Thanks to some sort of bizarre time vortex, we're somehow at the halfway point of 2024. Yes, July is here, and it's going rather big with top-tier content on the six major streaming services. In an effort to maximise your precious free time, allow me to sort the watchable wheat from the channel-skipping chaff.

Let's get you sorted with every single film worth investing your eyeballs into, the most talked about TV series, and even some surprisingly great original content gems. Below are the top picks from thousands of hours of content. Simply click your provider from the list, zero in on the must-sees, and let the binge-a-thon begin.

Table of Contents

• Foxtel/Binge
• Netflix
• Disney+
• Apple TV+
• Amazon Prime Video
• Stan

New in July on Foxtel and Binge

TV litter pick: The Twelve S2 – Jul 11 : Twelve ordinary Australians, with struggles of their own, are selected for jury duty in a murder trial in which a woman stands accused of killing a child.

Movie litter pick: Relax, I’m From The Future – Jul 10 : A man from the future, now trapped in the past, tries to make a life for himself, oblivious to the madcap consequences he has set in motion.

What notable movies are coming to Binge?

• The Day Of The Jackal – Jul 2
• Blow – Jul 7
• Relax, I’m From The Future – Jul 10
• Miller’s Girl – Jul 15
• Lights Out – Jul 20

What notable series are coming to Binge?

• Secrets of Hells Angels S1 – Jul 7
• All American: Homecoming S3 – Jul 9
• The Twelve S2 – Jul 11
• Million Dollar Listing LA S15 – Jul 12
• Emperor of Ocean Park S1 – Jul 15

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New in July on Netflix

TV litter pick: Cobra Kai S6 – Jul 18 : The sixth and final season of Cobra Kai, unusually, will be released in three parts of five eps. Time to place your bets on whose karate will ultimately be stronger when it comes time to honk the nose of the enemy—Johnny Lawrence or Daniel LaRusso?

Movie litter pick: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Jul 3 : With a tone consistent with the original trilogy, plus a well-paced mix of comedy, action, and silky smooth synth riffs, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a highly watchable return to form.

What notable movies are coming to Netflix?

• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – Jul 3
• Barbarian – Jul 4
• Receiver – Jul 10
• Men – Jul 12
• Titanic – Jul 15
• Find Me Falling – Jul 19

What notable series are coming to Netflix?

• Vikings: Valhalla S3 – Jul 11
• Exploding Kittens – Jul 12
• Cobra Kai S6 – Jul 18
• The Decameron – Jul 25
• Elite S8 – Jul 26

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New in July on Disney+

TV litter pick: Futurama S12 – Jul 29 : This time around, the Planet Express ship is taking us on new adventures involving birthday party games to the death, Bender’s ancestral robot village, and the 5-million-year-old story behind the mind-altering substance known as coffee.

Movie litter pick: Brats – Jul 5 : In the 1980s, everybody wanted to be in the Brat Pack. Except the actual members. Director Andrew McCarthy reunites with Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, and more for this original documentary.

What notable movies are coming to Disney+?

• Sharkfest [multiple specials] – Jul 1
• Brats – Jul 5
• Descendants: The Rise of Red – Jul 12
• Wicked Woods: A Descendants Halloween Story – Jul 12
• EPCOT Becoming – Jul 19

What notable series are coming to Disney+?

• Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: S4 – Jul 3
• Family Guy S22 – Jul 10
• American Dad S19 – Jul 17
• The Acolyte [Finale] – Jul 17
• Futurama S12 – Jul 29

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New in July on Apple TV+

TV litter pick: Time Bandits – Jul 24 : Taika Waititi, known for directing Thor: Ragnarok and What We Do in the Shadows, is responsible for this Apple’s series remake of Terry Gilliam’s 1981 classic Time Bandits.

Movie litter pick: Sunny – Jul 10 : The life of an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, 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.

What notable movies are on Apple TV+?

• Sunny – Jul 10
• Fly Me To The Moon – Jul 11
• Omnivore – Jul 19

What notable series are coming to Apple TV+?

• Me – Jul 12
• Lady in the Lake – Jul 19
• Time Bandits – Jul 24
• Women in Blue – Jul 31

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New in July on Amazon Prime Video

TV litter pick: Those About to Die S1 – Jul 19 : An epic drama set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told — the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most…blood and sport.

