MANILA, JULY 2020 – With great internet connectivity, comes endless possibilities – buckle up as new adventures await this August! From the comfort of your home to wherever you roam, venture on an exhilarating journey this month with WarnerMedia.
Go on various adventures with HBO GO and HBO! A scary adventure awaits as Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise the shape-shifting clown in IT: Chapter 2. The anticipated sequel to IT, based off Stephen King’s novel, premieres Saturday, 8 August at 10pm. Embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family in the animated film Abominable on Saturday, 15 August at 9pm.
Along the way, look out for two brand-new HBO Asia and HBO Originals series debuting this August too. A mind-bending experience through the dreamscapes of others awaits in the HBO Asia Original sci-fi crime series Dream Raider on Sunday, 16 August at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO. Keep watch for monsters as you travel through 1950s Jim Crow America in the HBO Original series Lovecraft Country from Academy Award® winner Jordan Peele and Emmy Award® winner J.J. Abrams on Monday, 17 August at 9am on HBO GO.
Adrenaline junkies can also rejoice with the Weekend Warriors stunt, occurring every Sunday at 9pm on Warner TV. From 2 August, battle Mother Nature and get caught up in the premiere of Geostorm, go on a virtual reality adventure in search of a fortune in Ready Player One, and help save the world from giant apes in Kong: Skull Island and Rampage.
It’s a cat-and-mouse chase on Boomerang this August! Look out for Tom and Jerry, the iconic cat and mouse rivals in the Tom and Jerry Takeover, beginning weekends from 1 August at 5.30pm, and subsequently on weekdays from 3 August at 12.30pm, 5.30pm, 8.30pm time slots. Cat lovers can also look forward to International Cat Day with back-to-back new episodes of Tom and Jerry and Talking Tom Heroes in Caturdays, weekends at 12.30pm to 1.30pm on Boomerang from 8 August.
| Geostorm
Premieres 2 August, Sunday at 9pm on Warner TV What if, in the wake of more than a decade of devastating weather events, we finally found a way to control Mother Nature and the destruction her tirades entail? When catastrophic climate change endangers Earth’s very survival, world governments unite and create Project Dutch Boy: a global net of satellites surrounding Earth that are armed with geo-engineering technologies designed to stave off the natural disasters. After successfully protecting the planet for two years, something is starting to go wrong. Two estranged brothers are tasked with solving the program’s malfunction before a worldwide Geostorm can engulf the planet. Stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess. |
| IT: Chapter Two
Premieres 8 August, Saturday at 10pm on HBO GO and HBO Based on the Stephen King novel, the members of the Losers Club are now reunited in Derry after 27 years and must each conquer their deepest fears to destroy Pennywise the shape-shifting clown once and for all. A follow-up to the critically acclaimed and massive worldwide box office hit IT – Bill Skarsgård returns in the seminal role of Pennywise, with James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan and James Ransone portraying the adult characters of the Losers Club. |
| Abominable
Premieres 15 August, Saturday at 9pm on HBO GO and HBO When a teenager encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building, she and her friends name him “Everest”, and helps to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. Their journey takes them on a 2,000-mile adventure from the streets of a Chinese city to the breath-taking Himalayan snowscapes. Hailed by The New York Times as “an exceptionally watchable and amiable animated tale”, the film topped the box office during its opening weekend. |
| Dream Raider
Premieres 16 August, Sundayat 9pm on HBO GO and HBO Set in the near future, the brand-new HBO Asia Original series, Dream Raider, features a misfit team of scientists and cops that are trying to get to the bottom of a criminal conspiracy that exploits human consciousness. The series opens with detectives investigating a case of missing girls and uncovers a mysterious cutting-edge technology that enables them to enter the dreamscapes of others in search of the truth. Stars Vivian Hsu, David Wang, Jason Wang, Weber Yang and Ellen Wu. |
| Lovecraft Country
Premieres 17 August, Monday at 9am on HBO GO, with an encore at 10pm on HBO Executive produced by the Academy Award® winner Jordan Peele and Emmy Award® winner J.J. Abrams , and based on the novel by Matt Ruff, the HBO Original series follows Atticus Freeman as he embarks with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. This begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback. The series stars Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett, Aunjanue Ellis, Abbey Lee, Jada Harris, Wunmi Mosaku, Michael Kenneth Williams and Courtney B. Vance. |
Other new premiering titles on Warner TV
| Title | Premiering Date | Time and Channel |
| Ready Player One | 9 August, Sunday | 9pm on Warner TV |
| Kong: Skull Island | 16 August, Sunday | 9pm on Warner TV |
| Rampage | 23 August, Sunday | 9pm on Warner TV |
New episodes premiering on Cartoon Network, Warner TV, HBO GO and HBO in August
| Title | Date | Time and Channel |
| DC Super Hero Girls | From 1 August, Weekends | 12.15pm on Cartoon Network |
| Monster Beach | From 22 August, Weekends | 9.15am on Cartoon Network |
| DC’s Stargirl | Every Wednesday | 9.50pm on Warner TV
(last episode on 12 August) |
| Pennyworth | Every Monday | 9pm on Warner TV
(last episode on 31 August) |
| I’ll Be Gone In The Dark | Every Monday | 10am on HBO GO and HBO
(last episode on 3 August) |
| Doom Patrol S2 | Every Friday | Midnight on HBO GO
(last episode on 7 August) |
| Perry Mason | Every Monday | 9am on HBO GO and HBO
(last episode on 10 August) |
| The Not-Too-Late-Show With Elmo | Every Thursday | 3.01pm on HBO GO
(last episode on 6 August) |
| Title | Date | Time and Channel |
| The Bridge S2 | Every Monday | 9pm on HBO GO and HBO
(last episode on 17 August) |
| I May Destroy You | Every Monday | 9am on HBO GO and HBO
(last episode on 25 August) |
Titles leaving HBO GO this August
| Title | End Date |
| Ocean’s Eight | 7 August, Friday |
| Inside Out | 11 August, Tuesday |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | 13 August, Thursday |
| Fast Five | 13 August, Thursday |
| The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift | 13 August, Thursday |
| London Fields | 14 August, Friday |
| Night At The Museum | 14 August, Friday |
| Rise of The Planet of The Apes | 14 August, Friday |
| Blades of Glory | 15 August, Saturday |
| How To Train Your Dragon | 15 August, Saturday |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | 15 August, Saturday |
| Stardust | 15 August, Saturday |
| Johnny English Strikes Again | 18 August, Tuesday |
| Night School | 21 August, Friday |
| White Chicks | 22 August, Saturday |
Channel numbers for your reference:
- HBO – SkyCable: 54 (SD), 168 (HD), Cignal: 53 (SD), 210 (HD)
- Warner TV – SkyCable: 34 (SD), 197 (HD), Cignal: 235 (HD)
- Cartoon Network – SkyCable: 43 (SD), 178 (HD), Cignal: 74 (SD), 220 (HD)
- Boomerang – SkyCable: 42 (SD), Cignal: 76
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