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August is usually the hottest month of the year, which is why you need something to keep you occupied while you hide indoors with the AC blasting. When the temperature is climbing, instead of melting outdoors, spend your time hiding inside watching the newest LGBTQ+ TV shows, or beat the heat at the theater where you can check out the latest queer movies.
Whether you're in the mood for an action TV show with lesbian representation, a new season of Ted Lassofocused on the most sapphic sport on earth, or Ryan Murphy's latest, you'll have something to watch this month. So on those days when you’re recovering from spending too much time in the sun or need to hide from the afternoon heat, these TV shows and movies will keep you from getting bored.
Keep scrolling to see what August has in store — and where you can watch everything too!
All film and series descriptions are courtesy of their respective studios and networks.
'Lioness' Season 3 — August 2
In season 3, as hidden networks, foreign operatives, and personal betrayals collide, Joe (Zoe Saldaña) walks the line between duty and home as unseen forces circle her world, leaving her to reckon with a war that now reaches into every part of her life.
Lioness season 3 premieres on Sunday, August 2, on Paramount+.
'Ted Lasso' Season 4 — August 5
Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would.
Ted Lasso season 3 premieres on Wednesday, August 5, on Apple TV+.
'The Shards' — August 5
FX’s The Shards is a seductive drama series from executive producer Ryan Murphy, based on the acclaimed bestselling novel by Bret Easton Ellis.
Set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles, the series follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school as they navigate identity, sex, jealousy, obsession and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence.
The Shards premieres on Wednesday, August 5, on Hulu.
'Sterling Point' Season 1 — August 5
Sterling Point is a heartfelt, coming-of-age drama led by 17-year-old Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin). Raised in New York City with her twin brother (Keen Ruffalo) and loving adoptive father (Jay Duplass), Annie's life takes a turn when she inherits her mysterious grandfather's island in Canada. There, she finds new friends, budding romances and untold family secrets.
Sterling Point premieres on Wednesday, August 5, on Prime Video.
'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' — August 7
In the latest film from Jane Schoenbrun, after years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original movie's star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Katseye: Wild Hearts is a captivating journey into the group's bold new era while celebrating the fans who helped make it possible. Featuring never-before-seen footage, EYEKONS fan videos, and intimate interviews from the group members, the film explores the powerful bond between KATSEYE and their global fandom.
A love letter to the EYEKONS who helped build this movement, Katseye: Wild Hearts reveals why this group's story is only just beginning.
Starring Kristen Stewart and directed by her wife Dylan Meyer, two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.
The Wrong Girls premieres on Friday, August 14, in theaters.
‘The Dynasty: UConn Huskies' — August 21
Go inside the most dominant program in college basketball history as Geno Auriemma pushes his players to the limit to win 12 titles. Rebecca Lobo, Diana Taurasi, Paige Bueckers, and more reveal what it takes to survive UConn and build a dynasty.
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies premieres on Friday, August 21, on Apple TV+.
‘Stamptown’ — August 25
A raunchy and chaotic, full-on fever dream, Stamptown is 90 minutes of pure spectacle featuring the most anarchic and wildly entertaining performance from around the world.
Hosted by the bisexual bad boy of clown, Zach Zucker, this show has packed out rooms at Netflix Is A Joke, Just For Laughs, Glastonbury, SXSW, Lincoln Center, Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, O2 Arena and Off-Broadway in New York City.
Stamptown premieres on Tuesday, August 25, on Netflix.
The housemates tackle a new set of real-world questions. What if the 20-year-old who inherited your fake ID is cooler than you ever were, and younger than you’ll ever be again? How do you explain to your friends that you actually love your boring office job? Why does being around your family make you regress into your worst self? And how do you ask for things to change, when you also need everything to stay the same?
Together, the friends weave intricate webs of multi-player strategy just to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings. They invent elaborate workarounds for problems they’re too afraid to face head-on. It’s not so much that they keep learning the same lessons — it’s that they keep finding new ways to make mistakes. But the one thing they consistently get right: showing up for each other.
Adults season 2 premieres on Thursday, August 27, on Hulu.
Every few months, Pornhub posts the spicy data that breaks down all of the naughty content audiences are binging across the globe.
For Pride Month 2026, the popular adult site is revealing all of the most-searched terms, adult entertainers, and worldwide statistics that queer fans can't get enough of. Exclusive to Out, the highlights from this year's analytics include the following:
During Pride Month, "femboy" is the most-searched term by quite a wide margin. "Twink" comes in second place, but still dominates as the most-viewed category worldwide.
The audience is more evenly split this year as 50.3% of the gay erotic audience is male and 49.7% of the audience is female.