Movie litter pick: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – Jul 25 : In 1940, Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming form a clandestine combat organization for Britain's military that changes the course of World War II and preludes the modern black ops unit through its unconventional and entirely ‘ungentlemanly’ fighting techniques against the Nazis.

What notable movies are coming to Prime Video?

• Downton Abbey – Jul 1
• Twister – Jul 1
• Robocop 1/2/3 – Jul 1
• Space Cadet – Jul 4
• The Boys S4 [continued]– Jul 4
• Love Lies Bleeding – Jul 9
• Rocky [1 to Creed] – Jul 10
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – Jul 25

What notable series are coming to Prime Video?

• NCIS – Jul 15
• Dexter – Jul 22
• Ray Donovan – Jul 22
• LEGO DC Super Heroes – Jul 9
• Those About to Die S1 – Jul 19

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New in July on Stan

TV litter pick: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder S1 – Jul 1 : Five years after the murder of a 17-year-old girl in a sleepy English town, one student is determined to uncover the truth and find the real killer.

Movie litter pick: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Jul 1 : I still love this better than the sequel. With a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

What notable movies are coming to Stan?

• A Storm Foretold – Jul 1
• Hostel 1 & 2 – Jul 1
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Jul 1
• Friends Reunion – Jul 1
• Spider-Man: Far From Home – Jul 4
• The Zone of Interest – Jul 6
• Don't Breathe – Jul 11
• A League Of Their Own – Jul 13
• A Few Good Men – Jul 20
• Arcadian – Jul 20

What notable series are coming to Stan?

• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder S1 – Jul 1
• Friends S1-10 – Jul 1
• The Killing Kind: S1 – Jul 5
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: S1 – Jul 1
• StartUp: S1 - 3 – Jul 3
• Murder by Media: S1 – Jul 7
• Kings From Queens: The Run DMC Story – Jul 18

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The Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, and it's no doubt shredding many a bank account right now. That being said, if I could draw your attention away from the many 80-to-90% off deals, I'd point out that the not oft discounted Baldur's Gate 3 is down by 20%. Also, anybody after a difficulty hit that's arguably as brutal as Shadow of the Erdtree, best go invest in that half-off Sekiro GOTY. Reasonably priced PTSD for all!

In retro news, I'm celebrating the 32nd birthday of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Truth be told, I was a Mega Drive kid to begin with, though I lived opposite a SNES guy, so I had the benefit of both worlds (until I just went out and bought one myself). While I had the goods on him with some of "our" exclusives, I can recall being mighty envious of his Street Fighter II ports, Donkey Kong Countries, Super Star Warses, and the value of that jam-packed Super Mario All-Stars cartridge was immense. If you didn't grow up with one and feel out of the loop, here are the 100 best games ever made for the SNES, truly, one of gaming's greatest machines.

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Aussie birthdays for notable games.

- Super NES console launch, 1992. Ebay

- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (AMI,PC) 1992. Get

- Warcraft III (PC) 2002. Get

- Unreal Tournament 3 (X360) 2008. Get

- Trine (PC) 2009. Get

Word is there's quite a lot of influenza going on out there, which means some of you might be grateful for some cheap indoor diversions. Gaming may not be the cure for common pestilence, but the discounts I've arrayed before you will feel like the prescription for stupidly-priced fun and adventure. Case in point: those many-multi-hour (yet highly reduced) Final Fantasies...

In retro news, I've made a big cake with a 25 on it for Ape Escape, the first game to explicitly require a DualShock controller. In these modern times where the dpad is a vestigial limb, it's difficult to explain just how exciting it was to transition from that clunky cross to twin analog sticks. Cameras could be controlled like we were Spielberg. Platforming through a 3D space could be done with a finer degree of accuracy. Using the right stick to swing our weapons was...way less intuitive than just pressing a button.

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Aussie birthdays for notable games.

- Ape Escape (PS) 1999. Get

- Spider-Man 2 (GC,PC,PS2,XB) 2004. Reboot

- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (PC,PS3,X360) 2009. Sequel

- Fight Night Round 4 (PS3,X360) 2009. Sequel