of America's Caddie, keep current via SportsCenter and stream a robust selection of live MLB telecasts and PGA championship tour coverage.
And on top of all that, Hulu + Live TV — as the name would suggest — lets you stream live TV from more than 75 channels, such as those below:
Or you can keep paying your cable company a small fortune for a package of channels that includes many you never watch. And, oh yeah, pay for a streaming service (or several) on top of that.
Review the list below of series, movies and specials coming up on Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ in August — while also keeping in mind the Live TV option — and ask yourself anew: Is it time to cut the cord, and instead upgrade to Hulu + Live TV?
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COMING UP ON HULU
MONDAY, AUG. 1
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Season 1
Cinderella and Four Knights Season 1
Uncontrollably Fond Season 1
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3
Reservation Dogs Season 2 premiere (FX Original)
'The Orville'
THURSDAY, AUG. 4
The Orville Season 3 finale (Hulu Original)
FRIDAY, AUG. 5
Prey movie premiere (Hulu Original)
THURSDAY, AUG. 11
Trolls: TrollsTopia final season premiere (Hulu and Peacock Original)
FRIDAY, AUG. 12
This Fool series premiere (Hulu Original)
MONDAY, AUG. 15
Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers docuseries premiere (Hulu Original)
Love Revolution Season 1
TUESDAY, AUG. 16
Hotties series premiere (Hulu Original)
Love Island: UK Season 8 finale (Hulu Original)
THURSDAY, AUG. 18
Dragons: The Nine Realms Season 3 premiere (Hulu and Peacock Original)
'Only Murders in the Building'
TUESDAY, AUG. 23
Only Murders in the Building Season 2 finale (Hulu Original)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Season 1B
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24
Blippi Season 4
THURSDAY, AUG. 25
MIKE limited series premiere (Hulu Original)
FRIDAY, AUG. 26
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10
TUESDAY, AUG. 30
The Patient limited series premiere (FX Original)
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31
The Croods: Family Tree Season 4 premiere (Hulu and Peacock Original)
COMING UP ON DISNEY+
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Ms. Marvel special (Disney+ Original)
Lightyear movie (streaming premiere)
FRIDAY, AUG. 5
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation special (Disney+ Original)
'I Am Groot' (Courtesy of Marvel)
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10
I Am Groot shorts premiere (Disney+ Original)
Bluey Season 3, Part 1
The Orville Seasons 1-3
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 17
Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends Season 2
THURSDAY, AUG. 18
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law series premiere (Disney+ Original)
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24
black-ish Season 8
Chibi Tiny Tales Season 2
FRIDAY, AUG. 26
Doc McStuffins: The Doc Is 10!
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31
America's National Parks Season 1
Europe From Above Season 2
Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under Season 3
COMING UP ON ESPN+
THURSDAY, AUG. 4 – SUNDAY, AUG. 7
Exclusive, multi-stream coverage of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
'The Captain'
THURSDAY, AUG. 4
9 pm ET | The Captain
ESPN Films' documentary series continues with Episode 5 (which tells the story of the time the Yankees and Derek Jeter suffered the most historic loss in baseball history) and Episode 6 (which chronicles Jeter winning his fifth and final World Series and shows him celebrating his 3000th hit).
FRIDAY, AUG. 5
2:30 pm ET | Bundesliga football season kickoff
ESPN+ will stream English and Spanish coverage of the Bundesliga Season 2022-23 opening match Eintracht Frankfurt vs FC Bayern München on Friday, August 5 at 2:30 p.m. ET, exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S.
SATURDAY, AUG. 6
12:30 pm ET | Bundesliga football
Borussia Dortmund hosts Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Signal Iduna Park, with coverage also on ABC and ESPN Deportes.
THURSDAY, AUG. 11 – SUNDAY, AUG. 14
PGA FedEx St. Jude Championship
Exclusive, multi-stream coverage of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn.
SATURDAY, AUG. 13
3 pm ET | LaLiga football season opener
ESPN+'s streaming of every LaLiga match this season (in English and Spanish) kicks off with FC Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano.
FRIDAY, AUG. 19
Bananaland
This ESPN+ Original series profiles the Savannah Bananas baseball franchise as they embark on their six-city "world tour" to bring Bananaball, a wild style of baseball, to the masses.
SATURDAY, AUG. 20
10 pm ET | Usman vs Edwards
Reigning UFC welterweight champion No. 1 Kamaru "The Nigerian Nightmare" Usman (20-1) looks to defend his title as he takes on No. 4 Leon Edwards (19-3, 1 NC) in the UFC 278 main event rematch title bout at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.
MONDAY, AUG. 22
America's Caddie
Episode 9 previews the tournament with host Michael Collins and guest Jerome Bettis.
THURSDAY, AUG. 25 – SUNDAY, AUG. 28
Live, multi-stream coverage from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta
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