VOD News | On 03, Aug 2024

Sky is making the most of its deal to become the new home of The Walking Dead this August, with Daryl Dixon and Dead City both dropping in time for some Bank Holiday weekend binge-watching. For more information on the latest Sky TV packages and pricing, click here. Don’t have Sky? You can also stream all of the above live and on-demand through NOW, Sky’s contract-free VOD service, which costs £9.99 a month for an Entertainment Membership.

Sky Cinema’s line-up, meanwhile, includes Trolls Band Together, Migration and Madame Web. For Sky Cinema subscribers on Sky platforms, there’s the added bonus of Paramount+ titles being included for free. For more information on getting Sky Cinema, click here. Again, if you don’t have Sky, you can also stream Sky Cinema’s movie catalogue live and on-demand through NOW, for £11.99 a month.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Sky and NOW in August 2024:

 

TV / Entertainment

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: Season 1 (Sky Max, 9pm) – 1st August

In the third spin-off series of the seminal apocalyptic survival series The Walking Dead, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) washes ashore in France, struggling to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. In the opening episode, Daryl’s unexpected arrival sets off a violent chain of events that inadvertently puts a young boy at the heart of a growing religious movement in danger; Daryl agrees to help shepherd the boy to safety in exchange for help returning to America. All episodes arrive together.

Fantasmas: Season 1 (Sky Comedy, 9pm) – 1st August

Writer, director, and comedian Julio Torres spins a fantastical six-part tale of when he lost a gold oyster earring. In his search to find the precious object, Julio reflects on the offbeat characters he encounters in introspective, often eerie, and always comedic vignettes set in a dreamy, alternate version of New York City. All episodes arrive together.

Gladiators: Season 1 (Sky Nature, 7pm) – 4th August

Unlock the killer secrets and ingenious tactics of nature’s toughest fighters in this new four-part nature documentary series. Travel to four incredible ecosystems around the world – African watering holes, the weathered Australian coast, South American jungle rivers and North American tidelands – where wild gladiators, from the smallest ants to the biggest bears, do battle for the ultimate prize: survival. Narrated by Sean Bean. All four episodes arrive together.

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (Sky Documentaries, 9pm) – 10th August

An unprecedented exploration into the life of Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood’s quintessential star. With extraordinary access to Taylor’s personal archives and seventy hours of newly-unearthed intimate audio, these candid conversations peel back the layers of one of cinema’s most enduring icons.

The Body Next Door (Sky Documentaries, 9pm) – 11th August

What begins as a seemingly harmless prank in the sleepy Welsh town of Beddau takes a horrifying turn when a medical skeleton is in fact revelaed to be a dead body. What follows is a gripping murder mystery intertwined with a dramatic family saga.

The Cleaning Lady: Season 3 (Sky Witness, 9pm) – 12th August

Leaping straight into the third season of the hit US crime drama, when Arman mysteriously disappears, Thony and Nadia begrudgingly team up to look for him.

Klitschko: More than a Fight (Sky Documentaries, 9pm) – 15th August

With unprecedented access to the former heavyweight boxing world champion along with his brother Wladimir, this feature-length documentary directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald combines a retrospective story of the brothers’ Soviet childhood and their incredible sporting career with present-day footage capturing what it takes to hold the city and country together during wartime.

Nick Cave: This Much I Know to be True (Sky Arts, 10pm) – 17th August

Shot on location in London & Brighton, This Much I Know to be True captures Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life the songs from their last two studio albums, Ghosteen (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) and Carnage (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis).

Faye (Sky Documentaries, 8pm) – 18th August

Faye Dunaway candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her illustrious career. Through those reflections, she explores personal discoveries including her struggles with mental health issues, her family history, and how the intensity of the characters she played still impacts her today.

Tom Davis: Underdog (Sky Comedy, 9pm) – 21st August

Sweet sweet soul Tom Davis is best known for hit shows King Gary, The Curse, Murder In Successville, Live At The Apollo and his hugely popular podcast Wolf and Owl with Romesh Ranganathan. In his brand new show, Underdog, Tom will be exploring life as the longshot. From leaving school with no qualifications to years working on building sites, all the way to the difficult road to fatherhood, acting in blockbuster films and yet still being told he’s punching by a waiter.

The Walking Dead: Dead City: Season 1 (Sky Max, 9pm) – 22nd August

Years have passed since we last saw Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan, (Jeffery Dean Morgan) and the old enemies must now form a tenuous alliance in order to carry out a dangerous mission. Maggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland. Can the pair work together, or will the traumas of their past prove as great a threat as the dangers of the present?

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 25 (Sky Witness, 9pm) – 23rd August

The fight for justice never ends as Captain Olivia Benson and her squad return for the landmark 25th season of the groundbreaking series. A tireless voice for the voiceless, Benson’s compassion for victims and pledge to protect the innocent stand as a beacon of hope for all.

Law & Order: Organized Crime: Season 4 (Sky Witness, 10pm) – 23rd August

In a thrilling new season, Detective Elliot Stabler finds strength in justice as his team fights to stop New York’s most dangerous criminal syndicates. Contending with fraught relationships at home, Stabler is fearless in his determination to bring the darkness of corruption to light – no matter the cost.

