Weekly streaming slate (July 27–August 2) brings Devil Wears Prada 2, Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Big-ticket streaming sequels anchor the week

The week's streaming lineup is led by long-awaited franchise follow-ons. The Devil Wears Prada 2 is scheduled to premiere on July 29, with Indian-facing outlet coverage listing JioHotstar as the platform, while the Associated Press entertainment roundup distributed via U.S. outlets places the title on Hulu and Disney+ on the same date. Reports describe the sequel as following Anne Hathaway's Andy as she returns to help Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly steer Runway magazine through corporate cuts and digital disruption, with Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt also reprising their roles; AP cites more than $688 million in worldwide ticket sales for the film. Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 arrives July 31 on Prime Video, with coverage from multiple Indian trade outlets highlighting a ten-episode noir arc focused on dismantling Rupert Thorne's remaining criminal empire and reintroducing villains including the Riddler, Harley Quinn and the Joker. Special Ops: Lioness Season 3 is also slated for July 31 across the slate trackers, completing a stacked end-of-week window for prestige and franchise viewers.

Comedy, drama and reality reboots fill the middle of the week

Several returning series and new originals cluster between July 29 and 30. Paramount+'s Diarra from Detroit returns for an eight-episode Season 2 starting July 29, according to AP entertainment journalists, with creator-star Diarra Kilpatrick shifting the comedy into a homicide investigation after a furniture delivery spirals. Family animation gets a refresh with The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Season 4, which Indian trade trackers list for July 29 on JioHotstar. JioHotstar is also tipped for Heart Beat Season 3, a Tamil medical drama set for July 30. Horror and limited series round out the date range, with The Devil's Mouth on Prime Video, The Idaho College Murders: College Nightmare on Netflix and Final Project, a Mexican teen thriller about cyberbullying, all listed for July 29, and the Lockerbie investigation drama The Bombing of Pan Am 103 on Netflix on July 30. The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Diarra from Detroit both begin rolling out with the July 29 streaming debuts.

Indian-language titles and animation widen the regional slate

South Indian and dubbed-language features are positioned as a parallel release track. Colin from Accounts Season 3 premieres July 27 on JioHotstar, with Indian outlets highlighting returning leads Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall; Chinna Chinna Aasai, a Tamil romance set in Varanasi with Aparna Balamurali, follows on July 28, also on JioHotstar. Telugu crime thriller Azadi 501, inspired by the Freedom 251 smartphone scam, is listed for July 29 on Aha, while the Korean-origin Wrath, a Portuguese-language MMA-themed thriller, reaches Netflix the same day. The Malayalam psychological mystery Balan: The Boy makes its OTT debut on ZEE5 on July 31, and Crunchyroll is slated to release Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle Part 1 on July 28. Pragmatic streaming pickers such as Business Upturn's Top 5 list treat Colin from Accounts 3, Chinna Chinna Aasai, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 and Special Ops: Lioness Season 3 as the most reliable cross-platform anchors of the window.

Theatrical releases pair with family and franchise animation

Two big theatrical titles bracket July 30. Spider-Man: Brand New Day, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland alongside Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Sadie Sink and Mark Ruffalo, is positioned as one of the year's most anticipated wide releases; the Outlook India and Filmfare roundups both list July 30 in cinemas. Hindi comedy Bhai Tera Star Hai, headlined by Raghav Juyal with Niharika NM and Sanjay Kapoor, opens the same day. Telugu romantic drama Srinivasa Mangapuram, marking the launch of Jaya Krishna Ghattamaneni and Rasha Thadani, follows on July 30, and Emraan Hashmi's 2007 cult hit Awarapan gets a theatrical re-release on July 31 ahead of Awarapan 2. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the major animated title arriving on home screens, with AP writers noting it became the first film to cross $1 billion in cinemas earlier this year before its July 30 Peacock debut.

Music releases and a livestreamed festival close the week

Ariana Grande's "Petal" drops Friday, described across AP-syndicated coverage as her first full-length project since Wicked and her eighth studio album overall; the lead single "Hate That I Made You Love Me" is credited to Grande alongside producer Max Martin. Country artist Shaboozey releases "The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales," a concept record with appearances by Kehlani, Gunna, Jamie Foxx, Sam Elliott and Teyana Taylor, while Las Vegas hard rock outfit Five Finger Death Punch deliver their tenth studio album "Legacy." Lollapalooza runs Thursday through Sunday in Chicago's Grant Park with Lorde, Charli xcx, John Summit, The Smashing Pumpkins, Olivia Dean, Jennie, Tate McRae and The XX among the headliners, with Disney+ and Hulu confirmed to livestream the festival throughout the weekend.

Follow-up signal

The next verifiable milestone is the July 29 streaming debut of The Devil Wears Prada 2, followed within 48 hours by the July 31 arrivals of Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 on Prime Video, Special Ops: Lioness Season 3 and the Awarapan re-release, with box-office and streaming-chart performance likely to be the first measurable indicators of how the crowded week performed.