With movie production still playing catch up, we’re lucky that one of our favourite streaming giants Netflix is continuing to release new series and gripping films.

Out now

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend


For laugh out loud comedy with a winning cast look no further than Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. This season they’re doing something different by releasing an interactive special where you decided what she should do next.

World’s Most Wanted


An insightful look at the five most wanted criminals in the world and how despite the best efforts, they have managed to avoid capture. But has their luck finally ran out?

August 6

The Rain – Season 3

Back for its final season, the series follows survivors after a rain-borne virus wipes out most of the Scandinavia’s population. Now they seek safety and answers.

August 7

Work It

If you’re nostalgic for Step Up or Save the Last Dance then this new film is going to be right up your foot tapping street. The transformative story follows a group of misfit dancers who are dreaming of becoming dance champions. Think of it as Pitch Perfect but with dancing.

August 14

Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story

If you love to binge on gripping real-life crime drama gets you then the second season of Dirty John should be on your watch list. It follows Betty Broderick, who stands trial for shooting and killing her husband Dan and his second wife Linda in California in 1989. It is based on Betty’s own recollections, along with court testimonies and interviews and stars Amanda Peet and Christian Slater.

Project Power

Nearly every single person you know would’ve imagined what kind of superpower they’d have. Us? Probably flying or some method of transporting ourselves to the Maldivian beaches. But what if a pill could make that happen? Project Power follows an ex-soldier a teen and a cop as they hunt down the source behind this new pill that gives temporary superpowers.

August 20

Biohackers

Conspiracy thriller following a medical student who secures a spot at a prestigious club of students at a top German university. They think she’s there to help push the boundaries of science, but she wants to uncover a family tragedy that is linked to her biology professor.

August 21

Lucifer

Our favourite cheeky devil is back for season 5, or is he? Looks like there’s a wannabe Lucifer on the scene and something tells us the Lord of Hell won’t be too happy when he learns of the imposter.

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