Streaming Guide July 1-July 7
Gilmore Girls: All seasons (Netflix, Friday July 1)
Netflix is bringing every season of Gilmore Girls to its library in advance of the show’s upcoming revival on the streaming service. Join Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) in the town of Stars Hollow throwing around quips and pop culture references at high speed. When Rory gets into the prestigious Chilton Academy, her mother Lorelai visits her parents (Kelly Bishop and Edward Hermann) to ask for help with the fees. Lorelai and her parents have been estranged since Lorelai fell pregnant at 16, and the Gilmores agree to pay for Rory’s school as long as they visit for dinner every Friday.
The Circus: Season 1, Episodes 1-12 (Stan, Friday July 1)
If you’d like more politics this election weekend, Showtime’s new real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the 2016 US presidential race, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines as events unfold each week. It’s a never-before attempted take on what promises to one of the most consequential elections in modern history. New episodes will be fast-tracked from July 12.
The Sopranos: All Seasons (Presto, Friday July 1)
Watch every episode of the HBO show that kicked off the recent Golden Age of television on Presto from today. The Sopranos follows the life of Italian American mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) as he navigates the difficulties he faces balancing the conflicting requirements of family and Family, beginning with his first therapy session with Dr Melfi (Lorraine Bracco).
Marcella: Season 1 (Netflix, Friday July 1)
Marcella comes from Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of the Danish/Swedish co-production The Bridge. Anna Friel stars as Marcella, a detective whose marriage has fallen apart and returned to work after 12 years away. Her first case is that of a serial killer whose pattern matches someone she investigated before her hiatus from the force.
The Gift (Stan, Saturday July 2)
When a married couple unexpectedly encounter an old acquaintance (Joel Edgerton), little do they know that their perfect lives will be thrown into a terrifying tailspin.
If that’s not what you’re looking for, here’s everything else coming to Australian streaming services this week::
The Prince (Stan, July 1)
American Ultra (Stan, July 1)
I Am Sam (Stan, July 1)
Igor (Stan, July 1)
Yes Man (Stan, July 1)
Ready Steady Wiggle: Season 1 (Stan, July 1)
Last Cab to Darwin (Presto, July 1)
Manny Lewis (Presto, July 1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Presto, July 1)
Big Momma’s House (Presto, July 1)
Big Momma’s House 2 (Presto, July 1)
Can’t Hardly Wait (Presto, July 1)
Commando (Presto, July 1)
Crazy Heart (Presto, July 1)
Dream House (Presto, July 1)
First Blood (Presto, July 1)
The Fly (Presto, July 1)
The Fly 2 (Presto, July 1)
Free Willy (Presto, July 1)
Free Willy 2 (Netflix and Presto, July 1)
The Girl Next Door (Presto, July 1)
Girl, Interrupted (Presto, July 1)
The Glass House (Presto, July 1)
Ice Age (Presto, July 1)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (Presto, July 1)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Presto, July 1)
Independence Day (Presto, July 1)
Insidious (Presto, July 1)
Intersections (Presto, July 1)
JFK (Presto, July 1)
Joe Dirt (Presto, July 1)
Kate & Leopold (Presto, July 1)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Presto, July 1)
Little Man Tate (Presto, July 1)
The Mod Squad (Presto, July 1)
Money Train (Presto, July 1)
Multiplicity (Presto, July 1)
New York Minute (Presto, July 1)
Notorious (Presto, July 1)
Open Water (Presto, July 1)
The Others (Presto, July 1)
The Perfect Guy (Presto, July 1)
Rambo III (Presto, July 1)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (Presto, July 1)
Stand By Me (Presto, July 1)
Street Kings (Presto, July 1)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Presto, July 1)
Modern Family: Season 6 (Presto, July 1)
The Normal Heart (Presto, July 1)
Angels in America (Presto, July 1)
Band of Brothers (Presto, July 1)
In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye (Presto, July 1)
Larry Kramer in Love and Anger (Presto, July 1)
One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp (Presto, July 1)
Questioning Darwin (Presto, July 1)
The (Dead Mothers) Club (Presto, July 1)
What A Girl Wants (Netflix, July 1)
A Decent Arrangement (Netflix, July 1)
Dirt Game: Season 1 (Netflix, July 1)
A Family Affair (Netflix, July 1)
Eastsiders: Seasons 1-2 (Netflix, July 1)
Father Ted: Seasons 1-3 (Netflix, July 1)
John Safran’s Race Relations: Season 1 (Netflix, July 1)
Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey (Netflix, July 1)
Queer as Folk: Seasons 1-2 (Netflix, July 1)
Review with Myles Barlow: Seasons 1-2 (Netflix, July 1)
Shame (Netflix, July 1)
The Wiggles: Season 5 (Netflix, July 1)
Toast of London: Seasons 1-3 (Netflix, July 1)
Very Small Business: Season 1 (Netflix, July 1)
Making the American Man (Netflix, July 1)
Blue is the Warmest Colour (Netflix, July 1)
Dom Hemingway (Netflix, July 1)
Marcella: Season 1 (Netflix, July 1)
Deep (Netflix, July 1)
Jim Jeffries: Freedumb (Netflix, July 1)
Marco Polo: Season 2 (Netflix, July 1)
Between: Season 2 (Netflix, July 1)
Sensitive Skin: Season 2 (Netflix, July 1)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (Presto, July 2)
Frozen (Presto, July 2)
Frozen Fever: short film (Presto, July 2)
The Night Before (Presto, July 2)
The Insider (Presto, July 2)
Good Kill (Stan, July 3)
The Yards (Presto, July 3)
The Interpreter (Presto, July 3)
Pinocchio (Presto, July 3)
Starship Troopers (Presto, July 3)
Eastbound & Down: Seasons 1-3 (Presto, July 3)
Two by Two (Presto, July 4)
88 Minutes (Presto, July 4)
Kuromukuro (Netflix, July 4)
Monsters Inc, Mike’s New Car: short film (Presto, July 5)
Tin Toy (Presto, July 5)
Z for Zachariah (Stan, July 6)
When Harry Met Sally (Netflix, July 6)
Zero Motivation (Stan, July 7)
Lava: Pixar Short (Presto, July 7)
Brahman Naman (Netflix, July 7)
Leah Rocke is a television blogger based in Melbourne. When not writing about her favourite television shows, she's extolling the virtues of Mad Max: Fury Road to anyone who will listen.
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