Here’s a list of all the horror, thriller, true crime, and sci-fi movies and series coming to Netflix in August 2021. The list is based on titles in the USA.
August 2021 features many new horror movies, thrillers, true crime, and sci-fi titles coming to Netflix in the US.
The list of horror, thriller, true crime, sci-fi movies, and series coming to Netflix in August 2021 will be edited regularly with new titles as they’re released. So be sure to bookmark this page!
Dates and titles are subject to change.
Genre titles available on Netflix on August 1, 2021:
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
The Machinist (2004)
Inception (2010)
Space Cowboys (2000)
Top Secret UFO Projects Declassified (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 3, 2021
Though claims of extraterrestrial encounters have long been dismissed, many believe the existence of UFOs is not just likely, but a certainty.
Aftermath (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 4, 2021
Desperate to save their marriage, a young couple takes a deal and moves into their dream home, but disturbing events reveal the house’s troubled history.
Hit & Run: Season 1 (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 6, 2021
A man searching for the truth behind his wife’s death becomes caught up in a dangerous web of secrets and intrigue stretching from New York to Tel Aviv.
The Swarm (2020)
Available on Netflix: August 6, 2021
Virginie lives on a farm with her children Laura (15) and Gaston (7) and raises locusts as a high-protein crop. Life is hard: money worries and practical problems are piling up, tensions with her kids and neighbors are running high. But everything changes when she discovers the locusts have a taste for blood.
Brand New Cherry Flavor – Limited series (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 13, 2021
A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early ’90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge — and kittens.
Gone for Good – Limited series (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 13, 2021
Ten years after losing the two people he loved most, a man finds himself plunged into another dizzying mystery when his girlfriend suddenly vanishes. French thriller series based on a Harlan Coben novel.
Black Island (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 18, 2021
The dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island threaten to swallow up an orphaned student when he grows close to a mysterious new teacher.
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 18, 2021
British serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.
Sweet Girl (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 20, 2021
He lost the love of his life to a pharmaceutical company’s greed. Now his daughter is without a mother, and he’s without justice. For now.
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 23, 2021
The world of “The Witcher” expands in this 2D anime film that explores a powerful new threat facing the Continent.
The Old Ways (2020)
Available on Netflix: August 25, 2021
A reporter visits her birthplace in Veracruz for a story about tribal culture, only to be kidnapped by locals who believe she’s demonically possessed.
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes – Season 1 (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 25, 2021
She’s back from the dead and has a newfound thirst for blood. Meanwhile, her family’s funeral parlor desperately needs more business. Hmm, what if…
Clickbait: Season 1 (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 25, 2021
In this thriller series, eight different points of view provide tantalizing clues to the perpetrator of a gruesome crime fueled by social media.
Open Your Eyes (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 25, 2021
In the aftermath of tragedy, a teen finds herself at a memory disorder center, where she bonds with other patients who have experienced similar traumas.
John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer (2021)
Available on Netflix: August 25, 2021
Claiming to perform miracles, medium João Teixeira de Faria rises to international fame before horrifying abuse is revealed by survivors and prosecutors.
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