‘American Vandal’ Is Netflix’s Most Absurd Series Yet

Netflix has seriously stepped up their output of original content in recent years, bringing viewers fan favorites like Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards and Stranger Things.

Its latest series, however, is a bit different.

Titled American Vandal, the show is true crime satire that explores the aftermath of a high school prank that left faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Senior Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tatro) immediately becomes the prime suspect, although he claims he wasn’t the perpetrator.

In true documentary fashion, teen journalist Peter Maldanaldo​ (Tyler Alvarez) sets out to get to the bottom of the prank and figure out what really happened.

The streaming giant released the trailer for the series on Thursday, which is styled almost exactly like trailers for the platform’s previous true crime releases.

Netflix is no stranger to the true crime genre, and previous releases like Making a Murderer, Amanda Knox, and The Keepers have all garnered major buzz, helping to push the genre back into popularity. It remains to be seen whether its satire will do the same.

American Vandal arrives on Netflix Sept. 15, but if you’re looking for something to watch in the meantime, keep scrolling to see which shows and movies hit the streaming service this month.

Arriving August 1

Available August 1

A Cinderella Story

Bad Santa

Cloud Atlas

Crematorium: Season 1

Everyone’s Hero

Funny Games (US)

Innerspace

Jackie Brown

Lord of War

Maz Jobrani: Immigrant —  NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Nola Circus

Opening Night

Practical Magic

Sleepy Hollow

Small Soldiers

Surviving Escobar – Alias JJ: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

The Addams Family

The Astronaut’s Wife

The Bomb

The Hollywood Masters: Season 1

The Last Mimzy

The Matrix

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Revolutions

The Number 23

The Royal House of Windsor: Season 1

The Truth About Alcohol

The Wedding Party

Tie The Knot

Who Gets the Dog?

Wild Wild West

Arriving throughout August

Available August 2

Jab We Met

The Founder

Available August 2

Sing

The Invisible Guardian

Available August 3

Icarus — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available August 5

Holes

Available August 8

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Season 7 Episodes 1-13

Available August 9

Black Site Delta

Available August 10

Diary of an Exorcist – Zero

Available August 11

Atypical: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL 

Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Naked — NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM

True and The Rainbow Kingdom: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

White Gold — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Avabilable August 13

Arthur and the Invisibles

Hot Property

Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo

Available August 14

The Outcasts

Urban Hymn

Available August 15

Barbeque

Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo —NETFLIX ORIGINAL 

A New Economy

All These Sleepless Nights

Donald Cried

Murderous Affair: Season 1

My Ex-Ex

The Sweet Life

Available August 16

Gold

Available August 18

Dinotrux: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL 

Glitter Force Doki Doki: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

I Am Sam

Marvel’s The Defenders: Season 1 —  NETFLIX ORIGINAL

What Happened to Monday —  NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM

Available August 19

Hide and Seek

Available August 20

Camera Store

Available August 21

AWOL

Bad Rap

Beautiful Creatures

Gomorrah: Season 2

Unacknowledged

Available August 22

Lynne Koplitz: Hormonal Beast — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Sadie’s Last Days on Earth

Available August 23

Feel Rich

Available August 25

Disjointed: Part 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Death Note — NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM

DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL 

Once Upon a Time: Season 6

Available August 29

Bring It On: Worldwide #Cheersmack

Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face — 

NETFLIX ORIGINAL 

The Good Place: Season 1

Available August 31

Be Afraid

Leaving August 1

Leaving August 1

10 Things I Hate About You

Justice League Unlimited: Season 1

Justice League Unlimited: Season 2

Justice League: Season 1

Justice League: Season 2

Babe

Babe: Pig in The City

Babe Winkelman’s Outdoor Secrets: 2014: Quarter 4

Beneath The Helmet

Black Widow

Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry

Electric Slide

Elizabethtown

From The Terrace

From Time To Time

Goodbye World

Horsemen

Hunter X Hunter : Season 1

Hunter X Hunter : Season 2

Hunter X Hunter : Season 3

Hunter X Hunter : Season 4

Hunter X Hunter : Season 5

Josef Fritzl: Story Of A Monster

Malibu’s Most Wanted

Prefontaine

Russell Brand: End the Drugs War

Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery

Teacher’s Pet

The Delivery Man: Season 1

The Diabolical

The Heavy Water War: Season 1

The Hunt: Season 1

The Little Engine That Could

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

The Verdict

Young Justice: Season 1

Young Justice: Season 2

Young@Heart

Zack And Miri Make A Porno

Leaving throughout August

Leaving August 4

Superbad

Leaving August 5

Pelican Dreams

Personal Gold: An Underdog Story

Leaving August 6

Human Capital

The Spoils Of Babylon: Season 1

Leaving August 9

The Five Venoms

Leaving August 10

Dope

Leaving August 11

Four Blood Moons

Jesus People: The Movie

Patch Town

Two Days, One Night

Leaving August 14

Drones

Food Matters

Leaving August 15

American Dad!: Season 1

American Dad!: Season 2

American Dad!: Season 3

American Dad!: Season 4

To Kill a Mockingbird

Changing Seas: Season 3

Changing Seas: Season 4

Changing Seas: Season 5

Changing Seas: Season 6

Close Quarter Battle: Season 1

The New Frontier: Season 1

Top 10 Secrets And Mysteries: Season 1

Leaving August 23

The Summer Of Sangaile

Leaving August 24

Gun Woman

Leaving August 25

October Gale

Paratodos

The Kidnapping Of Michel Houellebecq

Leaving August 28

Revenge: Season 1

Revenge: Season 2

Revenge: Season 3

Revenge: Season 4

Leaving August 30

The League: Season 1

The League: Season 2

The League: Season 3

The League: Season 4

The League: Season 5

The League: Season 6

The League: Season 7

Leaving August 31

Space Warriors

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