‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ and All the Other Movies Coming To Netflix This Week
A fresh week on Netflix is packed with big screen spectacle, buzzy book adaptations, a homegrown Italian comedy, a heartfelt Korean romance, and a chilling true crime story. The rollout runs from Monday August 25 through Friday August 29, so you can plan your watchlist around a splashy blockbuster start and a stacked end of the week.
Below you will find each new film with the exact day it lands, plus essential details like plot, cast, creators, and source material. Dates in this guide refer to the week of Monday August 25 to Sunday August 31.
‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ (2023)
The new arrival hits Netflix on Monday August 25. Set in 1994, the film follows ex military electronics whiz Noah Diaz and artifact researcher Elena Wallace as they are pulled into a conflict that brings the Autobots together with the Maximals against the planet eating threat of Unicron and his hunter Scourge. Anthony Ramos plays Noah Diaz and Dominique Fishback plays Elena Wallace, with Peter Cullen voicing Optimus Prime, Ron Perlman voicing Optimus Primal, Pete Davidson voicing Mirage, and Michelle Yeoh voicing Airazor.
It is directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber based on a story by Joby Harold. The film serves as a sequel to ‘Bumblebee’ and the seventh entry in the live action ‘Transformers’ series, with filming locations that include New York and Peru.
‘Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives’ (2025)
This Italian Netflix comedy premieres on Wednesday August 27. The story follows Simone, a thirty something screenwriter who becomes a suspect when Gianni, reigning champion of their fantasy football league, disappears on the day of a wedding and a decisive league matchup. Giacomo Ferrara plays Simone, Silvia D’Amico plays Andrea, Enrico Borello plays Gianni, Antonio Bannò plays Federico, and Caterina Guzzanti appears as a judge who digs into the group’s rivalries and secrets.
The film is directed by Alessio Maria Federici and written by Giulio Carrieri and Michele Bertini Malgarini. Running about ninety minutes, it is a Netflix original produced in Italy and riffs on the intensity of Serie A fantasy leagues, complete with group chats, lineup drama, and the fallout when competition overwhelms friendship.
‘The Thursday Murder Club’ (2025)
The mystery feature streams on Thursday August 28 after a limited UK cinema run the week before. Adapted from Richard Osman’s best selling novel, the plot centers on four friends in a British retirement community who meet weekly to examine cold cases until a murder on their doorstep forces them to investigate a live case. Helen Mirren plays Elizabeth, Celia Imrie plays Joyce, Pierce Brosnan plays Ron, and Ben Kingsley plays Ibrahim, with supporting turns from David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Richard E. Grant, Tom Ellis, and others.
It is directed by Chris Columbus with a screenplay by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote based on the 2020 book of the same name. The production is a partnership that includes Amblin and Netflix, and the film features music by Thomas Newman and cinematography by Don Burgess.
‘Love Untangled’ (2025)
This Korean romantic comedy lands on Friday August 29. Set in 1998, the story follows high schooler Park Se ri who tries to change her look from curly to straight hair in hopes of confessing to her crush Kim Hyun, only to have a new transfer student complicate her plans and feelings. Shin Eun soo plays Park Se ri, Cha Woo min plays Kim Hyun, Gong Myoung plays Han Yun seok, Yoon Sang hyun plays Baek Seong rae, and Kang Mi na plays Ko In jeong, with family roles that round out Se ri’s world at home.
The film is directed by Namkoong Sun and written by Ji Chun hee and Wang Doo ri. It is produced by Bombaram Film and distributed globally by Netflix, blending a late nineties setting with a coming of age romance about self image, friendship, and first love.
‘Unknown Number: The High School Catfish’ (2025)
The feature length true crime documentary arrives Friday August 29. It investigates a real case in Beal City, Michigan, where vulgar and threatening messages sent from a blocked number spread through a high school and the surrounding community. The film follows the teens who were targeted, their families, and the investigators who worked the case, tracking the digital trail and the revelations that followed.
Directed by Skye Borgman, whose previous Netflix work includes ‘Abducted in Plain Sight’ and ‘Girl in the Picture’, the documentary uses interviews, archival material, and investigative records to reconstruct the timeline and show how online anonymity fueled months of harassment before the sender’s identity was uncovered.
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