New Releases on Netflix & Top 10s: August 2nd, 2020

Pick of the Litter is now on Netflix in the United States

After 40+ new titles added to Netflix yesterday for the August 1st additions, Netflix isn’t quite done of the weekend with another three titles dropping on Netflix for your Sunday entertainment. Below, we’ll take a look at what’s new plus what’s popular right now and what’s been popular over the past 7 days.

Next week is going to see some great upcoming titles too including the third and final season of The Rain and the excellent limited series, Wizards.

You can find an expanded list of what’s new on Netflix here on What’s on Netflix.

Almost Love (2019)

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Mike Doyle
Cast: Scott Evans, Augustus Prew, Michelle Buteau, Colin Donnell
Writer: Mike Doyle
Runtime: 94 min

We’ll start today’s listing by starting with Almost Love which was originally sold as Sell By when it released last year.

Reviews seem to be mixed from both critics and the relatively few that have reviewed it on IMDb thus far.

It’s an ensemble comedy that looks at the role of smartphones in modern relationships.

Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything (Season 1)

Genre: Documentary
Cast: Latif Nasser

If you’re looking for a Mythbusters-esque experience on Netflix, Connected is an excellent new six-part docu-series that just landed today.

It follows Latif Nasser who is a widely respected science journalist who looks into fascinating subjects and the science behind them including Nukes, Clouds, Dust and perhaps the most interesting, Poop.

Pick of the Litter (2018)

Genre: Documentary
Director: Don Hardy, Dana Nachman
Cast: Diane Meer, Terry Blosser, Janet Gearheart, Sharon Kret
Writer: Dana Nachman
Runtime: 80 min

Our most anticipated documentary of the month has been Pick of the Litter, a documentary that looks into the raising of a litter of puppies for the purpose of helping them become guide dogs.

It’ll melt your heart from start to finish and scored well with critics and audiences globally.

Interestingly, Disney+ carries a TV series of the same name based on exactly the same subject matter.

Most Popular on Netflix Today

Top 10 Movies on Netflix Today

1. The Kissing Booth 2
2. Animal Crackers
3. Zookeeper
4. Rogue Warfare: The Hunt
5. Latte and the Magic Waterstone
6. The Old Guard
7. Seriously Single
8. Tread
9. The Kissing Booth
10. The Lorax

Top 10 TV Series on Netflix Today

1. The Umbrella Academy
2. Shameless
3. The Last Dance
4. Last Chance U
5. Sugar Rush
6. Cursed
7. Moesha
8. Transformers: War for Cybertron
9. Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
10. Locked Up

Top 10 Movies and TV Series for Past 7 Days

This is a new feature we’re able to bring you thanks to our friends at FlixPatrol. This is a weekly roundup of what TV series and movies have featured the most in the top 10s over the past 7 days.

Every day, titles garner point scores and this is the accumulation of those points.

You can also see the biggest titles to feature in the US top 10s (and other regions) in our July 2020 roundup.

Top 10 Movies on Netflix US This Week

1. The Kissing Booth 2 (80 points)
2. Animal Crackers (72 points)
3. The Kissing Booth (56 points)
4. The Old Guard (44 points)
5. The Lorax (38 points)
6. Zookeeper (31 points)
7. Ip Man 4: The Finale (29 points)
8. Despicable Me (22 points)
9. Fatal Affair (16 points)
10. How Do You Know (12 points)

Top 10 TV Series on Netflix US This Week

1. The Last Dance (67 points)
2. Shameless (65 points)
3. Cursed (57 points)
4. Fear City: New York vs The Mafia (52 points)
5. Last Chance U (37 points)
6. Dark Desire (33 points)
7. In The Dark (24 points)
8. Down to Earth with Zac Efron (24 points)
9. The Umbrella Academy (22 points)
10. Transformers: War for Cybertron (14 points)