Summer/Fall 2021 TV Premiere Calendar

This is the permanent home of our TV premiere calendar. Bookmark this page; we'll update it daily throughout the year. Updated May 19

Premiere dates for new and returning shows and specials

New () and returning shows, TV movies, miniseries, and specials (including streaming exclusives) with announced premiere dates are listed below. All times are both ET/PT unless otherwise indicated. Items available to buy or rent through digital outlets (VOD, Prime Video, iTunes, etc.) are marked with a ($).

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WED / May 19
▣	The Last Days (1998) Trailer	Documentary
The Steven Spielberg-produced, James Moll-directed documentary about five Holocaust survivors, an Oscar winner in 1998, has been newly remastered and will stream exclusively on Netflix.
	Life at the Waterhole	Documentary/Nature	8p
	The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	Reality	Bravo, 8p
	Who Killed Sara? Trailer	Foreign/Drama
THU / May 20
	Adventure Time: Distant Lands Trailer	Animation	HBO Max
	Carmen Christopher: Street Special Trailer	Comedy special	Peacock
	Genius Factory	Documentary	discovery+
	Going From Broke	Reality	Crackle
▣	Gomorrah Trailer	Foreign/Drama	HBO Max
	Mysteries of the Abandoned	Reality	Science, 9p
▣	Special Trailer	Comedy
▣	Too Close	Drama	AMC+
Emily Watson stars in a three-part psychological thriller.
FRI / May 21
▣	1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything Trailer	Documentary/Music	Apple TV+
Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna) directs this eight-episode look at the music that emerged 50 years ago during one of the most fruitful periods in rock and R&B history—a year that included key works from Marvin Gaye, David Bowie, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Lou Reed, and The Who, among other artists featured.
	American Fighter Trailer	Action/Drama	($) Rent
▣	Army of the Dead Trailer	Action/Thriller/Horror/Sci-fi
Zack Snyder directs a Netflix zombie casino heist thriller set in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas. Dave Bautista, Omari Hardwick, Ella Purnell, Garret Dillahunt, and Tig Notaro are among the stars. The film also will play in some theaters beginning May 14.
▣	The Bite Trailer	Drama/Comedy	Spectrum
Taylor Schilling and Audra McDonald star in a six-episode Spectrum Original from The Good Fight creators Robert and Michelle King about the second wave of a deadly pandemic. It's not quite as serious as it seems, however: It's a satire, and in this world, the pandemic causes a bit of zombie-ism.
▣	Blast Beat Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
▣	Drunk Bus Trailer	Comedy/Drama	($) Rent
▣	The Dry Trailer	Drama/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	Four Good Days Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
Director Rodrigo Garcia reunites with his Albert Nobbs star Glenn Close for an adaptation of a Washington Post article by Pulitzer-winner Eli Saslow about the strained relationship between a mother (Close) and daughter (Mila Kunis) as the latter tries to recover from a heroin addiction.
	Inside Pixar: Unpacked	Reality	Disney+
	Inside the Met Trailer	Reality	9p
	Into the Darkness	Foreign/Drama	($) Rent
	Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Trailer	Animation/Family
▣	The Killing of Two Lovers Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
▣	Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. Trailer	Animation/Comedy
With Disney+ becoming the new TV home for Marvel, Hulu canceled most of the Marvel projects it had in the pipeline (or already on the air). But a pair of animated series remain at the streaming service, and up first is M.O.D.O.K., short for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing, a large-headed, mid-tier supervillain facing difficulties in his professional and personal life voiced by Patton Oswalt. Oswalt is also a producer and co-creator of the series along with former Community writer Jordan Blum, so expect a comedic approach to the material—especially since the voice cast also features a number of comedic actors including Ben Schwartz, Sam Richardson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Melissa Fumero, Beck Bennet, Jon Daly, Jon Hamm, Nathan Fillion, Bill Hader, and Whoopi Goldberg.
▣	The Me You Can't See Trailer	Reality	Apple TV+
Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna, plus the new 1971 miniseries listed also debuting today) and Dawn Porter direct this Oprah Winfrey-produced docuseries that finds celebrities ranging from Lady Gaga to Glenn Close to DeMar DeRozan discussing their struggles with mental health.
	Milkwater	Drama	($) Rent
	The Neighbor Trailer	Foreign/Comedy
	New Deal for Artists Trailer	Documentary	($) Virtual theaters
A newly remastered version of the 1981 documentary narrated by Orson Welles screens virtually for its 40th anniversary.
▣	Pause With Sam Jay Trailer	Talk/Variety	9p
Hosted by comedian and SNL writer Sam Jay and produced by Insecure's Prentice Penny, HBO's new "late-night" series (airing at the not-so-late hour of 9pm) will blend interviews with comedy sketches, "party" segments, and even animation—pretty much everything except a monologue.
	The Penny Black Trailer	Documentary	($) Virtual theaters
	P!NK: All I Know So Far Trailer	Documentary/Music	Prime Video
	The Retreat Trailer	Horror	($) Rent
▣	Riders of Justice Trailer	Foreign/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	Seance Trailer	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
	See Us Unite for Change	Special	MTV + various, 8p
▣	Solos Trailer	Drama/Sci-fi/Anthology	Prime Video
Amazon's mysterious seven-episode anthology series (from Hunters creator David Weil) aims to explore "the deeper meaning of human connection" with stories involving time travel, smart homes, memory transplants, artificial intelligence, and other present-day and near-future bits of sci-fi. Individual episodes will feature Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Nicole Beharie, Uzo Aduba, Anthony Mackie, Constance Wu, and Dan Stevens. Directors include Weil, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and Zach Braff.
▣	Sound of Violence Trailer	Horror	($) Rent/Buy
▣	Spring Blossom Trailer	Foreign/Drama/Rom-com	($) Virtual theaters
	Tracking a Killer	Drama	LMN, 8p
▣	Trying Trailer	Comedy	Apple TV+
SAT / May 22
	Critter Fixers: Country Vets	Reality	Nat Geo Wild, 9p
	Red Foxx: Life, Death & Money	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
SUN / May 23
	2021 Billboard Music Awards	Live event/Music	8p ET
Nick Jonas hosts.
▣	Black Monday Trailer	Comedy	10p
	The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special Trailer	Animation/Comedy	Adult Swim, midnight
	The Cars That Built the World	Reality	History, 9p
▣	The Chi Trailer	Drama	9p
▣	Duncanville Trailer	Animation/Comedy	8p
Two new episodes air back-to-back tonight. Subsequent episodes will air Monday nights (as Fox expands its animation programming over the summer) beginning May 31st at 9:30p.
▣	Flatbush Misdemeanors	Comedy	10:30p
Comedians Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman create and star in this 10-episode comedy about two longtime friends struggling to get by in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood. (If that sounds familiar, it's because the Showtime series is adapted from the pair's award-winning 2017 digital series.)
	Heart: Breaking the Band	Reality/Music	Reelz, 8p ET
▣	In Treatment Trailer	Drama	9p
Returning for a fourth season over a decade since it last aired, HBO's anthology series will now be led by Uzo Aduba, playing a Los Angeles-area therapist. She'll treat a group of patients played by Joel Kinnaman, Anthony Ramos, Liza Colón-Zayas, John Benjamin Hickey, and Quintessa Swindell. The season will consist of 24 episodes, with four episodes airing weekly (two on Sundays, two on Mondays).
▣	Master of None Trailer	Comedy
