David Farnor | On 10, Jul 2022

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Walter Presents. Apple TV+. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the essentials you need in your streaming queue.

We’ve sorted through All The TV to bring you your July watchlist – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK:

Stranger Things: Season 4, Part 2

“It might not work out for us this time.” Those are the ominous words from the trailer for Volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 4. The two-part finale for the fourth chapter builds on the super-sized Volume 1 with a total runtime of almost 4 hours.

The Terminal List

Based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr and written by showrunner David DiGilio, the series stars Chris Pratt as a former Navy SEAL who investigates why his entire operation unit was ambushed during a do-or-die mission. Helping him and hindering him is a cast that includes Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, Jai Courtney and Patrick Schwarzenegger. All episodes arrive together.

Queer as Folk

Queer as Folk is a vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series created by Russell T Davies, exploring a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy. Two new episodes arrive every Friday.

My Life As a Rolling Stone

In July, the BBC celebrates 60 glorious years of The Rolling Stones this exclusive four-part series of films, My Life As A Rolling Stone, presented by Sienna Miller, tells the story of one of the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands in a way that has never been done before – by viewing the band through the musical lens of each member, delving deep into their personalities, passions and memories from the past 60 years.

The Baby

Michelle De Swarte (The Duchess) stars as 38-year-old Natasha, who is furious that her closest friends are all having babies. But when she is unexpectedly landed with a baby of her own, her life dramatically implodes. Controlling, manipulative but incredibly cute, the baby twists Natasha’s life into a surreal horror show. As she discovers the true extent of the Baby’s deadly nature, Natasha makes increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it. She doesn’t want a baby – but the baby definitely wants her. All episodes arrive at once.

Black Bird

Starring Taron Egerton as Jimmy Keene, alongside Paul Walter Hauser, Greg Kinnear and Ray Liotta, this six-episode thriller is inspired by actual events. When high school football hero and decorated policeman’s son, Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime – enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar? Episode 1 and 2 arrive at once, with remaining episodes arriving weekly.

The Girl from Plainville

Based on the Esquire article by Jesse Barron, The Girl From Plainville stars Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter and is inspired by the true story of her unprecedented “texting-suicide” case. The limited series explores Carter’s relationship with Conrad Roy III and the events that led to his death and, later, her conviction of involuntary manslaughter. Alongside Fanning, the series stars Chloë Sevigny as Lynn Roy, Colton Ryan as Conrad Roy III, Cara Buono as Gail Carter, Kai Lennox as David Carter, and Norbert Leo Butz as Conrad Roy II. New episodes arrive weekly on Sunday.

Snowfall: Season 5

The sun and violence-saturated story of the rise of crack cocaine in the 1980s enters its fifth season. It’s the summer of 1986, and the Saint family has levelled up. Franklin’s personal and professional relationships are flourishing, but a problem in the valley brings trouble to his door.

Better Call Saul: Season 6, Part 2

The concluding chapter in this Breaking Bad prequel promises dark consequences and tragic drama aplenty. It’s showtime, folks.

Breeders: Season 3

Breeders continues its bittersweet look at the struggles of modern parenthood. Season 3 starts days after Season 2 ended, as the Worsley family reels from teenaged Luke (Alex Eastwood) punching his dad, Paul (Martin Freeman). Paul’s moved out and is staying at his mother-in-law Leah’s (Stella Gonet) house. He should be lonely but actually the simpler life has its appeal. Eventually, though, amends with Luke must be made. Meanwhile Ally (Daisy Haggard) has her own problems – with work, with her early menopause and with her increasingly strained relationship with her newly adolescent daughter, Ava (Eve Prenelle). Gallows humour and large glasses of wine only go so far in quelling the angst… Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones, Miranda) also joins the cast as a guest-star throughout the season. All episodes arrive at once.

Solar Opposites: Season 3

Hulu’s enjoyably warped sci-fi sitcom about a family of aliens is silly, smart and deceptively sweet.

Resident Evil

Years after a viral outbreak caused a global apocalypse, Jade Wesker vows to bring down those responsible while fighting to survive against the Infected.

James May: Our Man in Italy

Join James May as he explores Italian culture, countryside and carbohydrates.

Proms 2022

Clive Myrie presents the First Night Of The Proms live from the Royal Albert Hall, with guests including choirmaster Gareth Malone. The eight-week season of exceptional music is kicking off with a bang as conductor Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra take on Verdi’s monumental Requiem.

