Netflix: New Movies & Shows Releasing In August 2025

There are a bunch of new releases coming to Netflix in August 2025 – both movies and shows. Let's take a look at the originals and shows added to the Netflix library!

New Netflix Originals In August 2025

We'll keep it simple for you, don't worry! Here's the schedule for Netflix's original August 2025 releases in chronological order:

August 1

• My Oxford Year
  • An ambitious American student travels to Oxford in England to fulfil her dreams, but encounters a charming local who changes both their lives.
• Perfect Match Season 3
  • Perfect Match brings together the most famously single stars of Netflix’s unscripted series (Love Is Blind, The Ultimatum, Too Hot To Handle, The Mole and more) to a tropical paradise in an attempt to find love. As they compete to form relationships, the most compatible couples will play matchmaker, breaking up other couples and sending them on dates with brand-new singles they’ll invite to the villa.

August 6

• Wednesday Season 2
  • Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.

August 8

• Stolen: Heist of the Century
  • On the morning of 17 February 2003, detectives from Antwerp’s infamous ‘Diamond Squad’ were called to investigate the brazen night-time robbery of an allegedly impregnable vault in the middle of the City of Diamonds. It is estimated that between 100 million and half a billion dollars’ worth of diamonds were stolen – and have never been found. An ingenious gang of master jewel thieves from Italy, known as ‘The School of Turin’ were behind the audacious heist – now, after more than 20 years, the world will finally learn how they pulled it off.

August 13

• Songs from the Hole
  • At 15, he took a life. Three days later, his brother’s life was taken. A moving chronicle of forgiveness, family, and the transformative power of art, Songs from the Hole weaves music and mixed-media storytelling into an innovative documentary visual album.

• Love is Blind UK Season 2
  • UK and Ireland-based singles who want to be loved for who they are have signed up for a less-conventional approach to modern dating, and will choose someone to marry without ever meeting them. Over several weeks, the newly engaged couples will move in together, plan their wedding and find out if their physical connection matches their strong emotional bond developed in the Pods.

• Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians
  • In the volatile 1970s, a resilient Indian spy, Vishnu Shankar, must defeat his counterpart across the border in a battle of wits and tradecraft to sabotage a nuclear program.

• Fixed
  • From visionary director Genndy Tartakovsky comes “Fixed,” an adult animated comedy about Bull, an average, all-around good dog who discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning! As the gravity of this life-altering event sets in, Bull realizes he needs one last adventure with his pack of best friends as these are the last 24 hours with his balls! What could go wrong...?

• Young Millionaires
  • Friday the 13th in Marseille, childhood friends Samia, Léo, David and Jess hit the lottery jackpot. But at 17, it's impossible to cash the ticket... the first problem of a long series, because hitting the jackpot at this age opens the door to an avalanche of problems. Because you can't be serious when you're 17 with 17 million!

August 14

• In the Mud
  • While being taken to La Quebrada prison, Gladys Guerra "la Borges" and a group of inmates with no previous history in the prison world, experience a critical situation that will bond them forever. As survivors, from that moment on, they will face life in prison by fighting against the adversity of the prison regime and the challenge of the different "tribes" that control the daily life of the prison. Using the weapons each one brings from their personal history, discovering their own strengths and weaknesses, they will build their place in the universe of La Quebrada.

August 15

• The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies
  • A documentary series that captures four harrowing incidents that shook South Korea, recounting the stories of days that must never be repeated – through the voices of those who survived.

• Night Always Comes
  • Based on the best selling novel by Willy Vlautin, Night Always Comes follows Lynette, a woman who risks everything to secure the house that represents a future for her family. On a dangerous odyssey through a single night, Lynette is forced to confront her dark past in order to finally break free.

• Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser
  • Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser is a three-part documentary series that takes an inside look at the making of the hit reality TV competition, exploring the good, the bad, and the complicated. Featuring interviews with former contestants, trainers, producers, and health professionals, the documentary examines the show’s approach to transformation, the support systems in place, and the unique challenges of filming reality television.

