What's New On Paramount+ In July
Shows & movies coming your way! Happy streaming!
Posted on Jul 9, 2024 | 08:00am
25 years ago this very month, an absorbent, yellow, and porous star entered our lives: SpongeBob SquarePants! On the occasion of the silver anniversary, Paramount+ is celebrating the optimistic invertebrate and his Bikini Bottom buddies all July long, with full-season drops of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years, The Patrick Star Show, and SpongeBob SquarePants. To paraphrase the sponge of the hour: BEST. MONTH. EVER.
The SpongeBob Universe shows are just a few of the new entertainment options Paramount+ has in store for subscribers. There’s also the two-night premiere of the hit CBS competition series Big Brother Season 26, as well as the streaming debut of the big-screen family hit IF. Prefer docuseries? Try Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken, a two-parter about the GRAMMY®-winning artist’s musical correspondence with residents from a women’s prison, or the six-part Cold War-focused docuseries Mafia Spies.
You needn’t live in a pineapple under the sea to enjoy this expl-ocean of streaming selections. See below for a complete look at what’s new this month on Paramount+.
Don’t have Paramount+? Don’t worry. Scroll to the bottom of this article for a look at what plans are available, and what each plan offers. And as you'll see from the following list, Paramount+ has a ton of shows, films, and events to choose from. So, go on, and discover all the stories worth absorbing this July.
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The SpongeBob Universe – SpongeBob SquarePants’ 25th anniversary (July)
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years (Season 2) (July 10)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Season 13) (July 10)
The Patrick Star Show (Season 1) (July 10)
It’s the 25th anniversary of the beloved Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants, which launched on July 17, 1999. Paramount+ is celebrating this milestone with a refreshed SpongeBob Universe collection, a curated collection of SpongeBob episodes and movies, as well as a SpongeBob takeover on the Paramount+ app-loading screen, new SpongeBob-themed profile avatars that feature fan favorite characters, and three SpongeBob premieres, all debuting Wednesday, July 10.
The all-new Season 2 of the Paramount+ Original series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years finds SpongeBob and all his friends returning to camp for a summer of staying up all night, monster lessons, digging up a prehistoric creature, and having the best time ever! The cast includes Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton). Carlos Alazraqui and Kate Higgins return from Season 1 as Nobby and Narlene, narwhal siblings who live in the woods surrounding the camp.
The Paramount+ debut of Nickelodeon’s The Patrick Star Show Season 1, meanwhile, follows everyone’s favorite sidekick starfish during his years living at home with his family and hosting his own variety show for the neighborhood from his television-turned-bedroom. Bill Fagerbakke, longtime voice of Patrick Star, lends his pipes to the young adult Patrick. Other cast members include Tom Wilson as Cecil Star, Patrick’s happy-go-lucky dad; Cree Summer as Bunny Star, Patrick’s loving and kooky mom; Jill Talley as Squidina Star, Patrick’s 8-year-old sister; and Dana Snyder as GrandPat Star, Patrick’s genius grandpa. Summer also voices Grandma Tentacles, Squidward’s grandmother.
SpongeBob SquarePants Season 13 also makes its Paramount+ debut in July. It joins SpongeBob SquarePants Seasons 1-12 on the service, as well as such theatrical films as The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. Season 13 features original voice cast members Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), and current show runners Vince Waller and Marc Ceccarelli.
Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken (July 9)
Directed by Brian Morrow and Amy Scott, this two-part docuseries tells an inspiring story of healing and transcendence through the power of music. Five female residents from the Topeka Correctional Facility, a women’s prison in Kansas, write letters to the GRAMMY® Award-winning rockstar and activist Melissa Etheridge, who then uses these letters as inspiration to create and perform an original song. Having recently lost her son to opioids, Etheridge works to understand and interrupt the cycle of addiction while bonding with these women – women who, all too often, have been overlooked by society.
Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken explores themes of female incarceration, redemption, substance abuse, generational trauma, grief, and healing. With female incarceration rates up 700% since 1980, Etheridge’s musical connection with the women serves as an act of empathy, understanding, and hope.
