Paramount+ August 2026 highlights include Dalliance, Lioness and The Magic Faraway Tree – Paramount+ has revealed its August 2026 streaming lineup, with Australian original drama Dalliance, Lioness season three and family feature The Magic Faraway Tree leading the month.
The August slate also includes The Challenge: Cutthroat season 42, Average Joe season two, new episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a major film library refresh and a packed month of live sport.
For Australian subscribers, the headline is Dalliance. The six-part local drama gives Paramount+ a major Australian scripted launch late in the month, while the wider lineup balances originals, reality franchises, films, UFC and football.
August at a glance
- August 2: Lioness season three premieres, alongside horror comedy Get Away.
- August 5: The Challenge: Cutthroat season 42 begins.
- August 11: Dana White’s Contender Series returns for season 10.
- August 19: Average Joe returns, with season one and season two available.
- August 24: Gogglebox Australia season 24 arrives.
- August 27: Dalliance premieres as a Paramount+ Australian original drama.
- August 28: The Magic Faraway Tree arrives.
- August 30: The Brutalist joins the film lineup.
Lioness season three
Lioness returns on August 2 with its third season. The Taylor Sheridan espionage drama again stars Zoe Saldana as Joe, with Nicole Kidman and Michael Kelly also returning.
The new season places Joe under pressure as hidden networks, foreign operatives and personal betrayals collide. The war around her starts to reach into every part of her life, forcing her to balance duty with the people closest to her.
The cast includes Zoe Saldana, Laysla De Oliveira, Genesis Rodriguez, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hebert, Jonah Wharton, Hannah Love Lanier, Thad Luckinbill, Ian Bohen, Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman and Nicole Kidman.
The Challenge: Cutthroat season 42
The Challenge: Cutthroat season 42 premieres on August 5. The new season is set in Thailand and brings together 24 veteran and newcomer competitors.
The contestants battle for a share of a $500,000 prize in a ruthless team competition. Paramount+ says the format will test whether competitors can cross the finish line together.
Dana White’s Contender Series
Dana White’s Contender Series returns for season 10 on August 11. The weekly live competition series gives UFC hopefuls the chance to earn a contract from Dana White and UFC matchmakers.
The season will run across 10 weekly episodes and forms part of a broader combat sports month on Paramount+.
Average Joe season two
Average Joe returns on August 19, with seasons one and two available on Paramount+. Season two opens with two episodes at launch before continuing weekly.
The new season sends Joe and his crew on a bigger mission after a threat connected to the Russian mob puts his family at risk. The story moves from Pittsburgh to South Africa as the group searches for answers.
Deon Cole stars alongside Malcolm Barrett, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams and Michael Trucco.
Dalliance
Dalliance premieres on August 27 as a six-episode batch drop. The Paramount+ Australian original drama is described as a heart-wrenching, affectionate and sometimes funny relationship drama about life, love and sex in your 60s.
The story begins when former cameraman Billy, played by Hugo Weaving, meets restaurateur Dani, played by Heather Mitchell, on a Sydney Harbour ferry. Their connection is immediate, but Billy is married to Rose, played by Georgie Parker.
When Billy brings Dani home to meet Rose, the decision triggers life-changing events across their friendship group and family. The series explores intimacy, unreliable memories, secrets and the truths people choose to live with.
The cast includes Heather Mitchell, Georgie Parker, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Wayne Blair, Catherine McClements, Kate Winter, Carolyn Bock, Russell Dykstra, Kirk Torrance, Ryan Panizza, Tess Bowers, David Roberts and John Doyle.
The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree arrives on August 28. The family fantasy feature follows a modern family that relocates to the English countryside, where the children discover a magical tree filled with eccentric characters.
As the children journey to fantastical lands at the top of the tree, the family rediscovers imagination, adventure and the importance of connection.
The cast includes Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Gunning, Rebecca Ferguson, Jennifer Saunders, Dustin Demri-Burns, Billie Gadsdon, Delilah Bennett-Cardy and Phoenix Laroche.
New episodes weekly
- Tuesdays: Dana White’s Contender Series season 10.
- Tuesdays: The Ultimate Fighter season 34, with the finale on August 25.
- Tuesdays: Teen Mom UK Next Generation season four, with the finale on August 25.
- Tuesdays: Tyler Perry’s Ruthless season six, with the finale on August 25.
- Wednesdays: Diarra From Detroit season two.
- Wednesdays: Average Joe season two, premiering August 19.
- Wednesdays: The Challenge season 42.
- Wednesdays: Tyler Perry’s The Oval season seven.
- Thursdays: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season four.
- Thursdays: Ex On The Beach Brazil: The Elite season two, with the finale on August 13.
- Fridays: Jersey Shore Family Vacation season eight.
New films on Paramount+ in August
The August film lineup includes dramas, family favourites, comedies, horror titles and modern classics.
New features include 28 Days, A Few Good Men, Bad Santa, Blade Runner 2049, Blue Crush, Blue Crush 2, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Call Me by Your Name, Charlie’s Angels, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Closer, Django Unchained, Everest, Get Away, Hating Alison Ashley, Honey, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, I Am Ali, In Good Company and Jawbreaker.
The month also adds Jerry Maguire, Legends of the Fall, Not Another Teen Movie, Primate, Sabrina Down Under, Stepmom, Street Fighter, The Boss Baby: Family Business, The Brutalist, The Croods, The Croods: A New Age, The Invention of Lying, The Last of the Mohicans, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Net, The Social Network, Trolls: World Tour, Twisted, Vertical Limit, White Chicks and Wolf Man.
Sport in August
Paramount+ will carry a heavy August sport schedule, led by the Winter Festival of Football and a run of UFC events.
- August 1: Winter Festival of Football – Chelsea FC v Tottenham FC.
- August 1: Winter Festival of Football – Manchester City v Inter Milan.
- August 2: UFC Fight Night: Medic v Rodriguez.
- August 5: Winter Festival of Football – Arsenal FC v Real Betis.
- August 8: Winter Festival of Football – Chelsea Women v Auckland FC Women.
- August 8: Winter Festival of Football – Chelsea FC v AC Milan.
- August 9: UFC Fight Night: Gamrot v Salkilld.
- August 11: Winter Festival of Football – Chelsea FC v Johor Darul Ta’zim FC.
- August 12: Winter Festival of Football – Chelsea Women v A-League All Stars.
- August 13: Winter Festival of Football – Everton FC v Newcastle United.
- August 13: Winter Festival of Football – Manchester United v Leeds United.
- August 16: UFC 330: Makhachev v Machado Garry.
- August 23: UFC Fight Night: Hernandez v Rodrigues.
- August 30: UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov v Song.
Everything coming to Paramount+ in August 2026
August 2
• Lioness season three
• Get Away
August 4
• Primate
• The Traitors Ireland
• The Traitors Canada
August 5
• The Challenge: Cutthroat season 42
August 9
• Wolf Man
August 11
• Dana White’s Contender Series season 10
• Twisted
August 12
• Billions seasons 1-7
August 19
• Average Joe seasons one and two
August 24
• Gogglebox Australia season 24
August 27
• Dalliance
August 28
• The Magic Faraway Tree
August 30
• The Brutalist
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