Netflix’s August 2026 line-up combines major film franchises, acclaimed independent cinema and several original releases, with horror and animation particularly prominent. The month matters chiefly as a broad catalogue refresh, bringing back familiar titles while adding new Netflix productions featuring recognisable actors and creators.

– Franchise films include Fast and Furious, Child’s Play/Chucky, both Speed films, The Hitman’s Bodyguard titles and Daddy Day Care.
– Notable catalogue additions include The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Eighth Grade, Ingrid Goes West, Nightcrawler and Swiss Army Man.
– Netflix original paranormal thriller The Last House arrives on 7 August, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura.
– Ricky Gervais’s six-part adult animated comedy Alley Cats also premieres on 7 August, with Diane Morgan and Tom Basden.
– Coming-of-age drama Don’t Say Good Luck launches on 14 August, starring Sunny Sandler and Melanie Lynskey.
– Ingrid Goes West arrives on 2 August and Eighth Grade on 3 August; both explore social-media pressures and unhealthy online fixation.
– The Whisper Man, a new horror film starring Adam Scott and Robert De Niro, is among the original films highlighted for the month.