Mafia Spies (July 16)
Based on Thomas Maier’s book Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro, this action-packed and fully immersive six-part docuseries exposes viewers to real-world spies,gangsters, honeypots, and mistresses, while also unraveling a hidden conspiracy between the CIA and the Chicago mob to assassinate Fidel Castro during a critical Cold War period.
Relying heavily on recently declassified material and premium cinematic recreations, Mafia Spies charts a game of cat and mouse that spanned from Vegas to Miami to Havana, pitting Washington’s strongest players against the most notorious gangsters of the 20th century. The show also explores secret connections between the CIA, the mob, and Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack – connections that continue to resonate today.
Mafia Spies delves into one of America’s most remarkable espionage plots, and includes exclusive interviews with such notable historians and journalists as Gerald Posner, Tim Weiner, Geoff Schumacher, Stephen Kinzer, Peter Kornbluh, J. Michael Niotta, Professor Boris Nerey Obregon, and Felix Rodriguez. The series also features Sam Giancana’s daughter Antoinette, entertainer Betsy Duncan, and actor Robert Davi.
Big Brother (Season 26 premiere) (July 17 and July 18)
The hit reality CBS competition series kicks off its 26th season as a group of all-new Houseguests moves into the Big Brother House. Expect the unexpected with a season full of twists and turns.
Following its special two-night premiere, the series will air Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT), featuring the live evictions. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host. Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan can stream primetime episodes of Big Brother live as they air on CBS. New, in-season primetime episodes can also be streamed on demand, on the day after they air, with Paramount+ (any plan).
And Paramount+ subscribers and Pluto TV viewers can catch action on the Big Brother Live Feeds via pluto.tv/bblf and paramountplus.com/bblf, respectively.
Written and directed by John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers she can see everyone’s imaginary friends – called IFs, for short. Before the IFs disappear forever, she must embark on a magical journey to reconnect them with their kids. It’s an adventure you’ll need to believe to see!
Starring Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, and Fiona Shaw, and featuring the voice-acting of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell, IF is the perfect movie for the whole family.
Mayor of Kingstown (Season 3)
From executive producers Taylor Sheridan and Antoine Fuqua, the third season of this original drama series finds a sequence of explosions rocking Kingstown and its citizens, as a new face of the Russian mob sets up shop in the city. A drug war is raging inside and outside prison walls, and the pressure is on Mike McLusky (Academy Award®-nominee Jeremy Renner) to end it. But things get complicated when a familiar face from McLusky’s incarcerated past threatens to undermine his attempts to keep the peace among all factions. Season 3 launched on June 2, 2024.
In addition to Renner, Mayor of Kingstown boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes series regulars Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Nishi Munshi, Hamish Allan-Headley, and Michael Beach.
Criminal Minds: Evolution (new season)
In the wake of last season’s shocking finale, this season finds the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) investigating the deadly mystery of GOLD STAR, a phrase connected to a powerful secret. As the conspiracy unfolds, the team is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the BAU’s own backyard. The team faces its biggest threat yet and cannot emerge unscathed from the mind-bending consequences.
Criminal Minds: Evolution stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, and Ryan-James Hatanaka, with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Previously announced guest stars include Clark Gregg, Felicity Huffman, Paul F. Tompkins, Tuc Watkins, and Brian White.
Transformers: EarthSpark (Season 2)
The second season of Transformers: EarthSpark introduces new adventures to the Transformers robots and the humans that care for them. The Emberstone has shattered, and it’s a race against the Decepticons to find all the pieces, as limitless power will be at the fingertips of whoever holds the artifact. Amidst the chaos, Robby meets someone special, Mo uncovers an ancient secret in Witwicky, and the Terrans level up. Together, the Malto family and the Autobots discover how far they must go to defend what they love.
