July 2025
Books on Screen
July 2025

July's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Ballard" on Prime Video, "Dexter: New Blood" on Paramount+ with Showtime, "Washington Black" on Hulu, and "The Hunting Wives" on Netflix; the season premieres of Apple TV+'s "Foundation" and Prime Video's "The Summer I Turned Pretty"; the season finales of "Nine Perfect Strangers" on Hulu and "Sullivan's Crossing" on The CW; the films Jurassic World Rebirth, Superman, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Juliet & Romeo, The Amateur and The Actor.
In Theaters
Jurassic World Rebirth
Release Date: Thursday, July 2nd (wide)
Based on: The Jurassic Park series by Michael Crichton
Superman
Release Date: Friday, July 11th (wide)
Based on: The eponymous character from DC Comics
Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story
Release Date: Friday, July 11th (limited)
Based on: The short story "Abraham's Boys" from 20th CENTURY GHOSTS by Joe Hill
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Release Date: Friday, July 11th (limited)
Based on: DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT: An African Childhood, by Alexandra Fuller
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Release Date: Friday, July 18th (wide)
Based on: Characters from I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER by Lois Duncan
Smurfs
Release Date: Friday, July 18th (wide)
Based on: The comic book series The Smurfs by Peyo
Saint Clare
Release Date: Friday, July 18th (limited)
Based on: CLARE AT SIXTEEN by Don Roff
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Release Date: Friday, July 25th (wide)
Based on: The Marvel Comics superhero team The Fantastic Four
Bambi: The Reckoning
Release Date: Friday, July 25th (limited)
Based on: BAMBI: A Life in the Woods, by Felix Salten
Four Letters of Love
Release Date: Friday, July 25th (limited)
Based on: FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE by Niall Williams
On TV
Film Release
An Honest Life
Release Date: Thursday, July 31st on Netflix
Based on: AN HONEST LIFE by Joakim Zander
Series Premieres
"Ballard"
Release Date: Wednesday, July 9th on Prime Video (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: Michael Connelly's novels set in the Bosch universe
"Leviathan"
Release Date: Thursday, July 10th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: LEVIATHAN by Scott Westerfeld
"Dexter: New Blood"
Release Dates: Fridays on Paramount+ with Showtime; Series Premiere on July 11th (the first two episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: The Dexter novels by Jeff Lindsay
"The Hunting Wives"
Release Date: Monday, July 21st on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: THE HUNTING WIVES by May Cobb
"Washington Black" (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: Wednesday, July 23rd on Hulu (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: WASHINGTON BLACK by Esi Edugyan
Season Premieres
"The Sandman"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Netflix; Season 2 Premiere on July 3rd (six episodes will be available on July 3rd, five on July 24th, and one on July 31st)
Based on: The comic book series The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
"Foundation"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season 3 Premiere on July 11th
Based on: The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov
"The Summer I Turned Pretty"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Prime Video; Season 3 Premiere on July 16th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY by Jenny Han
Series Finale
"The Sandman"
Release Date: Thursday, July 31st on Netflix
Based on: The comic book series The Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Season Finales
"Nine Perfect Strangers"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Hulu; Season 2 Finale on July 2nd
Based on: NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty
"Murderbot"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season 1 Finale on July 11th
Based on: The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells
"Sullivan's Crossing"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Season 3 Finale on July 16th
Based on: The Sullivan's Crossing series by Robyn Carr
Ongoing Series
"Grantchester"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season 10 continues
Based on: The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie
"Nautilus"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 1 continues
Based on: TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne
"The Buccaneers"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 2 continues
Based on: The unfinished novel of the same name by Edith Wharton
"And Just Like That..."
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max; Season 3 continues
Based on: SEX AND THE CITY by Candace Bushnell
"Revival"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on Syfy; Season 1 continues
Based on: The comics series Revival by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton
On DVD and Blu-ray
The Amateur
Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, July 8th
Based on: THE AMATEUR by Robert Littell
Juliet & Romeo
DVD Release Date: Tuesday, July 8th
Based on: ROMEO & JULIET by William Shakespeare
The Rule of Jenny Pen
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, July 8th
Based on: The short story "The Rule of Jenny Pen" by Owen Marshall
The Actor
Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, July 15th
Based on: MEMORY by Donald E. Westlake
Thunderbolts*
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, July 29th
Based on: Marvel Comics featuring the team Thunderbolts