{"id":477895,"date":"2026-06-01T18:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/477895\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:55:36","slug":"the-most-anticipated-tv-shows-of-summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/477895\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Anticipated TV Shows of Summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s something in the air as summer nears with the promise of hotter months, longer days and plenty of juicy shows for TV<\/a> lovers to keep them indoors anyway.<\/p>\n

With the Emmy eligibility period closed, June marks the start of a new TV year in which Hollywood\u2019s networks and streamers unveil their slates with equal parts prestige and guilty pleasure goodness \u2014 despite Hollywood squarely in its contraction era.<\/p>\n

We have anticipated adaptations of \u201cCape Fear\u201d at Apple TV and \u201cThe Shards\u201d on FX, while AMC continues its celebrated Anne Rice universe with \u201cThe Vampire Lestat.\u201d Network favorites are on hiatus for the summer, making room for new seasons of favorites like \u201cBig Brother\u201d on CBS and \u201cLove Island USA\u201d on Peacock, while ABC presents an expansion of \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d with its \u201cNext Pro\u201d spinoff. We also get new seasons of hit shows like HBO\u2019s \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d and Paramount+\u2019s \u201cThe Agency,\u201d along with new shows like \u201cLittle House on the Prairie\u201d on Netflix, Prime Video\u2019s \u201cElle\u201d and HBO\u2019s \u201cLanterns\u201d aiming to become the next cultural phenomenon.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s not forget we\u2019ll say goodbye to \u201cThe Bear\u201d with a final season and \u201cHeartstopper\u201d with a movie, and welcome back to \u201cTed Lasso\u201d in the coming weeks too. There\u2019ll be so much to watch!<\/p>\n

\"Not-Suitable-for-Work\"May Hong, Ella Hunt, Bhavesh Patel and Will Angus (Disney\/Cara Howe)<\/p>\n

\u201cNot Suitable for Work\u201d (Hulu) \u2014 June 2<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve longed for another friend group comedy, Mindy Kaling will deliver just what the doctor ordered with her return to Hulu, \u201cNot Suitable For Work.\u201d The TV series follows a group of 20-somethings navigating work and romance while living in NYC\u2019s Murray Hill \u2014 the show\u2019s original title \u2014 mixing the elements of a workplace comedy and hangout comedy in all the right ways. The main cast is made up of strong up and comers, including Ella Hunt, Avantika, Will Angus, Jack Martin and Nicholas Duvernay, with Jay Ellis and Constance Wu delivering as tough bosses for the crew. Beyond the reliable laughs that bring us back to \u201cThe Mindy Project,\u201d \u201cNot Suitable for Work\u201d gives an honest look at finding your way in your 20s, even when it means falling flat on your face. \u2014 Loree Seitz<\/p>\n

\"JavierJavier Bardem in \u201cCape Fear\u201d (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

\u201cCape Fear\u201d (Apple TV) \u2014 June 5<\/p>\n

Apple TV is diving back into the adaptation waters with \u201cCape Fear.\u201d The story \u2014 based on John D. MacDonald\u2019s novel \u2014 has already been adapted into a movie twice, including one in the \u201890s directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, but now it\u2019s getting the limited series treatment. This go-around stars Javier Bardem as Max Cady, a madman just released from prison and primed to make the life of the lawyer who put him behind bars miserable. The lawyer and his wife are played by Patrick Wilson and Amy Adams, who play their own dangerous cat and mouse game with Cady through the series. If you fell in love with the book or one of the adaptations, a return and modernizing of the story via Apple TV is likely to entice. \u2014 Jacob Bryant<\/p>\n

\"the-vampire-lestat-sam-reid-onstage-amc\"Sam Reid in \u201cThe Vampire Lestat.\u201d (Sophie Giraud\/AMC)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Vampire Lestat\u201d (AMC\/AMC+) \u2014 June 7<\/p>\n

AMC\u2019s extraordinary \u201cInterview With the Vampire\u201d gets a glamrock rebirth for its third season as \u201cThe Vampire Lestat.\u201d Following the trajectory of Anne Rice\u2019s foundational vampire series, the story shifts to Lestat\u2019s perspective, and series creator Rolin Jones has taken an unflinching approach to bringing all of the iconic character\u2019s bravado to the screen by totally revamping the tone, texture and aesthetic of his acclaimed show. As in the books, the latest installment in the series follows Lestat onto the road with his band as he tries to reclaim his narrative in the aftermath of the publication of Louis and Daniel Molloy\u2019s book.<\/p>\n

