New Arrivals to Netflix for August 2016

Highlights this month include the Netflix original CG+stop-frame animated movie The Little Prince; solid Tom Hardy-starring prohibition-era gangster flick Lawless; new series The Get Down from Baz Lhurmann, described as “a mythic saga of how New York at the brink of bankruptcy gave birth to hip-hop, punk and disco”; and Melissa McCarthy comedy Tammy.

Full list of Netflix NZ and Australia additions in August:

The Little Prince – August 5
How to Get Away with Murder: Season 1 – August 1
Argo – August 1
Grease: Live – August 1
Igor – August 1
Lawless – August 1
Scream: Season 2 – August 1
Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal: The Movie – August 1
Pretty Woman – August 3
Billy Madison – August 3
David Cross: Make America Great Again (stand up) – August 5
Crazy Heart – August 10
Annabelle – August 11
The Get Down: Season 1 – August 12
Fearless – August 19
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead – August 19
Tammy – August 25
XOXO – August 26
Jeff Foxworth and Larry the Cable Guy (stand up) – August 26th


Netflix also recently announced release dates for nine forthcoming original series…

Chef’s Table: France – September 2
Easy – September 22
The Ranch (part 2 of season 1) – October 7
Black Mirror – October 21
Lovesick (second season of the show formally known as Scrotal Recall) – November 17
Beat Bugs: Season 2 – November 18
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life – November 25
Captive – December 9
One Day at a Time – January 6