Netflix August 2026: new movies and series to watch this month

New on films, series, documentaries, stand-up, live events and catalogue titles added on Netflix in August 2026 in France. This month, the platform offers a dense lineup, spanning new seasons, international fiction, sports documentaries, original films and major catalog titles. Among the titles to note: One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 2, Outer Banks season 5, The Whisper Man, Mourinho, Freefall: Boeing on Trial, WWE SummerSlam 2026, but also Edge of Tomorrow, Zodiac, Gran Turismo, Blue Beetle and the saga Shrek.

The most anticipated Netflix releases of August 2026

• One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 2 — the continuation of the landmark Gabriel García Márquez adaptation lands on August 5.
• Outer Banks — the Pogues return with Season 5, arriving August 20.
• The Whisper Man — a thriller centered on a child's disappearance and a serial killer, available August 28.
• Mourinho — a documentary about José Mourinho, available August 11.
• Freefall: Boeing on Trial — a documentary exploring the Boeing allegations, available August 19.
• WWE SummerSlam 2026 — the live wrestling event lands August 1.
• Edge of Tomorrow — the sci‑fi blockbuster with Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt joins the catalog on August 6.
• Zodiac — David Fincher’s thriller arrives on Netflix on August 6.
• Gran Turismo — the true‑story inspired film hits the platform on August 9.
• Shrek — the animated saga rolls into the catalog on August 27, featuring Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, and Puss in Boots.

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Contagion: Steven Soderbergh's thriller lands on Netflix
Contagion, Steven Soderbergh's thriller starring Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard and Kate Winslet, lands on Netflix on August 6, 2026. [Read more]

Outer Banks season 5: the Pogues’ final adventure lands on Netflix
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Spider-Man: Homecoming: Tom Holland faces the Vulture on TF1
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Season 2 of One Hundred Years of Solitude lands on Netflix on August 5, 2026, propelling the Buendía family saga toward Macondo's downfall. [Read more]

My Life with the Walter Boys: Season 3 lands on Netflix in August 2026.
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Very Special Agents: The U.N.C.L.E. Code comes to Netflix
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La Fosse season 3: Önem's return upends the Netflix investigation
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Gran Turismo: The film based on the video game arrives on Netflix
Gran Turismo, Neill Blomkamp's film featuring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, and Orlando Bloom, lands on Netflix on August 9, 2026. [Read more]

The Whole Truth About My Lies: A High-Tension Road Trip on Netflix
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Smiling for the photo: the family comedy lands on Netflix.
We smile for the photo, François Uzan's comedy starring Jacques Gamblin and Pascale Arbillot, arrives on Netflix on August 5, 2026. [Read more]

Les Têtes givrées: the comedy starring Clovis Cornillac arrives on Netflix
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The complete list of Netflix’s August 2026 new releases

Series

• Badly in Love — season 2 — 04/08
• 1670 — season 3 — 05/08
• Il faut que Harry se marie ! — 05/08
• One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 2 — 05/08
• My Life with the Walter Boys — season 3 — 06/08
• Our Sticky Love — 07/08
• Ricky Gervais Alley Cats — 07/08
• Muertos S.L. — season 4 — 07/08
• Operation Safed Sagar — 07/08
• High Pressure — season 3 — 13/08
• My Brilliant Career — 13/08
• Moria — 14/08
• Umthetho : The Law of the Brothers — 14/08
• Insane Trek! — 18/08
• Love Is Blind: United Kingdom — season 3 — 19/08
• S&X — 20/08
• Outer Banks — season 5 — 20/08
• Blood Sacrifice — 20/08
• Is Mom Always Right? — 26/08
• One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 2 - Grand Finale — 26/08
• Leanne — season 2 — 27/08
• The Pit — season 3 — 28/08
• All the Truth About My Lies — 28/08
• Four Hands, Two Sonatas — 29/08

Movies

• The Last Refuge — 07/08
• The Ribbon-Wearing Heroine — 08/08
• Nando Between Two Worlds: A Film "Sintonia" — 12/08
• A Child of Mine — 13/08
• Hard to Say — 13/08
• Raging Mad — 14/08
• My Best Friend, His Girlfriend and Me — 14/08
• Don’t Say Good Luck — 14/08
• Two Weeks — 19/08
• The Capture — 21/08
• The Other Side of Sport: Vince Young’s Testimony — 25/08
• The Whisper Man — 28/08
• The Secret Woman — 28/08

Documentaries

• Big Chicken: The Fast-Food Conspiracy — 05/08
• Fools’ Market: The Trustor Scandal — 05/08
• Mourinho — 11/08
• Freefall: Boeing on Trial — 19/08

For kids

• A Goldfish, a Blue Fish — Season 3 — 10/08

Stand-up / TV shows

• Rory Scovel: Show Must Go On — Aug 11
• Kelsey Cook: Happy Hour — Aug 18
• Stamptown — Aug 25

Live events

• WWE SummerSlam 2026 — Aug 1
• MLB Field of Dreams: Phillies vs. Twins — Aug 13

New additions to the catalogue

• OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom — 01/08
• Turbulence — 01/08
• Bye Bye Birdie — 01/08
• So We Dance — 01/08
• The Guns of Navarone — 01/08
• Chicago P.D. — seasons 1 to 5 — 01/08
• Mikael, a Vigilante of Two Worlds — 02/08
• The Nutty Professor — 02/08
• The Nutty Professor II — 02/08
• In Deep Water — 02/08
• GATE24: The Border — season 1 — 02/08
• Sausages at Any Price — 03/08
• We Smile for the Photo — 05/08
• Edge of Tomorrow — 06/08
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — 06/08
• Contagion — 06/08
• Zodiac — 06/08
• Unlucky Bae — season 1 — 06/08
• Deep Impact — 07/08
• D-War: The Dragon War — 07/08
• Robin Hood — 08/08
• Ballerina — 08/08
• The Frosted Heads — 08/08
• The Four Seasons — 09/08
• Gran Turismo — 09/08
• Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation — 09/08
• Babysitting 2 — 11/08
• The Enchantresses — 11/08
• Banana Fish — season 1 — 12/08
• Suicide Squad — 12/08
• What Girls Dream Of — 12/08
• John Q — 13/08
• Rumor Has It… — 13/08
• Tom & Jerry — 13/08
• The Wolf and the Lion — 13/08
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence — 14/08
• Sex Trip — 14/08
• Fairy Tail — season 4 — 15/08
• Rex - Fire Dog — 15/08
• Iryu Team Medical Dragon — 16/08
• Back in Business — 16/08
• Blue Beetle — 16/08
• The Island — 17/08
• Desperado — 17/08
• Cocomelon: The Little Garden of Knowledge — season 1 — 17/08
• SEAL Team — seasons 1 to 7 — 18/08
• The War According to Charlie Wilson — 19/08
• Lovely Girl — 19/08
• Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide — 21/08
• 5 Bomoh — 21/08
• Last Days of Summer — 21/08
• The Gun Ladies — 22/08
• Shrek — 27/08
• Shrek 2 — 27/08
• Shrek the Third — 27/08
• Shrek Forever After — 27/08
• Puss in Boots — 27/08
• An Indian in the City — 28/08
• C’est La Vie — 28/08
• Stay Safe, Mom — 30/08
• Sheriff Labrador — season 2 — 31/08

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