Even with Netflix’s recommendation algorithm serving you new movies, new TV shows, and original programming tailored to your viewing habits, the streaming service’s firehose of content makes what’s coming and going difficult to parse.
Netflix is once again trying to make a live action anime adaptation happen, with One Piece premiering at the end of the month. But before then, take some time for family, family, family, family, as five Fast and Furious movies race onto the platform. If that’s not enough family for you, check out Paddington, The Bee Movie, and The Monkey King.
August is also the perfect month to do a double feature of the remarkably similar 2011 movies Friends With Benefits and No Strings Attached, where Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher star in two completely separate movies about friends who start to casually hook up (with Justin Timberlake and Natalie Portman, respectively).
Guns & Gulaabs (Netflix Series)
From Netflix: In the cartel-run town of Gulaabgunj, an unprecedented opium deal pulls a big-city cop and a lovesick mechanic into its chaotic clutches.
Risqué Business: Taiwan (Netflix Series)
Shin Dong-youp and Sung Si-kyung embark on a laughter-filled journey to Taiwan, aiming to gain a deeper understanding of its sex culture and business.
Untold: Volume 3 (Netflix Documentary)
From Netflix: The critically acclaimed docuseries UNTOLD returns with Volume 3, a four-week summer event that pulls back the curtain on epic tales from the wide (and wild) world of sports. From boxing to football to doping scandals, these new stories go well beyond the headlines and upend what we thought we knew. Premiering weekly, each character-driven story hinges on candid, intimate first-person accounts from those who
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