August is here, and it’s less than 30 days before the BER months! We know what happens during these months; the calendar seems to shift into high gear as the days pass by quickly, and before you know it, it’s already 2023. That means we will add one more year to our age, reminding us that we are not getting any younger. Trust us; we know the feels. Time is constant, and the reality is there’s nothing we can do to stop it. But there are ways to soften the blow and at least put some fun in the time that we can never turn back.
It’s an August to remember on HBO Go with PLDT Home!
Entertainment helps relieve life’s stress. To have something to look forward to after a long day at work, HBO Go, the longest operating home entertainment service provider, has released a list of amazing titles for August. Make your August more enjoyable with HBO Go’s expansive library of exciting films and series. Whatever genre you are into, you may enjoy bigger blockbusters at home on HBO Go with PLDT Home!
Get ready to be served with entertainment made better this month:
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
Stream from August 6
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What if you could make a grieving family feel better by lying to them about the life of their deceased son? That is the premise of Dear Evan Hansen, a musical drama about the titular Evan Hansen, a disabled, socially awkward boy who writes letters to himself upon his therapists’ advice to tell himself why his day will be great. One day, his schoolmate Connor mistakenly takes one of his letters. When Connor takes his own life, his parents find Evan’s letter to himself, and they start to think the two boys are actually friends. From the minds who wrote La la Land and The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen stars Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, and Ben Platt in the title role. Watch a sneak peek of Dear Evan Hansenhere.
Queenpins (2021)
Stream from August 20
Courtesy of HBO GO
Based on a true story about two women—Connie and Jojo—who can’t seem to catch a break from the harsh realities of finances and society. Their lives soon take a full 360 when they hatch a plan to steal millions of dollars worth of promo coupons and sell them at a low price. But as the cash begins to roll in, their operation gets big, companies begin to notice their losses, and the FBI starts to get involved. Queenpins is a heist comedy starring Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Hauser, Vince Vaughn, and Bebe Rexha. Watch Queenpins’ trailer here.
House of the Dragon (2022)
Stream from August 22
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The dragons have landed—the much-awaited prequel to the critically acclaimed Game of Thrones saga will finally arrive this month. Set almost 200 years before the time of the original series, the House of the Dragon details the ruling House Targaryen at the height of their power and the events which would lead to their eventual downfall. Starring Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, and Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen. Here’s your first look at House of the Dragon!
Drag Race Philippines (2022)
Streams from August 17
Courtesy of HBO GO
Founded by LGBT rights activist William Dorsey Swann, drag culture started as a means of entertainment for small communities in 1800s Maryland. Today, it has become mainstream entertainment, with performers—aptly dubbed drag queens—becoming world-renowned celebrities, with the most popular ones earning millions per year. Finally, drag has landed in the Philippines. Drag Race Philippines puts the spotlight on Filipina drag queens as they flaunt their top costumes, exquisite talents, and vibrant performances. Drag Race Philippines is the latest addition to the Drag Race franchise, with other iterations having touched down in Thailand, the United Kingdom, Holland, Chile, Spain and Canada. US-based drag queen Jiggly Caliente and TV host Jervi Li, a.k.a. Kaladkaren, are confirmed as judges. Meanwhile, TV host-actor-designer Paolo Ballesteros is confirmed as the host. Here’s a look at Drag Race Philippines.
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022)
Streaming now
Courtesy of HBO GO
The fourth installment in the Pretty Little Liars television series franchise is based on a novel series of the same title written by Sara Shepard. The story of a group of teenage girls constantly being stalked and threatened by a mysterious assailant who identifies themself as A. A knows of the girls’ dark past and is seemingly determined to hold them accountable for a tragic secret that they have committed. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin stars Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles, Maia Reficco, Mallory Bechtel, and our very own Pinoy pride, Lea Salonga. Stream Pretty Little Liars: Original Sinhere.
Halloween Kills (2021)
Stream from August 13
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Halloween Kills is the 12th installment in the long-running Halloween franchise produced by Blumhouse Productions and directed by David Gordon Green. Halloween Kills is a 2021 follow-up to the 2018 entry, which is a direct sequel to the 1978 original. Forty years after Michael Myers’s killing spree in Haddonfield, his surviving victim Laurie Strode has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney reprise their roles as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, respectively. Halloween 2018 and Halloween Kills are direct follow-ups to the 1978 original, skipping the seven prior and the two remake entries. This means all events that took place in all “skipped” entries never took place in this new universe. Watch Halloween Kills’ trailer here.
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