Top 10 Releases Coming to/Leaving Netflix in August 2018
For this list, we're looking at 5 of the best properties that Netflix will sadly be dropping come August 2018, as well 5 of the best incoming titles for you to get excited about.
#5: “Sausage Party” (2016) Leaving: August 23rd, 2018
If you’re a fan of the woefully limited genre of “raunchy R-rated 3D animated comedies”, we’ve got some bad news for you. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s star-studded adult comedy about anthropomorphised food is officially heading to Netflix’s compost bin. The good news is… you’ve got until August 23rd to watch it. So if you want to see food have an orgy, see what sort of damage an angry douche can cause, or feel guilty about eating pretty much any kind of food, you’ve still got time to get your fill of Sausage Party! Just be sure to wait until the kids (or your parents) have gone to bed.
#5: “Batman Begins” (2005) Coming: August 1st, 2018
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Bat-fans rejoice! Christopher Nolan’s excellent retelling of the Caped Crusader’s origin story and the first chapter in his critically acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy glides into Netflix August 1st. A gritty and grounded take on the iconic superhero that dives deep into his motivations for becoming Batman, as well as the training that went into preparing him for his one man war on crime, Batman Begins is fantastic ride with serious replay value. Christian Bale plays Bruce Wayne and his night-time alter ego, while Michael Caine, Liam Neeson and Cillian Murphy round out the cast in spectacular fashion.
#4: “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005) Leaving: August 16th, 2018
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Considering his filmography, it can be easy to forget that back in 2005 Steve Carell was a relative unknown. The first season of “The Office” had only debuted a few months prior and his film career was limited to supporting roles. And then he came along with this starring role, in a film he co-wrote, no less. Carell is in good company alongside the likes of Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks, but as the titular virgin, Andy Stitzer, Carell steals the show. Unfortunately, you’ve only got until August 16th to rewatch it, which is when it exits Netflix stage left alongside a lesser-known Carell comedy, “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World”.
#4: “The Good Place” (2016-) Season 2 Coming: August 28th, 2018
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As cordcutters who prefer to wait for things to land on Netflix can attest, after binging season 1, it’s been a long and rather impatient wait for season 2 to arrive on the streaming service. For newcomers, here’s the summary: newly deceased Eleanor Shellstrop finds herself in “The Good Place”, a heaven-like afterlife. The thing is… she knows that there’s no way she belongs there. With the life she’s led, she’s got “The Bad Place” written all over her. It’s a wildly inventive premise and Kristen Bell absolutely kills it in the lead role. After a cliffhanger twist ending to season 1, we can’t wait to binge season 2!
#3: “Transformers: Prime” (2010-13) Seasons 2-3 Leaving: August 16th, 2018
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Bad news autobots: your fellow Transformers-or at least, a few seasons worth of them-will no longer be available on Netflix come August 16th, 2018. Not only are the second and third seasons of the Emmy award-winning 3D series “Transformers Prime” leaving the streaming service, but it’s taking a few seasons of the more kid-oriented “Transformers: Rescue Bots” along with it. For the love of Cybertron, it’s a veritable Transformers exodus! If you ever had even a passing interest in the franchise, Prime is a great place to start while you still have the chance. Sure, it might lack the budget of the big screen Transformer films, but it has the aforementioned films beat in terms of quality storytelling and actual character development.
#3: “The 100” Season 5 (2014-) Coming: August 15th, 2018
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The CW landed a massive home run when it decided to adapt Kass Morgan’s series of novels for the small screen, giving birth to a post-apocalyptic series that has truly taken on a life of its own. And luckily for us, Netflix has a habit of getting the most recent season shortly after it ends on broadcast television. Translation: it’s a binge-watcher’s delight. So for those of you who have been waiting to watch season 5 in one go, the wait officially ends August 15th, 2018. Season 4 ended off with a rather dramatic time jump, and we can’t wait to get caught up.
#2: “The Road” (2009) Leaving: August 25th, 2018
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Cormac McCarthy’s tale of a father and son’s survival in post-apocalyptic America earned him a number of awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A heartbreaking and deeply emotional journey, it’s a story about the will to persist even in a vacuum of hope, and focuses far more on the dynamic between father and son than the often action-packed setting of other post-apocalyptic worlds. As such, director John Hillcoat had his work cut out for him, as did stars Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee, but they somehow collectively managed to translate this difficult material to the big screen. All that to say… “The Road” is definitely worth a watch before it leaves Netflix.
#2: “Ozark” Season 2 (2017-) Coming: August 31st, 2018
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With the success of “Arrested Development”, Jason Bateman’s career got a second lease on life. Though this largely took the form of comedic roles, in 2017 he showed us that he’s here for the long haul by demonstrating his diversity as an actor in this edge-of-your-seat crime drama. In Ozark, Bateman plays Marty Byrde, a financial planner who gets involved in a money-laundering scheme gone wrong, prompting a move to the Missouri Ozarks. Laura Linney plays wife and realtor Wendy Byrde and similarly shines in her role. Though often compared to Breaking Bad, Ozark is its own unique story, and we can’t wait to see where it takes the characters in season 2.
#1: “The Killing” (2011-14) Seasons 1-3 Leaving: August 1st, 2018
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This excellent crime drama, starring Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman, owes a lot to Netflix. The series was originally slated to be cancelled after just two seasons before Netflix intervened and came to an arrangement with AMC to keep the series afloat. It was then cancelled a second time after the third season, but sure enough, Netflix once again came to the rescue, this time picking up the series for a six-episode fourth season, exclusive to Netflix. Sadly, despite all the work they put into the show, seasons 1 through 3 will no longer be available on the streaming service as of August 1st.
#1: “Disenchantment” (2018-) Coming: August 17th, 2018
Now THIS is a seriously exciting development. Matt Groening has given us arguably the greatest and most influential animated comedy series of all time - The Simpsons. He also gave us the often-underappreciated but nonetheless excellent Futurama. Now, embracing the modern age of streaming services while simultaneously exploring the fantasy genre, Groening has teamed up with Netflix to bring us his third original animated series, which follows a hard-drinking wayward princess in search of adventure, and two companions: her personal demon Luci and an elf named “Elfo”. Princess Bean is voiced by Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson, and from the looks of the trailer, this series is classic Groening comedy in a whole new world.
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