What to Stream in July: Not Okay, The Gray Man, Paper Girls

If you ever feel like you’re the last to know about a new TV show or movie that’s streaming, our What to Stream articles are for you. We’ve gathered our picks of movies, series, and new TV show seasons premiering on various streaming platforms in July that you’ll definitely want to watch.

This month, join a time-traveling paper route with Prime Video’s Paper Girls, see who survives Vecna on Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2, or go back to high school with Netflix’s Boo, Bitch.

Here are our picks for what to stream in July:

Stranger Things Season 4 Vol 2 (Netflix) – July 1

It’s time for the final two supersized episodes of the season. Vecna’s true identity has been revealed, and Elle has made it through her training and is ready to defeat him. Stranger Things Season 4 Vol 2 premieres on July 1 on Netflix.

Season Description: It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time — and navigating the complexities of high school hasn’t made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down.

The Terminal List (Prime Video) – July 1 

James Reese returns from a mission with conflicting memories of how his entire platoon was ambushed. The Terminal List drops with all eight episodes on Prime Video on July 1.

Season Description: Based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr, The Terminal List follows James Reece (Chris Pratt) after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life, but the lives of those he loves.

The Princess (Hulu) – July 1

One princess will have to fight for her kingdom after her scorned suitor tries to take her father’s throne. The Princess debuts on July 1 on Hulu.

Film Description: When a beautiful, strong-willed princess refuses to wed the cruel sociopath to whom she is betrothed, she is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle. With her scorned, vindictive suitor intent on taking her father’s throne, the princess must protect her family and save the kingdom.

Boo, Bitch (Netflix) – July 8

When Erica decides to start branching out and experience the fun parts of the high school experience, she dies and turns into a ghost. Instead of it being a complete mood killer, Erica’s simply even more committed to living it up. Boo, Bitch premieres on Netflix on July 8.

Series Description: Over the course of one night, a high school senior, who’s lived her life safely under the radar, seizes the opportunity to change her narrative and start living an epic life, only to find out the next morning… she’s a motherf*%king ghost.

Black Bird (Apple TV+) – July 8

In order to clear his name, Jimmy has to befriend a suspected serial killer and get him to confess where he buried the bodies of several young women. Black Bird premieres with two episodes on July 8 on Apple TV+ with new episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero and decorated policeman’s son Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar? This dramatic and captivating story subverts the crime genre by enlisting the help of the very people put behind bars to solve its mysteries.

Don’t Make Me Go (Prime Video) – July 15

After learning of his diagnosis, a single father decides to make the most of the time he has left with his daughter. Don’t Make Me Go debuts on July 15 on Prime Video.

Film Description: When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the time he has left with her. With the promise of long-awaited driving lessons, he convinces Wally to accompany him on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion, where he secretly hopes to reunite her with her mother who left them long ago. A wholly original, emotional and surprising journey, Don’t Make Me Go explores the unbreakable, eternal bond between a father and daughter from both sides of the generational divide with heart and humor along for the ride.

Remarriage & Desires (Netflix) – July 15

A matchmaking agency can help people find true love, and it is can also assist in getting a bit of revenge. Remarriage & Desires premiers on July 15 on Netflix.

Series Description: Through an exclusive matchmaking agency that caters to the ultra-rich, a divorcee plots revenge against her ex-husband’s scheming mistress.

Zombies 3 (Disney+)- July 15

A beloved DCOM film series is back for a third film, and this time around, the town of Seabrook will be receiving some intergalactic visitors. Zombies 3 debuts on Disney+ on July 15.

Film Description: It’s Zed and Addison’s final year at Seabrook and things are better than ever. The town has finally accepted monsters as a part of Seabrook and has become a safe haven for monsters and humans alike. Zed is on the cusp of receiving a football scholarship and becoming the first Zombie to ever attend college (and he’s excited to join Addison who has already been admitted). Addison is excited to mark the opening of the town’s brand new “cheer pavilion” by inviting cheer teams from all over the world to compete in an “international cheer-off.” However, the town is shocked by the arrival of a new group of intergalactic outsiders — Aliens, who show up to compete in the cheer-off. Though they begrudgingly allow the Aliens to stay for the competition — the monsters and humans of Seabrook grow suspicious when they discover that the Aliens may be looking for more than a friendly competition.

