Netflix is jam-packed with great titles this month, with blockbuster movies, exciting new shows, and fascinating documentaries making their debut on the streaming service.
Check out the highlights below and then keep scrolling to take a look at some of the other titles landing on Netflix this August.
Please note: This list is correct at the time of writing but the Netflix schedule may be subject to change. Bookmark the page as more titles will be added as they become known.
August 2
Soulcatcher (2023)
Potentially exciting action thriller from Poland about a military contractor who accepts a mission in a country ruled by a local warlord. His mission? To seize a powerful weapon that can turn people into savage killers!
August 3
Heartstopper – Season 2
The hit teen series based on the graphic novel series by Alice Oseman returns for its second season. As well as charting the growing relationship between Nick (Kit Connor) and Charlie (Joe Locke), Season 2 will also focus on Tao and Elle as they try to work out if they can be more than just friends.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Nick and Charlie navigate their new relationship; Tara and Darcy face unforeseen challenges and Tao and Elle work out if they can ever be more than just friends. With exams on the horizon, a school trip to Paris and a prom to plan, the gang has a lot to juggle as they journey through the next stages of life, love and friendship.”
Heartstopper Season 3 is expected to go into production later this year.
The River Wild (2023)
Leighton Meester, Taran Killam, and Adam Brody star in this reworking of the 1994 survival thriller about a pair of siblings who embark on a whitewater rafting adventure with a childhood friend who turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023)
This live-action adaption of the manga series written by Haro Aso (Alice in Borderland) is centered around a weary office worker named Akira who ironically starts to feel more alive when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town. He sets himself a mission to complete all 100 items on his bucket list before he…well, kicks the bucket!
August 4
The Hunt for Veerappan – Limited Series
Netflix’s new docuseries follows the rise and fall of Veerappan, a dreaded smuggler whose bloody reign sparked a 20-year-long manhunt in South India. As per reports, this bandit was wanted for killing approximately 184 people and poaching more than 2000 elephants for their ivory.
August 8
Zombieverse – Season 1
In this South Korean reality series, a variety of entertainers are thrust into the heart of Seoul amidst a zombie apocalypse where they must work together in order to survive the undead that are all around them.
Actress Lee Si Young (Sweet Home), comedian Park Na Rae, and rapper Kim Cheol are among the celebrities trying not to get eaten.
August 10
Marry My Dead Body (2023)
This Taiwanese comedy about a same-sex relationship has an unusual twist: one-half of the couple is a ghost! The other is a homophobic police officer who forms a special bond with this spirit of a man whose life was cut short under mysterious circumstances.
Painkiller – Limited Series
The causes and consequences of America’s opioid epidemic unfold in this new limited series from the producers of Narcos and Patriots Day. Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, and Taylor Kitsch are among the cast of this drama that exposes the roots of the most pressing health epidemic in the 21st century.
August 11
Down For Love – Season 1
This five-episode reality dating show follows ten people living with Down syndrome who embark on a series of dates to (hopefully) find their own true love.
Heart of Stone (2023)
Gal Gadot stars in this new action thriller that is expected to be one of the biggest Netflix movies of the year. The Wonder Woman star takes on the role of an intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency who is tasked with stopping a hacker from stealing its most valuable and dangerous asset.
August 16
The Chosen One – Season 1
This promising new fantasy series is based on the American Jesus series of comic books by Mark Millar and Peter Gross. Here’s the official synopsis:
“Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy in Baja California, suddenly discovers he has Jesus-like powers: he can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and, perhaps, even raise the dead! As the Evangelical and the Yaquí leaders in town try to get him to use his powers to save mankind, all Jodie wants to do is impress the girl he likes and stand up to his bullies. As Jodie struggles and eventually comes to terms with his destiny, everything gets thrown for a loop when he realizes he discovers the truth around his identity.”
August 18
Mask Girl – Season 1
This new K-drama follows the adventures of Kim Mo-mi, an unremarkable office worker who fulfills her childhood dreams of becoming a celebrity by becoming an online streamer known as Mask Girl. According to the official synopsis of this dark series which is based on a popular webtoon, “a chain of ill-fated events overtakes her life.”
The Monkey King (2023)
Stephanie Hsu, Jimmy O. Yang, and BD Wong are just a few of the stars providing the voicework for this action-packed animated movie that follows Monkey and his magical fighting stick as he goes into battle against demons, dragons, and gods.
August 24
Who Is Erin Carter? – Season 1
Erin Carter is a British school teacher living the Expat dream in Spain. But is that all she is? After she is caught up in a supermarket robbery, she is recognized by one of the robbers who seems to know her real identity!
Evin Ahmad, Sean Teale, and Douglas Henshall are among the cast of this intriguing new thriller series.
August 25
You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah! (2023)
Adam Sandler and members of his own family star in this new comedy based on the novel by Fiona Rosenbloom. The movie follows Stacy (Sunny Sandler) and Lydia (Samantha Lorraine), two BFFs whose plans for an epic Bat Mitzvah go comically awry when a popular boy at their middle school threatens their friendship and their rite of passage.
August 31
One Piece – Season 1
Live-action adaptation of the popular manga and anime series that follows the adventures of the fugitive Straw Hat Pirates as they explore the dangerous oceans, lands, and beyond. The 8-part series will focus on Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy), a teenage boy with enormous strength and agility who sails across the seas to find the One Piece and become the King of the Pirates.
Also Streaming…
August 1
Fatale (2020)
Fisk – Season 1
It’s Complicated (2009)
Non-Stop (2014)
Pawn Stars – Season 14
Poms (2019)
Terminator: Genisys (2015)
The Furnace (2020)
The Wife (2017)
Tiger 24 (2022)
Trauma Center (2019)
Untold: Jake Paul The Problem Child
August 2
Choona – Season 1
Mark Cavendish: Never Enough
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
August 3
Head To Head (2023)
The Lincoln Lawyer – Season 2 (Part 2)
August 4
The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge – Season 1
August 7
Gabby’s Dollhouse – Season 8
August 8
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2 (2023)
Untold: Johnny Football
August 10
Mech Cadets – Season 1
August 11
Pending Train – Season 1
Saving Our Marriage – Multiple Seasons
August 14
Paddington (2014)
The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle – Season 4
August 15
Ancient Aliens – Season 15
Ballers – Multiple Seasons
Eye of the Storm – Season 1
Jared Freid: 37 and Single
Untold: Hall of Shame (2023)
August 16
At Home With The Furys – Season 1
Depp v. Heard – Limited Series
OMG! Oh My Girl (2022)
August 17
My Dad the Bounty Hunter – Season 2
The Upshaws – Part 4
August 18
10 Days Of A Bad Man (2023)
Carancho (2010)
Crane World (1999)
Guns & Gulaabs – Season 1
Love, Sex and Candles (2023)
White Elephant (2012)
August 22
All The Queen’s Men
Lighthouse – Season 1
Sommore: “A Queen With No Spades”
Untold: Swamp Kings
August 23
Destined With You – Season 1
Squared Love Everlasting (2023)
The Big Short (2015)
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On -Season 2
August 24
Baki Hanma – Season 2 (Part 2)
Comedy Chaos – Season 1
Ragnarok – Season 3
August 25
Killer Book Club (2023)
August 28
Princess Power – Season 2
August 30
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zone
Miss Adrenaline: A Tale of Twins – Season 1
August 31
Choose Love
Karate Sheep – Season 2
What will you be adding to your Netflix watchlist? Let us know in the comments below.