Netflix’s August 2026 lineup covers nearly every mood, from end-of-summer coming-of-age drama and final-season adventure to literary adaptations, horror, dating reality shows, and anime. This guide rounds up the month’s major new releases and returning titles by genre, including My Life with the Walter Boys Season 3, THE RIBBON HERO, S&X, and The Whisper Man.
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🔥 What’s Coming to Netflix in August 2026 | This Month’s BIG4
This month’s BIG4 spans four very different corners of the catalog: a coming-of-age love triangle, a new anime inspired by an Osamu Tezuka classic, a Japanese drama about struggles that are difficult to put into words, and a kidnapping thriller connecting three generations of one family. Despite their different genres, all four stories ask how the past shapes the choices people make next.
Here are four Netflix titles to watch in August 2026.
My Life with the Walter Boys Season 3 | Caught Between Love, Family, and the Future, Jackie Chooses Her Next Step
- Release Date: August 6, 2026
- Original Title:My Life with the Walter Boys: Season 3
- Country of Production:United States
- Genres:Coming-of-Age Drama, Romance, Family Drama
【Synopsis】
After losing her family in a sudden tragedy, Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez) is taken in by the Walter family in Colorado. Having found a new home within their bustling household, she steps into a new chapter while facing her feelings for Alex (Ashby Gentry) and Cole (Noah LaLonde), her plans for the future, and the life she wants to build.
[Highlights] The appeal of this series lies in the fact that it’s about more than just the course of a romance. It weaves together the hustle and bustle of a large family, the process of recovering from loss, and the choices of teenagers torn between dreams and reality. In Season 3, the focus is not only on “who Jackie will choose,” but also on “what kind of life she will choose.”
▶︎ How will the relationships among Jackie, Cole, and Alex unfold? Find the release date, cast details, and the latest updates in the My Life with the Walter Boys Season 3 guide.
Ali Novak’s young adult novel inspired the Netflix series.
The book offers a different perspective on Jackie’s life with the Walter family and the relationships that shape her new home.
View My Life with the Walter Boys on Amazon US
THE RIBBON HERO | Sapphire Forges a New Destiny in a Bold Fantasy Adventure
- Release Date: August 8, 2026
- Original Title:THE RIBBON HERO
- Country of Production:Japan
- Genres:Animated Film / Fantasy, Action, Adventure
【Synopsis】
Sapphire’s kingdom was destroyed by the monster Nergal. As the same darkness looms over her new home, she awakens as the “Ribbon Hero” and rises to defend what she holds dear.
[Highlights] Inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s classic manga Princess Knight, THE RIBBON HERO reimagines Sapphire’s story as a new animated feature. Saya voices the heroine in a film that carries the legacy of shōjo manga into a bold new vision of heroism.
Osamu Tezuka’s landmark manga inspired THE RIBBON HERO.
The classic follows Princess Sapphire as she defies the role imposed on her and fights to protect her kingdom.
Watch "Princess Knight" on Amazon
S&X | A Sensitive Drama About Distance, Vulnerability, and Love
- Release Date: August 20, 2026
- Original Title:S&X
- Country of Production:Japan
- Genres:Drama / Relationships, Romance
【Synopsis】
People visit therapist Ichito Shimotori (Kento Nakajima) with deeply personal concerns involving relationships, changes in their lives, and wounds from the past. He listens with care, but quietly carries an unresolved struggle of his own.
[Highlights] Based on Motoo Tada’s manga, S&X explores emotional distance and the misunderstandings that can grow between people with a gentle, empathetic touch.
Motoo Tada’s manga follows therapist Ichito Shimotori as he supports people facing concerns they struggle to share with others.
The story approaches emotional distance and human connection with sensitivity and care. The original manga is currently available in Japanese.
View Volume 1 of "S&X" on Amazon
The Whisper Man | A Missing Child Reopens a Dark Chapter from the Past
- Release Date: August 28, 2026
- Original Title:The Whisper Man
- Country of Production:United States
- Genres:Film / Crime, Mystery, Thriller
【Synopsis】
A crime novelist, who has lost his wife and whose young son has suddenly gone missing, turns to his estranged father for help. His father, a former detective, is the man who once arrested a serial killer. Eventually, an ominous connection emerges between this disappearance and a long-buried case from the past.
[Highlights] Starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott, the film combines the tension of a missing-child case with a fractured father-son relationship and trauma passed down through generations. The question is whether the monster is truly behind bars—or still whispering from the past.
Alex North’s bestselling novel inspired the Netflix film of the same name.
