8 New Movies & Series to Watch on Netflix in July 2024
July is here and while that means hot weather and outdoor fun, it also means new content to stream indoors (or outdoors!). As you try and beat the summer heat, here are 8 new movies and series premiering all month long on Netflix.
Beverly Hills Cop 4: Axel Foley – Film (July 3)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, Kevin Bacon, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser
Synopsis: “Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.”
The Imaginary – Film (July 5)
Voice Cast: Hayley Atwell, Louie Rudge-Buchanan, LeVar Burton, Jane Singer, Roger Craig Smith, Courtenay Taylor, Ruby Barnhill, Kal Penn, Miles Nibb, Jeremy Swift, Evie Kiszel, Sky Katz
Synopsis: “Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary portrays the depths of humanity and creativity through the eyes of young Amanda and her imaginary companion, Rudger, a boy no one can see imagined by Amanda to share her thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger, suddenly alone, arrives at The Town of Imaginaries, where forgotten Imaginaries live and find work, he faces a mysterious threat. Directed by renowned animator Yoshiyuki Momose (Spirited Away), The Imaginary is an unforgettable adventure of love, loss, and the healing power of imagination.”
Vanished into the Night – Film (July 11)
Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio, Annabelle Wallis, Massimiliano Gallo
Synopsis: “A father, immersed in a difficult divorce process, embarks on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house.”
Exploding Kittens – Season 1 (July 12)
Voice Cast: Tom Ellis, Sasheer Zamata, Suzy Nakamura, Mark Proksch, Ally Maki, Kenny Yates
Synopsis: “The eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell reaches epic proportions when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth – in the bodies of chunky house cats.”
Homicide: Los Angeles – Season 1 (July 16)
Synopsis: “From Law & Order Creator Dick Wolf, Wolf Entertainment and Alfred Street Industries comes Homicide, a new docuseries that illuminates the stories of notorious murder cases as told by the people who know them best: the detectives and prosecutors who cracked them.”
Find Me Falling – Film (July 19)
Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Tony Demetriou, Aggeliki Filippidou, Lea Maleni, Athina Roditou, Clarence Smith
Synopsis: “Coming off a flop album and his biggest hit’s dwindling popularity, aging rock star John Allman (Harry Connick Jr.) decides to take a break from his career to reclaim his spark. He moves to an isolated cliffside home on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Cyprus. His dream of keeping a low profile is derailed when he is routinely confronted by desperate souls and later faced with even more complicated surprises when an old flame reignites.”
The Decameron – Season 1 (July 25)
Cast: Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Douggie McMeekin, Jessica Plummer, Tanya Reynolds
Synopsis: “The Black Death strikes hard in the Italian countryside in 1348, and a handful of nobles retreat to a grand villa with their servants. But what starts as a wine-soaked sex romp descends into a race for survival in this soapy dark comedy.”
Tokyo Swindlers – Season 1 (July 25)
Cast: Go Ayano, Etsushi Toyokawa Eiko Koike, Kazuki Kitamura, Pierre Taki, Shota Sometani Izumi Matsuoka
Synopsis: “This real estate crime suspense story depicts an unprecedented case involving a group of con artists known as “land swindlers,” who scam people out of vast sums of money using property transactions as bait.”
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