August 2021: Crave Streaming Overview

MUST-WATCH TITLES FOR AUGUST     AUGUST 3 – HBO’s OBAMA: IN PURSUIT OF A MORE PERFECT UNION

• Directed by Peter Kunhardt (True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight For Equality, 2019) the multi-part documentary, OBAMA: IN PURSUIT OF A MORE PERFECT UNION, is a comprehensive study of Barack Obama’s journey from Illinois State Senator to the 44th U.S. President, against the cultural and historical moments that defined his political rise. Archival interviews and speeches from Obama’s career frame insights from a who’s who of political experts including Jelani Cobb, David Remnick, Cornel West, Sherrilyn Ifill, Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson, as they analyze how race and politics intertwined to lead to the election of the country’s first Black president. All three episodes of OBAMA: IN PURSUIT OF A MORE PERFECT UNION stream August 3 at 9 p.m. ET on Crave.

  AUGUST 6 – ANNE BOLEYN *Limited Series Premiere*

• For 500 years, audiences have been spoon-fed a story about Anne Boleyn: the cold-hearted scheming seductress who bewitched Henry VIII into marrying her, before sleeping with his best friend and her own brother. In the ground-breaking new, three-part drama series, ANNE BOLEYN, Jodie Turner-Smith leads a diverse cast in shining a feminist light on her demise. After years of silence and suppression, viewers finally hear her voice. All three episodes of ANNE BOLEYN drop Friday, August 6, only on Crave.

  AUGUST 8 – SHOWTIME’s THE L WORD: GENERATION Q *Season Premiere*

• Season 2 of the SHOWTIME drama, THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, premieres Sunday, August 8 at 10 p.m. ET. The upcoming season kicks off in the aftermath of Sophie’s (Rosanny Zayas) decision at the airport as she, Dani (Arienne Mandi), and Finley (Jacqueline Toboni) are all left to pick up the pieces. Meanwhile, Bette’s (Jennifer Beals) personal and professional pursuits force her to reexamine her roots – something Angie (Jordan Hull) also questions and explores in her own way. THE L WORD: GENERATION Q is a revival set 10 years after the original groundbreaking drama series, which premiered in 2004 and ran for six seasons (all of which are available for streaming on Crave). Season 2 guest stars include Rosie O’Donnell, Donald Faison, Griffin Dunne, and Vanessa Williams. THE L WORD: GENERATION Q follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes dropping Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.

  AUGUST 13 – NOMADLAND *Movie Premiere*

• Winning Best Picture at the 93^rd OSCARS^®, Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND is a portrait of itinerant lives on open roads across the American West. Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (played by Frances McDormand, who won Best Actress for her role in the film) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society, as a modern-day nomad. Streaming Friday, August 13, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West. Earlier this year, Zhao made history at the 93^rd OSCARS, becoming the first woman of colour to win best director for the film, and just the second woman to win the award.

  AUGUST 15 – STARZ’s HEELS *Series Premiere*

• The new STARZ series HEELS begins streaming on Sunday, August 15, and follows the story of a group of men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers (Canada’s own Stephen Amell, ARROW and Alexander Ludwig, VIKINGS) and rivals battle over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to or hard to leave behind. HEELS follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes dropping Sundays on STARZ.

  HIGHLIGHTS   AUGUST 2 – STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET *Documentary Premiere*

• The new documentary from Marilyn Agrelo (Mad Hot Ballroom), STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET, takes audiences inside the minds and hearts of the artists, writers, and educators who created one of the most influential and enduring children’s programs in television history. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling book Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, the film focuses on the first two decades of Sesame Street — an experimental and groundbreaking period for the show. Its original creators, Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, tell viewers in their own words about how “the gang” came together, how they stayed committed to their original mission — fighting educational gaps caused by racism and poverty — through eras of political and social change, and how they approached each obstacle with a wicked sense of humour and joy. The documentary streams Monday, August 2.

  AUGUST 12 – STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS *Season Premiere*

• Developed by Emmy Award^® winner Mike McMahan (RICK AND MORTY, SOLAR OPPOSITES), Season 2 of the half-hour animated comedy series, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, premieres Thursday, August 12 on Crave and CTV Sci-Fi Channel at 9 p.m. ET. The favourite scrappy underdogs of the U.S.S. Cerritos return with exciting new adventures, and Ensigns Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Boimler (Jack Quaid), Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), and Tendi (Noël Wells) must keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. The ship’s bridge crew includes Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis), Commander Jack Ransom (Jerry O’Connell), and Doctor T’Ana (Gillian Vigman). STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes streaming Thursdays on Crave and airing at 9 p.m. ET on CTV Sci Fi.

