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New on Netflix in August 2021

Summer Netflix viewing includes John David Washington and Alicia Vikander in thriller Beckett, Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced in action film Sweet Girl, and Sandra Oh and Jay Duplass in new drama series The Chair.


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August finds us in the thick of the summer threatened with another wave of pandemic lockdowns for the unvaccinated.

(Please get your shots so that A. you don’t die and B. we can together enjoy what’s left of 2021’s beach-going, vacation-enjoying, backyard-barbecue-and-margaritas-with-friends weather.)

So for now it looks like we’ll see another month of Netflix and chilling in the air conditioning of your home or apartment with your pandemic buddies — be they of the flesh or furball variety.

Fortunately, the streaming giant has us covered with new films and series to watch throughout the month, including uplifting family fare Vivo, featuring the songs of Lin-Manuel Miranda, on August 6. Paris Hilton resurfaces in a new reality show Cooking With Paris on August 4. From the creative teams behind Fauda and The Killing, August 6 series Hit & Run follows a husband and father (Lior Raz) who uncovers a mystery while investigating his wife’s death. John David Washington is an American tourist embroiled in a political conspiracy in August 13 film Beckett.

Read on for more highlights from the month and the full list of Netflix releases below.


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FULL LIST OF SHOWS AND MOVIES COMING TO NETFLIX THIS MONTH


* NETFLIX ORIGINALS

Coming Soon

Comedy Premium League: Season 1*
D.P.: Season 1*

Available 8/1




























Darwin’s Game


Available 8/3

Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord*
Top Secret UFO Projects: Declassified: Season 1*


Available 8/4



Aftermath
American Masters: Inventing David Geffen
Car Masters: Rust to Riches: Season 3*



Available 8/6


Hit & Run: Season 1*
Navarasa: Season 1*


Available 8/8


Available 8/9

Shaman King*


Available 8/10

Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 2*
Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang*


Available 8/11



Bake Squad: Season 1*


Available 8/12

AlRawabi School for Girls: Season 1*
Lokillo: Nothing’s the Same*



Available 8/13


Brand New Cherry Flavor: Season 1*
Gone for Good: Season 1*
The Kingdom: Season 1*
Valeria: Season 2*


Available 8/15

Mother Goose Club: Seasons 3-4
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai: Season 1


Available 8/16


Available 8/17



Available 8/18

The Defeated: Season 1*
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes*
Out of My League*
The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student*


Available 8/19


Available 8/20


Everything Will Be Fine: Season 1*
The Loud House Movie*


Available 8/23


Available 8/24

Oggy Oggy: Season 1*



Available 8/25



Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed*
Clickbait: Season 1*
John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer*
Motel Makeover: Season 1*
Rainbow High: Part 2
Really Love
The River Runner
Tayo the Little Bus: Season 4


Available 8/26

Edens Zero*


Available 8/27

I Heart Arlo: Season 1*
Titletown High: Season 1*


Available 8/28

Bread Barbershop: Season 2
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha*


Available 8/31

Sparking Joy*


TV SHOWS AND MOVIES LEAVING NETFLIX THIS MONTH


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El Cartel: Seasons 1-2


Leaving 8/12



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Mother Goose Club: Seasons 1-2


Leaving 8/15



Leaving 8/20


Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom


Leaving 8/22


Leaving 8/26


Leaving 8/27


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