Boob Tube and Streamer Monthly August 2018

 

Boob Tube

 

The CW

 

Unfortunately, Arrow is the only CW show with a proper trailer/sneak peek. For the other shows, they feature clips from last season and a few from the coming season in the end.

 

Arrow

The trailer opens up with Oliver Queen dealing with time in prison, including fighting with people he helped put away. In the wake of the Arrow’s absence, the team contends with the crackdown on vigilantes and the rise in crime. Black Siren, meanwhile, continues to masquerade as Earth 1’s Laurel risen from the dead and has assumed her role as ADA. The trailer ends showing a mysterious new archer all dressed in black.

Arrow moves Thursday to Monday nights and premieres at 8p E/ 7p C. As the following week has Legends premiering at the same time Arrow will presumably be moving to 9p then.

 

 

Starring: Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Emily Bett Rickards, Katie Cassidy
Previous Seasons: Netflix
Network: The CW
Date: October 15
Time: 8p E/ 7p C

 

Batwoman

In a video called Heroes vs Villains, featuring all the DC shows, CW revealed this year’s crossover will introduce Batwoman. This crossover will lead to a Batwoman series that will air sometime later next year. The show will be headed by writer and executive producer Caroline Dries, who has previously worked on ‘The Vampire Diaries’, ‘Melrose Place’ (The CW version), and ‘Smallville’. Greg Berlanti will also be an executive producer. This will be his seventh show on The CW. (Source: Variety)

 

 

The role of Kate Kane/Batwoman has yet to be cast, but the producers are looking to cast a Lesbian actress. (Credit: TVLine) Batwoman is DC comic’s first openly Gay character to get their own series (and not the overall first openly Gay DC hero as Variety states). As I am a huge fan of Batwoman I plan on writing a detailed article on the character in the coming months.

 

 

Black Lightning

 

 

Starring: Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams
Previous Seasons: Netflix
Network: The CW
Date: October 9
Time: 9p E/ 8p C

 

The Flash

 

 

Starring: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Jesse L. Martin
Previous Seasons: Netflix
Network: The CW
Date: October 9
Time: 8p E/ 7p C

 

Legends of Tomorrow

 

 

Starring: Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Dominic Purcell, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Nick Zano
Previous Seasons: Netflix
Network: The CW
Date: October 22
Time: 8p E/ 7p C

 

Supergirl

Season four adds Transgender character Nia Nal (aka Dreamer) played by Transgender actress and activist Nicole Maines. Whether this is the same Dreamer that is already a member of the Legion (Like Brainiac, Mon-El, and Saturn Girl) remains to be seen. (Source: Hollywood Reporter)

Supergirl moves from Mondays to CW’s new Sunday night lineup this October.

 

 

Starring: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood, Katie McGrath
Previous Seasons: Netflix
Network: The CW
Date: October 14
Time: 8p E/ 7p C

 

Riverdale

 

 

Starring: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse
Previous Seasons: Netflix
Network: The CW
Date: October 10
Time: 8p E/ 7p C

 

Streaming

 

Species

The 90’s sci-fi horror series Species comes to Amazon Prime and Hulu this month.

 

 

Amazon Prime

 

 

Arriving This Month

Shows with * are only available through premium packages.

 

August 1

• #MeToo: Now What? – Season 1
• A Cinderella Story
• American Gigolo
• American Ninja
• American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
• Be Cool
• Black Mask
• Black Rain
• Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
• Boomerang
• Cold War
• CSNY/Déjà Vu
• Curse of the Starving Class
• Double Whammy
• Fat Man and Little Boy
• Fled
• Flight of the Intruder
• Freedom Writers
• Frequency
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
• Get Shorty
• Heartbreakers
• High Noon
• Hoosiers
• Hurt Locker
• I Went Down
• In & Out
• Jacob’s Ladder
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
• Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
• Joe
• John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
• King Corn
• Kingpin
• Nick of Time
• No Way Out
• Original Sin
• Out of Time
• Private Parts
• Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
• Species
• Species II
• Species III
• Stir of Echoes
• Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
• Teen Wolf
• Teen Wolf Too
• The Blair Witch Project
• The Elephant Man
• The Ninth Gate
• The Prince and Me
• The Soloist
• The Time Machine (2002)
• The Usual Suspects
• True Colors
• Tunnel Rats
• Vegas Vacation
• Watchmen

 

August 2

• America Divided – 201

 

