Premieres Wednesday:
Ballard — The first spinoff from Bosch: Legacy stars Maggie Q as the titular detective, who’s now running the city of Los Angeles’ underfunded and overworked cold case department. Apparently, their backlog is getting so bad that some of the victims are starting to wonder if they’re going to have to stay dead forever. (Prime Video)
Building the Band —American Idol meets Love Is Blind in a show that challenges aspiring singers to form bands without meeting each other first. You know, I’ve seen some outfits at Uncle Lou’s that I would wager came together that way. (Netflix)
The Gringo Hunters — The immigration controversy gets turned on its head as a bunch of Mexican cops have to stop American malefactors from seeking refuge in their country. Sadly, the solution is going to have to be a bit more sophisticated than sweeping raids at Depot de Casas. (Netflix)
Under a Dark Sun — A French single mother has quite the task ahead of her if she wants to convince her co-workers she didn’t know their boss was her father before she killed him. But I’m sure she can smooth things over by spreading the inheritance around fairly and equitably. Nobody will be complaining that this meeting could have been an email when they get an extra almond on their cheese danish! (Netflix)
Ziam — When zombies abduct his girlfriend and a young boy, a Thai martial artist has to rely on the full extent of his training and resourcefulness to get them back. Fortunately, these are the really dumb zombies who don’t realize you don’t have to bother with kidnapping and can just eat people right away. (Netflix)
Premieres Thursday:
Back to the Frontier — Reality goes rustic, with three families accepting the challenge to live under the primitive conditions of the 1880s. The hardest part is being called a libtard because you think somebody should take down the statues of King George. (Max)
Brick — Escape at any cost becomes the priority to a bunch of German apartment dwellers who wake up one morning to discover their building is suddenly encircled by an impenetrable brick wall. In Orlando, a place like that would be asking $4,000 a month. (Netflix)
Leviathan — History and fantasy get mashed up like a gelato swirl in an anime series that brings an Austrian and a Scotsman together to ease global tensions in “an alternate steampunk past.” That may sound hinky, but even they understand why everybody turned on Russia after World War II. (Netflix)
Off Road — Israeli actors Lior Raz and Rotem Sela embark on a trek across Central Asia, where they’ll gain fresh insights into the way they see the world. Revelation No. 1 is that there are always so many more exciting places to annex. (Netflix)
Too Much — Lena Dunham is back with a series about a New Yorker (Hacks‘ Meg Stalter) who flees to London after a painful breakup, only to take up with a problematic Brit (The White Lotus‘ Will Sharpe). If it doesn’t work out, I guess she’ll have to go with plan B: toddlers with benefits. (Netflix)
Premieres Friday:
Almost Cops — A special investigating officer who goes by the book and a cop who’s more of a loose cannon may be the unlikeliest pairing in the history of Dutch law enforcement, but they won’t let that stop them from cracking an all-important case. I’m assuming that means a case of Heineken, but maybe my perception of Dutch duos has been colored by Alex Van Halen’s book. (Netflix)
Foundation — Season 3 shuttles forward 152 years, to find the galactic peace threatened by a despot who can control his followers’ minds. All those centuries later, and we still aren’t rid of Joe Rogan? (Apple TV+)
It’s Worth It by Dani Rovira — The Spanish comic explores sure-fire laugh-riot topics like grief and sorrow. What, no Crohn’s disease? (Netflix)
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 3 — Their undercard bout last November was the undisputed highlight of the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul washout, and now our foremost lethal ladies of the ring are meeting for the third time, atop a bill that also features some eight other giantesses of the sport. It isn’t the first time so many women have had to compensate for men’s failure to perform, but how refreshing to be able to see it without entering an ID. (Netflix)
Madea’s Destination Wedding — Exotic vistas and homespun wisdom collide when Madea and her crew head to the Bahamas to attend the wedding of a famous hip-hopper. If it’s who I’m thinking, six cases of baby oil makes a hell of a gift. (Netflix)
Push — Every second counts for a realtor who’s struggling to escape the clutches of an insane, malevolent killer … while she’s going into labor. Hey, at least she’s getting a preview of what being a parent is going to be like. (Shudder)
The Wild Ones — A trio of wildlife experts traverses the globe to protect endangered species by capturing their often obscure behaviors on film. That’s definitely the excuse to go with if you’re worried Dodi Fayed’s dad is going to come after you. (Apple TV+)
Premieres Monday:
Apocalypse in the Tropics — Oscar-nominated documentarian Petra Costa furthers her preoccupation with her native Brazil in a no-holds-barred exposé of the fundamentalist Christianity she says is overtaking that nation. Yeah, you always want to preserve the secular integrity of a country that’s known for a huge statue of Jesus standing watch over its most prestigious city like Bob’s Big Boy. (Netflix)
Sakamoto Days — In Part 2 of Season 1, the former master hitman has to combat not one but two deadly adversaries if he wants to protect his new life as a humble convenience store proprietor. It’s three adversaries if you count the cheap hot dogs at Costco. (Netflix)
Premieres Tuesday:
Trainwreck: Balloon Boy — Believe it or not, it was less than 20 years ago that a family like the Heenes of Colorado could end up public pariahs just because their son, Falcon, blurted out on live television that they had engineered his supposed ordeal aboard a runaway flying saucer. Nowadays, Elon’s kid lets it slip that his dad rigged an election and we all just chuckle indulgently like we’re Art Linkletter or some shit. (Netflix)
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This article appears in Jul 9-15, 2025.