Netflix movie and TV shows being added in August, from Mindhunter and Glow to the Obamas' new documentary
All the big releases coming to the streaming service next month
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Your support makes all the difference.The sunny weather isn’t stopping Netflix from dishing out originals you’ll no doubt be adding to your list.
Top of the heap of TV show’s returning next month is Mindhunter, the David Fincher-produced crime series following FBI criminal profilers Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany).
Last season’s scene-stealer Cameron Britton will return as Edmund Kemper while other serial killers to be featured include Dennis Rader and Charles Manson. You can find a compilation of everything we know about the new season here.
Film wise, a new political thriller from Jim Mickle (Cold in July) and comedy film Otherhood, starring Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett and Felicity Huffman, will both premiere, while the first project released under the Obamas‘ Higher Ground production company.
Below is a full list of all the originals joining the streaming service in August.
2 August
Dear White People season three
The series based on the 2014 film of the same name returns for a new season that’ll feature Laverne Cox and Blair Underwood.
Otherhood
Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett and Felicity Huffman head up the new comedy film that follows three mothers as they visit their grown up children in New York City.
She-Ra and the Princess of Power season three
Geena Davis joins the voice cast of the rebooted series focused on the classic character.
Ask the Storybots season three
The Kids TV show returns with educational episodes for the little ones.
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj volume four
The talk show will cover a range of different topics across six episodes that’ll be released weekly every Sunday.
Ad Vitam season one
New French series, set in an age of medical technology that allows people to live forever young, follows a cop and a rebellious twenty-something who investigate a mass suicide of seven teenagers.
5 August
No Good Nick – Part Two
The sitcom, starring Sean Astin, follows a young teen in foster care who tries to find her family.
Enter the Anime
Anime fans will lap up this new documentary, which explores the Japanese animation’s influence across the world.
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8 August
Wu Assassins season one
The Raid star Iko Uwais heads up this martial arts series that follows a young chef who discovers he is the next Wu Assassin.
The Naked Director
This Japanese drama series depicts the life of softcore film producer Muranishi Toru.
9 August
GLOW season three
The ladies of wrestling return in a Vegas-set season from the creator of Orange is the New Black.
Cable Girls season four
The first Netflix show to be produced in Spain returns for its final season.
Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling
This new film, a big-screen adventure for Nickelodeon character Rocko, sees him adjusting to life in the 21st century.
In the Shadow of the Moon
Director Jim Mickle (Cold in July) directs this political thriller starring Michael C Hall and Boyd Holbrook.
Sintonia
Brazilian series follows childhood friends Nando, Doni and Rita who, after taking different paths in their teens, ultimately end up relying on one another to avoid self-destruction.
The Family
This docuseries explores the life of the Manzonis, an infamous mob family who are relocated to Normandy, France, by the witness protection programme.
15 August
Cannon Busters season one
This anime series, based on the comic book of the same name, started out as kickstarter project before acquiring the support of Netflix.
Sacred Games season two
India’s biggest TV show returns for an explosive second season.
16 August
MINDHUNTER season two
Two years on from the first season, MINDHUNTER returns with FBI criminal profilers Holden Ford and Bill Tench exploring the Atlantic child murders that took place between 1979 and 1981.
Green Frontier
When a young Bogotá-based detective gets drawn into the jungle to investigate four femicides, she uncovers magic, Nazis and her own true origins in this Colombian drama.
21 August
American Factory
This documentary comes from the new production company set up by Barack and Michelle Obama and looks at the modern day life of US citizens working in factories.
22 August
Love Alarm
This romantic-comedy series from Korea revolves around an unknown developer who disrupts society after releasing an app that will tell the user if someone within 10 meters has romantic feelings for them
30 August
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance season one
This prequel to Jim Henson’s beloved film features the voice talents of Taron Egerton, Mark Hamill and Helena Bonham Carter.
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