What's New On Amazon Prime Video In August: 'Free Meek, Carnival Row, Mission: Impossible

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What the heck did people do before the internet and streaming services? Read? Hahaha!! Suckers. Oh yeah, cable TV. Is that still a thing?

Anyhoo, speaking of the internet and streaming services, check out what’s new on Amazon Prime Video for the month of August 2019.

August brings nine Amazon Original series and one Amazon Original movie exclusively available for Prime members to stream or download at no additional cost to their membership.

• This is Football S1: An emotionally-charged, six-part documentary, exploring football’s extraordinary impact on the world. From the streets of Delhi to the fields of post-war Rwanda to the pitches of the Champions League, this globe-spanning series tells a unique story of the game and its power to unite countries, inspire generations and captivate billions.

• Free Meek S1: Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill’s 2017 arrest for probation violations sparked national outrage. A re-investigation of his original case explores allegations of police corruption as Meek becomes the face of a justice reform movement.

• Pete the Cat S1 Part 2: Pete the Cat Season One Part 2 showcases empowering themes of self-discovery. Pete discovers his Mom has a big famous past, Grumpy learns that having fun is more important than winning, and the entire gang learns the value of friendship and inclusion. Scored with an upbeat, groovy soundtrack, “Pete the Cat” encourages children to be curious, creative, and positive while rockin’ to their own beat.

• Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time: Jim Gaffigan is in top form for his seventh comedy special. The four-time Grammy nominated comedian, doesn’t understand why we aren’t more honest about the reasons we don’t want to attend events, while at the same time embraces lying to kids. From horses and dog birthdays to traveling and museums, Jim continues to impress. Sit back and enjoy Quality Time with Jim Gaffigan!

• Photograph: A struggling Mumbai street photographer pressured to marry by his grandmother convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée during a family visit. Despite vast cultural differences, the pair develops a surprising connection that challenges their worldviews in a wistful and funny romance from Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox).

• #IMomSoHard Live S1: Comedians Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley of the viral webseries #IMOMSOHARD bring you their two-person stand-up show! Combining stand-up and improvisation, the two share their honest and self-effacing humor on topics ranging from friendship, periods, sex after marriage, body image, and parenting failures.

• Mike E. Winfield: StepMan: Who says you can’t get along with those annoying step kids? Mike E. Winfield explains the challenges of marrying an older woman and being a step father to a son with whom he shares similar qualities. Step son AND step homies! Not only will you laugh, be prepared to fall in love with this relatable one hour of comedy.

• Alice Wetterlund: My Mama is a Human and So Am I S1: Follow comedian/actor Alice Wetterlund as she reveals her personal struggles with peeping toms, cat-rearing, alcoholism and the secret alien conspiracy behind new country music in her breakout comedy special. Best known for HBO’s Silicon Valley and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Wetterlund shines in this tour de force hour long special.

• Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight: In this day and age if it were all heavy it wouldn’t be a comedy special, it would be a depression special, and Alonzo Bodden is very aware of this. That’s why he goes back and forth, from Heavy to Lightweight, because he knows we need a break from news in comedy. He likes to mix it up and he hopes you will join him for a laugh and a think or two.

• Carnival Row: Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne star in Carnival Row, a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythological immigrant creatures. Feared by humans, they are forbidden to live, love, or fly with freedom. But even in darkness, hope lives, as a human detective and a faerie rekindle a dangerous affair. The city’s uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals a monster no one could imagine.

In addition to Amazon Originals, new films joining Prime Video in August include Mission: Impossible – Fallout starring Tom Cruise and A Simple Favor starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, with Avengers: Endgame, Pokémon Detective Pikachu with Ryan Reynolds, A Dog’s Journey, and Tolkien all available for rent or purchase.

Additionally, oldies but goodies coming to Prime Video in August include 300, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, The Lincoln Lawyer, Sucker Punch, and The Fifth Element.

Also coming to Prime Video Channels in August, golf fans can stream the PGA Tour Championship.

Check out the rest of the new additions hitting Amazon Prime Video in the month of August 2019…

August 2
300 (2006)
This Is Football Season 1 (Amazon Original Series)

August 7
All I See Is You (2016)

August 9
Free Meek Season 1 (Amazon Original Series)
Pete the Cat Season 1, Part 2 (Amazon Original Series)

August 12
Andy Irons: Kissed by God (2018)

August 16
Photograph (Amazon Original movie)
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time Season 1 (Amazon Original Series)

August 21
A Simple Favor (2019)

August 23
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
#IMomSoHard Live Season 1 (Amazon Original Series)
Mike E. Winfield: StepMan Season 1 (Amazon Original Series)
Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I Season 1 (Amazon Original Series)
Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight Season 1 (Amazon Original Series)

August 26
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

August 30
Carnival Row Season 1 (Amazon Original Series)

August 31
A Cadaver Christmas (2011)
Boy (2010)
Computer Chess (2013)
Dast-neveshtehaa nemisoosand / Manuscripts Don’t Burn (2013)
Failure to Launch (2006)
Far from Home (2014)
Firstborn (1984)
Flashback (1990)
Glissements Progressifs du Plaisir / Successive Slidings of Pleasure (1974)
Godzilla (2014)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
I, Frankenstein (2014)
Jack Frost (1998)
Kicking the Dog (2009)
Klip / Clip (2012)
Korkoro (2009)
La Maison de la radio (2013)
Looking Glass (2018)
Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter (2014)
Music from the Big House (2010)
Naples ’44 (2016)
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008)
Parting Glances (1986)
Pirate Radio (2009)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Sacred Ground (1983)
She Must Be Seeing Things (1987)
Sucker Punch (2011)
Surviving Progress (2011)
Ten Dead Men (2008)
The Bog Creatures (2003)
The Collectors (1999)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Hills Have Eyes Part II (2006)
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)
The Oyler House: Richard Neutra’s Desert Retreat (2012)
The Penguin Counters (2017)
The Uninvited (2009)
This Ain’t No Mouse Music (2013)
Top of the Food Chain (1999)
Top Spin (2014)
Vito (2011)
Za Ji Wang Ming Dui (1979)