August 4

• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (*HBO)
• UFC 227 (PPV) – Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 (UFC)

 

August 6

• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

 

August 7

• Having Our Baby
• It Takes Guts

 

August 8

• All I See Is You
• Blood Ties

 

August 9

• America Divided – 202

 

August 10

• Agatha Christie – Season 1 (Prime Original series)
• Bleed for This

 

August 11

• Murder on the Orient Express (*HBO)

 

August 12

• Ballers Season 4 (*HBO)
• Insecure Season 3 (*HBO)

 

August 14

• Avoiding Apocalypse – Season 1
• The Stinky & Dirty Show – Season 2B (Prime Original series)
• I Am Not Lorena

 

August 16

• America Divided – 203

 

August 17

• Gringo (Prime Original movie)
• AVP Gold Series – Manhattan (Prime Video, 8/17–19)

 

August 18

• Darkest Hour (*HBO)

 

August 20

• Frankie Drake Mysteries – Season 1

 

August 21

• Ambassadors of the Sky
• Two of a Kind

 

August 23

• America Divided – 204

 

August 25

• Disobedience
• The Escape of Prisoner 614
• Woman Walk Ahead
• Father Figures (*HBO)

 

August 26

• Mother!

 

August 31

• Billy the Exterminator – Season 1
• Hangar 1: The UFO Files – Season 1
• Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan – Season 1 (Prime Original series)
• True Tori Seasons 1–2
• AVP Gold Series – Chicago (Prime Video, 8/31–9/2)

 

Hulu

 

Castle Rock

The new series based on Stephen King’s famous fictional town premiered last week. It only premiered with only three episodes, the last seven will debut one by one every Wednesday.

 

 

Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Ann Cusack, André Holland
Streaming Service: Hulu
Date: New Episodes every Wednesday

 

The Vampire Chronicles

Many may have seen the fairly well received ‘Interview with the Vampire’, and the often maligned ‘Queen of the Damned’ or read the various books, fans of either will have a new show as Hulu is developing a series based on ‘The Vampire Chronicles’. While there is yet no showrunner, Anne Rice is an executive producer and her son Christopher Rice has written a script for the project. (Source: Variety). Stay tuned for further details.

 

 

 

Arriving This Month

Shows with network in parentheses premiere day after they air.
Shows with * are only available through premium packages.

 

August 1

• Heartland – Season 10
• 10 Things I Hate About You (*Showtime)
• A Conspiracy to Rule: The Illuminati
• American Gigolo
• American Ninja
• American Ninja III: Blood Hunt
• Babe
• Be Cool
• The Beatles: Made on Merseyside
• Black Hawk Down
• Black Mask
• Black Rain
• Bluefin
• Boomerang
• The Brady Bunch Movie
• Bratz: The Movie
• Bring It On: In It to Win It
• Bring It On: Fight to the Finish
• Cheri
• Cold War
• CSNY/Deja Vu
• Curse of the Starving Class
• Double Whammy
• The Elephant Man
• Extract
• Fled
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
• Get Shorty
• Halloween H20 – 20 Years Later
• Heartbreakers
• Hey Arnold! The Movie (*Showtime)
• Hidalgo
• High Noon
• Hoosiers
• The Hunt for Red October
• The Hurricane
• The Hurt Locker
• I Went Down
• In & Out
• Jackie Brown
• Jacob’s Ladder
• Joe
• John Grisham’s The Rainmaker
• Kazaam
• Leaving Las Vegas (*Showtime)
• Loser
• Lost in Translation (*Showtime)
• The Nasty Girl
• The Ninth Gate
• No Way Out
• Original Sin
• Out of Time
• Point Break (1991)
• Pretty Woman
• Private Parts
• The Rock
• Scary Movie 3
• Shanghai Knights
• Shaun of the Dead
• Sheep and Wolves
• Species
• Species II
• Species III
• Stir of Echoes
• Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming
• The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
• The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today
• Swan Princess: Royally Undercover
• Teen Wolf
• Teen Wolf Too
• The Time Machine (2002)
• The Thomas Crown Affair (*Showtime)
• True Colors
• Urban Legend (*Showtime)
• The Usual Suspects
• Young Guns
• Young Guns II

 

August 2

• All at Once
• America Divided – 201
• The China Hustle
• Ismael’s Ghost

 

August 3

• Animals – Season 3 Premiere (*HBO)
• En Otra Piel – Complete Series
• Sharp Edges

 

