What to Watch: July

by Julian Spivey
July is kind of a dead month for television and streaming, but we’ve thrown together a few options to check out this month.

Here’s what you should watch for July 2025. 
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Photos: Hulu & Netflix

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Major League Baseball All-Star Game (Fox) – Tuesday, July 15
Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game will feature the best players and biggest names in the sport, like Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes, and more from Atlanta’s Truist Park on Tuesday, July 15. The game will be broadcast on Fox at 7 p.m. (CST). The MLB All-Star Game starters will be revealed tomorrow (July 2) at 6 p.m. (CST) on ESPN.
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The Open Championship (NBC/USA Network) – Thursday, July 17 through Sunday, July 20
The 153rd Open Championship (known by some as the British Open) will be held at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland from Thursday, July 17, through Sunday, July 20. It will be the third time the Open Championship has been held at Royal Portrush. Shane Lowry won the championship most recently at Royal Portrush in 2019. The Open Championship is the fourth and final major championship of the 2025 golf calendar and a new golfer looks to join Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and J.J. Spaun as major winners this year. The Open Championship can be seen on NBC and the USA Network.

Washington Black (Hulu) – Wednesday, July 23
Emmy Award-winner Sterling K. Brown is looking to have his second Hulu hit of 2025 when “Washington Black” premieres on Wednesday, July 23. Brown starred in Hulu’s political thriller “Paradise” in January, which might land him another Emmy nomination when those are announced in a couple of weeks. Based on the 2018 novel by Esi Edugyan, “Washington Black,” executive produced by Brown and Selwyn Seyfu, will star Ernest Kingsley Jr. as the titular character, who escapes from slavery and comes under the wing of Medwin Harris, played by Brown, who himself had a similarly traumatic childhood. All eight episodes of the series will be available on July 23.

Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix) – Friday, July 25
The Open Championship might be the most exciting golfing event of July for traditional golf fans, but for the non-traditional golf fans, it’s without a doubt the long-awaited premiere of “Happy Gilmore 2” on July 25th on Netflix. “Happy Gilmore 2” picks up nearly 30 years after the first film and sees the titular character, played by Adam Sandler, coming out of retirement to help pay for his daughter’s ballet school. Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald and Ben Stiller reprise their roles from the 1996 comedy classic. Bad Bunny and Sandler’s real-life daughter, Sunny, are joining the cast. More than 15 current or former professional golfers are reportedly set to cameo in the film.
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