38 New, Returning, and Controversial Netflix Shows Coming in August

High schooler Ayumti has the perfect life and the perfect boyfriend — so perfect, in fact, that a jealous classmates decides to steal her body and take over Ayumti's life.

When it's available: August 1

Taking place in 1980s Spain, a Galician fisherman's quest for wealth compels him into drug trafficking, and Latin American cocaine suppliers suddenly find themselves with a new European market.

When it's available: August 3

In the new season of this computer-animated series about a world inhabited by dinosaur/construction vehicle hybrids, two Dinotrux forced away from their home must build a new base and figure out how to take back their crater.

When it's available: August 3

Appropriately titled, this British docuseries will have ten hour-long episodes, each installment focusing on a different notorious prisoner who has been sentenced to death for capital murder.

When it's available: August 3

If you've been waiting for a marching band reality series, the wait is over — this show is all about the top-ranked Bethune-Cookman University marching band, and the drama and competition that comes with keeping your spot on the field.

When it's available: August 3

This adult anime drama follows several different stories about first love and heartbreak for city dwellers in China.

When it's available: August 4

This South Korean wartime romance is set around the time of the 1871 US expedition to Korea, known as Shinmiyangyo, and focuses on a young boy who boards an American warship, only to return to Korea years later and fall in love with an aristocrat's daughter.

When it's available: August 4

In this Black Mirror-esque drama, children and adults alike are presented with a variety of temptations, but if acted upon, they must face the often horrifying consequences of their actions.

When it's available: August 4

In this latest installment of Netflix's 72 Dangerous Animals series, the docuseries goes to Asia to explore the deadliest creatures that roam the continent.

When it's available: August 10

This documentary follows the lives of seven patients diagnosed with mysterious chronic illnesses and their journey to find a cure (or at least an explanation).

When it's available: August 10

When hip-hop mogul Joey Washington (played by Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons) decides to retire from the rap game, he must adjust to a life at home with his four kids, while his wife, Justine, is finally given the opportunity to pursue a career of her own.

When it's available: August 10

Comedian Demetri Martin performs his newest stand-up routine at The Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC, in this Netflix comedy special.

When it's available: August 10

In this new comedy series, a formerly overweight teen (played by Debby Ryan) seeks the help of a disgraced civil lawyer-turned-beauty pageant coach (played by Dallas Roberts) in order to exact her revenge on the classmates who bullied her. The trailer is outrageous, and the show is already getting heat for promoting unhealthy attitudes toward curvy women.

When it's available: August 10

This dark comedy follows the lives of a wealthy and dysfunctional Mexican family who owns a flower shop, and the matriarch's attempts to save face after her husband's affair (as well as all of the family's secrets) come to light.

When it's available: August 10

If you can't get enough of reality cooking shows, this new UK series about competing pop-up restaurants is definitely for you.

When it's available: August 10

Based on the book by Victoria Carson, this children's live-action drama is about 12-year-old Skye, who forms a club to help her take care of the horses at her family's ranch after the responsibility grows to be too much for her to handle alone.

When it's available: August 10

This animated series about teenagers transported from Earth to pilot robotic lions in an intergalactic war against evil returns for its seventh season.

When it's available: August 10

This series tells the true story of Zion Clark, a young wrestler born without legs and raised in foster care who found wrestling to be a therapeutic outlet and a much-needed constant in his tumultuous life.

When it's available: August 10

In this adult animated comedy from The Simpsons and Futurama creator Matt Groening, an alcoholic princess named Bean traverses through Dreamland with her elf sidekick and personal demon in a series of misadventures.

When it's available: August 17

Comedian and magician Justin Willman brings his magic act into several strange subcultures of America in this six-part docuseries.

When it's available: August 17

Based on Chris Garbutt's 2009 animated short of the same name, this animated series follows the adventures of a 12-year-old middle school student who also happens to be a hot dog.

When it's available: August 17

This animated series about a city slicker-turned-small town girl who forms a close friendship with a wild horse will enter its sixth season.

When it's available: August 17

If you're all about real estate TV shows, you'll love this new reality series about a house designer and real estate expert who team up to show home owners how to turn a profit from their rental properties.

When it's available: August 17

In this crime drama, a quirky group of computer hackers use their technological know-how to dig for evidence and help bring criminals to justice.

When it's available: August 17

In the second season of this true crime documentary, the show continues to find new evidence and shed new light on the case of Carole Packman, whose husband was convicted for her murder though her body was never found.

When it's available: August 19

In this Finnish crime drama, a recently widowed detective discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, which triggers a series of events that threaten to upheave the life she is still struggling to put back together.

When it's available: August 23

This show about five little creatures, named Beep, Bing, Bang, Boom, and Bo, who travel the globe trying to find answers to kids' most pressing questions about the human world returns for its second season.

When it's available: August 24

In this comedy special, notoriously shirtless comedian Bert Kreischer performs his latest stand-up routine about fatherhood.

When it's available: August 24

This horror miniseries tells the story of a prisoner at a remote military detention center who turns the tables on a new military interrogator.

When it's available: August 24

After running away from a repressive home with her boyfriend, a teenage girl discovers paranormal abilities that threaten to tear the two lovers apart in this supernatural romance.

When it's available: August 24

Based on the animated movie, this cartoon is based around Troll Village in a new time of peace led by Queen Poppy, who tries to mend ties with the Bergens.

When it's available: August 24

In another new true crime series, this show explores the troubled psyches of infamous criminals, with commentary from some of the world's leading psychological experts.

When it's available: August 31

Starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, this show follows a financial adviser who is forced into money laundering in the Missouri Ozarks — and who takes his family along with him. In its second season, the Byrde family faces even more drama as a cartel threatens the life they've created for themselves in the Ozarks.

When it's available: August 31

This adult animated comedy is centered around a bumbling small town police department, and several famous voice actors (including Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob) lend their talents to the dysfunctional police squad.

When it's available: August 31

In the second part of this comedy showcase series, even more up-and-coming comedians are allotted 15 minutes to perform their best stand-up routines.

When it's available: August 31

This American competition show enters its third season, with elite competitors around the world attempting to conquer an insanely demanding obstacle course.

When it's available: August 31

In this new drama, an undercover agent finds herself with disturbing evidence, leading to a new investigation and a deal with an arrested drug mule.

When it's available: August 31

BuzzFeed reporters provide candid commentary on a range of topics, covering everything from pop culture to politics, on this new series.

When it's available: August 31