Summer is in full swing, and with it comes a heated update to what’s new on Netflix. Several long-running shows from the streamer are getting hotly-anticipated new seasons, including the Emmy-nominated Cobra Kai, hit reality dating series Too Hot to Handle, Spanish-language teen soap Elite, and the recently-resurrected Unsolved Mysteries, which digs into true crime’s most confounding cold cases.
Speaking of stories rooted in real life, an intriguing lineup of new documentaries are headed for the platform. Skywalkers: A Love Story chronicles the career and romance of a daredevil couple who traverse the globe and scale the world’s last super skyscraper in an unforgettable life-or-death stunt. The checkered history of Lou Perlman, the music mogul behind ‘90s groups like the Backstreet Boys and N’SYNC, gets the docuseries treatment in Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam. And ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Netflix is delving further into the world of sports with projects about Simone Biles and NFL receivers, on the heels of the last year’s successful Quarterback series.
Just as Sex and the City’s arrival on Netflix drummed up discourse from a younger generation who had yet to experience the show, expect a similar welcome for Lost. The Emmy-winning ABC drama, which premiered in the fall of 2004 and ran for six seasons, has been a source of contention since its divisive finale. But it introduced stars including Evangeline Lilly, Daniel Dae Kim, Ian Somerhalder, and perhaps most importantly showrunner Damon Lindelof—who has since made Watchmen and The Leftovers—to a wider TV audience. All 121 episodes hit the streamer on July 1.
Ahead of her highly-anticipated return to the Olympics after withdrawing from the 2020 Tokyo Games, the greatest gymnast of all time is allowing viewers into her training process. Biles, who holds a record-breaking 37 Olympic and World Championship medals, balances her forthcoming competition with married life and public pressures in the two-part series. As she told Vanity Fair earlier this year, “I think everyone wants to be famous, and then when it happens, you almost hit a wall and you have an identity crisis. You’re like, Am I made out for this? Why did I wish for this?” Both episodes premiere on July 17.
Since its 2020 resurrection by Netflix, Unsolved Mysteries has unearthed four seasons’ worth of mystifying cases. The latest iteration, which follows an original 15-season run on network TV, boasts another collection of cold cases worth reheating on July 31.
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