‘Only Murders in the Building,’ ‘Billions’ Return: What’s Premiering This Week (August 7-13)
A listing of original new and returning series, movies and documentaries debuting this week on streaming and cable services
Hulu’s Emmy-winning dramedy series Only Murders in the Building returns for its third season while Showtime’s drama series Billions launches its final go-round during the first full week of August.
The new season of Only Murders in the Building debuts August 8 and finds series stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short returning as murder mystery solvers. Also appearing in season three are Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd Ryan Broussard and Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
The series drew 11 Emmy Award nominations last month including an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series nod for Short.
Showtime will debut the seventh and final season of its drama series Billions on August 13, which will feature the return of Damian Lewis to a cast that also includes Cory Stoll, Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff and David Costabile. Lewis, who plays hedge-fund manager Bobby Axelrod, left the series after season five.
Here are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting during the week of August 7-13. For some videos, viewer discretion is advised.
August 9: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (returning series), Disney Plus
August 9: Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop (music miniseries), Netflix
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August 9: Strange Planet (animation), Apple TV Plus
August 10: Painkiller (drama), Netflix
August 11: All Up in The Biz (music documentary), Showtime
August 11: Heart of Stone (action movie), Netflix
August 11: Red, White & Royal Blue (drama movie), Prime Video
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