This week brings fireworks off screen for the Fourth of July and on screen with new shows premiering on Netflix, Apple TV and more of the best streaming services., as well as broadcast and cable TV.
At the top of the slate, the "Dutton Ranch" finale wraps up the first season of the power-hungry family drama with maximum tension. "Silo" season 3 digs even deeper into its buried truths and bunker paranoia," while "X-Men ’97" season 2 sends the mutants to days of future past. The final season of "Survival of the Thickest" promises fashion, laughs and tears (the good kind), while "Elle" debuts with its glossy "Legally Blonde" origin story."
Here's our guide to what's new on TV this week.
‘Adventure Time: Side Quests’ (Hulu/Disney+)
The vibes: Pure adventure mode with no multiverse trauma.
The plot: This prequel to the beloved animated series follows Finn the Human and Jake the Dog through simpler quests across Ooo, before the lore gets apocalyptic. Episodes are self-contained: Finn botches crossbow tournaments, fights gentlemanly duels for bugs, and occasionally crosses paths with the Ice King.
Premiere date: All 20 episodes on Monday, June 29 at 3 a.m. ET
Where to watch: Disney+ and Hulu
‘Louis CK: Ridiculous’ (Netflix)
The vibes: A comeback tour in the hope of getting un-canceled.
The plot: Louis C.K. returns with his first stand-up special on a major streamer since 2017, when his career was derailed by scandal and he was forced into independent releases. This set, road-tested for a year, sees the comedian weaving together material about placing his elderly father into assisted living, bee stings and paying strangers, all delivered in his signature blunt, confessional style.
Premiere date: Special on Tuesday, June 30 at 3 a.m. ET
Where to watch: Netflix
‘Elle’ (Prime Video)
The vibes: Rose-colored optimism crashes into peak grunge angst.
The plot: Before Harvard, before the bunny costume, before proving everyone wrong, Elle Woods was just a California teen trying to survive high school. This sunny prequel sends her to rainy Seattle, where flannel, culture shock, and a bruised sense of self force the future legal legend to discover that confidence isn't something you're born with — it's something you earn.
Premiere date: All 8 episodes on Wednesday, July 1 at 3 a.m. ET
Where to watch: Prime Video
‘X-Men ‘97’ season 2 (Disney+)
The vibes: Saturday morning cartoons with a heavy dose of existential dread.
The plot: Season 2 wastes no time flinging the X-Men across history, from ancient Egypt to a nightmare future ruled by Apocalypse. While the team races to reunite and claw its way back to the '90s, mutant paranoia is festering at home, proving that saving the timeline might be easier than fixing humanity.
Premiere date: Episodes 1-3 on Wednesday, July 1 at 3 a.m. ET
Where to watch: Disney+
‘Survival of the Thickest’ season 3 (Netflix)
The vibes: A final season packed with fashion, feelings and funny quips.
The plot: Mavis Beaumont (Michelle Buteau) takes one last victory lap as the comedy bows out, balancing career highs with the kind of romantic insanity that refuses to stay in the past. Expect big fashion swings, bigger laughs, a parade of guest stars like Wanda Sykes and Ice T, and a heartfelt goodbye.
Premiere date: All 8 episodes on Thursday, July 2 at 3 a.m. ET
Where to watch: Netflix
‘Silo’ season 3 (Apple TV)
The vibes: The mystery box bunker is opening to reveal its best-kept secrets.
The plot: Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) survives, but with amnesia, just as Silo 18 faces another existential crisis. Meanwhile, the story jumps centuries into the Before Times, when a journalist and a congressman stumble onto the conspiracy that doomed humanity to life underground. After years of teasing answers, this post-apocalyptic drama is finally ready to show us how the world broke in the first place.
Premiere date: Episode 1 on Friday, July 3 at 12 a.m. ET
Where to watch: Apple TV
‘Dutton Ranch’ season 1 finale (Paramount+)
The vibes: “Succession,” but with more dust and gun smoke.
The plot: The Texas power struggle hits its boiling point as Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) close in on the Jacksons’ cattle-smuggling operation. After Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening) survives a scare, she reshuffles her ranch’s future, pushing her sons into open conflict. With season 2 already confirmed, we don’t see feuds being settled any time soon.
Premiere date: Episode 9 on Friday, July 3 at 3 a.m. ET
Where to watch: Paramount+
