Neon’s Full Circle, Disney+’s The Bear, TVNZ’s Creamerie among must-see TV for July.

Winter got you down? July provides many reasons to stay indoors and sleep in bed.

For sports fans, there will be live, free-to-air coverage and highlights from the Fifa Women’s World Cup (from July 20), Netball World Cup (from July 28) and Wimbledon (from July 3) on Prime, while TVNZ’s Duke will be showing the Ashes series of cricket between England and Australia throughout the month.

TVNZ+’s lineup includes German drama Then You Run (July 8), British sitcom Significant Other (July 10) and UK Chemistry of Death (July 18), as well as new episodes of controversial documentary Playboy Secrets (July 11), while AMC + boasts the return of Dark Wind (July 27).

Elsewhere, Sky TV’s BBC UKTV has new episodes of Father Brown (July 18), SoHo sees The Lazarus Project (July 31) dominate, while Prime Video has more of The Summer I Turned Pretty (July 14) and Apple TV + it also brings back the big-budget sci-fi series Foundation (July 14) and returns to another crime scene in The Afterparty (July 12).

Finally, the Netflix series that usually includes more of The Lincoln Lawyer (July 6) and The Witcher (July 27), the so-called Spanish horror Deepfake Love (July 6), NFL docu-series Quarterback (July 12), cooking competition. Five Star Chef (July 14).

However, after looking at the process, Worth Watching has come up with our picks for a dozen shows that we believe are worth checking out over the next few weeks.

Bear (July 19, Disney+)

One of last year’s hottest shows is back for a 10-episode second season.

Bringing in older sister Natalie (Abby Elliott) as a renovation manager, chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) and sous chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) work on the menu for their new restaurant, The Bear. To help get them off the ground, Carmy also works with her Uncle Cicero (Oliver Platt) on an 18-month loan.

Time magazine’s Judy Berman wrote: “It tackles everything from menu design to renovation problems to entertainment, humor and chaos.

Captain Fall (July 28, Netflix)

Jason Ritter, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Christopher Meloni, Adam Devine and Christopher McDonald were the subject of a 10-episode drama about an inexperienced, but good-hearted sea captain who unwittingly finds himself in command of a people-smuggling ship. the evil International cartel.

Worse, he will be the fall guy if the authorities get to them.

Creamiere (July 14, TVNZ+)

Produced by the Kiwi quartet of JJ Fong, Perlina Lau, Ally Xue and Roseanne Liang, the female-driven dystopian drama was one of 2021’s biggest dramas.

We focus on three New Zealand dairy farmers – Alex (Xue), Jamie (Fong) and Pip (Lau) – who accidentally meet the only survivor of a virus that has destroyed men around the world (Jay Ryan), this second sextet . Picking up from the end of the first episode, our group set out on a journey to bring the leader of the Wellness Lane (Tandi Wright of Pearl) to justice and try to find the truth about the “mandemic”.

All Others Burn (July 5, Neon)

Billed as a “coming-of-age drama”, this six-part British sitcom focuses on the Lewises – your typical British family who happen to be very religious. They try to balance family, faith and knowledge in a world that they believe will end tomorrow.

The cast includes The Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird, Landscapers’ Kate O’Flynn and Taskmaster UK duo Morgana Robinson and Lolly Adefope.

“It’s amazing, very funny, all the way. I’m a convert,” wrote Lucy Mangan of The Guardian.

Full Band (July 14, Neon)

Created by Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Now You See Me screenwriter Ed Solomon, and directed by Steven Soderbergh (Lucky Logan, The Girlfriend Experience), the six-part drama follows an investigation into a botched robbery as it uncovers secrets that have been intertwined for a long time. long. several characters across New York.

An impressive cast has been assembled with Claire Danes, Timothy Olyphant, Dennis Quaid, Zazie Beetz and Jim Gaffigan.

Futurama (July 24, Disney+)

Winner of six Emmy Awards, the sci-fi series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening returns to our screens for the first time in a decade.

This is one of two 10-part episodes that will revolve around the 31st Century Planet Express airline and its crew. Original titles for the Pun-tastic pop-culture-inspired installment include The Impossible Stream, Children of a Lesser Bog and I Know What You Did Next Xmas.

The Horror of Dolores Roach (July 7, Prime Video)

Based on the hit 2018 Spotify podcast of the same name, the eight-episode drama is billed as a Sweeney Todd-inspired “urban legend” of love, betrayal, weed and cannibalism.

After 16 years in prison, the notorious Dolores (Justina Machado) is protected and given a home by her former stoner friend Luis (Alejandro Hernandez), who also allows her to run her massage business in the basement of her empanada shop. However, when his new found stability is threatened, he is forced to take extreme measures.

The Best (July 28, Prime Video)

Four years after the original adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 1990 best-selling novel, David Tennant and Michael Sheen return to explore the unlikely relationship between the troubled angel and rare bookseller Aziraphale (Sheen) and a quick-witted demon. Crowley (Tennant).

Having lived on Earth since the Beginning – and where the Apocalypse was thwarted – the pair are once again living a simple life in London’s Soho. That is, until the archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) unexpectedly shows up at the door of Aziraphale’s bookstore with no memory of who he is, or how he got there.

Home Safe (July 12, ThreeNow)

A four-episode Australian drama that follows the adventures of Phoebe Rook (The Bold Type’s Aisha Dee), a young communications professional who quits her job at a prominent Melbourne law firm to work at a local law enforcement agency dealing with domestic violence. family. the hope of ruining his money.

The series is based on the famous playwright Anna Barnes who works in such a place.

“The Safe House is not good or fun. With stories like this, it shouldn’t be,” wrote Screen Hub’s Anthony Morris.

All the Best (July 20, TVNZ+)

New Zealand’s Thomasin McKenzie has a six-part dark comedy about a young woman who moves into her grandmother’s beach house, only to discover that she lives on land regularly used by suicidal people.

Using her chaotic brand of psychology, McKenzie’s Vivian creates an unexpected ability to bring people back from the brink.

Craig Mathieson of The Age wrote: “McKenzie opens up many cracks in the cliff edge.

Twisted Metal (July 27, TVNZ+)

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’s Anthony Mackie plays an amnesiac talking milkman, John Doe, in the 10-episode post-apocalyptic wasteland-set drama inspired by the classic PlayStation game.

After being offered a better future, he must now deliver a mysterious package with the help of car thief Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz). On their way there are many road accidents, including brutal robbers.

The cast also includes Scream’s Neve Campbell and Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Thomas Haden Church.

What We Do in the Shadows (July 16, Neon)

Now in its fifth season (and with a sixth greenlight already), the 2014 US adaptation of the Kiwi mockumentary is still going strong.

The first images of this latest round tease the vampires who visit basketball games, restaurants and shopping malls, while trying to fit in with the living, while all eyes will be on Guillermo’s (Harvey Guillen) infamous as he prepares to join a group of Staten Island bloodsuckers. he’s done well and what the powerful vampire Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) will do now that he seems to have been restored to his old self.