The Boys

Find season 4 in Apps > Prime Video now. Seasons 1-3 also available

It’s all ramping up to the 18 July finale in what we now know is the penultimate season of The Boys. Despite the best efforts of Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and his team, Homelander (Antony Starr) has the nation in his grip, and humanity’s about to become an endangered species. Butcher’s been tipped off by Joe (Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Walking Dead) about the supe-killing virus from Goldolkin University – could it really work? Expect more blood, gore, virulent swearing and entirely unsubtle parallels with real-life politics in one of TV’s most extravagantly entertaining shows.

Sausage Party: Foodtopia

Find season 1 in Apps > Prime Video from Thursday 11 July

The 2016 adult animated comedy Sausage Party was utterly deranged, in the best possible way, as anthropomorphic sausage Frank (Seth Rogen) who lives in a supermarket journeys to discover the truth about what happens when food is purchased. This picks up from that film after escaping their fate as edibles, as Frank, hot dog bun Brenda (Kristen Wiig), deformed sausage Barry (Michael Cera) and bagel Sammy (Edward Norton) try to build a food society. Rude, crude and featuring talking food, it’s an animated series that is not for kids.

My Spy The Eternal City

Find it in Apps > Prime Video from Thursday 18 July

The original My Spy starred Dave Bautista as a CIA operative and Chloe Coleman as the daughter of a family he surveils. JJ (Bautista) and Sophie (Coleman) are now stepdad and daughter, and when Sophie’s high school choir is selected for an Italian tour culminating in a performance for the Pope in Vatican City, JJ sees this as a bonding opportunity, so he volunteers to help chaperone. And everything goes without a hitch… nah, they become pawns in a terrorist plot that could end the world. Like the 2020 movie, this is a lot of fun, and it reminds you there aren’t enough action movies that cater to adults and kids alike. Here’s hoping for a threequel.

The Iron Claw

Find it in Apps > Prime Video from Friday 19 July

If Zac Efron can combine a workout programme with a film role, then it ticks a lot of boxes for him. And, if we’re being honest, for us as well. But it’s Efron’s acting muscles that get the most thorough workout here in the real-life story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Biopics can often feel by the numbers when it comes to hitting the historical beats of the story, but this is not one of those movies. Full of heart and tragedy with wonderful performances, it’s a stunning piece of film-making.

Those About To Die

Find season 1 in Apps > Prime Video from Friday 19 July

Director Roland Emmerich is known for his quiet little films like Independence Day, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow – a CV that could be headlined “This fella will give you bang for your buck”. So the news he has co-directed this epic sword-and-sandal TV series, starring Anthony Hopkins, about Rome’s lust for blood and sport will be music to the ears of action fans. Many shows have tried to lay claim to Thrones’ throne and failed. But with that director, an impressive cast and the man who wrote Saving Private Ryan on scripting duties, this is the one to watch.

Cirque Du Soleil: Without A Net

Find it in Apps > Prime Video from Thursday 25 July

One of the things that the pandemic took away from us for so long was live theatre and entertainment. So, when the world reopened, what did it take to bring all that back? Told from the point of view of the world’s most famous circus act, this film captures the dramatic personal highs and lows as the Cirque du Soleil crew work to return to their world-class standards in time for the (re)opening night curtain in Las Vegas. If we ever took live entertainment for granted, film-maker Dawn Porter captures just what an existential brink that time was for an industry that is nothing without an audience.

The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Find it in Apps > Prime Video from Thursday 25 July

This film about the birth of modern black operations (so-called “black ops”) looks like one of the Guy Ritchie-est Guy Ritchie films in the Lock Stock director’s oeuvre.  It tells the story of how the British military recruited a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during the Second World War. It could be like any other war epic, with stirring music and nerve-jangling speeches. But put it in the hands of Ritchie, and you have the guy from Reacher (Alan Ritchson) shooting down Nazis with a bow and arrow. With a great cast including Henry Cavill, Babs Olusanmokun and Eiza González, it’s an instant classic.

Everything I Know About Love

Stream series 1 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer now

The adaptation of Dolly Alderton’s bestselling memoir and bible for millennial women was hugely anticipated when it was first announced. But it feels like it went a little bit under the radar when it eventually came out in 2022. With the whole series available on BBC iPlayer, it deserves to find its audience. Emma Appleton (The Witcher) and Bel Powley (The Diary Of A Teenage Girl) star as two childhood best friends navigating their twenties in a London house-share while battling bad dates, heartaches and humiliations.

Andy Murray: Will To Win

Stream it in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer now

We are almost certainly looking at the final year of former world number one Andy Murray’s professional tennis career – a career that saw him finally end the 77-year wait for a British men’s Wimbledon champion in 2013. This documentary looks back on his life and career, from a boy in Dunblane to what it took to become a sporting legend. Alongside the highs – historic wins at the US Open, Davis Cup, two Olympic gold medals and a second Wimbledon triumph in 2016 – this will also dig into the lows, the setbacks and how the demands on him have grown. It’s sure to be a fascinating insight into one of Britain’s greatest ever sportsmen.