Similar to 2025, the highest number of viewers is the 18-24 group.
The 18-24 age group shows a particular interest in cartoon content this Pride Month.
The most viewed performer was Tyler Wu as he replaces Malik Delgaty with the top spot. Ethan Lestray, Legrand Wolf, Delgaty, and Falcon AI round out the rest of the top five adult entertainers.
These five key statistics are just some of the interesting facts that define the top content watched this June. Some other key takeaways include the District of Columbia watching 35% more than the national average, with Rhode Island and Maryland serving as the top 2 states to use Pornhub the most.
Want to bring some fun facts to your next Pride event? Check out Pornhub's official Pride Month data by visiting the analytics website here.
Supermassive Games just released an announcement trailer for their follow-up to the popular narrative horror game Until Dawn, and it’s full of characters based off of some of the hottest actors out there.
Hayden Panettiere and Rami Malek starred in the original game, which ended up being so popular that it spawned a movie with Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, and Off Campus hunk Belmont Cameli.
The character names and descriptions for the sequel game Until Dawn 2 have yet to be released, but the voice actor list is nothing short of impressive.
Dacre Montgomery, Gavin Leatherwood, and Tanner Buchanan are just a few of the studs who will not only be voicing characters, but their designs will be used as players in the game.
That’s right, the hot actors will be rendered in pixels for your viewing — and playing — pleasure. Meet the boys and watch the trailer for Until Dawn 2 below!
Dacre Montgomery rose to fame playing the frequently shirtless Billy Hargrove in Stranger Things, but since then he’s had no shortage of meaty roles to sink his teeth into.
He’s had starring roles in Elvis, Power Rangers, Better Watch Out, Dead Man’s Wire, and the horror film Faces of Death which came out earlier this year.
Gavin Leatherwood is best known for his roles in the popular Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the HBO show The Secret Life of College Girls.
He also starred as Sabrina Carpenter’s love interest in her music video for her his single “Skin.” He also starred in the Netflix dark comedy It’s What’s Inside and Singing in My Sleep alongside Malin Akerman.
Tanner Buchanan has been starring in TV shows and movies for years, but his breakout role was Robby Keene in Netflix’s popular Cobra Kai.
Buchanan has also been in Girl Meets World, The Fosters, 19 episodes of Designated Survivor, the movie He’s all That, and voiced a character in Star Wars: Visions.
The design competition reality show is coming back for season 22, and not only will Heidi Klum and Christian Siriano be returning, but two Drag Race superstars are vying the crown.
Last season, Utica Queen managed to make it all the way to the final three because of her avant-garde designs, but this season, both Drag Race season 16 stars Plane Jane and Q will be competing to take home the big prize on Project Runway, reports Deadline.
Project Runway season 22 premieres on July 9, 2026.
Who is in the 'Project Runway' season 22 cast?
Project Runway judges.
Disney
Nina Garcia and Law Roach will both be returning as judges for the 22nd season of the popular show, along with Klum as host and Siriano as the mentor for the new designers.
Plane Jane and Q will be joining the upcoming cast of fashion designers alongside returning season 21 designer Joseph McRae, as well as newcomers Aaron Potts, Andrea Moore, Andriy Volkov, Anna Molinari, Bao Tranchi, Bi Pham, Bryan Barrientos, Chloe Magleby, Dani Bennett, Elizabeth Shevelev, Jeffrey Kelly Abess, Jennifer Daniels, Jude Mikulencak, Omolara “LRÉ the Artist” Odupita, Naheim Muhammad, Octavius Terry, R’bonney Nola Gabriel, Varvara “Bobby” Diakonenkova, and Yang Yang Xu.
The list of upcoming guest judges hasn’t been released yet, but the show is famous for having huge stars come on to be the arbiters of fashion.
Plane Jane is the stage name of Andrew Vladimir Dunayevskiy, a Russian-American drag queen who made it all the way to the finals of Drag Race season 16.
After bringing her razor-sharp wit and ability to read fellow competitors for filth to Drag Race, Jane starred on House of Villains where she had a short but memorable stint on the reality competition show.
Q, who is appearing on the show using their non-drag name, Robert Crone, starred alongside Jane in Drag Race season 16.
Q and Jane bonded during their season on the RuPaul-hosted show, when Q disclosed her HIV status to Jane in a moving onscreen moment that went viral within the fandom.
"Mama, kudos for saying that. For spilling," Jane said.
Now, fans will have a chance to see the friends on screen together again on Project Runway, where they were will be competing against each other, not by serving lewks, but designing hot fashion.
Project Runway season 22 premieres on July 9, 2026. You can watch Jane and Q make their debut on the reality tv show on Freeform and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
Gay hockey romances No Pucks and Egotistical Puckboy.
