Streaming TV Shows and Movies to Look Forward to in July: Lucky, Heartstopper Forever, Elle

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, TV series, and new seasons premiering on various streaming platforms in July that you’ll definitely want to watch.

This month, you can rejoin the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise for new adventures on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, help Enola find Sherlock on Enola Holmes 3, or help Stuart and friends save the world on Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.

Here are our picks for what to stream in July:

Elle (Prime Video) – July 1

This Legally Blonde prequel follows Elle Woods and her family as they start their lives in Seattle. Elle’s adjusting to a new school and doing her best to make friends. Elle premieres on July 1 on Prime Video.

Series Description: In Season One, Elle follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film.

Enola Holmes 3 (Netflix) – July 1

As Enola tries to determine whether she truly wants to marry Tewkesbury, she’s wrapped up in a new case when Sherlock mysteriously disappears. Fortunately, Dr. Watson is there to help. Enola Holmes 3 premieres on July 1 on Netflix.

Film Description: Adventure chases detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide on a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before.

Silo Season 3 (Apple TV) – July 3

After surviving being trapped in an incinerator, Juliette has no memories of the past three months. Silo Season 3 premieres with one episode on July 3 on Apple TV with new episodes releasing weekly.

Season Description: Season three of Silo continues the saga of a dystopian society of 10,000 people living underground under mysterious circumstances, while revealing an origin story set centuries earlier. In the present, Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) survives her forced “cleaning” but returns with memory loss as the silo recovers from rebellion and faces a dangerous new threat. Meanwhile, in the “Before Times,” journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences. 

Little House on the Prairie (Netflix) – July 9

Netflix is taking us back in time to the American West with this adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved novels. Little House on the Prairie premieres on July 9 on Netflix.

Series Description: Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West, this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographical Little House books offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier

Ride or Die (Prime Video) – July 15

Judith questions everything she thought she knew about her best friend, Debbie, after learning that Debbie is an assassin. Ride or Die premieres with all episodes on July 15 on Prime Video.

Series Description: Ride or Die follows best friends Debbie Claybourne (Octavia Spencer) and Judith Burton (Hannah Waddingham) who thought they knew everything about each other, except Judith turns out to be an international assassin. When a mysterious figure emerges from Judith’s past and a hit goes horribly wrong, both of their worlds are turned upside down as they’re forced to go on the run together. It’s a race against time and a road trip across Europe, with law enforcement, highly trained assassins, and some very dangerous criminals at their heels.

Lucky (Apple TV) – July 15

Lucky and her husband have pulled off quite the heist, but when she wakes up one morning and he’s gone, she’s on her own with multiple people after her. Lucky premieres on July 15 on Apple TV with episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: Written by Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas and based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel, Lucky centers on a young woman (Anya Taylor-Joy) who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past.

Heartstopper Forever (Netflix) – July 17

Charlie and Nick’s love is put to the ultimate test during their final summer before heading off to college. Heartstopper Forever premieres on July 17 on Netflix.

Film Description: Nick and Charlie are inseparable, but with Nick preparing to leave for university and Charlie finding new independence at school, the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet. Meanwhile, their friends are also navigating the ups and downs of love and friendship, confronting the bittersweet challenges of growing up and moving on. Can first loves really last forever?

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe (HBO Max) – July 23

The end of the world is here, and, somehow, it’s up to Stuart and his friends to save the day. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe premieres on July 23 on HBO Max with episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert, and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke. Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don’t go well.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 (Paramount+) – July 23

A new season of adventures awaits Captain Pike and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premieres on July 23 on Paramount+ with episodes releasing weekly.

Season Description: In season four of the Paramount+ Original Series, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise – led by Captain Christopher Pike – embark on a series of thrilling and emotional adventures across the stars. As they journey to strange new worlds, they will battle inner demons and external threats, encounter colorful new characters, reunite with familiar faces and confront terrifying aliens. Through it all, they strive to embrace a bright, hopeful future.

72 Hours (Netflix) – July 24

A 40-year-old executive is in for a wild 72 hours when he joins some twenty-year-olds on a bachelor party in Miami. 72 Hours premieres on July 24 on Netflix.

Film Description: A forty-year-old executive hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twenty-somethings on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he’s inadvertently added to their group text.

Furious (Hulu) – July 27 

If you’ve been missing Killing Eve, this show might just scratch that itch. FBI Agent Alice Black enters into a cat-and-mouse game as she hunts a female serial killer. Furious premieres with three episodes on July 27 on Hulu with new episodes releasing weekly.

Season Description: From creator and executive producer Elizabeth Meriwether, Furious follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.

Diarra from Detroit Season 2 (Paramount+) – July 29

Diarra Brickland is back for another season on a new network. She’s doing her best to have a hot girl summer,  but the universe has different plans for her. Diarra from Detroit Season 2 premieres with 2 episodes on July 29 on Paramount+ with new episodes releasing weekly.

Series Description: Season two finds Diarra Brickland trying — unsuccessfully — to have a hot girl summer without getting wrapped up in yet another deeply unserious and extremely dangerous Detroit mystery. This time around, what starts as a seemingly harmless furniture recovery mission quickly spirals into a triple homicide investigation, a citywide treasure hunt and another trip deep into Detroit’s criminal underbelly. As Diarra attempts to sort out her messy relationship status, she instead finds herself going undercover with a secret society, starring in a Tubi movie, chasing urban legends, dodging gang warfare, and uncovering secrets buried beneath the city itself. Because of course she does.

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