Transformers: EarthSpark stars Sydney Mikayla as Robby Malto, Zion Broadnax as Mo Malto, Benni Latham as Dot Malto, Jon Jon Briones as Alex Malto, Kathreen Khavari as Twitch, Zeno Robinson as Thrash, Danny Pudi as Bumblebee, Alan Tudyk as Optimus Prime, Rory McCann as Megatron, Cissy Jones as Elita-1, Diedrich Bader as Mandroid, Cyrus Arnold as Jawbreaker, Z Infante as Nightshade, and Stephanie Lemelin as Hashtag.
Joining the cast this season are guest stars "Weird Al" Yankovic as Cosmos, Zelda Williams as Spitfire, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea as Aftermath, and Richard Ayoade as Fairmaestro.
Star Trek: Discovery (Season 5)
The fifth and final season of this hit original series premiered on April 4 with two episodes. During the course of this season, Captain Michael Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew uncover a mystery that will send the group on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt for this power as well – dangerous foes desperate to claim the prize for themselves, and willing to stop at nothing to get it.
Alongside Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), the fifth season includes cast members Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira) and Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner). The season also features recurring guest stars Elias Toufexis (L’ak) and Eve Harlow (Moll). All episodes are now streaming.
The Chi (Season 6)
Created and executive produced by Emmy®-winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents living on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence, but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. All episodes of Season 6 are now streaming.
The latest season focuses on Emmett (Jacob Latimore) as he struggles to balance his blended union to Kiesha (Birgundi Baker) with his perilous partnership with Douda (Curtiss Cook) – who, in turn, is dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on his inner circle. Meanwhile, Victor (Luke James) is worried that his past is starting to impact his new role as city councilman, while newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) fears for their son Emmett after watching him make a desperate, life-threatening move. The cannabis business of Rob and Tiff (Iman Shumpert and Hannaha Hall, respectively), as well as the apparel line founded by Jake (Michael V. Epps), begis to thrive, while Maisha (Genesis Denise Hale) fights to get her own career off the ground despite the divided attentions of her manager, Jemma (Judae’a Brown). And Papa (Shamon Brown, Jr.) grapples with the senseless loss of his beloved father.
As Season 6 draws to a close, it becomes clear that danger is lying in wait, that no one is safe – and that every single character will be tested as never before.
Season 6 guest stars include Emmy® winner Lynn Whitfield, Jill Marie Jones, Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Vic Mensa, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Jason Weaver, Iman Shumpert, Nia Jervier, L’lerrét Jazelle, Ahmad Ferguson, Joel Steingold, Miriam A. Hyman, Tyla Abercrumbie, Tai Davis, and Tory O. Davis.
Please note: All episodes of The Chi are available to stream on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan only.
Evil (Season 4)
In the fourth and final season of this fan-favorite and critically acclaimed Paramount+ original series, the investigative trio of Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter), and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) assesses supernatural cases that include incidents with wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches, and an evil relic. Throughout, the devious Dr. Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson) attempts to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist who was conceived with her ovum. David, meanwhile, is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service for his ability to detect evil, while Ben is hit by an ion beam that causes him to see visions of a taunting jinn. In the midst of all this, the parish decides to disband the team due to a lack of funds, culminating in one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up evil in the modern world.
Along with Herbers, Colter, Mandvi, and Emerson, the series stars Kurt Fuller, Andrea Martin, Christine Lahti, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, and Dalya Knapp.
ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES, & EVENTS
7/1: Memory (premiere)*
7/9: Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken (premiere)
7/10: Kamp Koral: Spongebob's Under Years (Season 2) (premiere)
7/16: Mafia Spies (premiere)
LIBRARY SHOWS
July 3
The National Parks
July 4
CBS Reports: America Unfiltered: The Voices Behind the Polls
July 10
Beavis and Butt-Head Classic (Seasons 2, 4-6)
Ice Airport Alaska (Season 4)
Ridiculousness (Seasons 11-12)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Season 13)
The Patrick Star Show (Season 1)
July 17
Basketball Wives (Season 11)
Big Brother (Season 26)**
July 24
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 16)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Seasons 14-15)
July 31
Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship (Season 2)
LIBRARY MOVIES
July 1
A Good Day to Die Hard*
A Perfect Day*
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
American History X
Apache Junction*
Big Top Pee-Wee
Biker Boyz*
Blades of Glory
Blue Chips
Boyz N' The Hood*
Caddyshack
Catch the Bullet*
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Full Throttle
Charlotte's Web
Copycat
Defiance
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star*
Die Hard*
Die Hard 2*
Die Hard with a Vengeance*
Drag Me to Hell
El Dorado
Enemy at the Gates*
Fear
Freedom Writers*
Funny Face
Gone Baby Gone*
Good Mourning*
Grease
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Hamburger Hill
Heat*
Heist*
Identity
Imagine That
John Grisham's The Rainmaker
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Legends of the Fall*
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Live Free or Die Hard*
Love The Coopers*
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Miss Sloane*
My Left Foot
Necessary Roughness
New Jack City
Outlaw Posse*
Paid in Full*
Pawn Sacrifice*
Private Parts
Rounders
Rudy*
Rules of Engagement
Rushmore
RV*
Sahara
Set It Off: Director's Cut
Sexy Beast
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition
Stephen King's Thinner
Stop-Loss
Summer Rental
Summer School*
Sunset Boulevard
Superstar
Swingers
Terms of Endearment
The Baby-Sitters Club
The Babysitter
The East
The Love Letter
The Mechanic
The Running Man
The Saint*
The Silence of the Lambs*
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The Truman Show
The Yards
Timeline
Tom & Jerry
Top Secret!*
Total Recall
Trainspotting
Uncommon Valor
Universal Soldier*
What Men Want*
Without a Paddle
World Trade Center
Yours, Mine & Ours
Zero Dark Thirty
July 8
Anesthesia*
July 13
Arthur and the Invisibles*
July 15
Fifty Shades of Black*
The Current War*
July 24
Weiner*
July 27
Hannibal Rising*
SPORTS
7/6: WNBA – New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever*
7/6-7/7: PGA Tour – John Deere Classic (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
7/7: BIG3 Basketball*
7/7: NWSL – Seattle Reign FC vs. Utah Royals
7/13-7/14: PGA Tour – Genesis Scottish Open (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
7/13: PGA Tour Originals: One Shot Away*
7/13: WNBA – Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings*
7/14: BIG3 Basketball*
7/20-7/21: Formula E – 2024 Hankook London E-Prix*
7/20: PBR – Professional Bull Riders American Bucking Bull Million Dollar Futurity*
7/20: 2024 World’s Strongest Man*
7/20: Sail GP – Season 4 Grand Final San Francisco*
7/20: BIG3 Basketball*
7/20: NWSL – Angel City FC vs. América
7/21: NWSL – Washington Spirit vs. Chivas & Portland Thorns FC vs. Tijuana
7/21: Beyond Limits*
7/21: LPGA – Dana Open (Final Round Coverage)*
7/21: United Soccer League – Oakland Roots SC vs. Sacramento Republic FC*
7/26: NWSL – Chicago Red Stars vs. Chivas & San Diego Wave FC vs. América
7/27: NWSL – Orlando Pride vs. Rayadas & Kansas City Current vs. Pachuca
7/28: NWSL – Houston Dash vs. Tigres & NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Washington Spirit
7/27: 2024 World’s Strongest Man*
7/27: Course Record with Michael Breed*
7/27-7/28: PGA Tour – 3M Open (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
7/28: PBR – Professional Bull Riders Camping World Team Series Duluth*
7/28: BIG3 Basketball*
7/31: NWSL – Portland Thorns FC vs. Seattle Reign FC & North Carolina Courage vs. Rayadas
Throughout July: Argentina Liga Profesional de Fútbol competition
Throughout July: NWSL X LIGA MX Femenil Summer Cup
*Title is available to Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan.
**All Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.
Dates for library titles are subject to change.
