Monday, July 6 to Sunday, July 12, 2026
Welcome to the next 7 days in TV Land.
This week Netflix reboots 70’s and 80’s classic Little House on the Prairie. Kinda. Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine’s adaptation is actually a book series and not a TV series adaptation, but that’s not going to stop certain of Gen Xers from forcing their adult kids to watch the original opening credits on YouTube with her before writing this article. Ahem. The new show follows the close-knit Ingalls family as they build a new life on the Western frontier, where the joys of nature and the struggle for survival are deeply intertwined.
And if the thought of California frontier life doesn’t grab you, you may be interested in a frontier of a different sort. Apple TV is airing the finale of the surprisingly excellent Star City this week. The show is spun off from For All Mankind, a speculative fiction series detailing an alternative version of the space race of the late 1960’s and 70’s, as seen through the eyes of the astronauts, families, and scientists who helped humanity reach for the stars. However, with recent seasons of Mankind showing their age, spy thriller Star City is a fresh and intriguing take on the OG series’ same events from a Soviet angle. Sporting a mainly British cast, and filmed in Lithuania, this is one to watch.
All of that plus Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, House of the Dragon, Silo (Juliette Nicholas has really taken to her mayoral cashmere knits!), the Colin Farrell sci-fi-film-noir Sugar, the complete series of The Tick, and more TV.
Here’s how the week ahead is shaking out.
Wednesday, July 8
Apple TV | Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed “Erroneous” (Season 1, Episode 9)
Custody hearings loom, conspiracy theories gel, and an attack brings back the fact checkers.
Apple TV | Trying (Season 5)
Nikki and Jason deal with the consequences of Princess and Tyler’s biological mother Kat turning up at their doorstep, and the whirlwind of chaos she brings into their settled family life. The 8-episode comedy makes its return with its first episode on Wednesday, July 8.
Netflix | The Tick (Complete series)
Crime-fighting superhero the Tick (Patrick Warburton) confronts evildoers with help from his unassuming (and underachieving) sidekick.
Thursday, July 9
Paramount+ | Criminal Minds “Requiem for a Dream” (Season 19, Episode 8)
No summary available.
Netflix | Little House on the Prairie (Season One)
Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West, this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographical Little House books offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier.
Friday, July 10
Apple TV | Cape Fear “Mongrel” (Season 1, Episode 7)
Anna and Tom kick off a dangerous plot against Max. Seeking answers, Natalie hits the road.
Apple TV | Silo “It’s All Good” (Season 3, Episode 2)
Billings investigates a disappearance. Daniel Keene has a run-in with a reporter.
Apple TV | Star City “The Wolves” (Season 1, Episode 8 – Season Finale)
A revelation sparks a desperate race against time.
Apple TV | Sugar “Off 15” (Season 2, Episode 4)
Sugar makes a powerful enemy and has a falling out with Charlotte. The race to find Ji is on.
HBO / Max | Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness “McCarthy” (Season 1, Episode 3)
Larry David filters the historical anxieties, political paranoia, and red tape of the Cold War Red Scare through his classic lens of social awkwardness and hyper-specific grievances.
Sunday, July 12
Adult Swim | Rick and Morty “Rickuiem Mort a Dream” (Season 9, Episode 8)
Hold still broh; it’ll make you nice broh.
HBO | House of the Dragon “Episode 4” (Season 3, Episode 4)
No summary available.
Paramount+ with Showtime | The Chi “Ice Box” (Season 8, Episode 8)
No summary available.
