What to Watch on Netflix: August 28, 2026 | The Gentlemen to The Whisper Man - Netflix Tudum

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    From The Gentlemen to The Whisper Man: What to Watch on Netflix

    Plus Jaws, Ready or Not, Liar Liar, Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly, and more.

    By Ashley Lee
    Aug. 28, 2026

Grab your finest three-piece suit and welcome back the aristocratic criminals of The Gentlemen. Season 2 sees Eddie (Theo James) expanding his thriving empire from a cannabis farm buried underneath his family’s estate to the lakeside villas of Italy. He may not have the blessing of his incarcerated father, Bobby (Ray Winstone), but thanks to his steely business associate Susie (Kaya Scodelario), he’s part of a newfound power duo.

The movies and shows available to stream this week also include the chilling thriller The Whisper Man, the stand-up special Jared Freid: The Family Plan, and the documentary films Turning Point: Generation 9/11 and Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly. In the mood for a marathon? It’s no crime to stream all six seasons of Major Crimes, four Jaws movies, and a horror lineup of Ready or NotUnfriendedSmile 2, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Scroll on for all the titles coming to Netflix the week of Aug. 28 through Sept. 3.

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August

All the Truth in My Lies

Two roommates join a bachelorette road trip, where unspoken feelings ignite and shake up their entire friend group. Based on Elísabet Benavent’s novel.

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The Whisper Man

Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North. When his 8-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discover a connection with the decades-old case of a convicted serial killer known as “the Whisper Man.”

September

Jared Freid: The Family Plan

From vacationing with his parents to a Karen video that hits close to home, Jared Freid keeps his issues in the family in this rapid-fire special.

Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly

From Australian academic to global meme, breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn recounts her offbeat path to the Olympic stage — and the infamy that followed.

17 Again

Nearing a midlife crisis, Mike (Matthew Perry) wishes he could have a do-over in life — and that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up to find he’s 17 again.

About Time

When Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) learns that the men in his family can travel through time and change their own lives, he decides to go back and win the woman of his dreams.

Alien

After intercepting a distress signal on a mysterious moon, a spaceship crew explores a derelict alien ship — and brings something hostile back on board.

Aliens

Found after decades in hypersleep, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) joins a team of Marines on a mission to the planet where she first encountered a menacing alien.

Antz

A restless worker ant tired of the daily grind risks it all to win the heart of an independent-minded princess and keep their colony safe.

Battleship

During an international naval exercise, a small fleet of warships becomes the last line of defense against an alien invasion that could destroy humanity.

Big Daddy

Sonny (Adam Sandler), who’s been slacking since law school, gets a crash course in personal responsibility when he suddenly finds himself taking care of a 5-year-old.

The Blues Brothers

Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) set out on a mission from God to save the Chicago orphanage where they were raised by reuniting their R&B band for a charity gig.

The Boy Next Door

A newly single mom winds up in an intense affair with her teenage son’s friend, a bad idea that gets worse when things turn violent.

Conan the Barbarian

An orphan trained as a powerful gladiator embarks on a quest for revenge against the sorcerer responsible for his parents’ deaths.

Cruel Intentions

Seeking a dangerous thrill, a rebellious teen challenges her stepbrother to seduce the headmaster’s daughter before summer ends.

Dragnet

A no-nonsense LAPD detective and his polar-opposite new partner investigate a strange series of thefts in this comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks.

The Flintstones

The modern Stone-Age family hits the big screen as tensions arise between best buds Fred Flintstone (John Goodman) and Barney Rubble (Rick Moranis) when trouble bubbles up in Bedrock.

Gothika

After a car crash, a criminal psychiatrist awakens to find that she’s a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her.

Greta

When a trusting young woman returns a left-behind handbag to a lonely widow, they spark up a friendship that soon turns into something sinister.

Heartland

Season 19

Spunky teenager Amy (Amber Marshall) is reeling from the sudden death of her mother when she and her grandfather are threatened with the loss of their horse ranch.

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Jarhead

A young Marine sniper awaiting action in the Gulf War experiences the loneliness and frustrations of combat while worrying about home and his future.

Jaws

When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes Amity Island, a police chief, an oceanographer, and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the beast.

Jaws 2

Four years after the last deadly shark attacks, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) fights to protect Amity Island from another killer great white.

Jaws 3

After the staff of a marine theme park try to capture a young great white shark, they discover its mother has invaded the enclosure and is out for blood.

Jaws: The Revenge

A decade after her late husband’s clash with a great white shark, Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary) must continue the fight when the predator hunts her family in the Bahamas.

