On her first day in Oxford, Anna is drenched by a rude driver that she later confronts in a fish-and-chips shop. The rude man’s name is Jamie Davenport (Corey Mylchreest). Jamie’s friend Cecelia (Poppy Gilbert) ribs Jamie for being a player, when he’s forced to hide from a woman that he never called back.

Based on Julia Whelan's novel of the same time, it follows ambitious American student Anna (played by Sofia Carson) on her year at Oxford University, where she meets and ends up falling in love with her literature professor Jamie ( Corey Mylchreest ),

Netflix has read the room and promised to keep the romantic jet-setting adventures coming – and the new original movie My Oxford Year looks like it could be a perfect watch for fans of those aforementioned feel-good shows.

This frothy and formulaic adaptation of Julia Whelan’s debut novel, starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest, is pretty to look at, but not head of its class.

As we enter the dog days of summer, Netflix's August slate of movies is giving us something to look forward to. This month, the platform is dropping dozens of new films, including some great originals like the romance My Oxford Year, starring Sofia Carson, and the ensemble mystery The Thursday Murder Club.

The fun kicks off on August 1 with a new season of Perfect Match, as well as the highly anticipated adaptation of the Julia Whelan novel, My Oxford Year. Starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest, My Oxford Year follows Anna,

Find out what's new on Netflix for August 2025 and beyond. Netflix is bringing the heat all month long with incredible content, including new original movies and shows like My Oxford Year and Wednesday: Season 2 - Part 1,