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Here’s what’s coming to Netflix this August

Here are the Netflix movies and TV shows for the month of August 2021.

We are now at August, which means Netflix is going to introduce new TV series and films for us to enjoy.

This month’s roster includes several interesting shows, including the Shaman King, a reboot of the 2001 anime classic, Sweet Girl starring Aquaman’s Jason Momoa, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf anime series based on the hit show, and, of course, Marie Kondo’s Sparking Joy.

Also making its streaming debut are three Filipino shows — Bliss, Sunday Beauty Queen, and A Far Away Land.

Check out the full August list below. You can even watch with family and friends anywhere you may be by setting up a Netflix Watch Party.

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Netflix August 2021

  • Control Z: Season 2 (Series) – August 4
    Someone intent on seeking vengeance for Luis starts targeting students and teachers at the high school as Sofía rushes to solve the latest mystery.
  • Car Masters: Rust to Riches: Season 3 (Series) – August 4
    As Gotham Garage’s star rises, Mark broadens his business strategy beyond “upgrade and trade” as he courts clients with big ideas and deep pockets.
  • Cooking With Paris (Series) – August 4
    With an anyone-can-cook attitude, Paris Hilton adds her own flair to every dish. Fun is just one edible glitter bomb away on this unique cooking show.
  • Vivo (Film – Kids & Family) – August 6
    A music-loving kinkajou embarks on a thrilling journey from Havana to Miami to fulfill his destiny and deliver a love song for an old friend.
  • SHAMAN KING (Anime Series) – August 9
    Medium Yoh Asakura enters a battle tournament held every 500 years, competing with other shamans in a bid to become the all-powerful Shaman King.

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  • The Kissing Booth 3 (Film) – August 11
    It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she’s facing the hardest decision of her life: whether to move across the country with her dreamy boyfriend Noah or fulfill her lifelong promise to go to college with her BFF Lee. Whose heart will Elle break?
  • Bake Squad (Series) – August 11
    Expert bakers elevate desserts with next-level ideas and epic execution. Now the battle is on to win over clients in need of very special sweets.
  • Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild (Anime Film) – August 12
    In a world where humans and fearsome monsters live in an uneasy balance, young hunter Aiden fights to save his village from destruction by a dragon.
  • Brand New Cherry Flavor (Series) – August 13
    A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early ’90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge — and kittens.
  • Beckett (Film) – August 13
    Following a tragic car accident in Greece, Beckett, an American tourist, finds himself at the center of a dangerous political conspiracy –– and on the run for his life.
  • Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 5: South Pacific (Kids & Family – Series) – August 13
    When Tony, the heart of the “Spy Racers” family, is captured by Russian arms dealers, the team travels to the South Pacific to save him, and foil a plan to take over the world in the process.
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  • Bliss (Filipino Film) – August 15
    Jane suffers a freak accident while shooting a film and wakes up in a wheelchair. As days start repeating themselves, she begins to question her sanity.
  • Sunday Beauty Queen (Filipino Documentary film) – August 15
    This documentary follows five domestic workers in Hong Kong as they prepare to take part in beauty pageants on their Sundays off.
  • The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Season 5 (Series) – August 17
    The drama ramps up, accusations fly, and two new housewives enter the scene sporting established acting credentials: Eileen Davidson and Lisa Rinna.
  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Season 5 (Series) – August 17
    The Kardashians return as Khloé and basketball star Lamar Odom celebrate their first anniversary, while Kourtney and Scott try for another baby.
  • A Far Away Land (Filipino Film) – August 19
    In the Faroe Islands, a married woman meets a reporter filming a documentary on overseas Filipino workers, which soon sparks a complicated love story.
  • Sweet Girl (Film) – August 20
    Devoted family man Ray Cooper, vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced) in harm’s way, Ray’s mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left.
  • The Chair (Series) – August 20
    At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department.
  • The Loud House Movie (Kids & Family – Film) – August 20
    As the middle child and only boy in the large Loud family, Lincoln struggles to feel special, but this all changes when the family travels to Scotland.
  • The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (Anime Film) – August 23
    The world of “The Witcher” expands in this 2D anime film that explores a powerful new threat facing the Continent.
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  • Clickbait (Series) – August 25
    In this thriller series, eight different points of view provide tantalizing clues to the perpetrator of a gruesome crime fueled by social media.
  • Motel Makeover (Series) – August 25
    Two budding hospitality entrepreneurs look to expand their empire by renovating an old motel in Ontario — just as the COVID-19 pandemic hits.
  • Family Reunion: Part 4 (Kids & Family – Series) – August 26
    On a quest to reunite with her trusty rider, a fearless war horse journeys through a whimsical world filled with magic, adventure and singing centaurs.
  • EDENS ZERO (Anime Series) – August 26
    Aboard the Edens Zero, a lonely boy with the ability to control gravity embarks on an adventure to meet the fabled space goddess known as Mother.
  • He’s All That (Film) – August 27
    He’s All That reimagines the original plot of the 1999 teen classic She’s All That. The contemporary story follows an influencer (Addison Rae) who accepts a challenge to turn the school’s biggest loser (Tanner Buchanan) into prom king.
  • Titletown High (Series) – August 27
    A sports reality series chronicling the lives, both on and off the field, of members of the Valdosta High School football team.
  • Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (Series) – August 28
    At a crossroads, a woman moves to a seaside village where she meets a handyman intent on helping his neighbors.
  • Sparking Joy (Series) – August 31
    Global organization icon and author Marie Kondo is back to help people transform their homes while transforming their lives in surprising and emotional ways in the new Netflix series, Sparking Joy. Marie takes her life changing method a step further to help three deserving businesses organize their workplace along with an emotional tidy up of one employee’s life whether it’s in the home, work, personal life and/or relationships.
  • D.P. (Series) – Coming Soon
    After he’s taken under the wing of an eccentric corporal, a young Korean serviceman’s morality is tested as he tracks down deserters.

Bryan is a geek at heart and a tech enthusiast by choice. He has a strong background in corporate communications, marketing services, and customer relations having worked in the telecommunications and banking sectors for over two decades. In his spare time, he enjoys watching clips on YouTube and binge watching shows on Netflix.

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