What to Watch in July: 25 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – June 28, 2021

The month ahead will bring the returns of Ted Lasso and I Think You Should Leave, a What We Do in the Shadows spinoff from New Zealand, new films from Steven Soderbergh and Questlove, the year's most bizarre dating series, and more. In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in the next month, listed in order by premiere date.

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History of the Sitcom

Documentary miniseries debuts July 11 on CNN

The latest pop culture retrospective from CNN follows recent looks at movies and, just a few months ago, the history of late night TV. This new eight-part series traces the history of TV comedy, with episodes organized thematically around topics like the American family and the sexual revolution (which happen to both air back-to-back the night of July 11th, followed by weekly installments). In addition to plenty of great clips, the series includes 180 new interviews with sitcom stars and creators such as Norman Lear, Ted Danson, Tina Fey, Carl Reiner, Lisa Kudrow, Chuck Lorre, Tracy Morgan, Jason Alexander, Dick Van Dyke, Jimmie Walker, Dan Levy, Mel Brooks, Tim Allen, George Lopez, and more.

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