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New on Paramount Plus in August 2025 — all the new shows and movies to watch
It's hard to believe, but fall is officially around the corner. Enjoy the last weeks of summer and welcome the new season with fresh movies and TV shows coming to Paramount Plus this August.
Kicking things off is "The Infernal Machine," starring Guy Pearce as a reclusive author who gets pulled back into the spotlight when he begins receiving a flood of cryptic letters from an obsessive fan.
In your feels? "The Friend" follows Naomi Watts as Iris, a solitary writer whose life is upended when she inherits a massive Great Dane from her late mentor (Bill Murray). As she bonds with the dog, she learns more about herself and the life she's been yearning to live.
Finally, horror fans can revisit a genre-defining classic with "Paranormal Activity." This found-footage phenomenon still packs a punch, tracking the increasingly terrifying events inside a couple's home after they set up a camera to capture what they believe is a haunting. What they find is, well, absolutely terrifying.
Want more? Here's everything new on Paramount Plus in August 2025, starting with our top picks.
This tense psychological thriller stars Guy Pearce as Bruce Cogburn, a once-famous author forced out of his self-imposed retirement when he's bombarded with letters from an obsessive reader. Reluctantly pulled back into the spotlight, Cogburn sets off on a hunt to uncover the source of the messages, only to find himself caught up in a mind game that blurs the line between fiction and reality. The past that he tried to escape may very well be the only thing that can save him now.
Premieres August 1 on Paramount Plus
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Iris (Naomi Watts) is a New York writer whose quiet life is upended when her late mentor (Bill Murray) leaves her his Great Dane, Apollo. Initially overwhelmed, Iris slowly forms an unexpected bond with the dog, and it ends up taking her on a special journey of self-reflection and healing. Iris continues to connect to her new friend as he becomes a major part of her life, but she's soon forced to confront the parts of herself that she's been struggling to contain for a very long time.
Premieres August 25 on Paramount Plus
"Paranormal Activity" follows Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat), a young couple settling into their new San Diego home, only to discover it's apparently haunted. Convinced Katie has been seeing ghosts since childhood, Micah rigs up a video camera in their bedroom to capture the nightly disturbances.
At first, they're subtle things like creaking doors, footsteps, but they slowly escalate into chilling noises, moving objects, and an increasingly evil presence. When a psychic warns that the entity is a demon feeding on fear, the couple gets more daring and the "paranormal activity" becomes even more terrifying. The perfect way to kick off spooky season early.
Premieres August 1 on Paramount Plus
ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES & EVENTS8/1: The Infernal Machine 8/25: The Friend
August 5
Murder 360 (season 1)
August 6
Jersey Shore Family Vacation (season 7, part 2)
Blaze and the Monster Machines (season 8)
August 13
PAW Patrol: Jungle Pups special
August 20
Baby Shark's Big Show! (season 3)
August 27
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin (season 1)
August 1
A Time to KillAdaptation Adventureland Aeon FluxAmerican HustleAn Invisible Sign*Annihilation Blazing SaddlesCaptiveCase 39Coming to AmericaCrawlDeath at a FuneralDouble Jeopardy Dr. Seuss' The LoraxEvent HorizonGeorgetownGone Baby GoneGood Mourning*Love and MonstersMasterminds*MilkMiss Congeniality Monster TrucksMother!New Jack CityOne the Line Paid in FullParanormal ActivityParanormal Activity 2 Paranormal Activity 3 Paranormal Activity 4Paranormal Activity: The Ghost DimensionParanormal Activity: The Marked Ones Primal FearProject AlmanacRat RaceRed Eye Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Sexterior Motives*Shutter IslandSnake EyesThe Assistant*The Brothers GrimmThe LedgeThe Little Rascals The RuinsThe Sense of an Ending*The TownThe Truman ShowThe United States of LelandThe YardsWayne's WorldWhat Lies BeneathZodiac
August 29
Halloween II
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