  AUGUST 20 – GODZILLA VS. KONG *Movie Premiere*

• Streaming Friday, August 20 is the hit film GODZILLA VS. KONG, which made history by becoming only the second movie of the COVID-19 era to earn more than $100 million in the U.S box office, and more than $400 worldwide. Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into fantastic uncharted terrain, unearthing clues to the Titans’ origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the earth forever. In addition, Crave adds three classic GODZILLA movies including GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA, GOJIRA (AKA GODZILLA (1954), and MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA.

  AUGUST 22 – SHOWTIME’s WORK IN PROGRESS *Season 2*

• SHOWTIME’s dark comedy WORK IN PROGRESS premieres Sunday, August 22 at 11 p.m. ET, with two back-to-back episodes. Season 2 picks up with comedian Abby McEnany as a fictionalized version of herself, in the wake of her breakup (and almost out of almonds), as she begrudgingly accepts that she’s too busy to kill herself. In fact, she’s just starting to get her head above water, when a global pandemic converges with a family emergency, forcing her into uncharted territory. Following the premiere, the series follows a weekly release schedule with two episodes premiering Sundays at 11 p.m. ET on Crave.

  AUGUST 27 – SISTER, SISTER *Season 1-6*

• Tia Landry (Tia Mowry) and Tamera Campbell (Tamara Mowry) are twins who were separated at birth, with each being adopted by a different parent. One day, the teens have a chance encounter while shopping at a clothing store in the mall. After the families meet, Tamera’s adoptive father reluctantly allows Tia and her mother to move into his home so the girls can be together. But just because they’re twins doesn’t mean Tia and Tamera are identical in any way other than looks. All six seasons of the 1990s sitcom, SISTER, SISTER, stream Friday, August 27.

  *Available to Crave+Movies+HBO Subscribers  

Crave + HBO + Movies – Complete Listings

  HBO and HBO Max Programming HBO Series THE WHITE LOTUS, Season 1, Episode 4 (August 1 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Series THE 100-FOOT WAVE, Season 1, Episode 3 (August 1 at 10 p.m. ET) HBO Series LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, Season 8, Episode 19 (August 1, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) HBO Series SMALL TOWN NEWS: KPVM PAHRUMP, Season 1, Episode 1 and 2 (August 2 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Series OBAMA: IN PURSUIT OF A MORE PERFECT UNION, Season 1, Episodes 1-3 (August 3 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Max Series FBOY ISLAND, Season 1, Episode 4-6 (August 5) HBO Max Series GOSSIP GIRL, Season 1, Episode 5 (August 5) HBO Series REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 19, Episode 22 (August 6, live at 10 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) HBO Series THE WHITE LOTUS, Season 1, Episode 5 (August 8 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Series THE 100-FOOT WAVE, Season 1, Episode 4 (August 8 at 10 p.m. ET) HBO Series LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, Season 8, Episode 20 (August 8, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) HBO Series SMALL TOWN NEWS: KPVM PAHRUMP, Season 1, Episode 3 and 4 (August 9 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Max Series FBOY ISLAND, Season 1, Episode 7-10 (August 12) HBO Max Series GOSSIP GIRL, Season 1, Episode 6 (August 12) HBO Series REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 19, Episode 23 (August 13, live at 10 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) HBO Series THE WHITE LOTUS, Season 1, Episode 6 *Season Finale* (August 15 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Series THE 100-FOOT WAVE, Season 1, Episode 5 (August 15 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Series LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, Season 8, Episode 21 (August 15, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) HBO Series SMALL TOWN NEWS: KPVM PAHRUMP, Season 1, Episode 5 and 6 (August 16 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Documentary IN THE SAME BREATH (August 18 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Series REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 19, Episode 24 (August 20, live at 10 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) HBO Series NYC EPICENTERS 9/11 2021, Season 1, Episode 1 (August 22 at 8 p.m. ET) HBO Series NYC EPICENTERS 9/11 2021, Season 1, Episode 2 (August 22 at 9 p.m. ET) HBO Series THE 100-FOOT WAVE, Season 1, Episode 6 *Series Finale* (August 22 at 10 p.m. ET) HBO Series LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, Season 8, Episode 22 (August 23, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) HBO Series REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 19, Episode 25 (August 27, live at 10 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) HBO Series NYC EPICENTERS 9/11 2021, Season 1, Episode 3 (August 29 at 8 p.m. ET) HBO Series NYC EPICENTERS 9/11 2021, Season 1, Episode 4 (August 29 at 9 p.m. ET)   Movies MONKEY BEACH (August 1) DEATH OF A LADIES’ MAN *Canadian Film* (August 4) LET HIM GO (August 6) LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE *Canadian Film* (August 11) NOMADLAND (August 13) PERCY (August 13) THE SHORT HISTORY OF A LONG ROAD (August 13) GODZILLA VS. KONG (August 20) GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA (August 20) GOJIRA (AKA GODZILLA) (1954) (August 20) MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA (August 20) THE WORLD TO COME (August 20) ALL MY LIFE (August 27)    

