Amazon Prime Originals Streaming Slate For August 2025: Exclusive Films and Series
Amazon Prime Video blends global reach with curated originality, delivering narratives shaped by voice, vision, and cultural pulse. The August 2025 slate unveils an engaging fusion of comedy, action, thriller, and crime. It also highlights sharp documentaries and light-hearted animation, along with a spread of brand-new films and series. Let’s explore the must-see Amazon Prime Originals that shape this month into a diverse showcase of formats.
6 Binge-worthy Movies and Series Premiering on Amazon Prime This August
GZUZ - Licht & Schatten / Documentary / August 01, 2025
This is a documentary about a German rapper named Gzuz during his pivotal and deeply personal chapter. It captures his struggle to step away from a turbulent past marked by violence and indulgence. Instead of glamorising the chaos, the film closely observes his effort to get himself back. And all this striving is to grow as a creative force, a father, and a husband.
Directed by Niko Apel and produced by Jochen Kostler, the film leans into quiet moments of reflection as much as public ones. Janek Romero joins as executive producer, rounding out a team that frames the artist's duality without judgement.
The Pickup / Action-comedy / August 06, 2025
This high-stakes heist and sharp-edged comedy starts as an armoured truck that runs quickly spins into chaos. Two ill-suited drivers caught in a dangerous trap. Behind the ambush? Criminals with more on their minds than money.
Tim Story directs and produces this ensemble piece, with a screenplay by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider. Eddie Murphy leads a cast that includes Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer, Eva Longoria, Andrew Dice Clay, and Marshawn Lynch.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, The Story Company, Davis Entertainment, and Eddie Murphy Productions spearhead the production.
Butterfly / Spy Thriller / August 13, 2025
Based on a graphic novel by Arash Amel, this spy thriller is created and executive produced by Ken Woodruff and Steph Cha. Woodruff also serves as the showrunner. The executive production team also includes Arash Amel, John Cheng, Stephen Christy, Daniel Dae Kim, and Ross Richie.
Behind the script, the writing team features Dave Kalstein, Sung Rno, Diana Son, and Denise The.
At the centre of the narrative is David Jung, a former U.S. intelligence operative whose past refuses to stay buried. One fatal decision catches up with him, setting off a deadly chase led by Rebecca. She is a cold, relentless agent tasked with eliminating him.
Daniel Dae Kim headlines the cast, joined by Piper Perabo. The ensemble includes Charles Parnell, Kim Ji-hoon, Reina Hardesty, Kim Tae-hee, Sung Dong-il, Lee Il-hwa, Seoyeon Jang, Louis Landau, and Sean Dulake.
Sausage Party: Foodtopia (Season 2) / Comedy / August 13, 2025
The beloved animated series ‘Sausage Party’ returns with a second season that builds on its chaotic, food-fuelled world. The comedy series thrives with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, and Ariel Shaffir as its creators.
This time, Frank, Barry, and Sammy are outcasts, exiled from their home. They stumble into New Foodland, a glossy, seemingly perfect haven for food and humans. Beneath the clean supermarket aisles, a darker threat bubbles up, putting the entire sentient food society at risk.
Rogen, Will Forte, Edward Norton, and Michael Cera return to voice their original characters. They’re joined by newcomers Marion Cotillard, Jillian Bell, Martin Starr, and Patti Harrison. Hunter and Shaffir remain as showrunners, with Conrad Vernon returning as director.
The animated comedy is bankrolled by Annapurna Television, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television, and Point Grey Pictures.
Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House / True Crime / August 15, 2025
Amazon MGM Studios brings to the screen one of Brazil’s strangest real-life cases. The three-part docuseries is executive produced by Chico Felitti and Katia Lund. Direction comes from Lund, Livia Gama, and Yasmin Thayna.
The story centres on Margarida Bonetti. In July 2022, she drew national attention. Living in a decaying mansion in an upscale São Paulo neighbourhood, she was accused of a shocking crime. Alongside her ex-husband, she allegedly kept a domestic worker illegally in the U.S. for nearly 20 years.
The series builds on Felitti’s hit podcast. It goes further, bringing in new details. The FBI and case-related experts weigh in, and unreleased information is revealed.
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf / Conspiracy Thriller / August 27, 2025
This thriller series serves as a prequel to ‘The Terminal List’ (2022). It is created by David DiGilio, based on Jack Carr’s novel with the same title.
The story follows Ben Edwards, a former Navy SEAL, who is drawn into the CIA’s darker missions.
Taylor Kitsch returns as Edwards, and Chris Pratt also reprises his role from the previous series. Other pivotal cast members are Tom Hopper, Luke Hemsworth, Robert Wisdom, Dar Salim, Rona-Lee Shimon, Shiraz Tzarfati, and Jared Shaw.
Production comes from Civic Centre Media, Hill District Media, Indivisible Productions, MRC, and Amazon MGM Studios.
Takeaways
Amazon Prime Originals, streaming in August 2025, continue to lead as one of the most consistent presenters of genre-defining content.
‘GZUZ – Licht & Schatten’ and ‘Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House’ strengthen the documentary lineup with real-life intrigue. ‘Butterfly’ and ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ inject gripping tension into the thriller shelf. With ‘The Pickup’ and ‘Sausage Party’, the OTT balances cinematic comedy with the animated slate.
Together, these titles reaffirm the platform’s consistent appeal by steadily enriching Prime Video’s content universe.