August is almost here, which means a whole new slate of shows and movies to watch on HBO Max. Some of the content is available starting on August 1, while other shows and movies will be available a little later next month.

　　Easily, the biggest highlight of the month is House of the Dragon, coming to HBO Max on August 21. Although the series has the unenviable task of escaping the divisive shadow of Game of Thrones' final season, the good news is this show represents a clean slate for the franchise and can hopefully turn the tides for all the other spin-offs in the works. Ahead of Comic-Con this week, HBO released the first trailer--which was a back-to-basics brutal display of violence, scheming, and dragons. The show is based on George RR Martin's 2018 novel, Fire & Blood, adapting the early history of the Targaryens and their infamous civil war. Here's hoping the prequel series will be a decent reset and an overdue course correction for the adapted Game of Thrones universe.

　　If high-fantasy prequels are your jam, then you can keep the party going on August 25 with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Version. After the rousing success that was the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, director Peter Jackson followed that up with a Hobbit trilogy that proved to be not as much of a success--though also not without its charms or fans. The Desolation of Smaug is the second installment in this prequel trilogy, and follows Bilbo Baggins as he accompanies Thorin Oakenshield and his fellow dwarves on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. It's not a bad idea to gear up for the coming Prime Video series Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power, which comes to that service on September 2, and recently--finally--released its first full-length trailer.

　　Below is a list of all the content coming to HBO Max in August.

　　

New to HBO Max August 2022

August 1

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charlie Swan III, 2013 (HBO)A Most Violent Year, 2015 (HBO)Amy, 2015 (HBO)Barely Lethal, 2015 (HBO)Belle, 2013 (HBO)Biker Boyz, 2003 (HBO)Blow Out, 1981 (HBO)Blue Velvet, 1986 (HBO)Bug, 2007 (HBO)Cadillac Man, 1990 (HBO)Charlie’s Angels, 2000Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, 2003Chasing Papi, 2003 (HBO)Children of a Lesser God, 1986 (HBO)Chocolate City, 2015 (HBO)Colors, 1988 (HBO)Damien Omen II, 1978 (HBO)Dark Places, 2015 (HBO)Days of Being Wild, 1990DC Showcases Short: Constantine – The House of Mystery, 2022Enemy, 2014 (HBO)Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, 1972 (HBO)Ex Machina, 2015 (HBO)Fantastic Voyage, 1966 (HBO)Fighting, 2009 (HBO)From Hell, 2001 (HBO)Garfield, 2004 (HBO)Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, 2006 (HBO) Extended VersionGaslight, 1944Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, 1999Ginger & Rosa, 2012 (HBO)How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, 2008 (HBO)How to Talk to Girls at Parties, 2017 (HBO)Industry, Season 2 Premiere (HBO)Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978 (HBO)Ivanhoe, 1952Jeff, Who Lives at Home, 2011 (HBO)Laggies, 2014 (HBO)Late August, Early September, 1998Lean on Pete, 2017 (HBO)Life After Beth, 2014 (HBO)Lions for Lambs, 2007 (HBO)Little Men, 2016 (HBO)Little Women, 1994Locke, 2013 (HBO)Love & Basketball, 2000Man of the Year, 2006 (HBO)Miles Ahead, 2016Mississippi Grind, 2015 (HBO)Mojave, 2015 (HBO)My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, 2016 (HBO)Mystic Pizza, 1988 (HBO)Objective, Burma!, 1945Obvious Child, 2014 (HBO)Original Cast Album: Company, 1970Out of the Past, 1947Remember, 2016 (HBO)Revenge of the Green Dragons, 2014 (HBO)Slow West, 2015 (HBO)Son of a Gun, 2014 (HBO)Source Code, 2011Stardust, 2007 (HBO)Teen Titans Go, Season 7CThe Adderall Diaries, 2016 (HBO)The Blood of a Poet, 1932The Captive, 2014 (HBO)The Devil’s Backbone, 2001The End of the Tour, 2015 (HBO)The Fault in Our Stars, 2014 (HBO)The Field Guide to Evil, 2018 (HBO)The Great Escape, 1963 (HBO)The Last Word, 2017 (HBO)The Notebook, 2004The One, 2001 (HBO)The Possession, 2012 (HBO) Extended VersionThe Rover, 2014 (HBO)The Spectacular Now, 2013 (HBO)The Spiderwick Chronicles, 2008 (HBO)The Testament of Orpheus, 1960The Transporter Refueled, 2015 (HBO)Thunderstruck, 2012 (HBO)Transcendence, 2014 (HBO)Trouble With the Curve, 2012 (HBO)Tusk, 2014 (HBO)Under the Skin, 2014 (HBO)Whiplash, 2014

August 3

Belle, 2021

August 4

Sweet Life: Los Angeles, Max Original Season 2 Premiere

August 5

Belfast, 2021 (HBO)Jesus Sepulveda: Mr. Tough Life

August 6

The Smiling Friends Go To Brazil, Special

August 9

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Detroit Lions, Season 17 Premiere (HBO)

August 13

The Princess, Original Documentary Premiere (HBO)

August 21

American Sniper, 2014House of the Dragon, Series Premiere (HBO)

August 24

Katrina Babies, Original Documentary Premiere (HBO)

August 25

House of Ho, Max Original Season 2 PremiereThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2013 (HBO) Extended Version

August 26

Victor and Valentino, Season 3CWolf, 2021 (HBO)House Of The Dragon: Release Date And Everything Else We Know About HBO's Game Of Thrones Prequel

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