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Summer is upon us, and with it comes a little slice of everything from the folks at Netflix. There are movies both fictional and non-fictional: three Mission: Impossible capers drop on June 1. Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart star in June 24’s The Man From Toronto. New docs about Watergate whistleblower Martha Mitchell (June 17) and civil rights attorney Ben Crump (June 19) are also on the way. On the TV side, the long-awaited sixth season of Peaky Blinders debuts on June 10, and several early-aughts Nickelodeon series (Zoey 101, Kenan and Kel) hit Netflix June 21.
Then there is the onslaught of comedy specials, some stemming from this month’s Netflix Is a Joke festival. Expect new standup hours hosted by Amy Schumer, Pete Davidson, Snoop Dogg, and Grace and Frankie’s Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, among others. June 10 will bring Dirty Daddy, a special dedicated to the late Bob Saget, who died earlier this year. After releasing controversial specials containing transphobic jokes from Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais, Netflix will also launch Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration, which is being billed as the largest-ever forum of LGBTQ+ comics.
Here’s what else is coming to Netflix in June:
That’s My Time with David Letterman (June 7)
In the years since David Letterman bid farewell to his tenure at The Late Show, he’s been reconstructing his talk show presence over at Netflix. Joining his longform interview series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction is a six-episode show centered on rising standup comedians. In each installment, a burgeoning comic will perform a five-minute set before chatting with Letterman, which sounds oddly similar to the latter half of a Late Show episode, no?
Halftime (June 14)
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It’s been a whirlwind few years for Jennifer Lopez—from reconciling with former flame Ben Affleck to nearly bagging her first Oscar nomination for Hustlers. Amidst it all, she coheadlined the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show with Shakira, an endeavor that was captured by cameras for her upcoming documentary. A first trailer for the film shows J.Lo getting emotional about her high-profile awards snub, and dusting herself off for one of the year’s most-watched performances.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor (June 16)
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Speaking of Oscars snubs…one of the most shocking of 2018 was the omission of Morgan Neville’s film in the best documentary category. Despite its critical cache and a $22 million box office haul, the chronicles of Fred Rogers and his mythical neighborhood were shut out by the Academy. But the movie’s tearjerking charms remain—offering a hopeful narrative in a documentary landscape often dominated by scam artists and true-crime tales. Consider this a sign to add it to your Netflix queue.
The Umbrella Academy Season 3 (June 22)
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The off-kilter superhero series returns for its third season, which will see our favorite heroes square off members of the Sparrow Academy. Series star Elliot Page, who came out as transgender in December 2020, will also come out as trans on the show, reintroduced as Viktor Hargreeves. Joining original cast members Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, and Justin H. Min are new arrivals Cazzie David and Euphoria’s Javon “Wanna” Walton.
The full list of what’s coming to Netflix in June:
Coming Soon
Glamour Girls
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
June 1
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Dear John
Dumb and Dumber
Edge of Seventeen
Eraser
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
Lean on Me
Léon: The Professional
Life as We Know It
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible II
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Soul Plane
Steel Magnolias
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Boy
The Departed
The Fighter
The Girl Next Door
The Hurt Locker
The Players Club
Titanic
Troy
Vegas Vacation
We Are Marshall
June 2
Borgen – Power & Glory (Netflix series)
The DUFF
Yuri Marcal: Honest Mistake (Netflix series)
June 3
As the Crow Flies (Netflix series)
Floor Is Lava: Season 2 (Netflix series)
Interceptor (Netflix film)
Mr. Good: Cop or Crook? (Netflix documentary)
The Perfect Mother (Netflix series)
Surviving Summer (Netflix family)
Two Summers (Netflix series)
June 5
Straight Up
June 6
Action Pack: Season 2 (Netflix family)
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill (Netflix comedy)
