July brings the premieres of these 60 titles, including K-dramas, family-friendly series, crime dramas, and more, to the US and beyond.
Below is our curated list of 60 programs from countries in Africa, Asia, North America, and South America that are premiering or being added to schedules/offerings in the US and other territories in July 2026. Additional program premieres are listed on our “viewing guide” page.
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Elle (US)
Already renewed for a second season, the first season of this prequel to the “Legally Blonde” franchise follows Elle Woods in high school, before she was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard. We meet her in 1995 as a fish in the tumultuous waters of high school, where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. Through it all, Elle uses her family as a touchstone, and forms an even tighter bond to her mother, proving that they can get through anything life throws their way as long as they have each other. With each challenge she faces, Elle grows closer to the Elle Woods we know and love today.
Starring as Elle is Lexi Minetree (The Murdaugh Murders, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), along with June Diane Raphael (The Morning Show) as Elle’s mother, Eva, and Tom Everett Scott (The Summer I Turned Pretty) as her father, Wyatt. Costars also include Jacob Moskovitz (Chicago P.D.), Gabrielle Policano (Babygirl), Chandler Kinney (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin), Zac Looker (A Kind of Spark), and Amy Pietz (Paradise).
Elle, a Prime Original, premieres globally as an eight-episode binge on Wednesday, July 1, exclusively on Prime Video (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown
Enola Holmes 3 (US)
Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things, The Electric State) is back as Enola Holmes, Sherlock Holmes’s (Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Mission: Impossible – Fallout) younger sister, in this new action/mystery movie. Here, the young sleuth sets about tackling another case, this time in Malta. The timing could’ve been better for her and Lord Tewkesbury’s (Louis Partridge, Disclaimer, Jay Kelly) wedding because, just as she’s headed to the altar, Enola learns that big brother Sherlock has been kidnapped.
Costarring Himesh Patel (Yesterday, Tenet) as Dr. John Watson, Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown, Nolly) as Enola’s mum, Eudoria Holmes, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune, Ballerina) as Moriarty, Enola Holmes 3, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 1, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Worst Neighbor Ever (US)
This true-crime docuseries features shocking firsthand accounts of violence, intimidation, and harassment by people’s neighbors. Through compelling testimonials, startling body cam footage, and animated reenactments, the program proves the people next door aren’t just a nuisance; they’re lethal.
Worst Neighbor Ever, a Netflix Docuseries, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 1, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
X-Men ’97: Season 2 (US)
The new season of this adult animation series follows the heroic mutant team of X-Men, divided and thrown across different eras in time, as they struggle to navigate their return home. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence.
X-Men ’97: Season 2, a Disney+ Original, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 1, exclusively on Disney+.
Human Vapor (Japan)
Based on the 1960 Japanese film The Human Vapor, this thriller series opens with a horrific murder: A guest commentator swells and explodes on live TV, shocking the whole world. Behind this unprecedented and unimaginable crime is a man who has seemingly vanished into thin air: the Human Vapor. With no one able to figure out his true identity, the culprit continues to announce and execute a series of targeted assassinations, evading identification and capture to escalate nationwide terror with each inexplicable attack.
Starring Shun Oguri (Romantics Anonymous), Yû Aoi (Asura), Suzu Hirose (Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle), Kento Hayashi (Straight to Hell), and Yutaka Takenouchi (The Days), Human Vapor, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, July 2, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Stream The Human Vapor (1960 film)
Isakapatnam (India)
Set in a fictional port town beset by power struggles, family feuds, gangster warfare, and political tussles, this crime thriller explores how greed, unchecked ambition, and the relentless hunger for power can reshape lives, fuel rivalries, and trigger far-reaching, often violent consequences.
Starring Samuthirakani (RRR), Aishwarya Rajesh (Her), and Sunil (Kanabadutaledu), Isakapatnam, a Prime Original, premieres globally on Thursday, July 2, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Isakapatnam (Original Series Soundtrack)
Super Subbu (India)
This dramedy follows Subramanyam Chillukuri Rao (Sundeep Kishan, The Family Man), aka Subbu, an earnest young man who, desperate to escape his father’s tyranny, lands a job as a sex education teacher in the village of Maakipur. Putting aside the fact that he’s a virgin, Subbu has no experience teaching, no lesson plan, and no calling to educate these villagers. But this matters not, as he soon finds himself navigating a whirlwind of curiosity, chaos, and conversations that rarely stay within four walls. For Subbu, this short-term posting turns his life upside down and into a life-changing experience.
Costarring Mithila Palkar (Little Things), Getup Srinu (Swag), and Maanasa Choudhary (Bubblegum), Super Subbu, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, July 2, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Survival of the Thickest: Season 3 (US)
Based on Michelle Buteau’s acclaimed book of essays, this comedy-drama series centers on Mavis Beaumont (Buteau, First Wives Club, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens), a Black, plus-sized woman who’s looking for love while loving herself. Mavis works hard to grow her brand and establish herself as a stylist of note, determined to thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body-positive attitude, and a cute V-neck with some lip gloss. In the third and final season, Mavis reunites with her on-again/off-again beau, Luca (Marouane Zotti, A Taste for Murder, Bodkin), and hears the uncomfortable advice that her new doctor, Dr. Terri (Wanda Sykes, The Upshaws), has for her, now that she’s no longer in her 20s.
