What to watch in August, from Aussie nostalgia to grizzly neon drama
This article previews upcoming television content for August, highlighting the Australian adaptation of 'My Brilliant Career' and the French thriller 'After Us'. The latter explores themes of climate change, corporate greed, and radical activism.
Why it matters
It provides cultural guidance for viewers while touching on contemporary anxieties regarding environmental collapse and political extremism.
Former Home and Away star Philippa Northeast is the newest Sybylla in Netflix's My Brilliant Career adaptation.
Link copied Share Share article Welcome to what to watch, where we take you through what's on the box in August.
This month is a mixed bag of fresh drama, an ecological thriller and the highly anticipated TV adaptation of classic Australian story My Brilliant Career. Plus, Scream King Ryan Murphy teams up with American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis to deliver a slick new nightmare.
The Phoenix group pushed climate protest to the extreme in After Us. ( Supplied: SBS )
What's it about? In a time of rising fascism and increasing technological threat , it's sometimes hard to remember that our world is also rocketing towards ecological collapse . French mini-series After Us (also known as Phoenix) will help you remember.
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