![]() Surrey : The Gray Man-featuring a CIA operative (Ryan Gosling) gone rogue to set up a showdown with another agent (Chris Evans) who’s been hunting him down-has been hyped up as a potential franchise-starter for Netflix, with a blockbuster scale likened to James Bond. (He’s learned that staking vampires comes as naturally to him as holding grudges comes to Michael Jordan.) Virgin River, Season 4 (July 20, Netflix) As the vamps Nandor, Nadja, and Laszlo-all centuries old-struggle to navigate modern life, the closest thing the show has to an overarching story line is Nandor’s human familiar Guillermo (basically a personal assistant) wanting to become a vampire, while also reckoning with the fact that he is a descendant of Van Helsing. Based on the 2014 mockumentary film of the same name created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, the series follows the mundane travails of a group of vampires living under one roof in Staten Island. Surrey : What We Do in the Shadows is a genius work of stupid art. What We Do in the Shadows, Season 4 (July 12, Hulu) The show follows the adventures of its title characters, two bird best friends in their 30s: Tuca (Tiffany Haddish), a brash and lively toucan new to sobriety, and Bertie (Ali Wong), a neurotic songbird with a passion for baking who lives with her boyfriend, Speckle (Steven Yeun). But for fans of Hanawalt’s solo work-collected in such volumes as Hot Dog Taste Test and Coyote Doggirl- Tuca & Bertie is a more unfiltered expression of Hanawalt’s oeuvre. BoJack was created by Hanawalt’s childhood friend Raphael Bob-Waksberg (now an executive producer on Tuca & Bertie) and was inspired by Hanawalt’s signature aesthetic: anthropomorphic animals who walk, talk, and have human-like existential crises. Tuca & Bertie, Season 3 (July 11, HBO Max)Īlison Herman : In many ways, the show is the same: It remains the unmistakable vision of creator Lisa Hanawalt, the illustrator and comic artist who spent seven seasons building the world of BoJack Horseman. Below Deck Mediterranean, Season 7 (Peacock) The question of whether the joke is on the character, the actor, or the audience, however, is open. ![]() “I’m a-going to soar, like a pigeon,” Paolo crows at one point and, of course, it is funny. This isn’t just a phony Italian accent-it’s like a meta-commentary on phony Italian accents. The balance between exasperation and pathos in the relationship is promising, but any real feeling drains away whenever Leto delivers his dialogue in a lilting, sing-song tone-which is all the time. “He’s an idiot, but he’s my idiot,” explains his long-suffering father, Aldo (Al Pacino), who seems disappointed that he didn’t pass on his own wolfish brilliance. Paunchy and pockmarked, stringy and balding, staring out at his costars from beneath layers of prosthetics-Leto commits fully to the bit: In a family defined by a certain bespoke elegance, Paolo wears his failures on his sleeve. He either deserves an Oscar, or should be sent to the Hague. Last Night in Soho (July 1, HBO Max)Īdam Nayman : To get it out of the way: As Maurizio’s ill-fated and sartorially-challenged cousin Paolo-a black sheep who could use a shearing, a doppelganger for Fredo Corleone-Jared Leto is so outrageously over-the-top as to erase the binary between good and bad acting. (Let’s hear it for Vecna.) But four seasons in, Stranger Things has also evolved: The latest installment expands the scope far beyond Hawkins, introduces the show’s most compelling villain to date, and boasts special effects that rival blockbusters’. And, in some ways, it’s like Stranger Things never left: The ’80s nostalgia is still going strong, Hawkins remains a ridiculously dangerous place to live, and the kids (er, teenagers) continue to refer to supernatural entities from the Upside Down through the prism of Dungeons & Dragons. For Netflix, which could really use a win after suffering its worst setbacks of the streaming era, the series couldn’t have returned at a better time. Miles Surrey : After a three-year layoff exacerbated by the pandemic, Stranger Things is finally back in our lives. Stranger Things, Season 4: Volume 2 (July 1, Netflix) Turn up the AC and check out the most interesting things-new and old-coming to streaming this month … What’s New to Streaming in JulyĪ selected list of movies and TV shows coming this month that The Ringer is very excited about. ![]() ![]() Oh, and before we forget: Stranger Things is also back to finish off its fourth installment. We’re officially in the depths of summer-the deluge of spring TV has abated, and television’s weirder offerings have started to land on streamers like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max.
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