Survival of the Thickest: Season 3, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, July 2, exclusively on Netflix.
Survival of the Thickest: Essays by Michelle Buteau
Silo: Season 3 (US)
Based on Hugh Howey’s best-selling book trilogy, Silo, the third season of this sci-fi drama continues the saga of a dystopian society of 10,000 people living underground under mysterious circumstances, while revealing an origin story set centuries earlier. In the present, Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson, Mission Impossible – Fallout, The Greatest Showman) survives her forced “cleaning” but returns with memory loss, as the silo recovers from rebellion and faces a dangerous new threat. Meanwhile, in the Before Times, journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick, Game of Thrones, Iron Fist) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman, Succession, Manhattan) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences.
Already renewed for a fourth and final season, Silo: Season 3, an Apple TV Original, premieres globally on Friday, July 3, exclusively on Apple TV. New episodes will drop on Fridays through September 4. (You can add it to your watchlist on Apple TV on Prime Channels now.)
The Silo Series Collection by Hugh Howey
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Summer’s Last Resort (US)
In this comedy movie, Summer (Violet McGraw, The Haunting of Hill House) finds herself trapped on vacation with her family, during which her free-spirited mom, Milly (Sofia Bush, One Tree Hill), falls for her corny vice principal, Glenn (Jerry O’Connell, Sliders). Determined to save her mom from another bad relationship, Summer inadvertently turns their luxury vacation into total chaos.
Costarring Tim Rozon (Wynnona Earp), Clara Alexandrova (A Million Little Things), and Dawian van der Westhuizen (Me, Him and You), Summer’s Last Resort, a Tubi Original, premieres in the US on Friday, July 3, exclusively on Tubi. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Time (Thailand)
In this sci-fi thriller,the life of wealthy heiress Maylanee (Khemanit Jamikorn, Voice, I Need Romance) gets turned upside down after she’s hurled five years into the future via a time portal. Stripped of everything, she finds a necklace that can rewind time, but at a deadly cost.
Costarring Pakorn Chadborirak (Flat Girls, Tomorrow and I) and Vasin Asvanarunat (One Night Stand, Ugly Betty Thailand), Time premieres in the US and other territories on Friday, July 3, on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Better Late Than Single: Season 2 (South Korea)
The new season of this dating reality series follows a fresh group of lifelong singles who have zero dating experience but maximum expectations. Celebrities Seo In-guk, Kang Han-na, Lee Eun-ji, and Car the Garden return for hosting duties, groaning and backseat driving over the singles’ awkward moves throughout the season. As for the singles themselves, sheer determination propels them full steam ahead toward romance.
Better Late Than Single: Season 2, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Tuesday, July 7, exclusively on Netflix.
Summer Sparks (US)
In this family-friendly romantic comedy, Camp Evergreen is hosting its summer cook-off, where single dad Adam (Jesse Metcalfe, Desperate Housewives, Chesapeake Shores) arrives with his competitive son and finds himself swept up in the challenges. Meanwhile, single mom Monica (Kathryn Davis, “Hearts Around the Table” and “Unwrapping Christmas” movies) is back at her childhood camp to share its magic with her own kids. As the two meet and navigate cooking mishaps and heartfelt moments, their growing connection adds an extra spark to an already unforgettable summer.
Summer Sparks, a Roku Original, premieres in the US on Tuesday, July 7, exclusively on The Roku Channel.
I’m Not Afraid (Mexico)
Based on the novel I’m Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti, this period drama opens in the summer of 1986, when the life of Miguel, a 10-year-old boy who lives in a remote rural village, is upended when he discovers anther boy, Felipe, at the bottom of a hidden hole in the ground. Although Felipe initially thinks Miguel is a ghost, a secret friendship develops between them. But Miguel soon uncovers a dark truth: Felipe was kidnapped, and all signs point to the people Miguel thought he knew best.
Starring Luis Alberti (How to Win the Lottery), Fátima Molina (Who Killed Sara), and Humberto Busto (El Chapo), I’m Not Afraid, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 8, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
I’m Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti
Salcedo, Leather, and Boogaloo (Colombia)
From the “Eva Lasting” universe comes this new teen drama centering on Martín Salcedo, who dives into a darker, bolder, and more dizzying world where salsa, secrets, and temptation reign supreme at night.
Starring Sergio Palau (Eva Lasting), Paola Gonzalez (Defying Destiny), and Ramiro Meneses (Rigo), Salcedo, Leather, and Boogaloo, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 8, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Little House on the Prairie (US)
This new adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographical “Little House” book series offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the American West frontier in the 1800s. The first season is based on the third book in the series, Little House on the Prairie, which follows the Ingalls family as they establish their “new forever” outside the small but quickly-developing town of Independence. The family, along with their dog, Jack, faces the often harsh conditions of 1800s prairie life, including fever, wolves, and fire.
