David Farnor | On 26, May 2016

Summer is here and Netflix is breaking out the big blockbusters, from Watchmen and Guardians of the Galaxy to Transformers: Age of Extinction and Titanic. The biggest blockbuster of all, of course, is Orange Is the New Black, which returns for a fourth season this month.

Kids are equally well served during the school holidays, with new runs for several of the streaming giant’s original DreamWorks series, not to mention the debut of its Voltron reboot. (It’s also worth noting that Shark Tale and Rise of the Guardians, once scheduled for earlier months this year, are now confirmed as arriving in June.)

The smaller titles, though, are perhaps the ones that are most promising, from Speed Sisters and Sundance hit The Fundamentals of Caring to the BBC’s Detectorists.

And, of course, there are the weekly episodes of all the new seasons that began last month, from Scream: Season 2 to Chelsea: Season 1.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Netflix UK in June 2016:

Note: These are official release dates from Netflix, but all future dates are subject to change.

Detectorists: Season 1 – 1st June

A sitcom about metal detectorists? You could be forgiven for skipping past this unassuming BBC Four series, but Mackenzie Crook delivers his script – about two show ground-gazing friends – with an endearingly downbeat charm, supported by the excellent Toby Jones, who manages to be both socially inept and amusingly sympathetic. Dig past the quiet surface and there’s treasure here.

Meet the Patels  – 1st June

Directed by brother and sister team Ravi Patel (Scrubs, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Master of None) and Geeta Patel (Project Kashmir), this award-winning comedy blends rom-com, documentary and home video formats to create an unusual, and hugely charming, look at dating in a first-generation Indian American family.

Titanic  – 1st June

“I’ll never let go, Jack!” Yeah, right.

Speed Sisters – 1st June

Amber Fares’ documentary about female racers in Palestine is fast, furious and heartwarming film-making.

The Fighter – 1st June

After bowing out in May, Mark Wahlberg’s sports drama bounces right back into the ring. The actor plays Micky Ward, a boxer – not a great one, but a good one. He’s the younger brother of Dicky Ecklund (Christian Bale). Dicky’s a boxer too. He once knocked down Sugar Ray. Now he spends his days smoking crack and talking to a documentary crew. The pair’s family drama, mixed with underdog sports thrills, makes for a conventional movie, but the performances (including an excellent Amy Adams) give it a massive wallop of compassion.

Requiem for a Dream – 1st June

Darren Aronofsky’s searing 2000 drama is a graphic depiction of the consequences of drug addiction.

Hibana: Spark: Season 1 – 2nd June

Netflix’s first Japanese original series is an adaptation of Hibana, the novel by Naoki Matayoshi. The novella by the comedian, Haiku poet and scriptwriter was first published in the Japanese magazine, The Literary World, as a piece of serious literature produced by a popular comedian, but attracted attention thanks to its depth and surprising story. It went on to win the 153rd Akutagawa Prize and be nominated for the 28th Mishima Prize.

Happy Valley: Season 1 – 3rd June

Doctor Who director Euros Lyn and Last Tango in Halifax’s writer Sally Wainwright teamed up to create this police drama. Sarah Lancashire stars as police sergeant Catherine Cawood, who comes face to face with the man who destroyed her family in the wake of a kidnapping. The show deals in extremes of violence ad crime, but does so with an eye for the mundane everyday life of Yorkshire; a juxtaposition that focuses on consequence as much as action, and on people as much as peril.

Watchmen – 7th June

Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Alan Moore’s iconic graphic novel is about as close as the big screen could ever get to depicting its subversive subject matter. The end result may be divisive, but it’s certainly a unique sight to behold.

Dazed and Confused – 8th June

Richard Linklater’s classic coming-of-age comedy follows a group of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in 1976.

Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 1 – 10th June

Netflix’s reboot of the cartoon will see the 80s classic return to defend the universe against evil with the help of five intrepid kids.

