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What’s New on Sky & NOW in August

On Sky and NOW this August, we’re bringing the drama with some of the best gripping shows on offer – whether you’re in the mood for a crime procedural, a gritty true crime documentary, or even a brand new action-thriller.

From a definitive look into how the iconic Led Zeppelin came to be, to the return of feelgood series Resident Alien, we truly have something for everyone.

Here’s a rundown of what to watch this August.

Must-Watch TV Shows & Documentaries on Sky This Month

FBI Franchise (Sky Witness and NOW)

We’re spoiling you this month with not one but THREE new seasons from the FBI franchise.

Kicking off with FBI season seven and FBI: International season four on August 7th, the gritty drama about the force will continue on August 12th with FBI: Most Wanted season six.

The case-of-the-week series follows a group of FBI agents in their differing sectors as they fight to keep the country safe and capture the bad guys.

Available from August 7th.

Becoming Led Zeppelin (Sky Documentaries and NOW)

One of the most definitive rock bands of all time, Becoming Led Zeppelin lifts the lid on the lives of Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Robert Plant as they grow up and come to form the iconic group.

Starting with their childhoods in a post-war Britain, the documentary follows the group through the 1960s, their involvement in a James Bond theme song, and their fateful meeting in 1968 that led them to forming the band.

Available on demand from August 9th.

Resident Alien Season 4 (Sky Max and NOW)

In the fourth season of this sci-fi comedy-drama, Alan Tudyk is back as an extra-terrestrial being who is learning to love the human race after initially being sent on a mission to wipe it out.

Taking on the identity of Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle, the alien finds himself treading new bold new territory as he learns to love those around him in small town Colorado.

Available from August 12th

Amsterdam Narcos (Sky Documentaries and NOW)

In the fourth instalment of the BAFTA-winning Narcos series comes Amsterdam Narcos, a three-part series following how the city turned into the drug capital of Europe from the 1970s to the early 2000s.

While it started as the government tolerating the hash trade, mobs quickly utilised the situation, soon flooding the city with cocaine and ecstasy as rave culture began to take hold.

Available from August 13th

Discover more about Amsterdam Narcos here

Peacemaker Season 2 (Sky Max and NOW)

John Cena is back in this second instalment of the Suicide Squad spin-off. Peacemaker, whose idea of keeping the peace can be totalitarian, thinks he’s the superhero, but is learning real fast he may not be.

When he discovers an alternate world where life is everything he wishes it could be, he’s forced to face his traumatic past and take the future into his own hands.

Available from August 22nd

Discover more about Peacemaker Season 2 here

Atomic (Sky Atlantic and NOW)

In this new war thriller starring Alfie Allen, Shazad Latif and Samira Wiley, Atomic follows the unlikely friendship of drug smuggler Max and enigmatic fugitive JJ as they’re swept into a chaotic, high-stakes mission they never signed up for— trafficking highly enriched uranium across North Africa and the Middle East, with the CIA, MI6, and a global web of opposing forces closing in fast.

Available from August 28th

Discover more about Atomic here

New Movies to Watch on Sky Cinema in August

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Sky Cinema)

It’s time to go supersonic once again in this addition to the growing fun-for-the-family franchise, with Sonic, Knuckles and Tails banding together once again to fight against a mysterious new enemy known as Shadow.

Shadow is someone who has the kind of powers unlike anything they’ve ever seen before, which proves a problem if they need to defeat them.

In order to come out on top, the group goes to an unlikely source for help in order to save their planet.