The cast includes Alice Halsey (Lessons in Chemistry), Luke Bracey (Elvis), Crosby Fitzgerald (Palm Royale), Skywalker Hughes (Joe Pickett), Warren Christie (The Watchful Eye), Jocko Sims (New Amsterdam), Alyssa Wapanatâhk (Peter Pan and Wendy), Meegwun Fairbrother (Avatar: The Last Airbender), and Wren Zhawenim Gotts (Echo).
Little House on the Prairie, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, July 9, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House Complete 9-Book Box Set by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House on the Prairie: The Complete Series DVD [Deluxe Remastered Edition]
Ikka (India)
This courtroom thriller tells the story of a high-stakes legal battle where personal history, moral conflict, and clashing ideologies collide. At the center is a celebrated lawyer (Sunny Deol, Border 2, Jaat) forced to defend a man from his past (Akshaye Khanna, Chhaava, “Dhurandhar” films), whose return reopens old wounds and compels him to take on a case that challenges everything he believes in.
Costarring Tillotama Shome (Delhi Crime) and Dia Mirza (Dhak Dhak), Ikka, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, July 10, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (US)
This documentary features never-before-seen footage and survivor accounts, which trace the 2012 shipwreck of the Costa Concordia luxury cruise and the disaster that ensued. Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea, a Netflix Documentary, premieres globally on Friday, July 10, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Apartment Job (South Korea)
Ji Sung (Doctor John, The Devil Judge, Adamas) stars in this comedy-drama series as Park Hae-Gang, a former gang boss who runs for the position of president of the residents’ association at an apartment complex in order to steal its reserve fund. Hae-Gang ends up getting involved with Kang Ha-Ri (Ha Yoon-Kyung, Hospital Playlist, Undercover Miss Hong), an aspiring lawyer who works part-time at a major law firm’s free consultation counter.
Meanwhile, Lee Chung-Won (Park Byung-Eun, Dear Hongrang, The Bequeathed), the CEO of a construction company and a penthouse resident, is eying the fund, too, as Jang Sook-Jin (Moon So-Ri, When Life Gives You Tangerines, Queenmaker), the apartment complex busybody, makes it her business to know everything about the residents. As Hae-Gang and Ha-Ri plot the theft, they uncover deep corruption.
The Apartment Job, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Saturday, July 11, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Rekonek (Philippines)
In this drama film, a global internet outage days before Christmas forces six Filipino families to reconnect through more traditional and face-to-face means.
Starring Gerald Anderson (To Russia with Love), Bela Padilla (A Special Memory), Andrea Brillantes (Senior High), and Charlie Dizon (Third World Romance), Rekonek premieres in the US and other territories on Sunday, July 12, on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Susana and Elvira: No Plan B (Colombia)
This comedy-drama finds Susana (Manuela González, Fake Profile) and Elvira (Mabel Moreno, The Queen of Flow), after a trip abroad shattered their friendship, reluctantly reuniting to organize the event of the year: the high-profile wedding of the hottest artists in town… but without a backup plan if anything goes wrong.
Susana and Elvira: No Plan B, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Sunday, July 12, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Westies (US)
Set in the early 1980s, this crime drama centers on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang of the same name. The construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty to one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.
The cast includes J.K. Simmons (The Closer), Titus Welliver (Bosch), Tom Brittney (Grantchester), Stanley Morgan (A Thousand Blows), Sarah Bolger (Mayans M.C.), Jessica Frances Dukes (Ozark), Hamish Allan-Headley (Mayor of Kingstown), Vincent Walsh (Billy the Kid), Allen Leech (Downton Abbey), and Hillary McCormack (Earth Abides).
The Westies, an MGM+ Original Series, premieres in the US, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico with two episodes on Sunday, July 12, exclusively on MGM+ and, where available, its digital channels, including MGM+ on Prime Channels. One new episode will drop on Sundays through August 23. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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All American: Season 8 (US)
Opening six months after the Season 7 cliffhanger finale, this drama’s final season spans one week in the lives of the Beverly and Crenshaw crew. It’s a week that will have Jordan (Michael Evans Behling, The Queen’s Jewels), Layla (Greta Onieogou, Heartland), Coop (Bre-Z, Empire), Cassius (Osy Ikhile, Black Mirror), KJ (Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, Michael), Khalil (Antonio J. Bell, Greenleaf), Amina (Alexis Chikaeze, Miss Juneteenth), and Preach (Kareem Grimes, S.W.A.T.) wondering if everything they’ve been through over the course of their lives has prepared them for this moment.
All American: Season 8 premieres in the US with a two-hour event on Monday, July 13, at 8pm ET/PT, on The CW.
Golden Kamuy – The Abashiri Prison Raid (Japan)
Following on from the events in Golden Kamuy 2: The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido, this period action-adventure drama continues the search for a hidden treasure trove of gold by war veteran Saichi Sugimoto (Kento Yamazaki, Alice in Borderland) and Ainu girl Asirpa (Anna Yamada, Tax Solver). In a fierce three-way fight against the factions of Lieutenant Tsurumi (Hiroshi Tamaki, My Family) and Toshizo Hijikata (Hiroshi Tachi, The Parades) for the gold, Sugimoto, Asirpa, Shiraishi (Yuma Yamoto, Inheritance Detective), and Tanigaki (Ryohei Otani, Chosen Home) head to the Abashiri Prison, where the murderous Noppera-bo and the truth about Asirpa’s father await them.
