In July, viewers can expect crazy sausages, murder investigations, gladiatorial fights, teenage passions, many show finals and a noticeable presence of animated products, which is interesting, mostly intended for adults. Read more about the most interesting series releases of the month in the article below.
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New series
«Sunny»
Genre: mystery
Premiere date: July 10
Release: Apple TV+
The American Susie Sakamoto lives in Kyoto, but her life is turned upside down when her husband Masa and son disappear after a mysterious plane crash. The heroine is helped to regain consciousness by her domestic robot Sunny, a product of Masa’s technology company.
The plot of «Sunny» is based on Colin O’Sullivan’s novel «The Dark Manual» (2018), and the main role here is played by Rashida Jones («Silo»). The series will launch on Apple TV+ on July 10.
«Sausage Party: Foodtopia»
Genre: animated comedy for adults
Premiere date: July 11
Release: Prime Video
After Frank the sausage and the other supermarket residents learn of their unfortunate fate, they create a safe haven called «Foodtopia». But after a massive flood destroys their promised land, the edible heroes have no choice but to work with humans to ensure the survival of their species.
«Foodtopia» — is the sequel to the animated black comedy «Sausage Party», which was released in 2016. One of the project’s creators, Seth Rogen, returns to voice the characters, along with Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, and Edward Norton.
«Me»
Genre: teen, adventure
Premiere date: July 12
Release: Apple TV+
The story is set in ancient Rome in the second century. This is the era of fierce gladiatorial fights and insidious political intrigues. It is this era that the series is about.
«Those About to Die» is positioned as a peplum, a large-scale historical drama with luxurious sets and epic battle scenes. The project has two directors — Marco Kreuzpaintner, who previously worked on the highly rated shows «The Lazarus Project» and «Bodies», as well as an expert on disaster movies Roland Emmerich, which needs no further introduction. The series is seen as the biggest (according to some reports, the plot is worth $140 million) and most interesting premiere of the month.
«Kite Man: Hell Yeah!»
Genre: animated series for adults
Premiere date: July 18
Release: Max
Kite Man decides to buy a bar in Gotham to become a kind of supervillain’s haven. «Hell Yeah!» is a spinoff of the animated series «Harley Quinn».
«Lady in the Lake»
Genre: drama, thriller
Premiere date: July 19
Release: Apple TV+
The 1960s, Baltimore. Maddie Schwartz leaves her husband and a large house in Pikesville to pursue a career as a newspaper reporter. The woman becomes literally obsessed with solving the mystery of two unrelated murders: Tessie Fine, an 11-year-old Jewish girl, and Cleo Sherwood, a black bartender. During the investigation, the journalist meets a woman who is trying to defend the rights of the city’s black community.
«Lady in the Lake» is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Laura Lippman, which was released in 2019. The plot of the book is inspired by two real-life murders that took place in Baltimore in 1969. Natalie Portman played the lead role.
«The Decameron»
Genre: historical black comedy, drama
Premiere date: July 25
Release: Netflix
In 1348, when the Black Death was ravaging Florence, a number of nobles and their servants moved to a country villa. Trying to wait out the plague in the hills of Tuscany with wine and sex, the characters are eventually forced to engage in a fierce struggle for their survival. The plot of the series is inspired by the eponymous collection of short stories by Giovanni Boccaccio.
«Women in Blue»
Genre: crime drama
Premiere date: July 31
Release: Apple TV+
In 1971, four women form the first ever all-female police force. Challenging ultra-conservative social norms, the characters discover that the creation of this squad is just a distraction designed to divert media attention from the topic of catching a serial killer. Meanwhile, the number of victims is growing rapidly, and the heroines are ready to do anything to find the murderer and put an end to his bloody reprisals.
Continuation of the series
«Vikings: Valhalla»
Genre: historical drama
Premiere date: July 11
Release: Netflix
Season: 3
The third season takes place seven years after the end of the second. Freydis is now the leader of pagan Jomsborg, and Leif and Harald have gained fame in Constantinople. But each of the characters is facing new, serious challenges. The third season of Jeb Stewart’s series will be the last.
«Hit-Monkey»
Genre: animated superheroics
Premiere date: July 15
Release: Hulu
Season: 2
While in the first season of the animated series the title character and the ghost of an American killer named Bryce Fowler fought the Tokyo underworld, in the second season the action will move to New York.
«Cobra Kai»
Genre: comedy drama about martial arts
Premiere date: July 18
Release: Netflix
Season: 6
The production of the sixth and final season of the popular show «Cobra Kai» has been slowed down due to last year’s strikes by screenwriters in Hollywood. The season will consist of 15 episodes and will be divided into three parts, the first of which will be released right now, the second on November 28, and the third not earlier than next year.
«Snowpiercer»
Genre: climate fiction, post-apocalyptic, dystopia
Premiere date: July 21
Release: AMC
Season: 4
Events of the fourth season dystopias «Snowpiercer» takes place more than seven years after the world has turned into a frozen wasteland. In the finale of the third season, the train’s inhabitants split up, so you can find out what happened after that on July 21 in the show’s final season.
«Futurama»
Genre: animated sci-fi sitcom
Premiere date: July 29
Release: Hulu
Season: 9
With its 9th season, the animated series «Futurama» returns to the screens, revived to the delight of all fans of the cult show by Hulu in 2022.
We would also like to draw your attention to the following series extensions:
- Animated series «Star Trek: Prodigy» (season 2, Paramount+, starts — July 1);
- «The Serpent Queen» (Season 2, STARZ, July 12);
- «Troppo» (Season 2, ABC, July 25);
- «Elite» (Season 8, Netflix, July 26);
- Animated series «The Dragon Prince» (season 6, Netflix, July 26).
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