The story follows a missing boy, a buried case, and a series of whispers that refuse to stay in the past.
View The Whisper Man on Amazon US
The following titles are organized by genre, so if any of them catch your eye, feel free to add them to your August watchlist. Only this month’s Netflix lineup manages to pack everything from romance to funeral homes, stray cats, and serial murder cases into the same collection.
📺 International TV Series | Literary Epics, Treasure Hunts, and Funeral Home Comedy
The lineup of international TV series for August 2026 offers a wide range of genres—from a literary epic chronicling the history of a village and a family, to the final chapter of a coming-of-age adventure, to a dark comedy set in a funeral home. Whether you’re looking to quietly lose yourself in the world or rush headlong into the next episode, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from.
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Part 2 | Macondo and the Buendía Family: A Century-Long Story Draws to a Close
📅 Release Date: Part 2 begins streaming on August 5, 2026 (the final episode airs on August 26)
Synopsis
Set in the mysterious village of Macondo, this story depicts the love and loneliness of the Buendía family across seven generations. In Part 2, the family’s history—which has repeated itself time and again—finally draws to a close.
Highlights
The final chapter of the acclaimed screen adaptation brings Gabriel García Márquez’s masterpiece to a close, immersing viewers in a world where fantasy and reality blend together.
A masterpiece by Gabriel García Márquez set in Macondo that depicts the love and loneliness of the Buendía family.
You can savor this epic tale, where fantasy and reality blend together, through the unique language and rhythm of the original work.
View "One Hundred Years of Solitude" on Amazon
Outer Banks Season 5 | The Pogues’ Treasure Hunt Reaches Its Final Summer
📅 Release Date: August 20, 2026
Synopsis
After years of searching for lost treasure, John B (Chase Stokes) and his friends overcome a devastating loss and set out on one final adventure. The Pogues’ treasure hunt is approaching its conclusion.
Highlights
The final season of the popular adventure series packed with coming-of-age stories, friendship, and romance.
Death Inc. Season 4 | The Funeral Home Staff Returns Louder Than Ever
📅 Release Date: August 7, 2026
Synopsis
After the death of its founder, Torregrosa Funeral Home remains consumed by power struggles and staff turmoil. The workplace is once again livelier—and noisier—than the people it serves.
Highlights
A workplace comedy from Spain that depicts the unusual setting of a funeral home with dry humor.
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Tires Season 3 (American Comedy Series)
📅 Release Date: August 13, 2026
At a family-run auto repair shop, manager Will is struggling to improve customer service and boost profits. But with his troublemaking cousin and the rest of the staff constantly throwing him off course, neither the shop nor his life seems to be heading in a straight line. The tires keep spinning. The conversation keeps veering off track. It’s Season 3 of this workplace comedy.
Leanne Season 2 (American Comedy Series)
📅 Scheduled for release on August 27, 2026 (announced on the official Netflix Tudum page for “Leanne”)
After her husband leaves her for another woman, Leanne begins rebuilding her life with the support of her loving but unfiltered family. Netflix Tudum lists Season 2 for August 27, while the Japanese title page does not currently display a release date. Availability may vary by region, so the latest details should be confirmed on the official page.
All the Truth in My Lies (Spanish Limited Series)
📅 Release Date: August 28, 2026
Two roommates set off on a bachelorette road trip with their friends. While on the road, feelings they’ve kept buried deep inside begin to flare up, shaking the very foundation of their group dynamic. Based on the novel by Elisabet Benavente, this romantic limited series weaves together secrets, friendship, and love.
📺Watch "All the Truth in My Lies" on Netflix
🎬 Japanese TV Dramas & Movies | Turning feelings that can’t be put into words into stories and songs
Alongside S&X, featured in the BIG4 section, the Japanese film (LOVE SONG) is also set to stream in August. Set between Tokyo and Bangkok, both titles explore feelings that are difficult to put into words.
(LOVE SONG) | An Unfinished Song Reconnects Two Lives After Six Years
The Movie "(LOVE SONG)"
- Netflix Japan | Netflix (@NetflixJP) July 14, 2026
Available on Netflix starting August 5!
Starring Win Morisaki and Koji Mukai (Snow Man)
We met again for the first time in six years
Sota and Kai.
"〈Unfinished Song〉,"
The two of them, who had repeatedly missed each other,
We'll reconnect.
Set in Tokyo and Bangkok,
Heart-wrenching and frustrating
A Pure Love Story.#movieLovesong... pic.twitter.com/iN7Zf14vZR
📅 Release Date: August 5, 2026
Synopsis
Sota (Win Morisaki), who has moved to Bangkok for a job overseas, reunites with Kai (Koji Mukai)—the man he had feelings for during college—for the first time in six years. An unfinished love song sets the two of them, whose relationship had been on hold, back in motion.
Highlights
A love story starring Win Morisaki and Koji Mukai that connects Tokyo and Bangkok through music.
💞 K-Dramas | Amnesia, Romance, and Rivalry at the Piano
August’s K-drama lineup pairs an amnesia romantic comedy with a youth music drama about aspiring pianists. Though their settings are very different, both stories turn on trust, honesty, and the courage to acknowledge hidden feelings.
Our Sticky Love | An Amnesiac Prosecutor and the Boxing Coach Who Claims to Be Her Boyfriend
📅 Release Date: August 7, 2026
Synopsis
A prosecutor who has lost her memory begins living with a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend. As they live together, each harboring their own secrets, their false relationship gradually begins to change.
Highlights
A Korean romantic comedy that lets you enjoy the classic tropes of amnesia and a fake boyfriend.
Four Hands | Friendship, Love, and Rivalry Between Two Piano Prodigies
📅 Release Date: August 29, 2026
Synopsis
A coming-of-age musical drama set in an arts high school that depicts the friendship, romance, and rivalry among young people aspiring to become professional pianists. Two prodigies clash over the same keyboard.
Highlights
A coming-of-age ensemble drama starring Song Kang, Lee Jun-young, and Jang Gyu-ri.
🍿 Foreign Films | The Fear of Being Trapped at Home and Youth on Stage
The international film lineup pairs a sci-fi horror story in which a family’s home becomes a sealed-off prison with a coming-of-age comedy about a high school student preparing for the lead role in a musical while facing problems at home. Though one centers on fear and the other on personal growth, both explore how people survive when escape feels impossible.
The Last House | Was it the walls, or the world itself, that trapped the family?
📅 Release Date: August 7, 2026
Synopsis
Trapped in their home by a mysterious force, the family searches for a way to escape as their food and water supplies continue to dwindle. Eventually, they begin to uncover the truth behind the strange phenomenon enveloping their home.
Highlights
A sci-fi horror film set in a confined space, where a home that should be safe turns into a place with no escape.
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Don’t Say Good Luck (American film)
📅 Scheduled for release on August 14, 2026 (announced on the official Netflix Tudum page for “Don’t Say Good Luck”)
Sophie, who has been cast in the lead role of her high school musical, prepares for her big performance while facing family issues that are even more complicated than anything she’ll encounter on stage. This coming-of-age comedy stars Sunny Sandler and is produced by Adam Sandler. Since the Japanese page for this title does not currently list a release date, please check the official website for the latest information, including streaming regions.
📺Watch "Don’t Say Good Luck" on Netflix
💘 Reality TV | Love Gets Messy—and Marriage Becomes the Goal
The romance reality TV lineup features a Japanese show about “love that’s way too serious” and a new American series aimed at marriage. Even if the rules of love differ, emotions don’t always follow the script.
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Badly in Love Season 2 (Japanese Dating Reality Series)
📅 Release Date: August 4, 2026
A group of rebellious singles from across Japan comes together to live at a school, where clashes, confessions, and unpredictable romances unfold. With no holds barred when it comes to fights or romance, what they ultimately need is the courage to tell each other how they really feel. In Season 2, what kind of intense personalities and unpredictable romances will burst into the classroom? A new semester of romance begins even before summer vacation ends.
📺Watch "Badly in Love" on Netflix
Let’s Marry Harry (American Dating Reality Series)
📅 Release Date: August 5, 2026
Harry Jowsey, known for Perfect Match, turns to Alex Cooper and his closest friends for help finding lasting love—and possibly a spouse. Will the search finally lead to a settled married life, or simply another round of drama? This dating reality show packs a punch right from the title.
📺Watch "Let’s Marry Harry" on Netflix
🎨 Anime & Animation | Wild Stray Cats and a Life Remembered by a Flower
Alongside THE RIBBON HERO, August brings Ricky Gervais Alley Cats and the Japanese animated feature The Last Blossom (Housenka). One unleashes feral-cat chaos on the streets; the other looks back on a life of love and regret through the eyes of a flower.
Ricky Gervais Alley Cats | More Than Cute: The Lawless World of Stray Cats
📅 Release Date: August 7, 2026
Synopsis
An adult-oriented animated series in which stray cats who have staked their claim to a city block cause one commotion after another. Despite their cute appearances, their daily lives in the alleys are anything but law-abiding.
