Theeeeey’re back! Here’s what we know about this year’s installment of these two favorite sharkthemed summer celebrations as of presstime: Shark Week — Discovery Channel, beginning Sunday, July 23. Jason Momoa, who returns as Aquaman on the big screen later this year, is master of ceremonies for the 35th year of Discovery’s influential and popular annual programing event celebrating sharks. Over the course of Shark Week, the actor will set up the jaw-dropping events, firsttime revelations and groundbreaking scientific findings in this year’s specials. “As the host of Shark Week, I am beyond excited to take you along on this journey,” Momoa says. “My love of sharks came long before my time as Aquaman — it began several generations before me.”
By Jeff Pfeiffer
SharkFest — Nat Geo/Nat Geo Wild, beginning Sunday, July 2. SharkFest returns with over 22 hours of original programming and over 50 hours of enhanced content running across Nat Geo the first part of the month, and encoring on Nat Geo Wild the second part, with some programming also airing on other Disney-owned services, including ABC stations and ESPN2, which will both encore some specials, and Disney Channel, which will feature kid-centric shark content July 8-9. Additionally, all programming will stream on Disney+ and Hulu. Along with new specials like Bull Shark Bandits (July 2), Bull Shark vs. Hammerhead (July 3), Sharkano: Hawaii (July 5) and Sharks vs. Dolphins: Bahamas Battleground (July 10), SharkFest will also premiere two new series: the six-episode When Sharks Attack 360 (July 3) and the eight-episode When Sharks Attack … and Why (July 6).
Below Deck Down
Under Bravo (July 17)
Celebrity Family
Feud ABC (July 9)
The Croods: Family Tree Hulu & Peacock (July 27)
Dark Winds AMC & AMC+ (July 30)
Domina MGM+ (July 9)
Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life Travel Channel (July 13)
Family Law The CW (July 7)
Futurama Hulu (July 24)
Good Omens Prime Video (July 28)
Grantchester PBS (July 9)
Heels Starz (July 28)
How to With John Wilson HBO (July 28; final season)
The Lincoln Lawyer Netflix (July 6)
Minx Starz (July 21)
Miracle Workers: End Times TBS (July 10)
Ready to Love OWN (July 7)
The Real Housewives of New York City
Bravo (July 16)
Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge Nat Geo (July 9)
Secrets of Playboy
A&E (July 10)
Sweet Magnolias
Netflix (July 20)
Tough as Nails CBS (July 2)
What We Do in the Shadows
FX (July 13)
When Calls the Heart Hallmark Channel (July 30)
Call Me Kat was called off, The Company You Keep wasn’t kept and The CW’s purge continued. Here’s a roundup of broadcast network series that won’t be back:
ABC: Alaska Daily, Big Sky, The Company
You Keep, The Final Straw, The Goldbergs, A Million Little Things
CBS: East New York, NCIS: Los Angeles, True Lies
The CW: DC’s Stargirl, The Flash, Gotham
Knights, Kung Fu, Nancy Drew (series finale Aug. 23), Riverdale (series finale Aug. 23), Walker Independence, The Winchesters
FOX: Call Me Kat, Fantasy Island, Monarch, 9-1-1 (moving to ABC), The Resident
NBC: The Blacklist (series finale July 13), Dancing With Myself, Grand Crew, New Amsterdam, Young Rock
urvivalist Bear Grylls has been pushing us all out of our comfort zones for more than 10 years now, with his various extreme adventure series. His current, Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge, returns for a new season Sunday, July 9, on Nat Geo. We caught up with Grylls just days before his 49th birthday, which he planned to spend with his wife and three boys on an Alaskan mini-adventure. Filled with gratitude — “I’m super lucky to be alive. I look back and think gosh, I should have died so many times over on many expeditions, many moments caught in rapids, parachute failures, avalanches, you name it” — and happiness to have a family, job and crew he loves, he answered a few of our questions.
As you get older, is it harder to push yourself on these adventures?