Returning after a four-year hiatus, the Aziz Ansari- and Alan Yang-created comedy Master of None is one of Netflix's most critically acclaimed shows of all time, and has picked up numerous honors including three Emmy awards. One of those trophies came for a season 2 episode ("Thanksgiving") that centered not on Ansari's Dev but on his lesbian friend Denise (Lena Waithe), and it is the latter who will be the focus of this five-episode third season (subtitled "Moments in Love"), along with new co-star Naomi Ackie, who plays Denise's wife, Alicia. Waithe and Ansari co-wrote the season and the latter directed every episode, but will appear only briefly in the season.
	Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After	Drama	HMM, 8p
	Secrets of the Lost Ark	Reality	Science, 10p
	Snapped: Killer Couples	Reality	Oxygen, 8p
MON / May 24
	Mad for Each Other Trailer	Foreign/Drama
	Whitstable Pearl	Drama	Acorn TV
	Women in Entertainment: The Next Generation	Special	Lifetime, 8p
TUE / May 25
	7 Little Johnstons	Reality	TLC, 8p
	After Floyd: The Year That Shook the World	News	10p
	Between Black & Blue	Reality	Sundance Now/AMC+
	Chopped: Next Gen	Reality comeptition	discovery+
▣	Deliver Us From Evil Trailer	Foreign/Action/Thriller	($) Rent/Buy
	Mental Samurai	Game show	8p
	Mike Tyson: The Knockout	Documentary/Sports	8p
▣	Mr. Inbetween Trailer	Comedy	10p
The third and final season begins with two episodes tonight, followed by one per week on subsequent Tuesdays. (All episodes also stream one day later on Hulu.)
	Tyler Perry's Assisted Living	Comedy	BET, 9:30p
	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	Comedy	BET, 9p
	Vampires Are Real Trailer	Horror/Comedy	($) Rent/Buy
WED / May 26
	40 Year Old Property Virgin Trailer	Reality	discovery+
	The $100,000 Pyramid	Game show	9p
▣	Baggio: The Divine Ponytail Trailer	Foreign/Drama/Sports
	The Bold Type Trailer	Drama	Freeform, 10p
▣	Crime Scene Kitchen	Reality competition	9p
Joel McHale hosts an unusual food competition series in which bakers must identify a dessert solely by examining a few leftover crumbs and other clues, and then must reproduce the dessert for a panel of celebrity judges. (We assure you: This is not a late April Fools joke.)
▣	Ghost Lab Trailer	Foreign/Thriller
	High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America Trailer	Documentary
	Nail Bomber: Manhunt Trailer	Documentary
	Press Your Luck	Game show	8p
	Property Brothers: Forever Home	Reality	HGTV, 8p
THU / May 27
	2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards	Live event/Music	8p
Usher hosts.
	Apocalypse '45	Documentary	discovery+
	Aretha Franklin: Life, Death & Money	Reality/Music	Reelz, 10p ET
	Black Space	Foreign/Drama
▣	Blue Miracle Trailer	Drama
	Eden Trailer	Anime
	Fanatics: The Deep End	Reality	Vice, 11:30p
	Friends: The Reunion Trailer	Special	HBO Max
Blame the pandemic. When HBO Max launched exactly one year ago, they weren't there for you. But now the cast of the 1990s NBC hit Friends (which some of you may know as the 2010s Netflix hit Friends) has finally reunited to celebrate themselves (and collect a tidy $2.5 million paycheck in the process). Joining Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in the special are an eclectic group of celebrity fans and Friends guest stars including Reese Witherspoon, Tom Selleck, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, David Beckham, Maggie Wheeler, James Corden, Elliott Gould, Mindy Kaling, Malala Yousafzai, and BTS. Don't worry: Gunther will be there too. (No word on Marcel, though.)
	Madagascar: A Little Wild Trailer	Animation/Family	Peacock / Hulu
	Ragnarok Trailer	Foreign/Drama/Fantasy
	Red Nose Day Special	Variety	9p
▣	Rugrats Trailer	Animation/Family	Paramount+
Much of the original voice cast returns—joined by newcomers Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, and Timothy Simons (yes, all from Veep), plus Nicole Byer, Michael McKean, and Natalie Morales—for a new computer-animated streaming revival of the hit Nickelodeon series that ran for nine seasons (plus three feature films) beginning in 1991.
	Skull: The Mask	Horror	Shudder
	Soy Rada: Serendipity	Foreign/Comedy
FRI / May 28
▣	American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
▣	Cruella Trailer Trailer2	Comedy/Drama/Thriller	($) Disney+
Receiving a simultaneous theatrical and streaming release (the latter, like Raya and the Last Dragon before it, will cost Disney+ subscribers an extra rental fee), Disney's latest live-action remake of one of its animated classics stars Emma Stone as 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil—a character previously portrayed by Glenn Close in two previous live-action remakes—in a prequel story set in 1970s London. (Expect a slightly less comedic and more adult take, given the film's rare-for-Disney PG-13 rating.) Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) directs a cast that also features Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste.
	Dog Gone Trouble Trailer	Animation/Family
▣	Endangered Species Trailer	Action/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	Funhouse	Horror	($) Rent
▣	The Kominsky Method Trailer	Comedy
Former series regular Alan Arkin will not appear in this six-episode final season, but Kathleen Turner has been added to the cast.
	Launchpad Trailer	Short film anthology	Disney+
	Lavell Crawford: The Comedy Vaccine Trailer	Comedy special	10p
	Lucifer Trailer	Drama
▣	Moby Doc Trailer	Documentary/Music	($) Rent
	One Voice: The Songs We Share Trailer	Music	10p
▣	Panic Trailer	Drama	Prime Video
Lauren Oliver adapts her own 2014 YA novel into a 10-episode Amazon series.
	Parot Trailer	Foreign/Drama	Prime Video
▣	Plan B Trailer	Comedy
Natalie Morales makes her feature directorial debut (depending on how you define "debut"; she also has the upcoming film Language Lessons, which screened at the Berlinale in March but doesn't have a release date yet) with this teen comedy, a Hulu exclusive.
	Welcome Matt Trailer	Comedy	($) Rent
SAT / May 29
	90 Day: Foody Call Trailer	Reality	discovery+
▣	Oslo Trailer	Drama	8p
Ruth Wilson (His Dark Materials) and Andrew Scott (Fleabag) head the cast for this HBO original film based on the Tony-winning play of the same name by J.T. Rogers. The latter also penned the screenplay for the film, which is directed by fellow Tony winner Bartlett Sher and dramatizes the back-channel negotiations among a group of Israelis, Palestinians, and Norwegians leading up to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.
	Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In Trailer	Documentary/Sports	Paramount+
SUN / May 30
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of June Carter Cash	Reality/Music	Reelz, 9p ET
	Johnny Cash: The Man in Black	Reality/Music	Reelz, 8p ET
	Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre	Documentary	History, 8p
MON / May 31
	American Ninja Warrior	Reality competition	8p
	Breaking Bobby Bones Trailer	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
	Bunk'd	Comedy	Disney, 8p
A new episode airs every night this week.
	Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street	Documentary	CNN, 9p
	Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Trailer	Reality	Nat Geo, 9p
	Hell's Kitchen	Reality competition	8p
▣	Housebroken	Animation/Comedy	9p
Fox's newest animated comedy series centers on an assortment of neighborhood pets who are in group therapy together. The series comes from Veep writers Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan along with actress Clea DuVall and Catastrophe's Sharon Horgan; the latter two also provide voices for the series along with Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Tony Hale, Jason Mantzoukas, Maria Bamford, and Sam Richardson.
	The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties	Foreign/Reality
	A Party Gone Wrong	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
	The Secrets She Keeps	Drama	Lifetime, 10p
▣	Small Fortune	Reality competition	10p
	sMothered	Reality	TLC, 9p
	The Titans That Built America	Reality	History, 9p
Retitled from The Men Who Built America (on the off chance the show might someday feature a person who isn't a man).
	Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten	Documentary	9p

