July brings a new New Zealand mystery-crime drama series and the second season of a fan-favorite Aussie whodunit series to the US.
For updates about shows from Australia and New Zealand added to US linear TV and streaming channels throughout the month, see the Down Under TV Viewing Guide.
(For details about the premieres of shows from the UK, Canada, Ireland, and countries in Europe and elsewhere, visit The British TV Place, The Euro TV Place, and The Global TV Place.)
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NATIONAL PREMIERES
Return to Paradise: Season 2 (UK-AU)
In the new season of this mystery-crime drama series, Detective Sergeant Mackenzie “Mack” Clarke (Anna Samson, Home and Away, Dead Lucky, Jack Irish) should be back in the UK, living her best life. Instead, she’s still in Australia, still in Dolphin Cove, trying to stay out of her ex-fiancée, Glenn’s (Tai Hara, Colin from Accounts, Preacher, Home and Away), wedding plans. Luckily for Mack, her compulsion to solve impossible cases serves as a great distraction. From the literary world and state-of-the-art shark labs to dating apps and rock concerts, Mack and her team face the challenging crimes with their unique blend of humor and tenacity. But Mack’s biggest challenge isn’t about work, but finding a way to exist in Dolphin Cove as the ultimate outsider.
Costarring Lloyd Griffith (Ted Lasso), Catherine McClements (Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries), Celia Ireland (Wentworth), and Aaron L. McGrath (Mystery Road), Return to Paradise: Season 2 premieres in the US on Tuesday, July 14, exclusively on BritBox and its digital channels, including BritBox on Prime Channels. New episodes will drop on Tuesdays through August 18.
Return to Paradise: Season One DVD
The Ridge (NZ)
Lauren Lyle (Karen Pirie, Outlander) stars in this psychological thriller as Mia Beaton, a Scottish anesthetist who travels to New Zealand for the wedding of her sister, Cassy, only to arrive to a tragedy. Convinced that her sister’s death was no accident, a determined Mia sets out to find Cassy’s murderer amongst the unusual townsfolk.
Costarring Jay Ryan (Scrublands), Florence Hartigan (The Panthers), and Connor Amor-Bendall (Sweet Tooth), The Ridge premieres in the US on Monday, July 27, exclusively on Acorn TV and its digital channels, including Acorn TV on Prime Channels. New episodes will drop on Mondays through August 31.
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NON-PREMIERE PROGRAMS BEING ADDED TO STREAMING SERVICES
A Grand Mockery (AU)
This drama feature centers on Josie (co-writer and co-director Sam Dixon), whose mundane life changes when mental illness drives him to Queensland’s rain forests.
A Grand Mockery begins streaming Wednesday, July 1, on Shudder, AMC+, and their digital channels, including Shudder on Prime Channels and AMC+ on Prime Channels.
Dear Murderer (NZ)
Mark Mitchinson (Under the Vines, The Gulf) stars in this biopic series as Mike Bungay QC, the larger-than-life barrister once described as New Zealand’s best-known criminal defense lawyer. A unique and flawed rogue, Bungay did what was necessary and occasionally impossible to defend his clients.
Dear Murderer begins streaming Monday, July 20, on Acorn TV and its digital channels, including Acorn TV on Prime Channels.
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