The R-rated teen comedy canon gets a new entry this weekend on Netflix with Incoming, a new season of the Apple TV+ drama Pachinko arrives, and Peacock premieres a new version of a beloved action thriller with The Killer.
Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.
New Movies & Shows To Stream This Weekend: The Killer, Pachinko, Incoming + More
Apple TV+’s Peabody Award-winning series Pachinko, based on the novel by Min Jin Lee, returns for a new season this week. With the teen comedy Incoming, Netflix promises “a party you’ll never forget,” and on Peacock, get ready for thrills and kills with John Woo’s The Killer, an updated version of his 1989 action classic.
New on Peacock August 23: The Killer
Peacock’s new original action movie The Killer is based on John Woo’s 1989 Hong Kong classic, and Woo is back to direct his own reinterpretation. In this iteration, Nathalie Emmanuel stars as an assassin whose decision not to kill one of her marks puts a target on her own back. Lupin star Omar Sy co-stars.
New on Apple TV+ August 23: Pachinko
Season two of Apple TV+’s acclaimed series Pachinko arrives on the streamer this week, picking up where season one left off, weaving together parallel stories that take place in 1940s Osaka and 1980s Tokyo. Season two will consist of eight episodes, with new ones available every Friday through October 11.
New on Netflix August 23: Incoming
Netflix is bringing back the raunchy high school comedy with Incoming, about four freshmen attending their first big high school party. The film is the debut feature from the minds of Dave and John Chernin, the creators of The Mick and writers for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It’s Always Sunny actor Kaitlin Olson co-stars, along with Bobby Cannavale and an ensemble of up-and-coming young actors.
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend:
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
New on Netflix – Full List
Released Thursday, August 22
Baby Fever: Season 2 (DK) *NETFLIX SERIES
GG Precinct (TW) *NETFLIX SERIES
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie (JP) *NETFLIX ANIME
Secret Lives of Orangutans (GB) *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Released Friday, August 23
Incoming *NETFLIX FILM
Tòkunbọ̀ (NG) *NETFLIX FILM
New on Prime Video – Full List
Released Thursday, August 22
Classified (2024) *Prime Video Original Series
Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
Thursday Night Football (2024)
WNBA on Prime Video (2024) *Prime Video Original Sports
Released Friday, August 23
NWSL on Prime Video (2024) *Prime Video Original Sports
Released Saturday, August 24
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Lethal Weapon: S1-3 (2016) (Freevee)
New on Hulu – Full List
Released Thursday, August 22
Biography: WWE Legends: Complete Season 1
Cursed Gold: Shipwreck Scandal: Complete Season 1 (National Geographic)
Deadly Alibi: Complete Season 1
Reasonable Doubt: Season 2 Premiere *Hulu Original
WWE Rivals: Complete Seasons 1 and 2
Released Friday, August 23
Adam Cayton Holland: Wallpaper (2024)
Greg Warren: Where the Field Corn Grows (2020)
Holly Hobbie: Complete Season 5
Lewis Black: Thanks for Risking Your Life (2020)
Mike Vecchione: The Attractives (2023)
Reverse the Curse (Bucky F*cking Dent) (2023)
Sasheer Zamata: The First Woman (2023)
The Dive (2023)
Released Saturday, August 24
FX’s The New York Times Presents: Lie to Fly: Documentary Premiere (FX Productions)
Released Sunday, August 25
The Courier (2021)
Total Drama Island: Reloaded: Complete Season 1A
New on Max – Full List
Released Thursday, August 22
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 218 (HGTV)
Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity (Max Original)
Released Friday, August 23
The Thaw (aka Odwilż), Season 2 (Max Original)
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
Released Saturday, August 24
The Kitchen, Season 36 (Food Network)
Released Sunday, August 25
City of God: The Fight Rages On (aka Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para), Season 1 (HBO Original)
Evil Lives Here, Season 16 (ID)
Married to Evil, Season 2 (ID)
Serengeti III (2024)
New on Disney+ – Full List
Released Thursday, August 22
Are You Sure?!: Episode 4 *Disney+ Original
Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal (S1, 3 episodes)
Released Friday, August 23
Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends (S3, 5 episodes)
New on Apple TV+ – Full List
Released Friday, August 23
Pachinko (Season 2)
New on Starz – Full List
Released Friday, August 23
The Serpent Queen: Episode 207
Released Saturday, August 24
M3GAN
New on Paramount+ with Showtime – Full List
Released Saturday, August 24
Extra Ordinary*
New on Peacock – Full List
Released Thursday, August 22
Bel-Air, Season 3 – 3 Episodes, 60 min (Peacock Original)*
Released Friday, August 23
Days of Our Lives, Season 59 – Finale (Peacock)*
The Killer (Peacock Original)*
Released Saturday, August 24
Engaged to be Murdered
Released Sunday, August 25
The Magic of Lemon Drops
New on Britbox – Full List
Released Thursday, August 22
Avoidance S2 | US Exclusive, US Original | 6 x 30’ | All at Once
What Else Is Streaming New This August?
What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:
Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.
