With great internet connectivity, comes endless possibilities – buckle up as new adventures await this August! From the comfort of your home to wherever you roam, venture on an exhilarating journey this month with WarnerMedia’s August highlights.
Go on various adventures with HBO GO and HBO! A scary adventure awaits as Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise the shape-shifting clown in IT: Chapter 2. The anticipated sequel to IT, based off Stephen King’s novel, premieres Saturday, 8 August at 10pm. Embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family in the animated film Abominable on Saturday, 15 August at 9pm.
Along the way, look out for two brand-new HBO Asia and HBO Originals series debuting this August too. A mind-bending experience through the dreamscapes of others awaits in the HBO Asia Original sci-fi crime series Dream Raider on Sunday, 16 August at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO. Keep watch for monsters as you travel through 1950s Jim Crow America in the HBO Original series Lovecraft Country from Academy Award® winner Jordan Peele and Emmy Award® winner J.J. Abrams on Monday, 17 August at 9am on HBO GO.
Adrenaline junkies can also rejoice with the Weekend Warriors stunt, occurring every Sunday at 9pm on Warner TV. From 2 August, battle Mother Nature and get caught up in the premiere of Geostorm, go on a virtual reality adventure in search of a fortune in Ready Player One, and help save the world from giant apes in Kong: Skull Island and Rampage.
It’s a cat-and-mouse chase on Boomerang this August! Look out for Tom and Jerry, the iconic cat and mouse rivals in the Tom and Jerry Takeover, beginning weekends from 1 August at 5.30pm, and subsequently on weekdays from 3 August at 12.30pm, 5.30pm, 8.30pm time slots. Cat lovers can also look forward to International Cat Day with back-to-back new episodes of Tom and Jerry and Talking Tom Heroes in Caturdays, weekends at 12.30pm to 1.30pm on Boomerang from 8 August.
Korean drama fans can also expect a variety of genres from sci-fi to romance on Oh!K this month. Examine the unanticipated benefits and consequences of new technologies in attaining a perfect society in SF8, premiering Saturday, 15 August at 8pm, and navigate life and love triangles in When I Was The Most Beautiful, premiering Thursday, 20 August at 7.40pm.
Key titles premiering in August
Geostorm
Premieres 2 August, Sunday at 9pm on Warner TV
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IT: Chapter Two
Premieres 8 August, Saturday at 10pm on HBO GO and HBO
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Abominable
Premieres 15 August, Saturday at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO
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SF8 Premieres 15 August, Saturday at 8pm on Oh!K
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Dream Raider
Premieres 16 August, Sunday at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO
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Lovecraft Country
Premieres 17 August, Monday at 9am on HBO GO, with an encore at 10pm on HBO
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When I Was The Most Beautiful
Premieres 20 August, Thursdays and Fridays at 7.40pm on Oh!K Oh Ye Ji is a ceramic artist who dreams of finding ordinary happiness. She gets caught in a love triangle with two brothers: Seo Hwan, an architectural designer who falls in love with her at first sight, and Seo Jin a race driver who meets Ye Ji for the first time at his father’s workshop and instinctually feels attracted to her. Meanwhile, Seo Hwan’s feelings put him at odds with his brother, while Seo Jin’s ex-girlfriend is unable to get over him even after they broke up. The series stars Ha Seok-Jin (Crash Landing on You, Legendary Witches), Lim Soo-Hyang (My ID is Gangnam Beauty), Ji Soo (Scarlet Heart, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo), Hwang Seung-Un (XX). |
Other new premiering titles on Warner TV and Oh!K
Title |
Premiering Date |
Time and Channel |
Ready Player One |
9 August, Sunday |
9pm on Warner TV |
Kong: Skull Island |
16 August, Sunday |
9pm on Warner TV |
Rampage |
23 August, Sunday |
9pm on Warner TV |
My Wife is a Superwoman |
24 August, Monday |
7.50pm on Oh!K |
New episodes premiering on Cartoon Network, Warner TV, and HBO in August
Title |
Date |
Time and Channel |
DC Super Hero Girls |
From 1 August, Weekends |
9am on Cartoon Network |
Monster Beach |
From 22 August, Weekends |
12.30pm on Cartoon Network |
DC’s Stargirl |
Every Wednesday |
9.50pm on Warner TV (last episode on 12 August) |
Pennyworth |
Every Monday |
9pm on Warner TV (last episode on 31 August) |
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark |
Every Monday |
10am on HBO GO and HBO (last episode on 3 August) |
Doom Patrol S2 |
Every Friday |
Midnight on HBO GO (last episode on 7 August) |
Perry Mason |
Every Monday |
9am on HBO GO and HBO (last episode on 10 August) |
The Not-Too-Late-Show With Elmo |
Every Thursday |
3.01pm on HBO GO (last episode on 6 August) |
The Bridge S2 |
Every Monday |
9pm on HBO GO and HBO (last episode on 17 August) |
I May Destroy You |
Every Monday |
9am on HBO GO and HBO (last episode on 25 August) |
Titles leaving HBO GO this August
Title |
End Date |
Ocean’s Eight | 7 August, Friday |
Inside Out | 11 August, Tuesday |
2 Fast 2 Furious | 13 August, Thursday |
Fast Five | 13 August, Thursday |
The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift | 13 August, Thursday |
London Fields | 14 August, Friday |
Night At The Museum | 14 August, Friday |
Rise of The Planet of The Apes | 14 August, Friday |
Blades of Glory | 15 August, Saturday |
How To Train Your Dragon | 15 August, Saturday |
Kung Fu Panda 2 | 15 August, Saturday |
Stardust | 15 August, Saturday |
Johnny English Strikes Again | 18 August, Tuesday |
Night School | 21 August, Friday |
White Chicks | 22 August, Saturday |
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