Peacock to Add 142 New Titles In August – Here’s the 3 Most Interesting

By Phillip Swann
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Peacock next month (August 2024) plans to add 142 TV shows and movies to its lineup. Here’s the three most interesting, in my humble opinion:

The Bikeriders (2023)
Austin Butler (Elvis, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood) stars as a mercurial motorcycle gang member in the 1960s who gets caught up in the byzantine wars between rival gangs which leads to mayhem and murder. Jodie Comer plays his girlfriend who embraces the gang life despite the dangers while Tom Hardy is the uber-violent gang leader. Based on a real story, The Bikeriders, which will make its streaming debut on Peacock, was a critical success, generating an 81 score at Rotten Tomatoes.”Fueled by a charismatic cast and the gritty authenticity of writer-director Jeff Nichols’ approach, The Bikeriders offers a conventional yet impactful look at motorcycle culture,” the site states. Debuts August 9.

The Fall Guy (2024)
Peacock gets another streaming debut with a recent theatrical film with The Fall Guy which stars Ryan Gosling as a Hollywood stunt man whose work in his ex-girlfriend’s (Emily Blunt) film gets complicated when the lead actor mysteriously disappears. The director asks him to find the actor which turns out to be his most dangerous stunt yet. The comedy/adventure film is one of the great popcorn movies of the year, which means dim the lights, and your expectations, before viewing and you’ll enjoy. Debuts August 30.

Homicide: Life on the Street (All seven seasons)
Homicide: Life on the Street, which aired on NBC for seven seasons (1993-99), stars the late Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Thief, Gideon’s Crossing) as Frank Pembleton, a mercurial but brilliant detective on a murder squad in Baltimore. But the show, which it says here was one of television’s greatest ever, was truly the product of an incredible ensemble cast (Yaphet Kotto, Richard Belzer, Kyle Secor, Clark Johnson, Melissa Leo, Ned Beatty, among so many other outstanding performers) and equally talented writing and production team including Barry Levinson, Paul Attanasio, and Tom Fontana.

And, in August, it’s finally coming to streaming!

Peacock, which is operated by NBCUniversal, will add all seven seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street on August 19. Even better, the show, which was broadcast in standard-definition, will be remastered to HD and 4K.

Homicide: Life on the Street has never been available via streaming except for a few random episodes on YouTube. Show producers and writers, including Barry Levinson, often expressed frustration about the omission. In fact, Levinson told the New York Times last year that he had no idea why a streaming service couldn’t show it. But whatever the obstacle was, it’s been removed. Debuts August 19.

Complete List Of New Titles Coming to Peacock In August 2024

August 1
50 First Dates*

American Girl*

The Back-up Plan

Battleship

Bee Movie

Beethoven (’92)

Beethoven’s 2nd

The Best Man

The Best Man Holiday

Blair Witch

The Blair Witch Project

Blue Valentine*

The Book of Eli

Book of Shadows: The Blair Witch 2

The Boss*

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Bulletproof

The Cases of Mystery Lane

Casino

Clueless

Couples Retreat

Dear Evan Hansen*

Do the Right Thing

Doom

Exodus: Gods and Kings

F9: The Fast Saga*

Faster*

Field of Dreams

The Fighter

For the Colored Girls*

For the Love of the Game

The Great Outdoors

The Heat

The Help

Hesher

The Hulk

Hustle & Flow

Johnson Family Vacation

Just Go With It

K-9

Karen Kingsbury’s the Bridge

Karen Kingsbury’s the Bridge Part 2

Kindergarten Cop

King Richard

Knocked Up

Little Fockers

Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

Madea’s Witness Protection

Major Payne

Man Up

MatchMaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance

MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement

MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill

Mean Girls

Meet the Fockers

Meet the Parents

A Midnight Kiss

Moneyball (2011)

Moonrise Kingdom

My Best Friend’s Girl*

Napa Ever After

Old*

The Other Guys

Over the Hedge

The Proposal (2009)

Push

Puss in Boots

R.I.P.D.

Rally Road Racers

Ride Along

Royal New Year’s Eve

Safe*

Self/Less

Sense and Sensibility

Shazam!

Shrek*

Space Jam

Then Came You

Think Like a Man*

Think Like a Man Too*

This is 40

To Her, With Love

Unthinkably Good Things

Waterworld

The Wedding Veil

The Wedding Veil Expectations

The Wedding Veil Inspiration

The Wedding Veil Journey

The Wedding Veil Legacy

The Wedding Veil Unveiled

Wild Oats

Zodiac

August 3
Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery

August 4
Junebug

Deadly Waters With Captain Lee, Season 1 – All Episodes – 8 Episodes (Oxygen)

August 8
Mr. Throwback, Season 1 – All Episodes – 6 Episodes, X min (Peacock Original)*

August 9
The Bikeriders (Peacock Exclusive/Streaming Debut)*

Renfield*

August 11
Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson (Peacock Original)

Marry Me*

My Dreams of You

August 12
2 Fast 2 Furious*

Fast & Furious*

Fast & Furious 6*

The Fast and The Furious*

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift*

Fast Five*

The Fate of the Furious*

Furious 7

The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Season 14 – Finale – Extended/Uncensored Version (Bravo)*

August 13
Abused by Mom: The Ruby Franke Scandal*

August 15
Bel-Air, season 3 premiere (3 episodes)

August 16
Polite Society*

August 18
A Costa Rican Wedding

August 19
Love Island USA, season 6 – Reunion
Homicide: Life on the Street, all 7 seasons. (Streaming debut)
Homicide: The Movie

August 20
Face to Face with Scott Peterson – Premiere – All Episodes

August 21
The 355*

August 22
Bel-Air, season three, 3 new episodes.

August 23
The Killer (Peacock Original)
Days of Our Lives, Season 59 – Finale (Peacock)*

August 24
Engaged to be Murdered

August 25
The Magic of Lemon Drops

August 26
The Anonymous, Season 1 – Premiere (USA)
Days of Our Lives, Season 60 – Premiere (Peacock)*

August 27
Girl on the Milk Carton – Premiere (Oxygen)

August 28
Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

August 29
Bel Air, Season 3 – 2 new Episodes, 60 min

Caillou, Season 1 – New Episodes

Toby Keith: American Icon (NBC)

Here Come The Irish (Peacock Original)*

Gary (Peacock Original)*

August 30
Book Club: Next Chapter*
The Fall Guy (Peacock exclusive; streaming debut)
The Fall Guy: The Extended Cut (Peacock Exclusive/Streaming Debut)*

* Denotes exclusive to Peacock.

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