{"id":447928,"date":"2026-05-27T15:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/447928\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:17:07","slug":"june-tv-preview-house-of-the-dragon-lestat-the-bear-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/447928\/","title":{"rendered":"June TV preview: House Of The Dragon, Lestat, The Bear finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing says \u201cit\u2019s going to be a sweaty summer\u201d like a vampire rockstar concert, and that\u2019s exactly how AMC kicks off its June. This month, the cable network brings Interview With The Vampire back as The Vampire Lestat. Hulu also gives in to complicated relationships (in comedies) with a new series from Mindy Kaling and a British sitcom. Elsewhere, Apple TV serves up a star-studded Cape Fear series, FX\u2019s The Bear clocks in for a final shift, and HBO goes all in on both Larry David and House Of The Dragon once more. Here is The A.V. Club\u2019s guide to what to watch on TV next month.<\/p>\n<p>After YA comedies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/never-have-i-ever-season-4-review-netflix-1850510835\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Never Have I Ever<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/the-sex-lives-of-college-girls-season-3-pacing-problem-max-tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sex Lives Of College Girls<\/a> (and, what the heck, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/velma-backlash-south-asian-women-representation-1850077745\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Velma<\/a>), creator Mindy Kaling graduates to the twentysomething-in-New-York-City territory. In Not Suitable For Work, Ella Hunt and Avantika play roommates who befriend a trio of men living next door. Together, the fivesome navigates the trials and tribulations of being employed, hot, and single in Manhattan. Jay Ellis, Ego Nwodim, and Constance Wu co-star in the Hulu series. [Saloni Gajjar]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 20 years after he played one of the most terrifying villains to ever saunter off the page and onto the screen (and won an Oscar for it, too), Javier Bardem slips on the tattoos and jaunty little hat of another: Max Cady, the ex-con who stalked his way through John D. MacDonald\u2019s The Executioners and its pair of big-screen adaptations under the title Cape Fear. The question isn\u2019t so much if Bardem can top Robert Mitchum and Robert De Niro\u2019s portrayal of the legal-loophole-loving sadist, but whether or not this 10-part Apple TV series can swipe the title of TV\u2019s definitive take on Cape Fear from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/the-simpsons-classic-cape-feare-1798175018\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sideshow Bob and his dozens of rakes<\/a>. [Erik Adams]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-finale-review-1851565255\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interview With The Vampire<\/a> is changing its name to The Vampire Lestat for season three, but the toxic romance between Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) remains the same. In the seven new episodes, Lestat takes the mic not just as a rockstar, but also to give journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) his side of the story that Louis has been narrating for the past two seasons. TVL will feature original songs by composer Daniel Hart and performed by Reid. [Saloni Gajjar]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alice And Steve (Hulu, June 8)<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Rivals season two, Hulu moves further into its age-gap romance era with Alice &amp; Steve. In this U.K. original, Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement star as the titular lifelong BFFs whose relationship is in turmoil because he starts dating her 26-year-old daughter, Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith). They\u2019ve seen each other through terrible decision-making before, but the show follows Alice and Steve as they figure out whether their rock-solid friendship can survive this crisis. [Saloni Gajjar]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Listeners (Starz, June 12)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Based on Jordan Tannahill\u2019s novel of the same name and directed by Janicza Bravo, psychological thriller The Listeners centers on English teacher Claire Kutty (Rebecca Hall), who can suddenly hear a low but persistent hum that no one else can, except for one of her students. This sound triggers a series of medical conditions that have no rational explanation, forcing Claire to investigate why they\u2019re the only two people who are seemingly impacted by this phenomenon. [Saloni Gajjar]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I Will Find You (Netflix, June 18)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Netflix soldiers on with yet another Harlan Coben adaptation: the aptly titled I Will Find You, based on his 2023 novel. David Burroughs (Sam Worthington) was wrongfully convicted of murdering his son, only to learn that his kid might actually be alive. As David breaks out of prison to go on a truth-finding mission, he embroils his loved ones in a criminal conspiracy. The cast includes Britt Lower, Milo Ventimiglia, Erin Richards, and Clancy Brown. [Saloni Gajjar]\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>House Of The Dragon season three (HBO, June 21)<\/p>\n<p>A bloody war is coming in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/house-of-the-dragon-recap-season-2-finale-episode-8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">House Of The Dragon<\/a>\u2018s third season, which picks up just before the Greens and the Blacks engage in the Battle Of The Gullet, one of the deadliest sea battles in Westerosi history. Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D\u2019Arcy) makes a violent bid for the Iron Throne, but as glimpsed by her weeping in the trailer, she will likely have to pay a heavy price. Meanwhile, Alicent (Olivia Cooke) deals with the fallout of trying to make a deal with her former BFF, and Daemon\u2019s (Matt Smith) visions of the future lead him down a different path than his wife\/niece\/queen. [Saloni Gajjar]<\/p>\n<p>The Bear season five (FX, June 25)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/the-bear-gary-ebon-moss-bachrach-jon-bernthal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a surprise one-off flashback<\/a> pulled FX\u2019s high-strung culinary dramedy out of hibernation and into what appeared to be a cliffhanger for its now-confirmed final season. But that\u2019d be a cliffhanger on top of another cliffhanger, thanks to a fourth-season finale that saw Carmy (Jeremy Allan White) hang up his chef\u2019s coat and leave The Bear in the hands of Syd (Ayo Edebiri), Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), Natalie (Abby Elliott), and Cicero (Oliver Platt) just as Cicero\u2019s \u201cturn the restaurant around\u201d countdown expired. Phew: We\u2019re already stressed out just thinking about it. [Erik Adams]\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Life, Larry And The Pursuit Of Unhappiness (HBO, June 26)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5oNcHS0c5W8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">So let us be clear<\/a>: There aren\u2019t a ton of reasons for celebrating the current state of the United States as the country heads toward the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration Of Independence. And, if we\u2019re being honest, the preceding 249 years weren\u2019t all covered in glory, either. But hey, that just provides more fodder for Larry David and a cast of Curb Your Enthusiasm alums (J.B. Smoove, Susie Essman, Jeff Garlin) and comedy all-stars (Jon Hamm, Bill Hader, Kathryn Hahn, and Sean Hayes) for this Barack and Michelle Obama-produced (no joke) show\u2019s spoofs of great and less-than-great moments in American history. [Erik Adams]<\/p>\n<p>Other June premieres\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>June 3<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/critical-role-review-legend-of-vox-machina-amazon-1848373688\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Legend Of Vox Machina<\/a> season four (Prime Video)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>June 10<br \/>Every Year After (Prime Video)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>June 11<br \/>Sweet Magnolias season five (Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>June 13<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/my-adventures-with-superman-lois-lane-best-adult-swim-1850701825\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">My Adventures With Superman<\/a> season three (Adult Swim)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>June 19<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/sugar-review-apple-tv-plus-colin-farrell-neo-noir-1851379742\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sugar<\/a> season two (Apple TV)<\/p>\n<p>June 25<br \/>Avatar: The Last Airbender season two (Netflix) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nothing says \u201cit\u2019s going to be a sweaty summer\u201d like a vampire rockstar concert, and that\u2019s exactly how&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":447929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-447928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}