August 4

• Marshall (*Showtime)

 

August 7

• Dating My Mother
• Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much
• Wraith

 

August 8

• Bachelor in Paradise – Season 5 Premiere (ABC)
• Blood Ties
• Castaways – Series Premiere (ABC)

 

August 9

• America Divided – 202
• Baskin
• Desolation
• Terminal

 

August 10

• Borg Vs McEnroe
• Rosa Diamante – Complete Series
• Tim & Eric Bedtime Stories – Season 2

 

August 11

• Baby Driver (*Showtime)
• The Cage Fighter

 

August 12

• Ballers – Season 4 Premiere (*HBO)
• Insecure – Season 3 Premiere (*HBO)
• Very Good Girls

 

August 13

• The Powerpuff Girls – Season 2

 

August 15

• The Actors
• America’s Sweethearts
• Duplex
• The Monkey King 3

 

August 16

• 11 Minutes
• America Divided – 203
• Marrowbone
• Role Models

 

August 17

• Minding the Gap (Hulu Documentary)
• Perro Amor – Complete Series
• Stan Against Evil – Season 2

 

August 21

• Eva La Trailera – Complete Series
• To The Moon and Back

 

August 23

• America Divided – 204
• Jiro Dreams of Sushi

 

August 24

• Crime & Punishment (Hulu Documentary)

 

August 26

• Captain Fantastic (*Showtime)
• Gangs of New York
• Mother!

 

August 28

• Pasion Pohibida – Complete Series

 

August 30

• Deuces Wild (*Showtime)

 

August 31

• The Terminator

 

Leaving

 

August 31

• 1492: Conquest of Paradise
• 2 Days in the Valley
• 52 Pick-Up
• A Beautiful Mind
• A Guy Thing
• Across the Universe
• Analyze That
• Analyze This
• Baby Mama
• Bad Influence
• Barnyard
• Beer for my Horse
• Blue Like Jazz
• Bowfinger
• Brokeback Mountain
• The Brothers Grimm
• The Burbs
• Chinese Box
• Clue
• Criminal Law
• Dead Man Walking
• Doctor Dolittle
• Drive Me Crazy
• Drop Zone
• East Is East
• End of Days
• Escape From Alcatraz
• Event Horizon
• Fatal Instinct
• The Frozen Ground
• Hard Rain
• Hellboy
• Hot Boyz
• House of D
• Immigration Tango
• Into the West
• Men With Brooms
• Mindhunters
• Mr. Majestyk
• Mutant Species
• My Left Foot
• Nanny Mcphee
• Nurse 3D
• Over the Top
• Panic
• Prancer
• Primal Fear
• Rain Man
• Remember the Goal
• Restoration
• Revenge of the Pink Panther
• Spawn
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• Tamara
• Trainspotting
• You Don’t Mess With the Zohan

 

Netflix

 

Altered Carbon

Netflix recently announced they have ordered a second season of ‘Altered Carbon’, it’s body swapping Cyberpunk series.

In the world of ‘Altered Carbon’ people live long lives by swapping bodies or ‘sleeves’, thanks to the technology that allows people to store their consciousness in vertebrae shaped chips called a ‘stack’ that is placed near the brain stem.

 

 

At the end of the first season, that was based on the book of the same name, the main character Takeshi Kovacs gives up his sleeve, played by Joel Kinnaman, to its original owner Elias Ryker as his name has been cleared.

 

 

In season two (which will most likely be based on the second novel ‘Broken Angels’) Takeshi’s new sleeve will be played by Anthony Mackie. He is probably best known for his role as Falcon from the ‘Avengers’ and ‘Captain America’ movies, and starring in the Oscar Winning ‘The Hurt Locker’. (Source: Hollywood Reporter)

Stay tuned for future updates.

 

Disenchantment

New animated series by the creator of The Simpsons and Futurama premieres this month on Netflix.