Based on the “Golden Kamuy” manga series by Satoru Noda, Golden Kamuy – The Abashiri Prison Raid, a Netflix Film, premieres globally (outside Japan) on Monday, July 13, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Golden Kamuy manga series by Satoru Noda
Golden Kamuy Saichi Sugimoto figurine
Golden Kamuy Saichi Sugimoto figurine
Murder 101 (US)
This docuseries follows a high school sociology class at Elizabethton High School in Tennessee, who take on a mystery that has lingered for decades. Led by teacher Alex Campbell, the students begin investigating the Redhead Murders, a series of unsolved killings that once captured headlines across the South before fading from public memory. What starts as a classroom project soon evolves into a remarkable real-world investigation, as the students uncover new leads, connect long-overlooked clues, and bring fresh attention to victims who were nearly forgotten. Along the way, they discover that the search for answers is about more than solving a case; it’s about giving a voice to the people at the center of it and proving that determination can come from the most unexpected places.
Murder 101, a Prime Original, premieres globally as a three-episode binge on Monday, July 13, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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The Real Wolf of Wall Street (US)
This docuseries tells the real story of Jordan Belfort, who became the face of ‘90s excess thanks to the iconic film, The Wolf of Wall Street. But behind the rise of Belfort and his band of boiler room brokers at Stratton Oakmont is a tale even darker and more debauched than previously known. Featuring never-before-seen footage, thousands of internal FBI documents, firsthand accounts from onetime members of Belfort’s inner circle, and archival interviews, including from Jordan’s former wife, Nadine, whose dreams of a fairy tale life turned toxic, the series uncovers the explosive true story of Belfort’s meteoric rise, his stunning fall, and those he left stranded in his wake.
The Real Wolf of Wall Street, a paramount+ Original, premieres in the US as a three-episode binge on Tuesday, July 14, exclusively on Paramount+.
The Wolf of Wall Street DVD [4K UHD]
Lucky (US)
Based on Marissa Stapley’s best-selling novel, this new crime thriller limited series stars Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit, Peaky Blinders) as Luciana “Lucky” Armstrong, a young woman who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past. When a multimillion-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky (Taylor-Joy) is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life… and a way out.
The ensemble cast includes Annette Bening (Dutton Ranch), Timothy Olyphant (Justified), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (61st Street), Drew Starkey (Outer Banks), Clifton Collins Jr. (Train Dreams), and William Fichtner (Mom).
Lucky, an Apple TV Original, premieres globally with two episodes on Wednesday, July 15, exclusively on Apple TV. One new episode will drop on Wednesdays through August 19. (You can add it to your watchlist on Apple TV on Prime Channels now.)
Nation’s Dumbest (US)
This international format, which launched in Norway, expanded into Sweden and Germany, and will see local versions in Finland and France, too, has taken audiences by storm. Why? Because this is the only show where winning is the last thing anyone wants. Hosted by British comedian/actor Jack Whitehall (Bad Education), the US version of this competition series sees celebrity contestants face a mix of brain-teasing tasks, fast-paced physical challenges, and long-buried classroom knowledge. Each week, the “smartest” celebrity graduates, narrowing the field until a final exam determines who will be left standing with the distinction no one wants: the title of the Nation’s Dumbest.
Contestants this season include television personality Hilaria Baldwin, actress and model Carmen Electra, actor Anthony Michael Hall, actor Jon Heder, musician and actor Chase Hudson, rapper and actor Ice-T, singer-songwriter Elle King, former NFL quarterback Matt Leinart, television personality and physician Dr. Drew Pinsky, stunt performer and comedian Steve-O, singer and performer JoJo Siwa, and entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang.
Nation’s Dumbest premieres in the US on Wednesday, July 15, at 9pm ET/PT, on Fox, with streaming available on Hulu starting July 16.
Ride or Die (US)
This action comedy series stars Octavia Spencer (Truth be Told, The Help) and Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso, Game of Thrones) as best friends Debbie Claybourne and Judith Burton, who thought they knew everything about each other. Except Judith turns out to be an international assassin. When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith’s past and a hit goes horribly wrong, both of their worlds are turned upside down as they’re forced to go on the run together. It’s a race against time and a road trip across Europe, with law enforcement, highly trained assassins, and some very dangerous criminals at their heels.
Costars include Ed Skrein (Rebel Moon – Parts One & Two), Calam Lynch (Bridgerton), Savannah Steyn (House of the Dragon), Jamie Parker (The History Boys), Jacky Ido (The Catch), Sylvia Hoeks (See), and Bill Nighy (Love Actually).