It Happened One Night – 15th June

Frank Capra’s 1934 flick, which sees a spoiled heiress (Claudette Colbert) flee her controlling father, only to wind up stuck with a cynical newspaper reporter (Clark Gable). Their odd couple exchanges were not only laugh-out-loud funny and endearingly sweet, but also went on to define the romantic comedy for the whole of cinema.

Transformers: Age of Extinction – 17th June

Set four years after Dark of the Moon, the underrated fourth instalment in the heavy metal franchise sees Mark Wahlberg take starring duties from Shia LaBeouf as a single dad and inventor who makes a discovery that brings the Transformers clanking into his manor.

All Hail King Julien: Season 3 – 17th June

Netflix continues its spin-off from DreamWork Animations’ Madagascar franchise with a third run of its lemur-filled cartoon.

Orange is The New Black: Season 4 – 17th June

“Do you know the difference between pain and suffering?” asks Pennsatucky in the trailer for Orange Is the New Black’s fourth season. “Pain is always there, but suffering is a choice.”

Those words look set to come true, judging by the footage we’ve seen so far, as Jenji Kohan’s prison drama turns up the tension. There are new inmates, new guards and new desk jobs (if you’re Taystee) on the cards – and with only a limited amount of space in Litchfield, it’s about to get crowded…

Guardians of the Galaxy – 20th June

Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka… One of Marvel’s most entertaining flicks finally lands on Netflix UK.

The Fundamentals of Caring – 24th June

Fresh from closing the Sundance Film Festival in the US, this indie flick, starring Paul Rudd and Craig Roberts, follows Ben, a retired writer who becomes a caregiver after suffering a personal tragedy. After 6 weeks of training, Ben meets his first client, Trevor, a foul-mouthed 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralysed emotionally, one paralysed physically, Ben and Trevor take an impromptu road trip that teaches them the importance of hope and friendship. Netflix wasted no time in snapping this up as a global exclusive.

Dragons: Race to the Edge: Season 3 – 24th June

Hiccup and Toothless return for more airborne adventures in the third season of Netflix’s best DreamWorks spin-off.

The Diary of a Teenage Girl – 30th June

Arguably 2015’s best comic book movie adaptation, this emotionally bombastic film is a staggeringly candid story of sexual awakening.

Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 7 – 30th June

That sound you can hear is the collective sigh of parents welcoming new episodes of Dora and SpongeBob to entertain their kids during the school holidays.
 

Other releases coming soon to Netflix UK in June 2016:

1st June
The Beginning of Life
After School: Lucky or Not – Season 2 
Pokémon: XY: Kalos Quest 
Bob Ross: Beauty Is Everywhere: Collection 1 
Firaaq 
A Country Called Home 
Suburban Girl 
Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map 
Tab Hunter Confidential 
Eisenhower’s Secret War: Season 1
Mexican Gangster 
Listening 
Blow Out 
Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? 
Between the Folds 
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 
Saddle Up 
North v South: Long Time Coming 
Velvet: Season 3 
Once Bitten 
Raiders! 
Breaking the Magician’s Code: Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed: Season 1 and 2 
Road to Victory: Season 1 
Only the Dead 
(Dis)Honesty: The Truth About  
Lies 
Bad Education: Season 1 and 2
Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land On The Moon? 
Love Cells: Season 1 and 2
Steak Revolution 
The Propaganda Game 
B.A. Pass 
Fresh Dressed 
Los heroes del Mal 
UFOs: The Best Evidence Ever (Caught on Tape) 
72 Cutest Animals: Season 1 
Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl 
The Resurrection of Jake the Snake 
The Frozen Chosen 
Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie 
Kajarya 
Black Man White Skin 
Rebellious Flower 
Ilegal 
Mia and Me: Season 2 
Spy Time 
Today’s Special 
Walter Latham’s Comedy Soul  
Festival 
O Começo da Vida 
Breathless 
Limon and Oli: Season 1 
Soccer City 
TransFatty Lives 
Click Your Heart 
Two Moon Junction 
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages 
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 10
Mystic Pizza 
Good Witch: Season 1 
Meatballs 4 
72 Dangerous Places: Season 1 
Walter Latham’s Kings of Comedy Primetime 
Odd Squad: Season 1 
Jugni 
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots 
Noble, My Love: Season 1 
The Strange Calls: Season 1 
Sweet Micky for President 
To Be Continued 
Durarara!!: Season 1 
Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution 
Delhi in a Day 
The Eternal 
The Mask You Live In 
Finding Your Element with Sir Ken Robinson
Saving Sirga: Journey into the Heart of a Lion: Season 1 
Afghanistan: The Great Game: Season 1