Sam Reid\u2019s performance as Lestat has been a revelation, and with everyone\u2019s favorite undead diva taking center stage in the story, it will be a much-welcome opportunity for the actor to showcase new facets of his fabulous, eternally effed-up character \u2014 and not to worry, Jones has assured that the equally brilliant Jacob Anderson will still have much to do in the coming story, despite Louis taking a backseat in the rest of the books. What\u2019s more, \u201cIWTV\u201d has spent the better part of the last year on Netflix, and the show\u2019s fandom seems to have snowballed between seasons, so hopefully the recent reigning champ of \u201cthe best show you\u2019re not watching\u201d will have the chance to become the cultural juggernaut it deserves to be. \u2014 Haleigh Foutch<\/p>\n

\"Every-Year-After\"Sadie Soverall as Percy Fraser and Matt Cornett as Sam Florek in \u201cEvery Year After\u201d (Prime Video)<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery Year After\u201d (Prime Video) \u2014 June 10<\/p>\n

Prime Video\u2019s next BookTok obsession arrives this summer with \u201cEvery Year After,\u201d based on Carley Fortune\u2019s bestselling novel \u201cEvery Summer After.\u201d Told over the course of six years and one week in lake town Barry\u2019s Bay, the series is described as a romantic, nostalgic story of first loves and the people and choices that mark us forever, with Sadie Soverall (\u201cSaltburn,\u201d \u201cFate: The Winx Saga\u201d) and Matt Cornett (\u201cHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Series,\u201d \u201cSummer of 69\u201d) starring as leads Percy and Sam. The summer release promises to fill the gaps for YA fans waiting for that elusive \u201cSummer I Turned Pretty\u201d movie or for those who binged \u201cOff Campus\u201d as soon as it dropped in May. \u2014 LS<\/p>\n

\"surviving-earth-baby-elephant-nbc\"A baby elephant in \u201cSurviving Earth.\u201d (NBC)<\/p>\n

\u201cSurviving Earth\u201d (NBC) \u2014June 11<\/p>\n

\u201cSurviving Earth\u201d is a nature documentary set millions of years in the past. Executive produced by Tim Haines, who worked on such projects as BBC\u2019s Emmy-winning \u201cWalking with Dinosaurs,\u201d the eight-part docuseries follows a series of mass extinction events and animals driven to extinction. The series\u2019 effects will be developed by Milk VFX, the British studio that won an Academy Award for the visual effects of \u201cEx Machina.\u201d Episodes of the NBC and Peacock documentary include \u201cWhen the Earth Burned,\u201d \u201cWhen the Seas Died\u201d and \u201cWhen the Continents Collided.\u201d \u2014 Casey Loving<\/p>\n

\"SamSam Worthington in \u201cI Will Find You.\u201d (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cI Will Find You\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 June 18<\/p>\n

In \u201cI Will Find You,\u201d Sam Worthington stars as David Burroughs, a man serving a life sentence in prison for killing his son. Not only is David innocent, but he also soon discovers that his son might actually be alive. This eight-episode thriller miniseries, created by Robert Hull and based on the Harlan Coben novel of the same name, follows David\u2019s epic search for his son as he breaks out of prison and tries to uncover the culprit of a crime that\u2019s ruined his life. Britt Lower and Milo Ventimiglia join Worthington in the cast as David\u2019s ex-sister-in-law Rachel and Rachel\u2019s ex-boyfriend Hayden respectively. \u2014 CL<\/p>\n

\"HouseEmma D\u2019Arcy in \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d (Credit: HBO)<\/p>\n

\u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d Season 3 (HBO) \u2014 June 21<\/p>\n

After two years, \u201cHouse of the Dragon\u201d is finally back and ready to devastate fans. The third season looks to hit the ground running with the brutal Battle of the Gullet and not let off the throttle from there. Expect the stakes, violence, death and political maneuvering to hit a new level as the battle for the throne between the Greens and the Blacks reaches a point of no return. More dragons, more fire, more death of characters we\u2019ve grown to love \u2014 truly every ingredient that makes a show set in Westeros destination television for months on end. \u2014 JB<\/p>\n

\"the-agency-michael-fassbender-paramount-plus\"Michael Fassbender in \u201cThe Agency.\u201d (Luke Varley\/Paramount+)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Agency\u201d Season 2 (Paramount+) \u2014 June 21<\/p>\n

In the era dominated by shortform content and alleged second-screen scripting, a show like \u201cThe Agency\u201d is a breath of fresh air. At times, its moves might feel familiar, but it\u2019s that old school quality that actually makes it such a refreshing change of pace \u2014 like slipping on a classic old pair of leather loafers after spending too much time in Shein sandals. Unabashedly adult and written in a way that demands you sit down and pay attention, \u201cThe Agency\u201d earns the slow burn. Adapting from the acclaimed French series \u201cThe Bureau,\u201d \u201cThe Agency\u201d stars Michael Fassbender as an agent who\u2019s abruptly ordered to abandon the undercover life he\u2019s been living for six years, called back to London where the lover he left behind surfaces as he\u2019s thrust back into action. It\u2019s a pleasure to watch the fantastic cast, which also includes Jeffrey Wright, Jodi Turner Smith and Richard Gere, dig into some fine, script-forward material, and Fassbender is especially engaging as a slippery, shape-shifting spy, endlessly watchable but unreadable from any angle. \u2014 HF<\/p>\n

