If you are looking for a new TV show to binge this August Netflix has got some good options for you!
Check out Clickbait, it is a perfectly crazy and absolutely binge-able limited series about a man (Adrian Grenier) who suddenly disappears and turns up as a hostage in a viral video that reveals a dark secret that disrupts the lives of his sister (Zoe Kazan) and wife (Betty Gabriel). There is also the new serie Brand New Cherry Flavor, an adaptation of Todd Grimson’s horror novel about an aspiring filmmaker (played by Rosa Salazar) who moves to Hollywood and gets wrapped up in the occult. On the movie thriller front, Netflix originals Beckett (starring John David Washington) and Sweet Girl (starring Jason Momoa) premiere.
A new month also means that a fresh crop of licensed and original movies and shows arriving on Netflix, which helps take the sting out of saying farewell to many others. Below, see the full list of titles hitting Netflix starting on the 1st of August, but first, let’s take a quick tour through the highlights.
Control Z – Season 2
Gossip Girl is nothing compared to this Mexican teen drama in which an anonymous hacker reveals his classmates’ filthiest secrets. At the end of the first season, the perpetrator was unmasked by main character Sofia and the second season therefore takes a whole new turn. After the death of high school student Luis, an unknown person takes revenge on everyone who has ever bothered the boy.
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami – Season 1
Augusto “Willy” Falcon and Salvador “Sal” Magluta made billions as cocaine traffickers. For the two men it was all a game and they enjoyed challenging the police and managed to stay out of jail for years, but everything comes to an end and they were eventually caught. This documentary series tells the story of these ‘cocaine cowboys’.
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers – Season 5
Not only the Fast & Furious films are becoming more and more extreme, the animation spin-off Spy Racers is also taking it up a notch with even more spectacle. This time, Dom’s nephew Tony Toretto and his crew face their old enemy Sudarikov, who has all kinds of new tech toys. To beat him, their cars get a big upgrade.
El Reino (The Kingdom) – Season 1
In this Argentine thriller series, a television evangelist makes himself available as a presidential candidate after his running mate is murdered. He has to put his life in the service of the country instead of the church and that leads to some difficult choices. Meanwhile, there is also a murder to be solved and the question is how innocent the people around him really are.
Gone for Good – Season 1
In this French adaptation of Harlan Coben’s thriller Gone for Good, thirty-something Guillaume goes in search of his girlfriend Judith, who one day disappeared without a trace. During his search, he comes to the shocking discovery that he didn’t know the love of his life all that well. However, that is not the biggest surprise that awaits him.
Open Your Eyes – Season 1
Not much is known about the mysterious teen series Open Your Eyes, but that makes the series even more exciting. The story is about a teenager who has lost her memory after a serious car accident. To recover, she is being treated in a special clinic for people with amnesia. She questions the strange treatment methods and begins to mistrust the people around her.
Good Girls – Season 4
We say goodbye to the criminally good comedy series Good Girls with this final season. The three women started out as good housewives, but have since grown into masterful criminals. As a result, they attract the unnecessary attention of the police and make dangerous enemies that must be eliminated.
Full List of What’s New on Netflix August 2021
August 1
Beethoven
Beethoven’s 2nd
Beowulf
Catch Me If You Can
Darwin’s Game
Deep Blue Sea
The Edge of Seventeen
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Five Feet Apart
Friday Night Lights, Seasons 1-5
Good Luck Chuck
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
Hunter X Hunter, Seasons 5-6
Inception
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Losers
The Machinist
Magnolia
Major Payne
My Girl
My Girl 2
The Net
The Original Kings of Comedy
Pineapple Express
Poms
Seabiscuit
Space Cowboys
Team America: World Police
30 Rock, Seasons 1-7
August 3
Pray Away (Netflix documentary)
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (Netflix documentary)
Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified (Netflix docuseries)
August 4
Aftermath
American Masters: Inventing David Geffen
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (Netflix documentary)
Control Z, Season 2 (Netflix original)
Car Masters: Rust to Riches, Season 3 (Netflix original)
Cooking With Paris (Netflix original)
August 6
Hit & Run (Netflix original)
Navarasa (Netflix original)
The Swarm (Netflix film)
Vivo (Netflix film)
August 8
SHAMAN KING (Netflix anime)
August 10
Gabby’s Dollhouse, Season 2 (Netflix original)
Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang (Netflix comedy special)
UNTOLD: Malice at the Palace (Netflix docuseries)
August 11
Bake Squad (Netflix original)
The Kissing Booth 3 (Netflix film)
La diosa del asalto
Misha and the Wolves (Netflix documentary)
August 12
AlRawabi School for Girls (Netflix original)
Lokillo: Nothing’s the Same (Netflix comedy special)
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild (Netflix anime)
August 13
Beckett (Netflix film)
Brand New Cherry Flavor (Netflix original)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers, Season 5: South Pacific (Netflix original)
Gone for Good (Netflix original)
The Kingdom (Netflix original)
Valeria, Season 2 (Netflix original)
August 15
Mother Goose Club, Seasons 3-4
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Season 1
Winx Club, Season 6
August 16
Walk of Shame
August 17
Go! Go! Cory Carson, Season 5 (Netflix original)
UNTOLD: Deal with the Devil (Netflix docuseries)
August 18
The Defeated (Netflix original)
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes (Netflix documentary)
Out of My League (Netflix film)
The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student (Netflix original)
August 19
Like Crazy
August 20
The Chair (Netflix original)
Everything Will Be Fine (Netflix original)
The Loud House Movie (Netflix film)
Sweet Girl (Netflix film)
August 23
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (Netflix anime)
August 24
Oggy Oggy (Netflix original)
UNTOLD: Caitlyn Jenner (Netflix docuseries)
August 25
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (Netflix documentary)
Clickbait (Netflix series)
John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer (Netflix documentary)
Motel Makeover (Netflix original)
The November Man
The Old Ways
Open Your Eyes (Netflix original)
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes (Netflix original)
Rainbow High, Part 2
Really Love
The River Runner
Tayo the Little Bus, Season 4
The Water Man
August 26
EDENS ZERO (Netflix anime)
Family Reunion, Part 4 (Netflix original)
August 27
He’s All That (Netflix film)
I Heart Arlo (Netflix original)
Titletown High (Netflix original)
August 28
Bread Barbershop, Season 2
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (Netflix original)
August 31
Sparking Joy (Netflix original)
UNTOLD: Crime and Penalties (Netflix original)
August TBA
Comedy Premium League (Netflix original)
D.P. (Netflix original)
