To most people around the world, summer means basking in the sun, relaxing on a beach, and enjoying the sound of waves crashing on the shore. However, for those living in the Arab World, the period between May and September is typically spent at home, with the air conditioner serving as our best ally. With temperatures usually soaring up to 30° and above, staying indoors and only stepping out of the house once the sun’s set becomes less of a choice and more of a survival strategy.
With so much time on our hands, boredom tends to set in faster than we’d like. To help you beat the monotony, we put together a list of Netflix releases that will keep you busy through the dog days of summer. From edge-of-your-seat thrillers to laugh-out-loud comedies, below, five shows dropping this month that will help you escape the summer heat without breaking a sweat.
Love Is Blind: UK (Season 1)
Release date: 07/08/2024
Netflix Synopsis: Emma and Matt Willis host a social experiment where British singles look for love and get engaged before meeting in person. But who will say “I do”?
The Umbrella Academy: Season 4
Release date: 8/08/2024
Netflix Synopsis: The Hargreeves siblings have scattered after the climactic showdown at the Hotel Oblivion led to a complete reset of their timeline. Stripped of their powers, each is left to fend for themselves and find a new normal— with wildly varying degrees of success. Yet the trappings of their uncanny new world prove too hard to ignore for very long. Their father Reginald, alive and well, has stepped out of the shadows and into the public eye, overseeing a powerful and nefarious business empire. A mysterious association known as The Keepers holds clandestine meetings believing the reality they’re living in is a lie and a great reckoning is coming. As these strange new forces conspire around them, the Umbrella Academy must come together one last time — and risk upsetting the shaky peace they’ve all endured so much to secure — to finally set things right.
American Murder: Laci Peterson (Limited Series)
Release date: 14/08/20224
Netflix Synopsis: Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant when she vanished, sparking a search that ended in tragedy. This docuseries delves into the 2002 murder case.
Emily in Paris: Season 4 Part 1
Release date: 15/08/20224
Netflix Synopsis: Emily’s life in Paris may have beaucoup drama, but she’s ready to make bold choices to get everything she wants from the city — and man — of her dreams.
The Union
Release date: 16/08/2024
Netflix Synopsis: A New Jersey construction worker (Mark Wahlberg) goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart (Halle Berry) recruits him for a high-stakes espionage mission.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Release date: 19/08/2024
Netflix Synopsis: Stranded in post apocalyptic France, Daryl Dixon protects a young boy and a mysterious nun from ravenous zombies and a deadly paramilitary group.
Untold: Sign Stealer
Release date: 27/08/2024
Netflix Synopsis: This documentary reveals how a Michigan football staffer with a talent for decoding opponents’ signs became embroiled in a major cheating scandal.