Orangutan Jungle School: Season 3 (Sky Nature, 8pm) – 23rd August

Follow a gang of orphan orangutans from a unique rehab school in Borneo, as cute preschoolers, adventurous toddlers and naughty teens learn to navigate life in the wild. As the new term starts, newbie Bumi struggles to focus and star student Valentino experiences a bumpy start to college.

Rob & Romesh Vs: Season 7 (Sky Comedy, 8pm) – 28th August

Continuing their mission to seek out new pastimes, livelihoods and lifestyles and make a right hash of them, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are back to prove that jack-of-all-trades are masters of none. The seventh series will see the duo head to Vegas to explore the world of UFC, tackle Heavy Metal at its UK heartland, Download Festival, and dive into Hollywood to see how they fare as Hollywood stuntmen.

Adam Hills: Foot Fault (Sky Documentaries) – Date TBC

Comedian and host of The Last Leg Adam Hills takes viewers behind the scenes of a global campaign around the growing form of the sport – Para-Standing Tennis – and its potential as a future Grand Slam and Paralympic event. Adam visits some of the most famous tennis locations in the world, meeting and playing with former Grand Slam winners, as well as uncovering the barriers faced by aspiring tennis players with disabilities who want to be included by their sport at the highest level.

 

Sky Cinema

Trolls Band Together – 2nd August

Now officially a couple, Poppy (Anna Kendrick) discovers that Branch (Justin Timberlake) was once part of her favourite boyband phenomenon, BroZone. When his brother and former bandmate Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy must reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop-culture obscurity.

If You Were The Last – 3rd August

Adrift in their broken-down space shuttle with little hope of rescue, two astronauts debate whether they’re better off as friends or something more. Anthony Mackie and Zoë Chao star in this sci-fi rom-com.

Concrete Utopia – 4th August

The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwang Gung Apartments trying to escape the extreme cold. Feeling a threat to their very survival, the residents enact a special measure.

Night Swim – 9th August

orced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. He hopes that the backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for himself. However, a dark secret from the home’s past soon unleashes a malevolent force that drags the family into the depths of inescapable terror.

Under the Boardwalk – 10th August

This animated musical comedy follows the hermit crabs who live under the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore. When Armen (a land crab townie) falls in love with Ramona (a sea crab tourist) tensions between their friends and families rise. But when a storm casts the duo far from home, their love will lead them on an epic adventure which unites the divided community.

The Inventor – 11th August

The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and studying the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question ~ “What is the meaning of it all?”

Arcadian – 16th August

In a near future, life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his twin teenage sons, Thomas and Joseph, have been living a half-life. When the sun sets, ferocious creatures of the night awaken and consume all living souls in their path. When disaster strikes, the twins must devise a desperate plan to survive the coming night.

Daddio – 17th August

New York City. JFK airport. A young woman (Dakota Johnson) jumps into the backseatof a yellow taxi, the cabbie (Sean Penn) throws the vehicle into drive as the two headout into the night toward Manhattan, striking up the most unexpected conversationresulting in a single, epic, remarkable journey.

Scary Girl – 18th August

When her world is threatened by a loss of sunlight, a young girl must overcome her fears and journey to a fantastical city, save her father from a mysterious scientist and prevent the destruction of her planet. Starring Jillian Nguyen, Sam Neill, and Tim Minchin.

Migration – 23rd August

Get ready to take a flight on a hilariously funny, feathered family vacation like no other! From the creators of Despicable Me comes an adventure-filled new comedy aboutovercoming your fears and opening yourself up to the world. The Mallard family embarks on a journey south for the winter to Jamaica via New York City, only for their well-laid plans to go awry, leading to new friends and unknown horizons. Featuring the vocal talents of Elizabeth Banks, Kumali Nunjiani, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell and Danny Devito.

Barber – 24th August

Aidan Gillen’s PI Val Barber is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter. Mystery drama with Gary Lydon.

Parallel – 25th August

Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa mysteriously finds herself navigating between parallel spaces. Thrilling sci-fi drama starring Aldis Hodge.

Madame Webb – 30th August

Suspense-driven thriller starring Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who develops the power to see the future… and realises she can use that insight to change it. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women bound for powerful destinies… if they can all survive a deadly present.

He Went That Way – 31st August

Animal trainer Zachary Quinto unknowingly picks up a serial killer, played by Jacob Elordi, on a road trip. Crime drama.

 

Also available on Sky Cinema in August 2024

1st August
Trolls Band Together
Lady Bird
Step Brothers
A Dog’s Purpose
Ex Machina (2014)
Hot Rod
Ghost
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
All That Jazz (1979)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
The End of the Affair (1955)
Kingpin (1996)
And Justice For All (1979)
The Blind Side
The Big Chill (1983)
Annie (1982)
Annie (2014)
Clerks (1994)
The Core (2003)
Hulk (2003)
The Producers (2005)
Along Came A Spider (2001)
Pain & Gain (2013)
Boomerang (1992)
Burlesque
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)
Home (2009)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
American Gigolo (1980)
Hudson Hawk (1991)

7th August
Upgrade (2018)

9th August
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

15th August
Beethoven (1992)
Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
Bowfinger (1999)
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

Date TBC
Mother! (2017)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
He Went That Way (2017)
Ben-Hur (1959)

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