Katrina: Come Hell and High Water
Netflix
Releases: August 27
Hurricane Katrina was a devastating Category 5 tropical cyclone that struck the Gulf Coast of the US in late August 2005. Over the course of a gripping and emotional three episodes, the people of New Orleans recount Katrina’s devastating impact and the systemic governmental neglect that made it cataclysmic.
Thunderbolts
JioHotstar
Releases: August 27
The American superhero film, based on Marvel Comics featuring the team Thunderbolts, is the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Jake Schreier from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo, and stars an ensemble cast featuring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, and Wendell Pierce.
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Prime Video
Releases: August 27
Co-created by The New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List, Jack Carr, and Season One creator-showrunner David DiGilio, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf is a prequel series with an origin story that follows Ben Edwards throughout his journey from the Navy SEALs to the clandestine side of CIA Special Operations.
Caught Stealing
Theatres
Releases: August 29
When his punk-rock neighbour asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, New York City bartender Hank Thompson suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters who all want a piece of him. Caught Stealing is a crime thriller film produced and directed by Darren Aronofsky, from a screenplay written by Charlie Huston, and is based on Huston’s book of the same name.
The Roses
Theatres
Releases: August 29
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy—successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo’s career nosedives and Ivy’s own ambitions take off. The satirical black comedy film, directed by Jay Roach, is based on the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, and a remake of the 1989 film.