What's coming to Disney+ August : New releases
August 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most packed months Disney+ has delivered in a while. Between original series, franchise returns, live sports, and exclusive episodes, there's barely a quiet week on the calendar. We've tracked everything confirmed for US subscribers, so you can plan ahead without scrambling through press releases.
Big originals and returning favorites arriving this month
The month kicks off with Time & Water on August 1st, a documentary following Icelandic poet Andri Snær Magnason as he builds a time capsule in response to his homeland's melting glaciers. It's a quiet but striking piece, weaving personal family archives with traditional Icelandic folktales. Not the loudest title on the list, but one worth your attention if you appreciate thoughtful nonfiction filmmaking.
On August 3rd, Futurama returns for Season 14 with a two-episode premiere. The show, which first aired back in 1999, keeps finding new legs on Hulu. This batch brings space pirates, lab-grown meats, and the return of Dr. Zoidberg's lost love. Same week, Furious also launches on Hulu, with Emmy Rossum playing FBI agent Alice Black hunting a female serial killer. New episodes drop every Monday.
August 5th brings two notable premieres : Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 3, where Billie must reunite with her long-lost father to rescue her mother after losing Alex at the end of the previous season; and Star Wars : Visions Presents, The Ninth Jedi, following young Lah Kara on a Jedi training quest alongside Margrave Juro. Also on the 5th, FX's The Shards premieres at 9pm ET on Hulu, a thriller set in 1980s Los Angeles centered on elite prep school students navigating identity and danger beneath the surface of American adolescence.
One of the more personal projects of the month lands August 13th : Travis Barker : Louder Than Fear on Hulu. The documentary follows the Blink-182 drummer from his early days as a trash collector in Laguna Beach through his survival of a devastating plane crash and his rise to become one of rock's most recognizable figures. If you follow our tracking of music documentaries across platforms, this one stood out early as a likely talking point.
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | Time & Water | Documentary |
| Aug 3 | Futurama Season 14 (Hulu) | Series premiere |
| Aug 5 | Wizards Beyond Waverly Place S3 | Series |
| Aug 5 | Star Wars : Visions Presents | Series |
| Aug 13 | Travis Barker : Louder Than Fear | Documentary |
| Aug 20 | Lion | Nature series |
| Aug 26 | The Simpsons "Yellow Mirror" | Exclusive episode |
| Aug 27 | Adults Season 2 (Hulu) | Series |
Films, franchise content, and Hulu catalog additions
August 14th is the day Camp Rock fans have been waiting for. Camp Rock 3 arrives on Disney+, bringing back Connect 3 as they return to Camp Rock in search of a new opening act. Friendships, rivalries, and unexpected romances make this a direct continuation of what made the original films a cultural moment. On the same date, the Hulu library also gains classic titles including The X-Files : I Want to Believe (2008) and its director's cut.
For younger audiences, August 7th drops the complete first season of Pokémon : Indigo League, all episodes streaming at once. Ash Ketchum's origin story, beginning on his tenth birthday in the Kanto region, comes to Disney+ alongside SuperKitties Season 3 new episodes. August 21st adds LEGO Disney Princess : Magical Mayhem, a family-friendly animated special built around teamwork and mischief. If you want to catch up on what arrived on Disney+ in July 2026 before diving into August, we have that covered too.
The Hulu catalog gets substantial reinforcement on August 1st with a strong batch of familiar titles :
- Jurassic Park (1993) and Jurassic Park III (2001)
- Men in Black (1997), Men in Black II (2002), Men in Black 3 (2012)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and its 2005 sequel
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
On August 25th, Venom : The Last Dance joins the catalog, following Eddie and Venom as they face forces from both their worlds with no options left. That same week, August 26th delivers something genuinely rare : a Disney+ exclusive episode of The Simpsons, titled "Yellow Mirror". The episode runs two dark storylines, one involving a defective lamp and Homer's perception of reality, another with an AI tablet that befriends and controls Maggie. Exclusive Simpsons content on Disney+ remains uncommon, which makes this a real draw.
Live sports and events to keep on your radar
Sports coverage through ESPN on Disney+ is unusually heavy in August. WWE SummerSlam streams on ESPN on August 1st and 2nd, alongside WNBA matchups nearly every weekend throughout the month. The Little League World Series baseball and softball championships, the PGA TOUR FedEx Cup playoffs including the BMW Championship and TOUR Championship, and the start of the US Open* tennis on August 30th all land within the same calendar window. That's a remarkable concentration of live events, and worth noting for households that use Disney+ as their primary sports hub.
The Lollapalooza livestream also features across August 1st and 2nd, with Disney+ and Hulu co-broadcasting performances from Grant Park in Chicago. An on-site content studio provides artist interviews and behind-the-scenes footage throughout the festival weekend. For anyone tracking live entertainment across streaming platforms, this month sets a high bar. Note that content availability may vary, and not all Hulu titles stream via the Hulu on Disney+ bundle due to licensing constraints.