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When the pickings are slim on Netflix, subscribers can take advantage of that programming lull to catch up on shows that they may have missed the first time. These hidden gems can be found across genres on Netflix, because no matter how much the streamer pays for original shows, something always falls through the cracks,
This list of the best hidden gems on Netflix right now is meant to give these series a spotlight they might otherwise never receive. For July, our latest selections are Loudermilk, iZombie, and Master of the House. But you can find all of our previous choices below.
Unbeknownst to Alyssa, James shows some psychopathic tendencies and he only runs away with her to get a better opportunity to murder her. And yet even James starts to feel something real for Alyssa as they get into a lot of trouble on the road. Once they go down this path, James and Alyssa may never be able to go home again.
If Maestro in Blue were simply a steamy romance series, that might have been enough for this Greek show to break out on Netflix. Series creator and star, Christoforos Papakaliatis, sets up the show to be like that when he steps into the leading role as Orestis, a musician who is hired to organize a music festival on a small island in Greece. Soon after his arrival, Orestis catches the eye of Klelia (Klelia Andriolatou), an aspiring musician who is 19 years old.
The age gap between Orestis and Klelia does come up a few times as they try to deny their growing attraction. Orestis also builds larger bonds with the small town. But once someone winds up getting murdered, Maestro in Blue becomes an entirely different show. And the unfolding mystery may be more compelling than the love story.
As Maddie attempts to discover what happened to her, she runs up against the limits of what she can do as a ghost. This show is on loan from Paramount+, which is where School Spirits season 2 will eventually premiere.
Netflix has a number of wonderful nature programs in its lineup, but Our Living Planet takes a different tack than most. As narrated by Cate Blanchett, this four-part miniseries stresses the interconnectedness of the human and animal worlds in some surprising ways.
Law & Order: Organized Crime star Christopher Meloni headlined the Syfy original series Happy!, based on the comic of the same name by Grant Morrison and The Boys co-creator Darick Robertson. Meloni plays Nick Sax, an alcoholic ex-cop who has fallen so far that he now works as a hitman.
However, the shortcuts and crimes that Swathi commits along the way always seem to come back to haunt her, and Umesh can only keep up the deception for so long. Eventually, this house of cards is going to fold.
The Deep State is a true rarity, even on Netflix. This is a Kuwaiti political thriller that seems destined for an American remake down the line. Bashar Al-Shatti and Khalid Al Muthafar co-star as intelligence officers Bashar and Khaled, neither of whom is sure that they can trust each other. The one thing that Bashar and Khaled have in common is their shared belief that National Security Minister Adnan (Faisal Al-Ameri) is innocent of criminal culpability in a plane crash that claimed the life of a pilot.
Thanks to Netflix, international series like Medici: The Magnificent, which is a rare drama that is set during the events of the Italian renaissance. The Magnificent is a two-season continuation set two decades after the initial season of Medici.
The underrated British crime drama Top Boy has come to an end, and Netflix is the streaming home for both the original show and the three-season run of the revival series. But both incarnations of the show revolve around Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane Robinson), a pair of drug dealers in London whose friendship is sorely tested by their desires to rise in the criminal underworld.
The couple and their kids notice strange behavior from the intrusive neighbors and begin receiving ominous letters from someone who calls themselves The Watcher. Should the Brannocks sell, lose money, and move back to the city or stand their ground and stay, despite the cost of their sanity and safety? With lots of twists and turns, The Watcher will keep you guessing right through to the end.
Blair Marnell has been an entertainment journalist for over 15 years. His bylines have appeared in Wizard Magazine, Geek Monthly, SYFY Wire, Superhero Hype, Collider, DC Universe, and the official sites for Star Trek and Marvel. He also lends his pop culture expertise to Digital Trends on a variety of TV, movie, and streaming features.
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Hulu is having an unusual dry spell for new sci-fi movies. The only additions of note in July were Alita: Battle Angel, Aliens, and Predators. All three of those films belong to Disney's 20th Century Studios and they've been on Hulu multiple times before. We're not sure why Disney takes those films away for months at a time, but all three are now back on Hulu.
