David Farnor | On 02, Aug 2023

Heartstopper finally returns for a second term this August, joined by other returning favourites Ragnarok and The Lincoln Lawyer. Elsewhere, there’s an action thriller starring Gal Gadot, an animation starring Jimmy O Yang and Bowen Yang, an interactive rom-com and a chance to catch a Satoshi Kon classic.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Netflix UK in August 2023:

Beverly Hills Cop – 1st August

Eddie Murphy’s sparkling charisma and comic delivery makes this a hilarious and energetic watch.

Bull – 1st August

Neil Maskell is on fire in Paul Andrew Williams’ intense, brutal revenge drama.

Groundhog Day – 1st August

A film that gets better every time you watch it.

Paprika – 1st August

In Satoshi Kon’s iconic 2006 anime, reality and the dream world are on a collision course after a device that can record dreams is stolen from a psychiatric research facility.

Easy A – 1st August

A starmaking turn from Emma Stone, a serious lesson and an endlessly quotable script make this teen movie an A-grade classic.

Heartstopper: Season 2 – 3rd August

The coming-of-age comedy, based on the webcomic by Alice Oseman, follows Charlie and Nick, who meet at school and become friends before gradually developing a romantic relationship. Season 2 will once again see Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) back in the blue and yellow halls of Truham Grammar School for Boys. Based on Volume 3 of the graphic novels, with lots of additional new material, the sophomore chapter will also follow Tara (Corinna Brown) and Darcy (Kizzy Edgell) as they face unforeseen challenges and Tao (William Gao) and Elle (Yasmin Finney) as they work out if they can ever be more than friends. And, to cap it off, there are exams on the horizon, a school trip to Paris and a prom.

The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 2, Part 2 – 3rd August

The Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles. Based on the series of bestselling novels by renowned author Michael Connelly, the second season is based on the fourth book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, The Fifth Witness.

Starstruck: Season 1 and 2 – 8th August

Rose Matafeo is on winning form in this charming, enjoyable and highly bingeable rom-com.

Painkiller: Season 1 – 10th August

This fictionalised retelling of real events explores some of the origins and aftermath of the opioid crisis in America, highlighting the stories of perpetrators, victims, and truth-seekers whose lives are forever altered by the invention of OxyContin. Directed by Peter Berg, starring Taylor Kitsch.

Down for Love: Season 1 – 11th August

A heartwarming quest for love, this feel-good reality show follows several people with Down syndrome as they navigate the trials and triumphs of dating.

Heart of Stone – 11th August

Rachel Stone is an intelligence operative, the only woman who stands between her powerful global peacekeeping organization and the loss of its most valuable – and dangerous – asset. Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan star.

Depp v Heard: Season 1 – 16th August

Netflix’s docuseries examines the infamous defamation case that captured the world’s attention as the first Trial by TikTok, and questions the nature of truth and the role it plays in our modern society.

The Monkey King – 18th August

Inspired by an epic Chinese tale, THE MONKEY KING is an action-packed family comedy that follows a charismatic Monkey (Jimmy O. Yang) and his magical fighting Stick on an epic quest for victory over 100 demons, an eccentric Dragon King (Bowen Yang), and Monkey’s greatest foe of all — his own ego.

Ragnarok: Season 3 – 24th August

Adam Price’s series is a coming-of-age thriller fused with environmental themes and Norse mythology. Season 3 will conclude the saga with an epic final battle of gods, as Magne’s fortitude faces its ultimate trial and he navigates the many relations he has forged in his small town. Who is his friend? Who is his enemy?

Who Is Erin Carter?: Season 1 – 24th August

A British woman’s tranquil life in Barcelona spirals out of control when an armed robbery at a supermarket exposes her secret… and violent past.

Choose Love – 31st August

Who will Cami choose? In this interactive rom-com, her love life is in your hands.

 

Other new releases coming soon to Netflix UK in August 2023

1st August
Fisk
Grizzy and the Lemmings
Just Friends
Midnight Diner
Om Nom Stories
The Peacemaker
Rich Holiday Poor Holiday
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child

2nd August
Ackley Bridge: Season 1 to 4
Mark Cavendish: Never Enough
Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food
Soulcatcher

3rd August
Choona: Season 1
Head to Head
Lansky
Rangabali
The Last Hours of Mario Biondo: Season 1
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

4th August
Fatal Seduction: Season 1, Volume 2
The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge: Season 1
The Hunt for Veerappan: Season 1

7th August
Gabby’s Dollhouse: Season 8

8th August
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh: Part 2
Untold: Johnny Football
Zombieverse: Season 1

9th August
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop: Season 1

10th August
Gen Hoshino Concert Recollections 2015-2023
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Jagun Jagun
Marry My Dead Body
Mech Cadets: Season 1

11th August
Pending Train: Season 1
Saving Our Marriage: Season 1

12th August
Behind Your Touch: Season 1

14th August
Ackley Bridge: Season 5

15th August
The Son of Bigfoot
Daredevil (2003)
Eye of the Storm
Game of Death
Jared Freid: 37 and Single
The Founder
Untold: Hall of Shame

16th August
At Home with the Furys: Season 1
OMG! Oh My Girl
The Chosen One: Season 1

17th August
Halloween Kills
My Dad the Bounty Hunter: Season 2
The Upshaws: Part 4
A Life Too Short: The Isabella Nardoni Case

18th August
10 Days of a Bad Man
Guns & Gulaabs: Season 1
Love, Sex and 30 Candles
Mask Girl: Season 1

22nd August
Cop Shop
Lighthouse: Season 1
Untold: Swamp Kings: Season 1

23rd August
Squared Love Everlasting
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On: Season 2

25th August
El Club de Los Lectores Criminales
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

30th August
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones: Season 1

31st August
One Piece: Season 1

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