From romance to murder mystery: Here's what is coming to Netflix in August

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01-08-2025

A new month means we are about to be treated to a slew of new content arriving on Netflix.
From series and documentaries to romcoms and murder mystery movies, check out some of our top picks landing on the streaming giant this August.
An ambitious American student travels to Oxford in England to fulfil her dream, but encounters a charming local who changes both their lives.
My Oxford Year stars Sofia Carson, Corey Mylchreest, Dougray Scott, and Catherine McCormack.
Perfect Match is taking the reality dating show and turning it on its head by inviting a number of well-known faces from other matchmaking series and seeing can this show help them find their true love.
The couples who win the challenges are then given the chance to break up other couples and bring new singles into the mix, all while trying to find their own perfect match.
The long-awaited second season of the hit series Wednesday is finally returning to our screens, with our young Addams now being joined at Nevermore by her brother, Pugsley.
With new mysteries to unravel and a few loose ends to tie up, Wednesday is sure to come back to our screens with a bang.
The first four episodes arrive in part one, with part two arriving in early September.
This adult animated film really needs to be seen to be believed as this raunchy comedy is all about a dog getting his last 'thrill'.
The official synopsis explains: 'After learning he's getting neutered, a dog has 24 hours to squeeze in one last balls-to-the-wall adventure with the boys.'
With three Irish contestants in this year's mix, fans of the reality dating series will be glued to their screens for the second UK-based Love is Blind.
For those unfamiliar with the show, Love is Blind sees 30 single men and women date in isolation pods, and form connections based solely on conversation.
The only way they can meet face-to-face is if they get engaged, and then they move in together and start planning their wedding, ultimately deciding if they've really found the one or not before the big day.
The Biggest Loser was one of the most popular reality competition series in the 00s, but the long-term effects have long been wondered about.
This three-part documentary series examines the show's impact on contestants, exploring both the positive and negative consequences of its weight-loss approach and the intense scrutiny of reality TV filming.
Starring Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Zack Gottsagen, Stephen James, Randall Park, Julia Fox, Michael Kelly, and Eli Roth, Night Always Comes is a new crime thriller movie based on the 2021 novel of the same name.
Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.
Hostage is a gripping five-part political thriller that stars and is executive-produced by Suranne Jones in her first collaboration with Netflix.
When the British Prime Minister's husband is kidnapped and the visiting French President is blackmailed, the two political leaders both face unimaginable choices.
Forced into a fierce rivalry where their political futures and lives might hang in the balance, can they work together to uncover the plot that threatens them both?
One of the most anticipated films on the Netflix calendar for 2025 is the adaptation of the hit murder mystery series by Richard Osman.
Starring Helen Mirren, Celia Imrie, Pierce Brosnan and Sir Ben Kingsley as the Thursday Murder Club's quartet, the group of retirees will see their casual sleuthing take a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish Pic: Netflix
In this latest true-crime documentary, a teenage girl and her boyfriend become the targets of relentless harassment from an anonymous phone number.
As authorities dig deeper, they uncover a secret that challenges everything they originally believed about the case.