Bear Grylls: Yes, it has gotten harder as I’ve gotten older, but hard isn’t bad. Hard is a challenge and we’ve always got to try to rise up to meet that, and as we get older it just means we have to train differently and be smart. I do a lot more stretching now, but in many ways I’m stronger and fitter than I have been for years, and I think that’s down to just nailing nutrition and simple hacks about living life: getting outside every morning for fresh air with bare feet, cold water, weight training, resistance training, and lots of red meat, lots of organ meat, raw dairy — like cheese and yogurt, good source of butter, lots of fruit, and lots of honey. That’s how I eat.
You’ve got quite the lineup of celebrities venturing out with you again this season. What do you have in store for Bradley Cooper?
Bradley was amazing. We had loads of fun — a good meeting of minds. He’s a humble guy and lives with a real sense of purpose and gratitude in his life and I loved it. [This episode] was one of the special ones for me. We had tough conditions — Wyoming in winter is not for the faint of heart. He definitely got both barrels of Running Wild, but he was in it and what I’ve learned about him is he is totally committed. Look at how he approaches his projects: writes, directs, produces all these films that take years, and with [Running Wild ] he was all in. He was courageous, kind, fun, humble and brilliant.
Benedict Cumberbatch is also heading out with you. What’s in store for him, and
does he have it harder than the others?
I loved this [adventure]. Likewise with Bradley, he’s become a good friend. It’s always a pleasure to do these journeys with a fellow Brit, and we laughed a lot. Again, he had tough conditions. Northern Scotland, the Isle of Skye in winter was brutal weather, and quite similar to Bradley, Benedict was a true professional and all in. He really wanted to do [Running Wild], it was on his bucket list and he gave his all, and was super impressive throughout. We had an incredible finale [to our journey] where I asked a favor to the Royal Navy and they sent us a nuclear submarine to meet us off the coast and they did our extraction for us off of the Isle of Skye. That was special because Benedict’s grandfather had been a submariner during the war and there was a lot of emotion for him.
Russell Brand also joins you this season. What worried you about him, and was he able to keep things serious enough to focus on survival?
Russell, also a fellow Brit, has been a friend for many years. [That adventure] I think we laughed more than any other trip I’ve ever done with anyone. We were in Scotland in the summertime and wore kilts, slept in an old castle, and he still texts me to this day going, “I’m traumatized from the sight of crawling over the top of a cliff seeing [Bear] hauling me up with [Bear’s] kilt on with no underpants,” but what a great guy! We laughed a lot and his [story], especially out of everyone I’ve taken [on the show], has been one of the most extreme. From being a heroin addict, an atheist, to a true spiritual guru, who is rich in faith, family, love, and I think his story will blow people away.
What episode/adventure caused you the greatest amount of stress and why?
I think the one with Benedict and trying to meet the nuclear submarine on time. There were a lot of moving parts on that including weather, timing and wondering if this [submarine] was going to emerge out of the sea while we’re on this kayak miles off the coast. Benedict didn’t know what we’re doing, I’m looking at my GPS praying that I’ve got my latitude and longitude coordinates right and that we’re going to turn up [at the submarine] on cue. That was probably one of the most special moments ever filming for me.
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Tuesdays beginning July 18 on FX
NEW LIMITED SERIES!
You knew we hadn’t seen the end of Raylan Givens.
Timothy Olyphant is back in the Stetson cowboy hat as Givens, the deputy U.S. Marshal from Kentucky made famous by Elmore Leonard’s crime novels and the FX series Justified (2010-15). The new eight-episode limited series Justified: City Primeval is based on Leonard’s 1980 novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit and debuts with the first two episodes.
Fear not, Justified fans. Raylan is in good hands with creatives Graham Yost, Dave Andron, Michael Dinner and other Justified veterans — plus Peter Leonard, son of the late Elmore — back for City Primeval. It’s not Justified Season 7, nor is it a full-blown series reboot. It’s what FX is calling “an extension of the universe” of Justified, and the viewer can jump right in to City Primeval without any prior run-ins with Raylan.
