Here are 21 TV shows and movies to stream this July

As a heat wave rolls through, you're gonna wanna stay in more nights than not this July hopefully with the AC blasting and the TV streaming.

And this month has got some real gems, including quite a few fun features with super stacked casts (No Sudden Move, Black Widow, Jungle Cruise) for those missing a blockbuster theatre experience, plenty of sweet sitcoms (Ted Lasso, Never Have I Ever), and some must-watch dating series (Love Island, Sexy Beasts, FBoy Island), because what is summer if not sugar sweet, sweaty and super-sized? 

And if these don't last you all month, the Summer on CTV collection has a ton of blockbusters, throwbacks and summer series to keep you entertained. 

No Sudden Move

Steven Soderbergh can do no wrong. You can quote me on that. With his latest, a period crime thriller, he's rounded up an incomparable cast, brace yourself: Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Jon Hamm, Amy Seimetz, Brendan Fraser, Kieran Culkin, Noah Jupe, Craig Grant, Julia Fox, Frankie Shaw, Ray Liotta, and Bill Duke. I mean! Martin Scorsese is sweating somewhere.

Set in 1955 Detroit, the film follows a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document. When their plan goes predictably wrong, they hunt for who hired them, sending them on a wild goose chase around the city. With this cast and director, you're also guaranteed some wild laughs, so mark it down.

Watch on Thursday, July 1 on Crave.

Love Island

Premiering with a special 90-minute episode, the thirstiest dating series of them all is back with its third season, airing a whopping five nights a week.

This, of course, is the U.S. version, but it's just as smutty as the original U.K. series, both of which follow a group of singles staying at a lux villa for several weeks as they take turns coupling up (sometimes swapping partners or just ending up single), while they're voted on by the world, and either get eliminated or go on to win a cash prize. It's a little more casual than most other dating series, as we watch the couples chat each other up each night, forming real (possible) connections, chemistry and controversy.

Watch the 90-minute season premiere on Wednesday, July 7 at 9:30 pET on CTV.

Judas & The Black Messiah

Daniel Kaluuya – who may have the finest taste and talent of any actor of his generation – won an Oscar for his performance in this film as Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party. Judas & The Black Messiah details how he was betrayed by FBI informant William O'Neal (Oscar-nominated Lakeith Stanfield), which ultimately led to his assassination. Tragic and emotional, but with the pace of a thriller, it's a must-watch and a necessary history lesson.

Watch on Friday, July 2 on Crave.

Fear Street Trilogy

All hail R.L. Stine, he of the glorious '90s YA paperback horror shows, and who brought us the great Fear Street books (read by your older sister while you plowed through Goosebumps and then stole her copies).

All these years later, Netflix has adapted some of those books into the Fear Street Trilogy, each part set in a different decade, released week-by-chilling-week, and following a group of teens attempting to connect the strange events that have occurred in their town of Shadyside, Ohio. But here's the biggest sell: they're all rated R, which promises max gore that we would have had to sneak into the theatre all those years ago to catch. 

Watch on Friday, July 2, Friday, July 9, and Friday, July 16 on Netflix.

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Season 2

A sketch show starring comedian Tim Robinson, I Think You Should Leave was a cult hit when its first season landed in 2019, leaving plenty of room for newbies to catch up. Here's the premise, which should be enough to sell just about anyone: Robinson and a guest spend each episode targeting someone and ridiculing them to the point that they are forced to leave. Yes, there will be cringe.

Watch on Tuesday, July 6 on Netflix.

Shiva Baby

One of the best independent comedies of the last year, Shiva Baby is in a league and genre all its own. Starring the hilarious Rachel Sennott as college student Danielle, we watch as she attends a very Jewish funeral service with her parents – and runs into not only her ex-girlfriend but her sugar daddy.

While that might sound like pure comedy, Shiva Baby feels more like a taut thriller most of the time, packed full with so much anxiety, you might wanna hit pause a few times just to take a beat. Which, by the way, is a very good thing.

Watch on Wednesday, July 7 on Crave.

