8 best new films and shows that can stream this weekend (18th to 20th July)

The streaming premieres this week are once again dominated by the long-awaited returns of several popular dramas. From one of the most popular shows from Prime Video to a “Star Trek” series with a passionate fan base there is a remarkable season and series premiere on Netflix, HBO Max and Paramount+. One of the largest films of the year and a drama under the radar period is also on the way to the video-on-demand market.

Here are the eight best new films and shows that you can stream this weekend.

“How to train your kite” (2025)

A month after it was hit in the cinemas, the live action new setting of Universal of “How to Train Your Dragon” is now available for sale and rent if necessary. The film “How to Train Your Dragon”, filmmaker Dean Dean Dean Dirlois, tells the same story as the animated predecessor of 2010. In a fictional fantasy world, it follows Hiccup (Mason Thames), a young Viking-emitted, who is dealing with the kite path of his village when he deals with an injured kite and his friend that he has called toothless.

In contrast to many live action remakes of animated classics, this year's “How to Train Your Dragon” received largely positive reviews of critics, most of whom were obtained from its charm and style. Now you can experience his magic yourself in your own home.

“Sakamoto Days” season 1 part 2 (Netflix)

Netflix '”Sakamoto Days” started the second half of his first season on Monday. Based on the beloved Japanese manga series of the same name, the show follows a former Hitman who has withdrawn to marry the love of his life. Despite the construction of a new life for himself as a modest owner of the supermarket, he is forced to return to his deadly ways to protect himself and his family from dangerous new threats.

Violent, slightly on your feet and so much fun, “Sakamoto Days” is an absolute explosion. Atypical for Netflix, the new episodes of the series fall on the streaming service one after the other on Mondays, which means that they do not have to devote too much of their time every weekend for the second half of the first season. The same applies even if you haven't seen a single second of the series, since it has only published 12 25-minute episodes so far.

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” season 3 (Paramount+)

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”, one of the most popular “Star Trek” titles of modernity, has returned from a two -year break. The first two episodes of the third season of the Sci-Fi series were premiered on Thursday on Paramount+. The remaining eight episodes will fall one after the other every Thursday until September 11th, which means that the season can become a regular part of your weekend streaming rotation in the next few months.

If you haven't done it yet, you should also give it time. During his first two seasons, “Strange New Worlds” has established itself as a charming and exciting addition to the “Star Trek” franchise, and there is no reason to assume that it will not continue.

“The summer that I became pretty” season 3 (prime video)

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is not the only beloved television series that will return from a 2-year break this week. “The summer I became pretty,” is one of the most popular shows from Prime Video with its first new episodes since August 2023. The first two statements of the long -awaited third season of the series, which follows the remaining nine episodes of the season on Wednesday until September 17, will follow every Wednesday to September 17th.

The good news is that because of its trailer it looks like it has “The Summer I Wurt Pretty”, season 3, everything the fans want (and some surprises on the go), including a lot more romance, drama and of course Taylor Swift Nadel Drops.

“Billy Joel: And that's how it works” (HBO Max)

The full life and career of an artist, who is legendary, influential and successful as Billy Joel, is brief and frosted, is not an easy task, but that is what “Billy Joel: And that's how it works”. The new two -part music documentary from “Jane Fonda in Five Acts”, Susan Lacy, and Jessica Levin in the first half at the HBO Max Premiere. The second half will follow a week later on Friday, July 25th.

With open interviews with Joel himself and other musical legends such as Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen, the documentary, Joel's upbringing, personal life and musical career promises to explore and have never been seen before. It is not a title for fans of Joel's work And Anyone who is interested in modern music history.

“Robot Chicken: Self -Finding Special” (HBO Max)

Oh, how time flies. “Robot Chicken” celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with “Robot Chicken: Self-Icovery Special” on Sunday. The Special, the first new content of the stop-motion comedy since April 2022, follows the show's robot chicken nerd when he is looking for personal enlightenment by accompanying discovery, food and TLC reality shows such as “90-day focal”.

The “self-discovery Special” marks a pivot point for the series from its earlier 20 episode seasons towards more specials such as IT. In other words, it is unclear when the viewers see a new “Robot chicken” episode again, which makes the new special of the show this weekend a worthwhile admission to every watch list, especially for long -term fans of the comedy series.

“Untamed” (Netflix)

“Unamered” flew a little under the radar in the days before her premiere this week, but the Netflix series has the potential to be an addictive breakout hit. That created by Elle Smith and the “American Primeval” creator Mark L. Smith and follows a National Park Service Agent (Eric Bana), who begins to examine a mysterious death in the Yosemite National Park after a body has been discovered on their premises.

Bana leads the cast of the show of the show, which also includes Sam Neill, Lily Santiago, Rosemarie Dewitt and “Daredevil: Born Again” Alum Wilson Bethel. A simple murder mytery that was paired with a survival thriller twist not only reminds Smith's “American Primeval”, but also extremely observable TV dramas like “Dark Winds”. This makes “unamated”, which premiered all episodes on Netflix on Thursday, a limited series that you should ensure.

“Finally Dawn” (2025)

If you are in the mood in the mood for a filmillar for the many television premieres this week this weekend, then you are just right as “finally Dawn”. The drama, written and staged by the Italian filmmaker Saverio Costanzo, follows a young woman (Rebecca Antonaci) in glamorous Rome from the 1950s, which is an extra in a film in a life-changing, apparently endless night with a famous Hollywood actress (Lily James).

In addition to James and Antonaci, the impressive occupation of “Finally Dawn” also Willem Dafoe, Rachel Sennott and “Stranger Things” star Joe Keery. The film, which meets VoD on Friday, is a picturesque, occasionally surreal romantic melodrama and a lovingly designed portrait of certain periods in Italy and Hollywood's stories that ended a long time ago.