What To Watch This Week, August 4 – 10, 2025: ‘King Of The Hill’ Returns + True Crime Documentaries

This is a big week for new shows and movies streaming online.

Animated classics are returning after 15 years, a slew of true crime documentaries are haunting your dreams, and a beloved Netflix show is back for its second season.

Streaming Monday August 4, 2025

King of the Hill returns for its revival season on Hulu

Big fan of the animated show King of the Hill? While the show originally ended back in 2010, it’s been revived for a 14th season and the whole thing is streaming today on Hulu. If you ever wondered what Bobby Hill would be like all grown up, here’s your chance to find out.

Streaming Tuesday August 5, 2025

Today’s huge for true crime documentaries, so clear up your schedule if this is your jam.

A Mistaken arrest is highlighted in Capturing Their Killer: The Girls On the High Bridge

This three-part documentary miniseries delves deep into the murders of two girls that rocked small-town Delphi, Indiana. Did the police catch the right killer? Maybe not. Check this out on Hulu.

The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper comes back with two high-profile cases

Two big cases have been the star of the show this year: Diddy Combs and the Idaho murders. Anderson Coopers deep dives in both The Case Against Diddy and The Idaho Murders are dropping on HBO Max today.

Murder 360 shows what these horrific crimes are like from every angle

In this 10-part documentary series, each episode delves into a heartbreaking case of murder. It charts not only the victims and their killers, but how these senseless acts of violence affect everyone they touch.

Streaming Wednesday August 6, 2025

Wednesday Season 2 Part 1 drops on Netflix today

It’s a little poetic that Wednesday’s coming out on a Wednesday, right? If you’ve been waiting patiently for the next installment of your favorite Jenna Ortega show, here you go. Unfortunately you’ll have to wait for September 3, 2025 for Part 2.

Eddie Murphy’s new buddy cop movie, The Pickup, drops on Prime

Two security officers get their armored truck robbed, and now they have to solve the case. If you’re a fan of Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer, or buddy cop movies, get excited for this new movie from Amazon Prime Studios.

Platonic has a new season out today

Did you love the first season of Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne’s comedy , Platonic. Now you can watch these best friends get up to even more hijinks with the new season on Apple TV+.

Streaming Thursday August 7, 2025

Yet another dive into this the charismatic killer, Ted Bundy

If you still can’t get enough of Ted Bundy, check out the new Hulu docuseries, Ted Bundy: Dialogue With the Devil. This show produces some never-before-heard audiotapes from when Ted Bundy attempted to help catch the Green River Killer.

A theatrical horror film with a 78% Rotten Tomatoes rating drops on Hulu

Based on a short story by Stephen King, The Monkey follows twins (both played by Theo James) as they’re terrorized by a child’s monkey toy. This horror movie came to theaters earlier this year and is getting its Hulu debut today.

Streaming Friday August 8, 2025

Stolen: Heist of the Century is a new heist documentary on Netflix

If you like true crime but you’re having a hard time sleeping with all the murder, check out this new documentary from Netflix. It follows an iconic diamond heist in Antwerp in 2003.

This year’s spookiest killer clown is dropping on Shudder

If you missed the theatrical release of Clown in a Cornfield, you’re in luck: It’s streaming on Shudder today. While it may sound like a generic horror film, it has a very cool ending that helped it earn a surprising 73% on Rotten Tomatoes.

HBO Max has anthology horror film Freaky Tales

Clown in a Cornfield isn’t the only theatrical horror movie releasing on streaming today. For HBO Max, we have Freaky Tales, an anthology horror film set in 1987 Oakland. It has a stellar cast with the likes of Pedro Pascal and Ben Mendelsohn.

Streaming Saturday August 9, 2025

It’s been 40 years since Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure came out

Happy anniversary to the iconic character by late comedian Paul Reubens. This classic movie is both funny, fun, and scary. At least it was to my younger self. If you want to catch the magic on its anniversary, rent it from Amazon Video.

Streaming Sunday August 10, 2025

The Lost City hits another streaming service

Need something romantic and adventurous to watch on a hot Sunday? The Lost City (2022) is coming to Hulu today. After a romance author gets abducted, her cover model travels to a remote island to help save her. It’s fun and light and just what you might need.

Coming to theaters this week

Highly anticipated horror movie Weapons releases today

What happens when an entire classroom of kids disappears, but no others? That’s what their teacher has to deal with as the town becomes increasingly hostile toward her. This is written and directed by Zach Cregger who also made one of the best horror movies of the last decade, Barbarian (2022).

A sequel to a classic Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis movie decades later

Did you love Freaky Friday? Then you may be excited for the sequel starring the original cast, Freakier Friday. Except it isn’t just Lindsay and Jamie Lee switching bodies this time–it’s Lindsay’s daughter and future step-daughter, too. I’ve heard from trusted sources that this is way better than you’d expect.

What we’re talking about

• The Top 5 Adam Sandler Movies According To Rotten Tomatoes Will Surprise You to question the opinions of critics
• ‘I’m Going Hunting for Humans’ – The Chilling Story Behind The ’77 Minutes’ Documentary for another terrifying true crime documentary
• Okay, Can We Admit The Romance In ‘Clueless’ Is Actually Super Creepy? if you want to be hyper-critical about a classic

Happy streaming!