Everything British Worth Streaming in August 2023
The streaming revolution and peak TV were supposed to be the death knell of the September to May TV season. Viewers were no longer locked into a system that arbitrarily decided new shows began in the fall, took hiatuses over recent years, and ended in late spring. Sweeps weeks were no longer the moment of guest star glory, and anyone could debut shows whenever they liked; January was the new September, July to new March. However, like the discovery that putting out shows as weekly installments so people could watch together like a family turned out to be a better marketing strategy, it turns out that some months, people watch less television.
August, for example, is one such month. Despite multiple shows trying to make August happen (including Game of Thrones), the reality that this is the month people are on vacation and away from their televisions is still a significant factor. Sure, one can take their TVs with them now in the form of iPads and sign-in-anywhere accounts. But if you're on a holiday schedule, you're not tuning in regularly. (And if you're overseas, you must be VPN savvy.) A decade into the streaming revolution, August is right back to the lightest month for new programming.
A few shows are wrapping up this month, like Outlander and Apple TV+'s Hijack, and some that dropped late enough in July that people will binge it in August, like Good Omens Season 2. But in terms of new titles, the end of summer is once again the recipient of a short list of new releases everywhere, including British imports. Here's the rundown of what to expect.
