Our Ultimate Summer 2022 TV and Movie Guide

We’ve finally settled into the summer season — meaning warmer days, more three-day weekends, and sneaking in some beach time before Labor Day. But if you’re trying to stay cool inside or you have some time to kill (thanks, flight delays), you’re going to need something to watch. And we’ve got you covered. 

Today, we called up some of our favorite media critics and a bunch of our savvy fellow Skimm’rs for their must-see recommendations. Whether you need weekend binges, movies worth seeing in theaters, or hidden gems to add to your queue, enjoy our ultimate summer TV and movie guide. And yes, we’ve got the full list right here for you.

What to binge on a long weekend:

The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video)

Ms. Marvel (Disney+)

Money Heist Korea (Netflix)

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Love Island UK (Hulu)

Heartstopper (Netflix)

Joe Pera Talks With You (HBO Max)

I Love That For You (Showtime)

The Upshaws (Netflix)

Movies to see IRL:

Nope (July 22)

Mr. Malcolm’s List (In Theaters Now)

Top Gun: Maverick (In Theaters Now)

Elvis (In Theaters Now)

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (In Theaters Now)

Everything Everywhere All At Once (In Select Theaters Now)

Hidden gems that are getting overlooked:

Savage Beauty (Netflix)

The Janes (HBO Max)

Ziwe (Showtime)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (Showtime)

Barry (HBO Max)

What We Do in the Shadows (FX/Hulu)

Everything is Trash (Freeform/Hulu)

Irma Vepp (HBO Max)

You’ll hear from:

Bethonie Butler, TV and pop culture reporter for The Washington Post

Lakshmi Gandhi, freelance journalist and co-founder of The Lakshmi and Asha Show

Kamaron McNair, finance writer at theSkimm

Kristen Lindell, loyalty program manager at theSkimm

Nina Moll, senior associate, client services at theSkimm

Michelle Simon, senior director, client services and planning at theSkimm

Rachel Klein, executive producer, video at theSkimm

Rachel Levin, social media producer at theSkimm

Alaisha Key, audio producer, culture at theSkimm

Andrew Callaway, senior audio engineer at theSkimm

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