Programming Highlights for July 2022
Please see below for a detailed listing of all programming highlights, dates and times. All programming is subject to change (all times ET)
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Series
Mondays (History/Mystery block)
Forgotten Frontlines (6 x 44) – Super Channel Original docuseries (Canadian) – New episodes continue – Mondays at 7 p.m. with ALL episodes currently available streaming and On Demand
Each hour-long episode of Forgotten Frontlines examines some of the lesser-known stories of the war and gives viewers a better understanding of how these events impacted the overall efforts of WWII. From conspiracies to covert ops, the series reveals unearthed research, expert interviews, archive, and CGI to bring to life the war efforts that have slipped through the cracks of our collective memory and reveal the truth behind WWII’s forgotten frontlines.
Secrets of Big Data (6 x 50) – Super Channel Original docuseries (Canadian) – SERIES PREMIERE – Monday, July 4 at 8 p.m. New episodes air every Monday, with ALL episodes available streaming and On Demand as of July 1.
This series tells the stories of the future that big data is bringing to our doorsteps; the extreme adventures in gathering remote data; the real-world dangers of predictions; artificial intelligence and sentient machines, and hacks and exploits that expose our darkest secrets to the world. In four stories each episode, experts contribute their hypotheses as the narrator unfolds the elements, telling the story through archive imagery, stock footage, and a data driven approach to motion graphics and CGI.
Wednesdays
My MisDiagnosis (26 x 48) – docuseries (Canadian) – New episodes continue – Wednesdays at 8 p.m. with ALL episodes currently available streaming and On Demand
Each hour-long episode of My Misdiagnosis features two factual stories told by patients and survivors about how they were misdiagnosed by a medical professional and thankfully sought out a second opinion that ultimately saved their life.
Fridays (true crime block)
Heartland Homicide (26 x 44) – true crime docuseries (Canadian) – New episodes continue – Fridays at 7 p.m. with ALL episodes currently available streaming and On Demand.
Each hour-long episode of Heartland Homicide features dramatic recreations that place the audience at the scene of the crime and reveal the culprit’s motives as each shocking crime is retold. Interviews with long-time residents, reporters that covered the story, police that investigated, and sometimes the relatives of the victims will provide the narrative for each self-contained episode.
Sex, Lies & Murder (40 x 60) – true crime docuseries (Canadian) – New episodes continue – Fridays at 8 p.m. with ALL episodes currently available streaming and On Demand
Each hour-long episode of Sex, Lies & Murder details true cases of relationships in which broken intimacy has led to murder. A husband’s heart-wrenching betrayal results in his wife committing a horrific act of violence. A wife’s torrid affair with her pastor ends with her husband killing them both. A torrid online romance ends in murder after it’s discovered. All episodes feature shocking stories of sex, lies and murder.
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Movies & Documentaries
All movies listed below air at 9 p.m. ET and dates are for linear broadcast **All features are available streaming and On Demand as of July 1 unless indicated otherwise**
(NEW = new to Super Channel (exclusive window) PREMIERE = Canadian broadcast premiere)
Saturday, July 2 – Antebellum – NEW
Successful author, Veronica Henley, finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present and future, before it’s too late…
Starring: Janelle Monae, Eric Lange
Sunday, July 3 – Stage Mother – NEW
When conservative, Texas church choir director Maybelline inherits her recently deceased son’s drag club, she surprises her closed-minded husband and everyone else she knows by moving alone to San Francisco to save the club from bankruptcy. In this raucous, vibrant environment, she begins to open up and find new meaning for her life, even becoming a mother figure to the club’s flamboyant performers… until a surprise visit threatens to upend her new life. Directed by Thom Fitzgerald.
Starring: Jackie Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier
Saturday, July 9 – Target Number One (Canadian) – NEW
Inspired by real events that took place in 1989, a Canadian journalist investigates the circumstances surrounding the suspicious arrest of a heroin addict imprisoned in a Thai jail.
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Stephen McHattie, Jim Gaffigan
Sunday, July 10 – Woman in Car (Canadian) – NEW
Anne seems to have it all, sophistication, a house on the hill, an upcoming wedding to the ideal man. But when her stepson returns home with a beautiful woman, Anne develops an obsession with the stranger whom she fears could destroy the privileged life she has built. As the countdown to her wedding day winds down, Anne drives head-on into redemption from a life of lies.
Starring: Helen Joy, Lianne Balaban
Saturday, July 16 – Defining Moments (Canadian) – PREMIERE
Life comes down to a defining moment, a single memory that determines who you’ll be. Jack must decide to spend the rest of his life with his girlfriend, Terri. Marina must reconnect with her aging father. Laurel must come to terms with her father’s Alzheimer’s disease. A snapshot of several families thrust into their defining moments.
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Sienna Guillory, Tammy Blanchard, Graham Greene
Sunday, July 17 – Blindspotting – NEW
Collin, a parolee facing his final three days of probation, needs to stay clear of trouble. Miles, Collin’s hot-tempered best friend, can’t stay out of it. When Colin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested, sending Collin and Miles on a collision course with each other…
Starring: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar
Saturday, July 23 – Two Deaths of Henry Baker (Canadian) – PREMIERE – Available July 5 streaming and On Demand
When the famous outlaw Henry Baker is released from prison after 25 years, old friends and enemies are waiting for him. They trail Henry to a dilapidated hotel where he plans to reunite with his son and the secret bag of gold he left behind.
Starring: Gil Bellows, Tony Curran, Sebastian Pigott
Sunday, July 24 – The Desperate Riders – NEW – Available July 5 streaming and on Demand
A preacher turned legendary gunfighter enlists the help of his nephew and an elderly tracker and sets out on a mission into the mountains in order to avenge his murdered brother and rescue his sister-in-law from a group of deadly brigands.
Starring: Drew Waters, Vanessa Evigan, Sam Ashby
Saturday, July 30 – To the Stars – NEW
In a god-fearing small town in 1960s Oklahoma, bespectacled and reclusive teen Iris endures the booze-induced antics of her mother and daily doses of bullying from her classmates. She finds solace in Maggie, the charismatic and enigmatic new girl at school, who hones in on Iris’s untapped potential and coaxes her out of her shell. When Maggie’s mysterious past can no longer be suppressed, the tiny community is thrown into a state of panic, leaving Maggie to take potentially drastic measures and inciting Iris to stand up for her friend and herself.
Starring: Kara Hayward, Jordana Spiro, Tina Parker, Malin Akerman, Tony Hale