What to Watch in July: 11 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies
The month ahead will bring a miniseries sequel to Justified, the returns of comedies What We Do in the Shadows and The Afterparty, a Steven Soderbergh miniseries, Taylor Sheridan's newest series, a wild adaptation of the Twisted Metal game 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.
Comedy series debuts July 27 on Peacock
Seemingly destined to be more divisive than, say, The Last of Us, the latest video game to get the TV series treatment is Twisted Metal, a nearly 30-year-old, PlayStation-exclusive demolition derby franchise. The last new game in the series came out over a decade ago, which makes it a somewhat odd choice for an adaptation—as does the franchise's relative lack of a plot. That last game was originally supposed to take place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, and that turns out to be the setting for the TV series, which finds Anthony Mackie playing John Doe, a fast-talking amnesiac outsider given the promise of a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package. To do so, he'll need to evade a fleet of marauders—including Sweet Tooth (Will Arnett), a deranged killer clown driving an ice cream truck, the main element that appears to be borrowed directly from the games—but he'll have the help of an axe-wielding car thief (Stephanie Beatriz). Did we mention it's a comedy? And one that appears unafraid to be campy and over-the-top?
Thomas Haden Church and wrestler Samoa Joe also star, while guests include Neve Campbell. The series comes from Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick along with Cobra Kai producer Michael Jonathan Smith, with the latter also serving as showrunner. All 10 episodes stream on day one.
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