New Netflix Releases in August 2021
This August, Netflix will have all of its best material heating up the site, so make the most of your summer by checking out the hottest movies and episodes streaming right now. Netflix will continue to lead the way with great and imaginative new content, such as Netflix Original films The Kissing Booth 3 and Sweet Girl, as well as Netflix Original series Hit & Run and The Chair, and much more.
If you’re still trying to figure out what to watch on Netflix this month, there are plenty of other great new Netflix Originals to choose from, including the movies and specials Beckett, He’s All That, and Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang, as well as the shows Sparking Joy, Titletown High, and Gone for Good.
Netflix’s Best New Movies for August 2021:
People have been waiting patiently for the announcement of new Netflix titles for the past month. There are a lot of great movies, documentaries, and comedy specials on Netflix this August, from ancient classics to fresh new releases, but there are two that stand out above the rest. This month on Netflix, here are the finest new releases.
The Kissing Booth 3 (Releasing August 11)
In the third chapter of the iconic teen romance comedy The Kissing Booth film franchise, it’s the summer before Elle Evans heads off to college, and she has a critical decision to make. Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Meganne Young, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Molly Ringwald all star in The Kissing Book 3, which will be available on Netflix later this month.
Sweet Girl (Releasing August 20)
In this action-thriller, a distraught husband (Jason Momoa) pledges to seek revenge for his wife’s death while also defending his only remaining family, his daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced). Sweet Girl contains all of your favourite classic movie themes like revenge, love, and family ties, so watch it on Netflix later this month to see all of the amazing drama.
Netflix’s Best New Shows for August 2021:
The shows on Netflix this August are more exciting than ever, but two of them stand out above the rest. Here are some of the best new Netflix series you can watch this month.
Hit & Run: Season 1 (Releasing August 6)
Segev Azulai (Lior Raz), a happily married man whose life is flipped upside down when his wife is killed in a mystery hit-and-run accident in Tel Aviv, is the protagonist of this action-crime drama. Segev resolves to track down the killers and exact his vengeance, but he’ll have to confront both his and his wife’s pasts in the process. Hit & Run, which also stars Sanaa Lathan, Kaelen Ohm, Moran Rosenblatt, and Gal Toren, is an explosive and riveting series that you will want to binge watch as soon as it is released.
The Chair: Season 1 (Releasing August 20)
The hardships and tribulations of Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh), the Chair of an English department at a large university, as she tries to turn her department around, are explored in depth in this upcoming Netflix Original comedy-drama. The Chair stars Oh, Jay Duplass, Everly Carganilla, Nana Mensah, and others, so keep a look out for these performers and their performances in this Netflix original series, which will premiere later this month.
Netflix August 2021 New Releases – Full List and Schedule
Released August 1
30 Rock: Seasons 1-7
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
Hunter X Hunter (2011): Seasons 5-6
Inception
Magnolia
Major Payne
My Girl
My Girl 2
Pineapple Express
Poms
Seabiscuit
Space Cowboys
Team America: World Police
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Losers
The Machinist
The Net
The Original Kings of Comedy
Released August 3
Pray Away *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified *NETFLIX SERIES
Released August 4
Aftermath
American Masters: Inventing David Geffen
Car Masters: Rust to Riches: Season 3 *NETFLIX SERIES
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Control Z: Season 2 *NETFLIX SERIES
Cooking With Paris *NETFLIX SERIES
Released August 6
Hit & Run *NETFLIX SERIES
Navarasa *NETFLIX SERIES
The Swarm *NETFLIX FILM
Vivo *NETFLIX FILM
Released August 8
Quartet
Released August 9
SHAMAN KING *NETFLIX ANIME
Released August 10
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 2 *NETFLIX FAMILY
Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang *NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
UNTOLD: Malice at the Palace *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY (new films weekly)
Released August 11
Bake Squad *NETFLIX SERIES
La diosa del asfalto
Misha and the Wolves *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
The Kissing Booth 3 *NETFLIX FILM
Released August 12
AlRawabi School for Girls *NETFLIX SERIES
Lokillo: Nothing’s the Same *NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild *NETFLIX ANIME
Released August 13
Beckett *NETFLIX FILM
Brand New Cherry Flavor *NETFLIX SERIES
Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 5: South Pacific *NETFLIX FAMILY
Gone for Good *NETFLIX SERIES
The Kingdom *NETFLIX SERIES
Valeria: Season 2 *NETFLIX SERIES
Released August 15
Mother Goose Club: Seasons 3-4
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai: Season 1
Winx Club: Season 6
Released August 16
Walk of Shame
Released August 17
Go! Go! Cory Carson: Season 5 *NETFLIX FAMILY
UNTOLD: Deal with the Devil *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Released August 18
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Out of my league *NETFLIX FILM
The Defeated *NETFLIX SERIES
The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student *NETFLIX FILM
Released August 19
Like Crazy
Released August 20
Everything Will Be Fine *NETFLIX SERIES
Sweet Girl *NETFLIX FILM
The Chair *NETFLIX SERIES
The Loud House Movie *NETFLIX FAMILY
Released August 23
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf *NETFLIX ANIME
Released August 24
Oggy Oggy *NETFLIX FAMILY
UNTOLD: Caitlyn Jenner *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Released 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 SERIES
Open Your Eyes *NETFLIX SERIES
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes *NETFLIX SERIES
Rainbow High: Part 2
Really Love
Tayo the Little Bus: Season 4
The November Man
The Old Ways
The River Runner
The Water Man
Released August 26
EDENS ZERO *NETFLIX ANIME
Family Reunion: Part 4 *NETFLIX FAMILY
Released August 27
He’s All That *NETFLIX FILM
I Heart Arlo *NETFLIX FAMILY
Titletown High *NETFLIX SERIES
Released August 28
Bread Barbershop: Season 2
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha *NETFLIX SERIES
Released August 31
Sparking Joy *NETFLIX SERIES
UNTOLD: Crime and Penalties *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY