August seems to be a case of Disney+ taking a well-deserved breather before spooky season (AKA Hallowstream) kicks off. That said, keeping you occupied during the coming month are some heavy hitters, including the return of a smash-hit murder mystery series.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Film)

If you missed it a few months ago at cinemas, here’s your chance to watch 20th Century Studios’ epic sci-fi actioner Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Set several generations after the rise of the apes under Caesar, they’re now Earth’s dominant species, and humans have turned feral scavengers. But chimp Noa (Owen Teague) starts to question what he knows about the past when he meets young woman Mae (Freya Allen). Here’s our positive review of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

Catch Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes on Disney+ from 2 August. And while you don’t need to have seen the most recent Planet of the Apes trilogy, those films are on Disney+ with all the original Apes movies from the 1960s and 70s.

OceanXplorers (Documentary Series)

If midyear fatigue is wearing you down, National Geographic’s invigorating documentary OceanXplorers is here to buoy you out of the funk. From James Cameron, OceanX and BBC Studios Natural History Unit, this new six-part series takes audiences aboard OceanXplorer, an advanced scientific research vessel designed to investigate the farthest frontiers of the world’s oceans. The series focuses on a team of intrepid explorers and scientists who set out to solve some of the ocean’s greatest mysteries through the lives of its animals and their ecosystems.

Watch all episodes of OceanXplorers Season 1 from 19 August.

Only Murders in the Building – Season 4 (Series)

In Season 4 of acclaimed mystery comedy-drama Only Murders in the Building, our amateur podcasting trio find themselves in Los Angeles where a Hollywood studio is readying a film about their show. As Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) return to New York, they find themselves facing another enigma, with plenty of theories, and even more new suspects. Just a few of the recognisable faces joining the cast this time are Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Kumail Nanjiani and Melissa McCarthy.

Enjoy new episodes of Only Murders in the Building S4 every week from 27 August.