J.R. Gray; Canelo
The enormous popularity of Heated Rivalry and Off Campus means that people everywhere have hockey — and sexy hockey players —on the brain.
Both steamy romances have captured the imaginations of audiences who have been going wild for cute hockey players falling in love, and the steamy sex scenes that follow.
The hockey romance subgenre is having a boom right now, which means that not only are there countless novels about straight hockey players falling in love — think Off Campus — but there are a ton of gay ones too.
So if you’ve already read the Game Changer series by Rachel Reid that Heated Rivalry was adapted from, it’s time to dive into the wild world of gay hockey romances that is awaiting you. And trust us, there are WAY more than you think.
There are coaches falling for their players, teammates having gay awakenings, enemies-to-lovers tropes, and even taboo romances. And they are not only full of fun banter, found family, and hockey, but also the spiciest sex scenes you’ve ever read (unless you are an A03 reader, and then there is probably nothing that will shock or surprise you).
The current political climate may feel like a never-ending attack on the LGBTQ+ community, but that means it’s the perfect time to explore a genre of fiction where a happily ever after is always guaranteed.
So get ready for slow-burn romance, lots of yearning, flirty banter, gay folks finding community, and so so many spicy scenes!
'The Shots You Take' by Rachel Reid
Carina Press
If you’ve already read Heated Rivalry and the entire Game Changers series, then it’s time to tuck into Rachel Reid’s standalone gay hockey romance that follows former teammates and best friends with benefits, Riley Tuck and Adam Sheppard, as they reconnect and fall for each other while dealing with grief and a complicated past.
This one is perfect if you’re looking for a more mature romance where both men are in their 40s.
'The Kennedy Rule' by K.C. Carmichael
Storm Publishing
The Kennedy Rule has all of the best romance tropes: rivals-to-lovers, forced proximity, and grumpy/sunshine.
This gay romance is about two hockey rivals who are forced to share a room and play on the same team when they are both picked for the US Olympic hockey team. Of course, what starts as hate turns to love as the opposites-attract romance unfolds.
'The Fall' by Tal Bauer
Tal Bauer
In a world where most M/M romance novels are written by women, Tal Bauer stands out as a gay man writing hockey romances. So far, he’s written a few, but The Fall is definitely a fan favorite.
The novel follows hockey star Torey, who wakes up in bed next to a gorgeous man with no memory of who he is or how he got there because of a severe concussion. Corey doesn’t remember Blair at all and has to fake it ’til he makes it so that he doesn’t lose his hot partner.
'Egotistical Puckboy' by Eden Finley and Saxon James
Canelo
Egotistical Puckboy is the first book in Saxon James and Eden Finley's — affectionately called Saden by fans — Puckboys series of interconnected gay romances.
Each of the 10 books follows a different hockey couple, and the first one starts with the enemies-to-lovers romance between Ezra and Anton, who have a one-night stand and then can’t stay away even though they claim to hate each other.
Is it unrealistic that there are so many queer players in the NHL? Extremely. But the found family that forms as the couples in the series become the “Queer Collective” will warm even the coldest heart. And if you fall in love with these funny and spicy books, check out James and Finely’s gay college hockey romance series that starts with Power Plays and Straight A’s.
'No Pucks' by J.R. Gray
J.R. Gray
Each book in genderqueer author J.R Gray’s Gods Versus Monsters series focuses on a different classic romance trope: coach-player age gap, enemies-to-lovers, and finally best friends-to-lovers.
The first book in the series No Pucks follows Coach Hawke, who has a one-night stand, only to discover that the young stranger he hooked up with is actually one of his new players.
All three books in the series are funny, angsty, and super spicy, so you’ll want to devour them all — plus, there is a fourth one coming out later this year!
'Iced Out' by C.E. Ricci
Deserted Press LLC
Iced Out is the first book in C.E. Ricci’s Leighton U college sports romance series and features rival teammates Quinton and Oakley, who fall into bed with each other and then keep doing it after their hook-up leads to their team winning.
The book is filled with snarky banter, forbidden secret sex scenes, and an opposites-attract love story that will have you falling for both main characters. If you love it, Ricci just published the fifth and final book in the series, so you binge all of the spicy gay romances.
'Gross Misconduct' by A.J. Truman
Out gay author A.J. Truman’s Gross Misconduct is loved by fans for a reason.
The rivals-to-lovers age-gap romance about a former hockey player who is attempting to recapture his former glory but ends up competing against a former rival is full of banter, fun pranks, and spicy sex scenes.
It’s low-stakes, low stress, and so sweet it will make your teeth hurt. What more could you ask for?