The week ahead, June 29-July 5: 'Elle' of a Fourth

The Fourth of July holiday closes out this week, and maybe because of that it’s a relatively light one for season and series premieres. The most notable exception is Elle, a Legally Blonde prequel series that follows a teenage Elle Woods. And at the other end of the cheerful/dour spectrum, Silo begins a new season on Apple TV.

The World Cup has entered its single-elimination phase, and there are several Independence Day-themed specials on tap for the weekend — more than usual, in fact, since the U.S. is marking the 250th anniversary of its founding.

Before the dates, a few news items from late last week:

• So much, I guess, for the rumors that Stranger Things stars Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour hated one another or that he was a bully to her on set. They’ll be starring together in a Netflix spy drama from Adolescence and Enola Holmes writer Jack Thorne.

• Prime Video has picked up a second season of Every Year After, a romantic drama based on author Carley Fortune’s novel Every Summer After.

• A Dark Shadows animated series based on the 1960s supernatural soap opera is on the way from Warner Bros. Animation. Who this might be for, exactly, is perhaps a secondary question in the age of IP recycling.

On to the dates for this week. All times are ET/PT unless noted.

It’s win or go home time for the remainder of the tournament. The knockout rounds started Sunday with Canada’s 1-0 win over South Africa in stoppage time, Canada’s first-ever win outside the group stage at a World Cup. The round of 32 — also a first in this expanded field — runs through Friday with three games each day, and the round of 16 starts Saturday. Listed below are the network (Fox or FS1) for the English-language broadcast; all matches are also in Spanish on Telemundo and Peacock.

Monday
• 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT: Brazil vs. Japan (Fox)
• 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT: Germany vs. Paraguay (Fox)
• 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT: Netherlands vs. Morocco (Fox)

Tuesday
• 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT: Ivory Coast vs. Norway (Fox)
• 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT: France vs. Sweden (Fox)
• 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT: Mexico vs. Ecuador (Fox)

Wednesday
• Noon ET/9 a.m. PT: England vs. Congo DR (Fox)
• 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT: Belgium vs. Senegal (FS1)
• 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT: U.S. vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina (Fox)

Thursday
• 3 p.m. ET/noon PT: Spain vs. Austria (Fox)
• 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT: Portugal vs. Croatia (Fox)
• 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT: Switzerland vs. Algeria (FS1)

Friday
• 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT: Australia vs. Egypt (Fox)
• 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT: Argentina vs. Cape Verde (Fox)
• 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT: Colombia vs. Ghana (Fox)

Saturday
• 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT: Canada vs. Netherlands/Morocco winner (Fox)
• 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT: Germany/Paraguay winner vs. France/Sweden winner (Fox)

Sunday
• 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT: Brazil/Japan winner vs. Ivory Coast/Norway winner (Fox)
• 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT: Mexico/Ecuador winner vs. England/Congo DR winner (Fox)

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Monday
• Adventure Time: Side Quests (Disney+/Hulu): New episodes are set in the early days of Finn and Jake’s time together.

Tuesday
• Ruthless (Paramount+): The sixth season of the Tyler Perry drama debuts.

Wednesday
• Elle (Prime Video): Lexi Minetree steps into the pink shoes of Elle Woods in a Legally Blonde prequel series following the character in her high school years, when a job change for her dad (Tom Everett Scott) forces her to move to the gray, flannel-clad world of 1990s Seattle. June Diane Raphael plays Elle’s mom, and Reese Witherspoon is one of the executive producers.
• X-Men ‘97 (Disney+): Season two of the animated series arrives two-plus years after the well-received first season.
• Worst Neighbor Ever (Netflix): The logical progression from Worst Ex Ever and Worst Roommate Ever, I guess.

Thursday
• Survival of the Thickest (Netflix): It’s the final season for this comedy starring and co-created by Michelle Buteau.

Friday
• Silo (Apple TV): Season three of the dystopian drama debuts.

(Any movies below that don’t have a network or streamer listed next to them are available for rental or purchase.)

Monday
• 8 p.m.: Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness (ABC): A two-hour special/extended promo for Disneyland and Disney World, somehow tying into the forthcoming Independence Day holiday.

Tuesday
• The Devil Wears Prada 2: Now available for rental or purchase.
• Obsession: You can watch the horror hit from home now.
• Louis C.K.: Ridiculous (Netflix)

Wednesday
• Enola Holmes 3 (Netflix): The now young-adult sleuth (Millie Bobby Brown) is about to get married, but there’s a complication: Her older brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) has gone missing.

Thursday
• 8 p.m.: CMA Fest (ABC): The annual concert special will feature a big lineup of country music stars.

Friday
• The Simpsons: Simpsley (Disney+): The second of three streaming-only episodes this summer imagines Marge as a con artist sent to Italy to bring Skinner back home. But Seymour’s roommate, Homer Simpsley, complicates matters.
• 8 p.m.: A Capitol Fourth (PBS): The annual special goes a day early.

Saturday
• 8 p.m.: Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular (NBC): The OG 4th of July network special will have some competition this year; see below.
• 8 p.m.: Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash (ABC): A music special capped by fireworks, with Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Sublime (sure) and Boyz II Men among the scheduled performers.
• 8 p.m.: The Great American Block Party (CBS/Paramount+): More music, more fireworks, with look-ins from events in several places around the country.

Sunday
• 9 p.m.: Hammerhead Sharks Up Close with Bertie Gregory (Nat Geo): Nat Geo’s Sharkfest (not to be confused with Discovery’s Shark Week, coming later in July), kicks off with this special.

Friday
• Dutton Ranch (Paramount+): The only notable finale this week is a fairly big one. The Yellowstone spinoff closes out its first season (and has already been renewed for a second).

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