The 10 new series we will see this July

BarcelonaIn a month when many people already have holidays on their minds, platforms are opting for light entertainment, with series that have few pretensions beyond entertaining the viewer. We review the most outstanding titles of July.

Legally Blonde is surely one of the most popular titles of the career of Reese Witherspoon, who has always shown herself very proud to have played Elle Woods, a preppy girl obsessed with pink who ends up being a great lawyer. That's why, in her role as producer, Witherspoon has decided to revive the character by making a series that functions as a prequel exploring Elle's adolescence, a young woman navigating the ups and downs of life in a 90s high school. Actress Lexi Minetree has been chosen to bring the iconic character to life.

Despite still being remembered for being Dr. Shepherd from Grey's Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey has long since expanded his horizons. In Memoria de un asesino, he plays Angelo Doyle, a man who has lived a double life for years: on the one hand, he is a normal, everyday father in a small town, and on the other, he is a ruthless hitman. When he begins to suffer the first symptoms of Alzheimer's, his precarious balance will be shattered. In addition to Dempsey, the cast also includes Michael Imperioli, known for The Sopranos, who plays Angelo's best friend.

A mythical television title from the late 70s and early 80s, Little House on the Prairieis reborn at the hands of Netflix. The production is a new version of the semi-autobiographical books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, who compiled her childhood experiences living on the prairies of Minnesota during the 19th century. Will this remake be as popular as the original series was?

Addicts to detective stories have a new treat this July. Filmin is premiering three seasons of Dalgliesh this summer, an adaptation of the adventures of the inspector created by P.D. James. With the soul of a poet and recently widowed, Adam Dalgliesh uses empathy to understand human psychology while solving atrocious crimes in mid-70s England.

Anya Taylor-Joy owes a large part of her popularity to two series, Peaky Blinders and, above all, The Queen's Gambit. After a time away from this medium, the actress stars in the miniseries Lucky, based on a novel of the same name by Marissa Stapley. Taylor-Joy is the Lucky of the title, a young woman who had managed to distance herself from the criminal world in which she grew up but who is forced to reclaim her darker side to escape her past once and for all. Behind the series is Reese Witherspoon's production company, which is releasing two premieres this month.

Aimed at filling the July blockbuster quota, Compadres to the Death is presented as an action-comedy with two top-tier protagonists, Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) and Octavia Spencer. They play Judith and Debbie, two best friends who, theoretically, know everything about each other. In reality, however, the former has a big secret: she's an international assassin. When an assignment goes wrong, both will have to go on the run, leading them on a wild race across European roads.

Russell T. Davies almost always makes series that generate debate and conversation, as demonstrated by Years and years and It's a sin, among others. Tip toe is an urban thriller that delves into current social and political polarization: Alan Cumming and David Morrissey play Leo and Clive, two neighbors for fifteen years who end up becoming bitter enemies in a world of radicalized opinions.

In the midst of the era of romantic book adaptations, this July Netflix turns to Alice Kellen, one of the authors with the most influence among the Gen Z audience. El mapa de los anhelos is a melodrama centered on Greta (Alícia Falcó), a young woman trying to overcome the death of her sister Lucy (Georgina Amorós) by following a game that forces her to confront her pain. On this journey, Greta will meet Will (Pablo Álvarez), a boy with a tormented past.

What would current television do without spin-offs of famous titles? HBO Max is once again using this strategy by premiering a series that is a branch of the comedy The big bang theory. In this case, the protagonist is Stuart, the owner of the comic book store where Leonard, Sheldon, and the rest of the scientist friends used to spend many leisure hours. In this new fiction, the shy and clumsy shopkeeper has the mission to restore reality after breaking a device and causing a multiversal apocalypse. In this adventure, he will be accompanied by his girlfriend, a geologist friend, and a very annoying quantum physicist.

Emmy Rossum, star ofShameless, moves to the thriller police genre, playing an FBI agent who pursues a methodical serial killer brought to life by Lola Petticrew, an actress we discovered in No digas nada. Inevitably, the lives of both women will intertwine. Behind the series is Elizabeth Meriwether, known for creating the comedy New girl but who already made a turn towards drama with The dropout.