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The SpongeBob Universe shows are just a few of the new entertainment options Paramount+ has in store for subscribers. There’s also the two-night premiere of the hit CBS competition series Big Brother Season 26, as well as the streaming debut of the big-screen family hit IF. Prefer docuseries? Try Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken, a two-parter about the GRAMMY®-winning artist’s musical correspondence with residents from a women’s prison, or the six-part Cold War-focused docuseries Mafia Spies.
You needn’t live in a pineapple under the sea to enjoy this expl-ocean of streaming selections. See below for a complete look at what’s new this month on Paramount+.
Don’t have Paramount+? Don’t worry. Scroll to the bottom of this article for a look at what plans are available, and what each plan offers. And as you'll see from the following list, Paramount+ has a ton of shows, films, and events to choose from. So, go on, and discover all the stories worth absorbing this July.
New Collections on Paramount+ in July 2024
The SpongeBob Universe – SpongeBob SquarePants’ 25th anniversary (July)Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years (Season 2) (July 10)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Season 13) (July 10)
The Patrick Star Show (Season 1) (July 10)
It’s the 25th anniversary of the beloved Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants, which launched on July 17, 1999. Paramount+ is celebrating this milestone with a refreshed SpongeBob Universe collection, a curated collection of SpongeBob episodes and movies, as well as a SpongeBob takeover on the Paramount+ app-loading screen, new SpongeBob-themed profile avatars that feature fan favorite characters, and three SpongeBob premieres, all debuting Wednesday, July 10.
The all-new Season 2 of the Paramount+ Original series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years finds SpongeBob and all his friends returning to camp for a summer of staying up all night, monster lessons, digging up a prehistoric creature, and having the best time ever! The cast includes Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton). Carlos Alazraqui and Kate Higgins return from Season 1 as Nobby and Narlene, narwhal siblings who live in the woods surrounding the camp.
The Paramount+ debut of Nickelodeon’s The Patrick Star Show Season 1, meanwhile, follows everyone’s favorite sidekick starfish during his years living at home with his family and hosting his own variety show for the neighborhood from his television-turned-bedroom. Bill Fagerbakke, longtime voice of Patrick Star, lends his pipes to the young adult Patrick. Other cast members include Tom Wilson as Cecil Star, Patrick’s happy-go-lucky dad; Cree Summer as Bunny Star, Patrick’s loving and kooky mom; Jill Talley as Squidina Star, Patrick’s 8-year-old sister; and Dana Snyder as GrandPat Star, Patrick’s genius grandpa. Summer also voices Grandma Tentacles, Squidward’s grandmother.
SpongeBob SquarePants Season 13 also makes its Paramount+ debut in July. It joins SpongeBob SquarePants Seasons 1-12 on the service, as well as such theatrical films as The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. Season 13 features original voice cast members Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), and current show runners Vince Waller and Marc Ceccarelli.
New Shows on Paramount+ in July 2024
Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken (July 9)
Directed by Brian Morrow and Amy Scott, this two-part docuseries tells an inspiring story of healing and transcendence through the power of music. Five female residents from the Topeka Correctional Facility, a women’s prison in Kansas, write letters to the GRAMMY® Award-winning rockstar and activist Melissa Etheridge, who then uses these letters as inspiration to create and perform an original song. Having recently lost her son to opioids, Etheridge works to understand and interrupt the cycle of addiction while bonding with these women – women who, all too often, have been overlooked by society.
Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken explores themes of female incarceration, redemption, substance abuse, generational trauma, grief, and healing. With female incarceration rates up 700% since 1980, Etheridge’s musical connection with the women serves as an act of empathy, understanding, and hope.
Mafia Spies (July 16)
Based on Thomas Maier’s book Mafia Spies: The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro, this action-packed and fully immersive six-part docuseries exposes viewers to real-world spies,gangsters, honeypots, and mistresses, while also unraveling a hidden conspiracy between the CIA and the Chicago mob to assassinate Fidel Castro during a critical Cold War period.
