New on Peacock August 10-16: our expert picks 5 new TV shows and movies coming to Peacock
It's a great week for The Fast and the Furious fans.
The Paris Olympics are coming to a close and thankfully there are lots of great shows and movies that are new to Peacock in the week of August 10-16 to keep the summer fun rolling.
This week's selection is dominated by a big film franchise that's coming to the platform, providing hours and hours of entertainment.
Check out our picks for this week below. If you want to see everything coming to Peacock this month, check out what's new on Peacock in August.
Marry Me
- Say "I do" to Marry Me on August 11
Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson's romantic-comedy is a fun escape for viewers looking for something lighthearted. She's a singer and he's a math teacher, and during a concert they end up getting married. Only it's not a real marriage, until they meet and find that they have more in common than they ever would have thought.
My Dreams of You
- My Dreams of You, an all-new Hallmark Channel original, arrives August 11
In Hallmark Channel's latest Summer Nights 2024 offering, Skyler Samuels plays a woman who meets the man of her dreams in her dreams. Only when she finds herself caught up in the Dream Land bureaucracy she finds that he doesn't know who she is.
The Fast and the Furious
- The Fast and the Furious franchise arrives August 12.
Eight movies in The Fast and the Furious franchise are pulling up on Peacock this week. In addition to the movie that sparked the franchise, you'll also be able to watch 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious. There's nothing like making a big bowl of popcorn and spending the evening watching Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in action in these now-iconic movies.
Bel Air season 3
- Bel-Air season 3 premieres with the first three episodes of the season on August 15
Jabari Banks returns as Will Smith in the third season of Peacock's hit original series, Bel-Air. It's summer and Will is making the most of his time off, spending time with his cousin while his aunt and uncle are trying to balance their lives at work and home. It's a busy time in the Banks household, but Will is determined to make the most of Bel-Air.
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Polite Society
- Polite Society arrives August 16
When a woman believes her sister is getting married for the wrong reasons, she jumps in to save the day. Polite Society is a refreshing wedding adventure story featuring Priya Kansara as Ria Khan and Ritu Arya as Ria's older and soon-to-be-married sister Lena. Ria will stop at nothing to stop her sister from getting married and giving up her dreams, and with the help from her friends they set out to put a stop to the wedding before it's too late.
Sarabeth joined the What to Watch team in May 2022. An avid TV and movie fan, her perennial favorites are The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, true crime documentaries on Netflix and anything from Passionflix. You’ve Got Mail, Ocean's Eleven and Signs are movies that she can watch all day long. She's also a huge baseball fan, and hockey is a new favorite.
When she's not working, Sarabeth hosts the My Nights Are Booked Podcast and a blog dedicated to books and interviews with authors and actors. She also published her first novel, Once Upon an Interview, in 2022.