Netflix’s New Releases Coming in August 2026

Directed by French filmmaker Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me and Fast X) and written by Matthew Robinson (Love and Monsters), the film stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as a couple who with their two children find themselves trapped inside their house due.

From the team behind Beckham, Mourinho hits Netflix on Aug. The doc features interviews with the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, John Terry, Iker Casillas, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Didier Drogba, Marcelo, Samuel Eto’o, Javier Zanetti, Frank Lampard, Petr Čech and more.

What Happened

Comedian Shane Gillis’ time in the spotlight continues apace with the much-anticipated release of the third season of his series Tires on Aug. The workplace comedy, that unsurprisingly takes place in a struggling Pennsylvanian tire shop, isn’t overly complex but is undoubtedly.

• Yes that Field of Dreams, from the 1989 film starring Kevin Costner.

• Some people maybe familiar with the Miles Franklin novel, others with Gillian Armstrong’s 1979 film adaptation starring Judy Davis and the late Sam Neill, which has become something of an urtext for Australian New.

• This new six-episode adaptation, developed by Liz Doran, stars Philippa Northeast as the Sybylla Melvyn, a precocious 17-year-old living in rural Australia in 1900 who wants to become a writer.

Key Details

Gillis and co-creators Steve Gerben, John McKeever have put together a great cast of oddball characters, including Stavros Halkias’ Dave and Thomas Haden Church’s Phil Jacobs. Other recurring performers include Andrew Schulz and Matt McCusker.

• Read on for the complete list of titles hitting Netflix in August.

• The film was written by Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer.

• Together they “discover a connection to decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.”” The cast is genuinely the biggest draw for this project as it includes Robert De Niro.

Why It Matters

The critics weren’t impressed but the audience loved it. If you don’t think too hard about it, you’ll have a great time.

• The crime thriller is based on Alex North’s bestselling book, and tells the story of a widowed crime writer looking for his abducted son, and asks for help from his estranged father, who also.

• At the end of August, on the 28th to be precise, Netflix releases its most starry original feature film, James Ashcroft’s The Whisper Man.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by The Hollywood Reporter as more details emerge