I Spy the 20 Best TV Premieres of August

With a noir take on Batman, this animated series, created by J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm, features the voices of Hamish Linklater, McKenna Grace, Jamie Chung, Christina Ricci, Diedrich Bader, Reid Scott, John DiMaggio, Minnie Driver and Tom Kenny.

Teen Pip tries to solve the murder of a fellow student with her friends in this adaptation of the Holly Jackson mystery novel series of the same name.

Taylor tells her story, in her own words, in this documentary series that uses newly recovered audio recordings made by her. The film gives interesting insight into her psyche, her motivations and her vulnerabilities as one of the Golden Age of Hollywood’s greatest.

Melissa Witt suddenly disappeared from an Arkansas bowling alley in 1994, and a community search that followed uncovered her body deep in the woods. In this new documentary series, breakthroughs in the case are revealed, including news about a serial killer featured in a different documentary.

The popular reality dating show goes to the United Kingdom to find out if love really is blind. Contestants court unseen, then meet face to face and live together before deciding if they should go through with a wedding. An installment in Mexico premieres this month, too.

The cutest new buddy comedy is this travel reality series starring Jimin and Jung Kook, two members of the Korean boy band BTS. The duo have a wild summer in the U.S., followed by more fun in Jeju and Sapporo.

Steph Curry tries his hand at acting in this new comedy series from the team behind “Happy Endings.” Adam Pally also stars, along with Ego Nwodim and Adyen Mayeri, as participants in a fictional behind-the-scenes sports documentary.

If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in a dog’s mind, this series dives into the science of what makes dogs tick, along with the reasons we love them so much.

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck play second-rate criminals in Boston, readying for a heist they will surely botch. Doug Liman directs and Hong Chau, Michael Stuhlbarg and Ving Rhames co-star.

Like a South Korean “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” this film features a couple with more in common than they realize. Kang-mu is a house husband with a secret past as an agent. His wife, Mi-seon, is a detective. When Kang-mu is drawn back into espionage, their paths cross in unexpected ways.

The very cool kids show from the early aughts gets a reboot with some old friends (Muno, Foofa, Plex, Brobee and Toodee) and some new (host Kammy Kam). Expect lots of hip, current music performances from alt-rock bands.

Carl Hiaasen's 2013 novel gets the series treatment from Bill Lawrence ("Ted Lasso"). In it, Vince Vaughn plays a wise-cracking former detective drawn into a murder case in Florida. The star-packed cast in the comedy/drama include Michelle Monaghan, John Ortiz, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rob Delaney, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat and Zach Braff.

Emily is single and ready to mingle in the City of Lights in season four of the stylish, romantic series. That is, until she gets pulled back into the orbits of her exes again.

In this twisted version of L.A., if you win the lottery, anyone who kills you before sundown claims your prize. Awkwafina is the unlucky winner, with John Cena by her side for protection. Simu Liu also stars in the Paul Feig-directed action/comedy.

Halle Berry is a secret agent who needs a non-spy to help her recover a spy kill list. She recruits her high school boyfriend (Mark Wahlberg) to race through Europe with her and help save the mysterious Union.

"Tiger King" filmmaker Eric Goode is back with another bizarre animal and human story, this time focusing on Tonia Haddix and her love for chimpanzees. Both PETA and Alan Cummings play into this kooky tale.

A year after the ill-fated OceanGate scandal, where amateur explorers tragically died in a homemade submarine, comes this series from James Cameron that focuses on state-of-the-art vessels — the antithesis of OceanGate. The documentary series has explorers going where few have gone before — the equivalent of an underwater moon landing.

Season four takes the gang to Hollywood, where their apartment-based murder podcast becomes a movie, starring Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis and Eva Longoria as them. Simultaneously, they’re trying to solve Sazz’s (Jane Lynch) murder. Molly Shannon, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani, Richard Kind and Desmin Borges join the season as well.

The Greek gods walk among us in this new irreverent comedy series. Jeff Goldblum plays Zeus, who is worried about his future, while Prometheus hatches a plan to take him down.

Season two of the "Lord of the Rings" prequel series looks even better than the first, as the rings are forged and kingdoms rise and fall. Some faces and names will be familiar to fans of the franchise.