What's New on Netflix UK This Week: 'Wednesday' 'Megamind' & 'Ride Along'

What’s New on Netflix UK This Week: ‘Wednesday’ ‘Megamind’ & ‘Ride Along’

22 new movies and TV shows were added to Netflix UK this week.

Whats New On Netflix Uk This Week August 8Th 2025

Picture: Wednesday season 2 is now available to stream on Netflix UK

22 new movies and TV shows were added to Netflix UK, including the long-awaited return of Wednesday! This week, we’ve also seen some fun licensed titles such as Megamind, Ride Along, Plebs, and Dead Poets Society.

First of all, here are the week’s top highlights:

Aug 6

Wednesday Season 2

Genre: Special Interest
Rating: TV-G
Release Date: December 1, 2025
Language: English
Runtime: 60 mins

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After a three-year wait, Jenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams for Wednesday season 2! This season sees Wednesday return to Nevermore Academy a hero, much to her disdain, but it isn’t long before she sets her sights on solving a new mystery when a vision of the future reveals the grim fate of her closest friend.

Will Wednesday finally conquer Squid Game as the most-watched Netflix Original of all time? We can’t wait to find out.

Aug 3

Megamind

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Rating: PG
Release Date: August 1, 2025
Director: Tom McGrath
Cast: Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt
Language: English
Runtime: 95 min

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One of the most underrated films from the DreamWorks library, Will Ferrell gives one of his best performances as the enigmatic Megamind, an evil alien super-genius who grew up in prison. When Megamind finally disposes of his nemesis, Metroman, the evil genius finally has free rein to conquer the city, but unadulterated chaos isn’t quite what it lives up to without a nemesis to do battle with.

Aug 6

Ride Along

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 1, 2025
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter
Language: English
Runtime: 99 min

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Before he was teaming up with The Rock for every other movie, one of Kevin Hart’s best pairings was with Ice Cube. The pair’s dynamic made for a great buddy-cop comedy.

Ice Cube plays James Payton, a veteran Atlanta cop who is forced to take his future brother-in-law, Ben Barber, played by Kevin Hart, on a ride-along after Ben enters the police academy.