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Somewhere between dreams and danger, Netflix sets the stage for a bold summer. The July 2025 new release calendar packs in original movies, series, and docudramas. Genres stretch from pulse-pounding action to heartwarming romance to gritty thrillers to offbeat comedy. Let’s delve into the top 10 Netflix Originals and explore what the July 2025 lineup offers behind every title. 10 Most Anticipated Netflix Originals Arriving This July . The Old Guard 2 | Superhero Action | July 2, 2025 Victoria Mahoney directs this action-packed sequel. The screenplay comes from Greg Rucka, adapted from his comic with Leandro Fernandez. This is the second instalment in The Old Guard saga, while the first film debuted in 2020. Charlize Theron returns as the main protagonist, Andy. Alongside her are Marwan Kenzari, KiKi Layne, Luca Marinelli, Van Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. New to the cast are Uma Thurman and Henry Golding. Read more: June 2025 South Indian Film Slate: Top 12 Pan-Indian Releases The story picks up with Andy as she grapples with life after losing her immortality. But peace doesn’t last. When a powerful ancient immortal emerges, Andy’s group must rise again. They come out of hiding to stop a global threat. The fight is not just for survival. It’s for the future of the world. Behind the scenes, Skydance Media leads production. Denver and Delilah Productions and Marc Evans Productions join in. The Sandman Final Season | DC Superhero Series | (Vol. 1) July 3, 2025 | (Vol. 2) July 24, 2025 The beloved DC series returns for its final season, three years after its premiere in 2022, split into two volumes. Based on Neil Gaiman’s 1989-1996 comic series, the show was developed by Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg. Heinberg continues as showrunner and takes on a role this season. Read more: Housefull 5 Review: Akshay Kumar’s Comedy Thriller Hits Box Office Milestone Produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television, it follows Dream, also known as Morpheus, the ruler of dreams. Volume 1 adapts Season of Mists, where Lucifer abandons Hell and hands its Key to Morpheus. The burden of choosing Hell’s new ruler falls on him. Volume 2 will cover The Kindly Ones and The Wake. These final arcs trace Dream’s reckoning. Past choices catch up. Dream must protect himself, his realm, and the waking world. The narrative resumes from Season 1’s end. The Dream Vortex is gone, and the Corinthian was defeated. Lucifer and Mazikeen now seek revenge. Calliope, Dream’s former muse, has reappeared. Tom Sturridge reprises his role as Dream. Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, and Patton Oswalt return as well. Read more: June 2025 Bollywood Movie Lineup: Top 10 Most-Anticipated Hindi Films New cast members include Freddie Fox, Steve Coogan, Barry Sloane, Adrian Lester, Jack Gleeson, and Esme Creed-Miles. Brick | Sci-fi Thriller | July 10, 2025 A German couple wakes up to find their apartment sealed off by a sudden wall. It’s not just their home – an entire building is trapped. To survive, they must unite with their neighbours. Tensions rise. Secrets surface. Trust becomes the only way forward. Directed and written by Philip Koch, the German film builds suspense in quiet spaces. Matthias Schweighofer leads a strong cast including Frederick Lau, Ruby O. Fee, Murathan Muslu, Alexander Beyer, and Salber Lee Williams. Read more: Judwaa: A Pakistani Drama about Twin Sisters Becomes Internet Obsession The production is backed by Leonine Studios, Nocturna Productions, and W&B Television. Too Much | Romantic Comedy | July 10, 2025 This series is created by Lena Dunham and Luis Felber. Dunham herself steps in with a key role. Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe bring humour and heart to the leads. They are joined by Emily Ratajkowski, Richard E. Grant, Adwoa Aboah, Dean-Charles Chapman, Adele Exarchopoulos, and Stephen Fry. The plot follows Jessica, whose world collapses in New York after a breakup. She runs, and London offers a fresh start, but not without its chaos. There, she meets Felix. Their bond is strange, sudden, and real. Together, they try to make sense of life, love, and each other. Read more: Sardaarji 3: First Look of the Horror Comedy Echoes ‘Stree’ Good Thing Going, Working Title Television, and Universal International Studios steer the production. Untamed | Crime Drama | July 17, 2025 Trouble strikes deep in Yosemite National Park. A murder shatters the calm of the wilderness. At the centre of the storm is a National Park Service agent. His path winds through secrets, suspicion, and survival. The narrative unravels through his search for answers. Eric Bana leads with quiet intensity. Sam Neill adds grit and depth. They are joined by Wilson Bethel and Rosemarie DeWitt. The crime series is created and written by Mark L. Smith and Elle Smith. Read more: Pakistani Drama Tere Bin Emerges as an All-Time Audience Favourite John Wells Productions, Escape Artists, Bee Holder Productions, Syndicate Entertainment, Netflix Studios, and Warner Bros. Television are behind the production.

