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Sharknado
Streaming: July 1st
Imagine a hurricane hitting LA, but instead of just rain, it's raining sharks. Yup, thousands of them are tearing through the city by sea, land, and air. It's pure chaos and peak shark madness.
Starring: Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills, 90210), Tara Reid (American Pie), John Heard (Home Alone)
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Streaming: July 1st
Fin and April head to NYC, but a mega-hurricane unleashes shark-filled storms that make the Big Apple a buffet for these toothy terrors. Bigger, crazier, and somehow even sharkier.
Starring: Ian Ziering (Beverly Hills, 90210), Tara Reid (American Pie), Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day)
Bull Shark Bonanza
Bull Shark
Streaming: July 1st
A small Texas town's peaceful lake turns into a nightmare when a hungry bull shark starts snacking on swimmers. Small town, big problem.
Starring: Thom Hallum (Copper Bill), Billy Blair (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Lindsey Marie Wilson (America is Sinking)
Bull Shark 2
Streaming: July 1st
The terror continues as another bull shark crashes the party, chomping through more unlucky locals in that same Texas lake. The stakes are higher, and so are the bites.
Starring: Thom Hallum (Copper Bill), Billy Blair (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Andrea Cohen (Black Box)
Bull Shark 3
Streaming: July 1st
The epic finale pits a whole family of bull sharks against a tiny lake community. It's an all-out battle for survival in this Texas-sized showdown.
Starring: Thom Hallum (Copper Bill), Billy Blair (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Chad Ridgely (The Wire)
Open Water: Stranded and Scared
Open Water
Streaming: July 1st
Based on a chilling true story, two scuba divers are left behind in shark-infested waters when their tour boat bails. It's raw, tense, and way too real.
Starring: Blanchard Ryan (Beer Fest), Daniel Travis (Pretty Little Liars), Saul Stein (Money Train)
Open Water 2: Adrift
Streaming: July 1st
A group of friends forgets to lower their boat's ladder, leaving them stranded in open water. Spoiler: the sharks are circling, and survival's not looking good.
Starring: Susan May Pratt (10 Things I Hate About You), Richard Speight Jr. (Supernatural), Ali Hillis (Must Love Dogs)
Open Water 3: Cage Dive
Streaming: July 1st
Three friends filming a reality show audition get more than they bargained for when they're trapped in shark-filled waters. Their footage becomes a horrifying last testament.
Starring: Joel Hogan (Chameleon), Chris Bath (All Saints), Megan Peta Hill (The Flash)
Multi-Headed Shark Mayhem
2 Headed Shark Attack
Streaming: July 1st
A two-headed shark sinks a study-abroad ship, forcing survivors to flee to an atoll. But when the island starts flooding, those twin jaws are the least of their worries.
Starring: Carmen Electra (Scary Movie), Charlie O'Connell (Dude, Where's My Car?), Brooke Hogan (GLOW)
3 Headed Shark Attack
Streaming: July 1st
A three-headed great white chows down on a ship from end to end. The passengers grab anything they can to fight back, but this beast is next-level hungry.
Starring: Karrueche Tran (The Bay), Jaason Simmons (Baywatch), Rob Van Dam (Wrong Side of Town)
5 Headed Shark Attack
Streaming: July 1st
A five-headed shark that looks like a mutant starfish wreaks havoc from the open sea to Puerto Rico's beaches. Paradise? More like a shark buffet.
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Starring: Chris Bruno (The Dead Zone), Nikki Howard (Love Virtually), Lindsay Sawyer (Sinister Squad)
Even More Shark Shenanigans
Red Water
Streaming: July 1st
Oil rig workers are already dealing with gangsters holding them hostage when a freshwater bull shark decides to join the chaos. Talk about a bad day.
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns), Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Coolio (Daredevil)
Megalodon Rising
Streaming: July 1st
The ultimate sea monster, a megalodon, resurfaces and takes on a fleet of modern warships. Spoiler: the ships don't stand a chance.
Starring: Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan), Wynter Eddins (Motel California), O'Shay Neal (Snowfall)
Megalodon: The Frenzy
Streaming: July 1st
Five megalodons turn the ocean into a feeding frenzy. It's high-stakes, high-chomp action from start to finish.
Starring: Caroline Williams (Renfield), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Jessica Chancellor (Mystery Incorporated)
Planet of the Sharks
Streaming: July 1st
In a future where Earth is mostly underwater, sharks rule the planet, led by a mutant alpha. Humans? They're just lunch.
Starring: Brandon Auret (District 9), Stephanie Beran (Big Kill), Christia Visser (Last Ones Out)
Empire of the Sharks
Streaming: July 1st
In a waterlogged future, a warlord with a shark army kidnaps the wrong girl—the daughter of a shark caller who's about to flip the script.
Starring: John Savage (The Last Full Measure), Jack Armstrong (Patterns), Thandi Sebe (Viva Forever)
Tsunami Sharks
Streaming: July 1st
A tsunami floods a city, and guess who swims in with the tide? Sharks, ready to make the streets their new hunting ground.
Starring: Anna Albie (Varsity Punks), Mark Denham (Ghosted), Robin Kirwan (Scorched Earth)
Swamp Shark
Streaming: July 1st
A botched animal smuggling deal lets a massive shark loose in a swampy river, turning the backwoods into a danger zone.
Starring: Kristy Swanson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), D.B. Sweeney (Eight Men Out), Jason Rogel (NCIS)
Ice Sharks
Streaming: July 1st
Arctic scientists face off against sharks that have invaded icy waters. It's a freezing fight for survival in the far north.
Starring: Edward DeRuiter (Mega Shark Vs. Kolossus), Jenna Parker (Diablo Canyon), Kaiwi Lyman (Den of Thieves)
Shark Lake
Streaming: July 1st
A sheriff takes on a rogue shark and an exotic animal smuggler, determined to clean up her town's lake once and for all.
Starring: Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV), Sara Malakul Lane (King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table), Lily Brooks O'Briant (The Young and the Restless)
Mountain Shark
Streaming: July 1st
Hunters sent to a mountain weapons base uncover a deadly secret: the hills are crawling with sharks, and they're not here to play.
Starring: Ema Ekaete (Tell No Lies), Emily Felicia Moore (Snap Shot), Julia Quayle (Beneath the Surface)
Santa Jaws
Streaming: July 1st
A kid's Christmas wish to be alone goes horribly wrong when a shark shows up and wreaks havoc on his family. Ho ho… oh no!
Starring: Reid Miller (Accused), Courtney Lauren Cummings (The Sex Lives of College Girls), Jim Klock (The Underground Railroad)
Mississippi River Shark
Streaming: July 1st
Sharks invade the Mississippi River, turning a lazy river into a deadly trap for anyone nearby.
Starring: Cassie Steele (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Jason London (Dazed and Confused), Miles Doleac (The Dinner Party)
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Does this look like a real woman? AI Vogue model raises concerns about beauty standards
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Forbes
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