Ride or Die, a Prime Original, premieres globally as an eight-episode binge on Wednesday, July 15, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (US)
In this fantasy musical movie, a sequel to Descendants: The Rise of Red and the fifth installment in the “Descendants” franchise, the Queen of Hearts is nice, Cinderella is safe, and things seem perfect for Red (Kylie Cantrall, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) and Chloe (Malia Baker, The Baby-Sitters Club). But little do they know that changing the past created a new villain: Maddox Hatter (Leonardo Nam, Westworld). When Maddox captures the Queen of Hearts, Red and Chloe must work with Red’s new sister, Pink (Liamani Segura, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), Luisa Madrigal’s son, Luis (Alexandro Byrd, The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo), Captain Hook’s daughter, Hazel (Kiara T. Romero, Bosch: Legacy), and Maddox’s son, Max (Brendon Tremblay, The Night Logan Woke Up), to save her and Wonderland.
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland premieres in the US on Thursday, July 16, on Disney, with streaming available on Disney+ starting July 17.
The Five-Star Weekend (US)
Based on Elin Hilderbrand’s best-selling novel, this drama series stars Jennifer Garner (The Last Thing He Told Me, Alias) as Hollis Shaw, a famed cook and best-selling author known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste, and warm demeanor. After Hollis suffers a devastating loss and is unable to move forward, the death starts to expose the cracks in her picture-perfect life, including her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter, and her growing pursuit of validation from her fans. In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, and her thirties, plus one surprise fifth star. Each will mature in ways they could never imagine, as boundaries are pushed and secrets are exposed.
Costarring D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place), Gemma Chan (Humans), Regina Hall (Black Monday), Chloë Sevigny (Big Love), Harlow Jane (Texas Rising), and Timothy Olyphant (Justified), The Five-Star Weekend, a Peacock Original, premieres in the US on Thursday, July 16, exclusively on Peacock.
The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
The Hawk (US)
Will Ferrell (“Anchorman” films, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby) stars in this comedy series as Lonnie Hawkins, the number one golfer in 2004. Now he’s struggling on the back nine of his career to recapture his magic. His body says retire, but his heart says he’s not done yet. His ex-wife, Stacy (Molly Shannon, Saturday Night Live), and his son, Lance (Jimmy Tatro, The Real Bros of Simi Valley), golf’s new golden boy, know he’s through. But with one more major to win to complete golf’s Grand Slam, Lonnie refuses to believe he’s anything other than one stroke away from the greatest comeback in golf history.
The Hawk, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, July 16, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Me Before Me (Indonesia)
In this coming-of-age drama, a young student battling pressure, panic, and a demanding father uses a class project to discover that truth, not trophies, might finally set him free.
Starring Bima Sena (Mothernet), Ringgo Agus Rahman (A Brother and 7 Siblings), and Widuri Puteri (Grave Torture), Me Before Me, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, July 16, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Desire (Mexico-Spain)
This erotic thriller centers on Lucero (Ludwika Paleta, Daughter from Another Mother, Operación Marea Negra), a successful lawyer with a seemingly perfect life. But when she gets swept up in an intense affair with her daughter’s young swimming coach, what begins as a forbidden desire soon turns into a threat to the fragile balance of her marriage and her career. As her world falls apart with tragic consequences, and the situation puts her love for her family to the test, Lucero discovers how far she is willing to go to protect her own.
Costarring José María Yazpik (Now and Then, Narcos: Mexico) and Óscar Casas (Jaguar, Headless Chickens), Desire, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, July 17, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The East Palace (South Korea)
Set during an unspecified time in the past, this supernatural mystery drama follows two people who are summoned by the King (Cho Seung-woo, Divorce Attorney Shin, Sisyphus, Stranger) to the royal residence to unearth and clear out the curses that plague the palace. One is Gu-cheon (Nam Joo-hyuk, Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Start-Up, The School Nurse Files), a man with the ability to cross the border between the real world and the Realm of Gwi (the spirit realm), who cuts down spirits that stray too close to the real world with his sword. The other is Saeng-gang (Roh Yoon-seo, Crash Course in Romance, 20th Century Girl, Our Blues), a court lady who, being in tune with the spirit world, can hear and communicate with the dead.
Despite their uneasy partnership, sharpened by secrets on both sides, Gu-cheon and Saeng-gang move between the palace corridors and the borderland of the Realm of Gwi to investigate the origins of the hauntings. In so doing, they uncover secrets that have lay buried within the palace walls and how the past is dangerously entangled with the present.
The East Palace, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Friday, July 17, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
They Fight (US)
This drama follows Walt Manigan (André Holland, Moonlight, The Knick), a former coach and convict who is just out of prison. Although he tries to reintegrate into society and become the father he hopes to be, he struggles to find his footing until he returns to the local boxing gym. It is here that he coaches a motley crew of aspiring teenage boxers, culminating in two young best friends facing off at the national championship.
Costarring Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth, The Wire), Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale, Orange Is the New Black), Anthony B. Jenkins (The Chi, Stranger Things), Toussaint Francois Battiste, and Mykelti Williamson (Forrest Gump, Waiting to Exhale), They Fight premieres in the US on Friday, July 17, exclusively on Hulu.
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Spooky in Love (South Korea)
Based on the 2011 Korean film Spellbound, this fantasy/romantic comedy series follows Cheon Yeo-Ri (Park Eun-Bin, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, The King’s Affection), a chaebol heiress and hotel CEO with an eerie secret: She sees ghosts, with spirits of people who died unjustly haunting her every night. Utterly afraid of ghosts is Ma Gang-Wook (Yang Se-Jong, Doona!, My Country: The New Age), a prosecutor who investigates unsolved murder cases. The two join forces to solve paranormal cases, during which they develop romantic feelings for each other.
