From a documentary about the Brat Pack to a third season of Abbott Elementary, here are all the best things coming to streaming this July.
Netflix
July 2
Sprint
With Usain Bolt retired, who will be the new face of speed? From Sha’Carri Richardson to Noah Lyles, for the very first time we will tell the full story of man and woman’s desire to be the fastest person on the planet. Witness the intense drama, motivation, and personalities behind the relentless pursuit of victory that is compressed into a few heart-stopping seconds.
July 3
The Man with 1000 Kids
The Man With 1000 Kids uncovers the gripping tale of a charming Dutch scammer, Jonathan Meijer, who is accused of travelling the world deceiving mothers into having his babies on a mass scale. The three-part series investigates the murky world of the fertility industry and uncovers how due to a lack of global regulations, some international fertility clinics continue to allow anonymous donations.
July 9
Hannah Berner: We Ride at Dawn
Comedian and podcast host, New Yorker Hannah Berner brings her new special to Netflix next month. According to Deadline, the hour-long set was filmed at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA and has Berner “so excited to finally be able to air my hour to the world.” “This show encompasses different phases of my life, my mental health, my love life, pop culture, and even some politics,” she says. “I like to make people question norms and make fun of everything, especially myself.”
July 11
Vikings Valhalla – Season 3
In pursuit of a new Viking home, our heroes must venture further than they ever have before. From Constantinople to Greenland to the edge of the known world. But before they can set sail for new horizons, they must travel back to where it all started for one last battle.
July 12
The Long Game
In 1955, five young Mexican-American caddies, out of the love for the game, were determined to learn how to play, so they created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas desert. Jay Hernandez and Dennis Quaid star.
July 17
Simone Biles Rising
Simone Biles Rising gives viewers unprecedented access to the most powerful comeback in sports. Throughout the documentary, we journey with the Olympian as she grapples with vulnerability and self-doubt, redefining what it means to be a champion on her own terms.
July 19
Skywalkers: A Love Story
A daredevil couple puts their love and trust to the test to go where no one has gone before: the top of the world’s second-highest skyscraper. What will they risk to touch the sky?
Disney+
July 3
Not Dead Yet – Season 2
Based on Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter, the series stars Gina Rodriguez as Nell Serrano, a self-described disaster, who writes obituaries at her local newspaper while navigating relationships in her personal and professional life. The twist? She can see the dead people she’s tasked with writing about, and they don’t hesitate to give her life advice.
July 5
BRATS
In the 1980s, everybody wanted to be in the Brat Pack… well, everyone except them. Director Andrew McCarthy reunites with Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, and more for a new documentary all about the actors and the impact the group had on their lives and careers.
July 10
Abbott Elementary – Season 3
A group of dedicated, passionate teachers – and a slightly tone-deaf principal – are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do… even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.
July 11
Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer
Brought to you by award-winning executive producers Dakota and Elle Fanning and critically acclaimed collaborators, Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer is a fascinating new perspective on the woman whose crime-hunting innovations changed history. To stop serial killers, psychiatric nurse and professor Dr. Ann Burgess must first learn to think like one. With unprecedented access to the mastermind behind the development of modern serial-killer profiling, the series tells Burgess’ tenacious story and her compassion for victims which puts her at the centre of America’s most infamous true-crime cases. From the widely known Ed Kemper and Ted Bundy to lesser-known cases like the Ski Mask Rapist, Burgess investigates and studies the damaged psyches of victims and their attackers, putting two halves of the same story together to catch a killer.
July 17
Will Trent – Season 2
The second season of the hit drama series premieres on Disney+ on July 17. Based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times bestselling series, it centres on Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI). Abandoned at birth, he endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system, but now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.
July 24
Inside Airport – Lost & Found
People lose millions of items at airports each year. Follow the journey of the stuff from found in Seattle to sold in Alabama or auctioned in Pittsburgh.
