10 must-watch shows and movies coming to Netflix in August
Coming to UK and US Netflix on August 6
(Picture: Netflix) This new Netflix original movie focuses on Anna (Sofia Carson), an ambitious young American student who bags a place at her dream university: Oxford. Intending to focus on her studies, her chance meeting with Jamie, the charming local, changes everything. The film is inspired by the novel of the same name by Julia Whelan.
Coming to UK and US Netflix on August 1
(Picture: Netflix, Inc./Chris Baker. All Rights Reserved) The Thursday Murder Club is another new original movie based on a book - this time, Richard Osman's 2020 novel of the same name. Four amateur sleuths in their 70s attempt to solve a murder using their experience from their previous professions. One was a spy, one was a nurse, one was a trade union official, and one was a psychiatrist.
Coming to UK and US Netflix on August 28
(Picture: Giles Keyte/Netflix) Ready for a British political thriller? Hostage stars Julie Delpy and Suranne Jones as the fictional French president and British prime minister. When the PM's husband is kidnapped, and the French president starts receiving threats, both must work together to save him before it's too late.
Coming to UK and US Netflix on August 21
(Picture: Des Willie/Netflix) Fixed is a 2025 American adult animated comedy film. It centres around Bull, a dog who learns he's going to be neutered in the morning. Over the next 24 hours, he and his mates have one last adventure before his life changes forever.
Coming to UK and US Netflix on August 13
(Picture: Netflix) Perfect Match season 3 is nearly here! The premise of the reality show is as follows: A group of singles must compete against each other to find their perfect match. What could go wrong?
Coming to UK and US Netflix on August 1
(Picture: Netflix, Inc./Brenda Islas) Like romance? Like comedy? Like anthology series? It's time you add Love Life to your list, which first premiered on HBO Max back in 2020. The series follows a different person each season, exploring their first romance until their last. The show explores 'how the people we're with along the way make us into who we are when we finally end up with someone forever.'
Coming to US Netflix on August 5
(Picture: HBO) This 2022 movie stars Owen Wilson and JLo as Charlie Gilbert, an ordinary man, and Kat Valdez, a Latin superstar. Charlie's life is turned upside down when Kat impulsively decides to marry him at one of her concerts, after discovering her fiancé has cheated on her.
Coming to US Netflix on August 10
(Picture: Barry Wetcher/Univ) The final season of Outlander is being added to Netflix. The historical fantasy series revolves around Claire Beauchamp Randall, who, after the Second World War, enjoys a second honeymoon in Scotland with her husband. However, she is mysteriously transported into an alternate world, where she meets warrior Jamie Fraser.
Coming to US Netflix on August 11
(Picture: James Minchin) Sullivan's Crossing is adapted from the New York Times bestselling novels by Robyn Carr. Maggie Sullivan, a neurosurgeon with a perfect life, finds herself in legal trouble. She decides to pack up and move back to her hometown in rural Nova Scotia to escape her present. However, her past soon catches up with her when she reunites with her estranged father, Sully.
Coming to UK and US Netflix on August 11
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