New documentaries & true crime July 2024: Netflix, Hulu, Prime & more

From shark week and sports docs to the return of Dick Wolf’s Homicide series, here’s your guide to the new true crime and documentaries hitting Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, Max, and more in July 2024.

There have been some poignant entries to the true crime genre in 2024 so far. The Jinx Season 2 has dominated the documentary scene back in spring, with new revelations about Robert “Bob” Durst and the company he kept over the years.

More recently, the shocking crimes of Anna Stubblefield were explored in Tell Them You Love Me, which made its debut on Netflix US. Elsewhere, Hulu revisited the Sherri Papini case with its Perfect Wife docu-series.

While Netflix continues to be the best streaming service for true crime, all platforms have something unique to offer, with plenty of real-life stories and shows making their streaming debut. So, here’s a rundown of all the new documentaries and true crime shows to mark in your calendar.

Top documentary and true crime picks for July 2024

The Man with 1000 Kids (Netflix) – July 3

Bound to be your next Netflix true crime obsession, The Man with 1000 Kids is a three-part documentary delving into the disturbing tale of Dutch scammer Jonathan Meijer, who is accused of fertility fraud on a global scale. Featuring exclusive interviews with a number of his victims, the docu-series tracks how Meijer tricked parents around the world and allegedly fathered hundreds of children. 

Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order (Hulu) – July 9-30

Making its premiere this month is Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, a gripping docu-series in which Dr Reid and her “secret society” of women who share a common interest: the psychology of criminals and the desire to protect those who’ve been ignored by the authorities. Each episode sees the group working together to protect victims and solve cold cases, their motto being: “Have compassion first but let the evidence lead.”

Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test (Hulu) – July 12

Although Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test aired earlier this year, it’s finally making its streaming debut this July. If you’re a true crime, chances are you know all about this case, which started in 2008 when Casey’s toddler Caylee was killed. Despite mounting evidence against the mom in the years that followed, Casey was found not guilty. Since then, she’s thrown out numerous accusations about her family. This documentary explores all of these from Casey’s parents’ perspective, who take a lie detector test for every accusation. 

Homicide: Los Angeles (Netflix) – July 16

Following the success of Dick Wolf’s true crime anthology series Homicide: New York, the Law & Order creator is back with another instalment, this time setting his sights on LA. Similarly to the NYC edition, Homicide: Los Angeles examines the stories of notorious murder cases as told by the people who know them best: the detectives and prosecutors who cracked them.

The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph (Max) – July 16

If you’ve never explored the sinister tale of Thomas Randolph, now is your chance. Investigation Discovery’s upcoming docu-series dives into the man whose four out of six marriages resulted in death. A number of his wives died under mysterious circumstances, leading to his nickname as the “Black Widower.” Throughout the course of the docu-series, it will consider whether Randolph is a calculated killer driven by greed or, as he claims, simply unlucky in love. 

New documentaries and true crime on Netflix in July 2024

Here are all the documentary series and films hitting Netflix in July 2024:

July 2

• SPRINT, Season 1

July 3

• The Man with 1000 Kids, Season 1

July 10

• Receiver, Season 1

July 15

• LALIGA: All Access, Season 1

July 16

• Homicide: Los Angeles, Season 1

July 17

• Simone Biles Rising

July 19

• 500 Days of Escobar
• Skywalkers: A Love Story

July 24

• Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam, Season 1

July 31

• Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
• Unsolved Mysteries, Season 4

New documentaries and true crime on Max in July 2024

Here are all the documentary series and films hitting Max in July 2024:

July 2

• Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants, Season 1

July 5

• King of Zanzibar, Season 1

July 7

• Belly of the Beast: Bigger and Bloodier
• Jaws vs Leviathan
• Makozilla
• Sydney Harbor Shark Invasion

July 8

• Bodies in the Water, Season 1
• Great White Serial Killer: Sea of Blood
• Shark Frenzy: Mating Games

July 9

• 6000lb. Shark
• Deadliest Bite
• Monster Hammerheads: Species X

July 10

• Alien Sharks: Ghosts of Japan
• Expedition Unknown: Shark Wrecks of WWII
• Great White North
• Quad Gods

July 11

• Caught! When Sharks Attack
• Great White Danger Zone
• Teen Torture Inc., Season 1

July 12

• Shark Attack Island
• Sharks of the Dead Zone
• The Real Sharkano

July 13

• Faye
• Mothersharker: Hammertime
• Sharktopia

July 14

• In the Eye of the Storm, Season 1

July 16

• The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph, Season 1

July 17 

• Wild Wild Space

July 18

• The Commandant’s Shadow

July 24

• Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose, Season 1

New documentaries and true crime on Amazon Prime Video in July 2024

Here are all the documentary series and films hitting Amazon Prime Video in July 2024:

July 18

• UNINTERRUPTED’s Top Class Tennis, Season 1

July 25

• Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net 

New documentaries and true crime on Hulu in July 2024

Here are all the documentary series and films hitting Hulu in July 2024:

July 1

• Attack of the Red Sea Sharks
• Baby Sharks in the City
• Shark Attack 360
• Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie
• Shark vs. Ross Edgley
• Sharks Gone Viral
• Supersized Sharks

July 5

• 20/20 True Crime Collection: Betrayed

July 9

• Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, Season 1 Episode 1

July 11

• Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer, Season 1

July 12

• Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test
• The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Season 1

July 16

• Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, Season 1 Episode 2

July 18

• How I Caught My Killer, Season 2

July 23

• Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, Season 1 Episode 3

July 25

• The UnXplained Special Presentation, Season 1

July 30

• Sasha Reid and the Midnight Order, Season 1 Episode 4
• Betrayal: A Father’s Secret, Season 1

New documentaries and true crime on Disney Plus in July 2024

Here are all the documentary series and films hitting Disney Plus in July 2024:

July 1

• Attack of the Red Sea Sharks
• Baby Sharks in the City
• Shark Attack 360
• Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie
• Shark vs. Ross Edgley
• Sharks Gone Viral
• Supersized Sharks

July 19 

• EPCOT Becoming: Inside the Transformation

New documentaries & true crime on Paramount Plus in July 2024

Here are all the documentary series and films hitting Paramount Plus in July 2024:

July 9

• Melissa Etheridge: I’m Not Broken, Season 1

July 16

• Mafia Spies, Season 1

New documentaries & true crime on Peacock in July 2024

Here are all the documentary series and films hitting Peacock in July 2024:

July 2

• I Am Andrew Tate
• Snapped, Season 33 finale

July 9

• Snapped, Season 34 Episode 1

July 16

• Rossi: A Fugitive Faking Death
• Snapped, Season 34 Episode 2

July 23

• Sins of the South, Season 1
• Snapped, Season 34 Episode 3

July 30

• Snapped, Season 34 Episode 4

That’s all the new documentaries and true crime coming to streaming in July 2024. You can check out our roundup of new movies streaming this month, and look at the TV shows to watch this month. Or, read about 50 Cent’s P Diddy documentary, how to watch the Burning Sun documentary in the US, and what you need to know about the Perfect Wife: Sherri Papini documentary.