JULY 11 – Max Original Docuseries TEEN TORTURE INC. *Premiere*
- This arced documentary series follows the ongoing efforts to expose America’s “troubled teen” industry. For six decades and counting, this billion-dollar business has used what it calls “tough love” as a form of treatment despite countless suicides, life-altering injuries, and instances of child sexual abuse. The series follows a recurring band of young survivors and whistleblowers, and their harrowing first-hand accounts of extreme abuse and cult-like brainwashing at the hands of these programs that started a social media firestorm in 2021. While they have seen impressive victories, the “troubled teen” industry has long been protected by power and is not going down without a fight. All three episodes drop on Thursday, July 11.
JULY 12 – Crave Original Series MADE FOR TV WITH BOMAN MARTINEZ-REID *Series Premiere*
- Starring and executive produced by trailblazing Canadian multihyphenate Boman Martinez-Reid, the all-new, six-episode Crave Original comedy, MADE FOR TV WITH BOMAN MARTINEZ-REID follows Boman as he embarks on a hilarious and slightly awkward quest for television fame as he explores various TV genres. With the guidance of real-life renowned celebrity advisors, he puts his skills to the test, hoping to discover the one that will propel him to television fame. Created by two-time Canadian Comedy award-winning comedian Natalie Metcalfe and produced by Alibi Entertainment in association with Bell Media, all six episodes of the series drop on Crave on Friday, July 12.
JULY 12 – STARZ Original Series THE SERPENT QUEEN *Season 2 Premiere*
- In Season 2 of STARZ’s THE SERPENT QUEEN, Catherine de Medici (Samantha Morton) is Queen Regent of France now that her son, Charles IX has come of age. Distracted by the personal conflicts of the Valois children, a new mysterious prophet named Edith (Isobel Jesper Jones) gains a loyal following who vow to challenge the current religious establishment, sparking tension across the country. Feeling threatened by the rising strain, the divided court turn to their own schemes for selfish benefit. The Guises commit unholy acts while the Bourbons turn to a familiar foreign sovereign, Queen Elizabeth I (Minnie Driver) of England in hopes of personal gain. As France falls into political and religious turmoil, Catherine struggles to maintain her power, but The Serpent Queen will do whatever she needs to regain control. Season 2 premieres Friday, July 12 on STARZ, and follows a weekly release schedule with new episodes dropping on
JULY 12 – THE BOOK OF CLARENCE *Movie Premiere*
- From visionary filmmaker Jeymes Samuel, THE BOOK OF CLARENCE is a bold new take on the timeless Biblical-era story. Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield), is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out. THE BOOK OF CLARENCE premieres on Crave on Friday, July 12.
JULY 13 – HBO Original Documentary FAYE *Premiere*
- The HBO Original documentary FAYE, directed and produced by Laurent Bouzereau (HBO’s Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind and Mama’s Boy), debuts on Crave following its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. In FAYE, the first feature documentary of the Hollywood legend, Academy Award®-winning actress Faye Dunaway candidly discusses the triumphs and challenges of her illustrious career, with breakthrough, Academy Award®-nominated roles in Bonnie & Clyde, Chinatown, and Network – for which she won Best Actress in 1977 – while also reflecting on the film Mommie Dearest, which she views as a critical career misstep. In addition to Faye, the film features interviews with her son Liam Dunaway O’Neill, as well as her colleagues and friends including Sharon Stone, Mickey Rourke, and James Gray. FAYE makes its streaming debut on Crave on Saturday, July 13 at 8 p.m. ET.
JULY 15 – EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK *Series Premiere*
- Set in the worlds of politics, Ivy League academia, and the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard, EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK centres on Talcott Garland (Grantham Coleman), an Ivy League law professor whose quiet life is shattered when his father, Judge Oliver Garland (Forest Whitaker), dies of an apparent heart attack. The nature of the judge’s death is questioned by Tal’s sister, Mariah (Tiffany Mack), a former journalist and long-established conspiracy theorist, who believes that the judge was the victim of foul play. The series premieres Monday, July 15 at 9 p.m. ET and follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes streaming Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on Crave.
JULY 16 – SNOWPIERCER *Season 4 Premiere*
- The final journey begins on the fourth and final season of post-apocalyptic drama series SNOWPIERCER. Nine months after Snowpiercer and Big Alice parted ways, Till (Mickey Sumner) and Ben (Iddo Goldberg) encounter unforeseen enemies when Melanie (Jennifer Connelly) sends them off the train on a reconnaissance mission. Meanwhile, the residents of New Eden face uncertain times and unknown adversaries, compelling them to further confront the complexities of their new reality. Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, SNOWPIERCER stars Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, and centres on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice, and the politics of survival play out in the drama based on the graphic novel series by Jacques Lob and Jean-March Rochette. In addition to Season 4 premiere Friday, July 16 at 9 p.m. ET with subsequent episodes streaming Mondays at 9 p.m. ET; Crave is also home to Seasons 1-3 of SNOWPIERCER.
JULY 17 – HBO Original Documentary WILD WILD SPACE *Premiere*
- Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Ross Kauffman, WILD WILD SPACE chronicles the modern-day, celestial land grab happening above earth. It’s a fast paced, high-stakes race of epic proportions in which companies compete to blast satellite-carrying rockets into low earth orbit. However, beneath the shiny veneer of progress is the dark side of capitalism’s insatiable appetite for profit and the far-reaching reverberations of a world controlled from the skies. The documentary premieres on Wednesday, July 17 at 9 p.m. ET.
Programming Premieres and Finales for the week of July 11 – 17
*All Programming Subject to Change
HBO and Max Programming
Max’s TEEN TORTURE INC., Episodes 1-3 *Documentary Series Premiere* (July 11)
HBO’s FANTASMAS, Season 1, Episode 6, *Season Finale* (July 12 at 11 p.m. ET)
HBO’s FAYE *Documentary Film Premiere* (July 13 at 8 p.m. ET)
HBO’s WILD, WILD SPACE, *Documentary Film Premiere* (July 17 at 9 p.m. ET)
Movies
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIE FILM (July 12)
HOW THE GRINGO STOLE CHRISTMAS (July 12)
THE BOOK OF CLARENCE (July 12)
QUASI (July 12)
STARZ
THE SERPENT QUEEN, Season 2, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (July 12)
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (July 12)
THE DARK CRYSTAL (July 12)
MARIE ANTOINETTE (July 12)
MEN IN BLACK (July 12)
MEN IN BLACK II (July 12)
MEN IN BLACK III (July 12)
Highlighted Programming
MADE FOR TV WITH BOWMAN MARTINEZ-REID Season 1 *Canadian* *Series Premiere* (July 12) *Crave Original Series*
REGINALD THE VAMPIRE Season 2A *Canadian Title* (July 12)
EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK Season 1, Episode 1 *Series Premiere* (July 15 at 9 p.m. ET)
SNOWPIERCER Season 4, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (July 16 at 9 p.m. ET)