If you need an excuse to spend a summer night in, look no further. Packed with long overdue adaptations and revivals, this July release calendar has something for every scenario. Anya-Taylor Joy stars as a con artist on the run in Lucky, Little House on the Prairie and Elle Woods make their on-screen returns after decades, and King of the Hill is back for another season. Trust us, these releases are worth spending a summer night indoors for.
For the late-night binge watch on the girls’ trip
Elle
Where: Amazon Prime Video
When: July 1
Why It’s Worth a Watch: A prequel to the iconic Legally Blonde franchise, showrunner Laura Kittrell fills in the blanks of how Elle Woods became Elle Woods. Filling Reese Witherspoon’s formidable kitten heels, Lexi Minetree will be playing the titular character in the comedy series, six years before she attended Harvard Law School. Set in the mid-’90s, the pink-obsessed future lawyer grapples with her family moving from Beverly Hills to Seattle at the height of the grunge era.
For a romantic weekend upstate
Lucky
Where: Apple TV+
When: July 15
Why It’s Worth a Watch: Anya-Taylor Joy is Lucky Armstrong, a con artist on the lam after a high-stakes heist goes wrong. The crime miniseries, an adaptation of the 2021 best-selling thriller novel of the same name by Marissa Stapley, follows her attempt to escape mob leader Priscilla Matheson, played by Dutton Ranch and American Beauty star Annette Bening, and the FBI who are at her heels.
For a night in after a family barbecue
Little House on the Prairie
Where: Netflix
When: July 9
Why It’s Worth a Watch: In the latest adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical book series, showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine acquaints a new generation with the beloved 19th-century family. Starring Alice Halsey as Laura and Luke Bracey as Pa, the patriarch of the family, the drama series (which has already been renewed for a second season) follows the Ingalls clan as they push westward from Wisconsin to Kansas, as per the third book in the series.
For catching up with old friends when you’re home from college
King of the Hill
Where: Hulu
When: July 20
Why It’s Worth a Watch: Back for its 15th season, the recently revived animated series follows Hank, Peggy, and Bobby Hill as they enter a new chapter in their lives, and the 2020s. While Hank and Peggy navigate retirement in a rapidly changing Arlen, their large adult son Bobby juggles life in restaurants. As they reconnect with their old friends, so do voice actors Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Root, Lauren Tom, and Toby Huss, who return to their iconic roles following the series’ 15-year hiatus.
For a pulse-pounding thriller at a cabin in the woods
Silo
Where: Apple TV+
When: July 3
Why It’s Worth a Watch: The third season of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic drama that follows a small society living in an underground bunker picks up after the second season, in which Juliette (played by Rebecca Ferguson) ventured to the surface of an Earth thought to be toxically polluted. The latest season continues her investigation alongside flashbacks to a time, centuries earlier, as the silo program first began.
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