Timothy Olyphant“We felt we could take this story that we really liked a lot and we could inject Raylan into it and tonally do a show that’s similar, but also let the show that we did grow up a little bit,” says writer/director/ executive producer Dinner. “We felt that what we’ve done is something that is true to the show, but not the same show.”
Olyphant was fully onboard. “I really didn’t have any concerns,” he says. “I love these guys. And Elmore Leonard and Graham Yost gave us so much material to launch what I’ve always thought was potentially numerous stories. I thought as long as we were still in the Elmore Leonard world and the Graham Yost world that the two of them created, I just thought I’d love to be there for it.”
City Primeval opens with Givens on his way to drop off his teenage daughter, Willa (played by Olyphant’s daughter Vivian), at camp in Florida. But their road trip takes a wildly different course when Givens arrests two would-be carjackers, one of whom has outstanding warrants in Michigan. Now stuck with Willa, Givens has to testify in
Detroit. Unfortunately, the judge in the case (a brilliant Keith David) has lots of enemies and was the target of an assassination attempt that morning. A twist of interconnected characters and events that could only happen in Leonardland results in Givens matching wits with the sociopathic Clement “The Oklahoma Wildman” Mansell (Boyd Holbrook) and his girlfriend Sandy Stanton (Adelaide Clemens).
Australian actress Clemens (Rectify, The Great Gatsby)
of Sandy. “She’s into conning people, she loves her weed and there’s a certain rush to being out of your head. I think it’s the only way she knows how to operate.” Unlike her psychotic boyfriend, Sandy has some moral boundaries. “She can kind of go along for the ride to a certain extent, but she doesn’t ever take it as far as killing people,” Clemens says.
Elmore Leonard excelled at tapping into that moral gray area that good guys and bad guys share. In City Primeval, defense lawyer Carolyn Wilder (Aunjanue Ellis) excels at getting dangerous perpetrators off the hook on technicalities, and those sworn to uphold the law and serve justice are corruptible.
steps into femme fatale Sandy’s chunky heels. As a casino cocktail waitress, Sandy has a nice side hustle turning high-rolling men into easy marks. “She’s kind of always looking for a high,” Clemens says
“He would love this new series,” Peter Leonard says of his father. “His book City Primeval, I think, is one of his crown jewels. ... It is such great TV, eight just wonderfully suspenseful episodes with a great cast supporting it all.”
— Ryan A. Berenz
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As long as we were still in the Elmore Leonard world and the Graham Yost world that the two of them created, I just thought I’d love to be there for it.”
—TimothyOlyphant
Saturdays beginning July 8 on LIFETIME NEW LIMITED SERIES!
Donna Mills, the quintessential 1980s villainess from the cul-de-sac of Knots Landing, returns to television as an even more malevolent antagonist in a four-part Lifetime movie series adapted from Flowers in the Attic author V.C. Andrews’ Dawn Cutler book series.
Starring Brec Bassinger as Dawn, all four films revolve around the wealthy Cutler family, one that is as secretive as it is powerful. Secrets of the Morning, Twilight’s Child and Midnight Whispers will follow Dawn, though only the first three include Mills as the wicked grandmother and hotel heiress Lillian Cutler. Asked about the experience of playing another villain, Mills told us it was a lot of fun.
“To play your character in three movies is a lot better than having just one. You have a lot of time to develop it,” she gushed. “I liked the thought of her from the very beginning. She is very hard on Dawn, but she’s interesting. You wonder why she’s as mean as she is.” This is very true; one does wonder, while
V.C. Andrews is probably most well known for the 1979 book Flowers in the Attic, which was turned into a popular movie starring Kristy Swanson and Louise Fletcher in 1987. The Lifetime adaptation of this story spanned across four films: Flowers in the Attic (2014), Petals on the Wind (2014), If There Be Thorns (2015) and Seeds of Yesterday (2015).
V.C. Andrews’ Heaven Casteel series followed Heaven as she turned difficult origins into a life of wealth and privilege, only to have her past catch up with her. The 2019 Lifetime films included Heaven, Dark Angel, Fallen Hearts, Web of Dreams and Gates of Paradise.
