The most anticipated TV shows of summer 2024

polygon.com:

Summer isn’t all about cavorting in the sun or schlepping out to the theater — it’s also about having a nice time at home, safe in the air conditioning. And the 2024 television slate will definitely help you out in that regard!

The big dogs of fantasy TV are back, with second seasons of House of the Dragon and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. We’re getting more Boys, more Bears, more Murders, and even more… Batman?.. while Star Wars TV boldly goes where it’s never gone before. Here’s Polygon’s roundup of our most anticipated TV shows of the summer.

Release date: June 4
Where to watch: Hulu

Part true crime series, part sports series, Clipped tells the story of the tumultuous 2013-2014 season for the Los Angeles Clippers. At the time the Clippers were owned by billionaire Donald Sterling, but over the course of the next year, a series of revelations about Sterling shocked the NBA world and led to him getting banned from the sport for life. Clipped follows all the twists and turns of the scandal and includes an all-star cast led by Laurence Fishburne. —Austen Goslin

Release date: June 4
Where to watch: Disney Plus

Disney Plus’ newest Star Wars series, created by Russian Doll’s Leslye Headland, is also the first to ever be set in the seemingly idyllic age of the High Republic. But just because the events of The Acolyte take place long before the days of Luke and Anakin Skywalker doesn’t mean that everything is peaceful in the galaxy. Instead, The Acolyte follows the story of a Jedi Master and her former Padawan as they investigate a series of mysterious crimes and accidentally stumble onto something bigger and worse than they could have ever imagined. The series stars Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Dafne Keen (Logan), Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game), and Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix). —AG

Release date: June 13
Where to watch: Prime Video

Can’t say much right now, but folks, The Boys is so back — which, after three seasons, feels like a minor miracle. With