The Thursday Evening Homicide Membership, Mounted, Wednesday, Hostage – Footage: Netflix
With July now right here, it’s already time to have a look forward on the August 2025 choices arising, beginning with the large hitters for the Netflix Unique lineup. Beneath, we’ll check out all the most important new Netflix Originals that needs to be in your radar all through the month.
We’ll be protecting all the main August 2025 releases within the coming weeks, which may also embrace the slate of recent licensed titles as they get introduced. For everything still to come to Netflix throughout the remainder of the year, we’ve bought you coated. Till then, right here’s a take a look at the most important new Netflix Unique titles making their manner onto Netflix this August:
August 1st
My Oxford Yr
My Oxford Yr. (L to R) Corey Mylchreest as Jamie and Sofia Carson as Anna in My Oxford Yr. Cr. Chris Baker/Netflix ©2024
Each time Netflix places a guess on Sofia Carson, it pays off, making her a licensed Netflix hitmaker. Will lightning strike as soon as once more in August with a model new, very British-infused romantic comedy? We’ll get to search out out. Coming from director Iain Morris, who’s finest recognized for comedy initiatives like The Inbetweeners, this film brings to life the novel by Julia Whelan with Allison Burnett and Melissa Osborne helming the script.
Carson performs the function of Anna De La Vega, who’s an bold American pupil at present residing within the iconic college metropolis of Oxford. Whereas she’s knuckling down to start with, she shortly falls in love with Jamie Davenport, performed by Corey Mylchreest.
August sixth
Wednesday Season 2 – Quantity 1
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Netflix’s largest English hit of all time is lastly coming again for its long-awaited second season. Sadly, the collection is following a lot of different high-profile exhibits in being cut up up this time round, however the wait between volumes 1 and a couple of received’t be horrific with only a month between them. All of your favorites from the primary season are again, along with some very high-profile additions in season 2, not least Woman Gaga.
August thirteenth
Mounted
FIXED (L to R) Adam Devine as Bull and Kathryn Hahn as Honey in FIXED. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
Within the works for a few years now and having confronted a number of occasions the place it seems just like the film would by no means get made or launched, it’s frankly a miracle that we’re getting Mounted on our screens in August. Bolstered by a formidable voice solid lineup, together with Adam Devine, Kathryn Hahn, and Idris Elba, the film is a continuous reel of gags and bits, and it really works primarily properly due to its easy but charming visible fashion. The story of the film is easy: Bull is having fun with life, however quickly finds out he’s about to get the snip and should do what he can to take pleasure in his ultimate moments of freedom.
Our review for this is already out in the wild, and Andrew appeared, for probably the most half not less than, to take pleasure in it. I equally loved attending the premiere at Annecy Movie Pageant, where the movie brought the house down with a number of laughs all through and a large spherical of applause on the finish.
August twenty first
Hostage
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There’s no denying that Netflix’s UK group has been on an unbelievable run over the previous couple of years, pumping out banger after banger, and from what we’ve seen to this point, this new limited political thriller collection headlined by Suranne Jones is one more winner. Little doubt serving as an acceptable stopgap for the return of The Diplomat later this 12 months, the collection was beforehand often called The Selection and sees the UK Prime Minister and the French President in a precarious place when each are put into compromised positions.
August twenty first*
My Life with the Walter Boys (Season 2)
My Life with the Walter Boys. (L to R) Ashby Gentry as Alex, Noah LaLonde as Cole in episode 206 of My Life with the Walter Boys. Cr. David Brown/Netflix © 2025
Though issues are shifting shortly on season 3 of My Life with the Walter Boys, the identical can’t be mentioned for season 2, which has felt prefer it’s taken eternally to return to our screens, however in late August, we’ll get to return to the attractive surroundings and coming-of-age drama. We’ll see the return of all of your favorites like Jackie, George, Cole, Alex, Danny, Will, Nathan and even some contemporary new faces.
Per Netflix, right here’s what you may anticipate from the brand new season:
“After leaving Silver Falls following Alex’s love confession and her kiss with Cole, Jackie Howard spent the summer season in New York Metropolis. When Katherine convinces her to return to Colorado, Jackie is decided to make amends with Alex and set boundaries with Cole whereas discovering her place throughout the Walter household. However becoming again in isn’t that straightforward. Alex – who modified quite a bit over the summer season – isn’t too thrilled about Jackie’s makes an attempt to reconnect, as he’s targeted on coaching for a dangerous rodeo occasion (and having fun with the entire new consideration he’s getting). In the meantime, Cole takes on a brand new function at college, however when that doesn’t fairly fill the void left by not taking part in soccer, his previous methods creep again in and trigger drama. As Jackie beneficial properties acceptance in Silver Falls whereas making an attempt to carry onto her Howard identification, she’s pressured to choose that might destroy every thing she’s labored to rebuild.”
Please observe that we’ve bought an asterisk subsequent to the date above as a result of the date has but to be formally confirmed by Netflix and will shift. If that occurs, we’ll preserve you posted.
August twenty second
Lengthy Story Quick
Lengthy Story Quick (L to R) Lisa Edelstein as Naomi Schwartz, Ben Feldman as Avi Schwooper, Abbi Jacobson as Shira Schwooper, Paul Reiser as Elliot Cooper, Dave Franco as Danny and Max Greenfield as Yoshi Schwooper in Lengthy Story Quick. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
A brand new animated grownup sitcom from the creator of Bojack Horseman? Offered? Good. Want slightly extra? How dare you. The brand new comedy definitely shares some DNA with Bojack Horseman, with creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg teaming up with a long-term collaborator for a present that depicts a household and their inner dynamics throughout a number of a long time.
August twenty eighth
The Thursday Homicide Membership
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British appears to be the working theme of a lot of August’s largest new Netflix Originals, and that’s definitely the case with The Thursday Homicide Membership, which has assembled a solid filled with British royalty. Chris Columbus—finest recognized for steering the primary Harry Potter movie, Residence Alone, and The Christmas Chronicles 2—is on board to direct.
Adapting the best-selling novel by Richard Osman, the film pits a lot of retirees who unite as soon as per week for a homicide thriller afternoon, accompanied by tea and biscuits. One week, nevertheless, they should take every thing they’ve discovered over time and put it into motion when an precise homicide lands on their doorstep.
TBA
Love is Blind UK (Season 2)
Love is Blind stays Netflix’s largest actuality present in its arsenal, with the US present renewed by to not less than season 11 (and probably even past, in line with our analysis), and in addition going robust is the UK variant hosted by Emma and Matt Willis. We all know it’s going robust as a result of the collection has already landed itself an early season 3 renewal order with season 2 of the present, directed and written by Sarah Carnie, scheduled to drop someday in August.
Trying additional forward to the rest of 2025 as we enter the Fall 2025 slate, there are a bunch of flicks to sit up for along with the large return of Stranger Issues, which is able to launch over three volumes to take us into 2026.