A potty-mouthed project from Ricky Gervais; Wagner Moura and Greta Lee trapped indoors; a behind-the-memes look at Jose Mourinho; a third season of Shane Gillis’ popular workplace comedy; a return to the Field of Dreams; a helping of Aussie period drama; the final chapter of OBX; and a star-studded crime thriller top-lined by Robert De Niro are among the new film and TV highlights to hit Netflix in August.
Netflix regular Ricky Gervais returns with a new project on Aug. 7, the adult animated comedy Alley Cats. The British comedian really divides opinion (some think he’s a genius talking truth-to-power and others a frightful bore who owes a lot of his reputation to the writing skills of Stephen Merchant). THR is not really making any judgements here, but we know Alley Cats will likely attract a lot of views as it features Gervais’ trademark foul-mouthed humor. The premise isn’t all that deep, its a bunch of feral alley cats swearing a lot. Each to his own.
Aug. 7 sees the release of the intriguing sci-fi thriller The Last House. Directed by French filmmaker Louis Leterrier (Now You See Me and Fast X) and written by Matthew Robinson (Love and Monsters), the film stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as a couple who with their two children find themselves trapped inside their house due to a looming threat and must band together to find a way out.
