June 2024: All the best things to stream (or see in cinemas) this month
From the highly anticipated Inside Out 2 to new Bridgerton episodes and a Prime Video series about one of tennis' greatest stars, here are all the best things coming to streaming (and cinemas) in June.
Netflix
June 5
How to Rob a Bank
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.
June 6
Sweet Tooth Season 3
The third and final season of Sweet Tooth, new episodes will bring us to Alaska where we’ll hopefully get some answers to all the big questions. Who will survive – the humans or the hybrids? Inspired by Jeff Lemire’s DC comics, the series is executive produced by Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey.
June 7
Hit Man
Brought to you by Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater, Hit Man stars Glenn Powell as Gary Johnson, the most sought-after assassin in New Orleans. When he breaks protocol to protect the life of a desperate woman, he is forced to take on one of his false personas.
June 13
Bridgerton Season 3: Part 2
Nicola Coughlan is the woman of the hour with Bridgerton Season 3: Part 2 landing on Netflix this month. We don’t have a trailer just yet, nor do we know much about what will happen in new episodes but it matters not, we’ll lap it up just the same.
June 19
Black Barbie: A Documentary
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie was a box-roaring success so it’s no surprise that filmmakers want to continue exploring that story. Black Barbie: A Documentary delves into the untold story of the first Black Barbie and the pivotal role three trailblazing women at Mattel had in creating a doll who looked just like them.
June 21
Trigger Warning
A special forces commando uncovers a dangerous conspiracy when she returns to her hometown looking for answers into her beloved father’s death.
June 27
Supacell
When five ordinary South Londoners discover they have extraordinary powers, it’s down to one man to bring them together to save the woman he loves.
June 28
A Family Affair
A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman (Joey King), her mother (Nicole Kidman) and her movie star boss (Zac Efron) as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity. The trio we never knew we needed? Perhaps.
Disney+
June 4
Clipped
FX’s Clipped goes behind the scenes of a notorious NBA owner’s racist remarks, captured on a tape heard around the world. The limited series charts the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organisation and an even less functional marriage, and the precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league.
June 7
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld plunges us into the heart of the 70s, in Paris, Monaco, and Rome, to follow the formidable blossoming of this complex and iconic personality of Parisian couture. Expect glamour and clashes of egos, grandiose parties and destructive passions.
June 12
Under The Bridge
Under the Bridge is based on acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey’s book about the 1997 true story that took place on Vancouver Island, of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta) who went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Through the eyes of Godfrey (Riley Keough) and a local police officer (Lily Gladstone), the series takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder — revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.
June 17
Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown
Cult Massacre: One Day In Jonestown tells the story of a religious movement led by Jim Jones and how its utopian community in Guyana spiralled into a mass casualty event resulting in 918 dead. Told through the eyes of survivors and eyewitnesses, it’s an immersive look into the final hours preceding this dark chapter.
June 19
We Were The Lucky Ones
Based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, We Were The Lucky Ones is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. The series follows them across continents as they do everything in their power to survive, and to reunite. Joey King and Logan Lerman star.
June 25
Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
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Coming to Disney+ this month, this is the story of the iconic trailblazer known by her initials DVF worldwide. Child of a Holocaust survivor, princess by marriage, and founder of a fashion brand the documentary features interviews with Oprah Winfrey, Marc Jacobs, Hillary Rodham Clinton and more
June 27
The Bear – Season 3
After a pretty impressive awards season where the cast seemed to pick up almost every award they were nominated for, The Bear is back for a third season. Jeremy Allen White returns as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto alongside Ayo Edibiri as Sydney Adamu and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich as they do what it takes to elevate The Bear, their beef stand turned fine dining establishment, to the highest level, all while doing their best just to stay in business. It’s a losing battle every single day in the restaurant business, but Carmy pushes himself harder than ever, and demands excellence from his crew, who do their best to match his intensity.
Apple TV+
June 12
Presumed Innocent
A new eight-part limited series starring and executive produced by Jake Gyllenhaal, Presumed Innocent is based on The New York Times bestselling novel of the same name. Throughout the series, viewers are taken on a journey through the horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich (played by Gyllenhaal) is suspected of the crime.
June 21
Bread & Roses
Bread & Roses offers a powerful window into the seismic impact that the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021 had on women’s rights and livelihoods. The film follows three women in real time as they fight to recover their autonomy. Sahra Mani captures the spirit and resilience of Afghan women through a raw depiction of their harrowing plight.
June 26
Land of Women
A new dramedy coming to Apple TV+, Eva Longoria stars as Gala, a New York empty nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties. Forced to flee the city alongside her ageing mother and college-age daughter, the three women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. Together, they seek to start anew and hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unravelling their deepest family secrets and truths.
June 28
Fancy Dance
Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax (Lily Gladstone) has cared for her niece Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson) by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma. Every spare minute goes into finding her missing sister while also helping Roki prepare for an upcoming powwow. At the risk of Jax losing custody to Roki’s grandfather, Frank (Shea Whigham), the pair hit the road and scour the backcountry to track down Roki’s mother in time for the powwow. What begins as a search, gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonised world while at the mercy of a failed justice system.
Prime Video
June 20
Federer: Twelve Final Days
Originally a home video never intended for public viewing, the documentary is an intimate follow-along through the last 12 days of Roger Federer’s illustrious tennis career. The film captures the tennis star at his most vulnerable and candid self as he says goodbye to a game and the fans that have shaped his life for the last two decades. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Asif Kapadia, it’s also an unprecedented look into the relationship between tennis stars, featuring interviews from legendary rivals and friends such as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.
June 25
I Am: Celine Dion
Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, I Am: Celine Dion gives us a raw and honest behind-the-scenes look at the iconic superstar’s struggle with a life-altering illness. Serving as a love letter to her fans, this inspirational documentary highlights the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the resilience of the human spirit.
In cinemas
June 5
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence join forces in Bad Boys: Ride or Die as two Miami police officers. When their former captain is implicated in corruption, the duo have to work to clear his name.
June 14
Inside Out 2
The little voices inside Riley’s head know her inside and out – but all that changes when a new emotion gets introduced; anxiety. According to director Kelsey Mann, the new character promises to stir things up within headquarters. “Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke, might be new to the crew, but she’s not really the type to take a back seat,” says Mann. “That makes a lot of sense if you think about it in terms of what goes on inside all our minds.”
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