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watching Dawn, what makes Lillian so evil. When Dawn first shows up at the massive Cutler estate, Lillian forces her to work as a maid before even introducing her to her real parents.
“The thing is, as an actor, you don’t think of your character as being mean. You know what I mean? Because a person doesn’t think of themselves as being mean; it’s just the way they are,” Mills explained. “So, when you prepare to play a role like this, you just find her motivations, whether they’re right or wrong, or whether they’re evil or not. You just have to find those things. And you don’t think of them as good or bad because she doesn’t think of them as good or bad. They’re just her motivations.”
As is often the case, Lillian’s hostility has to do with her past. “There’s a fifth book called Darkest Hour, which they’re not doing, but it explains Lillian and why she is the way she is,” Mills explained. “And so having that in my tool chest, to know all that, made it really much easier and better to play her.”
Mills enjoys playing these types of twisted, complicated characters; she
told us her favorite two roles during her career were Abby from Knots Landing and then her most recent role as Lillian Cutler. “Lillian had a horrible upbringing. There were some sick things that happened. If you know V.C. Andrews’ mind and how twisted it is, you can imagine. But that makes it really interesting to play. I loved it. I hope they adapt the fifth novel so that the audience can get to know why she is the way she is.”
Dawn, the titular character of the film series, is a direct antithesis to Lillian: sweet, optimistic and innocent to the point of naive. In the first 30 minutes of the film, she has her entire life thrown upside down when she discovers she was kidnapped as a child and that she is actually related to the Cutlers, after which she is sent to live with them.
“Yeah, she’s young and she is innocent. She’s had a life with a loving, lovely family who she thinks is her family and they aren’t. So it’s a very interesting situation that she finds herself in,” Mills said. “She’s pretty strong when all is said and done, but boy, she goes through a lot.” —
Zhanna SlorYou can’t interview Donna Mills, the feisty villainess of the drama-fueled culde-sac in Knots Landing (1979-93), without asking a few questions on the soapy favorite.
Did you take anything from the Knots Landing set with you?
Donna Mills: I have the Abby Ewing nameplate from my desk, and there were clothes and stuff like that I got, because I had gotten them the franchise with Escada. And so Escada said that I could have the clothes. Did you stay in touch with anyone from the cast? Oh, yes. As a matter of fact, Joan [Van Ark] and Michele [Lee] and I have done a number of shows together. It’s called An Evening With, and the three of us are on a stage with a moderator, and we all have video and stuff like that. And then the audience gets to
The V.C. Andrews Ruby Landry series followed a different young woman as she uncovered the dark secrets of her wealthy, mysterious estranged father. The 2021 Lifetime films included Ruby, Pearl in the Mist, All That Glitters and Hidden Jewel.
The four-part 2022 series Flowers in the Attic: The Origin returned to the Dollanganger family to reveal the dark origins of their ancestors, the Foxworth family, in The Marriage, The Mother, The Murderer and The Martyr. The origin story was seen by 10.6 million total viewers and was cable’s No. 1 new scripted series (ad supported).
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Sundays beginning July 16 on HGTV NEW SERIES!
Mattel’s famous Barbie is having her moment. The doll is getting the red-carpet treatment with the theatrical release Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, hitting theaters July 21, and HGTV’s new Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge set to debut along with it. The four-episode challenge is
hosted by supermodel Ashley Graham and features eight teams of HGTV superstars (from Ty Pennington and Christina Hall to Jasmine Roth and Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson) as they transform a Southern California home into a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse. Teams will overhaul
areas of the home with an eraspecific style, such as an early 1960s Atomic Age kitchen, a ’70s disco vibe for Ken’s den and a main bedroom decked out in ’80s glam. The real fun will be learning what passionate Barbie fan wins a once-in-a-lifetime stay in the dreamy home.
Sundays beginning July 30 on DISCOVERY CHANNEL NEW SERIES!