\""TheJeremy Allen White in \u201cThe Bear.\u201d (FX)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bear\u201d Season 5 (FX\/Hulu) \u2014 June 25<\/p>\n

Even the best meal eventually comes down to one final bite, and this Summer, it\u2019s time for the final course of \u201cThe Bear.\u201d The fifth and final season picks up in the wake of Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) telling Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) that he\u2019s leaving the restaurant industry entirely, and handing The Bear over to them and Sugar (Abby Elliott). He promised to help get the restaurant paid off and in the black before leaving though, so we\u2019ve still hopefully got a bit more time of the whole gang actually in the kitchen together. Then again, the FX series dropped a surprise standalone episode in May that ended with Richie getting T-boned in his truck, without any clear indication of where in the show\u2019s timeline it happens. There are a lot of questions to be answered, stress to endure and beef to be eaten. \u2014 Andi Ortiz<\/p>\n

\"larry-david-hbo\"Larry David in \u201cLife, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.\u201d (Credit: HBO)<\/p>\n

\u201cLife, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness\u201d (HBO) \u2014 June 26<\/p>\n

If you thought the 24-year and 11-season run of HBO\u2019s \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm\u201d would be the last time Larry David would grace your television screen, think again. The \u201cSeinfeld\u201d creator is back and as disgruntled as ever in a new sketch comedy series \u201cLife, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,\u201d which will see Hollywood\u2019s favorite curmudgeon dropped in the middle of major historic moments \u2014 just in time to celebrate the United States\u2019 250th anniversary. Similar to \u201cCurb,\u201d David will be joined by an all-star lineup of guest stars including Bill Hader, Kathryn Hahn, Jon Hamm, Jerry Seinfeld, Sean Hayes, Vince Vaughn, and Lin-Manuel Miranda and former President and executive producer Barack Obama. Prepare yourself for more belly laughs and uncomfortable situations! \u2014 Lucas Manfredi<\/p>\n

\"\"Lexi Minetree, Zac Looker in \u201cElle\u201d (Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n

\u201cElle\u201d (Prime Video) \u2014 July 1<\/p>\n

From the world of \u201cLegally Blonde,\u201d Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine are bringing Elle Woods\u2019 origin story to life. Starring newcomer Lexi Minetree, the Prime Video prequel series sees Elle plucked out of pink, sunny Bel-Air and placed into the grey, rainy Seattle skyline. \u201cElle\u201d follows an always ambitious Elle Woods in her high school days. The series, created by \u201cInsecure\u201d writer Laura Kittrell, has already been picked up for a second season at Prime Video. The supporting cast includes June Diane Raphael and Tom Everett Scott, playing Elle\u2019s parents, with Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano, Jacob Moskovitz and Zac Looker rounding out the main cast. \u2014 Tess Patton<\/p>\n

\"x-men-97-season-2-wolverine-marvel\"Wolverine (voiced by Cal Dodd) in Marvel Animation\u2019s \u201cX-Men 97\u201d Season 2. (Marvel)<\/p>\n

\u201cX-Men \u201897\u201d Season 2 (Disney+) \u2014 July 1<\/p>\n

Not much is known about the sophomore season of the critically acclaimed Disney+ animated series (itself a resuscitated version of the 1990\u2019s show), besides the time-traveling twist that concluded the first season and the behind-the-scenes controversy surrounding ousted creator Beau DeMayo. (The exact details of what happened between DeMayo and Disney are still obscured.) Season 2 finds the team divided and scattered across different eras, trying to fing their way back home. Meanwhile, new enemies appear amid a new era of mutant intolerance that rises in the wake of the heroes\u2019 absence. With the characters returning to the big screen this Christmas in \u201cAvengers: Doomsday,\u201d everything is coming up X-Men. \u2014 Drew Taylor<\/p>\n

\"Survival-of-the-Thickest\"Marouane Zotti as Luca, Tone Bell as Khalil and Michelle Buteau as Mavis Beaumont in \u201cSurvival of the Thickest\u201d Season 3 (Greg Endries\/ Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cSurvival of the Thickest\u201d Season 3 (Netflix) \u2014 July 2<\/p>\n

