Prime Video remains one of the most reliable streaming services out there. After a big summer dominated by The Boys Season 4, one would expect Prime Video to slow down a bit. That’s not the case at all, though. The heavy hitters coming in August 2024 are primed to cater to a large majority of Prime Video subscribers. An exciting new animated take on DC’s Batman, a high-profile Amazon movie premiere, and the continuation of a major Amazon series are the main highlights of what’s getting added to Prime Video in August 2024. Without further ado, let’s get into it.
The latest comedy from director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, 2016’s Ghostbusters) is a streaming film titled Jackpot! Like Feige’s previous movie, Netflix’s The School for Good and Evil, Jackpot! will be making its way straight to a streamer. The Amazon film centers around Katie (Awkwafina), an aspiring actress in the near future who wins the lottery. The catch? In the future, if anyone kills Katie before sundown not only do they get the winning ticket, but they also face no charges. This forces Katie to partner with a bodyguard named Noel (John Cena) to make it til sundown. Plenty of laughs and thrills are all but guaranteed when the Prime Video Original Film Jackpot! hits the streaming platform on August 15, 2024.
In the Prime Video Original Series department, Batman: Caped Crusader is here to satisfy comic book and superhero fans. The long-awaited animated Amazon show comes from Bruce Timm, the creator of the legendary Batman: The Animated Series, with an all-star voice cast including Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Jamie Chung (Big Hero 6) as Harley Quinn, and the iconic Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets) as Catwoman. With both Matt Reeves (The Batman) and J.J Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) serving as executive producers, Batman: Caped Crusader promises a more adult take on Gotham City and the Dark Knight’s rogues gallery with its 1940s setting. Could this bold animated interpretation become a cultural juggernaut similar to Batman: The Animated Series? After the project originally got sold off by Warner Bros. Discovery, Prime Video is placing all bets that it does.
Last but not least, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 premieres on August 29, 2024. J.R.R. Tolkien devotees will always show up for anything Middle Earth, and this highly-anticipated second season comes with built-up hype from an extended break between The Rings of Power Season 1. Morfydd Clark returns to her role as Galadriel, while Tom Bombadil (Rory Kinnear) makes his long-awaited live-action debut here. Moreover, fans will finally get to see more of the evil Sauron (Charlie Vickers), who’s now operating openly in Mordor with his deceptive charm. Expect plenty of debate and discussion when The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 kicks off on Prime Video at the end of the month.
August 2024 just brought tons of classic movies to the Prime Video streaming service, too. Want to prepare for James Gunn’s Superman, which hits theaters next summer and stars actor David Corenswet as the titular Man of Steel? The streamer just added all of the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, as well as Superman Returns. Prime Video subscribers eager for The Rings of Power Season 2 can now also stream The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Hobbit trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. Meanwhile, for those looking to explore some bonafide all-timers, Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, Sam Riami’s Darkman, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, George Lucas’ American Graffiti, Brian De Palma’s Scarface, and 1994’s The Crow starring the great Brandon Lee are the top Prime Video streaming choices of August 2024.
Discover more on our monthly recs below, then check out the list of everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and its free ad-supported service, Amazon Freevee, in August 2024. You can also find what’s coming to Netflix, HBO/Max, and Disney+Hulu in August 2024 right here on DiscussingFilm.
Our Prime Video Recs for August 2024
Batman: Caped Crusader
Developed by Bruce Timm.
Batman created by Bill Finger & Bob Kane.
Series Directed by Christina Sotta, Christopher Berkeley & Matt Peters.
Based on DC Comics.
Produced by Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, & Gabriel Strick.
Executive Producers: J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, Ed Brubaker, Daniel Pipski, Sam Register, Rachel Rusch, & Bruce Timm.
Main Cast: Hamish Linklater, Jason Watkins, Jamie Chung, Christina Ricci, Minnie Driver, Mckenna Grace, Toby Stephens, Haley Joel Osment, David Krumholtz, Diedrich Bader, Reid Scott, Tom Kenny, Krystal Joy Brown, Bumper Robinson, Michelle C. Bonilla, Dan Donohue, Eric Morgan Stuart, Gary Anthony Williams, & John DiMaggio.
Composer: Frederik Wiedmann.
Production Companies: 6th & Idaho Productions, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios, Amazon MGM Studios.
Distributor: Amazon Prime Video.
Episode Count: 10 (Season One).
Batman: Caped Crusader is now streaming on Prime Video!
JACKPOT!
Directed by Paul Feig.
Written by Rob Yescombe.
Produced by Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Paul Feig, & Laura Fischer.
