Netflix's August 2026 lineup is packed with a mix of nostalgia, fresh originals, and returning favorites, including the third season of My Life with the Walter Boys, the fifth season of Outer Banks, and the psychological thriller The Whisper Man starring Robert De Niro and Adam Scott, making it a strong month for both comfort viewing and new must-watch releases. ~Alexandra Heilbron
New and Returning Series
My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 3 - August 6
A medical crisis forces Jackie and the Walters to find a new normal as a risky hobby, unexpected visitors and evolving romances present new challenges.
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats - August 7
Outrageous misadventures run wild as feral cats cause chaos on the streets in this no-holds-barred animated comedy from Ricky Gervais.
Outer Banks: Season 5 - August 20
After losing one of their own, the Pogues chase revenge and redemption as they pursue a stolen artifact with the power to change their fortunes.
New Films
The Last House - August 7
A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.
Don't Say Good Luck - August 14
In this coming-of-age dramedy, Sophie Birenbaum (Sunny Sandler) is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical — until suddenly she’s living with even more drama at home than on the stage.
The Whisper Man - August 28
When his eight-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer (Adam Scott) looks to his estranged father (Robert De Niro), a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as "The Whisper Man."
Documentaries
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy - August 5
In a bold 28-day experiment, comedian Mo Gilligan tours the UK and US on a fried chicken diet to uncover the impact of the craving — and industry behind it.
Inside The Trustor Scandal - August 5
Key insiders revisit the snowballing financial scandal that followed the illegal purchase of a Swedish investment firm in the '90s — and who exposed it.
Mourinho - August 11
This trophy-packed, insider-fuelled documentary charts José Mourinho's iconic rise as one of the world's top footballing managers of the most elite clubs.
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing - August 19
Following the highly publicized death of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, in Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy and her Emmy-nominated producing partner Mark Bailey continue their urgent investigation into the once-iconic aviation giant, uncovering startling new revelations and capturing voices from the inside.
August 1
3 Ninjas: Kick Back
About Last Night...
Anaconda
Annie
Are We Done Yet?
Bride of Chucky
Child's Play 2
Child's Play 3
Clueless
Cult of Chucky
Curse of Chucky
Daddy Day Camp
Daddy Day Care
Elysium
The Fast and the Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Fast Five
Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious 6
Furious 7
Field of Dreams
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Holmes & Watson
Marie Antoinette
Mile 22
Minions
National Security
Nightcrawler
Party Girl
Seed of Chucky
Selma
Something's Gotta Give
Speed
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Tears of the Sun
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Zero Dark Thirty
August 2
Ingrid Goes West
August 3
Eighth Grade
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Sing
Spoiler Alert
August 4
Badly in Love: Season 2
Best Medicine: Season 1
Beyond the Lights
The Cocktail Lab: Season 1
August 5
1670: Season 3
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy
Inside The Trustor Scandal
Let's Marry Harry
One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 2
Soul Surfer
August 6
My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 3
Tortilla Soup
August 7
Death Inc.: Season 4
The Last House
Operation Safed Sagar
Our Sticky Love
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
August 8
The Ribbon Hero
August 9
Lazareth
August 10
Dr. Seuss's Red Fish, Blue Fish: Season 3
Midwinter Break
August 11
Mourinho
Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On
What's Eating Dan?: Season 1
August 12
Nando Between Two Worlds - A Sintonia Film
August 13
A Child of My Own
Immaculate
MLB Field of Dreams: Phillies vs. Twins, Live Event
My Brilliant Career
This, That and Everything in Between
Tires: Season 3
August 14
Don't Say Good Luck
Moria
My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me
To the Max
Umthetho
August 15
Firehouse Dog
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Shallows
Smurfs: The Lost Village
August 18
Kelsey Cook: Happy Hour
On the Road: Season 1
Seal Team: Seasons 1-7
Take a Hike!
August 19
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing
Here the Whole Time
Love Is Blind: UK: Season 3
Swiss Army Man
August 20
Blood Sacrifice
Chompoo: Lost & Forgotten
Outer Banks: Season 5
S&X
August 21
Facing El Chapo
August 23
Danny Go!: Season 2
M3GAN
Revival: Season 1
August 25
Martha Cooks: Season 1
Stamptown
Untold: The Testimony of Vince Young
August 26
Mom Knows Best?
One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 2: Grand Finale
August 27
Leanne: Season 2
August 2
All the Truth in My Lies
Graveyard: Season 3
The Secret Woman
The Whisper Man
August 29
Four Hands, Two Sonatas
August 31
Sex Lives of College Girls: Seasons 1-3
Sheriff Labrador: Season 2
Last Call
Leaving August 1
27 Dresses
A Million Ways to Die in the West
The Age of Adaline
Atonement
Borat
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Chef
Click
Enough
Everest
Ex Machina
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride: Part II
Fletch
The Five-Year Engagement
The Glass House
Hacksaw Ridge
Home Improvement: Seasons 1-8
Hunter X Hunter (2011): Seasons 1-6
I Feel Pretty
Kindergarten Cop
Midnight Diner: Seasons 1-3
Mississippi Grind
Pixels
Pretty Woman
The Proposal
R.I.P.D.
Single White Female
Splash
There's Something About Mary
Tootsie
Leaving August 5
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Leaving August 7
Labyrinth
Leaving August 10
Copshop
Marry Me
Leaving August 15
The Game: Seasons 1-33
Leaving August 18
Fall