
Could the summer heatwave stretch deep into August? If it does, you might want to park yourself in the coolest spot possible and take it super easy with Netflix.
This month, the streaming giant is adding some fantastic movies including Bridget Jones's Baby – the latest in the iconic series – and Pride & Prejudice starring an Oscar-nominated Keira Knightley.
Other film highlights include Monster-in-Law, a silly but entertaining comedy starring Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez, and Bad Moms, an ensemble piece about stressed parents treating themselves to a long-overdue party. Mila Kunis and Jada Pinkett Smith lead the cast in that one.
Oh, and if you fancy trying a new original series, British sci-fi drama The Innocents is building buzz, and black comedy Insatiable is already hella controversial.
Click through to see the key new titles – and their release dates – on Netflix this August.

Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Renee Zellweger returns in a belated "threequel" that's way better than you'd expect despite the lack of Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. Emma Thompson (who co-wrote the script) is on scene-stealing form as Bridget's wisecracking pregnancy doctor.
Available 30th August

Chesapeake Shores(2018)
Season three of the cosy US family drama series starring Jesse Metcalfe (a.k.a. hunky gardener John from Desperate Housewives), Treat Williams and Diane Ladd. Not the trendiest show on Netflix, but it's very watchable.
New episodes added Mondays

Disenchantment(2018)
This Netflix original is a new adult animated series from The Simpsons ' Matt Groening. It follows the misadventures of a hard-partying princess voiced by Broad City 's Abbi Jacobson, her feisty elf companion and her personal demon. All 20 episodes launch at once so it's perfect for a weekend binge-watch.
Available 17th August

Follow This (2018)
More new episodes of the Netflix documentary series following journalists at BuzzFeed News as they explore and investigate a variety of topics. Each instalment is around 15 minutes long.
Available 23rd August

Ghoul (2018)
This Indian action-horror series, a Netflix original, follows a military interrogator who arrives at a covert detention centre to discover that some of the terrorists held there are not of this world. Radhika Apte and Manav Kaul lead the cast.
Available 24th August

Insatiable (2018)
It hasn't launched yet, but this new Netflix comedy series has already been accused of body-shaming and fat phobia. It centres on a teenager who loses a vast amount of weight and seeks revenge over the classmates who bullied her. Find out more about the furore here.
Available 10th August

La Casa de las Flores (2018)
This new Mexican comedy series, a Netflix original, follows the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional upper-class family who own a prestigious flower shop.
Available 10th August

Like Father (2018)
This Netflix original comedy film stars Kristen Bell as a workaholic who bonds with her father (Kelsey Grammer) after she's left at the altar. Seth Rogen co-stars.
Available 3rd August

Marlon (2018)
Season two of the family-centric sitcom co-created by and starring Marlon Wayans. He and Essence Atkins play a divorced couple trying to stay friends for the sake of their kids.
Available 22nd August

Ozark (2018)
Season two of the acclaimed Netflix drama about a financial advisor (Jason Bateman) who moves his family from Chicago to suburban Missouri after becoming involved with a Mexican drug cartel. Laura Linney and Janet McTeer co-star.
Available 31st August

Paradise PD(2018)
This new adult animated comedy series centres on a small-town police department in the Deep South. According to the synopsis, "They’re bad cops. Not bad like no nonsense. Not bad like cool. Bad like shitty."
Available 31st August

Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Keira Knightley, Rosamund Pike and Matthew Macfadyen star in Joe Wright's acclaimed adaptation of the Jane Austen classic.
Available 4th August

Spirit Riding Free (2018)
Season six of the computer-animated kids' series following the adventures of a 12-year-old girl and her beloved horse. It's based on the Oscar-nominated film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
Available 17th August

Suits (2018)
Season eight of the hit US legal drama about a fictional New York City law firm. Katherine Heigl joins the cast as a replacement for Meghan Markle, who's now busy with her royal duties, obviously.
New episodes added Thursdays

Switched(2018)
A brand new teen drama series about a high school student, Ayumi, whose life is thrown upside down when a jealous classmate somehow manages to steal her body, boyfriend and entire life.
Available 1st August

The Innocents (2018)
New British sci-fi series about a teenage girl (rising star Sorcha Groundsell) who runs away from her controlling father and discovers she's a shapeshifter. Guy Pearce co-stars as a professor who may be able to help her control her abilities.
Available 24th August

Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018)
Season three of the kids' series based on the hit film starring Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. Netflix's teaser for the new episodes reads: "As the trolls turn a new enemy into a friend, Poppy trains Branch in "hair-jitsu," Smidge woos a crush and DJ Suki learns to throw the best party ever."
Available 24th August

Zion(2018)
An inspiring documentary film about a teenage foster kid, Zion Clark, who hopes to become a wrestler despite being born without legs.
Available 10th August

20th Century Women (2016)
A charming and beautifully performed comedy-drama film from Beginner s director Mike Mills. Annette Bening stars as a free-spirited woman running a boarding house in '70s California, whose tenants include Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and Elle Fanning.
Available 17th August

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes star in this enduringly popular family movie about a magical flying car.
Available 1st August.

Divergent (2014)
Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet star in the first feature film based on Veronica Roth's popular Divergen t novels. Hunger Games fans especially should find plenty to enjoy.
Available 21st August

Gotham (2017)
Fourth season of the hit US crime drama featuring an array of characters from the Batman universe. Ben McKenzie – Ryan from The OC – leads a cast that includes Morena Baccarin and Sean Pertwee.
Available 15th August

Jason Bourne(2016)
Matt Damon returns for the fifth and most recent Bourne film. Like its predecessors, it's a slick and gritty action thriller with an awesome ensemble cast – Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Riz Ahmed and Tommy Lee Jones all co-star.
Available 1st August

Monster-in-Law(2005)
Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez square off iconically in this likeable comedy film about a high-profile mother-in-law who disapproves of her son's fiancée. Spoiler: there will be slaps.
Available 1st August

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
A smash-hit computer-animated family movie whose voice cast includes Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Hannibal Buress and Steve Coogan. A sequel is due in 2018.
Available 22nd August

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before(2018)
Netflix original film adaptation of Jenny Han's popular young adult novel. Lana Condor ( X-Men: Apocalypse) stars as a high school student whose love letters to past crushes – intended for her eyes only – are mysteriously mailed out to every boy she's ever fancied. Um, awkward.
Available 17th August

Unforgotten (2017)
Season two of the popular ITV crime drama starring Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar as London detectives who specialise in investigating longtime-unsolved historical cases.
Available 9th August

Voltron: Legendary Defender(2018)
Season seven of the Netflix kids' series about a group of unlikely heroes who unite to defend the universe from a megalomaniac robot called Voltron.
Available 10th August

Better Call Saul (2018)
Season four of the acclaimed Breaking Bad spinoff starring Bob Odenkirk as shady small-town lawyer Saul Goodman. Look out for further guest appearances from some of Odenkirk's Breaking Bad castmates.
New episodes added Tuesdays from 7th August

A Fish Called Wanda
Classic British comedy film written by and co-starring John Cleese. Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin play a gang of diamond thieves trying to double-cross one another while hunting down a trove of stolen jewels.
Available 1st August

Power (2018)
Fifth season of the popular crime drama series about a powerful New York City nightclub owner who moonlights as a drug lord. Omari Hardwick stars, and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson serves as an executive producer.
New episodes added Mondays
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