HBO Max/Disney+Get yourself comfy: whether you’re signed up to Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, or another platform, 2025 has plenty to watch on television.
You’ll be spoiled for choice this coming month, no matter what streaming service you choose, with series like Wednesday Season 2 and Peacemaker Season 2 airing over the next few weeks. Considering the new movies hitting cinemas too, if you have any big plans for July, I’d advise you to cancel them.
Best new TV shows out in July 2025 – where to stream them
Wednesday Season 2
Netflix- Genre: Horror comedy
- Release date: August 6 (Episodes 1-4)
- Cast: Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán
- Where to stream: Netflix
- How long is it? 4 episodes
What it’s about: Wednesday Addams, returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. In Season 2, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.
What we like about it: Two things can be true: Wednesday Season 2 is among Netflix’s most anticipated releases ever (it’s the third-biggest show in the platform’s history), but it shouldn’t have taken this long to make.
Nevertheless, it’s almost here, and there’s good reason to believe this will be an improvement over the first chapter. “Nothing is what it seems in Season 2,” creator Miles Millar said.
“Wednesday goes into this season thinking she knows Nevermore. It’s the first time she’s returned to a school willingly. But as soon as she gets back, nothing happens that she’s expecting. She thinks she’s going to be in control, that she knows where all the bodies are buried, and she doesn’t.”
Eyes of Wakanda
Disney+- Genre: Superhero
- Release date: August 1
- Cast: Winnie Harlow, Cress Williams, Patricia Belcher
- Where to stream: Disney+
- How long is it? 4 episodes
What it’s about: This new animated MCU series follows the adventures of brave Wakandan War Dogs of the secret organization the Hatut Zeraze throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, they must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts lost to the world.
What we like about it: There’s cause for pause with Eyes of Wakanda. It was supposed to release later in August, but it was brought forward by three weeks, and all four episodes are dropping on the same day.
And, yet, the series has been in development for nearly four years, with Ryan Coogler piecing it together with creator Todd Harris. It also has a great premise, exploring the culture of (and surrounding) Wakanda thousands of years before the events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, brought to life with dazzling animation that looks markedly better than What If.
“The quote [from the show], ‘[History is] written by people who weren’t there and didn’t have anything to do with it,’ but they’re trying to make that story mean something to them. So that’s an interesting needle to thread throughout the series,” Harris teased to Animation Magazine.
King of the Hill
Hulu- Genre: Thriller
- Release date: July 11
- Cast: Michael C. Hall, David Zayas, Jack Alcott, Krysten Ritter, Peter Dinklage, Uma Thurman
- Where to stream: Paramount+
- How long is it? 10 episodes (1 per week)
What it’s about: After years working a propane job in Saudi Arabia to earn their retirement nest egg, Hank and Peggy Hill return to a changed Arlen, Texas, to reconnect with old friends Dale, Boomhauer and Bill. Meanwhile, Bobby is living his dream as a chef in Dallas and enjoying his 20s with his former classmates Connie, Joseph, and Chane.
What we like about it: It’s a revival of one of the most iconic sitcoms of the late ’90s and noughties; what else is there to say? Well, Greg Daniels and Mike Judge have returned to bring the series back, so it’s not just a cash-grab from Hulu, and the original cast are reprising their roles. Plus, if all goes to plan, there’ll be at least two new seasons of King of the Hill to come.
Alien: Earth
Disney+- Genre: Horror/sci-fi
- Release date: August 12
- Cast: Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, Adarsh Gourav
- Where to stream: Hulu/Disney+
- How long is it? 8 episodes (one per week)
What it’s about: When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.
What we like about it: If the franchise reached its zenith with AVP: Requiem and Aliens: Colonial Marines in the early 2010s, Alien: Earth is a sure sign that it’s finally recovered. Developed by Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion), this is one of the most exciting releases of the year: an all-new story set just before the original film, with breathtaking, stickily scary production values and a phenomenal cast. In your living room, everyone will hear you scream.
Peacemaker Season 2
HBO Max- Genre: Superhero
- Release date: August 21
- Cast: John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Frank Grillo
- Where to stream: HBO Max
- How long is it? 12 episodes
What it’s about: In Season 2, Peacemaker discovers an alternate world where life is everything he wishes it could be. But this discovery also forces him to face his traumatic past and take the future into his own hands.
What we like about it: Screenings of Superman around the world had one thing in common: everyone loved the Peacemaker cameo. In Season 2, with James Gunn’s DCU in full swing, he’ll become an even more instrumental part of the franchise, and he’s poised to hop into an alternate universe to face off against another version of his dad (and perhaps even his brother).
Gunn has confirmed it’ll be just as R-rated as the first season, so strap in – and don’t be awesome-phobic.
What’s new on streaming this month?
- August 1: Chief of War – Historical drama starring Jason Momoa (Apple TV+)
- August 6: Platonic Season 2 – Comedy series with Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne (Apple TV+)
- August 13: Butterfly – New spy thriller (Prime Video)
- August 13: Love is Blind: UK Season 2 – New season of reality series (Netflix)
- August 20: The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox – Limited true crime series (Hulu)
- August 21: Hostage – Political thriller starring Suranne Jones (Netflix)
- August 22: Invasion Season 3 – New season of sci-fi series (Apple TV+)
- August 22: Long Story Short – New comedy series from Bojack Horseman creator (Netflix)
- August 25: Upload Season 4 – New season of sci-fi comedy-drama (Prime Video)
- August 28: My Life with the Walter Boys Season 2 – New season of YA adaptation (Netflix)
Now you’re up to date with the best new series on streaming, make sure you keep our 2025 TV show calendar bookmarked for the rest of the year’s big releases – like Stranger Things Season 5 later in the year. If you’re more of a film buff, we’ve also got a list of the best new movies you can stream in August.