Kick-Ass 2

Four years after retiring, Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) makes a comeback to take down a new supervillain, while Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) faces a truly daunting challenge: high school.

Knocked Up

A one-night stand results in an unexpected pregnancy for Alison (Katherine Heigl), who tries to make things work with the slacker she hooked up with.

Liar Liar

After his son makes a birthday wish that magically comes true, an unscrupulous lawyer finds himself incapable of telling a lie for 24 hours.

Neighbors

New parents Kelly (Rose Byrne) and Mac (Seth Rogen) find they aren’t quite ready to embrace adulthood when they land in a messy war with the hard-partying fraternity next door.

Phantom Thread

A fashion designer is drawn to a waitress, who becomes his model, muse, and lover. With time, their relationship grows in intensity — and strangeness.

Ready or Not

A bride’s romantic wedding night takes a terrifying turn when her wealthy and eccentric in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

Resident Evil: Extinction

Years after the Raccoon City disaster, Alice (Milla Jovovich) unites with a small band of survivors in Las Vegas as her enemies turn to a more sinister scheme.

Resident Evil: Afterlife

In search of a rumored safe haven, Alice (Jovovich) takes refuge with a group of survivors in a Los Angeles prison surrounded by hordes of undead.

Resident Evil: Retribution

Trapped by the Umbrella Corporation, Alice (Jovovich) fights to escape as she becomes humanity’s only hope against a virus that turns ordinary people into zombies.

The Rite

An American priest-in-training becomes the reluctant protégé of Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), a veteran exorcist in Rome dealing with a devilish case of possession.

Scarface

In his ruthless rise to become a Miami drug lord, a Cuban-born gangster descends into addiction, obsession, and brutality, with grisly consequences.

Shark Tale

A tiny white lie turns a little fish into an unlikely hero. But when the truth comes out, he teams up with an outcast great white shark for protection.

Sleepless in Seattle

Destiny brings together a Seattle widower and a Baltimore journalist in Nora Ephron’s classic rom-com starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Straight Outta Compton

In the mid-1980s, rap group N.W.A. bursts out of Compton, revolutionizing hip-hop culture with its raw, provocative authenticity.

T2 Trainspotting

Renton (Ewan McGregor), Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) cross paths 20 years later, and a small “business” opportunity crops up — but no one’s forgotten Renton’s betrayal.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

While driving their van across rural Texas, five teenagers come across a chainsaw-wielding maniac who feasts on blood, guts, and murder.

Uncle Buck

He’s clueless about kids and set in his quirky ways, but the Russells desperately need a sitter. Can Uncle Buck (John Candy) run a household without causing chaos?

Unfriended

After their cyberbullying drives a classmate to take her own life, six teens are targeted by an online stalker with a lethal agenda.

Driven

Seasons 1-3

A reckless race car driver and a woman healing from trauma find irresistible chemistry — but their complicated pasts threaten their chance at love.

Lovesick

During the Mexican Revolution, Emilia Sauri (Renata Vaca) pursues her dream of becoming a doctor, defying convention in search of love, purpose, and independence.

Resident Evil: Damnation

Federal agent Leon (Matthew Mercer) pursues the deadliest evil yet in Europe, which is plagued by war and bloodthirsty bioweapons that threaten the population.

Resident Evil: Vendetta

In the second sequel of this animated franchise, a team of agents fights a vindictive enemy plotting to release a lethal virus into the world.

Resident Evil: Death Island

Bizarre clues and a new T-Virus strain lead Agent Chris Redfield (Kevin Dorman) and a team of familiar faces to Alcatraz Island to confront a mysterious threat.

Turning Point: Generation 9/11

With firsthand accounts of the attacks and their aftermath, this thought-provoking documentary explores, 25 years later, how 9/11 shaped a generation.

Fito Páez: The World Within a Song

This intimate documentary follows Fito Páez for over a year through recordings, rehearsals, tours, and performances, while chronicling the  loves, heartbreaks, failures, and triumphs of one of the greatest Spanish-language artists.

The Gentlemen

Season 2

Eddie (Theo James) has big plans to expand his thriving empire — with or without Bobby's (Roy Winstone) blessing. Susie (Kaya Scodelario) starts sniffing out a new way to diversify the business.

Major Crimes

Seasons 1–6

Capt. Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) leads a team of crack detectives as they work in tandem with prosecutors to solve the biggest crimes in Los Angeles.

Smile 2

After witnessing a disturbing tragedy, a pop star becomes haunted by a sinister, smirking entity that threatens her comeback tour — and her life.

 

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