Netflix, Hulu, Amazon & Max to Add 226 New Titles This Weekend – Here’s the 3 Most Interesting

By Phillip Swann
The TV Answer Man –Follow me on X.

Okay, many Americans are now glued to the NBC-owned channels to watch the Olympics from Paris. But there are a bunch of new non-sports shows coming this weekend to the leading streaming services, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon’s Prime Video and Max. In fact, there will be 226 new shows and movies coming to those four streamers this weekend. And here’s the three most interesting, in my humble opinion:

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO Original)
The star of such epic films as Cleopatra and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (and the femme fatale in epic marriages to Eddie Fisher and Richard Burton, among many others) was the most famous woman of her time. Her every word, every move, was catnip to an adoring public and obsessed media. In August, Max will look back at why Liz Taylor was the original ‘It Girl’ with a new documentary based around newly discovered interviews in her prime. Debuts Saturday, August 3 at 8 p.m. ET on Max.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Hollywood this year decided to reboot the old ‘apes in control’ franchise and — surprise, surprise — it worked! Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which was released in May 2024, has grossed nearly $400 million worldwide. The film tells the story of a young chimp named Noa (played by Owen Teague) who discovers that a band of hunters are coming for his clan with electronic weapons. He must alert his clan and rival groups before it’s too late. The plot is predictable, but the critics praised Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes for its non-stop action and moral undertones. Debuts Friday, August 2 on Max.

Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats — Netflix Comedy Special
This host of the hugely popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, returns to stand-up comedy with a live performance streamed exclusively on Netflix. Rogan, who often espouses conspiratorial and conservative views, is sure to alienate some here but there’s no doubt he’s a funny guy. And if you’re looking for some post-performance laughs, head over to X where you can read the comments from the alienated crowd. Debuts Saturday, August 3, at 10 p.m. ET on Netflix.

Netflix
Thursday, August 1
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Netflix Series
Borderless Fog (ID) — Netflix Film
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke: Season 3 (JP) — Netflix Anime
Love Is Blind: Mexico (MX) — Netflix Series (New Episodes Weekly)
Mon Laferte, Te Amo (CL) — Netflix Documentary

Unstable: Season 2 — Netflix Series
Bride of Chucky
Child’s Play 2
Child’s Play 3
Cult of Chucky

Curse of Chucky
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: Batch 4
Fire Country: Season 1

Fury
Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Monster House

Mr. Deeds
The Next Karate Kid
Not Another Teen Movie
Pawn Stars: Season 15
RED

RED 2
Room
Save the Last Dance
Seed of Chucky
The Spectacular Now

Tarot
White Chicks
World War Z

Friday, August 2
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli (IN) — Netflix Documentary
Rebel Moon — Part One: Director’s Cut — Netflix Film
Rebel Moon — Part Two: Director’s Cut — Netflix Film
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie — Netflix Family

Saturday, August 3
Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats — Netflix Comedy Special

Hulu
Thursday, August 1
Billion Dollar Wreck: Complete Season 1
Buddy Valastro’s Cake Dynasty: Complete Season 1
Interrogation Cam: Complete Season 1
Naruto Shippuden (DUBBED) Eps#450 – 461
The Banger Sisters

The Beach
Because I Said So
Brothers Mcmullen
Casino
Drumline

Eddie Murphy: Raw
Eragon
Flubber
Fool’s Gold
The Full Monty

Garfield
Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties
The Guardian
Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bosses 2

I Feel Pretty
In Time
John Carter
Kingdom of Heaven
Knocked Up

Maid in Manhattan
Marley & Me
Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
The Mask of Zorro
Midway

Muppets from Space
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb
Open Season: Scared Silly

Punch-Drunk Love
Race To Witch Mountain
Rachel Getting Married
Raising Arizona
Random Hearts

Robots
Simply Irresistible
Son-in-law
Stay
Tron: Legacy

Welcome Home
Zero Dark Thirty

Friday, August 2
The Comedy Central Roast of James Franco
The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Saturday, August 3
Suitable Flesh

Sunday, August 4
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

Max
Thursday, August 1
3 Days to Kill (2014)
A Bigger Splash (2016)
Amelie (2001)
Arthur (2011)
Beetlejuice (1988)

Blackthorn (2011)
Brick Mansions (2014)
Down Terrace (2010)
Forever My Girl (2018)
Frontera (2014)

Grown Ups (2010)
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Hercules (2014)
House Hunters International: Volume 8 (HGTV)
House Hunters: Volume 9 Season 216 (HGTV)

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
No Place on Earth (2013)
Pathology (2008)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Rio (2011)

Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Taken (2009)
The Convict (Skazana) Seasons 2-4 (2022)
The Good Doctor (2012)

The Perfect Host (2010)
The Two Faces of January (2014)
Two Lovers (2009)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Saturday, August 3
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (HBO Original)
The Pioneer Woman, Season 37 (Food Network)

Amazon’s Prime Video
Thursday, August 1
Batman: Caped Crusader
Influenced
21 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
Adventureland

American Graffiti
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power
An Inconvenient Truth
Annie (1982)
Annie (2014)

Atomic Blonde – Available on Freevee for free with ads
Bad News Bears (2005)
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction
Born On The Fourth Of July
Bowfinger

Breakdown
Cinema Paradiso
Dante’s Peak
Darkman
Death Becomes Her

Diary Of A Mad Housewife
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Eastern Promises
Emma. (2020)
Face/Off

Fargo
Fatal Attraction
Flags of Our Fathers
Flight of the Intruder
Frogs

From Beyond
Ghost
Good Boys
Green Zone
How To Be A Latin Lover

Howard The Duck
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Imitation of Life
Invaders from Mars
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

It’s Kind of a Funny Story
Jacob’s Ladder
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Little Women (1949)
Looper

Lover Come Back
Monster Trucks
MouseHunt
Narc
No manches Frida 2

Once Upon A Time In The West
Overboard
Passengers
Perfectos Desconocidos (Perfect Strangers)
Psycho

Pulp Fiction
Road to Perdition
Ronin
Scarface
Sense And Sensibility

Showgirls
Southland Tales
Stardust
Sullivan’s Travels
Superman II

Superman III
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace
Superman Returns
Superman
Terms of Endearment

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Crow
The Dark Half
The Day of the Jackal
The Firm

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Losers
The Naked Gun: From the Files
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The Town That Dreaded Sundown

The War of The Worlds (2005)
The Warriors
The Whale
The Wood
The Zookeeper’s Wife

There’s Always Tomorrow
Three Days of the Condor
Traffic
Trauma Center
Troll

Troll 2
What Lies Beneath
When Worlds Collide
Windtalkers

Friday, August 2 (8 p.m. ET)
ONE Fight Night on Prime Video (2024)

The TV Answer Man is veteran journalist Phillip Swann who has covered the TV technology scene for more than three decades. He will report on the latest news and answer your questions regarding new devices and services that are changing the way you watch television. See the bio for Phillip Swann here.