Costarring Ong Seong-wu (Strong Girl Nam-soon, Boyfriend on Demand), Spooky in Love, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Saturday, July 18, exclusively on Netflix.
Bloody Murray: Season 1 (Israel)
This multi-award-winning half-hour romantic comedy series follows Murray (Naomi Levov, On the Spectrum, Yona) and Dana (Rotem Sela, The Beauty & the Baker, The Chef), 30-something roommates who are successful, bright, but still-single women. Murray is a film lecturer specializing in romantic comedies; Dana is a gynecologist at a hospital. After Murray ditched a man in a hit-and-run accident, the guy, named Lior (Shlomi Tapiaro, Red Alert, Chazarot), shows up at their doorstep to give Murray a piece of his mind and ends up falling for Dana, who feels the same. But Murray, who is struggling with feelings of loneliness and regret, realizes that she has feelings for Lior, too. Despite the hit-and-run, Murray convinces herself that he is actually meant for her.
Bloody Murray: Season 1 premieres in the US on Sunday, July 19, on Chai Flicks. New episodes will drop on Sundays through September 13.
POV: The Dating Game (US, Norway, UK, China)
This documentary takes viewers to China, where eligible men outnumber women by more than 30 million. They include Zhou, Li, and Wu, a trio of bachelors embarking on a seven-day dating camp led by Hao, one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches. As the three stumble through the camp’s awkward challenges, they try to make sense of their authentic and constructed selves, and find the self-confidence they need to land that date.
POV: The Dating Game premieres in the US on Monday, July 20, at 10pm ET, on PBS (check your local listings), with streaming available on PBS.org and the PBS app.
My Daughter’s Father (Mexico)
In this telenovela, Maca (Silvia Navarro, The Perfect Dictatorship, Dad Wanted) is hosting a houseful of people to celebrate her daughter, Julieta’s, graduation. When Julieta falls ill, she is taken to the hospital, where her family learns that she needs a kidney transplant. But a DNA test reveals more than Maca expected: Julieta’s biological father is a twenty-year-old secret that threatens to shatter the life that Maca has worked so hard to build.
Costarring Manolo Cardona (Who Killed Sara?, Upon Open Sky) and Erik Hayser (Dark Desire, Ingobernable), My Daughter’s Father, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 22, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
A Shop for Killers: Season 2 (South Korea)
Following on from the events in Season 1, Season 2 of this action thriller sees Jian (Kim Hye-jun, Cashero, Kingdom) now in control of the shop, Jinman (Lee Dong-wook, The Divorce Insurance, Tale of the Nine Tailed) back from the dead, and the team taking the fight to BABYLON, determined to end the threat once and for all. Humiliated and on the back foot, the mercenary organization will bring in help from overseas, unleashing a new wave of deadly assassins to rebuild its ranks and exact revenge.
A Shop for Killers: Season 2, a Hulu Original, premieres in the US on Wednesday, July 22, exclusively on Hulu and Disney+.
A Toxic Love Story (UK)
This true-crime documentary tells the story of a young woman’s arrest for a violent fantasy plot against her ex-boyfriend’s new wife in a glamorous California suburb, which becomes a sensational scandal. However, the truth remains hidden behind a sophisticated web of deception. As the investigation peels back layers of betrayal, it becomes unclear who is the true victim and who is the villain in a game where everyone is playing a part.
A Toxic Love Story, a Netflix Documentary, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 22, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Debt Collector (Thailand)
In this action-crime thriller, an ex-debt collector, tormented by past mistakes and a terminal illness, returns to the underworld to protect the victims of a violent loan sharking organization. Starring Nadech Kugimiya (“Death Whisperer” films), Daou Pittaya Saechua (404), and Chaiwat Thongsaeng (Doctor Climax), The Debt Collector, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, July 23, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Idaho Murders: A College Town Nightmare (US)
This new docuseries centers on the murders of four University of Idaho students, found in an off-campus house in the quiet college town of Moscow, Idaho, in the fall of 2022. As fear spread through the community, investigators faced intense pressure to solve a case marked by few immediate answers. The two-part series unpacks the chilling crime, the investigation that followed, and the lasting impact on a town forever changed. The Idaho Murders: A College Town Nightmare, a Sundance Now Documentary, premieres in the US and Canada on Thursday, July 23, on Sundance Now, AMC+, and their digital channels, including Sundance Now on Prime Channels and AMC+ on Prime Channels.
Love in Slow Motion (Kuwait)
In this romantic comedy, when Haya’s (Nour Al Ghandour, Honeymoonish) best friend, Jawad (Ali Kakooli, Devil’s Advocate), gets engaged, her chronically-single world unravels, because who knew true love could be hiding in the friend zone? Love in Slow Motion, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Thursday, July 23, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Ransom Canyon: Season 2 (US)
Based on the “Ransom Canyon” book series by Jodi Thomas, Season 2 of this romantic western drama opens six months after the events of Season 1. Rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel, Jupiter’s Legacy, 11.22.63) is fighting to reclaim his legacy after being unseated as trustee of his family’s Double K Ranch, while musician Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly, Champagne Problems, Titans) must decide if her heart belongs in the small town she once tried to outrun or in the fast-paced world of New York City.
