Ah, August. It's supposed to be a time of holidays, flip-flops, and cocktails, but sometimes life just gets in the way. If you can't get time off work in the next few weeks, or you end up getting struck down with the dreaded summer flu, Netflix is here to help.
The streaming giant is launching more high-quality titles this month, including the ultimate #GapYearGoals movie, The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The Other Boleyn Girl, an underrated period drama starring Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, is also on its way.
If you fancy binging on a classic British sitcom, two complete series of Richard Curtis and Ben Elton's Blackadder are joining the UK library. Fans of the horror and comic book genres are catered for too, with a new film adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist, and the eagerly-anticipated superhero series The Defenders.
Click through to see every single new title – and its release date – on Netflix this August.
All Stars (2013)
Family-friendly movie about a couple of kids who bring together a group of misfits to put on a show for their local youth centre.
Available 1st August
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Atypical (2017)
This Netflix original series is a coming-of-age comedy with a twist: lead character Sam ( It Follows ' Keir Gilchrist) is an 18-year-old boy on the autism spectrum. The excellent Jennifer Jason Leigh co-stars as his mother, suggesting this show is definitely one to watch out for.
Available August 11th
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Bad Rap (2017)
A compelling documentary film about four Asian-American young people trying to break into the world of rap and hip-hop. One of the profiled youngsters, rapper-actress Awkafina, has since been cast in Ocean's 8 alongside Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, and Sandra Bullock.
Available 21st August
Blackadder (1987-9)
Two series of the classic historical sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson: Blackadder the Third takes place in Regency England; Blackadder Goes Forth is set in the trenches of World War One. Written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, the jokes come thick and fast.
Available 15th August
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
This brilliant coming-of-age film, which takes place in south central L.A., is now recognised as a seminal exploration of young Black masculinity. The cast includes Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett.
Available 30th August
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
A supremely affecting movie based on the life of Ron Woodroof, an initially homophobic Texan man who was diagnosed with AIDS, then ended up smuggling unapproved but effective HIV/AIDS medication into the US to help him and other patients. Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both won Oscars for their performances.
Available 1st August
Death Note(2017)
This Netflix original horror film is based on a popular Japanese manga series. The Fault In Our Stars ' Nat Wolff plays a Seattle teenager who discovers a supernatural notebook, the Death Note, that allows him to kill any person he wants simply by writing their name down on a page. The Leftovers ' Margaret Qualley co-stars.
Available 25th August
Dickensian (2015)
Created by Tony Jordan, EastEnders ' former lead writer, this ambitious BBC drama series brings together classic characters from a range of different Charles Dickens novels. If you like the idea of seeing Miss Havisham and Ebenezer Scrooge in the same show, Dickensian is probably for you.
Available 21st August
Dinotrux (2017)
Fifth season of the popular computer-animated kids' series. It's set in a prehistoric world and features characters that are part dinosaur and part –you've guessed it–truck.
Available 18th August
Disjointed(2017)
A new Netflix sitcom co-created by genre maestro Chuck Lorre ( The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Roseanne). Oscar winner Kathy Bates stars as a "cannabis legend" who hires her son and his mates to help her run an L.A. marijuana dispensary.
Available 25th August
DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge (2017)
A fifth season of the computer-animated kids' series based on the hit DreamWorks movie, How to Train Your Dragon. The voice cast includes Ugly Betty 's America Ferrera.
Available August 25th
Fantastic Four(2015)
This superhero reboot is no masterpiece, but a strong cast led by Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, and Miles Teller are always watchable.
Available 29th August
Glitter Force Doki Doki(2017)
Brand new animated kids' series about four girls who summon their inner superheroes to defeat an evil king and his minions.
Available 18th August
Godzilla (2014)
A very watchable monster blockbuster that benefits from a strong cast led by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Juliette Binoche.
Available 2nd August
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (2017)
A third season of the animated kids' series based on the hit DreamWorks movie Home. It centres on a friendship between a fearless young girl and her super-enthusiastic alien companion.