Highlights
A dark comedy that features Ricky Gervais’s signature biting humor, brought to life by a cast of quirky cats.
The Last Blossom (Housenka) | A Life of Love and Regret, Witnessed by a Single Flower
The Movie "Housenka"
- Netflix Japan | Netflix (@NetflixJP) June 17, 2026
Exclusive unlimited streaming on Netflix starting August 29!
Kaoru Kobayashi and Junki Totsuka in a dual lead role
From the creators of “Odd Taxi,”
"The man who staked his life on a "major comeback,'"
A story of one man's love.# Morning Glory#housenka #TheLastBlossom pic.twitter.com/HUnBuCd6ZJ
📅 Release Date: August 29, 2026 (exclusive streaming on Netflix in Japan)
Synopsis
As Akutsu, a prisoner serving a life sentence, approaches death in his cell, a talking flower prompts him to revisit his past. Through those memories, one life marked by love, regret, and a long-buried gamble comes into view.
Highlights
A feature-length animated film that leaves a quiet, lingering impression, reuniting Mugi Kinoshita and Kazuya Konomoto from Odd Taxi.
📅 List of Upcoming Netflix Releases for August 2026
Below is a date-by-date list of the major new releases and returning titles coming to Netflix in August 2026.
The lineup spans international series and films, K-dramas, reality TV, and anime. Select a title to jump directly to its details.
- 📅 August 4：Badly in Love Season 2(Japanese Dating Reality Series)
- 📅 August 5：Let’s Marry Harry(American Dating Reality Series)
- 📅 August 5：(LOVE SONG)(Japanese Film / Romance)
- 📅 August 5：One Hundred Years of Solitude, Part 2(Colombian drama / The final episode airs on August 26)
- 📅 August 6：My Life with the Walter Boys, Season 3(American Series / Drama)
- 📅 August 7：The Last House(American Film / Horror)
- 📅 August 7：Death Inc. Season 4(Spanish Series / Comedy)
- 📅 August 7：Ricky Gervais Alley Cats(Adult Animated Series)
- 📅 August 7：Our Sticky Love(Korean Series / Romantic Comedy)
- 📅 August 8：THE RIBBON HERO(Japanese Animated Film / Fantasy)
- 📅 August 13：Tires Season 3(American Series / Comedy)
- 📅 August 14：Don’t Say Good Luck(Scheduled / Announced by Netflix Tudum)
- 📅 August 20：Outer Banks Season 5(American Series / Final Season)
- 📅 August 20：S&X(Japanese Series / Drama)
- 📅 August 27：Leanne Season 2(Scheduled / Announced by Netflix Tudum)
- 📅 August 28：The Whisper Man(American Film / Mystery)
- 📅 August 28：All the Truth in My Lies(Spanish Series / Limited Series)
- 📅 August 29：Four Hands(Korean Series / Youth)
- 📅 August 29：The Last Blossom (Housenka)(Japanese Animated Film / Exclusive Streaming on Netflix in Japan)
*Streaming information is current as of July 2026. Titles, release dates, and regions may be subject to change. Please check the official Netflix pages for each title or official announcements for the latest information.
Summary | August 2026 Brings New Choices and Final Chapters
Netflix’s August 2026 lineup includes romance-driven titles such as “My Life with the Walter Boys Season 3” and “Our Sticky Love,” alongside long-running stories reaching their conclusion, including “Outer Banks Season 5” and “One Hundred Years of Solitude Part 2.”
Furthermore, “S&X" addresses concerns that are hard to put into words, and "The Whisper Man" and "The Last House"…transforms the closest of relationships—the family—into a source of terror. Add to that a workplace comedy set at a funeral home, a story about a stray cat living outside the law, and young people staking their youth on the piano, and you have a lineup perfect for summer."
The more titles there are to watch, the more enjoyable the countdown to each release becomes. Add the most promising picks to the watchlist early and find the perfect story to close out the summer.
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My Life with the Walter Boys, S&X, The Whisper Man, One Hundred Years of Solitude Part 2, Outer Banks Season 5, Death Inc., Our Sticky Love, Four Hands, The Last House, and Ricky Gervais Alley Cats © Netflix, Inc. THE RIBBON HERO © Twin Engine
*Information on this page is current as of July 2026. Titles, release dates, and availability may change. Please check the official Netflix page for each title for the latest details. Bob’s Toy Box participates in the Amazon Associates Program, and this article may contain affiliate links.