A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder

Stream series 1 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer from Monday 1 July

Holly Jackson’s huge-selling mystery novel about small-town secrets and murder comes to the small screen. In this six-episode, star-studded series, schoolgirl Pip (Emma Myers, Wednesday) investigates the death of fellow student Andie in the firm belief that Andie’s boyfriend Sal was falsely accused. What ensues is a twisty tale that’ll have you guessing at every turn. Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland), Mathew Baynton (Ghosts) and Gary Beadle (The Wheel Of Time) also star.

Paddy & Molly: Show No Mersey

Stream series 1 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer from Monday 1 July

Firstly, kudos on the title of this fly-on-the-wall series that follows best pals and MMA fighters Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett and “Meatball” Molly McCann who are, as you’ve guessed, from Liverpool. The pair have already made an impact in UFC, but now they are preparing for the biggest fights of their lives as they enter the next phase of their professional and personal lives. We’ll learn more about them in and out of the ring in their hometowns in Merseyside, and we’ll meet the friends and family who live there and support them. UFC is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, so this will be a unique (and hopefully very Liverpudlian) view inside that world.

BMX All Stars

Stream series 1 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer from Monday 1 July

Peckham is a brilliant part of London for many reasons, but one of its hidden gems is its BMX club. It’s one of the most successful in the UK, boasting British, European and world champions, plus Olympic medallist and “Prince of Peckham” Kye Whyte. This 10-part series narrated by Ashley Walters takes you behind the scenes of this talent factory, following young riders as firm friendships are made and fierce rivalries forged, alongside brutal crashes and sweet victories. The series also features Whyte, fellow Olympians Bethany Shriever, Quillan Isidore and freestyler Charlotte Worthington, as well as pro rider Tian Isidore and freestyler James Jones.

We Hunt Together

Stream series 1 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer from Tuesday 2 July

This British thriller series delves into some of the darkest corners of society, as DI Jackson Mendy (Babou Ceesay, Guerrilla) and DS Lola Franks (Eve Myles, Torchwood) investigate violent incidents related to online sex worker Freddy Lane, aka Zara Thustra (Hermione Corfield, The Halcyon), and discover a seedy world of threats, abuse, hustlers and traumatised former child soldiers. It’s not your average crime show…

The Great

Find series 3 in Apps > Channel 4 now. Series 1-2 also available

The critically acclaimed satirical comedy-drama based (very, very loosely) on the rise to power of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia ended after this third series – but that shouldn’t put you off. Firstly, remember that this show was created and largely written by Tony McNamara, the guy who wrote Poor Things and The Favourite, so you know it’s going to be a rollicking period romp. Secondly, there’s a lot in this final 10 episodes and it all builds to a satisfying conclusion that sticks the landing it had been building towards (it might be history, but no spoilers here). Expect more court machinations, complicated relationships and coup attempts.

Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It: Brilliant Builds

Find series 4 in Apps > Channel 4 now. Series 1-3 available now. Kirsty And Phil’s Love It Or List It series 1-9 is also available

While it doesn’t quite reach the dizzying heights of the original Kirstie and Phil show Location Location Location, Love It Or List It is still worth the admission fee at the door, combining property searches with home renovation. This series looks back at some of the show’s most dramatic glow-ups in the attempt to push prospective house movers to remain in their current home – or as the title says, to love it rather than list it for sale. It’s a show that’s guaranteed to bring about the same “…but why would they spend all that money if they were just going to move?” conversation in your house every single time it’s on telly.

Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials

Find it in Apps > Channel 4 now

When you think of witch trials, your thought probably head immediately to Salem, Massachusetts. But in England, witch trials are estimated to have resulted in the death of perhaps 500 people, 90% of them women. In this series, Suranne Jones – who says she’s always been interested in fairy tales, witches and folklore – goes on a journey to learn about the most infamous witch trials in history. That includes witch trials in Pendle, Lancashire, just 35 miles from where Oldham native Jones grew up. She discovers why so many women were accused of witchcraft and what their stories mean to us today.

Outrageous Homes

Find series 1 in Apps > Channel 4 now

Fed up of seeing nothing but endless reels of pristine show homes in far away places on your screens? Changing Rooms’ Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is of that same mind. That’s why the interior designer has teamed up with Channel 4 in search of proud-to-be-different homeowners, stepping past the threshold of some of the UK’s most unique and eccentric homes. Not a beige wall in sight.

I Literally Just Told You With Jimmy Carr

Find series 4 in Apps > Channel 4 from Friday 12 July. Series 1-3 available now

TV quizzes are so prevalent on our screens now, that it’s a wonder there are any general knowledge questions left to ask. I Literally Just Told You goes down a different route, as players answer questions that have just been written, about things that have just happened during the show. The show was conceived by Richard Bacon, who thought that people’s short-term memory was so bad that you could give people all the answers in a quiz, and they’d still get most of them wrong. And so it often proves. It’s a fun watch because everyone in your house has as much chance of answering correctly.

