What are you going to be watching in June? With thanks to our friends at Nando’s, we round up everything coming to streaming services this month, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, Neon and TVNZ OnDemand.
The biggies
Borgen: Power and Glory (on Netflix from June 2)
Borgen? I hardly know them! Anyway, while the this might have a new title, it’s the same Danish political thriller that we grew to love over the past decade. It’s been ten years since we last saw Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen, incredible) after she became the leader of a new political party and Foreign Minister to boot. Power and Glory picks Nyborg up in a new coalition government, and serving under a new female PM who she clashes heads with after oil is discovered in Greenland. Do you like your drama under low lights? Then look no further. / Sam Brooks
Under the Banner of Heaven (on Disney+ from June 8)
True Detective, but set among the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? If that sounds like you, Under the Banner of Heaven should be on your watch list. Based on the non-fiction book of the same name, the miniseries follows a Mormon detective (Andrew Garfield) as he investigates a double murder within his Utah church. The series is helmed by writer-director Dustin Lance Black, himself a former Mormon, while Avatar’s Sam Worthington (Australian) and Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones (British) join Garfield in showing off their skills with an American accent. / Catherine McGregor
Westworld (season four on Neon from June 27)
Dang, remember this show? The third season of Westworld had the misfortune of dropping just a bit after Covid-19 descended on the world, and kind of flew under the radar, so you’d be forgiven for not keeping up with it – I know I haven’t. HBO’s flagship mystery box series still stars Thandiwe Newton, Evan Rachel Wood and Jeffrey Wright as human-looking robots in a dystopian future where the line between human life and artificial life is blurring, and it still has a plot that raises more questions than it answers. Look, what I’m saying is that if you don’t watch this show already, I wouldn’t recommend starting at season four. / SB
Ms. Marvel (on Disney+ from June 8)
No, it’s not Brie Larson. Mrs Marvel is another character entirely! Namely, she is Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani-American high school student who is an artist, gamer and Avengers fanfic writer. She struggles to fit in, until she gains the ability to harness cosmic energy and create constructs from a magical bangle! In many ways, this could just be the latest in Marvel’s long line of shows (She-Hulk coming August 17!) but the fact that Khan is such a groundbreaking character for Marvel overall, I’m legit excited to see her make a jump to the MCU. / SB
The notables
The Courtship (on TVNZ on Demand from June 8)
Calling all reality TV and Bridgerton fans: The Courtship is your wildest dreams come true. This new reality series is a hectic mash-up of The Bachelorette and every costume drama you’ve ever seen, as an American woman “goes back in time” (travels to England) on “a quest for true love” (meets men wearing cravats). Think carriage rides, ye olde dances and romantic boat trips, sprinkled with a dusting of “what are your intentions?” and “I’m just the dude next door”. It’s a courtship, it’s a journey, it’s an absolute shitshow and I’m here for every episode. / Tara Ward
Love Island (season eight on Neon from June 8)
There’s no better show to beat the mid-winter blues than the reality juggernaut of Love Island, which returns for its eighth addictive season. 12 new beautiful Brits in bikinis and boardies are about to move into a fancy Spanish villa for three months, where they’ll couple up and pash their way to winning the hearts and minds of a nation. This season sees the singles move into a new villa where they’ll wear only pre-loved and sustainable clothing, but Love Island’s ever-romantic premise hasn’t changed a bit: eat, sleep, crack on, repeat. Can’t wait. / TW
Irma Vep (limited series on Neon from June 10)
I don’t know what cinephile at HBO had the decision to adapt a critically acclaimed 1996 film starring Maggie Cheung into a limited series by the same director (Olivier Assayas), but I tip my hat to them. This is exactly my kind of shit. The series has the same loose premise as the original film: a movie star (this time played by Alicia Vikander) comes to France to escape her Hollywood career and a recent breakup to star as Irma Vep in a remake of the silent film classic Les Vampires. Her sense of identity starts to blur, and a crime thriller unfurls. Trust me on this one: it’s gonna be great. / SB
Loot (on Apple TV from June 30)
