Something to Stream Every Day This Week; ‘The Bachelorette’ S21, ‘The Serpent Queen’ S2 Premieres, Shark Week, More
Something to Stream Every Day This Week; ‘The Bachelorette’ S21, ‘The Serpent Queen’ S2 Premieres, Shark Week, More
The July 4 weekend has come and gone, and with it went a fantastic edition of WWE’s “Money in the Bank,” a new episode of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” and more than a few fireworks and hot dogs as well. Many readers are likely stumbling back into a work week shaking their fists at the calendar for not providing an even longer weekend.
Unless you’re John Cena and got to retire this weekend, this likely describes you. Fortunately, I’m here with my weekly list of the best new shows and movies premiering each day, so you can at least find something new to watch when your day is done and you’re pining for the weekend.
Monday, July 8
‘The Bachelorette’ Season 21 Premiere | ABC, stream with a five-day free trial of DIRECTV STREAM
After charming audiences with her bubbly personality on Joey Graziadei’s season of “The Bachelor,” Jenn Tran will make Bachelor franchise history when her journey to love begins on the upcoming 21st season of “The Bachelorette.” The 26-year-old fan favorite will begin handing out roses when the series returns on Monday.
Tran is a sweet and compassionate woman who has dedicated her life to helping others and is currently studying to become a physician assistant. The bilingual Vietnamese beauty currently resides in Miami and is ready to find love with a man who’s as reliable and thoughtful as she is. But which of this year’s suitors is the right fit?
Tuesday, July 9
‘Melissa Ethridge: I’m Not Broken’ Limited Series Premiere | Paramount+
“Melissa Ethridge: I’m Not Broken,” tells an inspiring story of healing and transcendence through the power of music when five female residents from the Topeka Correctional Facility, a women’s prison in Kansas, write letters to Etheridge that she then uses as inspiration to create and perform an original song for them.
Watch a Trailer for ‘Melissa Ethridge: I’m Not Broken’:
Having recently lost her son to opioids, Etheridge works to understand and interrupt the cycle of addiction while connecting with these women who, so often, are forgotten by society. The show also explores themes of female incarceration, redemption, substance abuse, generational trauma, grief, and healing.
Wednesday, July 10
‘Sunny’ Series Premiere | Apple TV+
“Sunny” stars Rashida Jones as Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As “consolation” she’s given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband’s electronics company.
Though at first, Suzie resents Sunny’s attempts to fill the void in her life, gradually they develop an unexpected friendship. Together they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family and become dangerously enmeshed in a world Suzie never knew existed.
Thursday, July 11
‘Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer’ Series Premiere | Hulu
“Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer,” a fascinating new perspective on the woman whose crime-hunting innovations changed history. To stop serial killers, psychiatric nurse and professor Dr. Ann Burgess must first learn to think like one. With unprecedented access to the mastermind behind the development of modern serial-killer profiling, the series tells Burgess’ tenacious story and her compassion for victims which puts her at the center of America’s most infamous true-crime cases.
From the widely known Ed Kemper and Ted Bundy to lesser-known cases like the Ski Mask Rapist, Burgess investigates and studies the damaged psyches of victims and their attackers, putting two halves of the same story together to catch a killer.
Friday, July 12
‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2 Premiere | STARZ
The queen is back! “The Serpent Queen” centers on the life and times of Queen Catherine, who ruled France for more than 50 years over the course of the 16th century. Married into the French court at the age of 14, Catherine has continued her rise to power.
In Season 2, the titular queen will ascend to the throne of France. Her son Charles has not yet come of age, but there are dire threats to the security of France that need addressing. A civil war looms, and across the channel, Queen Elizabeth I of England is a power that no monarch of the region can afford to ignore.
Saturday, July 13
‘Sharktopia’ 2024 Premiere | Max
Happy Shark Week to those who observe! John Cena is hosting this year’s Shark Week on Discovery and Max, and this episode of “Sharktopia” will take viewers down into the deep to find an elusive specimen that has proven very difficult to spot.
Watch a Promo for Shark Week 2024
This episode will follow the efforts of researchers to find one of the last living leopard sharks in the Raja Ampat Islands region of Indonesia. The team will dive into uncharted waters to find the elusive creature, and while there they’ll also meet some of the most unique and incredible sharks on the planet.
Sunday, July 14
2024 Copa America Final | Fox, watch with a three-day free trial of Hulu + Live TV
The Copa America is the oldest national team soccer tournament in the world, and the 2024 edition of the event featured 16 teams from across North, Central, and South America. The Copa America is organized by CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American soccer. This year’s tournament has been hosted in the United States, but only a few teams are left standing!
Canada has surprised the world by staying in the tournament far past their assumed exit point and will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in the semifinals. Uruguay will confront Colombia in the second semifinal match, and the two winners will have a date with destiny in this Copa America final!