In 1973, Mexican anthropologist Santiago Genovés did a behavioral study that observed whether humans from diverse cultures and backgrounds could set aside their differences and work together during a 101-day voyage on the Acali. Now, 50 years later, Discovery Channel revisits his work with a new raft and a new twist that finds nine diverse contestants in Panama’s Pearl Islands, where they set sail on Acali II for 21 days of grueling physical and intellectual competition. All will be tested to see if personal interest will sabotage the team’s chance to win a fortune together. Every week, participants are tasked with completing challenges designed to disrupt and divide the group. Each successful mission will earn the team money that they will split evenly if they can make it to the end. Every episode, however, sees the crew of the Acali II given an option to continue as a group, or swap one of their own for a new participant. Will the good for all outweigh the good for one?
Sundays beginning July 9 on ABC NEW SERIES!
This unscripted comedy series lets everyday people pitch pranks targeting family members, friends and coworkers to a panel of the world’s greatest pranksters, including Johnny Knoxville, Eric Andre and Gabourey Sidibe. The panelists, both mentors and saboteurs, will help plot and plan the elaborate schemes, with celebrity guests often joining in on the fun.
Wednesdays beginning July 5 on PBS NEW SERIES!
In our short time on the 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, humans have brought light to the night sky, cultivated land to grow food and transformed swampland into jungles of steel and concrete.
Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton is the tour guide of this six-part documentary series that takes viewers on an illuminating exploration of how human progress and technology have changed Earth’s physical and ecological makeup.
Human Footprint looks into how global transportation has given a free ride to non-native species, how wolves developed into our closest friends, how modern cities are homes to the natural world in surprising ways and how a single plant — cotton — forever changed humanity.
“Hosting Human Footprint has been one of the greatest adventures of my life,” Campbell-Staton says. “This journey really helped me to better understand the depth and breadth of our impact. We are so intricately connected to the world around us in so many ways. I hope this series helps others to see and think about those connections in new ways.” —
Ryan A. BerenzFridays beginning July 28 on STARZ SEASON PREMIERE!
It’s a tale as old as time, two brothers sparring. In this world, Arrow’s Stephen Amell is strapped with trying to keep the family legacy his father built, DWL (Duffy Wrestling League), afloat, but is at odds with his talented brother Ace (Vikings’ Alexander Ludwig) at almost every turn. Who the heel — a wrestling term to describe the villain — is in this season isn’t quite clear yet as their sibling rivalry inside and outside of the ring gets way too real. The series is a fascinating and heartfelt drama about small-town America and chasing your dreams. Pin yourself down this summer and enjoy the spectacle.
Thursday, July 13 on NBC SERIES FINALE!
After 10 seasons, the hit crime thriller led by Golden Globe nominee James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington comes to an end with a two-hour series finale. Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq, Anya Banerjee and Harry Lennix star alongside Spader.
While plot details of the finale weren’t known at presstime, Tawfiq, who has been with the series since its second episode in 2013 as Dembe Zuma — in a recurring role the first two seasons, and as a regular since — reflected on how special his experience on the series has been.
“I had an amazing time working on The Blacklist ! This experience was special because I was able to create a character that I’ve never seen on TV. Being Muslim and playing a character of Muslim faith with an African accent was historic, in my opinion.
“The one thing that will always stick out for me,” Tawfiq adds, “is Episode 109 [‘Anslo Garrick,’ the ninth episode of Season 1]. Anslo Garrick [Ritchie Coster] being able to recite a prayer in Arabic opposite James Spader will always be an iconic moment for me and the series. [I’m] forever grateful for the experience and opportunity.”
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Sundays beginning July 9 on NAT GEO NEW SERIES!
With a mission to inspire more people like him to travel without fear and step outside their comfort zone, plussized influencer and travel journalist Jeff Jenkins, who had never been on a plane until the age of 20, takes viewers around the world as he tests his physical abilities in this new travel docuseries. From attempting to climb 70-foot mountain faces to sailing in a windstorm at the end of the world, Jeff makes deep connections with locals while learning about the world and himself.
