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Streaming never really shuts off; it just keeps flooding your watchlist. July 2026 is no different, delivering another steady gush of new shows and movies on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV and other major streaming services.This month’s flow includes the return of "Silo," still sealed deep in its underground dystopia, and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," continuing its adventures across the galaxy. Plus, Will Ferrell hits the golf course in "The Hawk" on Netflix.On the movie side of the pipeline, Jake Johnson wields a pickleball paddle in "The Dink." And "Enola Holmes 3 returns with another mystery, one that imperils her brother Sherlock. Here's our guide on what to watch in July 2026, sorted by premiere date.‘Elle’ (July 1, Prime Video)Before Harvard Law and the bunny costume, Elle Woods (Lexi Minetree) is just a pink-clad California teen trying to survive high school. This “Legally Blonde” prequel rewinds back to 1995 Seattle, where flannel reigns and Elle’s Barbie-bright optimism suddenly feels like a liability. Between culture shock, growing pains and the brutal politics of teenage social hierarchies, Elle starts learning that confidence can be learned. — Kelly WooPremieres July 1 on Prime Video‘Enola Holmes 3' (July 1, Netflix)Wedding bells? More like alarm bells. Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) heads to sun-drenched Malta, ready to marry Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), only for Sherlock (Henry Cavill) to get inconveniently kidnapped. Ugh, why are brothers! Naturally, the nuptials have to wait while Enola untangles her biggest case yet.. - KWPremieres July 1 on NetflixGet instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.‘X-Men ‘97’ season 2 (July 1, Disney+) The animated series doesn’t bother easing back in as it hurls the X-Men across time and space. The mutants are scattered from ancient Egypt to a dystopian far future ruled by Apocalypse, scrambling to reunite and stop him from reshaping reality. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, anti-mutant tension continues to simmer even as the X-Men try to save the world (again). — KWPremieres July 1 on Disney+‘Survival of the Thickest’ season 3 (July 2, Netflix)In the comedy’s final season, Mavis Beaumont (Michelle Buteau) is back for one last stylish strut through love, work and questionable decisions. After risking her career to call out fashion industry’s size hypocrisy, she’s still chasing her professional dreams while her personal life stays deliciously messy — especially with Luca re-entering the picture. Expect jaw-dropping fashion, all the feelings and a stacked rotation of guest stars. — KWPremieres July 2 on Netflix‘Silo’ season 3 (July 3, Apple TV)The penultimate chapter of the sci-fi post-apocalyptic drama finally starts prying open the bunker’s most deeply buried secrets. Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) survives her near-death “cleaning,” but wakes up with a conveniently plot-driving case of amnesia just as Silo 18 teeters on fresh unrest. Meanwhile, the series flashes back to the Before Times, when journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) stumble into the conspiracy that set humanity underground. — KWPremieres July 3 on Apple TV‘Trying’ season 5 (July 8, Apple TV)When one of TV’s most comforting watches picks up, Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) have worked hard for domestic bliss — which of course doesn’t stay blissful for long. Just as life starts to feel vaguely stable, Kat (Charlotte Riley), the biological mother of Princess and Tyler, shows up uninvited and promptly upends their carefully built family setup. Because in “Trying,” feel-good doesn’t mean conflict-free. — KWPremieres July 8 on Apple TV‘The Five Star Weekend’ (July 9, Peacock)The latest book-to-screen adaptation turns Elin Hilderbrand’s breezy beach read into an eight-episode binge exploring grief and reinvention. Jennifer Garner stars as Hollis Shaw, a celebrated cook whose husband’s sudden death cracks open her picture-perfect life. To cope, she invites friends played by Chloë Sevigny, Regina Hall, D’Arcy Carden, and Gemma Chan to a lavish getaway that is predictably unraveled by secrets, resentment and insecurities. — KWPremieres July 9 on Peacock‘Little House on the Prairie’ (July 9, Netflix)This reimagining of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic frontier tale trades sepia-tined nostalgia for something dustier, grittier and more complicated. The Ingalls family — Charles, Caroline, and daughters Mary and Laura — head from Wisconsin to Kansas for a brighter future, only to find fever, wolves and fire waiting. The series widens its lens to include Osage characters, making it a richer and more honest view of the American West without losing any of the heart. — KWPremieres July 9 on Netflix‘The Westies’ (July 12, MGM+)One of my most anticipated shows of the month is “The Westies,” a new crime drama created and executive produced by Chris Brancato, a master of TV crime fiction who previously built massive streaming staples like “Narcos” and “Godfather of Harlem.” It looks to be an uncompromisingly violent crime epic based on the bloody, real-life history of New York City’s notorious Irish-American organized crime gang of the same name.Set in 1980s Hell’s Kitchen, this crime drama follows a violent Irish-American gang capitalizing on the lucrative construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Led by veteran figure Eamon Sweeney (J.K Simmons), the crew maintains an uneasy truce with the vastly larger Italian Mafia. However, an intense generational power struggle erupts between the established old-school leadership and a reckless younger faction, including Jimmy Roarke (Tom Brittney) and Mickey Flanagan (Stanley Morgan). — Alix BlackburnPremieres July 12 on MGM+‘Lucky’ (July 15, Apple TV)If you’re in the mood for a tense thriller to get your adrenaline pumping, Apple TV looks to have the perfect series for you this month. “Lucky” is adapted from Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel (a famous Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick), which sees Golden Globe winner Anya