Available 11th August
Icarus(2017)
A hit at Sundance earlier this year, this gripping documentary film lifts the lid on the enormous Russian doping scandal that rocked the world of sport. From 2011 to 2015, more than a thousand Russian competitors in various sports - including the Summer and Winter Olympics - were implicated.
Available 4th August
Love & Mercy (2014)
Paul Dano and John Cusack play young and middle-aged versions of Brian Wilson in this solid biopic of the troubled Beach Boys genius. The always-awesome Elizabeth Banks co-stars as Melinda Ledbetter, a sympathetic car saleswoman who would become his wife.
Available 4th August
M andela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Idris Elba stars in this suitably stirring film about the late, great Nelson Mandela. He's just as fantastic as you'd expect, and Moonlight 's Naomie Harris turns in another stellar performance as Mandela's wife, Winnie.
Available 28th August
Marvel's The Defenders(2017)
Finally! This eight-part series unites the Marvel superheroes from four other hit Netflix shows: Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Daredevil, and of course Jessica Jones. If they work together, they might just be able to save New York City from the rising threat of crime.
Available 18th August
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017)
A superior documentary film that shines a spotlight - deservedly - on the behind-the-scenes team who helped to put a man on the moon.
Available 13th August
Naked (2017)
A Netflix original comedy film staring Marlon Wayans and Regina Hall. Every time Rob Anderson (Wayans) comes close to marrying the woman of his dreams, he wakes up naked in a hotel elevator, and has to relive the pain of his wedding day.
Available 11th August
Opening Night(2016)
Musical comedy film that takes place backstage on the opening night of a Broadway show. Topher Grace, Anne Heche, Tate Diggs, and JC Chasez lead the cast.
Available 1st August
Orphan Black(2017)
Fifth and final season of the fantastic and slightly underrated Canadian sci-fi drama series. Last year, Tatiana Maslany deservedly won an Emmy for her devilishly complex performance(s) as a woman and her many identical clones.
New episodes added every Sunday
Power (2017)
Fourth season of the popular crime drama series about a powerful New York City nightclub owner who moonlights as a drug lord. Omari Hardwick stars, and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson serves as an executive producer.
New episodes added every Monday
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (2017)
Second part of season two of the fantasy series based on Cassandra Clare's young adult novels. The cast includes Glee alumnus Harry Shum, Jr.
New episodes added every Tuesday
The Beach (2000)
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as an American tourist seeking out a hidden sandy paradise in Danny Boyle's film adaptation of the massive Alex Garland novel. Tilda Swinton and Robert Carlyle co-star.
Available 1st August
The Great Train Robbery (1979)
Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland star in a classic crime film based on the most lucrative train robbery in British history.
Available 1st August
The Mist (2017)
This eagerly-anticipated Netflix original series is based on a popular Stephen King novella. It follows the inhabitants of a small New England town as their streets are slowly enveloped by an thick and inexplicable mist. But what's hiding inside it is even more terrifying.
Available 25th August
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn's sister, Mary, a longtime mistress of Henry VIII, the man Anne eventually married. Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Kristin Scott Thomas lead a terrific cast.
Available 31st August
True and the Rainbow Kingdom (2017)
A brand new and super-cute-looking original kids' series. Here's how Netflix describes the premise: "True, the guardian of Rainbow Kingdom, teams up with her magical helpers the Wishes to use friendship and the power of love to save the day!"
Available 11th August
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)
Two years ago, Netflix brought back the characters from cult comedy film Wet Hot American Summer for a very funny prequel series. Now comes this sequel to the prequel, featuring much the same cast of comedy faves. Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler, Jason Schwarzman, Chris Pine, Ken Marino, and Elizabeth Banks will all appear across the eight episodes.
Available 4th August
What Happened to Monday? (2017)
A Netflix original film set in a dystopian future where the government imposes a strict one-child-per-family rule. Noomi Rapace plays seven identical sisters who pose as a single person in order to save their lives. Willem Dafoe and Glenn Close c0-star.
Available 18th August
World War II In Colour (2008)
An impressively comprehensive 13-part documentary series chronicling the major events of the Second World War.
Available 1st August
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