June 7
That’s My Time with David Letterman (Netflix comedy)
June 8
Baby Fever (Netflix series)
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis (Netflix documentary)
Hustle (Netflix film)
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey (Netflix documentary)
June 9
Rhythm + Flow France (Netflix series)
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (Netflix comedy)
June 10
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (Netflix film)
Closet Monster
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute (Netflix comedy)
First Kill (Netflix series)
Intimacy (Netflix series)
Peaky Blinders: Season 6 (Netflix series)
Top Gear: Season 27
Top Gear: Season 28
Trees of Peace (Netflix film)
Vice
June 11
Amy Schumer’s Parental Advisory (Netflix comedy)
June 13
Charlie’s Colorforms City: Mighty Movie Adventures (Netflix family)
Charlie’s Colorforms City: Miss Weather and Friends (Netflix family)
Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends (Netflix comedy)
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
June 14
Jane & Lily: Ladies Night Live (Netflix comedy)
Halftime (Netflix documentary)
The Mole: Season 3-4
June 15
Centauro (Netflix film)
Front Cover
God’s Favorite Idiot (Netflix series)
Heart Parade (Netflix film)
Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend (Netflix series)
Maldivas (Netflix series)
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (Netflix documentary)
The War Next-door: Season 2 (Netflix series)
The Wrath of God (Netflix film)
June 16
Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix family)
Karma’s World Music Videos: Season 2 (Netflix family)
Love & Anarchy: Season 2 (Netflix series)
Sing, Dance, Act: Kabuki featuring Toma Ikuta (Netflix documentary)
Snoop Dogg’s F*cn Around Comedy Special (Netflix comedy)
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
June 17
The Martha Mitchell Effect (Netflix documentary)
Rainbow High: Season 2
She: Season 2 (Netflix series)
Spiderhead (Netflix film)
You Don’t Know Me (Netflix series)
June 18
Alchemy of Souls (Netflix series)
Charmed: Season 4
SPRIGGAN (Netflix anime)
June 19
Civil (Netflix documentary)
It
June 20
Doom of Love (Netflix film)
Philomena
June 21
All That: Seasons 2-3
The Future Of (Netflix documentary)
Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual (Netflix comedy)
Kenan and Kel: Seasons 1-2
Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide: Seasons 1-2
Zoey 101: Seasons 1-2
June 22
Bruna Louise: Demolition (Netflix comedy)
The Hidden Lives of Pets (Netflix documentary)
Love & Gelato (Netflix film)
The Mist (2007)
ONE PIECE: New Episodes
Sing 2
Snowflake Mountain (Netflix series)
The Umbrella Academy: Season 3 (Netflix series)
June 23
Best of the Fest (NETFLIX COMEDY)
First Class (Netflix series)
Queen (Netflix series)
June 24
Angry Birds: Summer of Madness: Season 2 (Netflix family)
Legacies: Season 4
The Man from Toronto (Netflix film)
Man Vs Bee (Netflix series)
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (Netflix series)
June 25
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 18
June 27
Cafe Minamdang (Netflix series)
Chip and Potato: Chip’s Holiday (Netflix family)
June 28
Blasted (Netflix film)
Cristela Alonzo: Middle Classy (Netflix comedy)
June 29
BEAUTY (Netflix film)
Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Netflix series)
Pirate Gold of Adak Island (Netflix series)
The Upshaws: Season 2 Part 1 (Netflix series)
June 30
BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (Netflix anime)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Sharkdog: Season 2 (Netflix family)
What’s leaving Netflix in June 2022:
With the arrival of several splashy titles comes the departure of others, including the entire runs of both Documentary Now! and Criminal Minds. Prioritize a rewatch of awards favorites from the last decade, including Lady Bird and Silver Linings Playbook before singing along to Stand by Me in solidarity. Here’s everything set to be swiped from Netflix in June:
June 2
Documentary Now!: Seasons 1-3
Lady Bird
June 6
The Night Shift: Seasons 1-4
Vampire Academy
June 13
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce: Seasons 1-5
June 17
Silver Linings Playbook
June 23
Reign: Seasons 1-3
June 29
Criminal Minds: Seasons 1-10
June 30
Corpse Bride
Desperado
Eagle Eye
Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother’s Fight to Save Her Daughter
The Exorcist
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Godzilla
Happy Gilmore
Her
How to Train Your Dragon
Into the Wild
Joan Rivers: Don’t Start with Me
Just Go With It
Looper
Memoirs of a Geisha
Midnight in Paris
My Fair Lady
The Originals: Seasons 1-4
Shrek Forever After
Stand by Me
Originally published in Vanityfair.com
