JULY 8 – WEST SIDE STORY *Movie Premiere*
- Love at first sight strikes when young Tony spots Maria at a high school dance in 1957 New York City. Their burgeoning romance helps to fuel the fire between the warring Jets and Sharks, two rival gangs vying for control of the streets. Directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and Rita Moreno, the Academy Award®-winning movie WEST SIDE STORY drops Friday, July 8.
JULY 8 – SHOWTIME’s SUPREME TEAM *Documentary Series Premiere*
- Fresh off its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 19, all three-parts of SHOWTIME’s new docuseries SUPREME TEAM, stream Friday, July 8. Directed by Grammy® winner Nasir “Nas” Jones, and Peter J Scalettar, and in collaboration with Mass Appeal as part of the network’s HIP HIP 50 banner, the documentary chronicles the Supreme Team, the notorious Queens, New York crime syndicate, and tells the real story directly from its two leaders, Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff and Gerald “Prince” Miller. Through the voices of these two infamous entrepreneurs, and the syndicate’s members, as well Hip Hop legend LL Cool J; New York City Mayor Eric Adams; journalist Joy Reid; singer Ashanti; producer Irv Gotti; and others in the local community, politics, law enforcement, academia and popular culture, viewers are given access beyond the headlines to examine the broader cultural dynamics, and the impact that this small group from South Jamaica Queens has held on hip hop, and society at large.
JULY 10 – HBO’s THE ANARCHISTS *Documentary Series Premiere*
- In 2015, Jeff Berwick, a Canadian entrepreneur turned provocateur, launched a conference in Acapulco, Mexico, in hopes of promoting anarchy in its purest form – an ideal espousing the absence of government with absolute individual self-rule. The event, called “Anarchapulco,” draws an international array of libertarians, fugitives, and families seeking to “unschool” their children to protect them from the bureaucracies of modern life, as well as crypto-currency evangelists, and others attracted to the idea of creating a stateless community, free from governments and central banking systems. Unfolding over six years, THE ANARCHISTS chronicles a strange and deadly series of events, where utopian ideology collides with the unpredictability of human nature. The six-part docuseries begins streaming on Sunday, July 10 at 10 p.m. ET, and follows a weekly release schedule with new episodes dropping Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.
JULY 11 – JULIA *Documentary Premiere*
- Directed by Academy-nominees Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG), and an official selection of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, JULIA brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar, who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the documentary traces Julia Child’s 12-year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, and her rapid ascent to become the country’s most unlikely television star. It’s the empowering story of a woman who found her purpose, and her fame at 50, and took America along on the whole delicious journey. JULIA streams Monday, July 11 at 9 p.m. ET. In addition, the HBO Max series JULIA, starring Sarah Lancashire and David Hyde Pierce is available for streaming now on Crave.
***Media Note: Assets for Crave programming are available at the Bell Media press site, The Lede, here
Complete listings for the week of July 7-13
*All Programming Subject to Change
HBO and HBO Max Programming
HBO Series
PAUSE WITH SAM JAY, Season 2, Episode 8 *Season Finale* (July 9)
HBO Series
WESTWORLD, Season 4, Episode 3 (July 10 at 9 p.m. ET)
HBO Series
THE ANARCHISTS, Season 1, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (July 10 at 10 p.m. ET)
HBO Series
IRMA VEP, Episode 6 (July 11 at 9 p.m. ET)
HBO Series
MIND OVER MURDER, Episode 4 (July 11 at 10 p.m. ET)
Movies
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (July 8)
THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (July 8)
THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 (July 8)
WEST SIDE STORY (2021) (July 8)
JULIA *Documentary Premiere* (July 8)
SHOWTIME Programming
THE CHI, Season 5, Episode 3 (July 8)
SUPREME TEAM, Episodes 1-3 *Limited-Series Premiere* (July 8)
FLASTBUSH MISDEMEANORS, Season 2, Episode 4 (July 10)
STARZ Programming
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (July 8)
BECAUSE I SAID SO (July 8)
EMPIRE RECORDS (July 8)
COPYCAT (July 8)
SOMMERSBY (July 8)
TIGERLAND (July 8)
BECOMING ELIZABETH, Season 1, Episode 5 (July 10)
P-VALLEY, Season 2, Episode 6 (July 10)
More Riveting TV to Watch
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, Season 1, Episode 10 *Season Finale* (July 7)
DRAG RACE FRANCE, Season 1, Episode 3 (July 7 at 3 p.m. ET)
VEGHEADZ, Season 1 *Canadian Title* (July 8)
THE GOOD DOCTOR, Season 5 (July 8)
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS, Season 7, Episode 9 (July 8)
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Season 35, Episode 193-197 (July 12)