What to Stream: Dragons, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Roddy Ricch and 'The
Summer I Turned Pretty'
[July 14, 2025]
The live-action remake of the animated film “How to Train Your Dragon”
and a two-part, five-hour documentary on Billy Joel are some of the new
television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The
Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The long-delayed third
album from rapper Roddy Ricch, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” returns for
its third and final season and two arcade favorites — Donkey Kong and
Pac-Man — get reinvented for gamers.
New movies to stream from July 14-20
— Movie theaters are crowded enough this summer that one recent
box-office hit is already coming to homes. Universal Pictures’ “How to
Train Your Dragon” hits premium video on demand on Tuesday, just 31 days
after it debuted in cinemas. The live-action remake of the DreamWorks
Animation dragon tale has surpassed $500 million in global ticket sale.
In her review, AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr raved: “Unlike so many
live-action remakes of animated films, it also doesn’t feel superfluous,
or, worse, like a poor imitation of its predecessor.”
— Billy Joel recently canceled his summer tour after being diagnosed
with a brain disorder. But “Piano Man” fans can still get their Joel fix
in “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” a two-part, five-hour documentary. Part
one will arrive on HBO and HBO Max on Friday, July 18, with part two
following on July 25. Directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin cover
Joel’s life and career, with interviews with Joel, his family, his
ex-wives and musicians including Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney.
— Petra Costa’s “Apocalypse in the Tropics” (Netflix, Monday), documents
the rise of the far right in Brazil. Costa’s follow-up to her
Oscar-nominated “The Edge of Democracy,” digs into the role of the
evangelical movement in bringing former president Jai Bolsonaro to
power. Bolsonaro is currently standing trial for an alleged coup attempt
in 2023, a trial that U.S. President Donald Trump has called a “witch
hunt.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music to stream from July 14-20
— Delayed from February, rapper Roddy Ricch returns with his third album
on Friday, July 18, “The Navy Album.” The Compton rapper, who appeared
on Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX,” has put out a few singles from the new
collection, including “Survivor’s Remorse” and “Lonely Road.” The later
features Terrace Martin and was released with a video of him cruising
through the city seeing angels and the lyrics: “Roddy rap like the rent
due/Roddy tell ’em the whole truth.”
— Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” has been everywhere in 2025; it’s a big,
inoffensive ballad with loosely religious themes, it is meticulously
designed to the pull at heartstrings. And it succeeds, due in part to
the fact that Warren sings in a faux-British accent. On Friday, July 18,
he’ll release his debut full-length on Atlantic Records, “You’ll Be
Alright, Kid.” Expect a lot more soul and get the tissues ready.
— Fresh off a hot new track for the summer blockbuster “F1” soundtrack,
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Myke Towers will release a new album,
“ISLAND BOYZ,” on Friday, July 18. It’s just what the heart wants during
these hot months — feel good reggaeton, urban pop and Latin trap.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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This combination of photos shows promotional art for the series "Untames,"
from left, "The Summer I Turned Pretty," and "Surf Girls
International." (Netflix/Prime/Prime via AP)
 New series to stream from July
14-20
— Are you Team Jellyfish or Team Bonrad? If you have no idea what
that means you probably don’t watch “The Summer I Turned Pretty. ”
The show returns for its third and final season on Wednesday on
Prime Video. It's about a young woman named Belly (Lola Tung,) who
is torn between two brothers, Jeremiah and Conrad, played by Gavin
Casalegno and Christopher Briney. The series is based on a trilogy
of books by Jenny Han.
— In the second season of Prime Video's “Surf Girls” series, cameras
follow five up-and-coming female surfers who travel the globe to
compete in the Challenger Series. "Surf Girls: International"
focuses on both new and returning surfers that were featured in
season one. A goal is to spotlight women in a sport that has often
been skewed by sexism. All five episodes drop Thursday. Reese
Witherspoon is an executive producer.
— In the films “The Dry” and “Force of Nature: The Dry 2,” Eric Bana
played a federal agent investigating murders in his native country
of Australia. In the new Netflix series “Untamed,” Bana plays a U.S.
law enforcement officer investigating the mysterious death of a
woman at Yosemite National Park. Sam Neill, Rosemarie DeWitt, and
Wilson Bethel also star. It premieres Thursday.
— Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from July 14-20
— For a guy who started off as a villain, Donkey Kong has proven to
be one of Nintendo’s most versatile heroes, doing everything from
driving to playing drums to (seriously) teaching math. Donkey Kong
Bananza focuses on what he does best: punching things. Someone has
stolen his bananas, so it’s up to DK to smash his way through the
Underground World in pursuit of the culprits. It’s the first 3D
adventure for the big lug in a long time, and Nintendo has said it
comes from the same team that developed the bestselling Super Mario
Odyssey. Start swinging Thursday on Switch 2.
— Another arcade favorite — Pac-Man — returns in Shadow Labyrinth,
although publisher Bandai Namco has radically altered the pellet-chomper.
Here, you play as Swordsman No. 8, an explorer who is accompanied by
a mysterious yellow orb named Puck. As you traverse the 2D alien
world, you may be reminded of a different classic: 1986’s Metroid.
There are some levels that look more like Pac-Man mazes, though, and
you will still hunt and be hunted by ghosts — which are now called
“G-Hosts.” It’s a weird and edgy approach to the legend, and it
arrives Thursday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Switch and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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