Disney+ New Releases: August 2020

In the new pandemic era of streaming entertainment, Disney+ has seemingly built up its own strategy. Every summer month has thus far been highlighted by one major movie (Artemis Fowl, Hamilton) and then complemented with the typical Disney content.

For August 2020, the big original movie of the hour is Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe. This will be the second Phineas and Ferb movie and the first to make its premiere via streaming. The film premieres on August 28 and finds the Phineas and Ferb gang back together again as they set out across the galaxy to rescue Candace.

Two other Disney+ originals of note this month are Howard (Aug. 7)and The One and Only Ivan (Aug. 14). Howard is a documentary about Howard Ashman, the unheralded lyricist behind Disney classics like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. The One and Only Ivan is a film based on the book of the same name about a very nice gorilla.

Notable library titles this month include two Marvel properties with X-Men (Aug. 7) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (Aug. 14). Those two films don’t technically occupy the same cinematic universe but they do share a parent company now and co-exist peacefully on Disney+.

Here is everything else that’s coming to Disney+ in August 2020. 

Disney+ New Releases – August 2020

August 7

Hidden Kingdoms of China

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge: Adventure Awaits

The Peanuts Movie

UFO Europe: The Untold Stories (S1)

X-Men

Disney+ Original – Howard

Disney+ Original – Muppets Now Episode 102 “Fever Pitch”

Disney+ Original – One Day At Disney Episode 136 “Ryan Meindering: Marvel Studios Creative Director”

Disney+ Original – Disney Family Sundays Episode 140 “Goofy: Pencil Cup” (Series Finale)

Disney+ Original – Pixar In Real Life Episode 110 “Walle-E: BnL Pop-up Shop””

August 14

Alaska Animal Rescue (S1)

Ant-Man and the Wasp

India’s Wild Leopards

Jungle Animal Rescue (S1) 

Nature Boom Time (S1)

Sam’s Zookeeper Challenge (S1)

Scuba Sam’s World (S1)

Spaced Out (S1)

T.O.T.S. (S1)

T.O.T.S. Calling all T.O.T.S. (S1)

The Greatest Showman

Wild Cats of India (S1) 

Zombies 2 

Disney+ Original – The One and Only Ivan

Disney+ Original – Muppets Now Episode 103 “Getting Testy”

Disney+ Original – Magic Camp

Disney+ Original – One Day At Disney Episode 137 “Pavan Komkai: Broadcast Engineer”

Disney+ Original – Weird But True Episode 301 “Dinosaurs” (Premiere)

August 21

Back to the Titanic

Beauty and the Beast 

Mars: One Day on the Red Planet

Disney+ Original – Muppets Now Episode 104 “Sleep Mode”

Disney+ Original – One Day At Disney Episode 138 “Heather Bartleson: Holiday Services” 

Disney+ Original – Weird But True Episode 302 “National Parks”

August 28

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Fantastic Four

Disney+ Original – Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

Disney+ Original – Muppets Now Episode 105 “The I.T. Factor”

Disney+ Original – One Day At Disney Episode 139 “Eric Baker: Imagineering Creative Director”

Disney+ Original – Weird But True Episode 303 “Farming”