The Control Room

A gripping new thriller, The Control Room is a three-part drama which tells the story of Gabe (Iain de Caestecker), an ordinary man who works as an emergency call handler for the Strathclyde Ambulance Service in Glasgow. His world is turned upside down when he receives a desperate life-and-death call from a woman who appears to know him.

Maryland

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First seen at the Royal Court in London in 2021 and a fictional artistic response to recent real-life events, Maryland by Lucy Kirkwood grapples with the violence women are forced to reckon with in their everyday lives. This new 30-minute adaptation, co-directed with acclaimed documentary-maker Brian Hill, tells the story of two everywomen, both called Mary, and a chorus of modern day furies as they deliver their stories of assault.

Zawe Ashton and Hayley Squires play the lead roles of two individual Marys who meet at a police station in the aftermath of their respective sexual assaults. Guiding them through this world is police constable Moody (Daniel Mays) and his colleague PC Eddowes (Justine Mitchell). They are supported by a cast of Furies who rail against the injustices the women face, both in the events of the play and in the wider world.

The Thing About Pam

Renee Zellwegger and Josh Duhamel star in this true crime series based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria, which resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction, although he insisted he didn’t kill her. All 6 episodes arrive at once.

Trying: Season 3

This eight-episode third run of the adoption comedy picks up with Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) waking up as new parents to two children they are still getting to know. Now they just have to keep hold of them, which proves to be trickier than they initially thought. Thrown straight into the parental deep end, Nikki and Jason’s relationships with each other and with their nearest and dearest are tested as they desperately try to navigate the ups and downs of parenting — while hanging onto their kids, and their sanity. Episodes arrive weekly.

The Newsreader: Season 2

Anna Torv (Mindhunter) and Sam Reid (Prime Suspect 1973, Lambs of God) stars in this 1980s-set drama that centres on the frantic, busy heart of a commercial TV newsroom, and the relationship between an ambitious young TV reporter and the lead female news anchor. Created by Michael Lucas (Offspring, Five Bedrooms), the series depicts the dramas and tensions of this high-octane workplace as well as investigating the political and personal power struggles of the world.

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Harold Perrineau (LOST), Catalina Sandino Moreno (A Most Violent Year) and Eion Bailey (Band of Brothers) star in this sci-fi thriller exec produced by LOST creators Jack Bender and Jeff Pinkner. The 10-episode series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all who enter. Unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, while they battle to survive the threats of the surrounding forest, filled with terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. The show has already been renewed for a second season.

Under the Banner of Heaven

Under the Banner of Heaven is an original limited series inspired by the true crime bestseller by Jon Krakauer, which follows the events that led to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in a suburb in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah. As Detective Jeb Pyre investigates events that transpired within the Lafferty family, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion and the violent consequences of unyielding faith. What Pyre, a devout Mormon, unearths leads him to question his own faith. All episodes arrive at once.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Season 3

The Wildcats head to Camp Shallow Lake, a California sleepaway camp, where they and their fellow campers are primed for an unforgettable summer ripe with romance, curfew-less nights and a taste of the great outdoors. Things heat up AND cool down when they take on a high-stakes production of Frozen and film a drama-filled docu-series along the way. Will the Wildcats be able to show who is “best in snow” without leaving anyone out in the cold? Episodes arrive weekly.

The Resort: Season 1

A multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place fifteen years prior. Starring William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti and Nick Offerman.

Paper Girls

It’s the day after Halloween in 1988 when four young friends accidentally stumble into an intense time war and find themselves inexplicably transported to the year 2019. When they come face-to-face with their adult selves, each girl discovers her own strengths as together they try to find a way back to the past while saving the world of the future. All episodes arrive at once.

Surface

Set in high-end San Francisco, Surface stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (“The Morning Show”) as Sophie, a woman who has suffered a traumatic head injury that has left her with extreme memory loss, believed to be a result of a suicide attempt. As Sophie embarks on a quest to put the pieces of her life back together with the help of her husband and friends, she begins to question whether or not the truth she is told is in fact the truth she has lived. Through twists and turns and a shocking love triangle, this sexy, elevated thriller asks: What if you woke up one day and didn’t know your own secrets? Episodes 1 to 3 arrive at once, with the remaining episodes arriving weekly.

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