Wondering what to stream this July? Here’s everything new and worth watching in Canada

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When you’re not watching Love Island or the World Cup, there’s plenty of other must-watch content waiting for you this July, with some new originals from your beloved TV characters to award-winning movies.

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Over at Prime Video, we’re getting the ultimate dose of nostalgia with the high school prequel ELLE, the pink-saturated Legally Blonde high school prequel starring Lexi Minetree as the young Elle Woods. 

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Prime Video also has heavy-hitting romance of Colleen Hoover’s Reminders of Him, a wildly chaotic buddy-comedy pairing we didn’t know we needed with Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer in Ride or Die, and some pure, home-grown chaos in Young Farts Trailer Parts.

Over on Netflix, the hot seat gets even hotter with host Sean Evans in Hot Ones: Extra Heat, alongside Kevin Hart’s signature, high-octane midlife crisis comedy 72 Hours.

To wrap it all up, Crave delivers a brilliant, meta-comedy love letter to Toronto’s indie music scene with the award-winning Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, while Disney+ balances the thrills with Furious, a slick, psychological cat-and-mouse thriller starring Emmy Rossum that is perfect for a dark room on a scorching summer night.

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To help you skip the endless scrolling, here is your ultimate guide to the absolute best titles hitting your screens this month. Here’s a breakdown of the top films and series you can watch in Canada this month on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Crave.

What’s new on Prime Video

Series: ELLE
Air date: July 1
Synopsis: The series is a prequel to the cult classic Legally Blonde franchise that takes us back to lBefore Elle Woods in 1995, when she was in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tough friendships, forbidden romance when she moves from Los Angeles to Seattle. In this unexpected chapter of her adolescence, we learn about the experiences that shaped Elle into the iconic Harvard grad.
Why watch: Season one is quite entertaining, especially the powerhouse that is Lexi Minetree, who plays young Elle. Her comic timing will have you laughing out loud.

Film: Reminders of Him
Air date: July 11
Synopsis: Desperate to rebuild her life with the daughter she’s never known, Kenna finds unexpected compassion in a secret romance with local bar owner Ledger. While faced with danger, Kenna hopes to find a second chance.
Based on: novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover
Why watch:

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Film: Ride or Die
Air date: July 15
Synopsis: The film follows best friends Debbie Claybourne (Octavia Spencer) and Judith Burton (Hannah Waddingham), who thought they knew everything about each other, except that Judith turns out to be an international assassin. When a hit goes horribly wrong, both of their worlds are turned upside down as they’re forced to go on the run together.
Why watch: We’re seated for Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer

Series: Young Farts Trailer Parts
Air date: July 17
Synopsis: This reality comedy series follows small-town brothers Jagger and Dawson who run Young Farts RV Parts, a multi-million-dollar business where they turn trailer trash into cash. Between outrageous schemes, chaotic stunts and big-hearted hijinks, these brothers chase one wild idea after the next.
Why watch: It’s Canadian and created by Jacob Tierney of Heated Rivalry and Letterkenny

What’s new on Netflix

Series: Hot Ones: Extra Heat
Air date: July 13
Synopsis: Hot Ones: Extra Heat brings the critically-acclaimed Hot Ones interviews to the Netflix screens. Hosted by Sean Evans, each 30-minute special brings the signature 10-wing challenge and conversations to unique on-location settings inspired by major tentpole moments on Netflix. 
Why watch: As a fan of the Hot Ones interviews, we’re here for that hot seat.

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Film: 72 Hours
Air date: July 24
Synopsis: A forty-year-old executive (Kevin Hart) hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of twenty-somethings on a wild three-day bachelor party after he’s inadvertently added to their group text.
Why watch: Kevin Hart, that’s all.

What’s new on Crave

Film: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Air date: July 1
Synopsis: The six-time Canadian Screen Award-winning film created by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol follows the fictionalized versions of themselves. In the film, Matt and Jay, two perpetually unemployed musicians, hatch an elaborate plan to book a gig at Toronto’s legendary Rivoli club. They find themselves transported back to 2008, stranded in the past with no clear way home. 
Why watch: It’s a hilarious film that really makes a mark on Canadian cinema and it’s unbelievably entertaining.

What’s new on Disney+

Series: Furious
Air date: July 27
Synopsis: The series follows 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.
Why watch: The premise sounds interesting and a heated thriller is what we need this summer.

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