Summer 2026 Streaming Report Card: Every Show Graded, From the Vampire Lestat to Love Island
Summer's almost over and the theaters just won this round — but streaming still had some bangers. Here's my final verdict on every show I watched since June, from A+ to 'why did I bother.'
Spider-Man Just Broke the Internet — Now He's About to Break the Box Office
Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker on July 31 with a 1-billion-view trailer, a $300 million opening weekend in sight, and the biggest cast a Spider-Man movie has ever assembled. Plus Gregg Araki's Sundance sensation as counter-programming and summer holdovers that refuse to quit.
House of the Dragon S3 Just Hit Its Stride — Plus a Pickleball Comedy You Didn't Know You Needed
Four episodes into Season 3 and the dragons are finally earning their screen time. Plus The Dink just landed on Apple TV+ and it's the weirdest sports comedy of the year. Here's your streaming rundown for a week when the theaters are hogging all the attention.
Evil Dead Just Refused to Stay Dead — And Spider-Man Is One Week Away
SĂ©bastien VaniÄŤek brings the deadites back on July 24 with Evil Dead Burn, Christopher Nolan's Odyssey dominates its second weekend, and Tom Holland's Spider-Man: Brand New Day is exactly seven days out. July 2026 is the summer that won't stop giving.
The Vampire Lestat Just Hit Its Midseason Peak — And the Theaters Are Stealing All the Attention
Sam Reid is giving the performance of the summer and nobody's talking about it because Christopher Nolan just dropped a $250 million IMAX epic. Let's fix that — plus your streaming picks for a week when theaters are absolutely dominating.
Christopher Nolan Just Brought Homer to IMAX — And July Isn't Done Yet
The Odyssey lands on July 17 with a $250 million budget, the most stacked cast of the year, and the first film ever shot entirely on IMAX 70mm cameras. Plus Jonah Hill's counter-programming comedy, Moana's second weekend, and the July gauntlet rolls on.
Disney Just Bet Everything on Moana Going Live-Action — And July's Only Getting Bigger
Catherine Laga'aia steps into the biggest Disney live-action debut since Halle Bailey's Little Mermaid, Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui, and this is just the warmup — Nolan, Evil Dead, and Spider-Man are all coming before August.
Minions Take Over, Washington Gets the Hollywood Treatment, and July Is About to Go Nuclear
This week brings Illumination's Minions & Monsters to the July 4th corridor, Angel Studios bets on Young Washington, and the holdover lineup — Supergirl, Jackass 5, Toy Story 5 — is still pulling crowds. Plus: July's upcoming slate might be the strongest of the entire summer.