New Releases on Netflix & Top 10 Movies & Series: August thirty first, 2023

One Piece. (L to R) Mackenyu Arata as Roronoa Zoro, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Taz Skylar as Sanji in season 1 of One Piece. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023

Welcome to your first roundup of what’s new on Netflix for this week and really the primary since final Friday (we’ve been slacking – sorry!) – right here’s a recap of every little thing new on Netflix for the ultimate days of August 2023 with 18 new titles in all to cowl.

Of course, tomorrow has a giant drop of recent releases deliberate for tomorrow as we cross over to September 2023. We’ll have a each day roundup tomorrow afternoon, however till then, you may catch the preliminary record of what’s on the way in which through our September 2023 schedule.

In phrases of removals, lots is being eliminated tomorrow, and to be frank, you don’t have a lot time to observe the scores of flicks leaving. Given this, we picked out 9 that you ought to be watching.

Now, let’s get into the brand new releases:

Best New Movies, Series, and Games on Netflix This Week

One Piece (Season 1)

Number of episodes: 8
Rating: TV-14
Language: English
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Cast: Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd
Writer: Steven Maeda, Matt Owens
Runtime: 64 minutes / 1h 4m

Sorry, even right here, you’re not going to have the ability to get away from the bombardment of promoting for Netflix’s new large live-action anime adaptation sequence, One Piece.

Netflix has thrown every little thing at this adaptation within the hopes of lastly getting a long-awaited win within the style, and it seems to have arrived, with critics lauding the brand new sequence and audiences to date echoing these sentiments. The sequence is at present sitting at 82% on RottenTomatoes on the time of publishing.

The sequence sees you following Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew, who discover a fantastical world of countless oceans and unique islands looking for the world’s final treasure to change into the subsequent Pirate King.

Samurai Shodown

On the gaming entrance, Netflix lastly launched the remake of the basic preventing SNK sport that was launched on most consoles and PCs in 2019 and is now ported to cellular solely through Netflix video games.

As per all of Netflix’s different roster of video video games, Samurai Shodown options zero ads and no in-app purchases.

Miss Adrenaline: A Tale of Twins (Season 1)

Number of episodes: 26
Rating: TV-14
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
Cast: Juanita Molina, David Palacio, Zharick León, Emmanuel Esparza, Juan Manuel Guilera, Kevin Bury

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Colombian telenovelas are sometimes sources of hours and hours of content material with episode counts considerably greater than their US or European counterparts. That’s definitely the case with this new crime thriller sequence that dropped half of its episodes this week.

Here’s what you may count on if you happen to dive in:

“A competitive biker takes the identity of her long-lost identical twin sister to bring her killers to justice and get the truth behind their separation.”

The second batch of episodes (taking season 1 to 65 episodes!) for Miss Adrenaline will drop on September twenty seventh, 2023.

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World (2023)

Rating: PG-13
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Cast: Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, Sullivan Jones
Writer: Frank Baldwin, George Tillman Jr., Dan Gordon
Runtime: 129 min / 2h 9m

Rewind again to the weekend and Netflix acquired its hand on the newest theatrical film from Sony Pictures within the type of a boxing biopic specializing in the good heavyweight boxer George Foreman.

As we mentioned in our roundup of the finest new films for that week, the critics and audiences have been extremely divided, and that continues to be the case since its arrival on Netflix.

Just a reminder: if you happen to’re planning on signing as much as watch Big George Foreman on Netflix, you’ll want a premium Netflix tier, as Sony films can’t be watched on the advert tier.

Full List of New Releases on Netflix (August twenty sixth to August thirty first)

9 New Movies Added

• Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World (2023) – PG-13 – English – From making his mark to cementing his legend, this biopic of George Foreman highlights his flip towards religion and an inconceivable return to the ring.
• Can You See Us? (2022) – TV-14 – English – Rejected by his father at delivery, a boy with albinism navigates a childhood of bullying, tragedy and cautious hope on this coming-of-age drama.
• Choose Love (2023) Netflix Original – N/A – English – The regular boyfriend. The one who acquired away. The charming rock star. Who will Cami select? In this interactive rom-com, her love life is in your fingers.
• Face Off (2015) – TV-14 – Vietnamese – After unearthing diamonds within the wilderness, a person is hunted by a murderous gang and should outrun them with the assistance of a newfound pal.
• Face Off 2: The Studio (2016) – TV-14 – Vietnamese – Hoping to maintain their movie from shutting down, two stuntmen tackle an odd job to finance it — solely to change into the unwitting pawns of a felony syndicate.
• Face Off 3: Imperfect Trio (2018) – TV-14 – Vietnamese – Abandoned as youngsters, three associates with disabilities discover fame on TV — main them on an journey to seek out the mom who left one among them behind.
• Face Off 6: The Ticket of Destiny (2023) – TV-MA – Vietnamese – Six associates strike it large as their shared lottery ticket wins them billions, however a loss of life within the group begins a series of greed that would damage all of it.
• Snowpiercer (2013) – R – English – The Earth’s remaining inhabitants are confined to a single prepare circling the globe as revolution brews among the many class-divided automobiles.
• The Great Seduction (2023) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish – When a golden alternative arises to spice up the fortunes of a forgotten fishing city, its residents got down to trick their option to making it occur.

7 New TV Series Added

• Heart of Invictus (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English – Follow six individuals competing within the 2022 Invictus Games, a worldwide occasion based by Prince Harry that helps wounded service members heal via sports activities.
• Karate Sheep (Season 2) Netflix Original – TV-G – English – Two intelligent sheep use karate and high-tech devices to guard their flock from a hungry wolf who’s decided to make all of them his dinner.
• Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-PG – English – Travel world wide with creator Dan Buettner to find 5 distinctive communities the place individuals stay terribly lengthy and vibrant lives.
• Miss Adrenaline: A Tale of Twins (Season 1 ) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Spanish
• One Piece (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English – With his straw hat and ragtag crew, younger pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure on this live-action adaptation of the favored manga.
• Risqué Business: Taiwan (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Korean – Shin Dong-youp and Sung Si-kyung embark on a laughter-filled journey to Taiwan, aiming to realize a deeper understanding of its intercourse tradition and enterprise.
• Riverdale (Season 7) – TV-14 – English – While navigating the troubled waters of intercourse, romance, college and household, teen Archie and his gang change into entangled in a darkish Riverdale thriller.

Netflix Top 10 Shows and Movies for August thirty first, 2023