A new workplace comedy starring Emmy-award-winning Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids) and created by Alan Yang (Master of None) and Matt Hubbard (30 Rock)? Yes, please. The always-fabulous Rudolph plays billionaire Molly Novak, whose glamorous life of wealth and privilege goes down the gurgler when her husband betrays her. The only thing keeping Molly going is the discovery that she owns a charitable foundation run by a team of no-nonsense, wacky mates, and she begins to realise that giving back might just be the thing that she needs to keep going. Looks like another gem from AppleTV+, and the perfect fish-out-of-water comedy for Rudolph to shine. / TW
The movies
Halftime (on Netflix from June 14)
Jennifer Lopez? Documentary? Superbowl? I’m sold. There’s every chance that this documentary, which superstar Lopez also produces, will be a further entrenchment of the glamorous workhorse image that she’s fostered since she was a Fly Girl, but even if it is, a sight behind the opaque surface of that persona is worth price of entry, which is a Netflix subscription. / SB
House of Gucci (on Neon from June 16)
If House of Gucci was as camp or fun as “Father, son, house of Gucci” it would be the most fun watch of 2021. Instead, it’s a pretty dry retelling of the wild saga of the Gucci family, starring a muted Adam Driver, Lady Gaga doing Italianface, and Jared Leto going ham like an abattoir. If that sounds like your thing, power to you! / SB
Dear Evan Hansen (on Neon from June 23)
Hey, look! It’s everybody’s favourite musical about a sociopathic nightmare that isn’t called Sweeney Todd. And now it’s a film! Dear Evan Hansen is a curious one. The musical, about a teenager who ends up gaslighting an entire community by pretending that letters he wrote to himself as part of therapy were his friend’s suicide note, was a huge hit in 2016, was quickly tipped for an adaptation. It then absolutely tanked on release due to apparent miscasting and misjudging how sympathetic audiences might be to Evan’s plight/scheme. Still: if you love musicals, could be worth a watch, and if you love misguided attempts at adaptations, same! / SB
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The rest
Netflix
June 1
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Inception
American Pie 2
June 2
Borgen – Power and Glory
Yuri Marcal: Honest Mistake
June 3
As The Crow Flies
The Perfect Mother
Two Summers
Floor is Lava: Season 2
Interceptor
Mr Good: Cop or Crook?
Surviving Summer
June 6
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill
Action Pack: Season 2
June 7
That’s My Time with David Letterman
June 8
Baby Fever
Hustle
Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
June 9
Rhythm + Flow France
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
June 10
First Kill
Intimacy
Trees of Peace
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
June 11
Amy Schumer’s Parental Advisory
June 13
Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends
Charlie’s Colourforms City: Mighty Movie Adventures
Charlie’s Colourforms City: Miss Weather and Friends
June 14
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
Halftime
June 15
Maldivas
Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend
God’s Favourite Idiot
Heart Parade
The Wrath of God
Centauro
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
June 16
Love & Anarchy: Season 2
The War Next-door: Season 2
Collision
Snoop Dogg’s F*cn Around Comedy Special
Sing, Dance, Act: Kabuki featuring Toma Ikuta
Karma’s World Music Videos: Season 2
Dead End: Paranormal Park
June 17
She: Season 2
You Don’t Know Me
Spiderhead
The Martha Mitchell Effect
June 18
Alchemy of Souls
SPRIGGAN
June 19
Civil
June 20
Doom Of Love
June 21
Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual
The Future Of
June 22
Snowflake Mountain
The Umbrella Academy: Season 3
Love & Gelato
Bruna Louise: Demolition
The Hidden Lives of Pets
June 23
First Class
Queen
Best of the Fest
June 24
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area
Man vs Bee
The Man from Toronto
Glamour Girls
Angry Birds: Summer Madness: Season 2
June 27
Cafe Minamdang
Chip and Potato: Chip’s Holiday
June 28
Blasted
Cristela Alonzo: Middle Classy
June 29
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Pirate Gold of Adak Island
The Upshaws: Season 2 Part 1
Beauty
June 30
Sharkdog: Season 2
Bastard!! –Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy–
Neon
June 1
Miz and Mrs
Above Suspicion
I Used To Go Here
Supernova
June 2
Ammonite
Another Round
Inheritance
June 3
Pivoting
High Ground
Minari
No Sudden Move
June 4
Blithe Spirit
June 5
Wild Mountain Thyme
Joe Bell
June 6
The Rising
June 8
In the Dark: Season 4
Bridesmaids
June 9
The Hitman’s Boyfriend
June 10
The Kings of Napa
Ainbo: Amazon Princess
June 11
The War Below
June 12
Georgetown
June 13
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda 2
June 14
Irma Vep
Snatch
June 15
Friends with Benefits
June 16
House of Gucci
June 17
The Goldbergs: Season 9
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
June 18
The Card Counter
June 19
Juniper
June 20
