If you love sci-fi, fantasy, and superheroes, June is going to be an amazing month on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is streaming again and the mind-bending The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is not to be missed. More impressively, both Thor: Ragnarok and Star Wars: The Last Jedi are set to make their streaming premiere within six months of their theatrical releases. And that’s just the beginning of what June has to offer. Before we run down the complete lineup, here are some of the highlights from the month to come.
Babylon 5
Long before shows like Farscape, Battlestar Galactica, and The Expanse embraced serialized sci-fi stories, J. Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5 carved out a unique place for itself outside of Star Trek and the rest of the early ’90s space operas. Straczynski envisioned the series as a novel for television that unfolded over the course of five seasons, and he wrote the vast majority of the show by himself. Babylon 5 has been overlooked for the last few years, but on June 1, Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to revisit this show from start to finish. Fans may also notice that there are a lot of LOTR references in this series, and it’s still one of the all-time greats.
Thor: Ragnarok
Revengers Reassemble! Director Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok is easily the most comedic film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date. It’s also one of our favorites, thanks to some truly inspired humor and a rejuvenated performance by Chris Hemsworth as Thor. It closes out the Thor trilogy on a high note and there are even some small connections to Avengers: Infinity War. Netflix is bringing it home on June 5, and we’re already looking forward to revisiting it.
Sense8: The Series Finale
J. Michael Straczynski and the Wachowskis’ Sense8 was one of the few Netflix series that came to an end far too soon. Fortunately, Netflix is making up for that by allowing the creative team to make a true series finale. On June 8, fans will say goodbye to the cluster and give the show a proper sendoff.
Luke Cage
He may not be in Infinity War, but Luke Cage is heading back to Harlem for a second season on Netflix, starting on June 22. It’s been nearly two years since the first season of Luke Cage, but the title character is once again a free man and ready to pursue a new path. Mike Colter’s Luke is also going to be reunited with Iron Fist (Finn Jones), so we may see some Heroes for Hire action this season. We also know that Luke will be challenged by a new threat and a few old enemies as well.
Rick and Morty: Season 3
Get ready for Pickle Rick! The third season of Adult Swim’s hilariously insane Rick and Morty is coming to Hulu on June 23. You’ll soon be able to see the origin of the Szechuan sauce craze, Morty’s mind-blowers, and of course, Pickle Rick. But you’d better savor these episodes while you can. Rick and Morty has been renewed, but it’s anyone’s guess when new episodes will arrive.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Finally, on June 26, Netflix is dropping the streaming debut of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Reactions to director Rian Johnson’s film has been somewhat mixed, but it was still a blockbuster at the box office. We also loved the surprises that Johnson threw in along the way, as he subverted the expectations created by The Force Awakens. Now that The Last Jedi is coming to Netflix, the film’s defenders and detractors will both be able to reexamine it at their leisure.
Netflix
Available on June 1
- Assassination Games
- Blue Jasmine
- Busted! (Season Finale)
- Disneyâs 101 Dalmatians
- George Balanchineâs The Nutcracker
- He Named Me Malala
- Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
- Just Friends
- Miracle
- National Treasure
- Nick and Norahâs Infinite Playlist
- November 13: Attack on Paris
- Outside In
- Righteous Kill
- Rumor Has It
- Singularity
- Taking Lives
- Terms and Conditions May Apply
- The Boy
- The Covenant
- The Departed
- The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
Available on June 2