June premieres

TUE / June 1
	America's Got Talent	Reality competition	8p
▣	Changing the Game Trailer	Documentary
	The Concessionaires Must Die!	Comedy	($) Rent/Buy
▣	Dementia Part II Trailer	Horror	($) Rent/Buy
	Doubling Down With the Derricos	Reality	TLC, 10p
	The Haves and the Have Nots	Drama	OWN, 8p
	It’s Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents Trailer	Documentary	($) Rent/Buy
	The Legacy of Black Wall Street	Documentary	OWN, 9p
	LEGO Masters	Reality competition	8p
	The Penny Black	Documentary	($) Rent/Buy
▣	Port Authority Trailer	Drama	($) Rent/Buy
	Roh Trailer	Foreign/Horror
	The Sound of Identity	Documentary	($) Rent/Buy
	Spare Parts Trailer	Horror	($) Rent/Buy
WED / June 2
	Court Cam Presents Under Oath	Reality	A&E, 10p
	Family Karma	Reality	Bravo, 9p
	Hunting Atlantis	Reality	Discovery, 9p
	Married at First Sight: Couples Cam	Reality	Lifetime, 8p
	MasterChef	Reality competition	8p
	Too Large	Reality	discovery+
	Vice Versa: The Neglected Pandemic - 40 Years of HIV & AIDS	Documentary	Vice, 9p
THU / June 3
	Alone Trailer	Reality competition	History, 9:30p
	Beat Shazam	Game show	8p
	Beyond the Pole	Reality	WE, 10p
	Caveat	Horror	Shudder
	Christina on the Coast	Reality	HGTV, 9p
	Creator's File: GOLD Trailer	Foreign/Comedy
	Dancing Queens Trailer	Foreign/Comedy/Drama
	Jersey Shore Family Vacation Trailer	Reality	MTV, 8p
	Juan Luis Guerra: Entre Mar y Palmeras Trailer	Music	HBO Latino, 9p
	Million Dollar Listing: Ryan's Renovation	Reality	Bravo, 10:15p
▣	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie [Parts 1 & 2] Trailer	Anime
	Summertime Trailer	Foreign/Drama
▣	We Are Lady Parts Trailer	Comedy	Peacock
This six-episode co-production with the UK's Channel 4 centers on an all-female Muslim punk band in London.
▣	Why Women Kill Trailer	Drama	Paramount+
The anthology's second season is set in 1949 and features Allison Tolman, Lana Parilla, and Nick Frost.
	Yellowstone: Super Volcanoes	Documentary	discovery+
FRI / June 4
	Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet Trailer	Documentary/Nature
▣	The Carnivores Trailer	Horror/Comedy	($) Rent
	Cellmate Secrets	Reality	Lifetime, 10p
▣	The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Trailer	Horror/Thriller	HBO Max
Stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga return for the delayed third Conjuring film (and eighth in the shared universe), directed by Michael Chaves (The Curse of La Llorona). The film begins a one-month run on HBO Max today concurrent with its theatrical release.
	Dom Trailer	Foreign/Drama	Prime Video
▣	Edge of the World Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
	Emergency Call	Reality	8p
▣	Feel Good Trailer	Comedy/Drama
John Ross Bowie, Eve, and Jordan Stephens join the cast for the second and final season of the acclaimed British dramedy that stars Mae Martin, Charlotte Ritchie, and Lisa Kudrow.
▣	Flashback Trailer	Drama/Thriller	($) Rent
	Gabby Duran & The Unsittables	Comedy	Disney, 8:50p
	Grace and Grit Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
Mena Suvari and Stuart Townsend star in an adaptation of Ken Wilber's 1980s-set memoir.
▣	Lisey's Story Trailer	Drama	Apple TV+
Stephen King adapts his own 2006 novel into an eight-episode Apple miniseries produced by J.J. Abrams and directed by Pablo Larraín. Julianne Moore heads the cast as Lisey, a woman who begins to discover some rather interesting things about her late husband (a famous author, played in flashbacks by Clive Owen) two years after his death. Joan Allen, Ron Cephas Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sung Kang, and Dane DeHaan also star. Two episodes stream today (and the remaining six will arrive one per week).
	Monuments Trailer	Comedy	($) Virtual theaters
	The New York Times Presents: Who Gets to Be an Influencer?	Documentary
	The Real Thing	Foreign/Drama/Thriller	($) Virtual theaters
	Super Frenchie Trailer	Documentary/Sports	($) Rent
	Sweet & Sour Trailer	Foreign/Drama
▣	Sweet Tooth Trailer	Drama/Fantasy
An eight-episode fantasy drama based on the Vertigo comic book series by Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth follows a group of animal-human hybrids seeking answers about the post-apocalyptic world they find themselves in. Christian Convery, Will Forte, and James Brolin star. Fans of the comic should expect a much lighter tone in the Netflix series.
▣	Under the Stadium Lights Trailer	Drama/Sports	($) Rent
▣	Undine Trailer	Foreign/Drama	($) Rent
This 2020 Berlinale entry from writer-director Christian Petzold (Transit) is lighter fare, riffing on the myth of the water nymph Undine (or Ondine), played here by Paula Beer (winner of the festival’s Best Actress award). She is reunited with her Transit co-star Franz Rogowski for this mystical love story reimagined for a disenchanted world.
▣	Xtreme Trailer	Foreign/Action/Thriller
SAT / June 5
	Gone Mom	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
	Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty	Reality (meerkat-based)	BBC America, 8p
	Pushing the Line Trailer	Reality	discovery+
	Vacation House Rules	Reality	HGTV, 8p
SUN / June 6
	The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors	Special	9p
Inductees include Joan Baez, Debbie Allen, Dick Van Dyke, Garth Brooks, and violinist Midori.
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Andy Griffith	Reality	Reelz, 8p ET
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Elizabeth Montgomery	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Celebrity Family Feud	Game show	8p
	The Chase	Game show	9p
▣	Domina	Drama	Epix, 10p
	The Great Food Truck Race: All-Stars	Reality competition	Food, 9p
	The Kings	Documentary/Sports	8p
▣	Little Birds Trailer	Drama	Starz, tbd
Juno Temple stars in a six-part adaptation of Anaïs Nin's erotic short stories, set in Tangier.
	Soccer Mom Madam	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
	To Tell the Truth	Game show	10p
▣	War of the Worlds Trailer	Drama/Sci-fi	Epix, 9p
MON / June 7
	The Bachelorette	Reality competition	8p
	Cartel Crew	Reality	VH1, 9p
	Infamy: When Fame Turns Deadly Trailer	Reality	VH1, 10p
	Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries	Drama	Acorn TV
TUE / June 8
▣	The Amusement Park Trailer	Horror	Shudder
New 4K restoration of the "lost" 46-year-old feature by George A. Romero, which he filmed in between Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead but which was never released.
	The Unhealer Trailer	Sci-fi/Thriller	($) Rent/Buy
WED / June 9
	2021 CMT Music Awards	Music/Live event	CMT, 8p
Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown host.
▣	Awake Trailer	Sci-fi/Thriller
Netflix's latest high-concept thriller is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which electronic devices no longer function and humans can no longer fall asleep. (The real conundrum: What to do with all that extra free time if you can't watch Netflix?) Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barry Pepper, and Ariana Greenblatt head the cast for director Mark Raso (Kodachrome).