Gossip Girl

If you soaked up every episode of the original CW series (watch now on Crave), then it will either be a thrill to have the show rebooted or the last thing you want to see repackaged.

This time, however, there are a few promising reasons to give it a shot: there's a new diverse cast partying and getting messy around the Upper East Side and the show will approach the concept through a more modern lens (what that means exactly remains to be seen). Joshua Safran returns as writer, while Kristen Bell also returns as the voice of Gossip Girl herself.

Watch on Thursday, July 8 on Crave.

Black Widow

The uber long-awaited stand-alone Marvel film for Scarlett Johansson's beloved superhero has finally landed, and this one stands outside of the crowd. With a fresh origin story as Natasha deals with her life as a spy and the family she left behind, presenting a film – narratively and visually – this movie feels a lot more authentic than the ones Marvel is used to churning out. Maybe it's that whole female director thing (ahem, Cate Shortland)?

Co-starring Florence Pugh, David Harbour and Rachel Weisz, even non-Marvel fans may want to check this one out.

Watch on Friday, July 9 on Disney+.

The White Lotus

The greatest comedy series of the year so far is just six episodes, written and directed by the genius that is Mike White (Enlightened, Beatriz at Dinner). It's also something all its own with a hint of Shakespeare as it follows the many eccentric employees and guests of an exclusive Hawaiian resort, where we know the season ends with one unusual death. With an impressive complexity, a stacked cast (Jennifer Coolidge! Molly Shannon! Connie Britton! Natasha Rothwell! And some men, too) and a uniquely clever storytelling style, all you will want for is more.

Watch on Sunday, July 11 on Crave.

Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes

This six-part docuseries adapts journalist Ronan Farrow’s interviews with whistleblowers, journalists, private investigators, and other sources chronicled in his Pulitzer-Prize winning podcast and bestselling book Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and A Conspiracy to Protect Predators. The book revolved around his investigation of Harvey Weinstein's years of predatory behaviour, and Farrow's New Yorker article which led to the #MeToo movement that took Hollywood by storm in the last few years. The series also includes never-before-seen footage and new insights into the story.

Watch on Monday, July 12 on Crave.

A Quiet Place 2

Behind the camera yet again, John Krasinski brings us a sequel to his hit horror film, reuniting us with the Abbott family, who find themselves back out in the world, where they search for survivors – but not without the same sound-sensitive and threatening creatures still lingering.

Emily Blunt also returns as the matriarch, this time with Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou, promising plenty of additional eye candy if you need a distraction from the chills.

Watch on Tuesday, July 13 on Amazon Prime.

Gunpowder Milkshake

One does not say no or even hesitate when presented with a film that stars the following women: Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, and Angela Bassett. Not only is that a hell of a lot of muscle, but so much delicious attitude. 

This one follows Gillan as the abandoned daughter of a pro assassin (Headey) who becomes a hitwoman herself. After finding herself in a gang war, she reunites with her mother and a few other hitwomen, and they wage war. Inject it directly into my veins.

Watch on Wednesday, July 14 on Netflix.

Never Have I Ever, Season 2

No cuter sitcom premiered last year than Never Have I Ever, the great Mindy Kaling's latest concoction, while follows Mississauga-born Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi, a teenager discovering sex and relationships all while navigating high school. With an impeccable and diverse cast, this series will move you more than you expect (don't keep the tissues too far). In Season 2, not only does Devi have to choose between very hot Paxton and very dorky Ben, but her mother Nalini also finds some romance (hello, Common!).

Watch on Thursday, July 15 on Netflix.

The End

This dark comedy series follows three generations of a family, zeroing in on Dr. Kate Brennan (Frances O’Connor, who does not grace our screens enough), a specialist in palliative care who is strongly opposed to euthanasia. On the other side of the world, her mother, Edie Henley (Harriet Walter), feels just as strongly about her right to die. But Kate chooses to bring her over to her hometown in Australia and to a retirement home, all while the two personalities clash and Kate attempts to raise a family. If death being the central theme of a family sounds a little too wild to you, might we remind you of the gorgeous Six Feet Under. It can be done.

