Paramount has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports coming to Paramount+ in August! The Paramount Plus August 2025 schedule includes the streaming premieres of
The Friend and
The Infernal Machine, as well as the
PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups special.
Fans can also catch a powerhouse lineup of elite women’s sports, including the WNBA, NWSL, and every moment of the Women’s Rugby World Cup. European soccer also takes center stage with the UEFA Super Cup and start of the Serie A and English Football League seasons.
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| The Friend |
Premiering August 1 on the Paramount+ Premium plan is the Guy Pearce thriller The Infernal Machine. A reclusive and controversial author is drawn out of hiding when he begins to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a dangerous labyrinth as he searches for the person behind the cryptic messages.
Based on the bestselling novel, The Friend tells the story of writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) who finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane, named Apollo. As Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past and her own creative inner life.
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| The Infernal Machine |
As summer winds down, ease into back-to-school season with some all-time favorites on Paramount+, including Adventureland, Coming to America, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Love and Monsters, Rat Race, The Little Rascals, Wayne’s World, and more.
CBS Sports’ coverage of the WNBA continues with three games streaming live on Paramount+ in August, including Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever on August 9, defending champions New York Liberty at Minnesota Lynx on August 16, and New York at Atlanta Dream on August 23. Paramount+ will also be home to sixteen NWSL matches in August, highlighted by the top two clubs in the standings when the Kansas City Current face Orlando Pride on August 16.
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| PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups |
Meanwhile, Paramount+ will be the exclusive U.S. home to the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, with every match streaming live on the service. The USA Eagles, featuring star player Ilona Maher, will face host nation England on August 22 to kick off the tournament before facing Australia on August 30.
Other live sports on Paramount+ in August will feature the start of the European soccer season, including the UEFA Super Cup when PSG takes on Tottenham Hotspur on August 13, the start of the Serie A season on August 23, and the start of the English Football League Championship season when newly promoted Wrexham faces Southampton on August 9.
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| The Friend |
PARAMOUNT PLUS AUGUST 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES & EVENTS
8/1 The Infernal Machine*
A reclusive and controversial author (played by Guy Pearce) is drawn out of hiding when he begins to receive endless letters from an obsessive fan. What ensues is a dangerous labyrinth as he searches for the person behind the cryptic messages.
8/25 The Friend*
Based on the bestselling novel, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane, named Apollo. As Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life.
LIBRARY SHOWS
August 5
Murder 360 (season 1)
August 6
Jersey Shore Family Vacation (season 7, part 2)
August 13
PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups special [N]
August 20
August 27
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin (season 1)
LIBRARY MOVIES
With summer winding down, why not get a head start on the thrills and chills? Get your heart racing and your spine tingling with this lineup of movies arriving on Paramount+ next month including Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Project Almanac, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, Shutter Island, The Brothers Grimm, The Ledge and more.
August 1
A Time to Kill
Adaptation
Adventureland
Aeon Flux
American Hustle
An Invisible Sign*
Annihilation
Blazing Saddles
Captive
Case 39
Coming to America
Crawl
Death at a Funeral
Double Jeopardy
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Event Horizon
Georgetown
Gone Baby Gone
Good Mourning*
Love and Monsters
Masterminds*
Milk
Miss Congeniality
Mother!
New Jack City
On the Line
Paid in Full
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity 2
Paranormal Activity 3
Paranormal Activity 4
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Primal Fear
Project Almanac
Rat Race
Red Eye
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Sexterior Motives*
Shutter Island
Snake Eyes
The Assistant*
The Brothers Grimm
The Ledge
The Little Rascals
The Ruins
The Sense of an Ending*
The Town
The Truman Show
The United States of Leland
The Yards
Wayne's World
What Lies Beneath
Zodiac
August 3
Don’t Knock Twice*
August 29
Halloween II*
SPORTS
8/1: EFL League One – Luton Town vs. AFC Wimbledon
8/1: NWSL – Seattle Reign FC vs. Angel City FC
8/1: Women’s World Rugby – USA Eagles vs. Canada
8/2: BIG3 Basketball*
8/2-8/3: PGA Tour – Wyndham Championship (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
8/3: SBD World’s Strongest Man*
8/8: EFL Championship – Birmingham City vs. Ipswich Town
8/9: EFL Championship – Southampton vs. Wrexham
8/9: Formula E – London E Prix*
8/9: SBD World’s Strongest Man Final*
8/9: BIG3 Basketball*
8/9: WNBA – Chicago Sky @ Indiana Fever*
8/10: Professional Bull Riders*
8/10: NWSL – Chicago Stars vs. Bay FC*
8/10: NWSL – Portland Thorns vs. Seattle Reign*
8/12: Carabao Cup – Wrexham vs. Hull City
8/12: PULISIC episodes 8-9 premiere
8/13: UEFA Super Cup – PSG vs. Tottenham
8/13: US Open Cup Quarterfinal – Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls
8/16: We Need to Talk*
8/16: WNBA – New York Liberty @ Minnesota Lynx*
8/16: NWSL – Kansas City Current vs. Orlando Pride*
8/17: Coppa Italia Frecciarossa – AC Milan vs. Bari
8/17: Professional Bull Riders*
8/17: BIG3 Basketball Celebrity Game & Playoffs*
8/18: Coppa Italia Frecciarossa – Torino vs. Modena
8/19: Concacaf W Champions Cup – Alianza Women FC vs. Washington Spirit
8/20: Concacaf W Champions Cup – NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. CF Monterrey
8/22: NFL ON CBS Preseason – Minnesota @ Tennessee
8/22: Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 – England vs. USA Eagles
8/23: Serie A – AC Milan vs. Cremonese
8/23: Major League Pickleball Finals*
8/23: WNBA – New York Liberty @ Atlanta Dream*
8/23: NWSL – Bay FC vs. Washington Spirit*
8/23: College Football on CBS – Stanford @ Hawaii*
8/24: Professional Bull Riders*
8/24: Serie A – Juventus vs. Parma
8/24: BIG3 Basketball All-Star Game & Championship*
8/24: LPGA – CPKC Women’s Open*
8/25: Serie A – Inter vs. Torino
8/29: Serie A – Lecce vs. AC Milan
8/30: Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 – USA Eagles vs. Australia
8/30: CBS Sports Confidential: Big Ten Football 2025*
8/30: Big Ten on CBS – Nevada @ Purdue*
8/30: Serie A – Napoli vs. Cagliari
8/31: Serie A – Inter vs. Udinese
8/31: Professional Bull Riders*
8/31: Sail Grand Prix*
8/31: AVP Volleyball*
8/31: NWSL – Washington Spirit vs. Chicago Stars*
Throughout August: Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
Throughout August: Pacific Nations Cup Men’s Rugby
Throughout August: English Football League competition
Throughout August: Serie A competition
Throughout August: Coppa Italia Frecciarossa competition
Throughout August: NWSL competition
Throughout August: Scottish Professional Football League competition
Throughout August: Concacaf W Champions Cup competition
Throughout August: UEFA Champions League qualifiers
* Title is available to Paramount+ Premium subscribers.
**All Paramount+ Premium subscribers can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available to stream on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.
Dates for library titles are subject to change.