Throughout July on TCM
Turner Classic Movies will be celebrating the life and career of singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who passed away April 25 at the age of 96, with a special programming tribute this month. The primary memorial salute will take place with a double feature of Belafonte’s films on the evening of Saturday, July 22. It begins with Carmen Jones (1954), an adaptation of Oscar Hammerstein II’s 1943 stage musical with Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge and Pearl Bailey leading an all-Black cast. Dandridge received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her title role, making her the first African American to be nominated in this category. Following that is The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959), a Hugo Award-nominated postapocalyptic/sci-fi drama in which one woman (Inger Stevens) and two men (Belafonte and Mel Ferrer) are the only people left alive after a nuclear disaster.
Earlier in the month, on Monday, July 10, Belafonte’s daughter, Shari Belafonte, spends an evening as guest programmer for TCM. The first of three films she will introduce that evening is Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), a film noir starring her father and Robert Ryan.
of Sunday, July 16, the drama
will be featured during TCM’s Disability in the Movies spotlight in July. It marked Belafonte’s first feature film appearance and his first onscreen pairing with Dandridge, and it is where he debuted his song “Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down).”
— Jeff PfeifferWednesday, July 19 on FX
SERIES FINALE!
Only the dead know the end of war. The Sons of Anarchy spinoff created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James concludes after five seasons with the finale “Slow to Bleed Fair Son.” Ezekiel
“EZ” Reyes (JD Pardo), his brother Angel (Clayton Cardenas) and the Santo Padre Mayans M.C. have shed blood and suffered terrible losses in their battle against the Sons of Anarchy. EZ’s attempt to undercut the Galindo Cartel’s fentanyl business has put them in the crosshairs of a powerful enemy. As the Reyes family looks to the future, will their next generation inherit an empire or a battlefield?
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Fridays beginning July 21 on FREEFORM NEW SERIES!
This new animated series (Freeform’s first!) follows a New York City “It” girl named Petey, voiced by Schitt’s Creek’s Annie Murphy, who gets a second chance at life modernizing her father’s small-town cult after her life implodes in New York. Created by Saturday Night Live’s Emmy-nominated Anna Drezen, the show also stars Christine Baranski as Petey’s overbearing mother, along with John Cho and Stephen Root.
Mondays beginning July 10 on TBS SEASON PREMIERE!
The anthology comedy series that’s seen actors Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Karan Soni and Jon Bass go from heavenly duties to the Dark Ages then on to the Oregon Trail returns finally with a fourth season. Back after a two-year wait, the hilarious comedy takes on “End Times,” a dystopian-set chapter, where the future is full of radioactive mutants, killer robots and a tyrannical homeowner’s association with outrageous annual fees. Radcliffe plays a wasteland warrior who, along with Viswanathan’s ruthless warlord, faces the most dystopian nightmare of all: settling down in the suburbs. Together they’re navigating the existential horrors of married life and small-town living, all under the guidance of Buscemi’s wealthy junk trader. Meanwhile, Bass stars as the couple’s faithful war dog, and Soni is a kill-bot who loves to party. It’s just what summer needs!
Fridays beginning July 21 on STARZ SEASON PREMIERE!
Starz picked up the second season of this comedy after it was canceled by HBO Max in the middle of production. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, the series centers on Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), a wide-eyed young feminist who teams up with Bottom Dollar publisher Doug (Jake Johnson) to create Minx, the first erotic magazine for women. In the Season 2 premiere “The Perils of Being a Wealthy Widow,” every major publisher is courting Joyce to bring Minx under their umbrella, while Doug is desperate to keep Bottom Dollar afloat. A chance meeting with a shipping magnate’s widow (Elizabeth Perkins) opens the door to opportunity for them both. —
Ryan A. Berenz
Thursdays beginning July 6 on WE TV NEW SERIES!
In this new sports reality show, Rory Flack, the first African American woman to win the U.S. Open Professional Figure Skating Championships, spearheads a competitive synchronized skating team as its coach. The diverse team, whose members endure rigorous training on and off the ice, is comprised of 10 teenage girls of various ages, and their goal is to make it to the Ice Sport Industry’s national championship. The series follows them during training season as they push past mental and physical obstacles.