The third and final season of \u201cSurvival of the Thickest\u201d will see Michelle Buteau close out Mavis Beaumont\u2019s journey as a Black, plus-size stylist who is on a mission to grow her brand while finding love both in her relationships with others and her relationship with herself. Season 3 will go out with a bang as the Netflix comedy series welcomes guest stars including Wanda Sykes, D.L. Hughley, Ashley Graham, Ronny Chieng, Wyatt Cenac, Jenna Lyons, Ice-T, LaQuan Smith, Charles Harbison and Ashley Romans. The final season will also see Buteau and co-creator and EP Danielle Sanchez-Witzel make their directorial debuts. \u2014 LS<\/p>\n

\"silo-rebecca-ferguson-apple\"Rebecca Ferguson in \u201cSilo.\u201d (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

\u201cSilo\u201d Season 3 (Apple TV) \u2014 July 3<\/p>\n

\u201cSilo\u201d ended on a massive cliffhanger with Season 2, and that charts the course for an explosive \u2014 and time-jumping \u2014 Season 3. The new season goes way, way back in time, before the silos, to tell a parallel story with what happens with Juliet (Rebecca Ferguson) and Co. in the present day. Season 3 was shot back-to-back with Season 4, the final season, and it very much drills down that this Apple sci-fi show is in its endgame. How will it all connect? We\u2019ll find out. \u2014 Adam Chitwood<\/p>\n

\"trying-rafe-spall-esther-smith-apple\"Rafe Spall and Esther Smith in \u201cTrying.\u201d (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

\u201cTrying\u201d Season 5 (Apple TV) \u2014 July 8<\/p>\n

Apple TV\u2019s long-running comedy series is back for another comforting and chaotic look at what it takes to build a family. Starring Esther Smith and Rafe Spall as loving couple Nikki and Jason, the series first chronicled their attempts at having kids the old-fashioned way and then through the adoption process \u2014 then Season 4 introduced a big time jump where the couple dealt with the ins and outs of caring for their more grown children. With Season 5, the story follows the aftermath of Princess (Scarlett Rayner) and Tyler\u2019s (Cooper Turner) biological mother Kat (Charlotte Riley) showing up and bringing a new wave of complications into this family\u2019s lives. The show has always tackled life\u2019s obstacles with a dose of comforting humanity, and we have no doubt this season will do the same. \u2014 Jose Alejandro Bastidas<\/p>\n

\"little-house-on-the-prairie\"The cast of \u201cLittle House on the Prairie.\u201d (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cLittle House on the Prairie\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 July 9<\/p>\n

Netflix is betting big on its new TV adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s beloved book series, which drops in July. The adaptation, which also sparks nostalgia for fans of NBC\u2019s take that aired from 1974-1983, seems to be pretty faithful to the books. The trailer sees a young Laura narrate her family\u2019s journey to find a new home in the prairie, showing all the joys the family finds along the way. Alice Halsey stars as a young Laura with the rest of the main cast including Skywalker Hughes as Laura\u2019s older sister, Mary, Luke Bracey as Laura\u2019s father, Charles Ingalls, and Crosby Fitzgerald as Laura\u2019s mother, Caroline Ingalls. Netflix has so much faith in the series, which hails from CBS Studios and Anonymous Content, that it\u2019s already been renewed for a second season. \u2014 LS<\/p>\n

\"\"D\u2019Arcy Carden as Brooke, Regina Hall as Dru-Ann, Chlo\u00eb Sevigny as Tatum, Jennifer Garner as Hollis and Gemma Chan as Gigi (Credit: Seacia Pavao\/Peacock)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Five Star Weekend\u201d (Peacock) \u2014 July 9<\/p>\n

Just like Elin Hilderbrand\u2019s novel of the same name, \u201cThe Five Star Weekend\u201d is the ultimate beach read, just in TV form. In a role that couldn\u2019t be a better fit, Jennifer Garner stars as Hollis Shaw, a chef with a notable following who is plunged into grief following her husband\u2019s unexpected death. In an effort to move forward, Hollis invites four friends from different parts of her life \u2014 who don\u2019t know each other \u2014 for a special girls weekend at her Nantucket house. Helmed by\u00a0showrunner Bekah Brunstetter, the characters come to life in an all-star cast, including D\u2019Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall and Chlo\u00eb Sevigny, with Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant also starring. Filmed partially in Nantucket, the series promises for some luxurious moments filled with plenty of emotions and intrigue, especially from the one friend Hollis has never met in person. \u2014 LS<\/p>\n

