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STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS FOR JUNE 2020

Here’s What’s On As Lockdown Starts To Lift

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Netflix

Spike Lee fans are undoubtedly ready for Netflix to get its next month of content underway. The director's new Netflix original film Da 5 Bloods is set to drop closer to the middle of the month, with a tale of four Vietnam vets returning to the country they once fought through for a very special mission.

However, if you're looking for a new Netflix original that plays to more of a silly and comedic angle, then the long-awaited debut of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga will most definitely tide you over. Yes, this is that Will Ferrell movie you heard was in the works a while ago, and no, this isn't a dream. There's even a music video to prove it.

Sometimes, you need a classic or two in order to really feel at home, and Netflix has you covered there as well. Whether you want the Spielberg-led warmth of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, or the '90s style adaptation of Jane Austen literature with the Alicia Silverstone comedy Clueless, you can be sure that those magic moments you still remember have not lost their sparkle.

TV has its fair share of teary-eyed moments headed its way in June 2020, as Netflix is ready to mount an all-out assault on your feelings. Wrapping the decades-long legacy of the Full House franchise, an early look at Fuller House: The Farewell Season even has its leads crying and laughing in quick succession. If you're someone who cries during weddings, prepare for a triple threat, courtesy of the Tanner family.

If you prefer your tears to be more reality-based, Queer Eye: Season 5 will oblige your Kleenex inducing needs, as the new Fab 5 will be on the road to bettering people's lives yet again. This season's antics take the boys to the city of brotherly love, as Philadelphia acts as the home base for this next group of episodes. Here come the cheesesteak jokes.

Last but not least, the network TV options on Netflix are about to get a lot more interesting in this heated month of content! After six whole seasons of intrigue and twists, How To Get Away With Murder Season 6 brings the hit ABC series to a shockingly dramatic close. If you're one of those fans who's been hoping that Bryan Fuller's Hannibal would continue on Netflix, your wishes are kind of coming true. The complete series run will be on the Netflix platform for you to enjoy, and possibly fuel further speculation that the series could return.

Disney+

Disney+ has announced a number of titles that will be added in June. Among them are beloved animated Disney films, including 1999's Tarzan and its 2005 sequel, Tarzan II.

Fan-favorite live-action films are also being added to the roster, such as the 2010 film adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Another book adaptation that is set to premiere on Disney+ in June is Artemis Fowl. This Kenneth Branagh-directed adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s popular novel about a 12-year-old genius trying to save his kidnapped father from within a fantastical world was originally intended to get a theatrical release. However, that, as with so many other things, was scuppered by the arrival of COVID-19. So now the film is going straight onto Disney+ on June 12th.

Elsewhere, Frozen fans are in for a treat with the premiere of Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2. The six-part documentary series follows the filmmakers, artists, songwriters and cast as they create the long-awaited sequel to the original 2013 Disney animated feature.

Other noteworthy additions include season three of the Disney Channel sitcom Raven's Home, seasons one and two of Howie Mandel's Animals Doing Things and the 2014 animated film Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy. On the animated series side, season one of the retro classic Schoolhouse Rock will make its debut on the streamer as will season one of 1997's 101 Dalmatians.