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You can keep the shark theme going from the safety of your beach chair this month on TCM with pool sharks, loan sharks, poker sharks and the like starting July 18. Want to avoid sharks of any kind? TCM also has a Harry Belafonte tribute and slates of featured films surrounding Independence Day, ’70s stars, Christmas in July, and the South, plus their Sunday night silents programming.
(Comedy) The characters we have loved from the classic Nintendo franchise are brought to life in this animated feature. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Toad and more of your favorite characters are along for a wild ride. Voices of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black (PG, 1:32)
Available July 11
(Drama) The story of renowned boxer and memorable pitchman George Foreman. While many know Big George as the face behind the grill, his boxing career and life story are every bit as legendary as any tale from the fight game.
Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, Forest Whitaker (PG-13, 2:09)
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(Comedy) A young woman grieving her fiancé’s death takes comfort in texting the phone of her past love. When that number is given to a new person, he is intrigued by the love she pours out in her messages. But when the two finally meet, will love blossom again? Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, Celine Dion (PG-13, 1:44) Available July 4
(Sci-Fi) The last two men on Earth are put in the position of figuring out a way to not only survive but also to evolve to save the future of humanity.
Sterling K. Brown, Mark Duplass (NR, 1:47)
Available July 7
(Horror) An anxiety-ridden man goes on a journey both into and out of the mind that will disturb as well as enhance his trip home. Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane (R, 2:59) Available July 11
Carmen
(Drama) A complete reimagining of the classic story features an original score and songs and is set amid current issues, situations and challenges. Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Elsa Pataky (R, 1:56) Available July 11
(Action) A man searching for gold in the Finnish wilderness encounters Nazis who would rob him of his treasure. But this man is anything but mildmannered as he fights to keep his newfound treasure in this bloody, violent romp. Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan (R, 1:31) Available July 11
Simply turn
(Comedy) Upon his release from a mental health facility, a man is spotted by a down-onhis-luck publicist. This random person just happens to look like a method actor who won’t leave his trailer, and that represents opportunity. The publicist puts together a team to transform this ordinary guy into a superstar, but is fame all it’s cracked up to be? Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Ray Liotta (R, 1:37) Available July 18
(Action) She escaped a violent attack and is living peacefully when a terrorist cell takes her dog. Now this teenager is about to make life miserable for a group of baddies and teach them that her wrath is not what you want to come down on you. Lulu Wilson, Seann William Scott, Denise Burse (R, 1:24) Available July 18
(Comedy) The four best friends take their book club to Italy to celebrate Vivian’s upcoming nuptials. While exploring the amazing country, Diane, Sharon, Carol and Vivian are bound to find things they like and people who like them. Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen (PG-13, 1:47)
Available July 28
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This drama about a pop idol who suffers a nervous breakdown and then looks to reclaim her status as the greatest and sexiest star in America completes its first season. Lily-Rose Depp, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Dan Levy (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO July 2
In the Season 3 finale “The Night Hunters,” John Lurie shares his appreciation for his longtime assistant and friend Nesrin Wolf and his epic collection of luminary toast. (TV-MA)
Premieres on HBO July 7
In the third and final season of the comedic documentary series, filmmaker John Wilson navigates a new set of topics, including how to find a public restroom, how to work out and how to clean your ears. (TV-MA)
Premieres on HBO July 28
The comedy about a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work wraps up Season 3 with a two-episode finale. Danny McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson (TV-MA)
Premieres on HBO July 30
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Sophie reflects on a holiday she took with her father 20 years earlier, trying to decipher the difference between the father she knew and the man she didn’t. Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall (R) Premieres on Showtime July 3
A writer goes mad while serving as caretaker with his wife and clairvoyant son at a snowbound Colorado hotel. Based on the book by Stephen King. Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd (R) Premieres on Showtime July 5
Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in Navy history, and fellow fighter pilot Tom Hudner’s heroic sacrifices in the Korean War make them the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen. Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson (PG-13) Premieres on Showtime July 9
