AUGUST 16 – FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA *Movie Premiere*
- Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in Academy Award®-winning mastermind George Miller’s iconic dystopian world he created more than 40 years ago with the seminal Mad Max Miller turns the page with this all-new original and standalone action-adventure film that reveals the origins of the powerhouse character from the multiple Academy Award-winning global smash Mad Max: Fury Road (also available for streaming on Crave). As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
AUGUST 16 – RORY SCOVEL: RELIGION, SEX AND A FEW THINGS IN BETWEEN *Stand-Up Special*
- Rory Scovel takes the stage at Minneapolis’ Goodale Theatre to offer his observations on such disparate subjects as religion, sex, mushrooms, vaccines, parenting an eight-year-old, and much more, in this standup special. Over the course of his 70-minute set, the South Carolina native interweaves improvised moments with meta-commentary on the subtle art of stand-up as he riffs on some of the most awkward aspects of seemingly taboo yet universal topics – all with a dose of his amiable southern charm. From executive producers Conan O’Brien and Conaco.
AUGUST 18 – HBO Original Docuseries CHIMP CRAZY *Premiere*
- Former nurse-turned-exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix, who refers to herself as the “Dolly Parton of chimps,” spends her days caring for animals in captivity. However, her limitless love for one chimpanzee in particular spins into a wild cat-and-mouse game with authorities and an animal rights group. Through Tonia’s and other “chimp mom” experiences, HBO’s CHIMP CRAZY reveals the singular bonds that form between owners and their highly intelligent great ape pets. The four-part docuseries debuts Sunday, August 18 at 10 p.m. ET, with subsequent episodes streaming Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.
Programming Premieres and Finales for the week of August 15 – 21
*All Programming Subject to Change
HBO and Max
HBO’s CHIMP CRAZY, Episode 1 *Docuseries Premiere* (August 18 at 10 p.m. ET)
Movies
IO CAPITANO (August 15)
CHRONICLE MYSTERIES #1: RECOVERED *Canadian Title* (August 16)
CHRONICLE MYSTERIES #2: THE WRONG MAN *Canadian Title* (August 16)
CHRONICLE MYSTERIES #3: VINES THAT BIND *Canadian Title* (August 16)
CHRONICLE MYSTERIES #5: HELPED TO DEATH *Canadian Title* (August 16)
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (August 16)
SUNRISE (August 16)
STARZ
SEARCHING (August 15)
THE BIG CHILL (August 16)
SAN ANDREAS (August 16)
ELMO’S FIRE (August 16)
Highlighted Programming
RORY SCOVEL: RELIGION, SEX, AND A FEW THINGS IN BETWEEN (August 16)
LOVE ISLAND USA, Season 6, Reunion Episode (August 19 at 9 p.m. ET)