 

 

Starring: Eric André, Jeny Batten, Matt Berry
Streaming Service: Netflix
Date: August 17

 

Voltron: Legendary Defender

 

 

Starring: Jeremy Shada, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Tyler Labine
Previous Seasons: Netflix
Streaming Service: Netflix
Date: August 10

 

Arriving This Month

 

 

August 1

• Batman Begins
• Chernobyl Diaries
• Clerks
• Constantine
• Dreamcatcher
• Edge of Fear
• Eraser
• Gran Torino
• House of Deadly Secrets
• Los tiempos de Pablo Escobar – Season 1
• Million Dollar Baby
• No Reservations
• Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Moby
• Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Nile Rodgers
• Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Noel Gallagher
• Once in a Lifetime Sessions with TLC
• P.S. I Love You
• Secretariat
• Silverado
• Steel Magnolias
• Stripes
• Switched (Netflix Original Series)
• The Aviator
• The Golden Compass
• The Informant!
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

 

August 2

• Emelie

 

August 3

• Brij Mohan Amar Rahe (Netflix Film)
• Cocaine Coast (Netflix Original Series)
• Dinotrux Supercharged – Season 3 (Netflix Original Series)
• I Am A Killer (Netflix Original Docuseries)
• Like Father (Netflix Film)
• Marching Orders (Netflix Original Docuseries)

 

August 4

• Flavors of Youth: International Version (Netflix Original Anime)
• Mr. Sunshine (Streaming every Saturday, Netflix Original Series)
• On Children (Netflix Original Series)

 

August 5

• Paid in Full

 

August 9

• Perdida (Netflix Film)
• The Originals – Season 5

 

August 10

• 72 Dangerous Animals: Asia (Netflix Original Series)
• Afflicted (Netflix Original)
• All About the Washingtons (Netflix Original Series)
• Demetri Martin: The Overthinker (Netflix Film)
• Insatiable (Netflix Original Series)
• La casa de las flores (Netflix Original Series)
• Million Pound Menu (Netflix Original Series)
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Netflix Film)
• The Package (Netflix Film)
• The Ponysitters Club (Netflix Original Series)
• Voltron: Legendary Defender – Season 7 (Netflix Original Series)
• Zion (Netflix Original)

 

August 11

• No Country for Old Men

 

August 13

• Alexander: The Ultimate Cut
• Splash and Bubbles – Season 2
• The Nut Job

 

August 15

• Adventures in Public School
• Hostiles
• The 100 – Season 5

 

August 16

• Evan Almighty
• Wish I Was Here

 

August 17

• Disenchantment (Netflix Original Series)
• Magic for Humans (Netflix Original Series)
• Pinky Malinky (Netflix Original Series)
• Spirit Riding Free – Season 6 (Netflix Original Series)
• Stay Here (Netflix Original Series)
• The Motive (Netflix Film)
• To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (Netflix Film)
• Ultraviolet (Netflix Original Series)

 

August 19

• The Investigator: A British Crime Story – Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)

 

August 21

• Year One

 

August 23

• Deadwind (Netflix Original Series)
• Follow This (Netflix Original Docuseries)
• Great News – Season 1

 

August 24

• Ask the StoryBots – Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)
• Bert Kreischer: Secret Time (Netflix Original Stand-up)
• Ghoul (Netflix Original)
• The After Party (Netflix Film)
• The Innocents (Netflix Original Series)
• Trolls: The Beat Goes On! – Season 3 (Netflix Original Series)
• Young & Hungry – Season 5

 

August 28

• The Good Place – Season 2

 

August 29

• Inequality for All

 

August 31

• Inside the Criminal Mind (Netflix Original Series)
• The Laws of Thermodynamics (Netflix Film)
• Ozark – Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)
• Paradise PD (Netflix Original Series)
• The Comedy Lineup: Part Two (Netflix Original Series)
• Ultimate Beastmaster: Survival of the Fittest (Netflix Original Series)
• Undercover Law (Netflix Original Series)

 

Leaving

 

August 1

• 3000 Miles to Graceland
• Adventures in Babysitting
• Can’t Buy Me Love
• Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot – Season 1
• Finding Dory
• Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
• Reasonable Doubt
• The Killing – Seasons 1-3
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

 

August 2

• 10 Rules for Sleeping Around

 

August 5

• 13 Assassins

 

August 6

• Welcome to Me

 

August 10

• St. Vincent

 

August 12

• For a Good Time, Call…

 

August 13

• Help, I’ve Shrunk the Family

 

August 16

• Being Flynn
• Enter the Battlefield
• Jem and the Holograms – Seasons 1-3
• Littlest Pet Shop – Seasons 2-4
• Pariah
• Pound Puppies – Seasons 1-3
• Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
• The 40-Year-Old Virgin
• The Adventures of Chuck & Friends – Season 2
• Transformers Prime – Seasons 2-3
• Transformers: Rescue Bots – Seasons 2-4

 

August 23

• Sausage Party

 

August 25

• The Road