A slow summer continues, but before all the fall or autumn shows debut in a few weeks, there are plenty of new TV shows landing on streaming services that you'll be able to watch soon.
This week, we're looking at new original TV shows coming to the best streaming services between Saturday, July 6 and Friday, July 12, with eight picks that'll debut or land in their entirety during the week.
Usually Netflix offers up a load-bearing part of our weekly streaming round-up but this week that's not the case. In fact, there are no repeats: these eight shows come from eight different streaming services, so whichever you're signed up for, there'll probably be something for you.
Our selection this week contains two returning historical shows, true crime, an animated adult comedy, music and lifestyle documentaries and more.
If you see something interesting on a streaming service you don't have access to, you can use our lists of the best streaming services and also best streaming deals to decide what to sign up for and how to save money.
So let's jump in and find you something to binge or stream this week:
Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken
- Paramount Plus music documentary lands on Tuesday, July 9
The latest Paramount docuseries to land on its streaming service focuses on country rock singer Melissa Etheridge as she writes a new song.
In I'm Not Broken, we follow Etheridge as gets to know five women who are incarcerated at the Topeka Correctional Facility, in her home town. We learn these women's stories and Etheridge uses their tales as inspiration for her new piece of music.
The two episodes of Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken hit Paramount Plus on Tuesday, July 9.
Sunny
- Apple TV Plus drama debuts on Wednesday, July 10
The newest show from Apple TV Plus is Sunny, which has some sci-fi elements but is mainly a drama.
It tells the story of an American woman living in Japan. When her husband and son disappear in a plane crash, she's given a robot from her husband's family to keep her company. Over time the woman and the robot create a bond as they investigate what happened to the family.
Sunny's first two episodes land on Apple TV Plus on Wednesday, July 10, and a new one will land weekly until Wednesday, September 4.
Vikings: Valhalla season 3
- Netflix historical drama wraps up on Thursday, July 11
Vikings: Valhalla season 3 is the final batch of episodes for this show, which is a spin-off of the historical action drama Vikings.
The show follows various famous real-life Vikings through their historical exploits as they venture out from Scandanavia, mainly focused on their conquest of England and battles with the Saxons living there.
You'll be able to watch this final batch of Vikings: Valhalla episodes on Thursday, July 11 when they land on Netflix.
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
- Prime Video adult animated food comedy arrives on Thursday, July 11
For fans of the animated comedy movie Sausage Party, Foodtopia is a spin-off which has lots of the same creative crew and cast including Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Sera and Will Forte.
The story follows some of the characters from the movie as they create a safe haven for food so they won't be eaten by people. However a flood destroys it and they have to work again to find peace.
All eight episodes of Sausage Party: Foodtopia will hit Prime Video on the same day: that's Thursday, July 11.
Mastermind: To Think like a Killer
- Hulu true crime docuseries arrives on Thursday, July 11
Hulu's newest true crime documentary doesn't look at the criminals or victims, but a person who pioneered the hunt for the former.
The series focuses on Dr. Ann Burgess, an American researcher who developed new ways to profile and study serial murderers and predators. She helped the FBI in cases and engaged in studies which improved how they searched for criminals.
There are three episodes in Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer and they'll all arrive on Hulu on Thursday, July 11.
The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge
- Peacock nature show debuts on Thursday, July 11
Not to be confused with young adult dystopian movies The Hunger Games, Peacock's new nature show The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge is a nice counterpoint to Shark Week for landlubbers who want nature shows.
This new show is a nature doc-slash competition show, where we follow various Alaskan brown bears as they attempt to eat enough food in order to hibernate through the winter. New Zealand comedy actor Rhys Darby will narrate.
The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge consists of three episodes and they'll all land on Peacock on Thursday, July 11.
Teen Torture, Inc.
- Max investigative docuseries arrives in full on Thursday, July 11
Another three-part docuseries this week, Teen Torture, Inc. might be harder watching than the two above.
This investigative docuseries explores the 'troubled teen industry', which charges parents lots of money to deal with badly-behaving children. However the industry has a massive history of various alleged and proven wrongdoing, with many now seeking to dismantle the industry for good.
All three parts of Teen Torture, Inc land on Max on Thursday, July 11.
The Serpent Queen season 2
- Starz historical drama returns on Friday, July 12
Our second returning historical show of the week brings back The Serpent Queen season 2 for another round of episodes.
This show dramatizes the life of France's Catherine de' Medici, who ruled the country for three decades. Season two follows the queen as various threats emerge to her dominance, including England's Queen Elizabeth whom Medici's enemies begin to align with.
You can watch The Serpent Queen on the streaming service Starz where its first episode lands on Friday, July 12, and new episodes will arrive weekly. It'll also play on the Starz cable channel with the same cadence.