Ransom Canyon: Season 2, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Thursday, July 23, exclusively on Netflix.
“Ransom Canyon” book series by Jodi Thomas
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 4 (US)
In the new season of this hit sci-fi series, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, led by Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount, Scarpetta, Hell on Wheels), embark on a series of thrilling and emotional adventures across the stars. As they journey to strange new worlds, they will battle inner demons and external threats, encounter colorful new characters, reunite with familiar faces, and confront terrifying aliens.
The ensemble cast includes Rebecca Romijn (The Librarians), Ethan Peck (Star Trek: Discovery), Jess Bush (Playing for Keeps), Christina Chong (Line of Duty), Celia Rose Gooding (Breakwater), Melissa Navia (Bull), Babs Olusanmokun (Dune: Part One), and Martin Quinn (Derry Girls), along with guest stars Carol Kane (Hunters) and Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries).
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 4, a Paramount+ Original Series, premieres globally on Thursday, July 23, on Paramount+. New episodes will drop on Thursdays through September 24.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe (US)
From the world of The Big Bang Theory comes this new comedy series, in which comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman, Ugly Betty) is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, which accidentally brings about a multiverse Armageddon. Aiding him in this quest are Stuart’s girlfriend, Denise (Lauren Lapkus, Orange Is the New Black), geologist friend Bert (Brian Posehn, New Girl), and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the butt Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie, Speechless). Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters from The Big Bang Theory.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, a Max Original, premieres in the US on Thursday, July 23, at 9pm ET, on HBO Max and its digital channels, including HBO Max on Prime Channels. New episodes will drop on Thursdays through September 24.
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Series DVD
72 Hours (US)
Kevin Hart (Die Hart, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist) stars in this comedy movie as a forty-year-old executive who hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twenty-somethings on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he’s inadvertently added to their group text.
Costars include Marcello Hernández (Saturday Night Live), Mason Gooding (Love, Victor), Kam Patterson (Saturday Night Live), Ben Marshall (Saturday Night Live), Kevin Dunn (Ballard), Zach Cherry (Severance), and Teyana Taylor (The Rip).
72 Hours, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Friday, July 24, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
The Dink (US)
This comedy movie centers on Dusty Boyd (Jake Johnson, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, New Girl), a washed-up former tennis prodigy who’s been reduced to coaching unruly children at his father, Chuck’s (Ed Harris, Dutton Ranch, Westworld), suburban country club. Desperate for his father’s approval, Dusty blindly supports Chuck’s vendetta against the new craze taking over the club: pickleball. But when Dusty reaggravates an old injury, taking away his ability to play tennis, he resorts to the unthinkable in the name of rehab.
He not only tries pickleball, but, thanks in part to his enchanting new partner, Candace (Mary Steenburgen, A Man on the Inside, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), he finds himself actually enjoying it. Torn between two worlds, Dusty is forced to finally face the ghosts of his past athletic failures, including his childhood nemesis, Andy Roddick (former pro tennis player Andy Roddick).
Costarring Patton Oswalt (The Abandons), Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live), Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty), and Aaron Chen (Fisk), along with Ben Stiller (“Zoolander” films), The Dink, an Apple TV Original, premieres globally on Friday, July 24, exclusively on Apple TV. (You can add it to your watchlist on Apple TV on Prime Channels now.)
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Soy Luna: Let’s Roll Again (Mexico)
In the fourth and final season of this family series, Luna (Karol Sevilla, It Was Always Me, Almost Paradise) returns to her beloved Jam & Roller after an accident sidelined her. Putting on her skates again won’t be easy, though, especially when a hidden villain’s plan starts to complicate her life. She’ll also face a dilemma, torn between old flames. Amidst songs, adventures, and reunions with friends, Luna will have to overcome many obstacles to fulfill her dream.
Soy Luna: Let’s Roll Again, a Disney+ Original, premieres in the US on Friday, July 24, exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu.
The Walking Dead: Dead City: Season 3 (US)
In Season 3 of this zombie thriller, Maggie (Lauren Cohan, The Walking Dead, The Vampire Diaries) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Walking Dead, Grey’s Anatomy) finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse. But when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question whether they have learned from their old wounds or if their dark past spells doom for the entire city.
Costarring Jimmi Simpson (Pachinko), Raúl Castillo (Task), Aimee Garcia (Dexter), Logan Kim (Kung Fu Panda 4), and Michael Emery (The Equalizer), The Walking Dead: Dead City: Season 3 premieres in the US on Sunday, July 26, at 9pm ET/PT, on AMC, with streaming available on AMC+ and its digital channels, including AMC+ on Prime Channels.
Furious (US)
Inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow, this crime thriller follows Alice Black (Emmy Rossum, Shameless, The Crowded Room), an FBI agent on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.
Furious, a Hulu Original, premieres in the US with three episodes on Monday, July 27, exclusively on Hulu. New episodes will drop singly on Mondays through August 31.