Crave – Complete Listings

  SHOWTIME Programming THE END, Season 1, Episode 5 and 6 (August 1 at 8 p.m. ET) THE CHI, Season 4, Episode 10 (August 1 at 9 p.m. ET) BLACK MONDAY, Season 3, Episode 10 *Season Finale* (August 1 at 9 p.m. ET) FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS, Season 1, Episode 10 *Season Finale* (August 1 at 10 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 3, Episode 37 (August 1 at 11 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 3, Episode 38 (August 5 at 11 p.m. ET) THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, Season 1 (August 8) THE END, Season 1, Episode 7 (August 8 at 8 p.m. ET) THE END, Season 1, Episode 8 (August 8 at 8 p.m. ET) UFO, Season 1 (August 8) THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, *Season Premiere* Season 2, Episode 1 (August 8 at 10 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 3, Episode 39 (August 8 at 11 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 3, Episode 40 (August 12 at 11 p.m. ET) THE END, Season 1, Episode 9 (August 15 at 8 p.m. ET) THE END, Season 1, Episode 10 *Season Finale* (August 15 at 8 p.m. ET) THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, Season 2, Episode 2 (August 15 at 10 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 3, Episode 41 (August 15 at 11 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 3, Episode 42 (August 19 at 11 p.m. ET) WORK IN PROGRESS, Season 1 (August 22) GOSSIP, Season 1, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (August 22 at 8 p.m. ET) THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, Season 2, Episode 3 (August 22 at 10 p.m. ET) WORK IN PROGRESS Season 2, Episode 1-2 (August 22 at 11 p.m. ET) GOSSIP, Season 1, Episode 2 (August 29 at 8 p.m. ET) THE L WORD: GENERATION Q, Season 2, Episode 3 (August 29 at 10 p.m. ET) WORK IN PROGRESS, Season 2, Episode 3-4 (August 29 at 11 p.m. ET)  

Highlighted Programming

LOVE ISLAND, Season 3, Episode 19 (August 2) STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SEASAME STREET *Documentary* (August 2) LOVE ISLAND: UNCENSORED, Season 1, Episode 11 (August 3) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS, Season 6, Episode 8 (August 5) ANNE BOLEYN, Season 1, Episode 1-3 (August 6) MTV’s SIESTA KEY, Season 4 (August 6) MTV’s TEEN MOM 2: REUNION, Part 1 and 2 (August 6) MTV’s THE HILLS: NEW BEGINNINGS, Season 2 (August 6) LOVE ISLAND, Season 3, Episode 20-23 (August 7) LOVE ISLAND: UNCENSORED, Season 1, Episode 12-13 (August 7) LOVE ISLAND, Season 3, Episode 24 (August 9) LOVE ISLAND: UNCENSORED, Season 1, Episode 14 (August 10) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS, Season 6, Episode 9 (August 12) STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, Season 2, Episode 1 (August 12) MTV’s CATFISH: THE TV SHOW UK (August 13) HIGHWAY THRU HELL, Season 9 (August 13) LOVE AND HIP HOP: ATLANTA, Season 1-8 (August 13) LOVE ISLAND, Season 3, Episode 25-28 (August 14) LOVE ISLAND: UNCENSORED, Season 1, Episode 15 (August 14) LOVE ISLAND, Season 3, Episode 29 (August 16) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS, Season 6, Episode 10 (August 19) STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, Season 2, Episode 2 (August 19) RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS, Season 6, Episode 11 (August 26) STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, Season 2, Episode 3 (August 26) SISTER, SISTER, Season 1-6 (August 27)   *Available to Crave + HBO + Movies subscribers  