Taylor-Joy as the titular character. Already this seems like an intriguing mix of the movies “Focus” and “Catch Me If You Can” along with the grit of “Ozark.”Lucky Armstrong (Anya Taylor-Joy) is a young woman who has desperately tried to build a normal life after escaping the criminal environment of her upbringing. However, her new reality completely breaks when a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, forcing her to go on the run with her husband, Cary Armstrong (Drew Starkey). Desperate to find a way out, she must evade both the law enforcement efforts of FBI Agent Billie Rand (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) and the lethal pursuit of Priscilla Matheson (Annette Bening), a ruthless, highly dangerous mob leader. — ABPremieres July 15 on Apple TV‘Ride or Die’ (July 15, Prime Video)One of Prime Video’s biggest original releases in July is“Ride or Die,” a comedy series packed with a surprising amount of action. The absolute driving force of the series is its massive, charismatic lead duo, who both star in and executive produce the project, Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer. While this month has plenty of thrillers for hardcore streamers, “Ride or Die” seems like an incredibly fun time for those who need something easy.This action-comedy follows lifelong best friends Debbie Claybourne (Octavia Spencer) and Judith Burton (Hannah Waddingham), who believe they share absolutely every secret. Soon, Debbie discovers Judith has secretly been operating as an elite international assassin. When an assignment goes disastrously wrong, a shadowy figure from Judith’s covert past targets them, forcing the duo to flee together. They have no choice but to outrun dangerous criminals, including hostile operatives like Billy Donovan (Ed Skrein). — ABPremieres July 15 on Prime Video‘The Hawk’ (July 16, Netflix)Will Ferrell pulls on the golf gloves for his first TV comedy as Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a former world No. 1 player who peaked back in 2004 and flatly refuses to accept that his best days are behind him. Convinced he's one swing away from completing a Grand Slam, the washed-up legend decides it's time for a comeback. His first move? Dragging his exasperated ex-wife and golden boy son along with him. Except guess who happens to be the bigger star now? Molly Shannon, Fortune Femister and Chris Parnell round out the cast for a show that’s sure to give some serious "Talladega Nights" vibes. — BVPremieres July 16 on Netflix‘Ransom Canyon’ season 2 (July 23, Netflix)Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly) returns Ransom Canyon, where Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel) is waiting and determined to win her back — but Quinn’s mysterious new fiancé throws a wrench into their romance. Around them, Yancy Grey (Jack Schumacher), Ellie (Marianly Tejada), Lauren (Lizzy Greene), and Lucas (Garrett Wareing) keep the town’s love triangles in constant rotation. - KWPremieres July 23 on Netflix‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ season 4 (July 23, Paramount+)Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise chart another course for the titular strange new worlds in the fourth season of this "Star Trek" prequel. This time around, the crew reunites with familiar faces — Paul Wesley's young James T. Kirk among them — and inches ever closer to the events fans already know are coming, including Pike's untimely fate that's already been revealed to us in "Star Trek: Discovery" With the recently confirmed fifth season set to be its last, this run of episodes carries a little extra emotional weight as it inches toward its ultimate conclusion. — BVPremieres July 23 on Paramount+‘The Dink’ (July 24, Apple TV)Pickleball is in the spotlight with this Apple TV comedy movie starring Jake Johnson as Dusty Boyd, a washed-up tennis prodigy now stuck coaching kids at his father's country club. When his old injury takes tennis off the table for good, Dusty reluctantly picks up a paddle during rehab and discovers, to his own horror, that he actually loves the sport his dad (Ed Harris) has declared war on. And now you'll finally get to learn all about what draws people to this sport with the neon yellow ball and perplexing paddles. Ben Stiller, Mary Steenburgen, Patton Oswalt and Chloe Fineman fill out the cast, with tennis legends Andy Roddick and John McEnroe turning up as themselves for a little extra tennis-centric fun. — BVPremieres July 24 on Apple TV‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ season 3 (July 26, AMC)“The Walking Dead” fans rejoice, because the franchise returns with “Dead City” season 3. While it's not the strongest spinoff in the franchise, it's definitely one of the most visually distinctive. The production design makes full use of an isolated Manhattan, transforming the urban landscape into a dangerous post-apocalyptic playground where fan-favorite characters Maggie and Negan have no choice but to work together against new threats. Reportedly the spinoff's final chapter, it's worth tuning in to see how their story ends.In a post-apocalyptic, zombie-infested Manhattan, former enemies Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) and Negan Smith (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) reluctantly put aside their traumatic past to work together. Striving to forge a future, they attempt to build the island's very first thriving, unified community since the outbreak began. Alongside fellow survivors like Perlie Armstrong (Gaius Charles) and Maggie's son, Hershel Rhee (Logan Kim), the pair must fight new threats while confronting whether their own deeply rooted history will ultimately destroy everything they have built. — ABPremieres July 26 on AMC and AMC+‘Furious’ (July 27, Hulu)Emmy Rossum returns to TV as FBI agent Alice Black, an investigator on the trail of a female serial killer (Lola Petticrew) in this psychological thriller from "New Girl" creator Elizabeth Meriwether. As the hunter and the hunted slowly close in on each other, "Killing Eve" style, Alice realizes she may have far more in common with her target than she'd ever imagined. That's when the line between justice and obsession starts to dissolve a bit. — BVPremieres July 27 on Hulu
