Heartbreaks, Heists, and Hit Songs: Netflix Brings the Drama This August!

Netflix is turning up the volume—and the emotional stakes—this August 2025. From high-stakes heists and revenge-fueled mysteries to soft-focus romances and comeback arcs, this month’s slate is one of the most varied in recent memory. If you're into chaotic dating shows, tear-jerking dramas, or animated beachside sleuthing, your queue's about to fill up fast.

Here’s everything worth watching (and why it deserves your screen time):

Khalil Ramos and Sue Ramirez in One Hit Wonder (Courtesy of Netflix)

Top Pick: One Hit Wonder (August 21)

Set in the nostalgic glow of Manila’s ’90s music scene, One Hit Wonder follows two struggling singers—Lorina (Sue Ramirez) and Entoy (Khalil Ramos)—as they take one last shot at fame and maybe even love. They’re broke, out of time, and clinging to one dream. A heartfelt Filipino film with OPM heart and classic underdog energy.

Back & Better

Emma Myers and Jenna Ortega in Wednesday (courtesy of Netflix)

Returning faves, high drama, and expanded universes.

• Wednesday: Season 2 Part 1 (August 6): Wednesday Addams is back at Nevermore Academy with fresh monsters, even more deadpan wit, and darker mysteries. New foes. New psychic turmoil. Still delightfully weird.

• Love Is Blind: UK Season 2 (August 13): A new cast of Brits go looking for love without seeing each other first. Will these new hopefuls make it from the pods to the altar—or crash and burn in classic Love Is Blind fashion?

• Miss Governor: Season 1 Part 2 (August 14): Mississippi’s first Black lieutenant governor returns to face political challenges, a regressive boss, and the chaos of her eccentric family—all while trying to stay true to herself.

• My Life With the Walter Boys: Season 2 (August 28): Jackie heads back to Silver Falls to start fresh—but old tensions and unresolved feelings make moving on anything but simple in this Gen-Z drama.

Pressure Zone

Vanessa Kirby in Night Always Comes (courtesy of Netflix)

Dark mysteries, emotional reckoning, and stories that hit hard.

• Night Always Comes (August 15): Lynette has one night to raise $25,000 before she loses her home. As the night wears on, desperation leads to danger in this gut-punch of a film starring Vanessa Kirby.

• The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea’s Tragedies (August 15): A searing documentary series shedding light on long-silenced chapters of Korean history, told through survivors’ voices. Honest, raw, and necessary.

• The Thursday Murder Club (August 28): Elderly sleuths turned unlikely detectives dive into a real-life murder mystery in this comedic crime caper based on the hit novel. Yes, it’s Helen Mirren. Yes, it looks amazing.

• Two Graves (August 29): A grieving grandmother will stop at nothing to uncover what happened to her missing granddaughters in this slow-burn revenge thriller set in a sleepy coastal town.

Love, Actually

Corey Mylchreest in My Oxford Year (Courtesy of Netflix)

Wholesome, messy, and sometimes heartbreaking—Netflix keeps the romance coming.

• My Oxford Year (August 1): An ambitious American falls for a charming Brit while studying at Oxford—until a secret threatens to upend everything. Study abroad never felt so emotionally layered.

• Perfect Match: Season 3 (August 1): Fan-favorite Netflix reality stars return for another strategic dating showdown. Expect flings, drama, and alliances that burn faster than the tropical sun.

• Love Untangled (Coming Soon): A lovestruck teen enlists the help of a transfer student to win over the school heartthrob. Rom-com meets coming-of-age in this bubbly high school tale.

More for Your Must-Watch List

Lee Jin-uk in Beyond the Bar (Courtesy of Netflix)

From international dramas to animated surprises—these are your hidden gems.

• Beyond the Bar (August 2): A rookie lawyer with a strong sense of justice joins a powerful law firm and finds herself clashing with her cold, brilliant mentor. Korean legal drama at its sharpest.

• Stolen: Heist of the Century (August 8): Antwerp, 2003. A gang breaks into the world’s most secure diamond vault. How did they pull it off—and who were they really? A gripping docuseries that unpacks a legendary true crime.

• Final Draft (August 12): Twenty-five former athletes compete in grueling mental and physical trials to win ¥30 million and a second shot at glory. Netflix’s first Japanese survival reality show.

• Young Millionaires (August 13): When four Marseille teens hit the jackpot, their lives spin out of control. Turns out being young and rich doesn’t guarantee a happy ending.

• Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage (August 14): The Medicine Seller returns in this stylized, supernatural Japanese film. Set in the Edo period, it explores dark family feuds, inner demons, and the birth of a deadly spirit.

• Death Inc.: Season 3 (August 21): With the funeral home's founder dead, a greedy second-in-command plots a takeover—but the widow’s not giving up her family's legacy without a fight.

• Barbie Mysteries: Beach Detectives (August 28): Brooklyn and Malibu’s summer podcast takes a spooky turn when real beachside crimes start unfolding. Think Scooby-Doo, but pink and stylish.

  
  

TL;DR

From OPM musical dreams and gothic suspense to elderly detectives and Barbie solving seaside crimes—Netflix’s August 2025 lineup is wild, varied, and full of surprises. Whether you're watching with your SO, your lola, or your cats, there’s something here for every mood.

So... what’s going in your queue first?