What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (June 22–28)

This week’s “What To Watch” picks include the final season of “The Bear” (FX and Hulu), the John Cena/Eric André comedy “Little Brother” (Netflix), and the latest Larry David project: “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness” (HBO, HBO Max).

We also recommend the second season of “Camp Snoopy” (Apple TV) and the thriller “Wild Cherry” (Paramount+).

Finally, if you’re starved for a good movie to rent, we suggest the hangry-hippo survival thriller “Hungry,” which is available on video-on-demand (VOD) Tuesday. Let’s hit the couch!

“In the Hand of Dante” | Netflix | Drama, thriller

Movie, Wednesday, June 24: Oscar Isaac (“Frankenstein”) plays dual roles — the late author/journalist Nick Tosches and the really late Italian poet Dante Alighieri — in this film by Julian Schnabel (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”). Set in the full-color 21st century and the black-and-white 14th century, the movie follows Tosches as he’s recruited by a mob boss to steal a handwritten copy of Alighieri’s “The Divine Comedy.” The all-star cast also features Gerard Butler, Gal Gadot, John Malkovich, Jason Momoa, Al Pacino, and Martin Scorsese.

“Wild Cherry” | Paramount+ | Drama

Series premiere, Wednesday, June 24: This one’s a six-part thriller from across the pond (BBC Studios) making its US debut. Self-made businesswoman Lorna (Carmen Ejogo, “The Penguin”) and her generationally wealthy bestie Juliet (Eve Best, “House of the Dragon”) and their BFF daughters lead posh lives in an affluent neighborhood — until the girls are implicated in a shocking scandal. Naturally, the situation threatens to destroy their friendships and even their community. The ensemble cast also includes Imogen Faires, Amelia May, Nicôle Lecky, and more.

“The Bear” | FX, Hulu | Comedy, drama

Season 5 premiere, Thursday, June 25: This is it: the fifth and final season of “The Bear.” Picking up where the Season 4 finale left off, Head Chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) has packed up his knives. Now The Bear’s staff is left without his leadership for the restaurant’s last service, in which they hope to earn that elusive Michelin star, while facing an encroaching torrential downpour. FX and Hulu are serving all eight episodes in a tantalizing binge drop they hope will satiate your appetite for this standout dramedy.

“Little Brother” | Netflix | Comedy

Movie, Friday, June 26: In a movie headlined by actor/wrestler John Cena and the outrageous Eric André, you know they’re gonna play an odd couple: a straight man/comedic foil and a loose cannon, in that order. The title of Matt Spicer’s (the Aubrey Plaza film, “Ingrid Goes West”) comedy “Little Brother” confirms it and the plot — a successful real estate agent’s world is thrown into chaos when his “eccentric” little bro reemerges—leaves no doubt. I don’t need much more than that to be interested in this straight-to-streaming movie, which also features Michelle Monaghan, Christopher Meloni, and Ego Nwodim.

“Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness” | HBO, HBO Max | Comedy

Series premiere, Friday, June 26, 9 p.m. ET: “Those who don’t know history… are doomed to watch Larry David repeat it.” So goes the logline for this seven-episode sketch comedy starring the “Seinfeld” co-creator and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator/star—and produced by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground. That’s probably enough info to see what we’re getting from “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness”: awkward humor and incisive interpretations of historical events. Look for guest appearances from Jon Hamm and Jerry Seinfeld.

“Camp Snoopy” | Apple TV | Animation, family

Season 2 premiere, Friday, June 26: You can’t go wrong with Snoopy and the gang, so consider this second season of Apple TV’s popular “Peanuts”-based series. According to press materials, Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts discover their troop is in danger of disbanding “so they set off to immerse themselves in nature and the Great Outdoors, with the Beagle Scout Manual as their guide. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown and friends enjoy their summer at Camp Spring Lake, crossing paths with Snoopy as they experience hiking, swimming, sitting around campfires and everything summer camp and the outdoors have to offer.”