Not that much watchable came out in August, but there is something to watch. And it is all returns.
Dark Matter
A guy chasing some kind of matter ends up in an alternate reality. Where he has a different life, and in it he lives through different versions of his fate once, and again, and many more times. But it all turns out, guys, not right, not the way it should be. A sci-fi thriller, decent ratings, the second season is out. I have not properly watched the first one yet, but I am watching.
Lioness
Another work by Taylor Sheridan. With such productivity he could outshine neural networks with his sheridanslop. Though his stuff usually turns out to be of decent quality. Lioness may not be reaching for the stars either, but it is quite watchable. Of course, the series is about conspiracies of reptilians, the Illuminati and all sorts of secret services.
The third season started in August, and this time the evil secret services are, of course, ours, Russian. I have not watched much yet: they showed the fighting in Ukraine, a swarm of drones, and Sheridan himself even grabbed a rifle and played a little movie war.
7/10 or so, worth a look, but I would not call it a must.
Reacher
Now this is a different story. Jack Reacher is back with the fourth season: a huge veteran roaming American towns and villages with nothing but a toothbrush in his pocket. On his travels he keeps stumbling over yet another conspiracy of reptilians, the Illuminati and secret services. And of course he tramples the enemies in his way with size 15 boots.
It is shot quite well, an old-school action flick about the last action hero, a little vaccine of masculinity for viewers spoiled by agendas. By the way, in September a Reacher spin-off comes out, «Neagley», about the character of the same name from the previous seasons. Apparently for those who for some reason got tired of watching a mountain of muscle and listening to soldier jokes as simple as an axe, but still like the setting.
Vigil
A detective story about women investigators, sailors, a British submarine and where one could possibly vanish from it. And not without conspiracies of you know who.
The third season is out. A murky series, even though it comes from the creators of Line of Duty. I think I did not even get through the second season.
Ted Lasso
One of the kindest, nicest and at the same time funniest comedies of recent years, with Jason Sudeikis, is also back for a fourth season. Which, by the way, was announced at the 2026 World Cup final, where he and Coach Beard ran around the stadium at half-time.
Still very good and fun, even if you are not really into football.
And that is all. Premiere and return dates can be found as always in the Telegram bot @tv_botopotamus_bot or in TV Botopotamus on Max.