The 20 Best TV Premieres of July Are Going For the Gold

Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is in L.A. once again as a Detroit cop with a motormouth, fighting crime. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Bronson Pinchot and Paul Reiser all return to their roles from the franchise as well, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kevin Bacon joining the crew.

Imaginary friend Rudger realizes he’s not the only imaginary in this animated kids’ movie from Japan. He and the other imaginaries must join together to fight against reality and ensure their survival.

The low-key best reality show of the summer is back for another round of lies. Celebrity relatives conceal their identity and compete to be the last to have their famous roots revealed. Kevin and Frankie Jonas (a Jonas brother and the so-called “bonus Jonas”) host.

Rashida Jones heads up this quirky and dark sci-fi/comedy series about a woman living in Kyoto who has lost her family in a plane crash under mysterious circumstances. Even weirder, a robot shows up to comfort her, apparently made by her husband and the two seek the truth together.

The daughters of Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts clash but then band together to travel back in time and save the kingdom from their warring moms. Brandy reprises her role as Cinderella from the 1997 TV movie and Rita Ora is the Queen of Hearts. This is the fourth movie in the musical franchise about the scions of Disney fairytale heroes and villains.

Loosely based on the best-selling card game, this animated series follows Godcat and Devilcat, two deities living as housecats, locked in a battle over all of humanity. That is, until it’s naptime.

Talk about an identity crisis: Ben starts to physically transform into his classmates in middle school, making him realize his superpowers. He needs to discover what being superhuman means, with the help of his new stepsister, Max.

Hollywood legend Faye Dunaway looks back on her life including her beginnings, her iconic roles and her ups and downs in this new documentary.

Nature filmmaker David Attenborough scans the globe for mammals big and small in this new limited series.

In this limited series based on Stephen L. Carter's legal thriller, Forest Whitaker plays a Black judge, nominated to the Supreme Court, who dies under suspicious circumstances. It’s up to his children, a law professor and a journalist, to bring his killers to justice.

A plot to kill Castro featuring mob bosses and exploding cigars? We wouldn’t believe it either, but this documentary backs it up with all the unclassified documents needed to prove this stranger-than-fiction tale.

Dave Bautista is back in the sequel to the 2020 hit “My Spy” where he is a CIA operative training a young girl to be a spy. Now she’s in high school, he’s on desk duty and she’s off to Rome for a school field trip. That is, until a bomb is planted under the Vatican and it’s up to them to deal with it. Ken Jeong and Kristen Schaal also star.

If you spend a lot of time thinking about the Roman Empire, you will love this big-budget historical drama about gladiators. Based on a book by Daniel Mannix, this stars Anthony Hopkins as the emperor who oversaw the construction of the Colosseum.

Set in Greece, Harry Connick Jr. plays an aging rockstar who moves to Cyprus for a respite. Yearning for a lost love, he soon intersects with the rest of the town, including someone from his past.

A housewife turned journalist (Natalie Portman) investigates the disappearance of a Black woman in 1960s Baltimore in this limited series. Based on a novel by Laura Lippman, expect a major twist that diverges from the book.

Lou Perlman created the biggest boy bands of the 1990s and also scammed others with one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history. The docuseries uncovers the man behind the bands.

Based on the 14th-century novel of the same name, this raunchy comedy series follows a group of nobles and their servants facing the Black Death. Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet and Saoirse-Monica Jackson star.

Let’s all rendezvous in Paris (via our TVs of course) as the 2024 Summer Olympics kick off. Come for gymnastics, swimming and track and field, stay for synchronized swimming and racewalking.