What to watch in July on Disney+, Netflix and more

Believe it or not, Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things” has broken the Nielsen streaming record for most-viewed program in a single week, with the show being watched for 4.2 billion minutes during the 6 June to 13 June viewing window.

For those who have yet to watch the second volume of the season, rest assured that you’ll be in for a real treat.  The two feature-length episodes are promised to have the most epic scenes we’ve seen from Stranger Things so far, and the trailer also hints toward the season’s final boss battle against Vecna and the Upside Down.

Stranger Things 4: Volume 2 is now on Netflix. 

The Gray Man is one movie that you wouldn’t want to miss this July for many reasons. For one, the movie, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, features an all-star cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Regé-Jean Page and more. Not to mention, the story plot is also adapted from Mark Greaney’s book series which already has some franchise potential (so there’s a possibility of a sequel).

In the show, Ryan Gosling stars as former CIA Agent Court Gentry, a freelance assassin under the moniker the Gray Man, who is accused of a crime he may not have committed and is forced to go on the run and avoid capture by one of his former colleagues, Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans).

The Gray Man will be on Netflix from 22 July. 

Fans of horror, this one’s for you. The Taiwanese horror film revolves around the life of Li Ronan, who was cursed after breaking a religious taboo six years ago when Ronan was once part of a ghostbusters YouTube channel alongside her boyfriend Dom (Sean Lin) and his cousin Yuan (Wen Ching-yu), who collectively travelled to a remote village to see a Chen clan ritual, worshipping a god called Buddha-Mother. After the incident, six years later, Li Ronan now faces the struggle of protecting her daughter from the consequences of her actions.

The found footage film is in fact, inspired by a 2005 incident in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in which a family claimed that they had been possessed by folk demons and which resulted in the eldest daughter’s death.

Incantation is now on Netflix. 

If you’re looking for a charming romantic comedy to watch while you weep in bed, consider this new Netflix film ‘Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between’.

The film, starring Talia Ryder and Jordan Fisher, revolves around a couple (Clare and Aidan) who had made a pact to break up before college. Before breaking up, the two spend their last evening as a couple on one final epic date. As they retrace the steps of their relationship, from their first hello and kiss to their first argument, they edge towards a turning point in search for answers — should they stay together or say goodbye forever?

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between is now on Netflix. 

For those who are into animes, you’ll be glad to know that Bilibili, Southeast Asia’s leading animation video platform, is beefing up their repertoire this summer with the addition of new animes such as the reboot of the legendary Tokyo Mew Mew New — the anime adaptation of the original manga series written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi.

Here, scientists of the μ(Mew) Project use the DNA of endangered species to create a team of heroines imbued with superhuman abilities. One of them, Ichigo Momomiya, awakens to discover she is armed with all the skills of an Iriomote cat. Ichigo must team up with other Mew Mew girls to repel an alien incursion, all while hiding their thrilling double lives from friends and family.

Tokyo Mew Mew New is now on Bilibili. 

Zombie Zed and cheerleader Addison are beginning their senior year at Seabrook High in the town that’s become a safe haven for monsters and humans alike. In the show, Zed is anticipating an athletic scholarship that will make him the first zombie to attend college, while Addison is gearing up for Seabrook’s first international cheer-off. However, the town is shocked by the arrival of a new group of intergalactic outsiders — Aliens, who show up to compete in the cheer-off.

Zombies 3 will be on Disney+ from 15 July. 

Based on the bestselling book, Santa Evita, the story follows the intriguing tale of Eva Peron’s embalmed body, which remained unburied for three years awaiting the construction of a monument that was never completed. In 1955, a military coup in Argentina overthrew then-President Juan Domingo Perón, and hid Evita’s body for 16 years to prevent it from becoming a symbol against the regime. Before her death, Eva had become a powerful political figure as General Perón’s wife, and her wandering unburied corpse haunted the country’s political arena for over two decades.

Santa Evita will be on Disney+ from 27 July. 

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