What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (July 27–August 2)

This week’s “What To Watch” picks include Shark Week (Discovery/HBO Max), more marine monsters in the movie “The Devil’s Mouth” (Prime Video), the second season of the dramedy-mystery “Diarra from Detroit” (Paramount+), and the premiere of the Emmy Rossum-led serial killer drama “Furious” (Hulu).

We also have a very special ‘tween-seasons prequel episode of the FXX comedy “Adults” (Hulu), and the boxing crime drama “Fightland” (STARZ). And, if you’re in the mood to rent a movie, check out “Mustache,” which arrives at video-on-demand (VOD) retailers this Friday. Let’s hit the couch!

“Furious” | Hulu | Drama

Series premiere, Monday, July 27: This serial killer crime drama from executive Liz Meriwether (“New Girl”) and based on the 1987 thriller “Black Widow,” Emmy Rossum (“Shameless”) plays an FBI agent trailing a diabolical female serial killer (Lola Petticrew, “Trespasses”). From Hulu: “Both walk their paths toward justice, and ass their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.” We’re getting three episodes today to get us hooked, then they’re trickling the rest out at a rate of one per week through August 31.

Shark Week! | Discovery Channel, HBO Max | Nature

Series premiere, Mon.–Fri., July 27–31: So Shark Week officially started yesterday. Sorry for the late “Shark!” call. But Shark Week isn’t over yet! There’s still six outta seven days (and 20 all-new shark shows) left to get your scary fish fix. Get ready for massive great white sharks with amazing vertical jumps with “Air Jaws: Red, White, and Breach” and “Secrets of the Great White Kill” — and prepare yourself for the almost certainly abominable “K-Pop Shark Heroes,” the lamest bid for younger audiences that I’ve ever seen. Shows air live on Discovery Channel and stream on HBO Max the same day.

“The Devil’s Mouth” | Prime Video | Horror, thriller

Movie premiere, Wednesday, July 29: While we’re talkin’ sharks, we might as well recommend a movie about dangerous marine life (maybe a shark) that might try to eat you? In this horror-thriller from Jeff Wadlow (“Imaginary,” “Kick-Ass 2”), five friends on one last adventure (ahem) to Thailand wind up trapped in a flooded cave system where a sea creature hunts them. ‘Tis the season for these kinds of movies (see “Chum,” “Deep Water,” “Thrash,” et al), so dive in — the water’s perfect.

“Diarra from Detroit” | Paramount+ | Comedy, drama

Season 2 premiere, Wednesday, July 29:

I’m only halfway through Season One of this comedy-drama-mystery from creator/star Diarra Kilpatrick — and I’m not about to spoil it for myself. Four episodes, however, is enough to give this fun, sexy, acclaimed show my wholehearted recommendation. What I know about the second season, sans spoilers, is that the Diarra’s looking for rest after solving Season One’s mystery, but the budding gumshoe accidentally picks up another case and joins a secret society. If the writing and performances stay as strong as they’ve been, Season Two’s gonna be another good time. We get two episodes tonight, then the other six come weekly thereafter.

“Fightland” | STARZ | Drama

Series premiere, Friday, July 31: On the same night boxer Maduka “Duke” Kilroy (Howard Charles) won the heavyweight crown, mobsters beat his brother Calvin to death. Duke’s reaction landed him in prison for eight years with nothing to do but dream of revenge. When he gets out, Duke learns the kingpin (Nicholas Pinnock) responsible for Calvin’s death is married to the love of Duke’s life (Deborah Ayorinde). Now even more hell-bent for vengeance, Duke works with a rival cartel to that end. We get one episode a week of the 50 Cent-executive produced series through Friday, Sept. 16.

“Adults” | Hulu | Comedy

Special episode, Friday, July 31, 10 p.m. ET: If you haven’t already seen “Adults” (formerly “Snowflakes”), the FXX ensemble comedy about a houseful of hapless NYC Zoomers trying on adult life, ya gotta. It’s like someone injected “Friends” with the edgy irreverence and wacky wokeness of “Broad City.” The first season is a bingeable eight episodes and you can easily knock it out before watching this standalone prequel episode/origin story (“Marathon Day”). Or do the chronological thing and watch the new ep first. Either way, you’ll be primed for Season 2, which premieres August 27 on FX.

If you don’t have Discovery Channel, you can stream all of Shark Week on HBO Max ($10.99–$22.99/mo.).

To watch “Furious” and the “Adults” prequel episode, you’ll need a Hulu subscription ($11.99–$18.99/mo.).

Subscribe to Hulu + Live TV ($88.99–$99.99/mo.) and you’ll get Discovery Channel, your destination for Shark Week 2026.

You can find “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and other Trek shows on Paramount+ ($8.99–$13.99/mo.).

You’ll need a Prime Video subscription ($8.99–$17.98/mo.) to stream “The Devil’s Mouth.” But you don’t need a Prime sub to rent “Mustache” or thousands of other video-on-demand (VOD) titles.

The only place you can watch “Fightland” is STARZ ($10.99/mo.).

Another way to get Discovery Channel — and watch Shark Week — is with a YouTube TV subscription ($82.99/mo.).