Apple TV+
July 10
Sunny
Rashida Jones stars as Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As “consolation” she’s given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband’s electronics company. Though at first, Suzie resents Sunny’s attempts to fill the void in her life, gradually they develop an unexpected friendship. Together they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family and become dangerously enmeshed in a world Suzie never knew existed.
July 12
Me
Me follows a 12-year-old kid named Ben who is in the throes of middle school as he adjusts to a newly blended family and the realisation that he has superpowers. Throughout the 10-episode season, Ben goes on a journey of self-discovery. He finds an ally in his stepsister, Max, who helps him harness these new-found powers and uncover the secrets behind the mysteries and tragedies of his community… all while he tries to come to terms with what it means to be Ben.
July 19
Omnivore
Narrated by renowned chef René Redzepi, this global series explores the ingredients that built societies, shaped our beliefs and forever altered the human story. From salt flats in Peru to coffee forests in Rwanda to wild tuna off the coast of Spain, each episode celebrates the way we grow, transform and consume the world’s best resources – the ones we eat.
Lady in the Lake
When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course. Maddie Schwartz (Natalie Portman) is a Jewish housewife seeking to shed a secret past and reinvent herself as an investigative journalist, and Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram) is a mother navigating the political underbelly of Black Baltimore while struggling to provide for her family. Their disparate lives seem parallel at first, but when Maddie becomes fixated on Cleo’s mystifying death, a chasm opens that puts everyone around them in danger.
July 24
Time Bandits
Embark on a comedic, high-stakes journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history nerd. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents – and the world.
July 31
Women in Blue (Las Azules)
Set in 1970 and inspired by true events, Women in Blue (Las Azules) tells the story of four women who defy the ultraconservative norms of the time and join Mexico’s first female police force, only to discover that their squad is a publicity stunt to distract the media from a brutal serial killer. As the body count grows, María (Bárbara Mori), whose determination to catch the killer becomes an obsession, Gabina (Amorita Rasgado), whose father is a renowned cop, Ángeles (Ximena Sariñana), a brilliant fingerprint analyst, and Valentina (Natalia Téllez), a young rebel, set up a secret investigation to achieve what no male officer has been able to do and bring the serial killer to justice.
Prime Video
July 4
Space Cadet
Tiffany “Rex” Simpson (Emma Roberts) has always dreamed of going to space, but life isn’t going as planned. Determined to turn things around, she aims high and inadvertently scams her way into NASA’s ultra-competitive astronaut training program with the help of her supportive best friend Nadine (Poppy Liu). Overwhelmed and lacking scientific expertise, Rex relies on her quick wits, moxie and determination to get to the top of her class. NASA program directors Pam (Gabrielle Union) and Logan (Tom Hopper) certainly take notice, but can this Florida girl get through training and into the cosmos before she blows her cover?
July 11
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Based on the 2016 animated feature Sausage Party, the series Sausage Party: Foodtopia follows Frank, Brenda, Barry, and Sammy as they try to build their own food society. Original feature film cast members Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, and Edward Norton all return alongside newcomers Will Forte, Sam Richardson, Natasha Rothwell, and Yassir Lester.
Divorce in the Black
Ava, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for until fate intervenes, revealing Dallas’ wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once upon a time sabotaged Ava’s destiny to be loved by her true soulmate.
July 18
My Spy The Eternal City
Back by popular demand, My Spy‘s dynamic duo, veteran CIA operative JJ (Dave Bautista) and his 14-year-old stepdaughter and protégé Sophie (Chloe Coleman), reunite to save the world when a high school choir tour of Italy is interrupted by a nefarious nuclear plot targeting the Vatican.
July 19
Betty La Fea, the Story Continues
What comes after happily ever after? Picking up two years since her departure from Ecomoda, Betty is still married to Armando but on the brink of divorce, trying desperately to connect with their adolescent daughter, and wondering whether she’s happy with her chosen path. Roberto, Armando’s father and Ecomoda founder, has passed and his dying wish is for Betty to return to the company. Betty will have to rebuild her relationship with her daughter, assume control of Ecomoda as president, and decide whether to reconcile with Armando, who is determined to regain her affection.
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