The bulk of Hulu's sci-fi franchises come from the Alien, Predator, and Planet of the Apes movies that were made before Disney acquired 20th Century Fox in 2019. Without those films, Hulu's sci-fi selection wouldn't be very good. But as fans of the genre, we expect the best sci-fi movies on Hulu to offer us more than just the titles that should never have lent out in the first place.
With Prime Video's wealth of new content every month, even anime fans will find plenty to enjoy. Fans are particularly well catered to after the streamer added Crunchyroll as an optional premium channel. With this addition, Prime's anime catalog has significantly expanded and offers subscribers access to both platforms' content in one package.
While the price is the same as subscribing to both individually, this is a convenient way to make anime on Prime more accessible. Still, new audiences may feel overwhelmed by the options. Thankfully, this monthly-updated guide lets audiences focus on the best anime highlights on Prime Video right now. This guide includes Prime's native library and the premium Crunchyroll channel's content.
Just one medal away from becoming the most decorated American gymnast in Olympics history, Simone Biles joins other top competitors from around the world in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Biles, who is well regarded as the greatest ever in the sport, is certainly the headliner in Paris, but there will be elite individual talent to watch all over both the men's and women's sides for the next week.
In the United States, certain events will be televised live on either NBC or E!, but if you don't have cable, there are a number of good options for watching a live stream of the gymnastics at the Olympics. Here's everything you need to know:
Upcoming gymnastics events at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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While Marvel may have made the Thor myth its own, thanks to the MCU, this Norwegian series does well to take the idea and run with it in a different way. The series focuses on a teenage reincarnation of Thor (in modern day) as well as a whole host of other Norse gods and myths.
Brand New Cherry Flavor is a superb horror series that goes full David Lynch in places. The premise: a young director heads to LA to fulfil her dreams but what she gets instead is the ultimate nightmare.
A low-key thriller that passed many by when it was released in 2018, Calibre is about as far removed from Hollywood as you can get, but its fantastic performances and utter sense of dread makes for fine viewing. Jack Lowden stars as Vaughn who, alongside his friend Marcus, find their lives changed for the worse after a deer hunt goes very wrong.
One of the most violent action movies we have ever seen, The Night Comes For Us is a brutal look at the Triads and gangland violence, which erupts when a girl is saved during a massacre. The fantastic Iko Uwais stars, offering up some amazing martial arts set pieces. You haven't see anything like this in a long time (in a good way!).
If you are currently obsessed with Ted Lasso like we are, then you should definitely watch Kodachrome, a movie that stars Jason Sudeikis as the son who goes on a roadtrip with his father across America to get to Kodak's last Kodachrome lab before it closes down, so they can develop some photos. It's based on a New York Times article and also stars Ed Harris and Elizabeth Olsen.
Now in its second season, I Think You Should Leave is a brilliant sketch show that shows men at their absolute worst. Tim Robinson is the star (and co-creator) and through his jaw-dropping characters he has created a show that feels very relevant right now.
This doc is absolutely fascinating. Created by one of the best true-crime doc makers (Errol Morris), it is about the wild story of CIA employee Frank Olson who, after being part of a top-secret experiment, is killed in strange circumstances. Blending real life, scripted scenes and more this is a great watch.
A haunted house movie with a difference, His House follows a pair of asylum seekers given temporary leave to remain in the UK. But their house is visited by evil entities. It works on a powerful allegorical level and His House is also super-effective as a straight-up creepy scare-fest.
Many folks have slept on 3% for one reason: it's not in English. This is a Portuguese language show, and a Netflix Original. It's set in a dystopia where the vast majority of the population lives in poverty. At the age of 20, people are given a chance to become part of the rich Offshore society by passing a series of tests. But, you guessed it, only 3% achieve that. There are four seasons of the show, first broadcast in 2016.
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