2nd June
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 11
Best Evidence: Top 10 UFO Sightings 

3rd June
Bo Burnham: Make Happy 
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 12
Good Morning Call: Season 1: Episode 17
Orphan Black: Season 4: Episode 8
Dr. Cabbie 

5th June
Paraíso 
Bad Hurt 
Demon Inside 

6th June
Darkweb 
A Million Ways to Die in the West 

7th June
Extraction 
No Filter 
Scream: Season 2: Episode 2
Reign: Season 3: Episode 17
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda 

8th June
Gun 
The Grudge 3 
I Know Who Killed Me 
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 
Paranormal Activity 
The Darwin Awards 
The Rules of Attraction 
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 13

9th June
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 14 

10th June
LEGO Friends: The Power of Friendship: Season 2 
Good Morning Call: Season 1: Episode 18 
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 15 
Orphan Black: Season 4: Episode 9

11th June
Me Him Her

12th June
The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

14th June
Reign: Season 3: Episode 18
Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine
Scream: Season 2: Episode 3

15th June
Night Owls
The End of the World Cult
Battlefield Recovery: Season 1
Martin Clunes: Man to Manta
The Mystery of Sleep
Real Crime: Hannah’s Killer
Random Hearts
Alien Mummies
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 16
Martin Clunes: Heavy Horsepower
Children of God
Skyline
Gayby Baby
Interview with a Serial Killer
Cocaine: Season 1
Martin Clunes: A Lion Called Mugie
International Street Art
Total Recall
The Paedophile Next Door
American Genius
Martin Clunes: Man and Beast: Season 1
Pete Johansson: You Might Also Enjoy Pete Johansson 
Top Spin 
Boom Bust Boom 
The Wheelchair President: Season  1
Shark Tale 
Real Crime: Diamond Geezers 
Martin Clunes: Last Lemur Standing 
How Clean is Your Crime Scene:  Season 1 
Small Animal Hospital: Season 1 
Real Crime: Supermarket Heist (Tesco Bomber) 
Jellies 
That’s My Boy 
Ocean Wonders 
Inside A Cult, Messiah on Trial 
Metropolis: Season 1 
Rise of the Guardians 
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 17

16th June
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 18 

17th June
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 19 
Orphan Black: Season 4: Episode 10 

18th June
Ip Man 3 

20th June
Northern Soul 

21st June
Scream: Season 2: Episode 4 
Extinction 

22nd June
Pimpernel Smith 
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 
Girls! Girls! Girls! 
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 20 
The Other Woman 

23rd June
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 21 

24th June
Justin Time GO!: Season 1 
Break Point 
Tasher Desh 
Ludo 
Gandu 
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 22

28th June
The Transporter Refueled 
Heist 
American Odyssey: Season 1 
Line of Sight
Scream: Season 2: Episode 5 

29th June
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 23

30th June
Victorious: Season 3 
A Very Secret Service: Season 1 
Palio 
30 Days of Night 
3 1/2 Minutes 
Chelsea: Season 1: Episode 24 

TBC
Love Bird: Season 1 
Operation Proposal: Season 1 
Fittest on Earth
009 RE:Cyborg 
Game of Silence: Season 1 and 2
Jungle Book Safari: Season 1 
Off Camera: Season 1 and 2
Deals in the Desert: Season 1
Magnificent Century: Season 1 

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