Watch on Sunday, July 18 on Crave.

Sexy Beasts

So here's the thing: Sexy Beasts may just be the worst thing you'll watch all year, maybe even all decade. But that doesn't mean it isn't a must-watch. Hear us out: the dating show matches up singles who are all dressed as life-sized animals with out-of-this-world prosthetics. Which means you'll be watching some hot dates between a dolphin and a panda and asking yourself if it really is possible to fall in love with someone's personality alone. Oh, Netflix, keep doing you.

Watch on Wednesday, July 21 on Netflix.

The Last Letter From Your Lover

As one of the best young actresses working today, watching Shailene Woodley is always a pleasure, whether she's crying by a Monterey beach or swept at sea on a broken boat. Such is the case with The Last Letter From Your Lover, which weaves together two stories – one in the past, another in the present – as a journalist (Felicity Jones) makes it her mission to solve the mystery of a love affair between two star-crossed people (Woodley, Callum Turner) at the center of a set of love letters she discovers. Consider it a beach read come to life.

Watch on Friday, July 23 on Netflix.

Ted Lasso, Season 2

There is no kinder corner of television than Jason Sudeikis's winning Ted Lasso. Well, winning is maybe a strong term, as this sweet sitcom (with a lot of happy tears, as a warning) explores what happens when a small-time American college football coach lands in the U.K. to captain a struggling soccer team. The first season was incomparable and the hit of kindness we so need right now. Sudeikis is wonderful, as are co-stars Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple.

Watch on Friday, July 23 on Apple TV+.

FBoy Island

While Netflix's Sexy Beasts is a terrible dating show premise for obvious reasons, FBoy Island is probably equally as terrible because it will center on three women trying to weed out which of 24 men are self-described "f-boys" and which are self-described "nice guys" truly looking for love. (If you're a person who dates men, you might be of the mind that a man who identifies as a "nice guy" is probably just an f-boy in sheep's clothing, but we digress)

To complicate everything further, there is a cash prize at the end and the 12 "f-boys" have confirmed on camera that the money is the only reason they're there. At least we'll have host Nikki Glaser there for some laughs amid the chaos. Cue the cringing and the heartbreak.

Stream episodes July 29 on Crave.

Jungle Cruise

Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons. What's not to love? This oddball trio rounds out the cast of Jungle Cruise, which might seem like nothing more than a kid's flick, but is bound to be a hilarious ride – especially with Plemons playing an over-the-top, eccentric villain. Johnson and Blunt, meanwhile, star as Frank Wolff and Dr. Lily Houghton, the latter of whom travels to the Amazon jungle with his questionable services to guide her downriver on his ramshackle boat in hopes of uncovering an ancient tree with healing abilities.

Call it an epic quest, reminiscent of the oh-so-nostalgic Jumanji.

Watch on Friday, July 30 on Disney+.

The Pursuit of Love

Written and directed by the wonderful actress Emily Mortimer, which is promising enough, this British miniseries is based on the Nancy Mitford novel, and follows two cousins as they navigate their lives and friendship, and choose separate paths.

Starring Lily James, Emily Beecham, Andrew Scott (a.k.a. hot priest) and Dominic West, this is the very thing James and West were filming when news of their affair made headlines just last year. So if you wanna watch that illicit chemistry bubble, here's your chance.

Watch on Friday, July 30 on Amazon Prime.

Hidden Gem: Baby Talk

A cute little find that aired in the early '90s for just two seasons, Baby Talk will fit well into your July schedule for one very key reason: you're gonna be loading up on dating shows, and this one's premise revolves around a single mom trying to the find the perfect new dad for her kiddo.

Sort of based on the Look Who's Talking movies, the characters and story elements were created by the amazing Amy Heckerling, who gave us Clueless. The sitcom starred Julia Duffy in its first season, though she was replaced by Mary Page Kelly for its second season, in which she was joined by Scott Baio as her adorable love interest. Guest stars included George Clooney and Tony Danza. 

Now streaming on CTV Throwback.

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