Gather ’round, TV aficionados, binge-watchers, and couch potatoes alike! As the sun sets on yet another month, it’s time for us to turn our attention to the radiant sunrise of the fresh television landscape of August 2023. We’ve been hard at work, scanning the airwaves, scrutinizing streaming platforms, and peering into the depths of DVRs to bring you a sizzling selection of shows you shouldn’t miss this month.
Buckle up, because we are about to embark on a compelling journey through a veritable buffet of storytelling – dramas that will keep you on the edge, dynasties that will draw you in, and spinoffs that will make your head spin!
Here are ten of the best TV shows to watch debuting this month (August 2023.) From new spy dramas to returning dynasties to spinoffs. We’ve got the cream of the crop entertainment you should be streaming or DVRing. Check out the list!
Top Television Series to Tune Into in August 2023
This curated list contains ten electrifying shows primed to hit your screens this August. From the final curtain call of Billions to the premiere of new blood like Special Ops, we’re sure there’s something here for everyone. So, grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and let’s dive in!
Billions
FINAL SEASON
Alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world.
Streams on Fridays at midnight ET and broadcasts on Sundays at 8 pm ET on Showtime. Watch the trailer.
The Chi
EXTENDED SERIES
Emmett’s new business partnership puts stress on his relationship with Kiesha, Victor navigates his private life going public, and Kevin, Jake, and Papa decide what kind of men they want to be, all while Douda extends his powerful reach over the South Side. It’s time to grow up, step up and boss up.
Streams on Fridays at midnight ET and broadcasts on Sundays at 9 pm ET on Showtime. Watch the trailer.
Special Ops: Lioness
NEW SERIES
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program is tasked with training, managing, and leading her female undercover operatives.
Streams on Sundays at midnight ET on Paramount+. Watch the trailer.
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
SERIES SEQUEL
Season two continues to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers. This season hones in on the period just after the Finals in 1980 through 1984, culminating in the first professional rematch of the era’s greatest stars: Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
Broadcasts on Sundays at 9 pm ET on HBO. Watch the trailer.
Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
NEW SERIES
After losing her parents to a mysterious fire, nine-year-old Alice Hart is raised by her grandmother June on a flower farm where she learns there are secrets within secrets. But years on, an unearthed betrayal sees Alice forced to face her past.
Streams on Fridays at midnight ET on Prime Video. Watch the trailer.
Dark Winds
SERIES SEQUEL
Lt. Joe Leaphorn reunites with Jim Chee, his former deputy turned private eye when their separate cases bring them together in pursuit of the same suspect. They find themselves in the high desert of Navajo Country chasing a killer who’s turned his sights on them to protect a secret that rips open old wounds and challenges Leaphorn’s moral and professional code.
Broadcasts on Sundays at 9 pm ET on AMC. Streams a few days early for AMC+ subscribers. Watch the trailer.
Justified: City Primeval
SERIES SPINOFF
Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens now lives in Miami, a walking anachronism balancing his life as a U.S. Marshal and part-time father of a 15-year-old girl. His hair is grayer, his hat is dirtier, and the road in front of him is suddenly a lot shorter than the road behind. A chance encounter on a desolate Florida highway sends him to Detroit. There he crosses paths with Clement Mansell, aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who’s already slipped through the fingers of Detroit’s finest once and aims to do so again.
Broadcasts on Tuesdays at 9 pm ET on FX. Streams next day on Hulu. Watch the trailer.
Heels
SERIES SEQUEL
Heels is a drama that follows Jack and Ace Spade, two brothers and rivals who war over their late father’s wrestling promotion, vying for national attention in small-town Georgia.
Streams on Fridays at midnight ET on Starz. Watch the trailer.
Johnson
SERIES PREMIERE
Four Black men, Omar, Greg, Keith, and Jarvis met in grade school and have been best friends ever since, and they all just so happened to have the same last name, Johnson…no relation. After 25 years of friendship, they are finding themselves in vastly different places in their lives, threatening the unity that has always been so strong. They confront and find humor in the most current controversial social issues from the Black Man’s perspective, ranging from love, marriage, business, politics, and religion.
Broadcasts on Saturdays at 8 pm ET on Bounce. Watch the trailer.
The month of August 2023 is shaping up to be a television tour-de-force! We guarantee that this selection of shows will provide more drama, action, intrigue, and entertainment than a pack of firecrackers going off in a tin can! So, what are you waiting for? Go set your DVR, renew that streaming subscription, or simply grab that remote and start exploring. Remember, in the thrilling world of television, there’s always another amazing show just around the corner, waiting to capture your imagination. Here’s to another month of unforgettable viewing experiences! Happy watching!
P.S. Here are the best shows for the following month!
