Netflicks & Chill: 4 Must-Watch Streaming Releases Arriving This July

Whether you're in the mood for a nostalgic prequel, a thrilling mystery, or an action-packed drama, this month's streaming lineup has something for every kind of viewer. From long-awaited returns to exciting new originals, these are the best streaming releases arriving this July—and the titles worth adding to your watchlist.

Elle Woods returns! Just not the way you remember. After the success of Legally Blonde (2001), nearly 30 years ago, this Prime Video series revisits the iconic character before the events of the film even take place. Follow Elle Woods as she tackles high school, fitting in, and the gloomy land of Seattle. Fingers crossed for a Reese Witherspoon cameo!

Release Date: July 1

Stranger Things (2016–2025) may be over but Millie Bobby Brown is just getting started. In the third instalment of the Enola Holmes series, we follow Enola, sister to Sherlock Holmes (yes, that Sherlock), as she plans her upcoming nuptials to Lord Tewksbury (Louis Partridge) before it all goes awry. Henry Cavill also stars as the enigmatic Sherlock Holmes in this zany action comedy.

Release Date: July 1

Akshaye Khanna has been having quite the year after his scene-stealing turn in last year’s Dhurandhar (2025). His next starrer, a Netflix courtroom drama titled Ikka follows an incorruptible lawyer who must defend an accused murderer who is determined to be acquitted, by hook or by crook. Sunny Deol also stars as the righteous lawyer. Ikka marks the second collaboration between Akshaye Khanna and Sunny Deol since Border (1997).

Release Date: July 10 

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, Lucky stars Anya-Taylor Joy as a young woman who is thrown back into a life of crime she thought she had left behind. Action packed with sleek editing and a crisp storyline, the limited series also stars Timothy Olyphant and Drew Starkey. Needing a fix of an espionage thriller? It’s your lucky day.

Release Date: July 15