- The Kingâs Speech
Available on June 3
- The Break with Michelle Wolf (Streaming Every Sunday)
Available on June 5
- Thor: Ragnarok
Available on June 7
- Hyoriâs Bed & Breakfast: Season 2 (Streaming Every Thursday)
- The Night Shift: Season 4
Available on June 8
- Alex Strangelove
- Aliâs Wedding
- Marcella: Season 2
- Sense8: The Series Finale
- The Hollow
- The Staircase
- Treehouse Detectives
Available on June 9
- Wynonna Earp: Season 2
Available on June 10
- Portlandia: Season 8
Available on June 14
- Cutie and the Boxer
- Marlon: Season 1
Available on June 15
- La Hora Final
- Lust Stories
- Maktub
- Set It Up
- Step Up 2: The Streets
- Sundayâs Illness
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- The Ranch: Part 5
- True: Magical Friends
- True: Wonderful Wishes
- Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 6
Available on June 16
- Greyâs Anatomy: Season 14
- In Bruges
Available on June 17
- Club de Cuervos presenta: La balada de Hugo Sánchez
- Marvelâs Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 5
Available on June 18
- Encerrados
Available on June 19
- Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
Available on June 22
- Brain on Fire
- Cooking on High
- Derren Brown: Miracle
- Heavy Rescue: 401: Season 2
- Marvelâs Luke Cage: Season 2
- Us and Them
Available on June 23
Disneyâs Tarzan
Available on June 24
To Each, Her Own (Les Goûts et les couleurs)
Available on June 25
- Hotel Transylvania: Season 1
Available on June 26
- Secret City
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro
Available on June 29
- Churchillâs Secret Agents: The New Recruits
- GLOW: Season 2
- Harvey Street Kids
- Kiss Me First
- La Forêt
- La Pena Maxima
- Nailed It!: Season 2
- Paquita Salas: Season 2
- Recovery Boys
- TAU
Available on June 30
- Fate/EXTRA Last Encore: Oblitus Copernican Theory
- Mohawk
Available in June TBA
- iZombie: Season 4
- Life Sentence: Season 1
- Supergirl: Season 3
Hulu
Available on June 1
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise
- 2 Days in the Valley
- A Beautiful Mind
- Across the Universe
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
- Apollo 13
- Beer for My Horses
- Bio-Dome
- Blue Like Jazz
- Boots on the Ground
- Bowfinger
- Brokeback Mountain
- The Brothers Grimm
- Burnt Offerings
- Bull Durham
- The Burbs
- Chinese Box
- Drive Me Crazy
- Drop Zone
- East is East
- End of Days
- Escape from Alcatraz
- Event Horizon
- The Eye
- The Frozen Ground
- Hard Rain
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
- Hellboy
- The History Boys
- House of D
- I Am David
- Inside
- Into the West
- Leprechaun
- Leprechaun 2
- Leprechaun 3
- Leprechaun 4: In Space
- Leprechaun 5: In the Hood
- Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood
- Leprechaun: Origins
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Mindhunters
- Mutant Species
- My Left Foot
- Nanny Mcphee
- Nurse 3D
- Panic
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again
- Punch Drunk Love
- The Quick and the Dead
- Rare Birds
- Religulous
- Restoration
- Revenge of the Pink Panther
- The Running Man
- Scary Movie 2
- Spawn
- Stanley & Iris
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Tamara
- Trainspotting
- Universal Soldier
- We Blew It
- Where the Skin Lies
- Windwalker
Available on June 2
- 68 Kill
Available on June 3
- Max 2: White House Hero
- Stargate
Available on June 5
- The Bold Type: Season 2 Pre-Premiere (Freeform)
- My Hero Academia: Season 2 Part 2
- So You Think You Can Dance: Season 15 Premiere (FOX)
- Lions for Lambs
Available on June 6
- Gintama
- Out of the Dark
Available on June 7
- Allure
Available on June 8
- Abandoned: Complete Season 1 (Viceland)
- Black Market: Complete Season 1 (Viceland)
- Black Market Dispatches: Complete Season 1 (Viceland)
- Bong Appetit: Complete Seasons 1-2 (Viceland)
- Cloak & Dagger: Series Premiere (Freeform)
- Cyberwar: Complete Seasons 1-2 (Viceland)
- The Four: Season 2 Premiere (FOX)
- Flophouse: Complete Season 1 (Viceland)
- F*** Thatâs Delicious: Complete Seasons 1-2 (Viceland)
- Gaycation: Complete Seasons 1-2 (Viceland)
