What to Watch This July: 10+ Programs You'll Want to Catch
Let KCET be your tour guide for the summer! This July, we're offering plenty of adventures for you to embark on in the comfort of your home.
Whether you decide to take off on a road trip with "The Great Muslim American Road Trip," kick it to the coastline with "In the Water; Behind the Lens," or explore the unfrequented in "America Outdoors with Baratunde Thunstun," July's lineup is sure to take you on a journey — and maybe teach you something new along the way.
Read on for all programs available to stream this month.
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The Island Diaries (New Season) – Continues Tuesdays, 8 p.m.
In the second season of "The Island Diaries," visit different islands and hear interviews with locals about what makes their island unique. The show scratches the surface of daily life to explore themes such as food access, transportation, identity, culture and environment. Watch Now.
Saturday, July 2
Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness – 9 p.m.
This series takes a look at the experiences of young people living with mental health conditions with a focus on the importance of awareness and compassion. Watch Now.
Wednesday, July 6
Roadtrip Nation: Caring Forward – 8 p.m.
Meet Alma, Samuel, and Ryan — three young people eager to transform the healthcare landscape and find work worth doing — and follow them as they travel across their home state of California in search of fulfilling and inspiring career paths. Watch Now.
Great Muslim American Road Trip – Wednesdays, 9 p.m.
Follow a young Muslim American couple as they travel along Route 66 in search of America's Muslim roots. Visiting with local Muslims, Mona Haydar and Sebastian Robins gain a better understand of themselves as individuals, as a couple and as Muslims. Watch Now.
Sunday, July 10
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston – Sundays, 8 p.m.
Go off the beaten track to find the outdoors in the most unlikely places. This journey reveals a deeper understanding of our passionate, complex and sometimes quirky relationship with nature. Watch Now.
The Green Planet – Sundays, 9 p.m.
Sir David Attenborough travels the globe to reveal the secret lives of plants. Using pioneering camera techniques, the series takes viewers on a magical journey inside the hidden world of plants, on which all animals-including humans-are dependent. Watch Now.
Wednesday, July 13
In the Water; Behind the Lens – 8 p.m.
A film about water photographers and the dangers and challenges they face to get the shot seen in magazines and covers all over the world. Watch Now.
Saturday, July 16
POV: Wuhan Wuhan – 10 p.m.
Learn the stories of frontline medical workers, patients, and citizens during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city where the mysterious virus was first discovered. Watch Now.
Sunday, July 17
COVID Diaries: On the Front Line – 12:30 a.m.
The life of Rhonda Lee, a Black visiting nurse in Ypsilanti, Michigan, who treats coronavirus patients after they leave the hospital. As a front line worker, she risks her well-being and that of her family, as racial tensions boil over during the pandemic. Watch Now.
NOVA: Ultimate Space Telescope – 10 p.m.
Explore the dramatic story of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope-the most ambitious observatory ever launched-through a series of high-stakes milestones, from its conception to completion. Watch Now.
Saturday, July 23
POV: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust – 10 p.m.
The story of how three communities of Japanese Americans, Native Americans, and ranchers — sharing histories of forced removal — come together to defend their land and water from Los Angeles after being bought out by the L.A. Department of Water and Power. Watch Preview.
Saturday, July 30
Frontline: Facing Eviction – 10 p.m.
Families struggle to keep their homes during the pandemic, despite a federal ban on evictions. Take an intimate look at the nation's affordable housing crisis through the eyes of tenants, landlords, judges, and law enforcement. Watch Preview.
POV: Winter's Yearning – 11 p.m.
In Maniitsoq, Greenland, the U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa Corporation has been planning to build a smelting plant for years. Follow the lives of the area's loyal aging population and its stymied youth. Pictured against immense, isolating landscapes, the people await their plant and with it, the nation's possible first step towards sovereignty and economic renewal. Watch Preview.