▣	Loki Clip Trailer	Drama/Comedy	Disney+
It's been a few months since the last one, so it must be time for a new Marvel series. Tom Hiddleston brings his big-screen God of Mischief to Disney+ in a series that finds Loki popping up at key moments throughout human history, where he becomes an unlikely influencer on events. Expect a comedic approach, especially since the series comes from frequent Dan Harmon collaborator Michael Waldron, who has written for Rick and Morty and Community, and director Kate Herron, who is new to Marvel and has worked on shows such as Netflix's Sex Education. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Owen Wilson, Richard E. Grant, Sasha Lane, and Sophia Di Martino also star. Like Disney's other Marvel shows, Loki is technically a miniseries—and just six episodes at that—but that doesn't mean there can't be a second season. Episodes stream weekly on Wednesdays.
THU / June 10
	The Cube Trailer	Game show	TBS, 9p
	Moloch	Foreign/Drama/Fantasy	Sundance Now
	Reunion Road Trip Trailer	Reality	E!, 9p
	Weekend Getaway With Michelle Buteau	Reality	discovery+
FRI / June 11
	Betty Trailer	Comedy/Drama	11p
▣	Dream Horse Trailer	Comedy	($) Rent
Toni Collette stars as Jan Vokes, a Welsh bartender who creates a racing syndicate with a local accountant and racing enthusiast (played by Damian Lewis) and other locals to buy a horse they dub Dream Alliance. Directed by Euros Lyn, this crowd-pleasing adaptation of Louise Osmond’s Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary Dark Horse similarly received a positive response when it screened at Sundance in early 2020.
▣	Holler Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
▣	Home Before Dark Trailer	Drama	Apple TV+
▣	In the Heights Trailer	Musica/Drama	HBO Max
Rescheduled from June 18. Before Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda created another Tony-winning musical: In the Heights, a drama set in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood. Now, it too gets a feature film adaptation, courtesy of Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu. The film begins a one-month run on HBO Max today concurrent with its theatrical release.
▣	Love, Victor	Comedy/Drama
	Lupin Trailer	Foreign/Drama
Part deux of the French hit's debut season spans five additional episodes.
	Occupation: Rainfall Trailer	Action/Sci-fi	($) Rent
▣	Queen Bees	Drama/Comedy	($) Rent
	Rogue Hostage Trailer	Action/Thriller	($) Rent
Tyrese Gibson stars as a former Marine caught in a hostage situation (think Die Hard, but in a sporting goods store) in a film that also stars Holly Taylor, John Malkovich, and Michael Jai White.
▣	Skater Girl Trailer	Drama
▣	Wish Dragon Trailer	Animation/Family
	Zenimation	Animation	Disney+
SAT / June 12
	Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
SUN / June 13
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Bob Crane	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Sonny Bono	Reality	Reelz, 8p ET
	Blindspotting Trailer	Drama/Comedy	Starz, tbd
A spinoff from the critically acclaimed, Oakland-set 2018 film, this Starz original series comes from the movie's co-writers, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal—though only the latter returns on screen. So does the film's Jasmine Cephas Jones, whose character of Ashley is the focus of the series as she deals with the incarceration of her husband (Casal's Miles) and moves in with her mother-in-law (Helen Hunt).
	Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
▣	Tuca & Bertie Trailer	Animation/Comedy	Adult Swim, 11:30p
Rescued by Adult Swim after being canceled by Netflix following one critically acclaimed season, the oddball animated comedy from BoJack Horseman's Lisa Hanawalt returns with the first of 10 new episodes. Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, and Steven Yeun continue to lead the cast
MON / June 14
	BBQ Brawl	Reality competition	Food, 9p
▣	The Celebrity Dating Game	Game show	10p
Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton host a revival of the classic game show format, with a twist: the identities of the two celebrity panelists will be kept hidden from the three competing bachelor(ette)s, who will be given clues via the form of "hilarious* parody song performances" by Bolton. (*Hilarity not guaranteed in all markets.)
	Elite: Short Stories	Foreign/Drama
	The Real Manhunter	Reality	Acorn TV
▣	The Republic of Sarah	Drama	9p
In this one-time CBS project, when her New England town's future is threatened by a greedy mining company, a high school teacher (Stella Baker) uses an obscure legal loophole to declare independence.
TUE / June 15
	Honoring Our Kings: OWN Celebrates Black Fatherhood	Special	OWN, 9p
	The Misfits Trailer	Action/Thriller	($) Rent/Buy
	Night Walk Trailer	Action/Thriller	($) Rent/Buy
	Revolution Rent	Documentary	9p
	Songs for a Sloth Trailer	Comedy	($) Rent/Buy
▣	The Space Between Trailer	Comedy/Drama	($) Rent/Buy
WED / June 16
	Card Sharks	Game show	10p
▣	Dave	Comedy	tbd
	The House My Wedding Bought	Reality	discovery+
	Two Steps Home	Reality	HGTV, 9p
THU / June 17
	Battle of the Brothers	Reality competition	discovery+
	Holey Moley	Game show	9p
	The Hustler	Game show	10p
	iCarly	Comedy	Paramount+
Revival of the Nickelodeon family sitcom (which ran from 2007-12) returns original stars Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor, and Nathan Kress.
	My Name Is Bulger	Documentary	discovery+
	Superdeep	Horror	Shudder
▣	When Nature Calls	Reality	8p
	Whitney Houston: Life, Death & Money	Reality	Reelz, 10p ET
FRI / June 18
▣	Censor Trailer	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
Set in 1985, director Prano Bailey-Bond’s debut feature follows Enid (Niamh Algar), a seemingly stable film censor tasked with watching violent exploitation movies until one triggers disturbing memories of her long-lost sister. Reviews were mostly positive out of the horror film's Sundance debut early this year.
▣	Elite Trailer	Foreign/Drama
▣	Fatherhood Trailer	Drama
Paul Weitz directs Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodward, and Lil Rel Howery in an adaptation of Matthew Logelin's memoir Two Kisses for Maddy, which details his experiences after his wife dies after giving birth to their daughter.
▣	Good on Paper	Rom-com
▣	Luca Trailer	Animation/Family	Disney+
Set on the Italian Riviera, Pixar's 24th feature film is an original story centering on a pair of young sea monsters, voiced by Jacob Tremblay and Jack Dylan Grazer, who seek to learn more about the world beyond the sea. The debut film from director Enrico Casarosa also features the voices of Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan. Originally planned as a theatrical release, Luca now follows in the footsteps of last year's Soul as a streaming exclusive in the United States.
	Physical Trailer	Comedy/Drama	Apple TV+
