Here’s What’s Coming To Netflix in August 2021
There are a lot of great new shows and movies coming to Netflix in August 2021!
From the return of Riverdale, to the third and final instalment of The Kissing Booth, here are some of the releases we think you’ll love…
The Kissing Booth 3
Release date: August 11th, 2021
It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she’s facing the hardest decision of her life: whether to move across the country with her dreamy boyfriend Noah or fulfill her lifelong promise to go to college with her BFF Lee. Whose heart will Elle break as The Kissing Booth trilogy comes to an end?
Cooking With Paris
Release date: August 4th, 2021
Paris Hilton can cook…kind of. And she’s turning the traditional cooking show upside down. She’s not a trained chef and she’s not trying to be. With the help of her celebrity friends, she navigates new ingredients, new recipes and exotic kitchen appliances. Inspired by her viral YouTube video, Paris will take us from the grocery store to the finished table spread – and she might actually learn her way around the kitchen.
Vivo
Release Date: August 6th, 2021
From Netflix and Sony Pictures AnimaFrom Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation — the studio that brought you Oscar winner Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and this year’s critically acclaimed blockbuster The Mitchells vs. The Machines — comes Vivo, an animated musical adventure featuring all-new songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of Hamilton and In the Heights.
Vivo follows a one-of-kind kinkajou (aka a rainforest “honey bear,” voiced by Miranda), who spends his days playing music to the crowds in a lively square with his beloved owner Andrés (Buena Vista Social Club’s Juan de Marcos).
Though they may not speak the same language, Vivo and Andrés are the perfect duo through their common love of music. But when tragedy strikes shortly after Andrés receives a letter from the famous Marta Sandoval (three-time Grammy-winning Latin pop legend Gloria Estefan), inviting her old partner to her farewell concert with the hope of reconnecting, it’s up to Vivo to deliver a message that Andrés never could: A love letter to Marta, written long ago, in the form of a song. Yet in order to get to Marta, who lives a world apart, Vivo will need the help of Gabi (newcomer Ynairaly Simo) – an energetic tween who bounces to the beat of her own offbeat drum to fulfill his owner’s wishes.
Bake Squad
Release Date: August 11th, 2021
In each episode of Bake Squad, four individually brilliant bakers will battle it out to see whose dessert will be chosen for someone’s extra special big day. These bakers have been personally selected by Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi, who built an empire on delicious cookie dough. For her next sweet trick, Tosi has built this squad of bakers who have one mission and one mission only: Make dessert dreams come true!
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Release Date: 1st August, 2021
Johnny Depp stars in this Tim Burton movie. The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Paddington
Release Date: August 7th, 2021
Everyone’s favourite bear (seriously, there is something wrong with you if you don’t like these movies!) travels to London in search of a new home.
Downton Abbey (Seasons 1-6)
Release Date: August 15th, 2021
The incredibly popular show will finally be available on Netflix. If you haven’t seen it before, welcome to your new binge-watch!
Riverdale: Season 5
Release Date: new episode August 12th, 2021 and weekly thereafter
Part 2 of Riverdale season 5 is finally here!
In the aftermath of the prison break at Hiram’s jail, Archie leads the charge to round up the remaining convicts on the loose. Tabitha reaches out for Betty’s help when she realises Jughead is missing. When Penelope re-enters the fold, Cheryl becomes suspicious of her true intentions.
Will you be watching any of the TV shows or movies coming to Netflix in August 2021?