New Releases on Netflix This Week & Top 10 Movies & Series: August 2nd, 2024

The Spectacular Now New On Netflix August St

The Spectacular Now – Picture: A24

Welcome to August! As always, Netflix rotated on or off close to 100 titles in the United States on the first of the month alone. Below, we’ll provide you with the entire list of new movies and series that were added to Netflix US over the past week. Take a look at what’s been trending in Netflix’s top 10s.

Nearly 60 movies and series were removed from Netflix yesterday, including the mini-series 30 for 30–OJ: Made in America, plus movies like Conan The Barbarian, The Great Wall, and The Theory of Everything.

To see what else Netflix has in store for you throughout the rest of August 2024, keep checking back to our main August 2024 preview.

What to Watch on Netflix This Weekend

Fire Country (Season 1)

Number of episodes: 22
Rating: TV-14
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Cast: Max Thieriot, Kevin Alejandro, Jordan Calloway, Stephanie Arcila, Jules Latimer, Diane Farr

There are a few new series added today, including one of our top picks for the entirety of August: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, which is picking up a ton of great reviews from US press following its UK premiere in the last few months.

However, we wanted to spotlight Fire Country with the first season of the show touching down on Netflix today, as we first reported last month.

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Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color (2023)

Rating: PG-13
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Andô
Writer: Takashi Yamazaki, Ishirô Honda, Takeo Murata
Runtime: 124 min / 2h 4m

As we also first reported, Netflix just got the black-and-white version of Godzilla Minus One, which may be underselling it as it is a complete retouch of the original film (which dropped in June), giving it a completely different vibe and makes it much more into a horror than the original cut.

For those who missed it, Godzilla Minus One is the latest Japanese iteration of the famous monster movie.

Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter (2021)

Rating: TV-MA
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
Director: Rebecca Halpern
Cast: Grant Achatz, Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse
Writer: Rebecca Halpern
Runtime: 96 min / 1h 36m

Concluding our four picks, we land with a documentary that will undoubtedly fly under the radar, but we want to put it in the spotlight here.

The documentary looks back at the life of the renowned American chef and restauranteur best known for his flagship restaurant based in Chicago: Charlie Trotter’s. It’s both an uplifting and cautionary documentary about the life of the late chef.

Rebel Moon: The Director’s Cuts

Picture: Netflix

After the PG-13 versions of Netflix’s ambitious new sci-fi action franchise from Zack Snyder released over the past few months, you’ll now be able to get the “true vision” of the movies with the extended R-rated director’s cuts.

Now, personally, I’m about halfway through the two movies (it’s a mammoth undertaking), and honestly, I don’t despise them. They’re not fantastic, but they’re pretty serviceable and, if you ask me, better than the Star Wars Disney trilogy (not a high bar, I know). You won’t find many reviews, though, as most critics who did publish are from highly selected outlets and YouTube channels, so expect more discourse over the weekend.

Full List of New Releases on Netflix This Week

Don’t forget, an expanded version of this list can be found on our New on Netflix hub page. There, the new releases have trailers, posters, list of actors, directors and much more.

49 New Movies Added This Week

18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024) – TV-14 – Japanese
Bigger, Stronger, Faster (2008) – PG-13 – English
Blood and Bone (2009) – R – English
Borderless Fog (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Indonesian
Breaking and Re-entering (2024) – TV-MA – Min Nan
Bride of Chucky (1998) – R – English
Child’s Play 2 (1990) – R – English
Child’s Play 3 (1991) – R – English
Cult of Chucky (2017) – R – English
Curse of Chucky (2013) – R – English
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (2003) – PG – English
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012) – PG – English
Fury (2014) – R – English
Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color (2023) – PG-13 – Japanese
Hop (2011) – PG – English
How Do You Know (2010) – PG-13 – English
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) – PG-13 – English
Jack Reacher (2012) – PG-13 – English
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) – PG-13 – English
Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter (2021) – TV-MA – English
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli (2024) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
Mon Laferte, te amo (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
Monster House (2006) – PG – English
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa (2023) Netflix Original – R – English
Mr. Deeds (2002) – PG-13 – English
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) – R – English
Pain & Gain (2013) – R – English
Rebel Moon — Part One: Director’s Cut (2024) Netflix Original – R – English
Rebel Moon — Part Two: Director’s Cut (2024) Netflix Original – R – English
RED (2010) – PG-13 – English
RED 2 (2013) – PG-13 – English
Room (2015) – R – English
Save the Last Dance (2001) – PG-13 – English
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024) Netflix Original – TV-Y7 – English
Seed of Chucky (2004) – R – English
Senna: No Fear, No Limits, No Equal (2010) – PG-13 – English
Star Trek Beyond (2016) – PG-13 – English
Takers (2010) – PG-13 – English
Tarot (2024) – PG-13 – English
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – R – English
The Deer King (2021) – R – Japanese
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) – PG-13 – English
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) – PG-13 – English
The Next Karate Kid (1994) – PG – English
The Spectacular Now (2013) – R – English
The World’s Fastest Indian (2005) – PG-13 – English
White Chicks (2004) – PG-13 – English
Wicked Little Letters (2023) – R – English
World War Z (2013) – PG-13 – English

9 New TV Series Added This Week

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
Fire Country (Season 1) – TV-14 – English
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (Season 3) Netflix Original – TV-PG – Japanese
Love is Blind: Mexico (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
Love of my life (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
Pawn Stars (Season 15) – TV-PG – English
Prison Break (Seasons 1-5) – TV-14 – English
Unsolved Mysteries (Volume 4) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
Unstable (Season 2) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English

1 New Game Added to Netflix This Week

Sports Sport – Available on iOS and Android

Most Popular Series on Netflix US This Week

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam – Picture: Netflix

This week, Cobra Kai was knocked off the top spot by Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam, which is capturing a lot of attention on social media thanks in part due to the high-profile boy bands featured throughout.

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam (77 points)
Cobra Kai (69 points)
All American (58 points)
Simone Biles Rising (53 points)
Too Hot to Handle (46 points)
The Decameron (28 points)
Homicide (26 points)
Unsolved Mysteries (19 points)
Resurrected Rides (15 points)
Prison Break (11 points)
Master of the House (10 points)
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (10 points)
The Dragon Prince (8 points)
Vikings: Valhalla (7 points)
Unstable (2 points)
Receiver (1 points)

As mentioned, we’ll combine this list with a recap at the end of the week tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow, you can look forward to all six-plus hours of the Rebel Moon extended cuts and the new Spongebob movie.

For more on what’s coming up on Netflix throughout August 2024, keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix.