This is a loaded week for new premieres, not returning filler. Netflix, Peacock, and Apple TV all drop a marquee title between Thursday and Sunday, and two of them are full season binge drops rather than weekly rollouts.
If you only have time to track three things, track the ones with premiere dates attached below. Everything else is a solid but skippable option.
TL;DR: Little House on the Prairie and The Five Star Weekend both drop all episodes on Thursday, July 9, on Netflix and Peacock respectively. Star City wraps its first season on Apple TV on July 10 with a 96 percent critics score, and Married at First Sight returns for season 20 on Peacock on July 12. The Colleen Hoover adaptation Reminders of Him lands on Peacock the same Friday, carrying a mixed 56 percent critics score after its March theatrical run.
Little House on the Prairie (Season 1, all episodes) on Netflix, July 9
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Platform | Netflix |
| Date | July 9, 2026 |
| Release format | Full binge (8 episodes) |
| Episodes | 8 (already renewed for Season 2) |
| Paid / Free | Paid (Netflix from $8.99/month with ads) |
| Genre | Family drama, survival |
| Cast | Alice Halsey, Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, Skywalker Hughes |
This is a full reimagining of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, not a shot-for-shot remake of the 1970s series. Alice Halsey plays Laura, with Luke Bracey and Crosby Fitzgerald as her parents, Charles and Caroline.
Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine expands the story to include the Osage community whose land the Ingalls family settles on, with cultural consultants attached to that side of the story. According to Netflix’s Tudum, the show was renewed for a second season before the first one even aired, which is a rare vote of confidence for a period drama.
Editor’s note: The early season 2 pickup tells you Netflix trusts the tone here more than the marketing suggests. If comfort viewing in the vein of Virgin River or Sweet Magnolias works for you, this is a bigger swing at the same audience.
The Five Star Weekend (Season 1, all episodes) on Peacock, July 9
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Platform | Peacock |
| Date | July 9, 2026 |
| Release format | Full binge (8 episodes) |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Paid / Free | Paid (Peacock from $7.99/month with ads) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Cast | Jennifer Garner, D’Arcy Carden, Regina Hall, Chloe Sevigny, Gemma Chan |
Adapted from Elin Hilderbrand’s 2023 novel, this follows Hollis Shaw, a cookbook author played by Jennifer Garner, who invites four friends from different stages of her life to Nantucket after a devastating personal loss.
The same production banner behind Netflix’s The Perfect Couple, another Hilderbrand adaptation, is involved here. Garner is also an executive producer on the series, alongside the author herself.
Editor’s note: This is built for a specific mood, a beach read you can watch instead of hold. If female friendship dramas with A-list ensembles work for you, the cast alone makes this worth the eight-episode binge.
Star City season finale on Apple TV, July 10
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Platform | Apple TV |
| Date | July 10, 2026 |
| Release format | Weekly (season finale) |
| Episodes | 8 (Season 1 complete) |
| Paid / Free | Paid (Apple TV from $12.99/month, 7-day free trial) |
| Genre | Sci-fi, espionage thriller |
| Cast | Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O’Casey |
Star City is the For All Mankind spinoff that flips the alternate space race timeline to the Soviet side, following cosmonauts, engineers, and KGB officers inside the Yuri Gagarin training facility outside Moscow.
The season debuted the same day For All Mankind’s own season 5 finale aired, and it has held a 96 percent critics score across its run, ahead of where the original series stood after its first season, according to ScreenRant’s tracking of Rotten Tomatoes data.
Editor’s note: The espionage angle gives this more forward motion than its parent show had early on. You do not need For All Mankind history to follow it, but recognizing the 1969 moon landing twist deepens almost every scene.
Reminders of Him on Peacock, July 10
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Platform | Peacock |
| Date | July 10, 2026 |
| Release format | Movie (Peacock exclusive streaming premiere) |
| Also available | Previously in theaters, now streaming exclusively |
| Box office | $89 million worldwide (against a $25 million budget) |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 56% (critics, 117 reviews) |
| Paid / Free | Paid (Peacock from $7.99/month with ads) |
| Cast | Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham, Bradley Whitford |
This is the third Colleen Hoover novel turned into a film, following It Ends With Us and Regretting You. Maika Monroe plays a woman rebuilding her life after prison, trying to reconnect with the daughter she has never known.
Early buzz around the film’s March theatrical run cited scores as high as 88 percent based on a small early sample. The settled critics score after the full theatrical run landed at 56 percent, which is still an improvement over Regretting You’s 28 percent last year.