The pandemic may have deprived us of another season of GLOW this summer, but stepping in to fill the 1980s TV void is Apple's latest original. Physical stars Rose Byrne as "quietly tortured" San Diego housewife Sheila Rubin, who finds a unique path to empowerment: launching a VHS aerobics-instruction business. The 10-episode satire comes from Annie Weisman (who has written for The Bold Type and Desperate Housewives, among other credits) and also stars Rory Scovel (as Sheila's politician husband), Dierdre Friel, Paul Sparks, and Lou Taylor Pucci. The first three half-hour episodes stream today, followed by weekly installments.
	Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer Trailer	Documentary	Nat Geo, 9p
Dawn Porter's documentary about the 1921 Tulsa Massacre will also stream tomorrow on Hulu.
▣	Siberia Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
Abel Ferrara takes a deep (or shallow depending on your opinion of the director) dive into his own mind with this Jungian leap into the subconscious. In his fourth collaboration with Ferrara, following 4:44 Last Day on Earth, Pasolini, and Tommaso, Willem Dafoe plays Clint, a man who lives in an isolated cabin in the Siberian mountains before setting off on his dogsled to explore his own psyche. The result earned mixed reviews when the film debuted at the 2020 Berlinale.
	Stalker Trailer	Thriller	($) Rent
	Sweet Thing	Drama	($) Virtual theaters
▣	Take Back Trailer	Action/Thriller	($) Rent
	The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals Trailer	Reality
SAT / June 19
	Secrets of a Marine's Wife	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
SUN / June 20
	America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition	Reality	Nat Geo Wild, 8p
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Dean Martin	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Frank Sinatra	Reality	Reelz, 8p ET
	Cradle Did Fall	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
▣	Kevin Can F**k Himself Trailer	Comedy/Drama	9p
Schitt's Creek's Annie Murphy heads the cast of this unconventional series that blends single-camera and multi-camera formats (think The Larry Sanders Show) to show what happens when the prototypical sitcom wife has an awakening and realizes that her perfect marriage is anything but. The dark comedy is the first series created by Lodge 49 writer Valerie Armstrong and counts Rashida Jones among its producers. Two episodes air back-to-back on AMC tonight, and AMC+ subscribers can stream the pair a week early (beginning June 13).
▣	Rick and Morty Trailer	Animation/Comedy	Adult Swim, 11p
	To Catch a Spy	Drama	HMM, 8p
▣	Us Trailer	Drama	9p
	You, Me & My Ex	Reality	TLC, tbd
MON / June 21
	Grill of Victory	Reality competition	Food, 10p
	So Freakin Cheap	Reality	TLC, tbd
TUE / June 22
	Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One	Animation	($) Buy
	Chopped: Alton's Maniacal Baskets	Reality competition	Food, 9p
	College Bowl	Game show	10p
Peyton Manning hosts a revival of the classic game show featuring teams of student contestants representing American universities.
▣	David Makes Man Trailer	Drama	OWN, 9p
▣	Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train Trailer	Anime/Fantasy	($) Rent/Buy
The highest-grossing film in Japan's history (it recently toppled Spirited Away, the previous record holder) comes to home video in North America after a theatrical run in the spring.
▣	Motherland: Fort Salem	Drama	Freeform, 10p
	This Is Pop Trailer	Music/Documentary
WED / June 23
▣	Good on Paper Trailer	Rom-com
Iliza Shlesinger, Matt McGarry, and Margaret Cho head the cast of a rom-com that marks the feature directorial debut for actress/director Kimmy Gatewood (GLOW, Girls5Eva).
	In the Dark	Drama	9p
	Too Hot to Handle Trailer	Reality competition
THU / June 24
	Godzilla Singular Point Trailer	Anime
▣	The Good Fight Trailer	Drama	Paramount+
Cush Jumbo and Delroy Lindo are leaving the show after today's season 5 premiere episode, but joining the cast are Mandy Patinkin and Wayne Brady.
▣	Making It	Reality competition	8p
	The Naked Director Trailer	Foreign/Drama
	An Unquiet Grave	Horror	Shudder
FRI / June 25
	48th Daytime Emmy Awards	Special	8p
▣	Bosch Trailer	Drama	Prime Video
▣	Central Park Clip	Animation/Comedy/Musical	Apple TV+
Apple's animated musical series from Bob's Burgers creator Loren Bouchard returns for its second season with three new episodes streaming today (folllowed by one per week). Emmy Raver-Lampman (Umbrella Academy) takes over the role of Molly from Kristen Bell. The series has already been renewed for a third season.
	The Choe Show	Talk/Variety	10p
Artist David Choe hosts a unique interview show in which he also paints a portrait of the guest he is interviewing. All five episodes air tonight (and stream tomorrow on Hulu).
▣	False Positive	Horror/Thriller
Broad City's Ilana Glazer stars alongside Justin Theroux, Pierce Brosnan, Sophia Bush, and Gretchen Mol star in a thriller about a sinister fertility doctor from writer-director John Lee, who directed Pee-wee's Big Holiday and co-created shows such as Wonder Showzen and The Heart, She Holler.
	Fathom Trailer	Documentary/Nature	Apple TV+
▣	The Ice Road Trailer	Action/Thriller
Liam Neeson's improbable late-career phase as an action movie star continues with this wintry thriller that follows a rescue operation after a mine collapses is the far north of Canada. Laurence Fishburne and Ray McKinnon also star for writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh (Kill the Irishman).
▣	The Mysterious Benedict Society	Drama	Disney+
Originally developed for Hulu, this adaptation of Trenton Lee Stewart's YA novel centers on a group of orphans who uncover a nefarious plot at their boarding school, known as The Institute. Tony Hale (playing both Mr. Benedict and his evil twin, Mr. Curtain), Kristen Schaal, and Ryan Hurst head the adult cast.
	Sex/Life	Drama/Comedy
Netflix's eight-episode adaptation of the BB Easton memoir 44 Chapters About 4 Men comes from Stacy Rukeyser (UnReal) and stars Sarah Shahi as a suburban mother in the throes of a midlife crisis who attempts to reconnect with her younger, wilder self—causing trouble in her relationship with her husband (Mike Vogel).
	Too Late Trailer	Horror/Comedy	($) Rent
	Wolfgang	Documentary	Disney+
Wolfgang Puck documentary comes from the production team behind Jiro Dreams of Sushi and Chef's Table.
SAT / June 26
	Doomsday Mom	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
	Stan Lee: Life, Death & Money	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
SUN / June 27
	2021 BET Awards	Live event	BET, tbd
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Grace Kelly	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Roger Moore	Reality	Reelz, 8p ET
	Biography: KISStory	Reality/Music	A&E, 9p
	A Discovery of Witches Trailer	Drama	7p
The show's second season makes its cable television debut after previously streaming to Sundance Now (and Shudder) subscribers.
	Picture Perfect Lies	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
TUE / June 29
	America's Top Dog Trailer	Reality competition	A&E, 8p
	Vicious Fun	Horror	Shudder
WED / June 30
▣	America: The Motion Picture	Animation/Comedy