Relying heavily on recently declassified material and premium cinematic recreations, Mafia Spies charts a game of cat and mouse that spanned from Vegas to Miami to Havana, pitting Washington’s strongest players against the most notorious gangsters of the 20th century. The show also explores secret connections between the CIA, the mob, and Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack – connections that continue to resonate today.
Mafia Spies delves into one of America’s most remarkable espionage plots, and includes exclusive interviews with such notable historians and journalists as Gerald Posner, Tim Weiner, Geoff Schumacher, Stephen Kinzer, Peter Kornbluh, J. Michael Niotta, Professor Boris Nerey Obregon, and Felix Rodriguez. The series also features Sam Giancana’s daughter Antoinette, entertainer Betsy Duncan, and actor Robert Davi.
Big Brother (Season 26 premiere) (July 17 and July 18)
The hit reality CBS competition series kicks off its 26th season as a group of all-new Houseguests moves into the Big Brother House. Expect the unexpected with a season full of twists and turns.
Following its special two-night premiere, the series will air Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT), featuring the live evictions. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host. Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan can stream primetime episodes of Big Brother live as they air on CBS. New, in-season primetime episodes can also be streamed on demand, on the day after they air, with Paramount+ (any plan).
And Paramount+ subscribers and Pluto TV viewers can catch action on the Big Brother Live Feeds via pluto.tv/bblf and paramountplus.com/bblf, respectively.
New Movies on Paramount+ in July 2024
IF (July 9) (PG)Written and directed by John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers she can see everyone’s imaginary friends – called IFs, for short. Before the IFs disappear forever, she must embark on a magical journey to reconnect them with their kids. It’s an adventure you’ll need to believe to see!
Starring Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, and Fiona Shaw, and featuring the voice-acting of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell, IF is the perfect movie for the whole family.
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Mayor of Kingstown (Season 3)
From executive producers Taylor Sheridan and Antoine Fuqua, the third season of this original drama series finds a sequence of explosions rocking Kingstown and its citizens, as a new face of the Russian mob sets up shop in the city. A drug war is raging inside and outside prison walls, and the pressure is on Mike McLusky (Academy Award®-nominee Jeremy Renner) to end it. But things get complicated when a familiar face from McLusky’s incarcerated past threatens to undermine his attempts to keep the peace among all factions. Season 3 launched on June 2, 2024.
In addition to Renner, Mayor of Kingstown boasts an impressive ensemble cast that includes series regulars Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Emma Laird, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Nishi Munshi, Hamish Allan-Headley, and Michael Beach.
Criminal Minds: Evolution (new season)
In the wake of last season’s shocking finale, this season finds the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) investigating the deadly mystery of GOLD STAR, a phrase connected to a powerful secret. As the conspiracy unfolds, the team is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the BAU’s own backyard. The team faces its biggest threat yet and cannot emerge unscathed from the mind-bending consequences.
Criminal Minds: Evolution stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, and Ryan-James Hatanaka, with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster. Previously announced guest stars include Clark Gregg, Felicity Huffman, Paul F. Tompkins, Tuc Watkins, and Brian White.
Transformers: EarthSpark (Season 2)
The second season of Transformers: EarthSpark introduces new adventures to the Transformers robots and the humans that care for them. The Emberstone has shattered, and it’s a race against the Decepticons to find all the pieces, as limitless power will be at the fingertips of whoever holds the artifact. Amidst the chaos, Robby meets someone special, Mo uncovers an ancient secret in Witwicky, and the Terrans level up. Together, the Malto family and the Autobots discover how far they must go to defend what they love.
Transformers: EarthSpark stars Sydney Mikayla as Robby Malto, Zion Broadnax as Mo Malto, Benni Latham as Dot Malto, Jon Jon Briones as Alex Malto, Kathreen Khavari as Twitch, Zeno Robinson as Thrash, Danny Pudi as Bumblebee, Alan Tudyk as Optimus Prime, Rory McCann as Megatron, Cissy Jones as Elita-1, Diedrich Bader as Mandroid, Cyrus Arnold as Jawbreaker, Z Infante as Nightshade, and Stephanie Lemelin as Hashtag.
