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What’s New On Netflix This Week: He’s All That, A Bob Ross Documentary, & More

Viewers can also enjoy a new Friday Night Lights-esque reality series.

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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

The makers of The Legend of Korra and Voltron: Legendary Defender bring The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf to Netflix. Based on the popular series of the same name, this standalone film is a prequel to the events that take place in the TV show.

Coming Aug. 23

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Untold: Caitlyn Jenner

Untold is a five-part documentary series released in weekly installments. The third episode follows Caitlyn Jenner and her ’76 Olympic glory, as well as how she grappled with her gender identity in the midst of taking home the gold medal.

Coming Aug. 24

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Open Your Eyes

Fans of The OA will likely enjoy Open Your Eyes, a frightening yet thrilling Polish young adult series following a teen whose memory is completely wiped after an accident — which may not have been an accident after all.

Coming Aug. 25

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Really Love

Described as Love Jones meets Blue Valentine,” Really Love is a quietly intense film about a struggling artist who falls in love with a determined law student in a fast-gentrifying Washington, D.C. neighborhood.

Coming Aug. 25

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Clickbait

Clickbait is an eight-episode series that revolves around a Black Mirror-like ultimatum and a seemingly innocent victim. When Nick (Adrian Grenier) is abducted by an unknown perpetrator, a video of him is uploaded to the internet. If the video hits five million views, Nick will die.

Coming Aug. 25

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Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed

Everyone’s favorite landscape artist is the focus of Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed. The synopsis has yet to be revealed — and Netflix invites viewers to “find out why” upon its release.

Coming Aug. 25

Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes

Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes is a Norwegian-language series that explores the peculiar “deaths” of citizens in the city of Skarnes, and how many come back to life as if nothing happened — sort of.

Coming Aug. 25

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He’s All That

He’s All That, the highly anticipated reboot of the ’90s classic She’s All That, turns the plot on its head by reversing the gender roles. Plus, the original film’s nerd-turned-popular-girl Rachael Leigh Cook returns.

Coming Aug. 27

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John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer

This four-part docuseries about John of God, a Brazilian “spiritual healer” with over 600 accusations of sexual abuse, follows the rise and fall of the so-called “psychic surgeon” and the crimes that landed him life in prison.

Coming Aug. 25

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Titletown High

If Friday Night Lights was a reality show, it would be Titletown High. This eight-episode reality series takes viewers inside a Georgia high school with the nation’s best football team.

Coming Aug. 27

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