{"id":180383,"date":"2025-07-13T08:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T08:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/if-you-have-to-watch-1-netflix-show-in-july-2025-stream-this-1-right-now\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T08:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T08:20:02","slug":"if-you-have-to-watch-1-netflix-show-in-july-2025-stream-this-1-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/13\/if-you-have-to-watch-1-netflix-show-in-july-2025-stream-this-1-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Have to Watch 1 Netflix Show in July 2025, Stream This 1 Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Here at <a href=\"https:\/\/usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a>, we love true crime as much as the next person \u2014 but sometimes it can be hard to watch.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling a little weighed down by the darkness of the true crime world, we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/usmagazine.com\/media-network\/netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> recommendation for you.<\/p>\n<p><em>American Vandal<\/em>, a 2017 series that parodies true crime docs, is hilarious, but it still creates an engrossing mystery that will leave you dying to watch the next episode.<\/p>\n<p>And luckily, you can. There are two excellent seasons of <em>American Vandal<\/em> on Netflix \u2014 here\u2019s why you should watch them in July 2025.\n<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018American Vandal\u2019 Season 1 Is Iconic<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"American Vandal | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m3tkFOtM6go?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In <em>American Vandal<\/em>, the crime at the center of season 1 is a graffiti incident of epic proportions \u2014 someone vandalized 30 faculty cars with crude drawings. A student, Dylan Maxwell (<a href=\"https:\/\/usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jimmy-tatro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jimmy Tatro<\/strong><\/a>), was blamed, but amateur documentarians Peter Maldonado (<strong>Tyler Alvarez<\/strong>) and Sam Ecklund (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/cruel-summer-casts-dating-history-through-the-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cruel Summer\u2019<\/em><\/a>s <strong>Griffin Gluck<\/strong>) suspect there may be more to the story. Thus, the guiding question of the season becomes a constant refrain: \u201cWho drew the d***s?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-netflix-true-crime-drama-shows\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-netflix-true-crime-drama-shows\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">9 Great Netflix True Crime Drama Shows to Watch Right Now (July 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTrue crime drama series take the darkest stories of humanity and shine a light on them, allowing us to take a hard look at the scariest parts of our nature through the lens of incredible actors. And Netflix has some of the best true crime series in the business. Actors like\u00a0Toni Collette and Pedro Pascal\u00a0anchor [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It sounds crass (and it is), but as Peter and Sam attempt to uncover the truth, deeper problems within the hierarchy of Hanover High are revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The second season of <em>American Vandal<\/em> covers a new mystery about \u201cThe Turd Burglar,\u201d and it\u2019s a solid outing, but season 1\u2019s mystery is particularly thrilling.<\/p>\n<h3>The Netflix Show Features a Who\u2019s Who of Future Stars<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4035134\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4035134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Jimmy Tatro in American Vandal\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=600&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/American-Vandal-Dylan-Maxwell.jpeg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jimmy Tatro in \u2018American Vandal.\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The young cast of <em>American Vandal<\/em> features some stellar actors who are quickly rising through the ranks of Hollywood. Tatro, who was already a YouTube celebrity before being cast in the show, has gone on to star in the sitcom <em>Home Economics<\/em> and the hilarious indie film <em>Theatre Camp<\/em>, while Gluck was a main cast member in Freeform\u2019s <em>Cruel Summer<\/em>. Alvarez, too, has worked steadily since <em>Vandal<\/em>, appearing in shows like <em>Ghosts<\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/wwdits-cast-answers-burning-questions-about-perfect-series-finale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>What We Do in the Shadows<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the supporting cast members have also gone on to success. <strong>Eduardo Franco<\/strong>, who plays Dylan\u2019s friend Spencer Diaz, has appeared in hits like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/stranger-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em><\/a> and <em>Booksmart<\/em>, while Lukas Gage has appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>You<\/em><\/a> and <em>Companion<\/em>. We recommend keeping an eye on the cast of <em>American Vandal <\/em>\u2014 there\u2019s clearly a lot of star power among these young performers, many of whom are now in their 20s or 30s and gaining mainstream success.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018American Vandal\u2019 Critiques High School Social Structures<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"American Vandal | &quot;Critical Acclaim&quot; | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zfZT81ZpbUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While <em>American Vandal<\/em> is unquestionably funny and even silly, it\u2019s not afraid to take itself seriously in the way it approaches its subject matter. As Peter and Sam investigate the smear campaign against Dylan Maxwell, who one student calls \u201ca known d*** draw-er,\u201d it becomes obvious how predisposed the school community was to believe the worst of a kid who has a reputation as a troublemaker, even when the evidence wasn\u2019t all there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-shows-to-stream-right-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/overcompensating-show.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"A mom hugs her son in 'Overcompensating.'\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/overcompensating-show.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-shows-to-stream-right-now\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">14 Must-See Comedy Shows to Stream Right Now (May 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSometimes, the new must-see comedy shows seem to come out of nowhere. In this week alone, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have fresh comedies that may get some big laughs. The first is Netflix\u2019s Bad Thoughts, which puts comedian Tom Segura into some wild scenarios before he completely changes his persona and goes into the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The storytelling goes even further with this theme, meditating on how our reputations can trap us \u2014 sometimes causing people to fulfill others\u2019 low expectations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>You\u2019ll recognize a lot of high school archetypes in <em>American Vandal<\/em>, but the series does an excellent job deconstructing them, reminding us all to take a second look at our first impressions.<\/p>\n<p><em>American Vandal<\/em> combines hilarious deadpan performances with a genuine mystery and a poignant message to form one of Netflix\u2019s all-time best series.<\/p>\n<p>Watch\u00a0<em>American Vandal<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/80117693?trackId=268410292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/if-you-have-to-watch-1-netflix-show-in-july-2025-stream-this-1-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at Watch With Us, we love true crime as much as the next person \u2014 but sometimes it can be hard to watch. If you\u2019re feeling a little weighed down by the darkness of the true crime world, we have a Netflix recommendation for you. 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