What to Stream This Week? Check Out These Releases on Max, Netflix, and More
Streaming this week, it goes without saying that Peacock’s Olympic coverage continues this week with in-depth coverage of every sporting event, plus original commentary shows, but if you’re looking for an alternative to non-stop sports, streaming services like Netflix, Max, and Hulu have you covered in a big way. We’ve got Snyder Cuts! We’ve got dragons! It’s gonna be epic.
Zack Snyder and his editing team have been hard at work bringing audiences the extended cuts of his Rebel Moon films, with the director’s cuts of both Rebel Moon – Part One and Rebel Moon – Part Two dropping on Netflix on August 2. Hulu will debut a new season of the beloved animated series Futurama on July 29.
Will Rhaenyra ever sit on the Iron Throne? We may or may not find out this Sunday, when the season finale of House of the Dragon premieres on HBO and Max. Also premiering on the channel this week is a new documentary, Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes, which turns more than 40 hours of previously unheard interview tapes of the actress into a feature-length film chronicling her life in her own words.
On Apple TV Plus, the true story of a young FBI rookie who busted a Mexican drug cartel is the basis for the new docuseries Cowboy Cartel, debuting August 2. On Starz, you can watch the season finale of the travelogue Down In The Valley on August 2.
Read more about the week’s biggest titles below.
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Best New Shows and Movies to Stream (July 29 – August 4)
Netflix
Rebel Moon — Part One: Director’s Cut and Rebel Moon – Part Two: Director’s Cut (August 2)
The world simply wouldn’t be the same without a Zack Snyder director’s cut released every few years. This week, we’re getting two of them. Both Rebel Moon – Part One: Director’s Cut and Rebel Moon – Part Two: Director’s Cut drop on Netflix this week, promising to deliver Snyder’s “true vision” for the films he directed and co-wrote, as well as over an hour of additional footage. The new, extended versions arrive on August 2.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (August 2)
It’s been a big summer for new SpongeBob content on streaming. Paramount Plus already debuted its new series, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, on July 10, and this week, another translocation set in the SpongeBob universe arrives on Netflix. Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie takes Sandy and SpongeBob to Texas to save their friends when Bikini Bottom is fished out of the ocean. Get ready to meet Sandy’s family when the film arrives on August 2.
Too Hot To Handle Season 6 Finale (August 2)
The final few episodes of the newest season of Too Hot To Handle drop on Netflix this week, bringing with them the suspenseful conclusion of who can abstain from kissing, touching, or sex the longest. Yes, the series about “naughty nymphos” (Netflix’s term, not mine) trying to hold out for a cold, hard cash prize (and maybe even a real relationship with someone) will air its final three episodes of the season on Friday, August 2.
Apple TV Plus
The new Apple TV Plus docuseries Cowboy Cartel (so close, yet so far from Beyoncé’s recent masterpiece Cowboy Carter!) tells the story of a real-life FBI investigation into a horse racing money laundering operation that turned deadly when it was revealed that the criminals behind it were a Mexican drug cartel called Los Zetas. The four-episode series debuts in its entirety on August 2.
Maximum
House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale (August 4)
The dragon wars and the battle between former BFFs Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) are almost over (just kidding, they’re just getting started) in House of the Dragon. The HBO series concludes season two on Sunday, August 4 with a fiery episode that will definitely have us scratching our blonde wigs and wondering who really rules the Seven Kingdoms. Don’t worry, we’ll find out eventually now that season three has been greenlit. You can watch the season finale on HBO and Max at 9/7/16 ET.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Ties (August 3)
In 1964, Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor was interviewed by journalist Richard Meryman, and those tapes have been turned into a new documentary that offers an intimate look at the actress’ career, personal life, and personality. Elizabeth: The Lost Tapes premieres Saturday, August 3 on HBO and Max.
Hulu
Futurama Season 12 (July 29)
Fry, Bender, Leela and the rest of the Futurama characters are back for a new season of Hulu’s revival of the beloved series originally created for Fox by Matt Groening. The new season, which consists of 10 new episodes and features most of the same voice actors (including Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Billy West and Tress MacNeille) who starred in the original show, premieres July 29.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Aug 2)
Following its box office success earlier this spring, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth film in the series’ latest reboot, arrives on Hulu on August 2. For the record, all nine previous Planet of the Apes films are also available on Hulu, from 1968’s Planet of the Apes to 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes.
Stars
Down In The Valley Season Finale (August 2)
The season finale of Starz’s travel and culture series Down In The Valley airs on Friday, August 2, wrapping up the first season of a show that has exposed some of the lesser-known sides of the Deep South. P-Valley star Nicco Annan hosts the series, which “explores the fascinating duality of the Deep South through a kaleidoscopic, marginalized lens,” according to Starz. Following Friday’s season finale, Starz will also host an end-of-season marathon on its broadcast network on August 9, with all episodes available to stream.
