The kitchen sink: All the streamz coming to Netflix in August
As August begins and more people are deciding to give up on their dreams of getting burnt to a smoldering crisp under the white hot summer sun and have resolved it’s time to plunge into a dark air-conditioned cave to watch some great new TV, we’re going to take a look at the amazing new shows and flicks Netflix has coming your way this August.
Like Father
Release date: August 3
Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer star in this Netflix Originals dramedy about a workaholic advertising exec who gets left at the altar by her prospective groom – but then ends up going on her Caribbean cruise honeymoon with her estranged father.
Marching Orders
Release date: August 3
This new docuseries follows the legendary Bethune-Cookman University marching band. If the energetic 90-second teaser is any indication, Marching Orders is going to be filled with non-stop competition and, naturally, a sousaphone-full of drama.
All About the Washingtons
Release date: August 10
Starring none other than Reverend Run from Run DMC, this comedy follows retired a hip hop mogul as he becomes a stay-at-home dad.
Insatiable
Release date: August 10
Whether this will make it to air or not – considering the backlash against the show’s alleged fat-shaming – if it does, you’ll be hearing a whole lot more about this new black comedy.
Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 7
Release date: August 10
After appearing at this year’s Comic Con, cartoon Voltron Season 7 will be the longest yet, with 13 episodes to come. Strap yourself in tight, ‘cause this could be a wild ride.
Disenchantment
Release date: August 17
This new cartoon was made by some guy called Matt Groening who’s apparently made a couple other shows called The Simpsons and Futurama. Might be worth a watch.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Release date: August 17
When her secret love letters somehow get mailed to each of her five crushes, Lara Jean finds her quiet high school existence turned upside down in this new romantic comedy.
Ghoul
Release date: August 24
A newly minted military interrogator arrives at a covert detention center to discover some of the terrorists held there are not of this world. Expect the unexpected in this new horror action miniseries.
Ozark Season 2
Release date: August 31
The second season of Jason Bateman’s crime drama returns with more slightly washed-out shots than you can wave a stick at!
Aug. 1
Batman Begins
Chernobyl Diaries
Clerks
Constantine
Dreamcatcher
Edge of Fear
Eraser
Gran Torino
House of Deadly Secrets
Los tiempos de Pablo Escobar Season 1
Million Dollar Baby
No Reservations
Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Moby
Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Nile Rodgers
Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Noel Gallagher
Once in a Lifetime Sessions with TLC
P.S. I Love You
Secretariat
Silverado
Steel Magnolias
Striped
Switched
The Aviator
The Golden Compass
The Informant!
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Aug. 2
Emelie
Aug. 3
Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
Cocaine Cast
Dinotrux Supercharged Season 3
I Am a Killer
Like Father
Marching Orders
Aug. 4
Flavors of Youth: International Version
Mr. Sunshine (Streaming every Saturday)
On Children
Aug. 5
Paid in Full
Aug. 9
Perdida
The Originals Season 5
Aug. 10
72 Dangerous Animals: Asia
Afflicted
All About the Washingtons
Demetri Martin: The Overthinker
Insatiable
La casa de las flores
Million Pound Menu
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Package
The Ponysitters Club
Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 7
Zion
Aug. 11
No Country for Old Men
Aug. 13
Alexander: The Ultimate Cut
Splash and Bubbles Season 2
The Nut Job
Aug. 15
Adventures in Public School
Hostiles
The 100 Season 5
Aug. 16
Evan Almighty
Wish I Was Here
Aug. 17
Disenchantment
Wish I Was Here
Pinky Malinky
Spirit Riding Free Season 6
Stay Here
The Motive
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Ultraviolet
Aug. 19
The Investigator: A British Crime Story Season 2
Aug. 21
Year One
Aug. 23
Deadwind
Follow This
Great News Season 1
Aug. 24
Ask the StoryBots Season 2
Bert Kreischer: Secret Time
Ghoul
The After Party
The Innocents
Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Season 3
Young & Hungry Season 5
Aug. 28
The Good Place Season 2
Aug. 29
Inequality for All
Aug. 31
Inside the Criminal Mind
Ozark Season 2
Paradise PD
The Comedy Lineup Part 2
The Laws of Thermodynamics
Ultimate Beastmaster: Survival of the Fittest
Undercover Law