July premieres

THU / July 1
	Impractical Jokers Awards Show	Comedy	truTV, 10p
	Young Royals Trailer	Foreign/Drama
FRI / July 2
	Fear Street Part One: 1994 Trailer	Horror
Today's film kicks off a trilogy of R.L. Stine film adaptations, all directed by Leigh Janiak and streaming on consecutive Fridays. Unlike the books, the films are aimed at adult audiences only; all three are rated R.
▣	First Date	Action/Comedy/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	The God Committee	Drama/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	Monsters at Work Trailer	Animation/Family	Disney+
A sequel to the Pixar films Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, this animated series returns the voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Bonnie Hunt, John Ratzenberger, and Jennifer Tilly and adds Ben Feldman, Henry Winkler, Mindy Kaling, Lucas Neff, and Aisha Tyler.
	Some of Our Stallions	Comedy/Drama	($) Rent
▣	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Trailer	Documentary/Music
Already one of the best-reviewed films of 2021, the directorial debut from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson wowed (virtual) attendees at Sundance early this year, when the film swept the top documentary awards from the festival jury and audience members. It's a concert movie, featuring previously unseen footage from the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969—footage that has been sitting in a basement for decades until now. And what a series of concerts it was: performers include Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly and the Family Stone, and more. The film streams on Hulu beginning today, the same day it opens in theaters.
▣	The Tomorrow War Trailer	Action/Sci-fi	Prime Video
Time travel? Check. A battle against aliens for the survival of the human race? Check. Chris Pratt? Check. The Tomorrow War would seem to have all the ingredients for a summer tentpole film, save one: movie theaters. Instead, the Chris McKay-directed film is an Amazon exclusive after the streamer purchased the rights from Paramount for a reported $200 million. Yvonne Strahovski, Betty Gilpin, J.K. Simmons, and Sam Richardson also star.
▣	Werewolves Within Trailer	Horror/Comedy	($) Rent/Buy
Sam Richardson and Milana Vayntrub head the cast for an adaptation of the Ubisoft VR videogame from director Josh Ruben (Scare Me).
MON / July 5
	POV	Documentary/Anthology	10p
TUE / July 6
	An Animal Saved My Life	Reality	A&E, 9p
WED / July 7
	Big Brother	Reality competition	8p
	Love Island	Reality competition	9:30p
	Riverdale	Drama	8p
THU / July 8
	Backyard Bar Wars Trailer	Reality	truTV, 10:30p
	grown-ish	Comedy	Freeform, 8p
	Impractical Jokers	Comedy	truTV, 10p
	Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Trailer	Anime/Horror
Serialized animated series based on the ever-popular videogame franchise centers on the characters of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield.
	Son	Horror	Shudder
FRI / July 9
▣	Black Widow Trailer	Action/Sci-fi	($) Disney+
Available to Disney+ subscribers for an additional rental fee on the same day as its theatrical release, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ends a nearly unprecedented two-year gap between Marvel movies. (The only other hiatus of a similar length ran from 2008 to 2010.) The focus here, obviously, is on Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow—though she's not the only Black Widow in the film, which finds Florence Pugh joining the MCU as Yelena Belova and Rachel Weisz possibly playing a third Black Widow (and also Iron Maiden/Melina Vostokoff). David Harbour (Stranger Things), O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid's Tale), and William Hurt also star for first-time Marvel director Cate Shortland (best known for her Australian indie drama Somersault).
	Fear Street Part Two: 1978	Horror
▣	Leverage: Redemption	Drama	IMDb TV
The former TNT series Leverage moves to IMDb TV for a 16-episode revival, though half of those episodes will be held back until the fall. Noah Wyle joins a cast that returns Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Beth Riesgraf, and Christian Kane from the original series.
	Meander	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	Sublet Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
SUN / July 11
	Animal Kingdom Trailer	Drama	TNT, 9p
▣	Wellington Paranormal	Comedy	9p
Making its American debut three years after it first aired in New Zealand, this mockumentary-style TV series spinoff from the original What We Do in the Shadows film should appeal to fans of the hit FX TV show also based on that movie. Two of the movie's stars, Karen O’Leary and Michael Minogue, reprise their roles in Wellington as clueless cops who are members of their city's paranormal policing unit, and the series was created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, who were also responsible both for the film and its American TV spinoff. Two new episodes air back-to-back tonight, and all episodes will be available to stream on HBO Max the day after they air on The CW.
▣	The White Lotus	Comedy	9p
Written and directed by Mike White (Enlightened), this six-episode social satire spends a week at an exclusive Hawaiian resort where the guests, employees, and resort itself turn out to be far less perfect than first appearances would suggest. The ensemble cast includes Connie Britton, Steve Zahn, Sydney Sweeney, Murray Bartlett, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Lacy, Natasha Rothwell, and Molly Shannon.
MON / July 12
	The Beast Must Die	Drama	10p
A revenge thriller starring Cush Jumbo as a grieving mother who pursues the man (Jared Harris) she believes responsible for the hit-and-run death of her young son after a police investigation concludes without an arrest, this six-part UK production (filmed on the Isle of Wight) is an adaptation of the novel by Nicholas Blake. Each episode also streams one week early (starting July 5) on AMC+.
TUE / July 13
	Miracle Workers Trailer	Comedy	TBS, tbd
The comedic anthology's third season is subtitled "Oregon Trail" and is set in the American West in 1844. The returning cast includes Daniel Radcliffe, Steve Buscemi, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Karan Soni. Dan Mirk and Robert Padnick take over as showrunners from the departing Simon Rich, who created the original series.
WED / July 14
	Good Trouble	Drama	Freeform, 10p
THU / July 15
	Art in Bloom with Helen Dealtry	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
Note that while Chip and Joanna Gaines' new cable channel, Magnolia Network, won't launch until January (when it will replace the current DIY network), Magnolia's first batch of shows will be available to stream starting today on both discovery+ (at no additional charge to current subscribers of that service) and on the new Magnolia app.
	The Artisan’s Kitchen	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Fixer Upper	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Homegrown	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Jean Stoffer Design	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Making Modern With Brooke and Brice	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Mind for Design	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	The Outpost	Drama	9p
	Ranch to Table	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Self Employed	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Van Go	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Zoë Bakes	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
FRI / July 16
	Fear Street Part Three: 1666	Horror
▣	Making the Cut	Reality competition	Prime Video
The Tim Gunn- and Heidi Klum-hosted fashion competition returns for a second season. Two episodes stream each Friday for four weeks.
	McCartney 3, 2, 1	Documentary/Music
Streaming in its entirety today, this six-episode limited series finds Paul McCartney exploring 50 years of music history (mainly his own, but also in general) with producer Rick Rubin.
▣	Schmigadoon!	Musical/Comedy	Apple TV+
Created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (the writers of Despicable Me) and produced by SNL's Lorne Michaels, this six-episode Apple musical parody series stars Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a couple on a backpacking trip who stumble upon a town in which all of the residents believe that they are living inside a 1940s studio musical. Unfortunately for them (but fortunately for us?), they find themselves trapped in the town until they are able to discover "true love." Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Fred Armisen, and Jane Krakowski also star, while Martin Short guests.
▣	Space Jam: A New Legacy Trailer	Animation/Comedy/Sci-fi	HBO Max
This sequel to the 1996 cult classic (that may not be quite the right term) finds LeBron James stepping into the Air Jordans of, well, Michael Jordan, as he teams up with Bugs Bunny and other Warner Bros. animated characters to play a very important game of basketball. Don Cheadle, Zendaya, and Sonequa Martin-Green—as well as (W)NBA stars Klay Thompson, Anthony Davis, Diana Taurasi, Chris Paul, and Damian Lillard, among others—also star. Co-written by Ryan Coogler and directed by Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip), the film begins a one-month run on HBO Max today concurrent with its theatrical release.
▣	Turner & Hooch	Comedy/Drama	Disney+
Disney's series adaptation of the 1989 feature film (not exactly one of Tom Hanks's better movies) stars Josh Peck as (human) U.S. Marshal Scott Turner—the son of Hanks' police detective character—and a handful of canine actors as Hooch, his dog partner. Hanks (obviously) doesn't return from the original, but Reginald VelJohnson does—his David Sutton has turned in his badge to become the Cypress Beach mayor. The 12-episode series, from Burn Notice creator Matt Nix, also stars Lyndsy Fonseca and Carra Patterson as additional humans.
SUN / July 18
	90 Day: Caribbean Love	Reality	discovery+
	Dead Pixels	Comedy	9:30p
	Power Book III: Raising Kanan Trailer	Drama	Starz, tbd
Mekai Curtis, Omar Epps, Hailey Kilgore, and Patina Miller star in the latest Power spinoff—and the only one that's a prequel. It's set in the 1990s and follows the teenage years of future drug dealer Kanan Stark, the character originated by 50 Cent and played here by Curtis.
TUE / July 20
▣	How It Ends	Comedy	($) Rent/Buy
This end of the world comedy from the husband-and-wife team of Daryl Wein (White Rabbit) and Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid) follows Liza (Lister-Jones) during her final day on Earth—just prior to an impending asteroid strike. The breezy, quirky film divided critics upon its Sundance premiere in January, but some reviewers liked it.
	The Oval	Drama	BET, 9p
WED / July 21
	Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers	Reality	8p
▣	Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Trailer	Animation/Fantasy
THU / July 22
	Kandisha	Horror	Shudder
FRI / July 23
	2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony	Live event	6:55a ET
Rescheduled from 2020. Will likely take place only in an alternate universe. If it does happen here, it will be NBC's first live morning broadcast of an opening ceremony (though West Coast residents may still consider it "night"). A replay will air (partially) in primetime at 7:30p ET / 4:30p PT.
▣	Chip 'N' Dale: Park Life	Animation/Family	Disney+
Disney's revival of the classic cartoon duo will span 36 seven-minute episodes.
▣	The Last Letter From Your Lover Trailer	Drama
Shailene Woodley and Callum Turner star in an adaptation of Jojo Moyes' romance novel.
▣	Mandibles Trailer	Foreign/Comedy/Fantasy	($) Rent
French writer-director-musician Quentin Dupieux has been creating cinematic oddities since his 2010 feature debut, Rubber. Following great reviews for his most recent film, Deerskin, Dupieux managed to impress critics again (on last fall's festival circuit) with this even more accessible comedy about two simple-minded friends (played by French TV comedians Gregoire Ludig and David Marsais) who find a giant fly in their trunk and set out to train it in hopes of making a fortune.
	Masters of the Universe: Revelation	Animation
Picking up after the events of the 1980s syndicated animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, the Netflix-exclusive Revelation comes from Kevin Smith—yes, the one you are thinking of. He has crafted a series aimed at the Gen Xers who originally watched He-Man (as children) when it first aired. So expect something a bit talkier and more complex than the original, even if the visuals look familiar. Naturally, Jason Mewes is in the cast, but so are Mark Hamill, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Chris Wood, Lena Heady, Stephen Root, Henry Rollins, Phil LaMarr, Diedrich Bader, and Alicia Silverstone. The series will air in two parts, so only five episodes will stream today.
	Sky Rojo	Foreign/Drama
▣	Ted Lasso Trailer	Comedy	Apple TV+
MON / July 26
	Roswell New Mexico	Drama	8p
THU / July 29
	Behind the Music Trailer	Reality/Music	Paramount+
Reboot of the VH1 series will include a blend of new episodes and remastered episodes of the original series.
	The Boy Behind the Door	Thriller	Shudder
	NBA Draft 2021	Live event/Sports	8p ET
▣	Resort to Love	Rom-com
FRI / July 30
▣	Burden of Truth	Drama	8p
	Fully Realized Humans	Comedy	($) Rent
▣	Jungle Cruise Trailer	Action-adventure	($) Disney+
Disney's latest attempt to turn one of its theme park attractions into a movie, Jungle Cruise is also yet another Disney theatrical release that will be made available from day one to Disney+ subscribers for an additional rental fee (aka "Premiere Access"), following in the footsteps of Black Widow just a few weeks ago. Dwayne "Old Rock" Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti star in the pandemic-delayed film set in the Amazon jungle. Jaume Collet-Serra directs, and he's still searching for his first positive reviews.
	Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible Trailer	Documentary/Sports	9p
	Ride the Eagle	Comedy	($) Rent
Jake Johnson must fulfill a series of elaborate demands to inherit a Yosemite cabin from his estranged mother (Susan Sarandon) in this indie comedy that also stars J.K. Simmons and D'Arcy Carden.
	Turning the Tables With Robin Roberts Clip	Talk	Disney+
	Watch the Sound With Mark Ronson	Music/Reality	Apple TV+

