GoKawiilHBO takes a lot of the credit for the rise of prestige TV. Shows such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Sex and the City and Game of Thrones were appointment TV, and that tradition lives on with newer series including Industry, Euphoria and more. Its streaming service, HBO Max, is also the home of tons of great movies, live sports and excellent documentaries.
This month, some favorite characters from The Big Bang Theory are back in a new spin-off series arriving on July 23. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe stars Kevin Sussman as Stuart Bloom, who plays himself alongside some familiar friends in an alternate reality. The series, created by Chuck Lorre, will run for 10 episodes. Also arriving this month are several hit films from the past few months, including The Long Walk, Lee Cronin's The Mummy and The Drama. And if you're the type who spends their summers waiting for Shark Week, it's back with 20 brand-new specials to sink your teeth into.
These titles and many others are out this July on HBO Max. Here's what you need to know to tune in.
July 3
Warner Bros. Pictures Lee Cronin's The Mummy Written and directed by Lee Cronin, the new imagining of the classic story of The Mummy is a gruesome tale about a young girl who reappears after going missing in Egypt eight years earlier. While her parents are happy to have her back, the truth is, she's a mummy now, and they realize they have to curb her demonic behavior before it's too late. The Mummy, out on HBO Max on July 3, stars Jack Raynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy and Natalie Grace.
July 9
HBO The Man Will Burn Burning Man, the festival held each year in the Nevada desert, has a very specific aesthetic and ethos based in art, community and spirituality. But over the years, this cultural experiment has evolved. In this new four-part docuseries premiering on July 9, the festival's history is explored, along with its shift in leadership and the audience it has begun to attract.
July 10
Lionsgate The Long Walk Based on Stephen King's 1979 novel, The Long Walk is a dystopian thriller about 50 boys competing in a walking contest; any who fail to keep up are killed. The film stars Cooper Hoffman as one walker who is desperate to win and wants to get revenge on the Major (Mark Hamill), who is in charge of the event and oversees the deaths of the boys. The critically acclaimed film arrives on HBO Max on July 10.
July 16
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