The last week of July and the first days of August 2026 bring a genuinely varied slate of new television to UK screens, spanning white-knuckle survival horror, animated superhero noir, a Brazilian mixed-martial-arts thriller, a beloved family sitcom’s farewell season, a globe-trotting military drama, and a supernatural mystery set against the Jamaican coastline. Whether viewers are settled in with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+, or Sky and NOW TV, there’s something arriving between 29 July and 2 August 2026 worth clearing an evening for. Below is a rundown of six of the most notable premieres, what they’re about, and where to find them.

Wrath — Netflix (29 July)

Netflix’s new Brazilian action-thriller Wrath drops on the service on 29 July, blending the adrenaline of mixed martial arts with a slow-burn mystery. The series opens with a badly wounded man rescued from the brink of death by a grizzled MMA coach. With no memory of who he is or how he got there, the stranger is given the name Marcelo and begins to rebuild himself inside the gym, discovering a startling talent for the cage. As he is pulled deeper into the underground fighting world, fragments of his forgotten past begin to resurface, entangling him in a web of crime, old grudges and dangerous rivalries that reach well beyond the ring. Billed by some as a fusion of Bourne-style amnesiac tension with the grit of a fight drama, Wrath looks to be one of Netflix’s more physical, high-stakes offerings of the summer, and its international setting gives it a different flavour to the platform’s usual crime fare.

The Devil’s Mouth — Amazon Prime Video (29 July)

Also landing on 29 July, but on Amazon Prime Video, is The Devil’s Mouth, a survival horror film following five friends on one last adventure along Thailand’s coastline before adult life catches up with them. Chasing a final thrill, the group signs up for a guided swim through a remote and stunning cave system known locally as the Devil’s Mouth. What should be a breathtaking natural wonder turns into a nightmare when the group discovers that a freak storm the week before flooded the caves with sea creatures. The animals themselves died in the fresh water, but something inside survived, and it is now hunting the friends through the flooded, disorienting tunnels. As panic spreads, direction is lost and trust between the group unravels, turning survival into a desperate, savage game. The film stars a young ensemble cast including Kathryn Newton, Lana Condor, Nico Hiraga, Gavin Casalegno and Tommi Rose, and is directed by Jeff Wadlow, a reliable hand at claustrophobic genre thrills.

Batman: Caped Crusader — Season 2 — Amazon Prime Video (31 July)

Two days later, on 31 July, Prime Video drops the entire ten-episode second season of Batman: Caped Crusader in one go. The acclaimed animated series reimagines Gotham City as a shadowy, 1940s-tinged noir underworld, following Bruce Wayne’s transformation into a vigilante waging a one-man war on crime and corruption. Hamish Linklater returns to voice Batman, with the new season introducing fresh faces to the rogues’ gallery and supporting cast, including Edward Nygma, Carrie Kelly and Roxy Rocket, while Batman’s uneasy alliances within the Gotham City Police Department and City Hall continue to complicate his crusade. With its moody visual style and a script sensibility closer to classic detective fiction than a typical superhero cartoon, Caped Crusader has built a reputation as one of the more grown-up takes on the Batman mythos, and the second season looks to deepen that atmosphere considerably.

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder — Season 4 — Disney+ (29 July)

Disney+ says goodbye to a fan favourite on 29 July with the arrival of the fourth and final season of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, all ten episodes released together. The revival series has followed teenager Penny Proud and her loudly chaotic family through several seasons of comedy and heart, and this last run finds the Prouds at a genuine turning point. Penny is swept into a series of unexpected adventures that test both her courage and her sense of identity, while the family faces each new challenge, as ever, by leaning on one another. Expect more action-driven, occasionally surreal storylines mixed with the show’s trademark warmth. It won’t be a total farewell to the Prouds, either: Disney+ has already greenlit a stop-motion holiday special, A Proud Family Wizmas, due later in the year.

Lioness — Season 3 — Paramount+ (2 August)

Rounding out the week, Taylor Sheridan’s espionage thriller Lioness returns for a third season on Paramount+ on 2 August. Zoe Saldaña reprises her role as CIA operative Joe, who tells her children flatly that she is “a soldier” and that “a soldier’s job is to fight” before being pulled into her most dangerous mission yet. Hidden networks, foreign operatives and personal betrayals collide as Joe walks an increasingly fine line between duty and home while unseen forces circle her world; familiar patterns start appearing in the wrong places, names vanish from records, and old paths rearrange themselves. Guided by CIA colleagues Kaitlyn (Nicole Kidman) and Byron Westfield (Michael Kelly), and with US Secretary of State Edwin Mullins (Morgan Freeman) warning that national security itself has been compromised, Joe must confront enemies operating from the shadows in a war that now touches every part of her life. With its starry cast and Sheridan’s knack for tense, character-driven action, Lioness remains one of Paramount+’s flagship dramas.

Grimsburg — UK Premiere — Sky and NOW TV (31 July)

Finally, Sky and NOW TV bring the animated comedy Grimsburg to UK audiences for the first time on 31 July, airing at 9:30pm on Sky One before joining NOW’s on-demand library. Led by the voice of Jon Hamm, the series follows Marvin Flute, a brilliant detective who has solved everything from a cannibal clown case to the correct provenance of a mid-century modern armoire, but who has never managed to solve the mystery of his own family. Returning to the deeply strange town of Grimsburg, where seemingly everyone is hiding at least three secrets, Flute tries to rebuild his life and win back Harmony, the ex-wife he never stopped loving, which inevitably means reconnecting with Stan, the son he neglected while chasing his career. Already a hit for FOX in the United States, its arrival on Sky gives UK viewers a first chance to catch this off-beat mix of procedural mystery and family sitcom.

Where to Watch It All

Between them, these six premieres cover every major platform UK viewers are likely to be juggling this week: Netflix (Wrath), Amazon Prime Video (The Devil’s Mouth and Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2), Disney+ (The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Season 4), Paramount+ (Lioness Season 3), and Sky/NOW TV (Grimsburg). It’s a week that leans heavily into genre thrills, from cave-diving horror to underground fight clubs, but balances that with family-friendly animation and a starry espionage drama for those after something a little less pulse-pounding. Whichever service viewers are subscribed to, there is a strong new title to add to the watchlist before August properly gets underway.