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11 Best New Shows on Netflix: August 2024’s Top Upcoming Series to Watch
By Maddy Casale,
12 hours ago
This August, Netflix is dropping terrific titles on their list of new content worth watching all month long. While it’s always hard to say goodbye to the titles leaving Netflix , you won’t be feeling down for long once you get a good look at the impressive array of Netflix Original series coming to the platform to take their place. With everything from brand new titles to long-awaited continuations of fan favorites, Netflix’s diverse and delightful August 2024 premieres are sure to have something for everyone.
The streamer is set to help you celebrate the new month with premieres from highly-anticipated continuations of established hit series across several different genres (so there’s truly something for everyone), like The Umbrella Academy : Season 4, Emily in Paris : Season 4, Part 1, and From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke : Season 3.
There are also plenty of exciting brand new shows that will begin streaming exclusively on Netflix starting this month. Keep an eye out in particular for TERMINATOR ZERO , Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War , and KAOS , which are all already looking to be some of the most promising new releases out of August entire streaming lineup.
So what makes the cut for our top 11, and which of them have what it takes to be in the Netflix Top 10 ? Keep reading to treat yourself to the greatness that is the list of streaming standouts for August 2024.
CAST: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Colm Feore, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, David Cross
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: It has been a riveting and entertaining five year journey, but this August, The Umbrella Academy officially comes to an end. In its final six episodes, the Netflix Original dark comedy sci-fi show sees the Hargreeves siblings backed into a corner like never before. Scattered around the world and stripped of their powers, the siblings must find a way to come together one final time in order to take down the powerful new enemies that want them dead and eradicated from every timeline.
CAST: Lily Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Ashley Park, Lucas Bravo, Camille Razat, Samuel Arnold, Bruno Gouery, William Abadie, Lucien Laviscount, Eugenio Franceschini, Thalia Besson, Rupert Everett, Anna Galiena, Raoul Bova
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Prepare to say “bonjour” once again to Emily Cooper (Collins), the titular social media strategist who is temporarily living and working in Paris, by way of Chicago. It’s been a steep learning curve for Emily over the past few years as she has encountered major culture shock, career changes, and heartbreaks, but this new season seems poised to bring more drama and excitement than ever as Emily prepares to take big swings in order succeed with her dream man (Bravo) and job.
CAST: Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Asha Banks, Raiko Gohara, Jude Morgan-Collie, Yali Topol Margalith, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Henry Ashton, Carla Woodcock, Mathew Baynton, Gary Beadle, Anna Maxwell Martin
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Based on Holly Jackson’s young adult mystery crime novel of the same name, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder follows high-school student Pippa “Pip” Fitz-Amobi (Myers) as she digs deeper into the murder of a local 17-year-old that girl that had occurred five years prior. Unsatisfied by law enforcement’s work, Pip takes investigations into her own hands as she works to unearth the truth and identify the actual killer.
CAST: Timothy Olyphant, André Holland, Sonoya Mizuno, Rosario Dawson, Ann Dowd
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: TERMINATOR ZERO is a Netflix Original sci-fi thriller anime that follows Eiko (Mizuno), a soldier from an apocalyptic future who travels back to 1997 in order to protect scientist Malcolm Lee (Holland) and his family from vicious and ruthless cyborg assassin, the Terminator (Olyphant). As Malcolm launches a new AI system that stands to be humanity’s last hope in taking down the self-aware murderous AI dubbed Skynet, Eiko must do whatever it takes to stop the Terminator that is hunting the Lees across space and time.
CAST: Tim Fellingham, Peter O’Meara, Ed Harris, Edward Franklin, Jack Gordon, Christina Leonardi, Christian McKay
RATING: TV-14
DESCRIPTION: Featuring immersive reenactments of the original historical events, this Netflix Original docudrama series revolves around the legendary feud between lawman Wyatt Earp (Fellingham) and outlaw Ike Clanton (O’Meara) in 19th century Wild West. Experience the full history behind the gunfight that defined an entire era with Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War .
CAST: Jeff Goldblum, Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, David Thewlis, Killian Scott, Debi Mazar, Aurora Perrineau, Misia Butler, Leila Farzad, Nabhaan Rizwan, Billie Piper, Eddie Izzard
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: KAOS is a Netflix Original mythological dark-comedy series that highlights the chaotic, selfish, and volatile nature of the Greek gods, as Zeus suddenly plummets into an unstable paranoia that affects the whole world after he discovers a wrinkle on his forehead. Convinced the end is neigh, Zeus falls into a frenzy while his fellow gods scheme in the background, leaving three mortals to save humanity from the king of the gods and his powerful family.
DESCRIPTION: From the creators of Worst Roommate Ever comes this Netflix Original true-crime docuseries that blends eyewitness testimonies, bodycam footage, and animated retellings to dissect the dark and disturbing side of love. Featuring terrifying betrayals, murder plots, deception, and more, Worst Ex Ever showcases how relationships can spin out of control into something monstrous.
CAST: Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe, Sian Clifford, Rachel Marsh, Emma Ferreira, Christina Chang, Aaron Branch, Lamorne Morris, Iris Apatow
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Unstable returns for a sophomore season that sees eccentric and self-involved biotech CEO Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe) push his shy flautist son, Jackson (John Owen Lowe) further into the spotlight, much to the latter’s dismay. With Dragon Industries’ increased success, will Ellis find that his son has what it takes to eventually take over the company, or will power end up in the hands of a new outside source?
CAST: Alberto Guerra, Sebastian Martínez, Erik Hayser, Macarena García, Ana Claudia Talancón, Eréndira Ibarra, Regina Blandón
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: This premiering Netflix Original drama thriller out of Mexico tracks how a birthday party’s tragic turn forever changes the lives of three different families, creating a ripple effect that destroys a close-knit community and triggers outbreaks of violence and resentment. This is the story of how one accident ends up pushing several people to the brink of their pain, fortitude, and mercy.
DESCRIPTION: Married couple Emma and Matt Willis will join forces onscreen to host the brand new British version of Love Is Blind , the popular series that puts singles in the ultimate social experiment to see if true love really can blossom, sight unseen. With an exciting batch of participants and a fresh British take on the ongoing American dating series, Love Is Blind: UK is poised to have viewers hooked from the start this summer.
DESCRIPTION: After its first season premiered in 2009 and then the second in 2011, fans of From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke were begging for more of the sweet series, seemingly to no avail. But Netflix has finally heeded the call, as they revive the beloved coming-of-age romantic comedy series for a third season featuring the original Japanese voice cast. The show’s newest season follows Sawako (Noto) and Kazehaya (Namikawa) as they experience their first date, school more, and more as a new couple, all while their friends’ own love stories begin to play out around them.
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