\"the-westies-jk-simmons-mgm\"J.K. Simmons in \u201cThe Westies.\u201d (Brooke Palmer\/MGM+)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Westies\u201d (MGM+) \u2014 July 12<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Westies,\u201d an infamous Irish American gang that rose to prominence in New York City in the 1960\u2019s, working alongside the Italian mafia, have long been the subject of fascination and intrigue. The gang operated out of the Hell\u2019s Kitchen neighborhood in Manhattan and their many criminal activities included racketeering, drug trafficking and murder. You know. Usually gang-type stuff. This new series, from Chris Brancato (who wrote a 1993 episode of \u201cThe X-Files\u201d) and Michael Panes, follows two characters in 1980\u2019s Manhattan \u2013 the head of the Westies crime organization (J.K. Simmons) and an NYPD officer with ties to the gang (Titus Welliver). Incredibly, it\u2019s all centered around the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center, in a part of the city controlled by the Westies. That\u2019s right \u2013 this is the darkly hued story behind the making of where they hold New York Comic-Con every year. The only thing more mysterious than the Westies is who is paying for MGM+. \u2014 DT<\/p>\n

\"AllAntonio J Bell as Khali, Michael Evans Behling as Jordan Baker, and Kareem Grimes as Preach in \u201cAll American\u201d (Photo: Troy Harvey\/The CW)<\/p>\n

\u201cAll American\u201d Season 8 (The CW) \u2014 July 13<\/p>\n

One of the last staples of the old CW will be coming to an end this summer. Created by April Blair and showrun by Nkechi Okoro Carroll, \u201cAll American\u201d first premiered in 2018 and quickly became one of the most widely watched shows on the network as well as a favorite among young adult fans. And now this saga about football rivalries, ambition and forbidden romance will conclude with 13 episodes. The season will kick off with a special two-hour event before picking up after Season 7\u2019s cliffhanger \u2014 a high-stakes playoff game between the Beverly High Eagles and the South Crenshaw Chargers. Will Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) and Cassius (Osy Ikhile) resolve their relationship? Will KJ (Nathaniel McIntyre) stay with Tori (Lauryn Hardy)? Who will win the big game? You\u2019ll have to tune in to see. \u2014 Kayla Cobb<\/p>\n

\"\"ABC\u2019s \u201cDancing With the Stars: The Next Pro\u201d stars Shirley Ballas and Mark Ballas. (Credit: Disney\/Maarten De Boer)<\/p>\n

\u201cDancing With the Stars: The Next Pro\u201d (ABC) \u2014 July 13<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve missed seeing Robert Irwin on your TV since he won \u201cDancing With the Stars,\u201d ABC has a solution for you with its new spinoff series \u201cThe Next Pro.\u201d Fresh off of winning the mirrorball, Irwin will host a new competition show that sees up-and-coming professional dancers compete for a chance to take their talents to the ballroom in its flagship\u2019s 35th season this fall. The contestants will live in a house together and compete in a grueling audition process week after week, judged by \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d pro Mark Ballas and his mother Shirley. \u201cThe Next Pro\u201d should help satiate the \u201cDancing\u201d fix for the summer as we await the new installment. \u2014 LS<\/p>\n

\"AnyaAnya Taylor-Joy in \u201cLucky\u201d (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

\u201cLucky\u201d (Apple TV) \u2014 July 15<\/p>\n

\u201cLucky\u201d is one of the most promising new shows of the summer. Based on Marissa Stapley\u2019s 2021 novel of the same name and adapted by \u201cYour Friends and Neighbors\u201d creator Jonathan Tropper, the series follows a former criminal (Anya Taylor-Joy) who is forced to confront her past when she finds herself caught up in a dangerous web of conspiracy and crime involving both ruthless mob leaders (Annette Bening) and persistent FBI agents (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor). The show\u2019s cast, which includes Timothy Olyphant, Drew Starkey, William Fichtner and Clifton Collins Jr. in addition to Taylor-Joy, Bening and Ellis-Taylor, should be impressive enough to make just about any viewers\u2019 eyebrows raise. Even more importantly, Tropper has proven himself adept at handling exactly the kind of pulpy, propulsive crime genre fare that \u201cLucky\u201d promises to provide. Strap in. \u2014 Alex Welch<\/p>\n

\""RideHannah Waddingham, Octavia Spencer and Ed Skrein in \u201cRide or Die.\u201d (Prime Video)<\/p>\n

\u201cRide or Die\u201d (Prime Video) \u2014 July 15<\/p>\n

On paper, \u201cRide or Die\u201d comes across as one of the most unexpected \u2014 and potentially delightful \u2014 new shows of the year. Created by Tessa Coates, the series follows a pair of friends \u2014 one of whom is secretly a highly skilled assassin \u2014 who are forced to go on the run from a mysterious enemy. Octavia Spencer and \u201cTed Lasso\u201d star Hannah Waddingham headline the cast of \u201cRide or Die,\u201d which also includes Bill Nighy, Ed Skrein, Calam Lynch, Jamie Parker, Kathryn Drysdale and \u201cBlade Runner 2049\u201d scene-stealer Sylvia Hoeks. Described as an action adventure series, \u201cRide or Die\u201d is well positioned to be one of the year\u2019s more unique genre TV experiments, and its cast is so overflowing with charisma and charm that one could easily imagine \u201cRide or Die\u201d emerging as one of this summer\u2019s most entertaining and watchable new arrivals. \u2014 AW<\/p>\n

