Everything British Worth Streaming in August 2025

Here in the U.S., the summer weather has been worse than usual, which is to say heading towards our new normal of extreme heat and oppressive humidity. (The air is so thick you can chew it, is what I'm saying.) Most Europeans still haven't clocked that air conditioning isn't optional when you start getting these sorts of conditions — it's the only reason most people can live in the American South. It's also why summer reruns were never going to survive climate change; too many people, huddling at home away from code red air quality and needing new shows to watch.

August is no longer the doldrums of summer on the small screen. Although, as the streaming wars iron out, September and October have been slowly returning as the primary points in the calendar year when new shows debut. You can see it in this month's listings: Netflix is rolling out a few films as its Trainwreck series wraps up, HBO is letting The Gilded Age continue to be its main series for the month, while the small-time streaming services take advantage of the light schedules elsewhere to premiere shows they're not certain would survive in a more competitive part of the landscape.

However, the most fascinating listing for this month is BritBox, which is preparing for the new signups it hopes to see as a result of its HBO Max deal and its most aggressive TV season lineup yet. There's so much coming to BritBox that I almost made it a standalone list, until I realized nothing debuts until August 15. We'll have to see how the next few months play out, but BritBox is aiming to reach a new level of critical mass for the 2025-2026 season, and we're rooting for its success. Until then, let's run down everything British streaming around the apps for August 2025.