From edge-of-seat action films and the latest releases from legendary directors, to much-anticipated sequel seasons coming to the small screen, discover MR PORTER’s picks of the film and TV releases not to miss this month.

Brad Pitt takes the wheel as a former Formula One star who comes out of retirement to mentor a new racing prodigy (Damson Idris). From Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski and screenwriter Ehren Kruger, with footage filmed trackside at Grand Prix events, you’ll catch glimpses of real-life racers including Sir Lewis Hamilton (who also acts as a producer), Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, Lando Norris, George Russell, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri.

In cinemas 25 June; 27 June (US)

This feel-good sports comedy stars Owen Wilson as a former pro golfer turned down-on-his-luck salesman, who decides to hedge his future on coaching a troubled teenage prodigy.

On Apple TV+ now

Celine Song’s semi-autobiographical feature film debut Past Lives, which starred Greta Lee, entranced audiences and critics alike in 2023. Her next outing is already garnering great anticipation: Materialists is a romantic comedy about an elite New York matchmaker who falls into a toxic love triangle, featuring an all-star cast – Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.

In cinemas now

Concluding Phase Five of the MCU, Chinaka Hodge’s six-part series follows on from the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams returns home to Chicago, having been expelled from MIT, where she becomes entangled with The Hood (Anthony Ramos) and embarks on adventure that means technology and magic collide.

On Disney+ from 24 June

Inspired by the podcast Firebug, this miniseries stars Jurnee Smollett and Taron Egerton as a police detective and arson investigator who begrudgingly work together to track down two serial arsonists.

On Apple TV+ from 27 June

A stellar cast fronts the latest outing of the Jurassic World franchise – Scarlett Johansson leads with Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey – as the events pick up five years on from Jurassic World Dominion. With dinosaurs only able to survive in a few isolated environments on Earth, an expedition sets off to extract DNA from three of the most colossal prehistoric creatures in an attempt to achieve a life-saving medical breakthrough for humankind.

In cinemas from 2 July

The much-anticipated upcoming Superman outing launches the new era of the DC Universe. Written and directed by James Gunn, it sees David Corenswet take on the iconic titular role, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.

In cinemas from 11 July

Set in May 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal (surely the busiest man in Hollywood right now) helm Ari Aster’s western as the sheriff and mayor of a small New Mexico town in a standoff with each other. Turmoil ensues with neighbours turning on each other, played out by a cast that includes Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Luke Grimes.

In cinemas from 18 July

A spin-off of the John Wick franchise that takes place between the events of the third and fourth films. This stars Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro, a ballerina-assassin, who is out to seek revenge for her father’s death. Anjelica Huston, Lance Reddick, Ian McShane and Keanu Reeves reprise their roles.

In cinemas now

Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic zombie horror is back, reuniting the director and writer Alex Garland – as well as original star Cillian Murphy as an exec-producer (and possibly with a cameo?). The sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later fast-forwards almost three decades, and the world is still reckoning with the rage virus. But now it has evolved. With Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell, the trailer sets up a truly terrifying return.

In cinemas now

Succession’s seven-time Emmy-winning creator Jesse Armstrong makes his feature-film directorial debut with familiar thematic territory. The plot follows a group of billionaire friends on a boys’ trip to the mountains, backdropped by an international crisis, starring Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef and Cory Michael Smith.

Out now

The third and final outing of Netflix’s South Korean dystopian thriller is imminent. With the action picking up from the brutal cliffhanger at the end of season two, it looks set to be a suitably perilous, sofa-gripping finale to the smash-hit show. Let the games begin.

On Netflix from 27 June