(Credits: ABC)

Netflix has always been a revolving door. Just as fast as it adds something new, it quietly says goodbye to the old. But this August? The departures are less of a gentle nudge and more of a full-blown clearout. Some exits hurt a little, some sting a lot, and a few are so big, you might want to cancel your weekend plans just to catch them before they vanish.

Let’s start with Ugly Betty. All four seasons of this gloriously heartfelt dramedy will leave on August 1st. If you grew up watching Betty navigate fashion politics, clumsy crushes, and chaotic family drama, this one is going to feel personal. It is not just a comfort watch. It is a piece of television history. And the fact that it is exiting alongside all 16 seasons of Heartland makes it even more dramatic. It is giving a farewell tour. It is giving double heartbreak. Honestly, it feels unfair.

August 1 also takes a surprising chunk out of the kids and family catalogue. Shows like My Perfect Landing, Om Nom Stories, Masha and the Bear, and Life Plan A and B are waving goodbye. So, if you have little ones or you are just secretly hooked on feel-good family stuff, now is the time to squeeze in one last binge. These light, wholesome stories often sneak up on you, and it is sad to see them go.

A few quieter exits happen mid-month, but they still deserve your attention. On August 6th, Ever After High disappears, a show that reimagined fairy tale royalty through a high school lens and brought a whole wave of creativity to kids’ animation. Then on August 15th and 16th, critically underrated shows like Million Yen Women and Victim Number 8 exit with barely a whisper. However, they are absolutely worth watching if you’re into smart, offbeat, international dramas. If you blink, you might miss them.

And then, August 19th arrives like a wrecking ball.

This single day will see the departure of A Discovery of Witches, Gangs of London, Preacher, Kevin Can F**k Himself, The Terror, and Interview with the Vampire. That is not even counting Into the Badlands or the franchise-shaking Fear the Walking Dead (yes, all 8 seasons), The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, and Monsieur Spade. That’s basically a whole streaming service’s worth of genre TV leaving in 24 hours. Fantasy, horror, neo-noir, and supernatural thrillers are all gone in one swoop. It is brutal.

These exits are not just routine licensing expirations. Some of these titles helped shape Netflix’s identity as the place for edgy, high-stakes, prestige TV. A Discovery of Witches brought gothic romance to the binge era. Preacher was weird, violent, and wonderful. Gangs of London gave us a brutal, stylish crime drama with insane production value. And Fear the Walking Dead? Well, that expanded an entire TV universe. So this is not just a lineup of titles… It is a farewell to an era.

If you have any of these shows in your Netflix watchlist, now is the time to stop pretending you will “get around to them”. Because when August ends, they’re gone. No countdown, no second chances.

Every series leaving Netflix in August

August 1

• Ugly Betty (Seasons 1–4)
• Heartland (Seasons 1–16)
• Holey Moley
• Life Plan A and B (Season 1)
• Love Storm (Season 1)
• Masha and the Bear: Nursery Rhymes
• Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons
• My Perfect Landing (Season 1)
• Om Nom Stories (Season 1)

August 3

• Close Your Eyes Before It’s Dark (Season 1)
• Have You Ever Fallen in Love, Miss Jiang?

August 6

• Ever After High (Seasons 1–5)

August 14

• Jared Freid: 37 & Single

August 15

• Million Yen Women (Season 1)

August 16

• Victim Number 8 (Season 1)

August 19

• A Discovery of Witches (Seasons 1–3)
• Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (Season 1)
• Dark Winds (Seasons 1–2)
• Fear the Walking Dead (Seasons 1–8)
• Gangs of London (Seasons 1–2)
• Interview with the Vampire (Season 1)
• Into the Badlands (Seasons 1–3)
• Kevin Can F**k Himself (Seasons 1–2)
• Monsieur Spade (Season 1)
• Preacher (Seasons 1– 4)
• That Dirty Black Bag (Season 1)
• The Terror (Season 1)
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (Season 1)