VOD News | On 27, Jul 2025

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Apple TV+. Paramount+. All 4. 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 2025 UK TV highlights – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK.

Week 1

 

Abbott Elementary: Season 4, Part 3

Quinta Brunson’s hilarious school comedy returns for Season 4’s last batch of episodes after a midseason break.

Such Brave Girls: Season 2

Crashing through life armed with massive egos, poor judgement and misplaced love, this totally tragic family tries to patch things up.

The Sandman: Season 2

This fantasy epic is set in the dangerous realm of the Dreaming. The series follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human – mistakes he’s made during his vast existence. Arrives in three parts this month.

Week 2

 

Ballard: Season 1

Ballard continues to bring Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels to life, following Detective Renée Ballard (Q) as she leads the LAPD’s new and underfunded cold case division, tackling the city’s most challenging long-forgotten crimes with empathy and relentless determination. As she peels back layers of crimes spanning decades, including a serial killer’s string of murders and a murdered John Doe, she soon uncovers a dangerous conspiracy within the LAPD. With the help of her volunteer team and retired detective Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver), Detective Ballard navigates personal trauma, professional challenges, and life-threatening dangers to expose the truth. All episodes arrive at once.

Too Much: Season 1

Megan Stalter stars in Lena Dunham’s rom-com as Jessica, a New York workaholic reeling from a broken relationship. Her only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Bronte sister. But when she meets Felix (Will Sharpe) — a walking series of red flags — she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it creates more problems than it solves.

The Walking Dead: Dead City: Season 2

The Walking Dead: Dead City follows Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. In season two, in the growing war for control of New York City, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined. All episodes arrive at once.

Dexter: Resurrection: Season 1

This 10-part series takes place weeks after Dexter Morgan takes a bullet to the chest from his own son, as he awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace. Realising the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things right. But closure won’t come easy. When Miami Metro’s Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realises his past is catching up to him fast. As father and son navigate their own darkness in the city that never sleeps, they soon find themselves deeper than they ever imagined – and that the only way out is together. Starring Michael C Hall, Jack Alcott and Uma Thurman. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 5th September.

Foundation: Season 3

From David S Goyer and based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov, Foundation chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilisation amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. Set 152 years after the events of Season 2, Season 3 finds The Foundation increasingly established far beyond its humble beginnings while the Cleonic Dynasty’s Empire has dwindled. As both of these galactic powers forge an uneasy alliance, a threat to the entire galaxy appears in the fearsome form of a warlord known as “The Mule,” whose sights are set on ruling the universe by use of physical and military force as well as mind control. Episodes arrive weekly until the finale on 12th September.

Week 3

 

The Chosen: Season 5

The Chosen: Last Supper (Season 5) follows Jesus’ (Jonathan Roumie) triumph to treachery as his final days unfold in a story that changed the world. Welcomed as a king into Jerusalem, he boldly confronts the corrupt merchants, sparking a chain of events that shakes the city. While religious leaders scramble to silence his growing influence, Jesus shares one last meal with his closest followers. But in the shadows, Judas makes a deal that seals both their fates. In a tale of power, faith, and betrayal that echoes through time – one man’s ultimate sacrifice becomes humanity’s greatest story. Episodes arrive weekly.

The Couple Next Door: Season 2

A brand-new story with new lead cast, series two will see Annabel Scholey (The Split, The Sixth Commandment), Sam Palladio (Nashville, The Princess Switch), Aggy K Adams (The Witcher, Greek Salad) and Sendhil Ramamurthy (One Piece, Never Have I Ever) take on the central roles in this fresh chapter of the deliciously dark psychological drama, alongside the return of Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered, Not Going Out). Brilliant heart surgeon Charlotte Roberts (Annabel Scholey) and her husband, consultant anaesthetist Jacob (Sam Palladio) are a high-flying busy married couple. But things soon turn upside down when their mysterious new hospital colleague Mia (Aggy K Adams) rents out the house next door. Working her way into Charlotte and Jacob’s confidence and eventually their bed, Mia also quickly befriends cul-de-sac outcast Alan (Hugh Dennis) whilst Charlotte has to handle the reappearance of past flame Leo (Sendhil Ramamurthy). However, it’s not long before Mia’s past comes back to haunt her, leading Charlotte and Jacob to question who she really is, especially when patients at the hospital mysteriously start dying. But one thing is clear, giving into desires can have deadly consequences…

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 3

Star Trek Strange New Worlds is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock, Number One and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the starship, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. Episodes 1 and 2 of 10 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 5th September.

Week 4

 

Karen Pirie: Season 2

The 1984 case of Catriona (Julia Brown) and Adam Grant has confounded investigators and intrigued the public like no other. Catriona, the charming young heiress to a vast oil fortune, and her two-year-old son Adam, were brutally kidnapped at gunpoint outside a fish and chip shop in Fife. After the arrival of two ransom notes, the culprits unexpectedly fall silent, the case runs cold. Forty years later, a body is discovered with indisputable links to the original kidnap – the first real lead in decades. Detective Inspector Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle) is quietly assigned to reopen the case,

Critical: Between Life and Death: Season 1

From critical emergencies to the operating room, this documentary series follows London’s trauma centres as they treat the most severely injured.

Washington Black: Season 1

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, Washington Black follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black, an 11-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny. When a harrowing incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges and reshapes his understanding of family, freedom and love.

Mr Bigstuff: Season 2

BAFTA-winner Danny Dyer (Rivals), series creator Ryan Sampson (Brassic, Plebs), and Harriet Webb (Big Boys, I May Destroy You) return for series two of Mr Bigstuff, premiering this July on Sky and NOW. Series one earned Dyer his first-ever BAFTA TV award for his performance as Lee Campbell, the estranged brother of Glen (played by Sampson). Set in suburban Essex, the series was a huge hit with audiences, becoming Sky Max’s highest-rated new original comedy in three years. Series two picks up two weeks after the shock news that the brothers’ dad’s not actually dead, and Lee and Glen are handling it very differently. But, with chaos mounting and questions piling up, the brothers unite on a mission to track him down. Meanwhile, Kirsty’s taking charge in the bedroom and the boardroom, but one badly timed kiss—and a mysterious blackmailer—threaten to bring it all crashing down. With secrets spilling and tempers flaring, it’s only a matter of time before the family blows up—again.

Here We Go: Season 3

This chaotic mockumentary family sitcom is a highly entertaining reminder to find the positives in any situation.

The Assassin: Season 1

Julie (Keeley Hawes) and her estranged son, Edward (Freddie Highmore), are forced to flee an idyllic Greek island when Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her. With questions around Edward’s paternity and Julie’s past life as a hitwoman, the pair go on the run across Europe, working together in a fight for survival.

Week 5

 

Chief of War: Season 1

Creating by Momo and Thomas Pa‘a Sibbett, the series follows the unification and colonisation of Hawai‘i from an indigenous perspective. Amid the beautiful backdrop of the islands, the nine-episode series is based on true events and follows warrior Ka‘iana (Jason Momoa), as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonisation in the late 18th century. The first two episodes land together – followed by new episodes weekly until 19th September.

Eyes of Wakanda: Season 1

Wakanda’s secrets span centuries. This four-part animated series explores them in more depth.

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