\"FortuneFortune Feimster and Will Ferrell in \u201cThe Hawk\u201d (Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hawk\u201d (Netflix) \u2014 July 16<\/p>\n

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele (the subjects of recent highly lauded documentary \u201cWill & Harper\u201d) reunite alongside Chris Henchy as co-creators of the new Netflix sports comedy \u201cThe Hawk.\u201d Ferrell stars as Lonnie \u201cThe Hawk\u201d Hawkins, an over-the-hill golfer coming back to the green decades after his big 2004 season, joined by his son Lance (a fellow professional golfer played by Jimmy Tatro). Ferrell is joined by an all-star comedy cast including fellow \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d alumni Molly Shannon and Chris Parnell, as well as Fortune Feimster, Katelyn Tarver, David Hornsby and Luke Wilson. \u2014 CL<\/p>\n

\"StuartA still from \u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d (HBO Max)<\/p>\n

\u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d (HBO Max) \u2014 July 23<\/p>\n

Craving more stories set in the \u201cBig Bang Theory\u201d universe? Boy does HBO Max have a treat for you. \u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d puts the focus on the owner of the comic book shop frequented by the \u201cBig Bang Theory\u201d cast throughout the original series. The new spinoff looks to be taking the series away from the typical procedural comedy tropes and fully into the realm of science fiction, as the titular character battles a new dimension where everything has gone to hell. If you wanted more lasers and robots and dimensional rifts in your \u201cBig Bang Theory\u201d then \u201cStuart Fails to Save the Universe\u201d will scratch the itch. \u2014 JB<\/p>\n

\"ransom-canyon-josh-duhamel-minka-kelly-netflix\"Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly in \u201cRansom Canyon\u201d Season 2. (Jeff Neumann\/Netflix)<\/p>\n

\u201cRansom Canyon\u201d Season 2 (Netflix) \u2014 July 23<\/p>\n

Netflix successfully set up its own \u201cYellowstone\u201d with \u201cRansom Canyon\u201d last year, complete with murder (well, not technically), twists, turns, romance and power struggles. The season ended with Randall\u2019s true killer being brought to justice, but also with a fight \u2014 one started as a strategic move to try and oust Staten (Josh Duhamel) as the owner of Double K Ranch. One mystery is solved, but Season 2 promises to still have plenty of drama, given everything going on in Staten\u2019s life. \u2014 AO<\/p>\n

\"star-strek-strange-new-worlds-anson-mount-paramount\"Anson Mount in \u201cStar: Trek Strange New Worlds.\u201d (Jan Thijs\/Paramount+)<\/p>\n

\u201cStar Trek: Strange New Worlds\u201d Season 4 (Paramount+) \u2014 July 23<\/p>\n

\u201cStar Trek: Strange New Worlds\u201d Season 4 marks the beginning of the end for the hit series in the sci-fi franchise. After an up-and-down third season, this year\u2019s outing looks to take things back to basics and return to the episodic case-of-the-week nature that made the first two seasons such a success. They\u2019re still looking to take bigger genre swings \u2014 this season they plan to do an episode where the crew becomes puppets \u2014 but the shift back to what made the original series and \u201cThe Next Generation\u201d special should excite fans as the show moves toward its endgame. \u2014 JB<\/p>\n

\"the-walking-dead-dead-city-jeffrey-dean-morgan-lauren-cohan-amc\"Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan in \u201cThe Walking Dead: Dead City.\u201d (AMC)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Walking Dead: Dead City\u201d Season 3 (AMC\/AMC+) \u2014 July 26<\/p>\n

Ten years after Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) took a bat to Glen (Steven Yeun), tearing a hole in Maggie\u2019s life (and the series\u2019 ratings), \u201cThe Walking Dead\u201d is finally ready to move on and establish a new path forward for Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan\u2019s long-tortured dynamic: teamwork. Sure, the duo has collaborated over the years, but reluctantly and usually with Maggie promising to kill him at some point; but \u201cDead City\u201d Season 3 promises to finally evolve the characters in a new direction, one fans have spent years asking for, and hopefully one that leaves more room for what has become the most fascinating element of these spinoff series \u2014 expanding and exploring the wild world of the undead apocalypse. Season 3 also recruits a new showrunner in Seth Hoffman, who worked on the OG series during Seasons 4-6, and penned a few of the show\u2019s best episodes, including Season 4 heartbreaker \u201cToo Far Gone\u201d and Season 6 action standout \u201cNo Way Out.\u201d \u2014 HF<\/p>\n

