The latest new offerings on Amazon Prime Video in August are highlighted by some high-profile originals and one of the best action movies of the last 10 years.

Next month, Prime members can check out the hot-topic documentary, “Free Meek,” a five-part docuseries following rapper Meek Mill’s incarceration and the hip-hop star’s turn towards activism after his release. Produced by Jay-Z, the series will explore the modern prison reform movement.

Later, near the month’s end, Amazon will premiere its next big original show, “Carnival Row.” Produced by Guillermo del Toro, the series is set in a Victorian-era fantasy world where a human detective (Orlando Bloom) must work with a faerie (Cara Delevingne) to stop a monstrous killer.

Beyond Amazon’s original offerings, members will be able to stream 2018’s “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” the sixth film in the Tom Cruise action spy series which was hailed upon its release as one of the best in the series and one of the best action films ever made. For those looking for some lower-octane thrills, “A Simple Favor” with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively will debut on Aug. 21.

August 2:

  • “300” (2006)
  • “This is Football” Season 1 – An emotionally-charged, six-part documentary, exploring football’s extraordinary impact on the world. From the streets of Delhi to the fields of post-war Rwanda to the pitches of the Champions League, this globe-spanning series tells a unique story of the game and its power to unite countries, inspire generations and captivate billions.

August 7:

  • “All I See Is You” (2016)

August 9:

  • “Free Meek,” docuseries – Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill’s 2017 arrest for probation violations sparked national outrage. A re-investigation of his original case explores allegations of police corruption as Meek becomes the face of a justice reform movement.
  • “Pete the Cat” Season 1 Part 2

August 12:

  • “Andy Irons: Kissed by God” (2018)

August 16:

  • “Photograph” (2019) – A struggling Mumbai street photographer pressured to marry by his grandmother convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée during a family visit. Despite vast cultural differences, the pair develops a surprising connection that challenges their worldviews in a wistful and funny romance.
  • “Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time”

August 21:

  • “A Simple Favor” (2018)

August 23:

  • “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” (2018)
  • “#IMomSoHard Live” Season 1
  • “Mike E. Winfield: StepMan”
  • “Alice Wetterlund: My Mama is a Human and So Am I”
  • “Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight”

August 26:

  • “The Lincoln Lawyer” (2011)

August 30:

  • “Carnival Row” Season 1 – Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne star in Carnival Row, a Victorian fantasy world filled with mythological immigrant creatures. Feared by humans, they are forbidden to live, love, or fly with freedom. But even in darkness, hope lives, as a human detective and a faerie rekindle a dangerous affair. The city’s uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals a monster no one could imagine.

August 31:

  • “A Cadaver Christmas” (2011)
  • “Boy” (2010)
  • “Computer Chess” (2013)
  • “Manuscripts Don’t Burn” (2013)
  • “Failure to Launch” (2006)
  • “Far from Home” (2014)
  • “Firstborn” (1984)
  • “Flashback” (1990)
  • “Successive Slidings of Pleasure” (1974)
  • “Godzilla” (2014)
  • “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (2008)
  • “I, Frankenstein” (2014)
  • “Jack Frost” (1998)
  • “Kicking the Dog” (2009)
  • “Clip” (2012)
  • “Korkoro” (2009)
  • “La Maison de la radio” (2013)
  • “Looking Glass” (2018)
  • “Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter” (2014)
  • “Music from the Big House” (2010)
  • “Naples ’44” (2016)
  • “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” (2008)
  • “Parting Glances” (1986)
  • “Pirate Radio” (2009)
  • “Poltergeist II: The Other Side” (1986)
  • “Sacred Ground” (1983)
  • “She Must Be Seeing Things” (1987)
  • “Sucker Punch” (2011)
  • “Surviving Progress” (2011)
  • “Ten Dead Men” (2008)
  • “The Bog Creatures” (2003)
  • “The Collectors” (1999)
  • “The Fifth Element” (1997)
  • “The Hills Have Eyes Part II” (2006)
  • “The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby” (2011)
  • “The Oyler House: Richard Neutra’s Desert Retreat” (2012)
  • “The Penguin Counters” (2017)
  • “The Uninvited” (2009)
  • “This Ain’t No Mouse Music” (2013)
  • “Top of the Food Chain” (1999)
  • “Top Spin” (2014)
  • “Vito” (2011)
  • “Za Ji Wang Ming Dui” (1979)
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The five-part docuseries "Free Meek" premieres on Amazon Prime Video in August. Amazon
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