Executive Producers: John Cena, Michelle Morrissey, Zack Roth, & Rob Yescombe.
Main Cast: John Cena, Awkwafina, Simu Liu, Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon, Donald Elise Watkins, & MGK.
Cinematographer: John Schwartzman.
Composer: Theodore Shapiro.
Production Companies: Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, Feigco Entertainment, & Summer House Pictures.
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios.
JACKPOT! premieres on Prime Video on August 15, 2024!
The Rings of Power: Season 2
Based on The Lord of the Rings and appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Developed by J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay.
Showrunners: J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay.
Produced by Ron Ames & Chris Newman.
Executive Producers: J.D. Payne, Patrick McKay, Callum Greene, Lindsey Weber, Justin Doble, Gennifer Hutchison, Jason Cahill, J. A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Eugene Kelly, Bruce Richmond, & Sharon Tal Yguado.
Main Cast: Morfydd Clark, Lenny Henry, Sara Zwangobani, Dylan Smith, Markella Kavenagh, Robert Aramayo, Benjamin Walker, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Nazanin Boniadi, Tyroe Muhafidin, Charles Edwards, Daniel Weyman, Owain Arthur, Charlie Vickers, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Trystan Gravelle, Maxim Baldry, Ema Horvath, Sam Hazeldine, & Leon Wadham.
Theme Music Composer: Howard Shore.
Composer: Bear McCreary.
Production Companies: Amazon Studios & New Line Cinema.
Distributor: Amazon Prime Video.
Episode Count: 8 (Season Two).
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 debuts on Prime Video on August 29, 2024!
Everything New on Amazon Prime Video in August 2024
Coming August 1
21 Jump Street (2012)
22 Jump Street (2014)
Adventureland (2009)
American Graffiti (1973)
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power (2017)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Annie (1982)
Annie (2014)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Batman: Caped Crusader (Amazon Original)
Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction (2006)
Born On The Fourth Of July (1990)
Bowfinger (1999)
Breakdown (1997)
Cinema Paradiso(1990)
Dante’s Peak(1997)
Darkman (1990)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Diary Of A Mad Housewife (1970)
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the
Hood (1996)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Emma. (2020)
Face/Off (1997)
Fargo (1996)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
Frogs (1972)
From Beyond (1986)
Ghost (1990)
Good Boys (2019)
Green Zone (2010)
How To Be A Latin Lover (2017)
Howard The Duck (1986)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Influenced (Amazon Original)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Little Women (1949)
Looper (2012)
Lover Come Back (1962)
Monster Trucks (2017)
MouseHunt (1997)
Narc (2003)
No manches Frida 2 (2019)
Once Upon A Time In The West (1969)
Overboard (2018)
Passengers (2016)
Perfectos Desconocidos (Perfect Strangers) (2019)
Psycho (1960)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Ronin (1998)
Scarface (1983)
Sense And Sensibility (1996)
Showgirls (1995)
Southland Tales (2007)
Stardust (2007)
Sullivan’s Travels (1942)
Superman II (1981)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (1987)
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman (1978)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
The Crow (1994)
The Dark Half (1993)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Firm (1993)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Losers (2010)
The Naked Gun: From the Files (1988)
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
The War of The Worlds (2005)
The Warriors (1979)
The Whale (2022)
The Wood (1999)
The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
There’s Always Tomorrow (1956)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Traffic (2001)
Trauma Center (2019)
Troll (1986)
Troll 2 (1990)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
When Worlds Collide (1951)
Windtalkers (2002)
Coming August 3
ONE Fight Night on Prime Video (2024)
Coming August 5
Judy Justice Season 3 (Amazon Original)
Coming August 6
French Girl (2024)
Coming August 8
The Mallorca Files Season 3 (Amazon Original)
One Fast Move (Amazon Original)
Coming August 9
Nadie nos va a extrañar (Amazon Original)
Coming August 13
Night Swim (2024)
Coming August 15
JACKPOT! (Amazon Original)
Paddington (2015)
Coming August 15-22
WNBA on Prime Video (2024)
Coming August 22
Classified (2024)
Thursday Night Football (2024)
Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
Coming August August 23-30
NWSL on Prime Video (2024)
Coming August 24
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Coming August 26
No Gain No Love (Amazon Original)
Coming August 29
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 (Amazon Original)
Everything New on Amazon Freevee in August 2024
All titles are available on Amazon Freevee for free with ads!
Coming August 1
Atomic Blonde (2017)
Free State of Jones (2016)
Ghostbusters (2016)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Last Vegas (2013)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Max Steel (2016)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
The Host (2013)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
Coming August 24
Lethal Weapon S1-3 (2016)
