It’s time for a special double issue of new and noteworthy. Caught far too much tennis, which wasn’t even all that tennis had to offer, but glad to see some favorites get court time. This week looking forward to
the return of the final season of Killjoys on Friday and will likely dabble in a coupe new offerings though still tempted to start a Veronica Mars rewatch. Always remember to triple check your listings as things can change. Happy summer.
- Pearson (USA) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 17th, 10pm – The suits spinoff sees Gina Torres’ character take on the role of Chicago fixer, I dropped Suits after a few but always love Torres.
- South Side (Com) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 24th, 10:30pm – This comedy brings friends who just graduated from community college and reportedly finds laughter amid the chaos of the Chicago community.
- Another Life (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday the 25th – An alien artifact leads to a mission to make first contact with Katee Sackhoff returning to her sci-fi roots.
- The Boys (Am) Series Premiere, Friday the 26th – An irreverent take on superheroes who abuse their superheroes in this action take on the heroic quest to expose them, some mixed but promising reviews..
- Pennyworth (EPIX) Series Premiere, Sunday the 28th – The early years of Batman’s butler and is relationship with Wayne senior, no reviews yet but I’d be intrigued if I got EPIX.
Other streaming premieres:
- Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday the 17th – This free spirit gets a government post for women in this political period piece.
- Typewriter (Net) Series Premiere, Friday the 19th – Friends look into ghosts in a house but when a family moves in things start to get spooky in this Hindi thriller.
- My First First Love (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday the 25th – A group of friends move in together in this Korean romantic drama.
Returning streaming: La Casa de Papel (Net, Friday), Queer Eye (Net, Friday), Dino Dano (Am, Friday 7/26), Light as a Feather (Hulu, Friday 7/26), Orange is the New Black (Net, Friday 7/26), Sugar Rush (Net, Friday 7/26), Veronica Mars (Hulu, 7/26), The Worst Witch (Net, Friday 7/26).