\"vanderpump-villa-stassi-schroeder-disney\"Stassi Schroeder in \u201cVanderpump Villa.\u201d (Disney\/Andrea Miconi)<\/p>\n

\u201cHouse of Stassi\u201d (Hulu) \u2014 July 29<\/p>\n

Stassi Schroeder is officially headlining her own show. After exiting \u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d in scandal \u2014 long before anyone even uttered the word \u201cScandoval\u201d \u2014 Stassi found a new reality home in Hulu, where she became a pillar of \u201cVanderpump Villa\u201d and host of reunion specials for \u201cSecret Lives of Mormon Wives.\u201d With \u201cHouse of Stassi,\u201d the spotlight is on Schroeder and her dysfunctional family. Fans got a taste of the drama between Stassi and her sisters in the latest season of \u201cVilla,\u201d and the new show finds them all now living together, dealing with the everyday chaos that comes with shared living as Stassi works to reinvent herself in Hollywood and beyond. We\u2019ll be seated through it all. \u2014 JAB<\/p>\n

\"Fightland-Jurell-Carter-Howard-Charles-starz\"Jurell Carter and Howard Charles in \u201cFightland.\u201d (Starz)<\/p>\n

\u201cFightland\u201d (Starz) \u2014 July 31<\/p>\n

After starring in and producing \u201cPower,\u201d 50 Cent reteams with Starz for \u201cFightland,\u201d a new drama releasing this July. The series, created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith, follows disgraced boxer Duke Kilroy (Howard Charles), who went to prison in the U.S. for eight years after his brother was killed the night he became heavyweight champion. After his release, Duke goes on a quest for vengeance against his former promoter and current crime kingpin Kingsley Marshall (Nicholas Pinnock), working with a cartel to infiltrate his inner circle. Deborah Ayorinde, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Charles Babalola, Tahirah Sharif, Tyler Conti and Richard Pepple round out the cast. \u2014 CL<\/p>\n

\"\"Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham in Season 4 of \u201cTed Lasso\u201d (Apple TV)<\/p>\n

\u201cTed Lasso\u201d Season 4 (Apple TV) \u2014 August 5<\/p>\n

Welcome back, Coach Lasso! Three years after Jason Sudeikis\u2019 Wichita football coach turned Richmond football (the soccer kind) coach hung up his whistle, \u201cTed Lasso\u201d returns for a fourth season, this time focusing on Lasso overseeing Richmond\u2019s new women\u2019s team. Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift all return alongside a cast of newcomers including Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely. \u2014 CL<\/p>\n

\"Sterling-Point\"Ella Rubin and Ame\u0301lie Elisabeth Hoeferle in \u201cSterling Point\u201d (Prime Video)<\/p>\n

\u201cSterling Point\u201d (Prime Video) \u2014 August 5<\/p>\n

Following up on her directorial debut with \u201cMy Old Ass,\u201d Megan Park will bring her vision of a coming-of-age drama to life with Prime Video\u2019s \u201cSterling Point,\u201d which centers on New York bred 17-year-old Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin), whose life turns upside down when she inherits her mysterious grandfather\u2019s island in Canada where she finds new friends, budding romances and untold family secrets. The series also stars Keen Ruffalo, Jay Duplass, Am\u00e9lie Elisabeth Hoeferle, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Bo Bragason, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Nikko Angelo Hinayo, Mabel Strachan, Elle-Maija Talifeathers and Missi Pyle. As Prime Video leans further into YA, the series, with support of Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the duo behind \u201cThe O.C.\u201d and \u201cGossip Girl,\u201d as EPs, promise a compelling watch. \u2014 LS<\/p>\n

\"anna-pigeon-key-art-usa\"Key art for \u201cAnna Pigeon.\u201d (USA Network)<\/p>\n

\u201cAnna Pigeon\u201d (USA Network) \u2014 Aug. 7<\/p>\n

Doesn\u2019t it sound nice to leave the high-stress city world behind for a new job in the wilderness? Not necessarily if you\u2019re USA Network\u2019s latest heroine. \u201cAnna Pigeon\u201d follows the titular character who, after suffering a devastating loss, leaves her life as a big-city powerwoman behind to become a park ranger. Starring \u201cChicago PD\u201d alum Tracy Spiridakos, the show follows as Anna juggles solving crimes within the national park grounds she cares for and her own personal demons that get in the way. This marks the latest outing in USA\u2019s return to its signature blue sky drama series slate, so you can expect plenty of twists in this fun summer watch. \u2014 JAB<\/p>\n

\"Lanterns\"Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan in \u201cLanterns\u201d (Credit HBO)<\/p>\n

