Your complete runthrough of the new movies and series coming to Netflix in the United States throughout August 2025.
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Welcome to an early look ahead at what’s coming to Netflix throughout August 2025. In this post, which we’ll keep updated throughout July and well into August, we’ll be listing all the new arrivals set for Netflix US.
In addition to the information below, you should also familiarize yourself with all the departures planned for August 2025. We’re keeping track of everything leaving, in addition to providing a rundown on a few things we think you should watch before it departs.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 1st
- After the Sunset (2004) – Pierce Brosnan headlines this action comedy about a pair of retired jewel thieves and an FBI Agent playing an elaborate game of cat-and-mouse.
- Fire Country (Season 2) – Brand new episodes of the hit CBS drama about the firemen who work year-round in Los Angeles.
- My Oxford Year (2025) Netflix Original – Iain Morris directs this new British-infused romantic comedy with Sofia Carson headlining.
- Pawn Stars (New Season) – More deals to be done and experts to be called upon in this long-running reality series.
- Perfect Match (Season 3) Netflix Original – Dating reality series returns for its third outing.
- Scarecrow (2024) – Asian horror about a family who are squabbling over their father’s land during a nine-day funeral ritual, which is disrupted by an evil spirit.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 2nd
- Freelance (2023) – Alison Brie and John Cena headline this action-comedy about an ex-special forces operative recruited for a job to provide security for a journalist in a hostile country.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 5th
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- Love Life (Seasons 1-2) – Both seasons of the HBO Max anthology series starring Anna Kendrick and William Jackson Harper. Depicts its two protagonists each season on the journey from first love to last love, chronicling one of their relationships.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 6th
- Wednesday (Season 2 – Volume 1) Netflix Original – Jenna Ortega and Emma Myers, along with a large ensemble cast, return for the highly anticipated second season of Wednesday. Volume 2 to launch in September.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 12th
- Final Draft (Season 1) Netflix Original – Japanese competition reality series. Twenty-five athletes, most retired, compete to win 30M yen to launch their second career. Can they overcome tough physical and psychological challenges?
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 13th
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- Fixed (2025) Netflix Original – The long-awaited animated movie from director Genndy Tartakovsky about a randy dog who is about to lose his way of life as his owners have plans for him to be neutered.
- Songs From the Hole (2025) Netflix Original – An innovative documentary visual album that, through music and mixed‐media storytelling, chronicles how a 15-year-old who took a life and then lost his brother three days later finds forgiveness, family, and the transformative power of art.
- Young Millionaires (Season 1) Netflix Original – French teen drama series. Four teenage friends in Marseille win the lottery jackpot, and their peaceful lives spiral into chaos.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 14th
- In the Mud (Season 1) Netflix Original – Argentinian sports drama series – Five female prisoners forge a unique bond after a deadly accident… until corruption and turf wars within a ruthless prison threaten to destroy them.
- Miss Governor (Season 1 – Part 2) Netflix Original – Previously known as She The People, this is the second half of the first season of the Tyler Perry political drama.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 15th
- Fatal Seduction (Season 2) Netflix Original – Long-awaited return of the South African drama series.
- The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies (Season 1) Netflix Original – Korean docu-series on the harrowing tales of those who survived Korea’s gloomiest chapters, shedding light on long-hidden truths.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 18th
- CoComelon Lane (Season 5) Netflix Original – New episodes of the hit animated pre-school series.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 19th
- America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Season 1) Netflix Original – A sports documentary series that tells the definitive story of the Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones’ impact on NFL history.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 21st
- Fall for Me (2025) Netflix Original –
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- Hostage (Limited Series) Netflix Original – Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy headline this new thrilling British limited series from the creator of Treason. About a British prime minister and the French president being involved and compromised during a kidnapping plot.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 22nd
- Long Story Short (Season 1) Netflix Original – From the creator of Bojack Horseman, this new adult animated series tells the story of a family over multiple decades.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 27th
- Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives (2025) Netflix Original – New Italian drama follows a sharp-witted judge as she interrogates Simone, a carefree screenwriter, when reigning “Mai una gioia” Fantasy Football champion Gianni vanishes on his wedding day—his lineup unsubmitted—drawing their eccentric friends into a surreal investigation that proves fantasy football is far more than a game: it’s life, bonus points… and revenge.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 28th
- Barbie Mysteries (Season 2) Netflix Original – New episodes of the kids animated series.
- My Life with the Walter Boys (Season 2) Netflix Original – The big return of Netflix’s hit teen drama series. Jackie returns to Colorado determined to mend her relationship with Alex and set boundaries with Cole, only to find Alex absorbed in rodeo ambitions, Cole reverting to old habits, and herself torn between fitting into Silver Falls and preserving her Howard identity, forcing a choice that could unravel everything she’s rebuilt.
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- The Thursday Murder Club (2025) Netflix Original – Acting royalty comes together for this new movie directed by Chris Columbus adapting the Richard Osman novel.
What’s Coming to Netflix on August 29th
- Two Graves (Limited Series) Netflix Original – Spanish mystery thriller series about the disappearance of two teen girls that shocks a quiet coastal town. A grandmother is now seeking answers.
August 2025 TBD
- Dinner Time Live with David Chang (LIVE) Netflix Original – Live cooking sessions with a range of celebrity guests.
That’s what’s coming up in August 2025 – what about further ahead? We’re tracking all the Fall 2025 movies and have the complete list of everything still confirmed to release throughout the remainder of 2025.