This Month's Netflix Menu Is A Feast For The Senses
I will not say her name. You know who I’m talking about. A certain – let’s say – contagion, who keeps overstaying their welcome, keeps coming up with new ‘variants’ and won’t leave this planet in peace.
You-know-who is responsible for the latest wave of lockdown orders ripping through Australia. The good news, though, is that TV is always there. Waiting for you in the wings, and ready to gift you with guilt-free entertainment while the latest strain makes its way to the door.
Whether you’re locked down or not, this month streaming services are coming up with the goods; and given Netflix’s August 2021 schedule, we could not help but share what we’re most looking forward to. Not interested? Scroll down to see the full list.
1. “The Chair” (August 20)
You sometimes don’t know how much you’ve missed someone until you see them again, which is exactly how I felt upon seeing Sandra Oh in the trailer for The Chair. There’s been a big Sandra-Oh-shaped hole in my heart since the most recent season of Killing Eve finished up last year, so I couldn’t be more ready for her turn as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim, the new Chair of English at the prestigious Pembroke University.
As per Netflix’s official synopsis: "Ji-Yoon is faced with a unique set of challenges as the first woman to chair the department, and as one of the few staff members of color at the university. The older staff fear change, while new blood, like professor Yasmin McKay (Nana Mensah), agitate for it.” It also stars Jay Duplass, so that’s fun. Watch the trailer below.
2. The Kissing Booth 3 (August 11)
Good things come to those who wait, which is why fans of the The Kissing Booth trilogy will be gifted with the long-awaited final instalment in just one week. As you probably know, we most recently left Elle Evans (Joey King) at a fork in the road: should she head to Harvard to be with her very tall boyfriend Noah (Jacob Elordi)? Or to Berkeley to be with her best friend, Lee (Joel Courtney)?
3. Baking Squad (August 11)
What is it about baking shows and lockdown? It's a combination that just works. While the trailer brings to mind Nicole Byer’s Nailed It!, Baking Squad appears to be much more niche and a bit more competitive; focusing on the art of making desserts for big events. “Our individually brilliant bakers will battle it out to see whose dessert will be chosen for someone’s extra special big day," says the synopsis. Say no more, Netflix. Say no more.
That’s enough musing; here’s the full list of everything dropping on Netflix Australia this month.
August 1
The Matrix
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Reloaded
30 Rock (Seasons 1-7)
44 Cats (Season 3)
Beethoven & Beethoven’s 2nd
Beowulf
Catch Me If You Can
Darwin’s Game (Season 1)
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
The Losers
Five Feet Apart
Friday Night Lights (Season 1-5)
Good Luck Chuck
Hunter X Hunter
My Girl & My Girl 2
Poms
Seabiscuit
Space Cowboys
The Edge of Seventeen
The Original Kings of Comedy
August 3
Ijé: The Journey
Pray Away (2021) Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (2021)
Top Secrets UFO Projects: Declassified (Season 1)
August 4
’76
Aftermath
American Masters: Inventing David Geffen
Car Masters: Rust to Riches (Season 3)
Chhota Bheem (Season 4)
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (Season 1)
Control Z (Season 2)
Cooking with Paris (Season 1)
August 5
The Old Ways (2020)
August 6
Hit & Run (Season 1)
Navarasa (Season 1)
Quam’s Money
The Swarm
Vivo
August 7
The Paper Tigers
Takizawa Kabuki ZERO 2020 The Movie
August 8
Quartet (2012)
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Hustlers
August 9
Shaman King (Season 1)
August 10
I Need Romance (Season 1)
Gabby’s Dollhouse (Season 2)
Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang
The Crowned Clown (Season 1)
August 11
Bake Squad (Season 1)
Asphalt Goddess
Misha and the Wolves
The Kissing Booth 3
August 12
AlRawabi School for Girls (Limited Series)
Lokillo: Nothing’s The Same
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild
August 13
Beckett
Brand New Cherry Flavor (Season 1)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers (Season 5)
Gone for Good (Season 1)
The Kingdom (Season 1)
Valeria (Season 2)
August 15
Mother Goose Club (Seasons 3-4)
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Season 1)
Winx Club (Season 6)
August 16
Walk of Shame
August 17
Toot-Toot Cory Carson (Season 5)
UNTOLD: Deal with the Devil
August 18
Black Island
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes
Out Of My League / Sul più bello
The Defeated / Shadowplay (Season 1)
The Secret Diary of an Exchange Student
August 19
Like Crazy
August 20
Comedy Premium League (Season 1)
Everything Will Be Fine (Season 1)
Korean Cold Noodle Rhapsody (Season 1)
Sweet Girl
The Chair (Season 1)
The Loud House Movie
August 23
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
August 24
Oggy Oggy (Season 1)
August 25
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Clickbait (Season 1)
Spiritual Healer (Season 1)
Motel Makeover (Season 1)
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes (Season 1)
Rainbow High (Part 2)
Really Love (2020)
Tayo the Little Bus (Season 4)
The November Man
The River Runner
The Water Man (2020)
August 26
Edens Zero (Season 1)
Family Reunion (Part 4)
August 27
He’s All That
I Heart Arlo (Season 1)
Titletown High (Season 1)
August 28
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (Season 1)
August 31
UNTOLD: Crime & Penalties
Written by Reena Gupta, a Melbourne-based writer for MTV Australia. Follow her on Twitter at @purpletank.