August premieres

THU / August 5
	Teddy	Horror	Shudder
FRI / August 6
	Mr. Corman	Comedy/Drama	Apple TV+
Created by Joseph Gordon-Levitt—who writes, directs, and produces in addition to starring as the title character—Apple's newest dramedy series centers on failed musician who is now a fifth-grade public school teacher in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley struggling with lowered expectations and a failed relationship. Arturo Castro, Debra Winger, Logic, Juno Temple, and Jamie Chung also star alongside Gordon-Levitt, who returns to TV for his first regular starring role since the end of 3rd Rock from the Sun two decades ago. Three of the 10 episodes stream today, followed by weekly installments.
▣	The Suicide Squad Trailer	Action-adventure	HBO Max
Both a sequel to 2016's Suicide Squad as well as a reboot of the superhero franchise, the new film finds James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) taking over from director David Ayer. Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, and Viola Davis return from the previous film, while new faces include John Cena (as Peacemaker), Idris Elba (Bloodsport), Peter Capaldi (The Thinker), and Sylvester Stallone. The film begins a one-month run on HBO Max today concurrent with its theatrical release.
	Whirlybird	Documentary	($) Rent
FRI / August 8
	2020 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony	Special	tbd
Note that the Olympics will only be closed if they actually open in the first place.
	Ultimate Slip 'N Slide	Game show	10:30p ET
Your favorite lawn-based plastic tarp activity is now a television competition series hosted by Bobby Moynihan and Ron Funches. Tonight's special premiere airs directly following the Olympics closing ceremony on both coasts; subsequent episodes will air Mondays at 8p (beginning tomorrow, 8/9).
TUE / August 10
	Bleed With Me	Horror	Shudder
▣	DC's Stargirl	Drama	8p
The series moves from DC Universe to the CW for its second season.
	Fantasy Island	Drama/Anthology	tbd
Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids) takes over the Ricardo Montalban role of Mr. Roarke (now called Elena Roarke) in a modern-day reboot of the ABC episodic anthology series that ran from 1977-84.
WED / August 11
	The Kissing Booth 3	Rom-com
	Riverdale	Drama	8p
THU / August 12
▣	Star Trek: Lower Decks Trailer	Animation/Comedy/Sci-fi	Paramount+
FRI / August 13
▣	CODA	Drama	Apple TV+
Streaming on Apple TV+ the same day it opens in theaters, CODA (short for Child of Deaf Adults) swept the top awards at the Sundance Film Festival early this year, where Apple acquired the film for a Sundance-record $25 million. (The last film to win both top Sundance awards from audiences and the festival jury? Minari, the previous year.) Director Siân Heder (Tallulah) also won an award at the fest for her crowd-pleasing remake of the 2014 French film La Famille Bélier that stars Emilia Jones as Ruby, the sole hearing member of a deaf Gloucester fishing family. As the family business comes under threat, she explores her love of singing despite the disapproval of her mother, played by Marlee Matlin.
	Masters of Illusion	Reality	8p
▣	Swan Song	Comedy/Drama	($) Rent
Also playing in some theaters (beginning August 6th), the latest from writer-director Todd Stephens (Another Gay Movie) stars Udo Kier as a retired hairdresser who leaves his nursing home and makes his way across town to do a dead woman’s hair for her funeral. Shot in Sandusky, Ohio and based on the life of local icon Pat Pitsenbarger, the film received positive reviews from critics at its SXSW debut earlier this year.
SUN / August 15
	Chesapeake Shores	Drama	Hallmark, tbd
▣	Heels Trailer	Drama	Starz, 9p
Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig star as small-town professional wrestlers (and brothers) in an eight-episode series from Michael Waldron (Loki) that also stars Mary McCormack, Alison Luff, and Kelli Berglund.
MON / August 16
	Bachelor in Paradise	Reality	8p
	The Smartest Kids in the World	Documentary	discovery+
WED / August 18
	Nine Perfect Strangers Trailer	Drama
The latest star-filled cable drama from David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) is an adaptation of the best-seller by Liane Moriarty set during a 10-day retreat at a luxury health-and-wellness resort. Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, Regina Hall, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Manny Jacinto, and Samara Weaving star, while Jonathan Levine (50/50) directs all eight episodes (which will stream weekly rather than all at once).
THU / August 19
	Coroner	Drama	8p
FRI / August 20
▣	Cryptozoo	Animation	($) Rent
One of the highlights of this year's (virtual) Sundance Film Festival, writer-director Dash Shaw’s five-years-in-the-making follow-up to My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (another unconventional animated film) imagines a world where mythical creatures (or cryptids) have been rescued and housed in a zoo. Lauren (voiced by Lake Bell) has dedicated her life to sheltering them, but when she crosses paths with Amber, she begins to question her vision.
▣	Reminiscence	Sci-fi/Thriller	HBO Max
The debut feature from Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy is set in the near future—specifically, in a Miami that has been flooded by the effects of climate change—and stars Hugh Jackman as a scientist who helps clients re-live any memories they choose. (What could possibly go wrong?) Thandie Newton and Rebecca Ferguson also star. The film begins a one-month run on HBO Max today concurrent with its theatrical release.
	Sweet Girl	Action/Thriller
SUN / August 22
▣	The Walking Dead Trailer	Drama/Horror	9p
The long-running hit's final season has been expanded to 24 episodes and will air in multiple parts. Tonight kicks off the first eight-episode chunk.
MON / August 23
	Growth Generation	Documentary	discovery+
	The Ultimate Surfer	Reality	10p
TUE / August 24
	Supergirl	Drama	9p
The season returns from a summer hiatus for the first of its final 13 episodes.
FRI / August 27
	The Chair	Comedy/Drama
For their first series since Game of Thrones (and their subsequent signing of an enormous contract with Netflix), the production team of David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have opted for something very different: a six-episode dramedy set within the English department of a fictional university. Killing Eve's Sandra Oh, playing the newly installed first female head of the department, heads a cast that also features Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Bob Balaban, David Morse, Nana Mensah, and Everly Carganilla. Actress Amanda Peet created the series (with Annie Julia-Wyman) and serves as showrunner—it's her debut in those roles—though she doesn't appear in the show.
▣	Demonic	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
Arriving on VOD/digital one week after its theatrical debut, the filmed-during-lockdown Demonic is the first supernatural thriller from District 9 director Neil Blomkamp (and his first movie of any kind since 2015's Chappie).
	He's All That	Rom-com
TUE / August 31
	Only Murders in the Building Trailer	Comedy
Steve Martin co-created and stars in a comedic murder mystery about three amigos strangers (including Selena Gomez and Martin's longtime foil Martin Short) who live in the same ritzy Manhattan apartment building and discover their shared love of true crime stories after another of their building's residents dies under suspicious circumstances. Believing it to be a murder, the three unite to investigate the case—and record a podcast about their efforts. Amy Ryan, Aaron Dominguez, and Nathan Lane also star, while co-creator John Hoffman (Grace and Frankie) and Dan Fogelman (This Is Us) are among the producers. (Oh, and this is somehow Steve Martin's first regular TV starring role.) Episodes will stream weekly.