The Ark: Season 3 (US)
Opening after the crew of Ark 1 have established their new colony, Homebase 1, the new season of this sci-fi series sees Captain Garnet (Christie Burke, The Haunting of Bly Manor) and some of her team return to space in the hopes of finding other lost Earth survivors. The rest of her team remains on Homebase 1 to explore their new world, but an unsettling discovery makes everyone wonder what secrets this new planet is hiding and how safe it really is.
Costarring Reece Ritchie (The Outpost), Richard Fleeshman (Coronation Street), Pavle Jerinic (The Outpost), Stacey Read, Ryan Adams (The Crown), and Tiana Upcheva (Robin Hood), The Ark: Season 3 premieres in the US on Wednesday, July 29, at 10pm ET/PT, on Syfy.
Diarra From Detroit: Season 2 (US)
In Season 2 of this comedy-mystery series, chaotic private investigator Diarra Brickland (Diarra Kilpatrick, Perry Mason) is trying, unsuccessfully, to have a hot girl summer without getting wrapped up in yet another deeply unserious and extremely dangerous Detroit mystery. This time around, what starts as a seemingly harmless furniture recovery mission quickly spirals into a triple homicide investigation, a citywide treasure hunt, and another trip deep into Detroit’s criminal underbelly. As Diarra attempts to sort out her messy relationship status, she also finds herself going undercover with a secret society, starring in a Tubi movie, chasing urban legends, dodging gang warfare, and uncovering secrets buried beneath the city itself. Because, of course she does.
Costarring DomiNque Perry (Bust Down), Bryan Terrell Clark (Snowpiercer), and Jon Chaffin (BMF), along with Shannon Wallace (Beauty in Black), Phylicia Rashad (The Chi), and Harry Lennix (The Blacklist), Diarra From Detroit: Season 2 premieres globally with two episodes on Wednesday, July 29, exclusively on Paramount+. One new episode will drop on Wednesdays through September 9.
Final Project (Mexico)
In this drama, a new school means a new start, except vicious online attacks and a classmate’s twisted challenge spark a dangerous bond that pushes Tamara toward transformation. Final Project, a Netflix Series, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 29, exclusively on Netflix.
Wrath (Brazil)
This crime thriller tells the story of a young man (Vinicius Neri, Joint Venture) rescued from the brink of death by an MMA coach. With no memory of his own identity, he is given the name Marcelo and finds a new purpose in the world of MMA. But as he is drawn deeper into this universe, he begins to uncover clues to his past and becomes entangled in a web of crime, secrets, and rivalries that reaches far beyond the cage.
Costarring Alice Carvalho (New Bandits), Bianca Comparato (3%), Cláudia Raia (The Favorite), Eduardo Moscovis (Good Morning, Veronica), and Fábio Lago (Dom), Wrath, a Netflix Film, premieres globally on Wednesday, July 29, exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
Batman: Caped Crusader: Season 2 (US)
This animated series, a reimagining of the Batman mythology, follows the fearsome vigilante in his early years. Forged in the fire of tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human: the Batman. Night after night, against overwhelming odds, he wages his relentless one-man war on crime.
Batman: Caped Crusader: Season 2, a Prime Original, premieres globally as a ten-episode binge on Friday, July 31, exclusively on Prime Video. (You can add it to your watchlist now.)
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Fightland (US-UK)
Set against the backdrop of London’s boxing scene, this new crime drama revolves around British-born boxer Duke Kilroy (Howard Charles, Whitstable Pearl, The Musketeers), who becomes the world heavyweight champion on the same night that a vicious assault leaves his brother, Calvin, dead. Duke is devastated, and his reaction in the aftermath costs him eight years in a stateside prison. Upon his release, and after having made a sinister discovery, Duke returns home seeking vengeance against the man he believes set him up: the criminal kingpin and former promoter, Kingsley Marshall (Nicholas Pinnock, For Life, Counterpart). But Kingsley has vanished, leaving his children and wife, Joy (Deborah Ayorinde, Them, Luke Cage), who happens to be the love of Duke’s life, to pick up the pieces.
Working with a cartel desperate to control London’s drug market, Duke begins a high-risk game of infiltrating Kingsley’s empire to destroy it from within and smoke out his enemy. But amidst a volatile criminal landscape, and competing influences threatening to pull him off course, Duke will need to channel everything that made him a champion fighter into his bloody pursuit to win the ultimate victory: revenge for his brother.
Costarring Anita-Joy Uwajeh (Atlanta), Charles Babalola (The Outlaws), Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor), Tyler Conti (Safe), and Richard Pepple (Cobra), Fightland premieres in the US on Friday, July 31, on the Starz app and all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms, including Starz on Prime Channels. New epsides will drop on Fridays through September 18.
Musafir Café (India)
In this romantic drama, Chander (Vikrant Massey, Sector 36) and Sudha (Vedika Pinto, Operation Romeo) feel an undeniable pull, but fate keeps them apart. Their brief love sparks Chander’s journey to Musafir Cafe and eventually to Preeti (Mahima Makwana, Showtime).
Musafir Café, a Netflix Series, premieres globally in July (date tba) exclusively on Netflix. (You can set a reminder for it now.)
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