New True Crime Podcasts: July 2026 Releases

Every month we track new true crime podcast launches and rate the ones worth your time. July 2026 brings a mix of investigative series, cold case deep-dives, and a surprising comedy-adjacent entry. Here's what's arrived.

How We Score New Releases

We score across six dimensions: storytelling, research depth, host quality, production, binge factor, and factual accuracy. For brand-new shows we publish a provisional score after the first three episodes, then update at series end.

This Month's New Arrivals

Reviews are added throughout the month as episodes are assessed. Bookmark this page and check back.

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What to Listen to While You Wait

If July's slate is light on your preferred sub-genre, here are our standing recommendations by mood:

• For cold case obsessives: Browse our cold case podcasts section — over 40 reviewed shows.
• For investigative depth: The investigative journalism category has our highest-rated series.
• For UK crime: British true crime podcasts — local stories with BBC production quality.

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Didn't Make the Cut This Month

Some new releases we reviewed but didn't recommend, and why:

• Feeds that relaunched with new branding — repackaged content from earlier seasons doesn't count as new.
• Shows with fewer than three episodes published — too early to score fairly.
• Content that relies on unverified social media claims — we don't recommend shows that haven't verified their primary sources.

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Coming Next Month

We're tracking several anticipated series for August 2026. Sign up below to get notified when reviews go live.

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Updated throughout the month. Last updated: 1 July 2026.