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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