The end of summer has a way of sending us all indoors, blinds half-drawn against the heat, in search of something to watch. Netflix seems to have anticipated the mood, because this August it arrives with new titles that run the full spectrum from tender coming-of-age drama to the deliriously addictive. Whether you are after ranch romance, period longing or one last adventure at sea, here are four to line up on the sofa, from a rebellious writer chasing her ambitions to a final treasure hunt with the Pogues.

My Life With The Walter Boys returns to the ranch

Think of it as The Summer I Turned Pretty with a saddle. The teen drama returns to its Colorado ranch, where a medical crisis forces Jackie and the sprawling Walter clan to find a new normal. The love triangle, naturally, shows no sign of resolving itself, which is precisely the point. Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde and Ashby Gentry reprise the roles that made the show a phenomenon, and with a fourth season already confirmed, there is no shame in getting hopelessly invested.

My Brilliant Career hands Miles Franklin’s heroine to new generations

The most quietly radical arrival of the month, this fresh adaptation of Miles Franklin‘s beloved Australian novel gives its heroine to a new generation. Sybylla wants nothing more than to write, and finds an exciting career harder to reconcile with a safe marriage than she expected. Philippa Northeast leads a cast that includes Anna Chancellor, and with its period-drama sweep, it will scratch the same itch as a certain Regency saga, though Franklin got there more than a century earlier.

Don’t Say Good Luck moves the drama from school to the family kitchen

One for the theater kids, and for anyone who ever mouthed the words to a musical alone in their room. Sophie Birenbaum is preparing to play Jenna in a school production of Waitress when the real drama migrates from the stage to her own home. Melanie Lynskey and Max Greenfield anchor a warm, knowing film about the small catastrophes of growing up, buoyed by a cast that clearly relishes the melodrama.

Outer Banks sends the Pogues on one final, salt-sprayed treasure hunt

All good treasure hunts must end, and the Pogues are taking their final bow. Reeling from a devastating loss, the group sets off on one last quest for revenge and redemption, chasing a stolen artifact with the power to rewrite their fortunes. Chase Stokes, Madelyn Cline and Madison Bailey return for a farewell full of salt spray and breathless chases, and the particular ache of bidding goodbye to characters who have felt, for five seasons, a little like summer itself.