This period drama imagines Emily Brontë’s journey to womanhood as she struggles within a confined life but finds romance before writing Wuthering Heights Emma Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead (R)
Premieres on Showtime July 14
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In the early 1980s, Colombian journalist Virginia Vallejo begins a tumultuous love affair with Pablo Escobar — the world’s most feared drug lord. Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard (R) Premieres on Starz July 11
The comedy series about three 30-something best friends who fashionably navigate through the ups and downs of love and careers in Harlem, New York, concludes Season 2. Amber Stevens West, Bresha Webb, Corbin Reid (TV-MA) Premieres on Starz July 14
This comedy moves to Starz for Season 2. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, feminist Joyce teams up with Bottom Dollar publisher Doug to create Minx, the first erotic magazine for women. Ophelia Lovibond, Jake Johnson, Jessica Lowe (TV-MA)
Premieres on Starz July 21
The drama following a family-owned wrestling league is back for Season 2, as brothers Jack and Ace Spade are at war over their late father’s legacy. Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Mary McCormack (TV-MA)
Premieres on Starz July 28
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Two bumbling Black FBI agents disguise themselves as white Hamptons socialites to infiltrate high society and unmask a kidnapping ring. Can the pair fool others long enough to get the job done? Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Jaime King (PG-13)
Premieres on Cinemax July 1
This clever thriller plays with the conventions of horror movies, offering a very big twist on the premise of five young friends going out for an ill-fated trip to a remote cabin. Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison (R)
Premieres on Cinemax July 8
An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy. Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann (R)
Premieres on Cinemax July 17
Two road-crew workers spend the summer of 1988 isolated and away from their city lives, eventually finding themselves at odds with each other and their women back home. Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch, Lance LeGault (R)
Premieres on Cinemax July 24
Arnold Original Series
Available Now
This three-part documentary series chronicles Arnold Schwarzenegger’s journey from the countryside of Austria to the highest echelons of the American dream.
Original Special
Available July 4
Tom Segura returns to Netflix with his fifth stand-up comedy special. Performing to an energized sold-out crowd in Phoenix, Tom explores his “admiration” for Brad Pitt and what it’s like raising two sons.
Original Documentary
Available July 5
In 1982, while still teenagers, best friends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley became pop music duo Wham! and set out to conquer the world. By June of 1986 they played their very last gig at Wembley Stadium after having done exactly that.
Available July 7
Adam Devine plays strait-laced bank manager Owen, who is about to marry the love of his life, Parker (Nina Dobrev). When Owen’s bank is held up during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws (Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin) are the culprits.
Available July 13
Convinced that her ailing mother was wrongly accused of burning down their family home, Anzu goes undercover to work as the housekeeper there to gather evidence of her stepmother’s actual wrongdoing.
Original Series
Available July 13
Michelle Buteau plays Mavis Beaumont, who is Black, plussize and newly single (not by her choice). Mavis unexpectedly finds herself having to rebuild her life as a struggling stylist, and she is determined to thrive.
Available July 14
From the producers of the 2018 global phenomenon Bird Box comes a new tale. After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, Sebastian (Mario Casas) must navigate his own survival journey through the desolate streets of Barcelona.
Original Documentary
Available July 27
This documentary looks at the serial killer who terrorized Mexico City and stymied police in the early 2000s, when a number of older women were strangled in their homes.
Available July 27
This German sci-fi thriller is set in the not-too-distant future, when a method of transferring years of your life from one person to another has changed the world forever and turned biotech startup AEON into a billion-dollar pharmaceutical company.
Original Film
Available July 28
This first feature film based on the globally beloved Miraculous animated series follows ordinary teenager Marinette (voice of Cristina Vee), whose life goes superhuman when she becomes Ladybug. She must unite with her opposite, Cat Noir.
Feature Film Exclusive
Available July 21
In this pulpy mystery caper, a series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio (played by John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris) onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy.
Available July 28
This romantic drama follows Margo (Anna Castillo), the heiress to a major hotel empire, and David (Álvaro Mel), who subsists on three jobs and sleeping on his best friend’s sofa. When chance brings their paths together, Margot and David discover that they have more in common than they think.
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