The kitchen sink: All the streamz coming to Netflix in August
August rolls around and plenty of viewers trade beach plans for the cool hum of the living room screen. Netflix has lined up a fresh slate of originals and library titles to keep the queue busy all month long.
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. Netflix original docuseries.
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. Black comedy series ran for two seasons.
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. Final season of the series.
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!
The Package
Release date: August 10 Netflix original black comedy about a group of friends whose summer plans go sideways after a prank lands one of them in the hospital. The film leans on broad humor and escalating chaos once the crew tries to keep the incident quiet.
The After Party
Release date: August 24 Netflix original comedy film that follows a rising rapper whose big break is derailed by a murder at his own album-release party. The cast trades barbs and alibis while racing to clear names before the police close in.
Magic for Humans
Release date: August 17 Netflix original series in which magician Justin Willman performs street-level illusions and hidden-camera social experiments. The show mixes close-up sleight of hand with on-the-spot reactions from passersby.
I Am a Killer
Release date: August 3 Netflix original docuseries that sits down with death-row inmates to hear their accounts of the crimes that led to their convictions. The episodes focus on personal histories, trial records, and the legal arguments that shaped each case.
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
By the end of the month the service has added another round of licensed catalog titles alongside its slate of original films and series. Viewers tracking the schedule can sort the list by genre or mood and still come away with plenty of options that fit an air-conditioned afternoon or a late-night binge.
