Speaking of streaming this week, Peacock’s Olympics coverage will of course continue this week, offering comprehensive coverage of every sporting event, plus original commentary programming, but if you’re looking for an alternative to non-stop sports, streaming services like Netflix, Max and Hulu have you covered. There’s the Snyder Cut! There’s dragons! It’s going to be epic.
Zack Snyder and the editorial team have been hard at work to bring audiences an extended version of the Rebel Moon movie. The director’s cut of Rebel Moon Part 1 and Part 2 will be available on Netflix on August 2. Hulu will be releasing the new season of the popular animated series Futurama on July 29.
Will Rhaenyra end up on the Iron Throne? We may find out this Sunday when the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon premieres on HBO and Max. Also premiering on the channel this week is the new documentary Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes, a feature-length film of more than 40 hours of never-before-heard interview tapes of the actress, telling her life story in her own words.
Apple TV Plus will premiere the new documentary series “Cowboy Cartel,” based on the true story of a young FBI rookie agent who takes down a Mexican drug cartel, on August 2. Also, Starz will be able to watch the first season finale of the travelogue “Down in the Valley” on August 2.
Read on for more details on this week’s biggest titles.
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Best New Shows and Movies to Stream (July 29-August 4)
Netflix
Rebel Moon – Part 1: Director’s Cut and Rebel Moon – Part 2: Director’s Cut (August 2)
The world wouldn’t be the same without director’s cuts of Zack Snyder’s films every few years, and two are coming this week. Rebel Moon – Part One: Director’s Cut and Rebel Moon – Part Two: Director’s Cut are both coming to Netflix this week and will offer Snyder’s “true vision” of the film, which he co-wrote, as well as over an hour of additional footage. The new extended version will be available on August 2nd.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (August 2)
It’s been a busy summer for new streaming SpongeBob content. Paramount Plus already released the new series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years on July 10, and this week Netflix has a new movie set in the SpongeBob universe. In Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, Sandy and SpongeBob head to Texas to rescue their friends when Bikini Bottom is swept away by the ocean. Meet Sandy’s family when the movie hits theaters on August 2.
Too Hot to Handle Season 6 Finale (August 2nd)
This week, Netflix drops the final few episodes of the latest season of “Too Hot To Handle,” bringing us to a thrilling conclusion to see who could resist kissing, touching, and sex the longest. Yes, the show, which tells the story of “naughty sluts” (Netflix’s term, not mine) who will endure in order to win a cash prize (and actually hook up with someone), airs the final three episodes of the season this Friday, August 2nd.
Apple TV Plus
Apple TV Plus’ new docuseries “Cowboy Cartel” (so close to Beyoncé’s recent masterpiece “Cowboy Carter,” yet so far from it!) tells the story of a true FBI investigation into a horse racing-related money laundering scheme that turns deadly when the criminals behind it are revealed to be the Mexican drug cartel, Los Zetas. The four-episode series will premiere in its entirety on August 2nd.
Max
House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale (August 4th)
The War of the Dragons and the battle between former best friends Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma Darcy) are coming to an end in House of the Dragon (just kidding, it’s really just beginning). Season 2 of the HBO series will wrap up on Sunday, August 4 with a steamy episode that’ll have you scratching your blonde wig and wondering who rules the Seven Kingdoms. Don’t worry, Season 3 has been greenlit, so we’ll find out. You can watch the season finale at 9 PM ET on HBO and Max.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (August 3)
In 1964, Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor was interviewed by journalist Richard Meryman, and the tapes have now been transformed into a new documentary that delves into the actress’ career, personal life and personality. “Elizabeth: The Lost Tapes” premieres on HBO and Max on Saturday, August 3.
Hulu
Futurama Season 12 (July 29)
Fry, Bender, Leela, and the rest of the Futurama characters are returning in Hulu’s revival of the hit series created by Matt Groening for Fox. The new season will consist of 10 episodes and feature most of the same voice actors who starred in the original show, including Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Billy West, and Tress MacNeille, and will premiere on July 29.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (August 2nd)
Following its box office success earlier this spring, the fourth film in the latest franchise reboot, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, will be available on Hulu on August 2. For completists, all nine previous Planet of the Apes films, from 1968’s Blast the Planet of the Apes to 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes, are also available on Hulu.
Stars
Down in the Valley season finale (August 2nd)
The season finale of Starz’s travel and culture series Down in the Valley will air on Friday, Aug. 2, concluding the show’s first season, which has revealed a lesser-known side of the Deep South. P-Valley star Nico Annan hosts the series, which Starz says looks at “the fascinating duality of the Deep South through a kaleidoscopic, marginalized lens.” Following Friday’s season finale, Starz will also have a season-ending marathon on its broadcast network on Aug. 9, with every episode available to stream.