The Baby
Animal Kingdom: Season 6
Faster
June 22
The Boss
June 23
The Addams Family 2
Dear Evan Hansen
June 24
Last Night in Soho
June 25
All American: Homecoming
June 26
The Lazarus Project
American Gangster
June 27
Westworld: Season 4
Batman
Batman & Robin
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
June 28
Hulk
June 30
Containment
Bad Moms
TVNZ on Demand
June 1
The Courtship
The Cakemaker
Pelican Blood
Polina
Bhutan: The Dictatorship of Happiness
Fats
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Back in the Soviet Bloc
Menendez: Blood Brothers
Sea Change
Showing Roots
Stalkers
Madfin Shark: Season 3
Roll With It: Season 1
Rogue River Men: Season 1
Camp Wannakiki: Season 2
Ruckus in Dutchess
Out for Laughs
Fucking Smart
There Are No Fakes
The Mystery of DB Cooper
Code of Freaks
Tomorrow is Saturday
The Fox
The Winemaker
The Silence of Water
They Were Ten
June 2
The Responder
June 3
The Orville: New Horizons
June 4
Seduced by Evil
June 7
An Audience with Adele
June 8
Everything I Know About Love
June 9
Queer as Folk
June 10
The Drop
June 11
Golden State Killer: Main Suspect
Dirty, John, Dirty Truth
June 12
The Inbetweeners: Season 1-3
Bad Education: Season 1-3
Snatch: Season 1-2
From the Vault: The Royals
June 15
Laughs Unleashed
June 16
Junior Bake-Off: Season 7
June 23
Broadchurch: Season 1-3
June 24
Four Weddings And A Funeral
June 27
The Social Media Virgin
June 30
Bonnie & Clyde
Good Grief: Season 2
Disney+
June 1
A Fan’s Guide to Ms Marvel
American Dad: Season 17
Family Guy: Season 20
Colossal Machines
Breeders: Season 1-2
Good Trouble
Fosse/Verdon
The Wonder Years
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
Disney Junior Ready for Preschool
June 3
Hollywood Stargirl
Big Momma’s House
Big Momma’s House 2
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Elektra
The Girl Next Door
Just My luck
June 8
Ms Marvel
Under the Banner of Heaven
Tyrant: Season 1-3
Africa’s Deadliest: Season 7
Man in the Arena: Tom Brady
June 10
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Soprano, Sing or Die: Season 1
The Housewife and the Shah Shocker
Mirrors
Down with Love
Entrapment
Guilty by Suspicion
Meet the Spartans
Runaway Jury
June 15
Family Reboot
Love Victor: Season 3
America’s Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition
Brain Games: On the Road
Breeders: Season 3
Raven’s Home: Season 5
June 17
Fire Island
Plan B
Under Siege
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Backstory: Serena vs The Umpire
Bad Boys
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
In Search of Derrick Thomas
Lolo
Long Gone Summer
Mighty Ruthie
Pat XO
The Price of Gold
Qualified
This Was The XFL
Two Bills
Shark Attack Investigation: The Paige Winter Story
June 22
Critter Fixers: Country Vets
GOAT
Have You Seen This Man?
The Practice: Season 1-8
Disney Amphibia
June 23
The Bear
June 24
Rise
Trevor the Musical
The Binge
Seabiscuit
Aloha
Bedazzled
The Fountain
Meet Dave
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
June 28
Only Murders in the Building: Season 2
June 29
Baymax!
Lost Treasures of Rome
Amazon Prime Video
June 1
Lego Jurassic World: The Legend of Isla Nubla
Lego Ninjago: Season 2-3
Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit: Part 1
Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit: Part 2
Lego Jurassic World: Double Trouble Special 1
Lego Jurassic World: Double Trouble Special 2
Lego City Adventure
Time Is Up
Joe Bell
Chicago Med: Season 5
Chicago Fire: Season 8
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 21
Friends With Benefits
June 2
Juniper
The Imitation Game
June 3
The Boys: Season 3
Prime Rewind: Inside the Boys
June 8
Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon
June 9
Backstage with Katherine Ryan
June 10
My fake Boyfriend
Fairfax: Season 2
June 12
A Simple Favour
June 15
Underworld: Blood Wars
Bad Boys II
Her
Total Recall
A Knight’s Tale
Underworld
Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans
Underworld Evolution
June 16
Gangs of New York
The Card Counter
June 17
The Summer I Turned Pretty
The Pogmentary: Born Ready
The Lake
June 22
2 Guns
June 23
Last Night in Soho
Dear Evan Hansen
June 24
Chloe
June 29
Bad Teacher
Sicario
June 30
Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality 2
The Smurfs
Step Brothers
Apple TV+
June 3
Physical: Season 2
June 10
For All Mankind: Season 3
Lovely Little Farm
June 17
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Home: Season 2
June 24
Hello, Jack: The Kindness Show
Loot
Acorn
June 6
Newton’s Law
June 13
Crownies
June 20
Crossroads
June 27
Garage Sale Mysteries: Season 3
Shudder
June 2
What Keeps You Alive
V/H/S
V/H/S 2
June 3
Alligator
Alligator 2: The Mutation
June 8
Under the Skin
P2
Wake Wood
June 10
Offseason
June 14
The Woman in Black
The Void
June 16
Mad God
June 21
The Freakmaster
Oculus
Wolf Creek 2
The Bye Bye Man
June 23
Revealer
June 28
House of Wax
Ghost Ship
Queen of the Damned
Cooties