Joining the cast this season are guest stars "Weird Al" Yankovic as Cosmos, Zelda Williams as Spitfire, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea as Aftermath, and Richard Ayoade as Fairmaestro.
Star Trek: Discovery (Season 5)
The fifth and final season of this hit original series premiered on April 4 with two episodes. During the course of this season, Captain Michael Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew uncover a mystery that will send the group on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt for this power as well – dangerous foes desperate to claim the prize for themselves, and willing to stop at nothing to get it.
Alongside Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), the fifth season includes cast members Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira) and Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner). The season also features recurring guest stars Elias Toufexis (L’ak) and Eve Harlow (Moll). All episodes are now streaming.
The Chi (Season 6)
Created and executive produced by Emmy®-winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents living on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence, but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. All episodes of Season 6 are now streaming.
The latest season focuses on Emmett (Jacob Latimore) as he struggles to balance his blended union to Kiesha (Birgundi Baker) with his perilous partnership with Douda (Curtiss Cook) – who, in turn, is dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on his inner circle. Meanwhile, Victor (Luke James) is worried that his past is starting to impact his new role as city councilman, while newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) fears for their son Emmett after watching him make a desperate, life-threatening move. The cannabis business of Rob and Tiff (Iman Shumpert and Hannaha Hall, respectively), as well as the apparel line founded by Jake (Michael V. Epps), begis to thrive, while Maisha (Genesis Denise Hale) fights to get her own career off the ground despite the divided attentions of her manager, Jemma (Judae’a Brown). And Papa (Shamon Brown, Jr.) grapples with the senseless loss of his beloved father.
As Season 6 draws to a close, it becomes clear that danger is lying in wait, that no one is safe – and that every single character will be tested as never before.
Season 6 guest stars include Emmy® winner Lynn Whitfield, Jill Marie Jones, Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Vic Mensa, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Jason Weaver, Iman Shumpert, Nia Jervier, L’lerrét Jazelle, Ahmad Ferguson, Joel Steingold, Miriam A. Hyman, Tyla Abercrumbie, Tai Davis, and Tory O. Davis.
Please note: All episodes of The Chi are available to stream on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan only.
Evil (Season 4)
In the fourth and final season of this fan-favorite and critically acclaimed Paramount+ original series, the investigative trio of Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter), and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) assesses supernatural cases that include incidents with wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches, and an evil relic. Throughout, the devious Dr. Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson) attempts to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist who was conceived with her ovum. David, meanwhile, is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service for his ability to detect evil, while Ben is hit by an ion beam that causes him to see visions of a taunting jinn. In the midst of all this, the parish decides to disband the team due to a lack of funds, culminating in one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up evil in the modern world.
Along with Herbers, Colter, Mandvi, and Emerson, the series stars Kurt Fuller, Andrea Martin, Christine Lahti, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, and Dalya Knapp.
