From true crime documentaries to nature specials to multi-level marketing schemes, there is plenty to keep you cool in August.
This six-part series, produced in part by Blumhouse TV, follows the aftermath of a 1981 shooting in Skidmore, Missouri that many believe was an act of collective vigilantism. Over the course of the show, the series investigates the town’s history and the many theories as to why no one who witnessed Ken Rex McElroy’s death was willing to testify to who may have been responsible.
Robin Thede, Quinta Brunson, Gabrielle Dennis, and Ashley Nicole Black make up the central quartet for this sketch series that covers everything from Motown songs to the end of the world. Dime Davis directs the series, while the endless guest cast includes Angela Bassett, Lena Waithe, Gina Torres, Laverne Cox, David Alan Grier, Yvette Nicole Brown, Larry Wilmore, among many others.
Putting a tiny spin on the traditional nature documentary, this series dramatizes life for the wild animals of the iconic plains. Lions, cheetahs, baboons, and zebras become the main characters in this six-episode series, narrated by Lupita Nyong’o.
Decades after the generational Fox show last went off the air, the central cast reunites characters for a limited, six-episode run. Taking a meta look at the show’s mammoth legacy, this reboot of sorts is built around both the real and fictional lives each of the major players in this saga have lived since “Beverly Hills 90210” made them all household names.
This five-part series chronicles the effort to overturn the prison sentence of beloved rapper Meek Mill, all set against the backdrop of an examination of the flaws in the American judicial system as it stands today. Through interviews with his friends, family, and peers, Meek’s career and life are all encapsulated in this series from showrunner Michael John Warren.
Taken from a true story of the kidnapping and murder of three Jewish teenagers, followed by the subsequent murder of a Palestinian teenager just days later, Hagai Levi, Joseph Cedar, and Tawfik Abu-Wael’s series shows the ensuing efforts to bring justice and help prevent a coming conflict. The series, a co-production between HBO and Keshet International, stars Shlomi Elkabetz as a terrorism investigator trying to find the truth behind these tragedies.
The latest season of this historical genre anthology centers on Japanese Americans during WWII. When members of a coastal community in California are sent to internment camps, they’ll also have to face a mysterious supernatural force terrorizing everyone there.
“Moonlight” and “High Flying Bird” writer Tarell Alvin McCraney makes his TV debut as the creator of this series, centering on the experiences of gifted young boy who sometimes develops fantastical worlds for himself to help deal with the realities of his own. Akili McDowell and Phylicia Rashad star in this series that first made its debut at SXSW earlier this year.
Following three women across disparate decades, this latest series from “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry looks at the generational differences (and mainly similarities) of how they all respond to marital infidelity. Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin and Kirby Howell-Baptiste headline a cast that also includes Jack Davenport, Reid Scott, and Alexandra Daddario.
A family of televangelists aren’t exactly practicing what they preach in this comedy led by Danny McBride, Adam Devine, and John Goodman. Reuniting with much of the writing and producing teams from “Vice Principals” and “Eastbound and Down,” McBride directs this season, along with Jody Hill and David Gordon Green.
Kirsten Dunst stars as a water park employee who yearns for a slice of American prosperity in this ‘90s-set dark comedy. With big dreams and bigger consequences within the world of multilevel marketing, Krystal’s ambitions begin to ensnare everyone closest to her, despite her intentions.
This long-gestating fantasy-infused project finally becomes a reality for co-creator Travis Beacham, who wrote the original story first as a film script. Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne star in this series that features mythical creatures fighting for dignity as immigrants among the greater human population, an effort complicated by a string of unexplained murders.
