New on Netflix in August

Get ready for another month of top-quality TV series, movies and more dropping on Netflix in August. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kinglsey and Celia Imrie form a starry supersleuthing quartet in The Thursday Murder Club, while more screen royalty are heading to Nevermore Academy as Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper and Joanna Lumley join the cast for season 2 of Wednesday. The star power doesn’t end there, though, as BAFTA winner Vanessa Kirby leads pulsating crime thriller Night Always Comes and Suranne Jones is faced with an impossible choice in heart-racing drama Hostage.

Love is in the air for Sophia Carson and Corey Mylchreest in heart-fluttering romcom My Oxford Year, as well as for a new batch of hopeful singletons as Love Is Blind UK returns. If outrageous series are more of your thing then jaw-dropping documentary Fit For TV: The Reality Of The Biggest Loser and crude canine tale Fixed should be at the top of your streaming list.

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Here’s all you need to know about the best TV show and film releases on Netflix in August 2025…

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 1 August

If you’re after a swoon-worthy romcom, look no further than the screen adaptation of Julia Whelan’s international bestselling novel. US student Anna (Sophia Carson, The Life List) arrives at the University of Oxford to fulfil a childhood dream, and her world is soon turned upside down when she meets dashing local Jamie (Corey Mylchreest, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story) – life will never be quite the same again. We dare you not to get swept up in this whirlwind love story, set against a stunning backdrop of dazzling scenery in and around Oxford.

Find season 2 volume 1 in Apps > Netflix from Wednesday 6 August. Season 1 available now

School is back in session at Nevermore Academy. Join Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) as she navigates another bone-chilling misadventure on campus with fresh woes, new foes and more dark, mysterious forces at play. Eek! Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán and Isaac Ordonez reprise their roles as the creepy and kooky Addams family and are joined by other familiar faces, while exciting newcomers include Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper and Joanna Lumley.

Find season 2 in Apps > Netflix from Wednesday 13 August. Season 1 available now

Although Love Island might nearly be over for another year, there are plenty more opportunities for a summer romance with the return of Love Is Blind UK. The unconventional dating series sees another round of hopeful singletons take to the pods to find true love. And, in case the show’s title didn’t give it away, they must do so without meeting each other until they are engaged. Tune in to see which couples will make it to the altar under the watchful eyes of hosts Matt and Emma Willis.

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Wednesday 13 August

Award-winning film-maker Genndy Tartakovsky, whose works include Hotel Transylvania and Dexter’s Laboratory, is stepping into the world of adult animation with his outrageous canine comedy. The show follows slick mutt Bull (Adam Devine, The Righteous Gemstones) who, upon learning of his owner’s plan to neuter him, heads out for one last night of debauchery with his pooch pals. Trust us when we say that this cartoon isn’t for the faint of heart. Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along) and Idris Elba (Heads Of State) also feature.

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 15 August

The early 2000s were a golden age for reality TV, and US show The Biggest Loser was one of the most groundbreaking series of its time as it challenged individuals to lose the most weight for a $250,000 cash prize. Now, more than two decades since it first hit screens, the show’s producers, trainers and former contestants spill the beans on what really happened on set and whether The Biggest Loser’s approach to weight loss helped to change lives for the better or caused long-lasting damage.

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 15 August

BAFTA-winning director Benjamin Caron (The Crown) reunites with Vanessa Kirby –currently starring in Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps in cinemas – for a new creative collaboration in this heart-racing crime thriller. Adapted from Will Vlautin’s novel, the film follows the reckless Lynette (Kirby) over the course of one high-stakes evening as she desperately tries to raise money and secure a home for her family by any means necessary. Randall Park (The Residence), Julia Fox (Uncut Gems), Michael Kelly (House Of Cards) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (Fargo) round off the cast.

Find season 1 in Apps > Netflix from Tuesday 19 August

While the Dallas Cowboys’ cheerleaders have won hearts around the world in their own reality series (watch seasons 1-2 of America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders in Apps > Netflix now), it’s time to shine the spotlight on the man behind the Cowboys’ success. Through first-hand interviews and never-before-seen footage, this docuseries takes us back to the 1990s when mogul Jerry Jones took a chance on a down-on-their luck football team and skyrocketed them to NFL superstardom. The rest, as they say, is history.

Find the limited series in Apps > Netflix from Wednesday 20 August

Janalice (Domithila Catete) is just like any ordinary teenage girl. That is, until she is kidnapped by a gang in the Amazon and imprisoned by a human trafficking ring. On her harrowing journey she crosses paths with Preá (Lucas Galvino), a river pirate who must make peace with his fate as the leader of a local gang, and Mariangel (Marleyda Soto), a fierce mother who is seeking to avenge the deaths of her family. Together they embark on a dangerous journey for survival and vow to break the curse that has befallen them.

