Well, last year the pandemic put most new tv out of commission. But things have been happening and networks are back to their old tricks. Network tv is of course only a small sliver of new tv but streamers and cable don’t have quite the same fall feel to me. I called a bunch of these out in New and Noteworthy last week but still felt like this deserved its own post. Note I don’t have any insight as to whether anything is actually supposed to be any good.
The Big Leap (Fox, 9/20) Mondays at 9pm – A scripted drama where Scott Foley works on a reality dance show where dancers get a second chance, I like Scott Foley and this hodge podge of people looks both fun and heartwarming.
NCIS: Hawaii (CBS, 9/20) Mondays at 10pm – They’re taking the formula and hanging it on Vanessa Lachey, I don’t watch these.
Ordinary Joe (NBC, 9/20) Mondays at 10pm – James Wolk plays three versions of himself in a sort of sliding doors fashion, I mean he’s due a hit right, but while this looks like a good showcase for him I’m dubious?
Our Kind of People (Fox, 9/21) Tuesdays at 9pm – This looks like it could be good bad or just bad soapy show showing an unwelcome entry into the area of Black elite on Martha’s Vineyard.
The Wonder Years (ABC, 9/22) Wednesdays at 8:30pm – This reenvisioning from the previous white family in the late 19060s to a Black family in Alabama at the same time. looks like a good version of revisiting.
FBI International (CBS, 9/21) Tuesdays at 9pm – Adding to a full night of FBI action, I also don’t watch these but assuming similar.
La Brea (NBC, 9/28) Tuesdays at 9pm – Natalie Zea among others get sent into a primeval world through a sinkhole in LA, looks ridiculous, so you know maybe.
CSI: Vegas (CBS, 10/6) Wednesdays at 10pm – At least some of the originals are back in this reboot, were we missing CSI? I watched this for a bit but dropped and didn’t keep up with the spinoffs.
Ghosts (CBS, 10/7) Thursdays at 9pm – Rose McIver stars as a woman who can see the ghosts in the property purchased in hopes of turning it into a B&B, based on the British version which I haven’t seen.
Queens (ABC, 10/19) Tuesdays at 10pm – A musical drama version of Girls 5eva with Brandy?
4400 (CW, 10/25) Mondays at 9pm – A reboot of the 2004 series which I don’t remember, but vanished people return, with no memories.
Premiere dates are subject to change so stay tuned for “next week”s and check your local listings.
I wrapped a few shows this week, the big one was my Buffy/Angel rewatch which is now complete. Buffy is like a cozy blanket I have returned to a few times and in the pandemic, it really hit the spot. Both of those shows really started out fun and became something impressive. I wrapped up the fun Kim’s Convenience, glad to have spent time with that family. As well as the quick first season of The Chair which I enjoyed, though they tried to tackle more things than I think they had time for I’m curious to see where they’ll go. I also grabbed the special animated episode of Pen15 a show I sometimes find more cringy than funny.
Over the next couple weeks I’m looking forward to dabbling with some new shows and the return of Sex Education, Dear White People, and Goliath.
Y: Tha Last Man (FX/Hulu) Series Premiere, Monday 9/13 – There’s some buzz though mixed reviews around this post apocalyptic comic adaptation with one surviving man, I’m intrigued enough to check it out.
Finding Alice (Acorn ) Series Premiere, Monday 9/13 – This UK dark dramedy reveals secrets after Alice’s husband dies, early reviews meh.
The Premise (FX/Hulu) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/16 – BJ Novak’s comedy anthology series that’s has a great cast but early reviews though mixed don’t sound great.
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/16 – Based on the book follows the adventures of a ‘symbologist’ who must solve puzzles to save his mentor and stop a conspiracy, no early word, but let me just say I don’t know why but I’m always irked when the creator’s name is in the title.
The Harper House (Para+) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/16 – An animated tale of a matriarcha and her family struggling to make it in a fixer upper in Arkansas.
Chicago Party Aunt (Net, 9/17) Series Premiere, Friday 9/17 – Another animated offering where an aunt takes in her nephew in his gap year, no word but it’s based on a twitter account which doesn’t bode well.
Muhammad Ali (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/19 – Reality highlight for this Ken Burns four-part documentary, I feel like watching Ken Burns becomes a part time job that might be well worth it but I just haven’t signed on.
The Big Leap (Fox) Series Premiere, Monday 9/20, 9pm – I haven’t heard anything about this but based on the premise of a dramedy about a dance reality show of second chances I’m kind of intrigued.
NCIS: Hawai’i (CBS) Series Premiere, Monday 9/20, 10pm – I mean if you are looking for another NCIS, this one has Vanessa Lachey in what’s likely a pretty place.
Ordinary Joe (NBC) Series Premiere, Monday 9/20, 10pm – James Wolk stars as a man who shows us what three different versions of his life would be like, he’s due for a hit but somehow I’m not sure this is it.
Our Kind of People (Fox) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/21, 9pm – I’m usually game for the start of these kind of soapy endeavors, this one has a single mother move to a Black upper class Martha’s Vineyard neighborhood, and there’s secrets.
FBI: International (CBS) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/21, 10pm – I mean best wishes FBI fans for another version and a trifecta FBI night lineup.
The Wonder Years (ABC) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/22, 8:30pm – This is actually the new fall show I have the most hope for as the premise translated to a black family in 1960s Alabama has promise, plus some good peeps.