August 21

• Death Inc.
  • When Gonzalo Torregrosa, owner and founder of Funeraria Torregrosa, passes away, Dámaso Carrillo – his right-hand man – has no doubt that the best way to ensure the business’s future is for him to take over. But, against all odds, Gonzalo’s seventy-something widow, Nieves, decides to take charge of the family funeral home, with the help of her clueless yet enthusiastic son-in-law Chemi, a marketing "expert" – and in direct opposition to her daughters' plans to shut everything down and open a gym. While Dámaso schemes and manipulates his colleagues against the new leadership, the company will face stiff competition from rival funeral home Transitus and its aggressive expansion strategy – as well as a #MeToo-style scandal that threatens the legacy of Gonzalo Torregrosa.

August 22

• Aema
  • Aema is a show about A-list actress Hee-ran and newcomer Ju-ae fearlessly confronting the dark, harsh realities hidden behind the spotlight amid the production of an erotic film that shook up the Korean film industry in the 1980s.

• Abandoned Man
  • Baran, a man whose broken soul even time itself can’t repair, wants to build a new life after serving a sentence for a crime committed by his brother, a burden placed upon him by his family. His life has never been easy, and it will not change after he is released from prison. The repair shop he wants to open to hold onto his dreams and life, the accident his family experienced, and his niece Lidya, who breaks down his walls, will help him rebuild his new life. Despite every mishap, his struggle for Lidya and himself will mend Baran's life and his damaged childhood.

• Long Story Short
  • Long Story Short is an animated comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman about one family, over time. Jumping through the years, we follow the Schwooper siblings from childhood to adulthood and back again, chronicling their triumphs, disappointments, joys, and compromises.

• The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
  • A shocking true story of an allegedly fake story that some now say might just be a true story. Featuring interviews with police, lawyers, journalists, investigators who claim to have uncovered new evidence about the case, and with Jussie himself, this compelling documentary invites the audience to decide for themselves who is telling The Truth About Jussie Smollett?

August 27

• Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives
  • How far are you willing to go to win at Fantasy Football? This is the unusual question faced by a sharp-witted and sarcastic judge (Caterina Guzzanti) as she interrogates Simone (Giacomo Ferrara), a carefree thirty-something, more of a free-spirited screenwriter than a professional one, and an unlikely suspect in the mysterious disappearance of Gianni (Enrico Borello). Gianni isn’t just his best friend; he’s also the reigning champion of the Fantasy Football League “Mai una gioia”, a group that has brought together a bunch of long-time, and rather absurd, friends for years. But on the day of his wedding - and the final, decisive day of the league - Gianni never showed up at the altar. Even stranger, he didn’t submit his lineup.

August 28

• My Life With the Walter Boys Season 2
  • Following the loss of her family in a tragic accident, 15-year old Manhattanite Jackie Howard has to learn to adapt to a new life in rural Colorado with her guardian - and 8 very rowdy boys.

• Millionaire
  • A humble farmer and gambler from southern Chile becomes the winner of the country's largest lottery. His joy turns into anguish when he finds the winning ticket completely ruined. Alongside his family and friends, he embarks on an exciting odyssey to reclaim the prize.

• The Thursday Murder Club
  • Based on Richard Osman’s international bestselling novel of the same name, The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees - Elizabeth (Helen Mirren), Ron (Pierce Brosnan), Ibrahim (Ben Kingsley) and Joyce (Celia Imrie) - who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. When an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands. Directed by Chris Columbus, the film is the latest to be produced through the Netflix and Amblin Entertainment partnership.

August 29

• Two Graves
  • Two years after the disappearance of Verónica and Marta, two 16-year-old friends, the investigation is declared closed due to lack of evidence and suspects. The grandmother of one of the two girls, Isabel (Kiti Mánver), who has nothing to lose, decides to carry out an investigation beyond the law. Isabel will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth about what happened that night and what begins as the search for a culprit, soon becomes a story of revenge.