What’s New on Streaming This Week: Top TV Shows and Movies on Netflix, Peacock, and More

It really seemed like Cobra Kai was the reboot that would never quit. The Netflix series certainly expanded on the legacy of The Karate Kid and gave it a modern update, but it’s time to slowly say goodbye to the show that showed how integral karate rivalries are to the San Fernando Valley. Season 6 will consist of three parts; part one drops on July 18th, part two drops on November 24th, and part three arrives in 2025.

Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle kicks off its sixth season on July 19, and the show that forces young, sexy singles to abstain from all physical intimacy is back with some major twists and surprises. (You gotta love a show that based on the Seinfeld episode, The Contest. Or maybe you don’t have to like it — to each their own!) This season also sees Desiree Birch return as the voice of Lana, the disembodied robot/rule enforcer, but she’s also joined by “Bad Lana,” who hopefully is every bit as juicy and evil as she sounds.

It’s the last season for Sweet Homethe monstrous K-drama that will have fans on edge about Hyun-su’s fate. As he fights to hold on to his human side, his battle with Sang-wook could determine an outcome no one expects. Or will everything end peacefully? Season 3 introduces neohumans in what promises to be a tense and violent installment. Tune in on July 19, when all episodes are available to stream on Netflix.

This week marks the season finale of the Disney Plus series The Acolyte, starring Amandla Stenberg, Manny Jacinto, Lee Jung-jae, and Dafne Keen. Set in the Star Wars universe, the series is set in the High Republic era, a time before the Star Wars films, and is the only live-action series to depict this era in the history of the Galactic Universe. After an eight-episode run, the season concludes on July 16.

The Zone of Interest was a stark and disturbing depiction of the life of Auschwitz Commandant Rudolf Höss and his family, who lived next door to the concentration camp. The new documentary The Commandant’s Shadow follows one of Höss’ surviving children, Hans Jürgen Höss, who grew up in the house depicted in the drama. In the documentary, Höss meets one of the Auschwitz survivors who endured his father’s cruelty. The Commandant’s Shadow premieres July 18.

Peacock’s new sword-and-sandal epic Those About to Die is set in ancient Rome amid the world of gladiators. Director Roland Emmerich, whose films include Independence Day and The Patriot, is helming the show, so you know the Colosseum is going to see a lot of action. The 10-episode series stars Anthony Hopkins, Iwan Rheon and Dimitri Leonidas; all episodes are scheduled to debut July 18.

My Spy The Eternal City, the sequel to the 2020 action-comedy My Spy, reunites Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman as CIA agent JJ ​​(Dave Bautista) and his stepdaughter/protégé Sophie, who have a knack for inadvertently fighting crime together. This time around, the pair attempt to foil a nuclear plot targeting the Vatican, while JJ chaperones Sophie’s school trip to Italy.

Based on the Marvel character Hit-Monkey, Hulu’s Hit-Monkey continues the story of the Japanese macaque who seeks revenge against a group of criminals who murdered his mentor, a hitman named Bryce Fowler (whose ghost is voiced by Jason Sudeikis). Season 2 stars Sudeikis, along with Olivia Munn, Ally Maki and Fred Tatasciore as Hit-Monkey. The complete second season debuts on Hulu on July 15.