This week on streaming, it goes without saying that Peacock’s Olympics coverage continues this week with comprehensive coverage of every sporting event, plus original commentary shows, but if you’re looking for an alternative to non-stop sports, streaming services like Netflix, Max and Hulu have got you covered in a big way. We’ve got Snyder cuts! We’ve got dragons! It’s going to be epic.
Zack Snyder and his editing team have been hard at work to bring audiences the extended cuts of his Rebel Moon films; the director’s cuts of both Rebel Moon – Part One and Rebel Moon – Part Two will be out on Netflix, on Aug. 2. On Hulu, a new season of beloved animated series Futurama will drop on July 29.
Will Rhaenyra ever sit on the Iron Throne? We may or may not find out this Sunday when the season two finale of House of the Dragon premieres on HBO and Max. Also premiering this week on the channel is a new documentary, Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes, in which over 40 hours of never-heard-before interview tapes of the actress were turned into a feature-length film where she describes her life in her own words.
On Apple TV Plus, the true story of a young FBI rookie who took down a Mexican drug cartel is the basis for the new docuseries Cowboy Cartel, which is out on Aug. 2, and on Starz, you can tune in to the season one finale of the travelogue Down In The Valley on Aug. 2.
Read more about the biggest titles of the week below.
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Best new shows and films to stream (July 29 to Aug. 4)
Netflix
Rebel Moon — Part One: Director’s Cut and Rebel Moon – Part Two: Director’s Cut (Aug. 2)
The world just wouldn’t be the same without a Zack Snyder director’s cut of something or other coming out every few years. This week, we’re getting two. Both Rebel Moon – Part One: Director’s Cut and Rebel Moon – Part Two: Director’s Cut arrive on Netflix this week, promising to deliver Snyder’s “true vision” for the films he directed and co-wrote, and over an hour of additional footage. The new, extended cuts will be out Aug. 2.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (Aug. 2)
It’s been a big summer for new SpongeBob content on streaming. Paramount Plus already released it’s new series, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, on July 10, and this week on Netflix, a new moving taking place in the SpongeBob Universe arrives. Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie will take Sandy and SpongeBob to Texas to rescue their friends when Bikini Bottom is snatched from the ocean. Settle in to meet Sandy’s family when the film arrives on Aug. 2.
Too Hot To Handle Season 6 Finale (Aug. 2)
The last few episodes of the latest season of Too Hot To Handle arrive on Netflix this week, and with them comes the thrilling conclusion of who was able to abstain from any sort of kissing, touching or sex the longest. Yes, the show about “naughty nymphos” (Netflix’s term, not mine) trying to hold out in order to win a cold, hard cash prize (and maybe form an actual relationship with someone) will air the final three episodes of the season this Friday, Aug. 2.
Apple TV Plus
The new Apple TV Plus docuseries Cowboy Cartel (so close and yet so far from Beyoncé’s recent master work Cowboy Carter!) tells the story of a real-life FBI investigation into a money laundering scheme associated with horse racing which turned deadly after the criminals behind it are revealed to be a Mexican drug cartel, Los Zetas. The four-episode series drops in its entirety on Aug. 2.
Max
House of the Dragon Season 2 Finale (Aug. 4)
The dragon wars and the battle between former BFFs Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) are about to end (jk, they’re really just beginning) on House of the Dragon. The HBO series concludes season two on Sunday, Aug. 4 with a fiery episode that will most definitely leave us scratching our blonde wigs and wondering who’s in charge of the Seven Kingdoms. Not to worry, we’ll find out eventually now that season three has been greenlit. You can catch the season finale on HBO and Max at 9 p.m. ET.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (Aug. 3)
In 1964, Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor was interviewed by journalist Richard Meryman, and those tapes have been turned into a new documentary that provides an intimate look at the actress’s career, personal life, and personality. Elizabeth: The Lost Tapes premieres on Saturday, Aug. 3 on HBO and Max.
Hulu
Futurama Season 12 (July 29)
Fry, Bender, Leela, and the rest of the characters from Futurama are back for another season of Hulu’s revival of the beloved series that was originally created for Fox by Matt Groening. The new season, which consists of ten new episodes and stars most of the same voice actors (including Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Billy West and Tress MacNeille) who starred in the original show, premieres on July 29.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Aug. 2)
After it’s success at the box office earlier this spring, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth film in the latest series reboot, heads to Hulu on Aug. 2. For the completists out there, all nine of the previous Planet of the Apes films are also on Hulu, from 1968’s Planet of the Apes to 2017’s War for the Planet of the Apes.
Starz
Down In The Valley Season Finale (Aug. 2)
The season finale of the Starz travel and culture series Down In The Valley airs on Friday, Aug. 2, concluding the first season of a show that has exposed some of the lesser-known sides of the Deep South. P-Valley star Nicco Annan hosts the series which looks at the “fascinating duality of the Deep South from a kaleidoscopic marginalized lens,” per Starz. After Friday’s season finale, Starz will also run an end-of-season marathon on their broadcast network on Aug. 9, and all episodes will be available to stream.