So Help Me Todd

Find season 2 in Alibi on demand from Thursday 11 July. Season 1 also available

This hilarious legal drama returns, starring Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock) as razor-sharp, meticulous attorney Margaret Wright and Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect) as Todd, her talented but scruffy, aimless son whom she hires as her law firm’s in-house investigator. Will this latest season see Todd finally get his life together? Plenty of twists and turns await – and a big revelation in the first episode may change the pair’s working relationship forever.

Mr Bigstuff

Find series 1 in Sky Max on demand from Wednesday 17 July

Glen (Ryan Sampson, Brassic) and his fiancée Kirsty (Harriet Webb, I May Destroy You) share a perfectly happy and mundane life together. That is until Glen’s estranged brother Lee (Danny Dyer, EastEnders) turns up on their doorstep, an alpha male with nothing more than a biscuit tin of their father’s ashes to his name. But there’s no happy family reunion – instead, their lives begin to unravel faster than the cheap carpet that Glen sells for a living. 

Sons Of Anarchy

Find seasons 1-7 in UKTV Play on demand from Monday 8 July

Jax (Charlie Hunnam, Rebel Moon) is a committed member of the Sons of Anarchy, the motorcycle club his late father co-founded – until he finds a manifesto his dad wrote, expressing concerns about the club’s lawlessness and violence. Jax begins to question his role in the club and his own identity, kicking off a raging internal conflict that he can never quite resolve. This muscular action series proved hugely popular over its seven-season run, addressing themes of love, loyalty and betrayal, and the whole thing is available to watch this month.  

Warrior

Find seasons 1-3 in Sky Max on demand from Thursday 4 July

Martial arts superstar Bruce Lee came up with the concept for this series, which was brought to TV screens almost 50 years after his death thanks to the efforts of his daughter Shannon. British actor Andrew Koji (Bullet Train) plays Ah Sahm, a Chinese martial arts expert who gets caught up in the fighting between the rival gangs of 1870s San Francisco while searching for his missing sister. It’s action-packed and gripping throughout its three seasons, with a real grounding in the chaotic history of the time.

Amy

Find it in Sky Documentaries on demand from Friday 5 July

Revisit the life and legacy of one of Britain’s most groundbreaking and talented pop artists. Directed by BAFTA winner Asif Kapadia (Federer: Twelve Final Days), Amy is a raw and unflinching documentary that captures the story of Amy Winehouse, from her humble career beginnings to her meteoric rise to superstardom, as well as her personal experiences with the highs and lows of fame.

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years

Stream season 2 from Sunday 7 July on Paramount+. Season 1 is available now

This SpongeBob SquarePants prequel-slash-spin-off returns for its final season, exclusively on Paramount+. It follows everyone’s favourite sea sponge as a 10-year-old as he spends his summer at a sleepaway camp called Kamp Koral. There are all your favourite characters but with a twist. You’ll either meet them as youngsters (Patrick or Sandy, for example) or with new jobs (Mr Krabs runs the camp, rather than a prominent fast food restaurant). Like the OG series, there’s plenty of laughs to be had.

Mean Girls

Stream it from Tuesday 16 July on Paramount+

New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice, Spider-Man: Far From Home) gets a baptism of fire into the cruel rules of high school when she encounters the Plastics clique and their conniving leader Regina George. She’s played by Reneé Rapp, who also starred in the Broadway musical Mean Girls on which this new film version is based. Familiar faces from the original movie including Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey and Tim Meadows are joined by Auli‘i Cravalho, Christopher Briney, Busy Philipps, Megan Thee Stallion and more in this mean musical extravaganza... Just don’t take part in the #ReginaChallenge.

Quantum Leap

Stream season 2 – part 1 from Wednesday 17 July on Paramount+. Season 1 is available now

This continuation of the early 90s sci-fi show revealed two things. Firstly, that original time traveller Sam Beckett – as the original series end card stated in the final episode – never made it home. And secondly, it’s still one of the best TV formats and was ripe for revival. In its second season, Ben Song (Raymond Lee) is still stuck in the past, leaping into the bodies of different people to change events for the better, with only a hologram (Caitlin Bassett) for company. Will Ben do what Sam could not and make it home? Only time will tell. (Geddit? Because he’s a time traveller. We’ll get our coats…)

How to watch Paramount+ with Virgin TV

If you’re a Virgin TV 360 box or Stream from Virgin Media customer, you can get Paramount+ direct on your telly once you’ve got a subscription to the service. Simply sign up online, then log in on the box. And because Paramount+ is fully integrated into Virgin TV 360 and Stream, you can search without even going into the app. Just select Search & Discover from the Home menu and type in the name of the show or movie you’re after. You can also voice search Paramount+ shows with your remote, or say “Paramount Plus” to get to the app even faster.

How to watch Prime Video with Virgin TV

Prime Video is available to all Virgin TV customers with a V6 box, powered by TiVo^®, and a subscription to the service. Simply sign up to Amazon Prime via the website, and you can log in on the box. And because Prime Video is fully integrated into TiVo^®, you can search without even going into the app. Just select Search & Discover from the Home menu and type in the name of the show or movie you’re after. Virgin TV 360 customers can also find Prime Video shows and launch the app with voice search.