\u201cLanterns\u201d (HBO) \u2014 Aug. 16<\/p>\n

This summer \u201cSupergirl\u201d flies into theaters, but the more hotly anticipated DC Studios project might be the one arriving at home. \u201cLanterns\u201d follows a pair of Green Lanterns \u2014 Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), a seasoned member of the Green Lantern Corps (a kind of intergalactic police organization), and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), a new recruit, as they investigate a mystery on Earth that could have potentially cosmic connections. \u201cLanterns\u201d counts comic book writer Tom King and Damon Lindelof, who successfully resurrected \u201cWatchmen\u201d for television, among its creators (along with Chris Mundy) and the early marketing materials are genuinely intriguing, with the series looking like a nifty mixture of \u201cTrue Detective\u201d and god knows what else. Kelly McDonald, Garrett Dillahunt and Jason Ritter co-star, with Nathan Fillion reprising his role as Green Lantern Guy Gardner (as seen in last summer\u2019s James Gunn-directed \u201cSuperman\u201d movie). Pierre\u2019s character will definitely be a foundational part of the DC Studios shared universe going forward \u2013 it\u2019s been confirmed that he\u2019ll appear in next summer\u2019s \u201cSuperman\u201d sequel \u201cMan of Tomorrow.\u201d In brightest day, in blackest night, \u201cLanterns\u201d is one of the most anticipated new series of 2026. \u2014 DT<\/p>\n

\"Adults\"Owen Thiele as Anton, Jack Innanen as Paul Baker in \u201cAdults\u201d (Rafy\/FX)<\/p>\n

\u201cAdults\u201d Season 2 (FX) \u2014 August<\/p>\n

After making a splash with its freshman season, FX\u2019s \u201cAdults\u201d will return for its second season this summer, picking back up on the antics of the chaotic friend group made up of Samir (Malik Elassal), Billie (Lucy Freyer), Issa (Amita Rao), Anton (Owen Thiele) and Paul Baker (Jack Innanen). Season 2 will also pick up on the developing love triangle between Issa, Anton and Paul Baker after Anton agreed to marry Paul Baker for a green card, leading to a kiss that caused Issa\u2019s eyebrows to raise. Exact plot details have yet to be revealed, but with the guest roster for Season 1 including Charlie Cox and Julia Fox, we\u2019re hoping for some more fun cameos. \u2014 LS<\/p>\n

\"RyanRyan Murphy and Kaia Gerber (Credit: Steve Granitz\/FilmMagic and Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Shards\u201d (FX) \u2014 August<\/p>\n

Ryan Murphy\u2019s ever-expanding universe takes a turn into the teen horror-thriller space with this adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis\u2019 epic novel. Set in 1981 Los Angeles, the series follows a privileged group of high school friends and their intricate relationships as a serial killer strikes across the city. Expect the signature Murphy style mixing camp, beautiful people and gore \u2014 a perfect appetizer to the anticipated 13th season of \u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d coming this fall. And of course, a stacked cast that includes Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber, Homer Gere, Hayes Warner, Graham Campbell, Evan Rachel Wood, Wes Bentley and Jordan Roth. \u2014 JAB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s something in the air as summer nears with the promise of hotter months, longer days and plenty…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2976,22591,149806,3283,205973,3288,135282,205974,127834,93,205975,205976,25285,3284,3286,205977,10526,3287,205935,61,60,57249,32375,32695,9882,53666,9057,1868,205978,3282,8048,12867,26362,205979,180255,6254,3798,205980,150311,205981,205982,31237,205983,133193,205984,185637,156244,168290,148462,12869,205985,155137,282,205986,6256,112833],"class_list":["post-477895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-abc","tag-adults","tag-all-american","tag-amc","tag-anna-pigeon","tag-apple-tv","tag-cape-fear","tag-dancing-with-the-stars-the-next-pro","tag-elle","tag-entertainment","tag-every-year-after","tag-fightland","tag-fx","tag-hbo","tag-hbo-max","tag-house-of-stassi","tag-house-of-the-dragon","tag-hulu","tag-i-will-find-you","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-lanterns","tag-larry-david","tag-little-house-on-the-prairie","tag-lucky","tag-mgm","tag-nbc","tag-netflix","tag-not-suitable-for-work","tag-paramount","tag-peacock","tag-prime-video","tag-ransom-canyon","tag-ride-or-die","tag-silo","tag-star-trek-strange-new-worlds","tag-starz","tag-sterling-point","tag-stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe","tag-survival-of-the-thickest","tag-surviving-earth","tag-ted-lasso","tag-the-agency","tag-the-bear","tag-the-cw","tag-the-five-star-weekend","tag-the-hawk","tag-the-shards","tag-the-vampire-lestat","tag-the-walking-dead-dead-city","tag-the-westies","tag-trying","tag-tv","tag-usa-network","tag-what-to-watch","tag-x-men-97"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}