Apple TV Plus: Every new TV show arrives in August

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Ordinary people dream big in Little America. A heavyweight cast tells the stories of immigrants living their lives in a heartwarming anthology series packed with funny, sweet, romantic and often surprising stories.

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A nature show focused on small creatures, narrated by Ant-Man himself, Paul Rudd. Absolute genius.

Like seemingly every one of these modern nature documentaries, Tiny World is beautifully shot and brilliantly convincing.

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Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston produce and star in the timely series that deals with office politics in the #MeToo era as the TV network is rocked by the indiscretions of a host played by Steve Carell. Among the standout performances, Billy Crudup won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 2020 Emmy Awards. Award-winning drama, a strong cast, and timely themes make The Morning Show worth watching.

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Dickinson takes the story of the real-life American poet Emily Dickinson and turns it into a period drama of sorts. It’s hardly historically accurate — Emily and her teenage friends act more like characters from Riverdale — but it’s fun.

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Chris Evans stars in a dark legal drama about a family caught up in a murder mystery in Massachusetts. Defending Jacob may be familiar territory, but fans of absorbing character-driven crime dramas will be hooked.

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Mythic Quest: The Raven’s Banquet is a must for anyone with even a passing interest in video games or the industry that produces them. She is unique, witty and partially honest. It treads familiar territory, but it’s worth a look.

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Inspired by the real-life reporting of journalist Hilda Lysiak, Home Before Dark follows the story of a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to a small town on a lake. It starts off slow, but has some strong central performances, especially in the lead role.

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Truth Be Told is a drama for fans of true crime, following the recent trend of crime podcasts in a fictionalized form. Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul star as a podcaster and an inmate who are united by a horrific crime many years earlier, sparking a human unit that draws both their families into a fun mix of character-driven drama like Big Little Lies with true crime stories like Making a Murderer and The Staircase.

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The Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan brings his brand of creepy domestic drama to episodic TV in Servant, created and written by Tony Basgallop. After a devastating loss, two grieving parents adopt a hyper-realistic doll to help them deal with their grief, but danger and deception lurk in the nursery.

This show has a fascinating premise: people can choose to undergo a procedure called severance, which separates their work and personal memories. Adam Scott’s character spends eight hours a day in a sanitized, stark white office space, with no memory of his life outside. Soon a former colleague appears with a warning about a strange company. A stunning and suspenseful sci-fi thriller – enjoying Severance is not work.

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A comedic murder mystery in the same vein as Rian Johnson’s 2019 film Knives Out, The Afterparty is a star-studded romp that will keep you guessing and laughing in every episode. Tiffany Haddish, Dave Franco, Ilana Glazer, Ben Schwartz and more lend their talents to the show. If you’re going for a mix of mystery and comedy, The Afterparty should be right at the top of your to-stream list.

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In this British comedy, couple Nikki and Jason want to have a baby but struggle to conceive. They decide to adopt — a process that inevitably presents them with new challenges. The attempt offers charm and low-stakes fun, and happens to be laugh-out-loud funny. If you’re in need of some laid-back TV time, this show has you covered.

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You don’t have to love sports to love the Ted Lasso comedy series. Produced by Golden Globe-winning star Jason Sudeikis and Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, it follows ruthless American coach Ted Lasso as he takes control of the England soccer team. Think of it as a cross between Friday Night Lights and Saturday Night Live (in London). Season 2 is streaming now.

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In my book, any show starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd is already doing something very right. In the drama miniseries The Shrink Next Door, Ferrell and Rudd play characters at opposite ends of the personality spectrum – Ferrell is a sniveling, timid textile business owner, and his colleague is an egotistical therapist with a penchant for manipulation. When the two are together, the result is both disturbing and enticing, making The Shrink Next Door something you’ll want to check out for yourself.

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Justin Theroux stars as Allie Fox, a quirky inventor who shuts out his family to protest society’s failings. Apple’s hard-hitting drama is based on the novel by the actor’s uncle Paul Theroux (previously filmed with Harrison Ford in 1986). Now that the first season is over, Apple has already renewed this modern version of The Mosquito Coast for a second season.

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Adapted by Stephen King from his own novel, Lisey’s Story stars Julianne Moore as a grieving widow who eerily remarries her late husband, a famous novelist played by Clive Owen.

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Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman get back on their bikes and head north from Argentina through South and Central America. In this sequel to the popular travel shows Long Way Round and Long Way Down, the gas station duo turns green. They travel 13,000 miles and 13 countries on Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles.