July 2026 Watchlist: The TV shows to watch this week and month
David Farnor | On 19, Jul 2026
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 June 2026 UK TV highlights – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK.
Week 1
Elle
She was always that girl. Before Elle Woods was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard, we meet her in 1995 in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. In this unexpected chapter of her adolescence, we learn about the experiences that shaped Elle into the iconic young woman we’ve come to know and love. Lexi Minetree stars in Laura Kitterell’s eight-part series, which has already been renewed for a second season.
UK air date:
When? 1st July
What channel? Amazon Prime Video
Watch online in the UK:
Amazon Prime Video (£5.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
X-Men ’97: Season 2
The animated series continues with the heroic mutant team of X-Men, divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence. The second season of the original animated series features 9 episodes, and the voice cast includes Ross Marquand as Professor X, Matthew Waterson as Magneto, Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, Lenore Zann as Rogue, and George Buza as Beast. The first three of nine episodes arrive together, followed by episodes weekly.
UK air date:
When? 1st July
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Silo: Season 3
Season three of “Silo” continues the saga of a dystopian society of 10,000 people living underground under mysterious circumstances, while revealing an origin story set centuries earlier. In the present, the silo recovers from rebellion and faces a dangerous new threat. Meanwhile, in the Before Times, journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences. Episodes arrive weekly until the finale on 4th September.
UK air date:
When? 3rd July (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Week 2
Trying: Season 5
Season 5 finds Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) dealing with the consequences of Princess (Scarlett Rayner) and Tyler’s (Cooper Turner) biological mother Kat (Charlotte Riley) turning up at their doorstep, and the whirlwind of chaos she brings into their settled family life. Episodes arrive weekly.
UK air date:
When? 8th July (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Little House on the Prairie
In showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine’s fresh adaptation of the beloved book series, the close-knit Ingalls family builds a new life on the Western frontier, where the joys of nature and the struggle for survival are deeply intertwined.
UK air date:
When? 9th July (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Week 3
The Dark
DI Monica Kennedy’s family day out comes to an end when a woman from her past shows up. With this reappearance hanging over her, Monica is called to investigate a chilling crime. Based on GR Halliday’s novel From the Shadows.
UK air date:
When? 12th July
What channel? ITVX
Watch online in the UK:
ITVX
Available all at once on-demand
Ride or Die
The series, based on an original pitch from Tessa Coates, follows two best friends, Judith (Hannah Waddingham) and Debbie (Octavia Spencer), who know everything about each other … well, almost everything. Judith has been living a double life that Debbie knows nothing about: she is a highly trained assassin. When a hit goes horribly wrong, Judith and Debbie must go on the run together and work to repair their broken friendship—all while being targeted by a mysterious enemy who wants them dead. And only together can they solve this layered mystery.
UK air date:
When? 15th July
What channel? Amazon Prime Video
Watch online in the UK:
Amazon Prime Video (£5.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Lucky
Written by Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas and based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel, “Lucky” centers on a young woman (Anya Taylor-Joy) who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past. The first two episodes arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 19th August.
UK air date:
When? 15th July (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
The Five Star Weekend
Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner), a famed cook and best-selling author known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste and warm demeanor, suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, the death starts to expose the cracks in Hollis’ picture- perfect life – her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter and her growing pursuit of validation from her fans. In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties and one surprise fifth star. Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop, the stars will mature in ways they could never imagine as boundaries are pushed and secrets are exposed. Also starring Chloë Sevigny, Regina Hall, Gemma Chan, D’Arcy Carden and Timothy Olyphant. All episodes arrive at once on-demand.
UK air date:
When? 16th July
What channel? Sky Atlantic
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Ann Droid
It’s Sue’s worst nightmare – an overly attentive, socially inept, second-hand robot carer. But maybe this droid has its uses… Starring Diane Morgan and Sue Johnston.
UK air date:
When? 17th July
What channel? BBC One (9pm)
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
The Hairdresser Mysteries
Call Shear-lock Holmes! Lily Petal’s tangled in the mysteries of her new village home. Watch what you let slip during your shampoo and set… Cosy crime drama with Sally Phillips.
UK air date:
When? 17th July
What channel? BBC One (2pm)
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Week 4
The Undeclared War: Season 2
Set in 2024, The Undeclared War returns with a fresh wave of tension and drama as the elite Malware Department at GCHQ grapples with the aftermath of a devastating Russian cyber-attack. Just when it seems the UK has gained the upper hand, Danny and the team uncover a far more dangerous threat. Simon Pegg and Hannah Khalique-Brown return and Sian Brooke joins the cast in the second series of cyber-thriller The Undeclared War.
UK air date:
When? 21st July (9pm)
What channel? Channel 4
Watch online in the UK:
Channel 4 (Free)
Available weekly live and on-demand
CIA
From Dick Wolf and the team behind FBI, a rule-breaking CIA case officer (Tom Ellis), and a by-the-book, smart FBI agent (Nick Gehlfuss) are assigned to work out of the CIA’s New York Station. Together, they work covert operations, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells, and geopolitical secrets, finding that their differences may actually be their strength. Episodes arrive weekly.
UK air date:
When? 23rd July
What channel? Sky Witness (9pm)
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 4
The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, led by Captain Christopher Pike, embarks on a series of thrilling and emotional adventures across the stars. On their journey, they will battle inner demons and external threats, encounter colourful new characters, reunite with familiar faces and confront terrifying aliens. Through it all, they strive to embrace a bright, hopeful future.
UK air date:
When? 23rd July (8.01am)
What channel? Paramount+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Paramount+ UK (£6.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Week 5
The Rapture
As temperatures rise, a convicted murderer foretells apocalyptic disaster – is she a manipulative psychopath or does she know the truth? High-stakes thriller crackling with danger.
UK air date:
When? 26th July
What channel? BBC One (9pm)
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available weekly live and on-demand
Furious
From Executive Producer Liz Meriwether, Furious follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer (Lola Petticrew). Episodes 1 to 3 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly.
UK air date:
When? 27th July
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Gomorrah: The Origins
Set in 1977 Naples, this new chapter of Gomorrah is an origin story tracing the criminal education of a very young Pietro Savastano. The story of how it all began – Gomorrah: The Origins will offer a fresh perspective on the roots of Pietro’s power, capturing an era that shaped the face of modern crime. All episodes arrive at once on-demand.
UK air date:
When? 28th July
What channel? Sky Atlantic
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Batman: Caped Crusader: Season 2
Batman: Caped Crusader is a hard-boiled animated series that follows the fearsome vigilante in his early years. Forged in the fire of tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human–the BATMAN. Night after night, against overwhelming odds, he wages his relentless one-man war on crime.
UK air date:
When? 31st July
What channel? Amazon Prime Video
Watch online in the UK:
Amazon Prime Video (£5.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand

















