Yes, it’s blockbuster movie season, but summer TV is also heating up — and this week is a perfect example of just how packed this summer is going to be for television shows.
This week has several notable releases: Part 2 of Break Point, the Netflix tennis docuseries from the same folks that brought us Formula 1: Drive to Survive, is finally here, satiating tennis fans until Wimbledon next month. Critical and indie dramedy darling The Bear is also back, ready to rethink what the restaurant looks like (and operates as).
Perhaps biggest of all, Samuel L. Jackson is coming to TV with Disney Plus’ Secret Invasion. The long-awaited MCU show adapts the comic arc of the same name, following Fury’s dawning realization that the shapeshifting Skrulls have already infiltrated Earth and some of them might be up to no good.
All that is alongside new episodes for ongoing shows like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Righteous Gemstones, Strange New Worlds, and more. Here are all the significant TV premieres this week:
Genre: Animated giant monkey businessRelease date: June 22, with all eight episodesShowrunner/Creator: Brian DuffieldCast: Mae Whitman, Benjamin Bratt, Darren Barnet, Betty Gilpin
If you liked Kong: Skull Island, then it’s time to check out this animated spinoff coming to Netflix. The show is about (what else?) people who get shipwrecked on an island where they encounter a host of strange, enormous creatures — including… a giant ape known as Kong.
Genre: Soapy dramedyRelease date: June 22, with all 10 episodesShowrunner/Creator: Jordon NardinoCast: Kim Cattrall, Miss Benny, Zane Phillips, Jade Payton, Michael Hsu Rosen, Ayesha Harris, Graham Parkhurst
Glamorous follows Marco Mejia (Benny), a young, gender
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