It may be winter here in Australia, but it's the heart of summer in the good ol' US of A and as the country celebrates its birthday, Netflix celebrates the fact that it's another month and that more goodies are going to be added to Netflix's library.
For Australians (or non USA residents really) that want to access the US version of Netflix, which has if not more content, then at least different content than the local version, the best way to do that is described in our updated guide here. Sure, there are other ways, cheaper ways, but none more reliable than what we have tested (and what we are actually using for ourselves).
While Netflix's library is out of sync geographically, there are still a lot of the same additions regardless of where you are, especially when it comes to Netflix originals (everything except for Arrested Development apparently - damn you, Foxtel!). And so this article focuses on content that you won't get in Australia or hasn't been covered by our Netflix Australia: What's New in July article, and so a quick glance of that article is recommended.
Okay, disclaimers and blatant promotional materials out of the way, let's take a look at what's new in July on the US version of Netflix.
For TV, there's a bunch of "season 8's" coming this month for no other reason than the fact that these shows were all launched at around the same time, 8 years ago. And it was a good year too, with 'Shameless: Season 8' (July 28), 'Blue Bloods: Season 8' (July 1), and 'Hawaii Five-O: Season 8' (July 1) all arriving this month. All great shows, but my personal fave is 'Shameless' - dysfunctional families don't come more dysfunctional than the Gallaghers, but boy, are they an interesting bunch of what!
There are also new season of 'Madam Secretary (Season 4)' and 'NCIS (Season 15)', both arriving on July 1.
Looking at movies now, there aren't any big new blockbusters coming this month, but that's hardly what Netflix is about these days. Instead, you're treated to classics such as the Jurassic Park trilogy (Jurrasic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III), all arriving on July 1.
Other personal recommendations include the heartbreaking 'Blue Valentine' (July 5), and the charming 'An Education' (July 22) - Carey Mulligan, in my opinion, is very much underrated and she has starred in some absolutely fantastic movies ('Never Let Me Go', 'Drive', 'The Great Gatsby', 'Inside Llewyn Davis' and 'Mudbound', to name a few), 'An Education' being one of her earlier films.
Ben Affleck's first directed feature film, 'Gone Baby Gone' (July 12), is also a fantastic crime mystery film, regardless of what you think of the director and star actor's (brother Casey Affleck) sexual harassment controversies.
As usual, some quality films have left/are leaving Netflix in July, including 'Breakfast at Tiffany’s', the 'Lethal Weapon' movies and the always funny 'Tropic Thunder'.
Here's a complete list of everything that's coming and going in July.
Available July 1
Blue Bloods (Season 8)
Bo Burnham: what.
The Boondock Saints
Chocolat
Deceived
Finding Neverland
Get Smart
Happy Gilmore
Hawaii Five-O (Season 8)
Interview with the Vampire
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jurrasic Park
Jurassic Park III
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Madam Secretary (Season 4)
Menace II Society
NCIS (Season 15)
Pandorum
Penelope
The Princess Diaries
Queens of Comedy (Season 2)
Rica, Famosa, Latina (Seasons 1-4)
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Spanglish
Stealth
Swordfish
Traitor
Troy
Van Helsing
The Voices
We Own the Night
We the Marines
What We Started
July 2
Dance Academy: The Comedy
Good Witch (Season 4)
Romina
The Sinner (Season 1)
July 3
The Comedy Lineup
July 5
Blue Valentine
July 6
Anne with an E (Season 4)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: New 2018: Freshly Brewed
First Team: Juventus (Part B)
Free Rein (Season 2)
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons
Sacred Games
Samantha!
Somebody Feed Phil: The Second Course
The Skin of The Wolf
White Fang
July 7
Scream 4
July 9
Lockup: Extended Stay (Collection 1)
July 10
Drug Lords (Season 2)
July 12
Gone Baby Gone
July 13
How It Ends
Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
Sugar Rush
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants
July 15
Bonusfamiljen (Season 2)
Going for Gold
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (Part 2)
July 20
Amazing Interiors
Dark Tourist
Deep Undercover (Collection 3)
Duck Duck Goose
Father of the Year
Fix It and Finish It (Collection 3)
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (Season 4)
Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot
Last Chance U: EMCC & Life After
Last Chance U: INDY (Part 1)
Luna Petunia: Return to Amazia (Season 2)
July 22
An Education
Bolt
July 24
The Warning
Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial
July 27
The Bleeding Edge
Cupcake & Dino: General Services
Extinction
Orange Is the New Black (Season 6)
Roman Empire: Reign of Blood: Master of Rome
The Worst Witch (Season 2)
Welcome to the Family
July 28
Shameless (Season 8)
The Company Men
July 29
Her
Sofia the First (Season 4)
July 30
A Very Secret Service (Season 2)
July 31
Terrace House: Opening New Doors (Part 3)
Leaving July 1
Alive
Along Came Polly
An Honest Liar
The Art of War
Beerfest
Before Midnight
Bright It On
Bring It On Again
Bring It On: All or Nothing
Bring It On: In It to Win It
Cocktail
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon 2
Letha Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4
Little Women
Michael Clayton
Midnight in Paris
Mixed Signals
More Than a Game
Pandemic
Piglet’s Big Movie
Rugrats Go Wild
Scary Movie
Scream 3
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Tropic Thunder
V for Vendetta
July 2
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
July 8
Alpha & Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom
Real Husbands of Hollywood (Seasons 1-5)
July 9
Ratchet and Clank
Serena
July 11
Alice Through the Looking Glass
July 14
Wild Hogs
July 15
Convergence
Lockup: State Prisons (Collection 1)
Small is Beautiful: A Tiny House Documentary
July 16
Changeling
Wanted
July 29
The Den
July 30
A Cinderella Story
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Swing State
