Choice stress because so much is new on Netflix? Every month we select a few of the newly released titles on the video service for you.
New on Netflix: August 2017
The Netflix offer is not fixed. New films and series are added every month and titles are regularly released. Every month we look ahead at the new offer on iPhoned and then pick the best for you. These can be older films and series that just appear on Netflix, or brand new titles. All you have to do is sit back and hit play. Our New to Netflix guide keeps you up to date with essential series and movies on the streaming service every month.
1. The Defenders
Also this month a promising Netflix series in the form of The Defenders. Having previously seen Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist in their own series, the Marvel heroes now all return to team up against a new evil in New York.
Airing on Netflix from 18 August
2. Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
The first season of Wet Hot American Summer on Netflix was so successful that there is now also a second series. According to the makers, the series is set in 1991 in both summer camp and in New York City. There are eight episodes and they promise to be hilarious again.
The two Netflix seasons are the sequels to the movie Wet Hot American Summer. This 2001 film is set at a summer camp in 1981. The film ridiculed the sex comedies aimed at teenage audiences, such as American Pie, of the time. The cast of the new series features familiar faces such as Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Krisen Wigg and Jason Schwartzman.
Airing on Netflix from August 4
3. Steve Jobs
There is no shortage of Steve Jobs on Netflix. There are already two documentaries and a movie on Netflix, and another movie will be added. And that quite successful biopic by director Danny Boyle. This is a must for Apple fans who don’t shy away from Steve Jobs’ villainous side. Michael Fassbender doesn’t look much like Jobs physically, but he knows what to do with the script. When the film was released in 2015, we wrote an article about it. Read more in our Steve Jobs movie review.
Airing on Netflix from 8 August
4. Death Note
Anyone familiar with Japanese manga and anime has probably heard of Death Note. The Netflix interpretation of this story, which is loosely based on the manga series, will be released at the end of this month. Death Note is set in Seattle, where a young man named Light Turner (Nat Wolff) gets his hands on a supernatural notebook. This ‘Death Note’ gives him the power to kill people by writing their name in the booklet. The man decides to use the book to save the world from evil, but a detective is on his heels.
Airing on Netflix from 25 August
5. Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar is the most recent film from beloved directors Ethan and Joel Coen, who previously made Fargo, The Big Lebowski and Inside Llewyn Davis, among others. This film is set in 1950s Hollywood, where Eddie Manix works as a studio fixer. That means that he constantly has to put out fires on sets, with actors and producers. The theme of the film is the disappearance of movie star Baird Whitlock.
Not only is the film very funny and the script, as we are used to from the Coen Brothers, has great dialogues, it is also not afraid to just broach religious themes. In addition, you can enjoy a star cast, consisting of Channing Tatum, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Josh Brolin and Frances McDormand, among others.
Airing on Netflix from 22 August
6. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Attention Star Wars fans! Rogue One will be released on Netflix in August. This spinoff in the Star Wars film series tells the story of how the Rebels got their hands on the Death Star’s plans, allowing it to be defeated in A New Hope.
The missing link between Episode III and IV in the series is thus filled. The film does that with a few action scenes and space battles that make Star Wars hearts beat faster.
Airing on Netflix from 21 August