It may not be a stacked month of marquee Netflix Originals, but the Netflix new releases do offer something for everyone. One of the more anticipated releases is Matt Groening’s Disenchantment. It departs from Futurama and the Simpsons in favor of a more emotional story with its sense of humor.
On the documentary front, Zion and I AM A KILLER both make their debuts. The former is the story of a teenager born without legs pushing to become a competitive wrestler. The latter is what it sounds like; “history’s most notorious killers recount their stories from their points of view in their own chilling words.” Nothing says light watching like a documentary of murderers.
On the content catalog side of the service, Steel Magnolias makes its first appearance. Want to hear Christian Bale’s Batman voice? Consider your wish granted. No Country For Old Men, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and the Aviator are among the films getting comfortable in their new home at Netflix.
With a month of new releases, Netflix is kind enough to offer up a video montage.
If none of those spark your interest, there are always the older originals you may have missed. The Last Kingdom has two seasons up as the show begins shooting its third season. Get to watching some Uhtred. And of course, Peaky Blinders. Watch this show. Thank me later.
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New on Netflix: August 2018
August 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
Stripes
Switched
The Aviator
The Golden Compass
The Informant!
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
August 2
Emelie
August 3
Brij Mohan Amar Rahe
Cocaine Coast
Dinotrux Supercharged: Season 3
I AM A KILLER
Like Father
Marching Orders
August 4
Flavors of Youth: International Version
Mr. Sunshine (Streaming Every Saturday)
On Children
August 5
Paid in Full
August 9
Perdida
The Originals: Season 5
August 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
August 11
No Country for Old Men
August 13
Alexander: The Ultimate Cut
Splash and Bubbles: Season 2
The Nut Job
August 15
Adventures in Public School
Hostiles
The 100: Season 5
August 16
Evan Almighty
Wish I Was Here
August 17
Disenchantment
Magic for Humans
Pinky Malinky
Spirit Riding Free: Season 6
Stay Here
The Motive
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
Ultraviolet
August 19
The Investigator: A British Crime Story: Season 2
August 21
Year One
August 23
Deadwind
Follow This
Great News: Season 1
August 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
August 28
The Good Place: Season 2
August 29
Inequality for All
August 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
LAST CALL – What’s Leaving Netflix in August 2018
August 1
3000 Miles to Graceland
Adventures in Babysitting
Can’t Buy Me Love
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot: Season 1
Finding Dory
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Reasonable Doubt
The Killing: Seasons 1-3
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Leaving August 2
10 Rules for Sleeping Around
Leaving August 5
13 Assassins
August 6
Welcome to Me
August 10
St. Vincent
August 12
For a Good Time, Call…
August 13
Help, I’ve Shrunk the Family
August 16
Being Flynn
Enter the Battlefield
Jem and the Holograms: Seasons 1-3
Littlest Pet Shop: Seasons 2-4
Pariah
Pound Puppies: Seasons 1-3
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The Adventures of Chuck & Friends: Season 2
Transformers Prime: Seasons 2-3
Transformers: Rescue Bots: Seasons 2-4
August 23
Sausage Party
August 25
The Road
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