The holidays are finally coming and between a swim in the sea and a trip to the mountains you might want to watch a movie or a TV series. Let’s find out what Netflix has to offer for the month of August. 

Untold: A series of five films dedicated to five stories that are told in detail for the first time by the protagonists. They range from the biggest brawl in NBA history to the past of former Olympic champion Caitlyn Jenner, from the underworld-run hockey team to the problems of tennis player Mardy Fish, to the experience of boxer Christy Martin. 

The first Untold film will be available from 10 August. 

Valeria: In the second season of the Spanish series starring Diana Gómez and Maxi Iglesias, we return to find out how both the story between Valeria and Victor and the plot of her book will evolve. If you are looking for something light-hearted and entertaining you still have a few days to catch up on the first season. 

Valeria will be available from 13 August. 

Beckett: Produced by Luca Guadagnino and starring John David Washington and Alicia Vikander, the film tells the story of Beckett, an American tourist in Greece who, after a car accident, finds himself at the centre of a political conspiracy that will put his life in serious danger. 

Beckett will be available from 13 August. 

Sweet Girl: Jason Momoa stars in this action film. A husband destroyed by his wife’s mosrte caused by a withdrawn drug decides to start his own personal revenge. At his side will always be his daughter, played by Isabela Merced. 

Sweet Girl will be available from 20 August. 

The Chair: Sandra Oh stars in this new Netflix series. This time we see the actress as Ji-Yoon Kim, a professor who has just become the first female chair of the English department at the prestigious Pembroke University. The challenges will certainly not be long in coming. 

The Chair will be available from 20 August.