Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sofia Carson, and Vanessa Kirby lead the way in movies and specials that are streaming on Netflix in August, so make sure to see them shine in terrific titles

The major new series produced by and released exclusively by Netflix this week is Leanne, a traditional multi-cam sitcom co-created by its lead star Leanne Morgan and comedy aficionado Chuck Lorre, who is obviously behind hits like The Big Bang Theory and The Kominsky Method .