It may be summer in the US but here in Australia, the mercury is crashing as winter makes its presence felt. It’s a perfect opportunity to check out what our friends at Netflix US have in store for the month of June.
Sense8 fans must prepare for the end. The popular sci-fi drama first hit our screens in 2015 and since then has amassed a legion of devoted fans. Their investment in the eight individuals across the globe who suddenly find themselves linked mentally will surely mean that streaming The Series Finale from June 8 will be bittersweet. Starring a talented international ensemble cast including Doona Bae, Jamie Clayton and Max Riemelt.
Joining each and every episode of the previous thirteen seasons is Season 14 of Grey’s Anatomy. The wildly popular medical drama from powerhouse TV writer/producer Shonda Rhimes has seen many a love interest come and go but Meredith Grey played by Ellen Pompeo remains the heart and soul after all these years. And Season 15 is currently in production.
Fans of the first season of GLOW will welcome Season 2’s arrival on June 29. The series centres on the private and professional lives of a group of women wrestlers. The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling (aka GLOW) are living in 1980s Los Angeles so expect big hair and loads of shiny spandex.
Taking inspiration from the infamous hashtag oft applied to home cooking gone terribly wrong is reality series Nailed It. Each episode, contestants are tasked with recreating edible masterpieces in order to win $10,000. Of course, the twist is that these people are no Masterchef contenders. In fact, they suck royally in the kitchen. Cue hilarity. Stream season 2 from June 29.
Check out Netflix Original comedy special Nanette from Australian comedian, Hannah Gadsby – an award-winning show described by The New Yorker as “As uproariously funny as it is profoundly furious.”
Looking for new release movies to stream this month? There’s Thor: Ragnarok, touted as the funniest of the franchise thus far. Apparently Chris Hemsworth worked out a bit in preparation for his recurring role as the guy with the hammer. I don’t really know but I guess I could watch it ten times in a row to find out. Starring a terrific ensemble cast including Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine), Tom Hiddleston (Thor) and Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher).
Or how about Star Wars: The Last Jedi? This latest (well, if you're not counting Solo, which I guess many cinema-goers aren't) in the mega franchise really divided opinions, which makes it one of those films you're going to have to check out for yourself. Enjoy these Disney/Lucasfilm/Marvel pics while you can though, because they're not going to be so readily available on Netflix in the not too distant future.
Other movies to consider this month include The Departed, the film that finally won acclaimed director Martin Scorsese an Oscar, and The King’s Speech which also cleaned up at the 2011 Academy Awards.
Also note the arrival of inspiring documentary, He Named Me Malala. Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for being outspoken about the importance of girls receiving an education. She survived the attack and this documentary captures her courage in the aftermath.
Read on for a complete list of new titles added to Netflix this month.
Available June 1st
Assassination Games
Blue Jasmine
Busted! (Season Finale)
Disney's 101 Dalmatians
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
He Named Me Malala
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
Just Friends
Miracle
National Treasure
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
November 13: Attack on Paris
Outside In
Righteous Kill
Rumor Has It
Singularity
Taking Lives
Terms and Conditions May Apply
The Boy
The Covenant
The Departed
The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
June 2:
The King’s Speech
June 3:
The Break with Michelle Wolf (Streaming every Sunday)
June 5:
Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok
June 7:
Hyori’s Bed & Breakfast: Season 2 (Streaming every Thursday)
The Night Shift: Season 4
June 8:
Alex Strangelove
Ali’s Wedding
Marcella: Season 2
Sense8: The Series Finale
The Hollow
The Staircase
Treehouse Detectives
June 9:
Wynonna Earp: Season 2
June 10:
Portlandia: Season 8
June 14:
Cutie and the Boxer
Marlon: Season 1
June 15:
La Hora Final
Lust Stories
Maktub
Queer Eye: Season 2
Set It Up
Step Up 2: The Streets
Sunday’s Illness
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Range: Part 5
True: Magical Friends
True: Wonderful Wishes
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 6
June 16:
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 14
June 17:
Club de Cuervos presenta: La balada de Hugo Sanchez
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 5
June 18:
Encerrados
June 19:
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
June 22:
Brain on Fire
Cooking on High
Derren Brown: Miracle
Heavy Rescue: 401: Season 2
Marvel’s Luke Cage: Season 2
Us and Them
June 23:
Disney’s Tarzan
June 24:
To Each, Her Own (Les Goûts et les couleurs)
June 25:
Hotel Transylvania: Season 1
June 26:
Secret City
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro
June 29:
Churchill’s Secret Agents: The New Recruits
GLOW: Season 2
Harvey Street Kids
Kiss Me First
La Foret
La Pena Maxima
Nailed It!: Season 2
Paquita Salas: Season 2
Recovery Boys
TAU
June 30:
Fate/EXTRA Last Encore: Oblitus Copernican Theory
Mohawk
Leaving June 1st
50 First Dates
8 Mile
Gridiron Gang
J. Edgar
Men in Black
My Left Foot
Neerja
Out of the Dark
Princess Kaiulani
The Angry Birds Movie
The Brothers Grimm
The Spy Next Door
The Young Victoria
Training Day
Untraceable
Vice
What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy
While You Were Sleeping
June 2:
Shark Men: Season 3
June 8:
Grace of Monaco
June 9:
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
June 10:
Bonnie & Clyde
June 15:
Drillbit Taylor
Naz & Maalik
The Giver
The Great Gatsby
Underdogs
June 16:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Seasons 1-8
Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of
Curious George
Super
June 18:
Cedar Cove: Seasons 1-3
June 20:
Cake
June 21:
Baby Daddy: Seasons 1-6
June 22:
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
June 23:
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
June 25:
Marvel Studios' Captain America: Civil War
June 26:
Alpha and Omega
June 29:
Bad Grandpa .5
June 30:
On Golden Pond
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Angie Maddison is a contributor for Streambly. You can follow Angie on Twitter.