Paramount+ – July 2024 Schedule
Subscribers to Paramount+ can look forward to a July marked by original series premieres, the return of series favorites, and so much more. Here’s the full Paramount+ schedule for July releases.ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES, & EVENTS
7/1: Memory (premiere)*
7/9: Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken (premiere)
7/10: Kamp Koral: Spongebob's Under Years (Season 2) (premiere)
7/16: Mafia Spies (premiere)
LIBRARY SHOWS
July 3
The National Parks
July 4
CBS Reports: America Unfiltered: The Voices Behind the Polls
July 10
Beavis and Butt-Head Classic (Seasons 2, 4-6)
Ice Airport Alaska (Season 4)
Ridiculousness (Seasons 11-12)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Season 13)
The Patrick Star Show (Season 1)
July 17
Basketball Wives (Season 11)
Big Brother (Season 26)**
July 24
RuPaul's Drag Race (Season 16)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (Seasons 14-15)
July 31
Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship (Season 2)
LIBRARY MOVIES
July 1
A Good Day to Die Hard*
A Perfect Day*
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
American History X
Apache Junction*
Big Top Pee-Wee
Biker Boyz*
Blades of Glory
Blue Chips
Boyz N' The Hood*
Caddyshack
Catch the Bullet*
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels Full Throttle
Charlotte's Web
Copycat
Defiance
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star*
Die Hard*
Die Hard 2*
Die Hard with a Vengeance*
Drag Me to Hell
El Dorado
Enemy at the Gates*
Fear
Freedom Writers*
Funny Face
Gone Baby Gone*
Good Mourning*
Grease
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Hamburger Hill
Heat*
Heist*
Identity
Imagine That
John Grisham's The Rainmaker
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Legends of the Fall*
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Live Free or Die Hard*
Love The Coopers*
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Miss Sloane*
My Left Foot
Necessary Roughness
New Jack City
Outlaw Posse*
Paid in Full*
Pawn Sacrifice*
Private Parts
Rounders
Rudy*
Rules of Engagement
Rushmore
RV*
Sahara
Set It Off: Director's Cut
Sexy Beast
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition
Stephen King's Thinner
Stop-Loss
Summer Rental
Summer School*
Sunset Boulevard
Superstar
Swingers
Terms of Endearment
The Baby-Sitters Club
The Babysitter
The East
The Love Letter
The Mechanic
The Running Man
The Saint*
The Silence of the Lambs*
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
The Truman Show
The Yards
Timeline
Tom & Jerry
Top Secret!*
Total Recall
Trainspotting
Uncommon Valor
Universal Soldier*
What Men Want*
Without a Paddle
World Trade Center
Yours, Mine & Ours
Zero Dark Thirty
July 8
Anesthesia*
July 13
Arthur and the Invisibles*
July 15
Fifty Shades of Black*
The Current War*
July 24
Weiner*
July 27
Hannibal Rising*
SPORTS
7/6: WNBA – New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever*
7/6-7/7: PGA Tour – John Deere Classic (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
7/7: BIG3 Basketball*
7/7: NWSL – Seattle Reign FC vs. Utah Royals
7/13-7/14: PGA Tour – Genesis Scottish Open (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
7/13: PGA Tour Originals: One Shot Away*
7/13: WNBA – Los Angeles Sparks @ Dallas Wings*
7/14: BIG3 Basketball*
7/20-7/21: Formula E – 2024 Hankook London E-Prix*
7/20: PBR – Professional Bull Riders American Bucking Bull Million Dollar Futurity*
7/20: 2024 World’s Strongest Man*
7/20: Sail GP – Season 4 Grand Final San Francisco*
7/20: BIG3 Basketball*
7/20: NWSL – Angel City FC vs. América
7/21: NWSL – Washington Spirit vs. Chivas & Portland Thorns FC vs. Tijuana
7/21: Beyond Limits*
7/21: LPGA – Dana Open (Final Round Coverage)*
7/21: United Soccer League – Oakland Roots SC vs. Sacramento Republic FC*
7/26: NWSL – Chicago Red Stars vs. Chivas & San Diego Wave FC vs. América
7/27: NWSL – Orlando Pride vs. Rayadas & Kansas City Current vs. Pachuca
7/28: NWSL – Houston Dash vs. Tigres & NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Washington Spirit
7/27: 2024 World’s Strongest Man*
7/27: Course Record with Michael Breed*
7/27-7/28: PGA Tour – 3M Open (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
7/28: PBR – Professional Bull Riders Camping World Team Series Duluth*
7/28: BIG3 Basketball*
7/31: NWSL – Portland Thorns FC vs. Seattle Reign FC & North Carolina Courage vs. Rayadas
Throughout July: Argentina Liga Profesional de Fútbol competition
Throughout July: NWSL X LIGA MX Femenil Summer Cup
*Title is available to Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan.
**All Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.
Dates for library titles are subject to change.