- Hamiltonâs Pharmacopeia: Complete Seasons 1-2 (Viceland)
- Hate Thy Neighbor: Complete Season 1 (Viceland)
- Huangâs World: Complete Seasons 1-2 (Viceland)
- Nashville: Season 6 Midseason Premiere (CMT)
- Party Legends: Complete Seasons 1-2 (Viceland)
- Weediquette: Complete Seasons 1-3 (Viceland)
- What Would Diplo Do?: Complete Season 1 (Viceland)
- Woman: Complete Season 1 (Viceland)
Available on June 9
- Precious
- Simon Says
Available on June 12
- Disney Fairy Tale Wedding: Series Premiere (Freeform)
Available on June 13
- Bad BloodÂ
Available on June 14
- 24 Hours to Hell & Back: Series Premiere (FOX)
- Dirk Gentlyâs Holistic Detective Agency: Complete Season 2 (BBC America)
Available on June 15
- 35 and Ticking
- Breakup at a Wedding
- Cabin Fever: Patient Zero
- The Clintons: An American Odyssey
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II
- The House October Build
- The House October Built 2
- Hunstville
- In Too Deep
- Low Down
- Marlon: Season 2 Premiere (NBC)
- Middle of Nowhere
- Nina
- Playinâ For Love
- Sirens
- Smoke
- So This is Christmas
- Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
- The Second Mother
Available on June 16
- Baby Mama
- Killing for Love
- Silent Witness: Complete Seasons 10-21 (BBC)
- Transformers: The Last Knight
Available on June 17
- Punisher: War Zone
Available on June 18
- Shades of Blue: Season 3 Premiere (NBC)
Available on June 22
- The Other Guy: Complete Season 1 (eOne)
Available on June 23
- Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
- Rick & Morty: Complete Season 3 (Adult Swim)
Available on June 25
- Ballet 422
Available on June 26
- Shutter Island
Available on June 27
- Swan Princess 8
- The Thousand Faces of Dunjia
Available on June 29
- 10 x 10
Available on June 30
- EuroTrump
Amazon Prime
Available on June 1
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise
- 2 Days in the Valley
- The 4th Floor
- The Age of Innocence
- All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks: Season 1
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
- The Ant Bully
- As Good As Dead
- The Ashram
- August Rush
- Babylon 5: Seasons 1-5
- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
- Beer for My Horses
- Beowulf
- Black Widow (AKA: Before It Had a Name)
- Blitz
- Blood and Glory
- Blue Like Jazz
- Breakdown
- The Burbs
- Burnt Offerings
- The Care Bears Movie
- Cavedweller
- Chinese Box
- Clown at Midnight
- Command Performance
- Danger Zone
- Day of the Dead
- Disaster Artist
- Doctor Zhivago
- Dog Watch
- Double Identity
- Double Jeopardy
- Dreams and Memories of Where the Red Fern Grows
- Drop Zone
- Escape from Alcatraz
- Event Horizon
- The Eye 2
- Flickers
- Forces of Nature
- Flood
- The Frozen Ground
- Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
- Hard Rain
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
- House of D
- I Am David
- The Iceman
- Ladies Man
- Leprechaun
- Leprechaun 2
- Leprechaun 3
- Leprechaun 4: In Space
- Leprechaun 5: In the Hood
- Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha Hood
- Leprechaun: Origins
- Mousehunt
- Mutant Species
- Nacho Libre
- The Natural
- Nurse 3D
- Panic
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again
- Rare Birds
- Religulous
- Revenge of the Pink Panther
- Space Jam
- Stanley & Iris
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Tamara
- Tears of the Sun
- Rescue Me: Seasons 1-9
- The Running Man
- The Young Karl Marx
- Tilt
- Universal Soldier
- Vampire in Brooklyn
- Ring of Fire
- Saturday Night Fever
- Serving Sara
- Survivor
- The Waltons: Seasons 1-9
- War, Inc.
- Wonder Wheel
Available on June 3
- Lady Bird
- Max 2: White House Hero
- Stargate
Available on June 5
- Lions for Lambs
Available on June 8
- Lost in Oz: Season 1B
Available on June 9
- Braven
- Precious
- Simon Says
Available on June 15
- Goliath: Season 2
Available on June 16
- Nostalgia
- Transformers: The Last Knight
Available on June 18
- Suits: Season 7
Available on June 26
- Shutter Island
Which shows and movies are you looking forward to watching in June? Share your picks in the comment section below!
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