The High Court on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to demolish all illegal brick kilns in five districts including Dhaka within next two weeks to reduce air pollution. An HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Muhammad Ali passed the order after hearing a petition in this regard. The court ordered the Director General of Department of Environment (DoE) to submit a report after evicting all the illegal brick kilns in Dhaka, Munshiganj, Narayanganj, Manikganj and Gazipur within the timeframe. Expressing resentment to all government departments concerned over their failure to reduce the air pollution of the Dhaka, the court asked, “Why has the capital been ranking  in the top or near the top in the list of the most polluted cities of the world for the past few days if effective measures were taken as per our directives?”  “We are not satisfied with your steps taken abiding by our directives,” the HC said. The court said water is not sufficiently sprayed to reduce the air pollution along with the nuisance of the dengue mosquito. The HC also asked the city corporations to take care of the problems. Counsel Amatul Karim stood for the DoE; senior lawyer Manzil Morshed represented the writ petitioner while Deputy Attorney General Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar stood for the state. Earlier in 2020, the HC gave a nine-point directive to address the air pollution. The directives are given below. 1.    The trucks carrying sand and earth operate by covering with protection in the capital. 2.    Contractors will have to cover the construction sites where works are on. 3.    Steps will have to be taken to spray water in the areas where water is not spayed properly. 4.    Apply the rules and regulations, terms and conditions in the areas where mega projects by             roads and carpeting works are going on. 5.    Seize the vehicles which emit black smoke. 6.    Fix the economic life of the vehicles plying on the roads and impose embargo on the obsoleted ones as per the Road Transport Act-2018. 7.    Submit report after demolishing the brick kilns which are running without licenses. 8.    Stop burning tyres and recycling batteries without permission from the DoE. 9.    The city corporations will have to remove the garbage from markets and shops after closing those. Read more: Around 60 percent brick kilns are operating illegally: Minister The lawyer Manzil Morshed filed a petition seeking directives to implement the nine-point order on January 30, this year. On January 31, the HC wanted to know about what measures taken by the authorities concerned to reduce the air pollution. Later, the DoE submitted its report on February 26 following the HC order. The court later gave two weeks to the DoE to execute the directives.

The government of Bangladesh has taken a decision to provide bank loans on easy terms to those involved in producing environment-friendly bricks, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shahab Uddin said today (January 25, 2023). The environment minister said this while talking to reporters after a meeting with deputy commissioners at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka. The meeting also discussed protecting forests and actions of DCs to combat climate change impacts, he said. He also sought assistance from the DCs in stopping hill cutting, deforestation, establishment of illegal brick fields and soil cutting. The DCs were asked to take legal steps in this regard. Read More: COP27: Bangladesh prioritises realisation of green climate fund, Environment Minister tells UNB Replying to a question on any proposal coming from DCs, the minister said there are only 50 offices under the Department of Environment (DoE) in the 50 districts while the ministry has no office in the rest 14 districts. He also assured of establishing offices in the 14 districts. Besides, the DCs have been asked to stop operation of illegal brick kilns as the government has taken an initiative to use environment-friendly bricks for government structures by 2025. “The more we can provide eco-friendly bricks, the more we can stop production of illegal brick kilns. If we are able to meet the demand with eco-friendly block bricks, the old illegal brick kilns can be stopped,” he said. Read More: 2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up