Your Guide to July 2026's Must-Watch & Read

by Aponte Group

Long summer days call for great entertainment, and July delivers plenty of reasons to stay tuned in. This month’s lineup features a mix of highly anticipated streaming releases, returning fan favorites, major sporting events, blockbuster movies, and new books worth adding to your reading list. Whether you're catching the latest season of Silo, revisiting animation favorites with King of the Hill and X-Men '97, following the MLB All-Star Game and World Cup Final, or heading to theaters for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, there’s no shortage of ways to stay entertained. Readers can also discover fresh releases from bestselling authors including Colson Whitehead, Christina Lauren, and Shari Lapena. And when you're ready to step away from the screen, be sure to explore our roundup of local events happening throughout July.

July Must-Watch

July 1st
Worst Neighbor Ever, Netflix
Renovation Resort Showdown, HGTV
Elle, Prime Video
X-Men ’97, Disney+
Enola Holmes 3, Netflix
Minions & Monsters, in theaters

July 2nd
Survival of the Thickest, Netflix

July 3rd
Silo, Apple TV
The Simpsons: Simpsley, Disney+
Young Washington, in theaters

July 5th
Sparks of Tomorrow, Netflix

July 7th
Better Late Than Single, Netflix

July 8th
Trying, Apple TV
ER: Caught on Camera, TLC

July 9th
Project Runway, Hulu/Disney+
Little House on the Prairie, Netflix
Big Brother, CBS
Press Your Luck, ABC
The Five-Star Weekend, Peacock
Celebrity Family Feud, ABC

July 10th
Evil Dead Burn, in theaters

July 12th
Married at First Sight, Peacock
The Westies, MGM+

July 13th
Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro, ABC
Murder 101, Prime Video
The 1% Club, Fox
Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Disney Jr
All American, The CW
Home Run Derby, Netflix

July 14th
MLB All-Star Game, Fox
Homestead Rescue: Intervention, Discovery
Quarterback, Netflix

July 15th
ESPY Awards, ABC/ESPN+
Nation’s Dumbest, Fox
Ride or Die, Prime Video
Lucky, Apple TV
Worst Yard on the Block, HGTV
MasterChef, Fox

July 16th
Scott Peterson: The New Evidence, A&E
The Five-Star Weekend, Peacock
The Hawk, Netflix

July 17th
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland, Disney+
They Fight, Hulu
The Odyssey, in theaters
Cut Off, in theaters

July 19th
World Cup Final, Fox
Holmes on Homes: Building a Legacy, HGTV

July 20th
Ugliest House in America, HGTV
King of the Hill, Hulu

July 21st
Kitchen Nightmares, Fox
Extreme Buyers Club, HGTV

July 22nd
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC

July 23rd
Impractical Jokers, TBS
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, HBO Max
Ransom Canyon, Netflix
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Paramount+
Kaulitz & Kaulitz, Netflix

July 24th
Roast My Rental, HGTV
72 Hours, Netflix
The Dink, Apple TV

July 25th
Fox Saratoga Saturday, Fox

July 26th
The Walking Dead: Dead City, AMC

July 27th
Furious, Hulu

July 28th
Beat Shazam, Fox

July 29th
Diarra from Detroit, Paramount+
House of Stassi, Freeform
Wrath, Netflix
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Disney+

July 30th
Tin Soldier, Hulu

July 31st
Fightland, Starz
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in theaters