Fall premieres

FRI / September 3
	We Need to Do Something	Horror	($) Rent
FRI / September 10
▣	Malignant	Horror	HBO Max
The latest horror film from James Wan (The Conjuring) streams for one month on HBO Max just as it reaches theaters. Annabelle Wallis and Jake Abel star.
FRI / September 17
▣	The Nowhere Inn Trailer	Drama/Comedy/Music	($) Rent
Also opening in theaters today, this 2020 Sundance entry from director Bill Benz (making his feature debut after work on such TV comedies as Portlandia and Kroll Show) blends multiple genres into a sort of indie-rock meta-mockumentary. The setup of Nowhere Inn has musician Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, hiring her (real-life) friend Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney and Portlandia fame to make a documentary about her tour. The through joke is that Clark is actually very boring when off-stage. At Sundance, critics generally liked the concept of the film but found it wearing a bit thin by the end of the movie.
SUN / September 19
	73rd Primetime Emmy Awards	Live event	8p ET
	Muhammad Ali	Documentary	8p
The latest PBS miniseries from Ken Burns (co-directed by his Jackie Robinson collaborators Sarah Burns and David McMahon) examines the storied life of the heavyweight champion. The four-part, eight-hour series airs across consecutive nights this week.
FRI / September 24
▣	The Many Saints of Newark	Drama	HBO Max
Rescheduled from March 2021 (and from fall 2020). David Chase returns to the world of his hit HBO series The Sopranos with this feature film prequel set in the late 1960s and '70s. Michael Gandolfini inherits the role of (a much younger) Tony Soprano from his late father, while Alessandro Nivola, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Leslie Odom Jr., and Corey Stoll also star. Written by Chase and directed by fellow Sopranos vet Alan Taylor, the film begins a one-month run on HBO Max today concurrent with its theatrical release.
FRI / October 1
	Diana: The Musical	Musical
Filmed version of the new Broadway production (starring Jeanna de Waal as Princess Diana) was recorded without an audience last March as the pandemic forced the show to halt production just prior to its planned opening night.
▣	Dune Trailer	Sci-fi/Adventure	HBO Max
Can director Denis Villeneuve succeed where David Lynch could not? The director of Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival returns with his big-budget, highly-anticipated, and long-delayed (by covid) adaptation of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic, which Lynch previously tried to wrestle into a feature film in 1984 to less than spactular (though not uninteresting) results. Timothée Chalamet takes over the role of Paul Atreides originated by Kyle MacLachlan, while Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa and Stellan Skarsgård also star. The film will stream on HBO Max for one month beginning today (when it also opens in theaters), and a spinoff TV series called Dune: The Sisterhood will arrive on the same streaming service in the near future.
SAT / October 2
	iHeartRadio Music Festival (Part 1)	Music	8p
It's a TV first: Tonight's broadcast of the annual music festival marks The CW's arrival as a seven-nights-a-week network. The network will now feature original programming on Saturdays for the first time in its history, following an expansion to Sundays in 2018.
SUN / October 3
	iHeartRadio Music Festival (Part 2)	Music	8p
MON / October 18
	Crutch	Documentary	discovery+
FRI / October 22
▣	Cry Macho	Drama/Thriller	HBO Max
Yet another WB release to stream for one month on HBO Max while in theaters, this adaptation of N. Richard Nash's 1975 novel has been a bit of a passion project for Clint Eastwood, who finally got a chance to direct the film after decades of interest. Eastwood also stars as a washed-up former rodeo star who jumps at a chance to make a quick buck by escorting a young man (played by Eduardo Minett) from Mexico back to his father in Texas. Expect plenty of lessons learned on their ensuing road trip.
SUN / November 28
	The Hot Zone: Anthrax Trailer	Drama	Nat Geo, tbd
Though the original Hot Zone miniseries was based on a single book (and a real-life incident), Nat Geo has turned it into an ongoing anthology series that will no longer have any connection to Richard Preston's best-seller. Instead, this second season is set amidst the mail-based anthrax attacks in the United States in the months following 9/11, and recounts the FBI's search for the suspect responsible. Tony Goldwyn, Daniel Dae Kim, Harry Hamlin (playing anchorman Tom Brokaw), and Dylan Baker star in the six-hour series, which will air across three consecutive nights.
FRI / December 22
▣	The Matrix 4	Sci-fi/Thriller/Action	HBO Max
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss return for the first Matrix film since 2003. The film will stream for one month on HBO Max beginning today, when it is also released in theaters.

2022 premieres

SUN / January 9, 2022
	27th Annual Critics Choice Awards	Live event	7p
SUN / January 30
	Monarch	Drama	tbd*
* Episode airs immediately following the NFC Championship game. Fox's country music drama follows the Roman family, a multi-generational country music dynasty whose image of honesty is threatened by the revelation of secrets from their past. Michael Rauch (Royal Pains) produces the drama, which comes from Melissa London Hilfers (Instinct) and stars ... well, that's a mystery for now. Another episode airs Tuesday 2/1.
MON / January 31
	64th Annual Grammy Awards	Live event/Music	8p ET
SUN / February 27
	94th Annual Academy Awards	Live event	tbd
A post-apocalyptic America celebrates the past year's most-promoted films.

 

 

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