‘Bon Appetit, Your Majesty’ and All the Other TV Shows Coming to Netflix This Week

A new week brings a wide range of stories, from spacebound mystery and preschool milestones to high finance reenactments and royal kitchens. Between Monday August 18 and Sunday August 24, these picks span multiple countries and genres, with returning favorites, buzzy debuts, and a few long awaited projects finally arriving.

Below you will find a quick primer for each title, with plot foundations, key cast and creative leads, and the exact day each one lands this week. If you want to know what these shows cover and who is behind them, this guide has you covered.

‘Extant’ (2014–2015)

This science fiction thriller follows astronaut Molly Woods who comes home from a 13 month solo mission mysteriously pregnant, while her robotics engineer husband John is building a prototype android son named Ethan. The main cast features Halle Berry as Molly, Goran Višnjić as John, and Pierce Gagnon as Ethan, with Grace Gummer, Camryn Manheim, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Michael O’Neill in season one and Jeffrey Dean Morgan joining in season two. Executive producers include Steven Spielberg and Greg Walker, with creator Mickey Fisher shaping the series, and it arrives Monday August 18.

Across two seasons the show weaves ISEA conspiracies with the Humanichs Project as Molly tries to piece together what happened aboard the Seraphim station and why powerful interests want her silent. The series ran for 26 episodes and includes early directing work from Allen Coulter and writing from Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro, giving it a blend of family drama, corporate intrigue, and big idea science fiction that plays out in Los Angeles settings.

‘CoComelon Lane’ (2023– )

Set in the familiar Melon Patch world, this dialogue driven preschool series follows JJ and friends Cody, Cece, Nina, Bella, and Nico through everyday milestones like haircuts, dentist visits, swimming lessons, and making new friends. The series is developed by Guy Toubes and Brandon Violette for Moonbug Entertainment, with voice talent including Cruze McKinnon, Denzel Onaba, Diana Tsoy, and Samantha Alarcon, and it arrives Monday August 18.

Episodes use short, narrative segments that model early social and emotional learning and keep the core family in view with Mom, Dad, TomTom, YoYo, and teacher Miss Appleberry. Production partners include Moonbug and Atomic Cartoons, and the show expands the original nursery rhyme format by letting the characters speak directly to the audience while keeping songs as part of the playtime world.

‘Titans: The Rise of Wall Street’ (2022)

This eight part documentary drama traces the evolution of American finance through figures like J P Morgan, Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, and others using a mix of reenactments, archival footage, and expert interviews. The cast includes Dan Nachtrab as narrator with Adam Jonas Segaller portraying J P Morgan and Eric Rolland portraying Michael Milken, and it arrives Tuesday August 19.

Produced by Stephen David Entertainment with directing credits that include Richard Lopez on episodes, the series charts how banks, brokers, and dealmakers shaped markets from the Gilded Age to the junk bond era. Each episode zeroes in on pivotal moments and personalities to explain how financial power grew, shifted, and sometimes collapsed under pressure.

‘America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys’ (2025)

This documentary series revisits the 1990s Dallas Cowboys dynasty through the lens of owner and general manager Jerry Jones and the bold decisions that defined the era. Directed by Chapman Way and Maclain Way, the project features interviews with Jones along with Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Deion Sanders, and coach Jimmy Johnson, and it arrives Tuesday August 19.

The series covers the purchase of the team in 1989, the head coaching changes, the Super Bowl runs, and the off field controversies that kept the franchise in the headlines. With the directors known for ‘Wild Wild Country’ and ‘Untold’, the production focuses on behind the scenes power dynamics, media spectacle, and the locker room energy that turned the Cowboys into a dominant cultural force.

‘Fisk’ (2021– )

This Australian workplace comedy follows lawyer Helen Tudor Fisk as she returns to Melbourne and lands in a small suburban firm handling wills and estates after her career hits a rough patch. Created by Kitty Flanagan and Vincent Sheehan, with writing by Kitty and Penny Flanagan and directing by Kitty Flanagan and Tom Peterson, the core cast features Kitty Flanagan as Helen with Marty Sheargold, Julia Zemiro, Aaron Chen, Glenn Butcher, and John Gaden, and it arrives Wednesday August 20.

