New on DVD: 'Kingsman,' 'Last Ship,' 'Strain'

Spy tale and top-notch TV shows are best picks for June 9 DVD releases.

Kingsman: The Secret Service (B-): A young man is recruited to be part of an elite spy force. Colin Firth stars. Matthew Vaughn, writer and director of Kingsman: The Secret Service, has created a spy thriller that falls somewhere between James Bond and Austin Powers.

The source material, Mark Millar's snarky comic book Secret Service, calls for a degree of fun and frivolity with the story. It's when Vaughn overindulges that the film struggles.

The Last Ship: Season 1 (Grade B+): Michael Bay productions are known for action, and that is no different in the latest project from the producer/director that airs on TNT.

The Navy destroyer USS Nathan James has escaped a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. The efforts by the crew to find a cure, stay alive, and find the means to continue their quest creates plenty of big action scenes. But the series also examines the human side of the crew and its captain.

The 10 episodes make for an exciting tale that blends the pressure of an apocalyptic event with human drama. In addition, the set exclusively packages hours of special features.

The Strain, Season 1. (Grade B+): The FX series blends the real-world fear of bioterrorism with the fantasy world of vampires.

The series based on the best-selling trilogy by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan begins with a plane filled with dead passengers and crew. The key to the strange deaths is linked to an odd box of soil found in the luggage compartment and a conspiracy by a billionaire who is so creepy he makes The Simpsons' Mr. Burns seem like the poster boy for normalcy.

Also new this week:

The Duff: High school senior is crushed to learn she is the Designated Ugly Fat Friend

Teen Wolf - Season 4: Scott, Stiles, Lydia and Kira return to a new semester of school.

Beautiful & Twisted: Based on the true story of love, sex and violence in Miami Beach.

The Swirl: Look at changes in attitudes toward interracial dating.

Walker, Texas Ranger: Standoff: Chuck Norris stars.

Miss Marple - Volume Three: Joan Hickson portrays the Agatha Christie sleuth.

Transporter - Season 2: Chris Vance returns for more white-knuckle thrills.

Andy Griffith Show: All eight seasons are available on DVD include the series finale.

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves Fairytale Land: Dora travels into the Never-to-be-Seen-Again Forest.

Thunderbirds - The Complete Series: Includes all 32 episodes of the sci-fi series.

Foxy Brown: Pam Grier's 1974 film is being re-released.

Serena: Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper star in this romance set against a timber empire.