The Gray Man (Netflix) – July 22

A former CIA operative finds himself being targeted after he learns of some of the agency’s darkest secrets. The Gray Man premieres on July 22 on Netflix.

Film Description: When the CIA’s most skilled operative — whose true identity is known to none — accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Season 3 (Disney+) – July 27

Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean there’s not a musical to perform. Get ready wildcats, because this time around they’re performing Frozen. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Season 3 premiers on July 27 on Disney+ with new episodes releasing weekly.

Season Description: After a momentous year at East High, the Wildcats head to Camp Shallow Lake for two weeks of fun in the sun. With a high-stakes production of Frozen looming and new campers threatening to shake up the Wildcats’ dynamic, the campers are in for an unforgettable summer of highs, lows, and “Let It Go’s.”

Not Okay (Hulu) – July 29

Not Okay follows an aspiring writer who fakes a trip to Paris for social media clout and finds herself in an even bigger lie. Not Okay debuts on Hulu on July 29.

Film Description: Not Okay follows Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch), an aimless aspiring writer with no friends, no romantic prospects and — worst of all — no followers, who fakes an Instagram-friendly trip to Paris in the hopes of boosting her social media clout. When a terrifying incident strikes the City of Lights, Danni unwittingly falls into a lie bigger than she ever imagined. She “returns” a hero, even striking up an unlikely friendship with Rowan (Mia Isaac), a school-shooting survivor dedicated to societal change, and scooping up the man of her dreams, Colin (Dylan O’Brien). As an influencer and advocate, Danni finally has the life and audience she always wanted. But it’s only a matter of time before the facade cracks, and she learns the hard way that the Internet loves a takedown.

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (HBO Max) – July 28

We may not be in Rosewood anymore, but there are plenty of liars in the town of Millwood, and they are all about to become tormented by their own version of A. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin premieres with three episodes on July 28 on HBO Max. Two new episodes will premiere on August 4 and 11, and the final three episodes of the season release on August 18.

Series Description: Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in present day, a disparate group of teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin committed by their parents two decades ago…as well as their own. In the dark, coming-of-age, horror-tinged drama Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, we find ourselves miles away from Rosewood, but within the existing Pretty Little Liars universe — in a brand-new town, with a new generation of Little Liars.

The Resort (Peacock) – July 28

When Emma and Noah set off on a trip for their 10th wedding anniversary, the last thing they’re expecting is to get caught up in an unsolved mystery. The Resort premieres with three episodes on July 28 on Peacock with new episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: The Resort is a multi-generational exploration of love, marriage, and family vacations, set amidst one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries.

Paper Girls (Hulu) – July 29

Four girls find themselves in the cross hairs of militant time travelers after accidentally traveling to the future. All eight episodes of Paper Girls will be available on Prime Video on July 29.

Series Description: In the early morning hours after Halloween 1988, four paper girls — Erin, Mac, Tiffany, and KJ — are out on their delivery route when they become caught in the crossfire between warring time-travelers, changing the course of their lives forever. Transported into the future, these girls must figure out a way to get back home to the past, a journey that will bring them face-to-face with the grown-up versions of themselves. While reconciling that their futures are far different than their 12-year-old selves imagined, they are being hunted by a militant faction of time-travelers known as the Old Watch, who have outlawed time travel so that they can stay in power. In order to survive, the girls will need to overcome their differences and learn to trust each other, and themselves.

Honor Society (Paramount+) – July 29

Paramount+ has you covered if you’re looking for a new coming-of-age movie to fall in love with. Honor Society debuts on July 29 on Paramount+.

Film Description: Starring Angourie Rice and Gaten Matarazzo, the hilarious, edgy coming-of-age comedy explores the costs and rewards of being a tenaciously ambitious young woman in the modern world.

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