Find the limited series in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 21 August 

Small screen favourite Suranne Jones (Vigil, Gentleman Jack) stars as no-nonsense Prime Minister Abigail Dalton in an explosive British political thriller from writer Matt Charman (Bridge Of Spies). When Dalton’s husband is kidnapped and the visiting French President (Before Sunrise’s Julie Delpy) faces a blackmail threat, the two leaders are faced with either making unimaginable decisions or working together to uncover the plot against them. Packed with tense twists and turns every step of the way, Hostage is a heart-racing watch that’ll put you on the edge of your seat.

Find season 1 in Apps > Netflix from Friday 22 August

Fans of Bojack Horseman, rejoice! Raphael Bob-Waksberg has a starry new animation and we can’t wait for it to premiere. At the heart of Long Story Short are the Schwooper siblings, whose story we follow through childhood, adulthood and back again as they navigate growing pains, triumphs, failures and everything in between. The voice cast includes Paul Reiser (Stranger Things), Max Greenfield (New Girl) and Lisa Edelstein (House).

Find season 2 in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 28 August. Season 1 available now

If you’re looking to fill that The Summer I Turned Pretty void then let us reacquaint you with another love triangle that involves two brothers. After the events of last season, which resulted in teen Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) leaving for New York, she returns to Silver Falls only to find that Cole (Noah LaLonde) and Alex (Ashby Gentry) have changed a lot over the summer. Will she be able to navigate her feelings and find her place within the Walter family? There’s only one way to find out…

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 28 August

Not since the Harry Potter film series have so many British and Irish talents shared the same set. The long-awaited screen adaptation of Richard Osman’s murder mystery novel follows a group of retirees who love to pass the time with casual sleuthing, until they’re given the thrilling opportunity to solve a real-life whodunnit. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, David Tennant, Naomi Ackie, Jonathan Pryce and Richard E Grant are just some of the faces you can expect to see on your screens.

• Chris Ramsey: All Growed Up / Approval Needed / Just Happy To Get Out Of The House – Friday 1 August

• Dear Eleanor – Friday 1 August

• Finding Alice (limited series) – Friday 1 August

• Perfect Match (season 3) – Friday 1 August

• Beyond The Bar (season 1) – Saturday 2 August

• Body In The Bin: The Murder Of Louise Kam – Saturday 2 August

• WWE Summer Slam – Saturday 2 August

• Normal People (limited series) – Sunday 3 August

• Closet Battle – Monday 4 August

• SEC Football: Any Given Saturday (season 1) – Tuesday 5 August

• The Exorcist: Believer – Friday 8 August

• Maria – Friday 8 August

• Stolen: Heist Of The Century – Friday 8 August

• The Iron Claw – Saturday 9 August

• Final Draft (season 1) – Tuesday 12 August

• Jim Jefferies: Two Limb Policy – Tuesday 12 August

• Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians (season 1) – Wednesday 13 August

• Songs From The Hole – Wednesday 13 August

• Young Millionaires (season 1) – Wednesday 13 August

• In The Mud (season 1) – Thursday 14 August

• Miss Governor (season 1 – part 2) – Thursday 14 August

• Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes Of Rage – Thursday 14 August

• Bend It Like Beckham – Friday 15 August

• The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies (season 1) – Friday 15 August

• CoComelon Lane (season 5) – Monday 18 August

• Taxi – Monday 18 August

• Fisk (season 3) – Wednesday 20 August

• Death Inc.: (season 3) – Thursday 21 August

• Fall For Me – Thursday 21 August

• Gold Rush Gang – Thursday 21 August

• One Hit Wonder – Thursday 21 August

• AEMA (limited series) – Friday 22 August

• Abandoned Man – Friday 22 August

• The Truth About Jussie Smollett – Friday 22 August

• Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (season 1) – Saturday 23 August

• Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives – Wednesday 27 August

• Her Mother’s Killer – Wednesday 27 August

• Barbie Mysteries: Beach Detectives – Thursday 28 August

• Love Untangled – Friday 29 August

• Two Graves (limited series) – Friday 29 August

• Unknown Number: The High School Catfish – Friday 29 August

• Christopher: A Beautiful Real Life – August TBC

• Dinner Time Live With David Chang (season 3) – August TBC

• Katrina: Come Hell And High Water – August TBC

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1. Use your voice
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