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July TV Calendar

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The following list provides the dates of the dramas that will debut, return or end on the major and cable networks as well as on streaming services AND the made-for-TV movies and so much more that will air all throughout July:

July 1 – The series finale of Brilliant Minds will air on NBC at 8 PM

July 1 – The new Amazon Prime drama Elle, the prequel to the box office movie Legally Blonde, will debut online today

Show Synopsis: Before Elle Woods (Lexi Minetree) was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard, we meet her in 1995 in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance and questionable fashion choices. In this unexpected chapter of her adolescence, we learn about the experiences that shaped Elle into the iconic young woman we’ve come to know and love. The cast includes Tom Everett Scott and June Diane Raphael as Elle’s parents as well as Amy Pietz and the late James Van Der Beek in his final onscreen role.

July 1 – The Netflix movie Enola Holmes 3 will debut online today

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The story follows Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) as she prepares to marry Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge) when her plans are abruptly interrupted by the shocking news that her older brother Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill) has been kidnapped. Racing against time, Enola travels to Malta for what promises to be her most complex and dangerous case yet — a conspiracy that intertwines personal stakes, political intrigue, and high-stakes action. Helena Bonham Carter and Himesh Patel reprise their roles of Eudoria Holmes and Dr. Watson respectively.

July 3 – The season three premiere of Silo will air online on Apple TV today

July 3 – The finale of Dutton Ranch will air online on Paramount+ as well as airing at 8 PM on Paramount Network

July 4 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Christmas Under Construction will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: While doing a Christmas renovation for a cozy New Hampshire cabin, Chelsea, the star of a hit reality show, Renovation Romance, finds an unexpected connection with the cabin’s owner, Cooper. The movie stars Jessica Lowndes and Daniel Lissing.

July 6 – The second season of Inspector Ellis will premiere online on Acorn TV today

July 7 – The Roku Channel movie Summer Sparks will debut online today

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Set at Camp Evergreen, the movie follows Adam (Jesse Metcalfe), a single father arriving with his competitive son and Monica (Kathryn Davis), a single mom returning to her childhood cooking camp to share its traditions with her own kids. The camp hosts a summer cook-off where families compete in challenges for a prize: the winning family’s recipe is published in a real cookbook. As they navigate cooking mishaps, family dynamics, and the pressure of the competition, Adam and Monica bond over their shared experiences as single parents. Their growing connection adds a romantic spark to an already heartfelt summer

July 9 – The Peacock drama The Five Star Weekend will debut online today

Show Synopsis: The series is centered on Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner), a famed cook and best-selling author known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, an unexpected death starts to expose the cracks in Hollis’s picture-perfect life – her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter and her growing pursuit of validation from her fans. In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one surprise fifth star. Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop, the stars will mature in ways they could never imagine as boundaries are pushed and secrets are exposed. The cast includes Chloe Sevigny, D’Arcy Carden, David Denman, Gemma Chan, Josh Hamilton, Judry Greer, Regina Hall and Timothy Olyphant.

July 9 – The reboot of Little House on the Prairie will debut online on Netflix today

Show Synopsis: The close-knit Ingalls family builds a new life on the Western frontier, where the joys of nature and the struggle for survival are deeply intertwined. The cast stars Luke Bracy and Crosby Fitzgerald as Charles and Caroline Ingalls; Alice Halsey and Skywalker Hughes as Laura and Mary Ingalls as well as Jocko Sims, Meegwun Fairbrother, Ryan Robbins and Warren Christie.

July 10 – The finale of the Starz drama The Listeners will air at 9 PM

July 10 – The finale of Star City will air online on Apple TV today

July 11 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie O Little Christmas Market will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: An artist fights to save her town’s beloved Christmas market from a developer but a budding romance with the architect tied to the deal may help bring about a Christmas miracle. The movie stars Katherine Barrell and Stephen Huszar.

July 12 – The first two episodes of the new MGM+ drama The Westies will debut at 9 and 10 PM today

Show Synopsis: This new series, set in the early 1980s centers on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia. The ensemble cast includes J.K. Simmons, Titus Welliver, Tom Brittney, Allen Leech and Sarah Bolger.

July 13 – The 8th season premiere of All American will air on CW at 8 PM

July 15 – The new Apple TV drama Lucky will debut online today

Show Synopsis: When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life – and a way out. The cast includes Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, William Fichtner, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr. and Timothy Olyphant.

July 15 – The season finale of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed will air online on Apple TV today

July 15 – The new drama Ride or Die will debut online on Amazon Prime today

Show Synopsis: Best friends Debbie Claybourne and Judith Burton (Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham, respectively) are forced on the run when Debbie discovers Judith isn’t a forensic accountant. She is actually an international assassin. With a mysterious figure chasing them, and Debbie’s husband involved in something deeply corrupt, it’s a race against time and a road trip across Europe to untangle the truth and stay alive. The cast includes Bill Nighy, Ed Skrein and Sylvia Hoeks.

