What's New on Netflix the Week of August 23, 2020

In this, the 39th month* of the endless pandemic, I have grown nostalgic for the banalities of office life. The coronavirus started working in NYC around the same time I started this job, which means I’ve never actually worked in the office. In this sense, I realize I’m very lucky in many ways—working from home (or working at all) is a luxury many don’t have right now. Still: I’ve never met my co-workers face-to-face. I’ve never had to suss out who keeps the best candy at their desk, or who to avoid in the staff kitchen at lunchtime, or the best time to use the bathroom. At this point, even watching the dysfunctional goings-on at the workplace of Retsuko the Red Panda feels warm and nostalgic.

*Approximately

Yes, Aggretsuko, that Sanrio show with an edge, returns to Netflix on Aug. 27 for a third season of workplace strife, romantic upheaval and general adult life malaise. Somehow, a series about an anthropomorphic red panda working a soul-destroying job at an office in Tokyo and dealing with job stress, co-worker drama and endless aggravation (when she isn’t rocking out to death metal at a karaoke bar) feels like a balm right now—a promise that one day, we’ll all get back to normal, by which I mean, dreading going into the office rather than longing for a return to normalcy.

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Here’s everything coming to and leaving Netflix this week.

Available August 23

• 1BR

• Septembers of Shiraz

Available August 25

• Emily’s Wonder Lab — Netflix Family

• Trinkets: Season 2 — Netflix Original

Available August 26

• Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol — Netflix Original

• La venganza de Analía — Netflix Original

• Million Dollar Beach House — Netflix Original

• Rising Phoenix —Netflix Documentary

Available August 27

• Aggretsuko: Season 3 — Netflix Anime

• Retsuko the Red Panda

• The Bridge Curse

• The Frozen Ground

Available August 28

• All Together Now — Netflix Film

• Cobra Kai: Seasons 1-2 — Netflix Original

• I AM A KILLER: Released — Netflix Original

• Orígenes secretos / Unknown Origins — Netflix Film
  

Leaving August 23

• Fanatic

Leaving August 25

• Blue Is the Warmest Color

Leaving August 28

• Bring It On: Worldwide Showdown

• The Wicker Man