STARZ – Complete Listings

  STARZ Programming BLINDSPOTTING, Season 1, Episode 7 (August 1) POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN, Season 1, Episode 3 (August 1) THE JOURNALS OF KNUD RASMUSSEN *Canadian Film* (August 4) JIGSAW (August 6) LOGAN LUCKY (August 6) SAW II (August 6) SAW III (August 6) SAW IV (August 6) SAW V (August 6) SAW VI (August 6) SAW: THE FINAL CHAPTER (August 6) THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (August 6) TITANIC (August 6) BLINDSPOTTING, Season 1, Episode 8 *Season Finale* (August 8) POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN, Season 1, Episode 4 (August 8) POOR BOY’S GAME *Canadian Film* (August 11) MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (August 13) RAISING ARIZONA (August 13) WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING (August 13) HEELS, Season 1, Episode 1 *Series Premiere* (August 15) POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN, Season 1, Episode 5 (August 15) REMEMBER *Canadian Film* (August 18) BEVERLY HILLS COP (August 20) GARDEN STATE (August 20) MEAN GIRLS (August 20) NUTTY PROFESSOR (August 20) OPEN WATER (August 20) PUBLIC ENEMIES (August 20) HEELS, Season 1, Episode 2 (August 22) BUDDY GAMES (August 27) FOR COLORED GIRLS (August 27) MARS ATTACKS! (August 27) OUT OF SIGHT (1998) (August 27) PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (August 27) PITCH BLACK (August 27) SELMA (August 27) THE HULK (August 27) HEELS, Season 1, Episode 3 (August 29) POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN, Season 1, Episode 6 (August 29)  

LAST CHANCE PROGRAMMING

  PAVAROTTI (August 2) THE HUSTLE (August 5) ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD (August 6) ANTIGONE (August 7) PETE LEE: TALL, DARK, & PLEASANT (August 7) SUPERHEROES (August 7) CASINO ROYALE (2006) (August 9) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (August 9) DIE ANOTHER DAY (August 9) DR. NO (August 9) FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (August 9) FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (August 9) DAVID BOWIE: FINDING FAME (August 8) GOLDENEYE (August 9) LICENSE TO KILL (August 9) LIVE AND LET DIE (August 9) THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (August 9) THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (August 9) MOONRAKER (August 9) NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (August 9) OCTOPUSSY (August 9) ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (August 9) QUANTUM OF SOLACE (August 9) SKYFALL (August 9) SPECTRE (August 9) THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (August 9) THUNDERBALL (August 9) TOMORROW NEVER DIES (August 9) A VIEW TO KILL (August 9) THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (August 9) YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (August 9) LUCKY DAY (August 10) MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (August 10) GLORIA: IN HER OWN WORDS (August 14) JOKER (August 15) THE LEAD (August 16) CAPTIVATED: THE TRIALS OF PAMELA SMART (August 17) 22 JUMP STREET (August 19) LOVE ISLAND, Season 2 (August 23) THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON (August 23) VITA & VIRGINIA (August 23) THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN (August 24) BACK IN THE HOOD: GANG WAR 2 (August 25) HIP HOP EVOLUTION (August 28) CROSS: RISE OF THE VILLAINS (August 29) LUCY IN THE SKY (August 29) OVERCOMER (August 30) 21 (August 31) AD ASTRA (August 31) AMERICAN HUSTLE (August 31) ANATOMY OF A MURDER (August 31) AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (August 31) ANY GIVEN SUNDAY (August 31) BABE (August 31) BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (August 31) BATTLE OF THE YEAR (August 31) BILLY ELLIOT (August 31) BLOW (August 31) BOTTLE ROCKET (August 31) BOYZ N THE HOOD (August 31) CHARLIE ZONE (August 31) CONSTANTINE (August 31) COUPLES RETREAT (August 31) DIRTY HARRY (August 31) DOG DAY AFTERNOON (August 31) DRAGONHEART: VENGEANCE (August 31) DRONE (August 31) DUPLICITY (August 31) ENDER’S GAME (August 31) FROST/NIXON (August 31) GANGSTER SQUAD (August 31) GHOST IN THE SHELL (August 31) GIRL, INTERRUPTED (August 31) INSOMNIA (August 31) JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (August 31) LIVING OUT LOUD (August 31) MAMA (August 31) MARIE ANTOINETTE (August 31) MY BLIND BROTHER (August 31) MY SISTER’S KEEPER (August 31) NIGHTS IN RODANTHE (August 31) NOSE TO TAIL (August 31) PARENTHOOD (August 31) SAVING HOPE, Season 5 (August 31) SCARECROW (August 31) SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (August 31) SOUTHPAW (August 31) SPY GAME (August 31) STARSKY & HUTCH (August 31) TARANTULA (August 31) TERMINATOR SALVATION (August 31) THE BABADOOK (August 31) THE BOOK THIEF (August 31) THE BUCKET LIST (August 31) THE DEER HUNTER (August 31) THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE (August 31) THE DILEMMA (August 31) THE FIGHTER (August 31) THE FRENCH CONNECTION (August 31) THE WOLVES AT THE DOOR (August 31)