House of the Dragon season 2, The Boys season 4, and more new TV this week
If you like your heroes complicated and thorny — well, it’s a great week for you. This week sees the return of House of the Dragon, now going full-on family civil war; The Boys, where it’s supes versus humans at each other’s throats; and even Bridgerton, where the lies of Lady Whistledown are finally going to catch up with her. Whether they’re fighting or fucking, you can certainly expect a lot of hotheads from this week in TV.
Here’s the best new TV premieres and finales this week.
Genre: Romance drama
Release date: June 13, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Chris Van Dusen
Cast: Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, and more
Things were looking up for Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) when we left her in Bridgerton season 3A: engaged to the love of her life, getting it on in the back of a carriage, and a successful businesswoman to boot. It is the intersection of all of those things that will be landing her in hot water in 3B — after all, her betrothed is committed to hating Lady Whistledown, which might start the marriage off on the wrong foot.
Genre: High fantasy, high stakes
Release date: June 17 at 9 p.m. EDT
Showrunner/creator: Ryan Condal
Cast: Emma D’Arcy, Emily Carey, Steve Toussaint, and more
It’s war. Season 2 picks up right where season 1 left off, with the death of Rhaenyra’s (Emma D’Arcy) son, and Alicent (Emily Carey) holed up in King’s Landing. With both sides armed with dragons and angrier than ever, the house of the dragon is about to get its shit rocked this season.
Genre: Alternate history comedy
Release date: June 12, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Gemma Burgess
Cast: Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters, and more
Lady Jane Grey, in real life, claimed the throne of England for nine days before she lost support and, later, was executed to make way for Queen Mary to take control. Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader) of My Lady Jane, on the other hand, is getting a new story — and a new life. Based on the Lady Janies
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