There has been a bit of a heatwave sweeping across the U.S. and we’re not gonna lie — we’ve been lying on our couches watching Hamilton excessively!

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And in addition to all our favorite classic movies and shows, we now know what we’ll be binge-watching in the dog days of summer!

Here’s everything that’s being added to Disney+ for the month of August!

Friday, August 7th

Howard (Premiere)

Howard: The Howard Ashman Story is a new Disney+ documentary that’s heading our way!

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The film will tell the tale of legendary lyricist Howard Ashman who worked on songs from classic Disney movies including Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid. We hope it’ll include some of our favorite toe-tapping tunes.

What the trailer for Howard here!

New Episodes:

• Muppets Now
• One Day at Disney
• Disney Family Sundays
• Pixar in Real Life

New Library Titles:

• 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

Friday, August 14th

The One and Only Ivan (Premiere)

And the second week of August is when The One and Only Ivan will be released!

The One and Only Ivan ©Disney

Originally slated for a theatrical release, Disney has decided to stream the new movie on Disney+. It’s based on Katherine Applegate’s Newbery Medal Award-winning book and features a star-studded cast of performers (Angeline Jolie, Danny DeVito, and Bryan Cranston are just some of the famous actors who lent their voices to the movie’s characters)!

Click here to watch the trailer for The One and Only Ivan!

New Episodes:

• Weird But True (Premiere)
• Magic Camp (Premiere)
• Muppets Now
• One Day at Disney

New Library Titles:

• 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

Friday, August 21st

There aren’t any premieres scheduled for the third week of August, but we’ll see a new episode of Muppets Now drop!

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We can’t wait to watch this new series starring the Muppets when it airs on July 31st! We’ll be there with our banjos and rubber chickens, fo sho!

Click here to watch the trailer for Muppets Now!

New Episodes:

• Muppets Now
• One Day at Disney
• Weird But True

New Library Titles:

• Back to the Titanic
• Beauty and the Beast
• Mars: One Day on the Red Planet

Friday, August 28th

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (Premiere)

And for the final week of August, Disney+ will FINALLY be releasing the new Phineas and Ferb movie!

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In the straight to Disney+ film, Phineas and Ferb will be traveling the galaxy to rescue their sister, Candace, who has been abducted by aliens! Umm, okay!

Click here to see a sneak peek of Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe!

New Episodes:

• Muppets Now
• One Day at Disney
• Weird But True

And there you have it — we’d better start breaking in our sofas for all this new content coming next month. It looks like August is going to be a bit of a Disney+ doozy! We might need to buy some new sweatpants for the occasion!

Check out a few Disney+ flicks to watch if you wanna feel like you’re IN the parks!

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