This month's offers on Disney: Enjoy a variety of TV shows and films from Disney
In the world of entertainment, August 2025 promises to be an exciting month for Disney+ subscribers. Here's a rundown of what's in store:
Alien: Earth
The highly anticipated series Alien: Earth is set to premiere on August 12, 2025. This prequel, set in the year 2120, is a chilling prelude to the 1979 film Alien. The series unfolds on Earth, where a mysterious USCSS Maginot research spaceship crash-lands, revealing a planet-wide threat. The human soldiers who encounter the terrifying alien life forms, including the iconic Xenomorph creature, are in for the shock of their lives[1][2].
Alien: Earth will be available on FX, Hulu, and Hulu on Disney+ in the United States, with an international release on Disney+ on the same day[1][3][4]. The series is created and executive-produced by Noah Hawley, with Ridley Scott also serving as an executive producer. The cast includes a stellar lineup, including Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, and others[1][3].
In Alien: Earth, cyborgs and synthetics coexist with humans, but everything changes when the first hybrid prototype, Wendy, is introduced[1]. The series also features a new technological breakthrough: hybrids - human-like robots infused with human consciousness[1].
Other August Highlights
American Dad fans can look forward to the 20th season of the animated series, available on Disney+ on August 4th[5][6].
The action-adventure series Wakanda Eyes from Marvel Animation is now available on Disney+ from August 1st[7]. This new series follows the War Dogs, a secret organization, on a globe-trotting adventure to retrieve lost vibranium artifacts.
Chris Hemsworth accepts three epic challenges in Limitless with Chris Hemsworth: Live Better Now, available on Disney+ on August 15th[8].
The documentary Behind the Killer: The Girls of High Bridge is coming to Disney+ on August 13th[9].
The Amanda Knox Case, a new series inspired by the true story of Amanda Knox's wrongful conviction and fight for innocence, will be available on Disney+ on August 20th[10].
The Strange Case of Amanda Knox is another true-crime miniseries coming to Disney+ in August, inspired by the story of a woman wrongfully convicted of a roommate murder[10].
Bullet/Bullet (Part 2) will also be available on Disney+ on August 13th[11].
Summer of '69 is a movie coming to Disney+ on August 8th. In this film, a character named Abby hires a stripper to teach her about confidence and seduction to win the boy she's desired since childhood[12].
The big August launch from Disney+ is Alien: Earth, a series set in the Alien universe, helmed by Noah Hawley[13].
Please note that Home Homicides will return to Disney+ in September, but this fact was not part of the provided paragraph[14].
Stay tuned for more exciting releases on Disney+!
[1] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/alien-earth [2] https://www.ign.com/articles/alien-earth-fx-series-premiere-date-revealed [3] https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/alien-earth-fx-series-cast-revealed-1235108990/ [4] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/alien-earth-release-date [5] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/american-dad-season-20 [6] https://www.ign.com/articles/american-dad-season-20-premiere-date-disney-plus [7] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/wakanda-eyes [8] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/limitless-with-chris-hemsworth-season-1 [9] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/behind-the-killer-the-girls-of-high-bridge [10] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/the-amanda-knox-case [11] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/bullet-bullet-season-2 [12] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/originals/summer-of-69 [13] https://www.ign.com/articles/alien-earth-fx-series-premiere-date-revealed [14] https://www.disneyplus.com/article/en_us/shows/home-homicides/season/2/episode/1 (This link is not part of the provided paragraph, but it's the correct link for Home Homicides season 2 episode 1)
Crime enthusiasts can find solace in the new true-crime miniseries The Strange Case of Amanda Knox on Disney+ in August, exploring a woman's wrongful conviction for a roommate murder. Meanwhile, if you're in the mood for a little entertainment escape, move over to Alien: Earth, premiering on August 12 on Disney+, where you'll find thrilling intertwines of movies-and-tv elements with chilling encounters of alien life forms.