Editor’s note: Go in expecting restrained melodrama rather than the messier drama of It Ends With Us. Monroe’s performance is the reason critics softened on this one compared to the last Hoover adaptation.
Married at First Sight (Season 20 premiere) on Peacock, July 12
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Platform | Peacock |
| Date | July 12, 2026 |
| Release format | Weekly |
| Episodes | 1 episode premiere, 60 minutes |
| Paid / Free | Paid (Peacock from $7.99/month with ads) |
| Genre | Unscripted relationship series |
If you are weighing whether Peacock earns a spot in your streaming service lineup, season 20 marks a milestone for the long-running experiment where strangers marry before meeting in person. A new batch of couples goes through the same format that has kept the franchise running for over a decade.
The premiere lands the same Sunday as the Love Island USA season 8 finale, giving Peacock two of its biggest unscripted franchises in a single night.
Editor’s note: Twenty seasons in, the format has not changed and that is precisely the appeal. If you have never watched, this is as good an entry point as any recent season.
Everything else streaming this week
| Title | Platform | Date | Type | Format | Paid / Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Runway (Season 22 premiere) | Hulu/Disney+/Freeform | July 10 | New season | Weekly | Paid (Hulu from $9.99/month with ads) |
| Love Island USA (Season 8 finale) | Peacock | July 12 | Reality finale | Live event | Paid (Peacock from $7.99/month) |
| The Real Housewives of Orange County (Season 20) | Bravo/Peacock | July 10 | Returning reality | Weekly | Paid (cable or Peacock) |
| Operacion Triunfo Estados Unidos | Telemundo/Peacock | July 7 | Music competition | Weekly | Paid (Peacock from $7.99/month) |
| On Patrol: First Shift (Season 5 premiere) | Reelz | July 11 | Returning docuseries | Weekly | Free with Reelz cable/app access |
| WNBA: Dallas Wings vs New York Liberty | Disney+/ESPN | July 7 | Live sports | Live event | Paid (ESPN access required) |
| WNBA: New York Liberty vs Minnesota Lynx | Disney+/ESPN | July 11 | Live sports | Live event | Paid (ESPN access required) |
| NWSL: Seattle Reign vs Portland Thorns | Disney+ | July 12 | Live sports | Live event | Paid (Disney+ subscription) |
What is actually free this week
Nothing this week’s major premieres are free at launch. Little House on the Prairie, The Five Star Weekend, Star City, Reminders of Him, and Married at First Sight all sit behind Netflix, Peacock, or Apple TV subscriptions with no ad-supported loophole.
Reminders of Him is not on any digital rental service yet, since it just left theaters in March and is arriving as a Peacock exclusive rather than a wide digital release. If you want a genuinely free option this week, our free live TV guide covers the ad-supported services carrying the deepest on-demand libraries, though neither Pluto TV nor Tubi carries any of this week’s new premieres.
Frequently asked questions
When does Little House on the Prairie drop on Netflix?
All eight episodes land July 9 on Netflix. Season 2 is already confirmed, so this is not a one-and-done miniseries.
Is The Five Star Weekend all episodes at once or weekly?
All eight episodes drop at once on Peacock on July 9. It is a full binge release, not a weekly rollout.
Do I need to watch For All Mankind before Star City?
No. Star City is built to work as its own Cold War thriller, though recognizing the alternate 1969 moon landing timeline deepens the experience if you already know the parent show.
Is Reminders of Him free on Peacock?
No. It requires a Peacock subscription starting at $7.99 a month with ads. It is not currently available for digital rental.
What is free to stream this week?
None of the week’s five major titles are free. Pluto TV and Tubi remain the strongest ad-supported, no-subscription options for general viewing, but they do not carry any of this week’s new premieres.
The one to pick if you only have time for one
Star City. It closes out a season that has quietly outscored its own parent show on Rotten Tomatoes, and finales are the moment a show either earns its next season or does not. Little House on the Prairie and The Five Star Weekend will both still be sitting there next week for a binge, but Star City’s finale is the one moment this week that only works if you watch it close to release, before the ending gets spoiled for you.
Previous Weeks Releases
- June 30 – July 5, 2026 (most recent, directly prior to this week’s edition)
https://www.digitbin.com/new-streaming-releases-week-june-30-july-5-2026/ - June 22–28, 2026
https://www.digitbin.com/new-streaming-releases-week-june-22-28-2026/