July 16 – The Disney movie Descendants: Wicked Wonderland will debut at 7 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Picking up shortly after the events of the last movie in the franchise, Descendants: The Rise of Red, this next chapter explores what “happily ever after” is really like for Red and Chloe (Kyle Cantrall and Malia Baker, respectively) following their return from their time-traveling adventures and delves into the warning at the end of The Rise of Red. An unexpected villain attempts to harness the magic of Wonderland for their own gain when Wonderland plays host to Auradon’s Kingdom Cup Games. Red and Chloe must fight the villain to save Wonderland while grappling with the consequences of changing the past. The cast includes Rita Ora, Brandy and Paolo Montalban as well as the voice of Awkwafina.

July 17 – The new Hulu movie They Fight will debut online today

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This movie will follow a group of adolescent boxers and their formerly incarcerated coach in Southeast Washington DC on the road to defend their national titles. The ensemble cast includes Wendell Pierce, Andre Holland, Andre Royo, Mykelti Williamson, Samira Wiley and Amanda Warren.

July 18 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Snowbound for the Holidays will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Hotel manager Cassidy Evergreen (Vanessa Lengies) evaluates a cozy ski lodge, but Christmas magic and its charming owner, Trey Sanderson (Marcus Rosner), turn a simple assignment into a heartfelt choice between duty and love.

July 19 – The finale of The Vampire Lestat will air on both AMC+ online and on AMC at 9 PM

July 23 – The second season of Ransom Canyon will premiere online on Netflix today

July 23 – The 4th season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will premiere online on Paramount+ today

July 23 – The Britbox drama Gone will debut online today

Show Synopsis: Alana Polly (Emma Appleton), a married music teacher from Bristol, has vanished. Minutes have turned into hours; hours into days. And yet her family has heard nothing. Her car keys are still in the dish by the front door, her cell phone is still charging under the bed. It’s as if she’s simply walked out on her stable family home. Concerned, Alana’s husband Michael Polly (David Morrissey) goes to the police. He speaks to Detective Annie Cassidy (Eve Myles). He is determined, insistent, that she finds out what has happened to his wife. Cassidy promises him she will. But something in her gut tells her he is responsible. The cast includes Elliot Cowan and Rupert Evans.

July 23 – The finale of Criminal Minds: Evolution will air online on Paramount+

July 24 – The series finale of The Chi will air online on Paramount+ today

July 25 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Love Under the Mistletoe will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Grace (Jen Lilley) and her former high school crush, Ryan (Nick Bateman), work together to revive the beloved charity fundraiser and seem to constantly find themselves under strategically placed mistletoe.

July 26 – The third season premiere of The Walking Dead: Dead City will air online on AMC+ while it will also air at 9 PM on AMC

July 26 – The series finale of The Chi will air at 9 PM on Showtime

July 27 – The first three episodes of the new Hulu drama Furious will debut online today

Show Synopsis: The series follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur. The series also stars Jake Lacy and Scoot McNairy.

July 27 – The finales of both Harry Wild and Inspector Ellis will air on Acorn TV today

July 29 – The third season of The Ark will premiere on Syfy at 10 PM

July 30 – The finale of the Peacock drama The Five-Star Weekend will air online today

July 30 – The first two episodes of the new Hallmark+ drama Paris Is Always a Good Idea will debut online today

Show Synopsis: Career-driven nonprofit executive Chelsea Martin (Lacey Chabert) travels to Paris with her confident rival-turned-ally, Jason Knightly (Scott Michael Foster) to secure a major donation but a heartfelt message from her late mother – and a loving push from her sister Annabelle (Rebecca Hanssen) – sends her on an unexpected journey to reconnect with the three great loves she once left behind. From the rolling hills of Ireland to the magic of Paris and the sun-kissed vineyards of Spain, Chelsea retraces old footsteps and discovers that sometimes moving forward means first looking back. The series also stars Barbara Niven and Henry Czerny.

July 31 – The finale of Cape Fear will air online on Apple TV today

July 31 – The series finale of Power Book III: Raising Kanan will air at 8 PM on Starz

Mark your calendars!

[Featured Image Photo Credit: Peacock]

Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, High Potential, Will Trent, Reacher, The Gilded Age, Fire Country, Matlock, Miss Scarlet, Skymed, The Rookie, Bridgerton, Virgin River and School Spirits. She is looking forward to season three of Silo on Apple TV; season two of Ransom Canyon on Netflix; season five of Harry Wild on Acorn TV and the debuts of Lanterns on HBO Max and Anna Pidgeon on USA Network. Follow her on Bluesky @ruebensramblings.bsky.social or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com. Please also check out Rueben's Ramblings website for even more entertainment news.

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