I don’t have a huge ax to whack with Netflix, though I wasn’t a huge fan of the first part of The Witcher season 3. However, I think it’s worth taking some time at the beginning of each month to revisit whether You In fact, actually Need To pay a monthly fee of up to $20 for the big red streaming machine.
Me personally? I’ll keep Netflix as long as it streams I think you should leave. It’s totally rewatchable, and enough on its own for me to consider Netflix as one of the better streaming services. Don’t even think about getting rid of Netflix.
However, for the rest of you, who doesn’t have a Netflix series you can keep coming back to? I bet as I was, you often spend time wondering if you should cancel Netflix and come back. It’s not like people feel the need to support the company right now, especially with its password-sharing campaign.
There are certainly other options for where to spend your money, with Hulu picking up what we’re doing in Season 5 and Justified: City Primeval and Max streaming The Righteous Gemstones season 3, How to With John Wilson season 3 and Harley Quinn season 4. Not to mention the Secret Invasion of Disney Plus.
So, let’s take a look at this July 2023 Netflix slate, which I find a little underwhelming, on several fronts.
July’s big Netflix Original Shows are Taksim
Netflix’s password-sharing campaign isn’t the most annoying thing to do, at least in my view. My biggest tragedy with House of ‘N’ would be the way it splits the shows across two release points. The Witcher Season 3, Volume 1 (releasing June 29) is the latest example of this, leaving us Geralt (Henry Cavill), Ciri (Freya Allan), Yennifer (Anya Chalotra), and Jaskier (Joey Batey) on a major cliffhanger.
The Witcher Season 3, Part 2 (July 27) It gives us the final three episodes of Cavill’s run, and it should solve the “wait, wait?” Interesting ending. I won’t spoil it here, but I’m sure the people who binged on the first part aren’t exactly considering canceling Netflix until this next section drops.
Likewise, the surprise return of The Lincoln Lawyer came in July for the second season of David E. Kelley’s legal drama. Except we only get one half: The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2 Part 1 (July 6). Part 2 isn’t due – just like The Witcher – for another month, coming August 3.
So if you’re not desperate to get Mickey Haller back for Manuel Garcia Rulfo, I can easily recommend canceling now and waiting until August when the whole installment drops. If Netflix execs were somehow reading this, I’d note that I’d be less inclined to say these shows are coming out weekly. You know, how TV used to be.
Elsewhere in the scripted TV shows returning on Netflix are Korean dramas DP (July 27) season 2 returns, Sintonia Season 4 (July 25) And Sweet Magnolias Season 3 (July 20) They are all in the calendar, as is Sonic Prime Season 2 (July 13).
The following reality TV and its docs have been screened on Netflix
The potential biggest title on Netflix’s Unwritten slate is Quarterback (July 12)Sports documentary series. He profiles Patrick Mahomes (Super Bowl champion and MVP) for the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins and Atlanta Falcons Marcus Mariota.
I don’t think the NFL needs the boost Formula 1 got from Drive to Survive (one of Netflix’s best shows), but this series should be huge.
For those who want a TV that makes them hungry? Netflix will be shown Five Star Chef (July 14), which will give a talented chef a great opportunity in one of the most prestigious restaurants in the world. twelve days later, The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals (26 July) It returns for its seventh season, with more than two dozen pastry chefs looking to impress.
Netflix loves to make dating shows, so you can get yours too Too Hot to Handle: Season 5 (July 14)in the Caribbean, and the new series Deep Fake Love (July 6). The latter is a show with couples to be tested using deepfake technology, as they try to win by spotting lies.
Netflix’s most topical documentary comes in a little-known four-part series. Yes, Netflix already does some weekly programming. The string will dive into a file The Lost Pyramid (July 3)a Cave of Bones (July 17) subject covered Time travel (July 24), but Killer Bots (July 10) It’s the version we bet gets the most chatter. It will explore the applications of artificial intelligence in the military, and how this can lead to changes in CW and decision-making.
There’s also your standard list of true crime docs, such as The King Who Wasn’t (4th of July) About the death of a German teenager in 1978 and Our Lady of Silence: The Matavigetas Murders (July 27). There is, too Missing: The Lucy Blackman Case (July 26)which explains an international investigation.
Deepest Breath (July 19), though, is the most interesting doc on the agenda, looking to explain the dangerous sport of freediving, where the deepest diver wins. From Netflix and A24 (who have given us everything from Euphoria to past lives), this film, though, focuses on the heartbreaking story of Italian submariner Alessia Zecchini, who sought to break records.
Want something more fun? Well, you can have it WHAM! (5 July), the latest Netflix doc that gives celebrities the chance to tell their own story. This time George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, whose story is told using “rare and frank, never-before-heard interviews” to delve into their personal histories and rise to stardom. The film also looks at the inner drama in the duo, which led Michael to pursue his solo career.
Then there are the original and licensed Netflix movies
The most likely movies to come in this month’s Netflix Originals They clone Tyrone (July 21) Sci-fi comedy starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and Tayonna Paris. The trio uncover a government plot that apparently targets the black community through food. The cast also includes Kiefer Sutherland and David Alan Grier.
Want something a little more pure in the laughter zone? Adam Devine stars in The Out-Laws (July 17), as a bank manager who is about to believe his future relatives (Pierce Brosnan and Elaine Barkin) are crooks. Does his fiancée Parker (Nina Dobrev) know? Is their marriage a trick to rob his bank?
After that, it’s time to open the Bird Box again, keeping your blindfold on, like Bird Box: Barcelona (July 14) It follows father Sebastian (Mario Casas) and his daughter Anna (Alindra Howard) in this terrifying world explored by Sandra Bullock in 2018.
Ellie Kemper has a new Netflix project this summer: Happiness for Beginners (July 27). Helen (Kemper) is just divorced, and is trying to find something new on a camping trip with her peers. Hopefully eating a prayer of love is more than a snowflake mountain.
Netflix also delivers a slew of great licensed movies at the beginning of each month, to complement those original movies, and to add to our list of the best Netflix movies. This isn’t exactly one of those months, unless you like it The Karate Kid films (including the 2010 film), the Rush Hour trilogy, Star Trek (2009), and Star Trek: Into Darkness – on which it fell July 1st.
Best packaging, in my opinion include Bridesmaids, Titanic and indie darling Squid and Pisces (all also July 1). Other movies that will be shown that day include: JumanjiJamie Foxx BeamJim Carrey liar liar And 2005’s Pride and Prejudice Starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. This might be a cool ensemble for some, but nothing that really feels like a must-see, especially since bridesmaids have been transitioning from service to service lately.
Outlook: So, is Netflix making your money?
Like I say with each edition of this column, your mileage is going to vary. Some people will watch the documentaries above and say “Wait, who would even consider canceling Netflix?” Others, well, they’re not into The Witcher or The Lincoln Lawyer, and they’re just wondering when Season 5 of Stranger Things comes out (not so briefly).
So, see the list above. Consider whether the Netflix price you’re paying is worth these latest additions. And make your choice from there.
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