Produced by Porchlight Films and Origma Productions for ABC in Australia, the series builds its humor around probate cases, awkward client meetings, and office politics between Roz and Ray Gruber and the ever patient clerk George. With multiple seasons completed, episodes stick to a brisk half hour pace as Helen navigates courtroom surprises and the oddball rules of family law.

‘Pssica’ (2025)

Also known as ‘Rivers of Fate’, this Brazilian miniseries adapts the novel by Edyr Augusto and centers on three people whose lives intersect along the rivers of Pará in northern Brazil. Janalice is a teenager caught in a human trafficking ring, Preá is drawn into leading a gang known as the water rats, and Mariangel is on a mission to avenge her family, and it arrives Wednesday August 20.

The series is directed by Quico Meirelles with the participation of Fernando Meirelles and is produced by O2 Filmes. The cast includes Domithila Catete as Janalice along with Lucas Galvino and Marleyda Soto, and the writing team includes Bráulio Mantovani, Fernando Garrido, and Stephanie Degreas, grounding the crime story in a region where river routes and folklore shape every choice the characters make.

‘Hostage’ (2025)

This British political thriller begins with a high stakes state visit that goes wrong when the Prime Minister’s spouse is kidnapped and a foreign leader faces a parallel crisis. Created by Matt Charman, the ensemble includes Suranne Jones, Julie Delpy, Lucian Msamati, Corey Mylchreest, Ashley Thomas, James Cosmo, Martin McCann, and Jehnny Beth, and it arrives Thursday August 21.

Episodes follow the response teams, the security services, and the families as negotiations unfold in public view and private backchannels. With Charman’s background in political drama and espionage storytelling, the series builds a tight timeline that keeps attention on the shifting motives of the abductors and the hard choices facing both governments.

‘Aema’ (2025)

Set in 1980s Korea, this drama follows two friends who end up collaborating on the production of the controversial film ‘Madame Aema’, capturing the push and pull between artistic ambition and the era’s social boundaries. The series stars Lee Hanee with Bang Hyo rin, Jin Seon kyu, and Cho Hyun chul in key roles, and it arrives Friday August 22.

Across its limited run the show recreates movie set pressures, casting gambles, and censorship hurdles while exploring how friendships survive or fray under public scrutiny. The production draws on the history of a film that became a cultural flashpoint and uses period detail to show how crews worked under tight schedules and intense attention.

‘Long Story Short’ (2025)

From creator Raphael Bob Waksberg, this animated family saga follows the Schwoopers across decades as siblings Avi, Shira, and Yoshi grow up, move out, and keep circling back to the same household stories. The voice cast features Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, and Max Greenfield with Lisa Edelstein and Paul Reiser as the parents and recurring roles for Nicole Byer, Angelique Cabral, Dave Franco, and Michaela Dietz, and it arrives Friday August 22.

Produced by The Tornante Company and ShadowMachine, the series tells its chapters out of order so that events in the 1950s echo through the 1990s and into the present. Episodes pair quick comedy with clear character beats as the writers room uses short vignettes to explore marriage, parenting, and the ways family lore changes with each retelling.

‘Bon Appétit, Your Majesty’ (2025)

This fantasy romance follows Yeon Ji yeong, a modern day French trained chef who time slips to the Joseon era and meets King Lee Heon, a feared tyrant who is also the court’s most discerning gourmet. The main cast stars Im Yoon ah as Yeon Ji yeong with Lee Chae min as Lee Heon, Kang Han na as Kang Mok ju, and Choi Gwi hwa as Prince Je Seon, and it arrives Saturday August 23.

Directed by Jang Tae yoo and based on a popular web novel, the series blends palace intrigue with cooking showdowns as the royal kitchen becomes the stage for alliances and betrayals. Supporting players include Seo Yi sook and a lineup of court officials and cooks whose loyalties are tested every time a new dish reaches the king’s table.

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