Foundation (App+, 9/24) Series Premiere, Friday 9/24 – Sci-fi series based on Isaac Asimov novel, it does sport Jared Harris which gives it some cred.
Midnight Mass (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/24 – Mysterieous miracles anyone?
BMF (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/26, 8pm – Stands for Black Mafia Family, set in 1980s Detroit based on a true story.
More streaming
Cheyenne & Lola (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/16 – French language drama about two women tied together by a murder.
Squid Game (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/17 – Korean thriller brings a group of gamers together for high stakes.
Jaguar (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/22 – Spanish drama follows a Holocaust surviver seekign justice.
Bangkok Breaking (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/23 – A Thai crime drama follows a man in emergency rescue who must unravel a conspiracy.
Ganglands (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/24 – French thriller follows a skilled thief whose team is pulled into a deadly turf war.
Returning streaming: 90 Day: Bares All (Disc+, 9/12), Jack Whitehall: Travels with my Father (Net, 9/14), The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals (Net, 9/14), Nailed It (Net, 9/15), Slasher (Shud, 9/16), TigN’Seek (HBOM, 9/16), Doug Unplugs (App+, 9/17), The Morning Show (App+, 9/17), Sex Education (Net, 9/17), Love on the Spectrum (Net, 9/21), Dear White People (Net, 9/22), Code 404 (Pea, 9/23), Creepshow (Shud, 9/23), Doom Patrol (HBOM, 9/23), Seven Deadly Sins (Net, 9/23), Goliath (Am, 9/24), Blood & Water (Net, 9/24), Kota Factory (Net, 9/24), Point of View (Disc+, 9/24), Eli Roth’s History of Horror (AMC+, 9/25), The Walking Dead: The World Beyond (AMC+, 9/26).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season-pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
This fall post used to take me a while to survey all of the returning network shows I used to watch. Turns out I’m only hanging on to a few.
The Conners (ABC, 9/22) Wednesdays at 9pm – I enjoyed the new groove this show found.
Home Economics (ABC, 9/22) Wednesdays at 9:30pm – This show following three siblings had enough amusing happening that I kept tuning in.
United States of Al (CBS, 10/7) Thursdays at 8:30pm – Didn’t hit it out of the park but enough interesting elements and apparently they’re writing now to address the latest Afghanistan issues, this could be tricky.
The Equalizer (CBS, 10/10) Sundays at 8pm – This Queen Latifa show was a fun one as they reimagined this vigilante premise.
B Positive (CBS, 10/14) Thursdays at 9:30 – The premise here of kidney doner is apparently getting an evolution and focusing on the assisted living facility, again some elements were working on this but not all so intrigued.
I’ll continue to point out new shows in New and Noteworthy posts but here are a few streaming options I have my eye on: Sex Education (Net, 9/17), Dear White People (Net, 9/22), Goliath (Am, 9/24), You (Net, 10/15), The Great (Hulu, 11/19).
As always please check your local listings for final dates and times. Any fall favorites you’re looking forward to?
OMG how is it September? I wrapped up a few shows including the second season of Dave (Fx/Hulu) which kept up with a weird take on the fictionalized version of the man behind Lil Dickey. The Fall (Amazon Prime), utterly brutal but very well done, I do love Gillian Anderson. Bosch (Amazon Prime) which I’ll consider a break until they reboot with a spinoff as he moves to a new series. As well as catching up on Younger (Pea/TVL/Hulu), overall a very fun series, though this last season wasn’t its finest. And a rewatch of Girlfriends (Net) for plenty of seasons of fun drama for those ‘heifers’.
I’m not quite ready for fall tv yet but here’s what’s coming over the next couple of weeks. I’m excited for Only Murders and might dabble with some reality, I am in a bit of a decluttering phase so Sparking Joy might be the right vibe. There are also some returns I follow like What We Do In The Shadows (Fx, 9/2), Queen Sugar (Own, 9/7), and American Crime Story (Fx, 9/7), this season is the Clinton Impeachment.
Laetitia (HBO) Series Premiere, Monday 8/30 – This six-part French drama looks at the disappearance of one twin and the repurcussions that follow, based on true events.
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Series Premiere, Tuesday 8/31 – A comedic murder mystery follows three strangers played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, I’m in.
Sparking Joy (Net) Series Premiere, Tuesday 8/31 – A reality show highlight where Marie Kondo returns and is apparently tidying up a town.
Q-Force (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/2 – Animated series brings the voices of Sean Hayes as a gay exiled interlligence officer and Wanda Sykes among others to deal with West Hollywood cases.
Dive Club (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/3 – This Australian drama follows a group of teen divers whose investigation turns to one of their own who has gone missing.
Guilt (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/5 – The latest Masterpiece drama is a tale of two brothers hiding their hit-and-run.
On the Verge (Net) Series Premiere, Tuesday 9/7 – This offbeat show follows four women’s dramas as they deal with mid life crisis.
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (Dis+) Series Premiere, Wednesday 9/8 – There’s a new Doogie in town and she’s no Howser as we follow this Hawaiian take.
All the Queen’s Men (BET+) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/9 – More power in the nightclub industry brings new problems but are they Madam’s downfall?
Dead Places (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/9 – A bestselling author of books on the paranormal returns to South Africa and deals with the childhood murder of his sister.
Kin (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/9 – A family tries to take on an Irish drug kingpin when a member of their family is killed.
Pretty Hard Cases (IMDB) Series Premiere, Thursday 9/9 – Two women cops put aside their differences to work together to take down their target in this Canadian series.
Metal Shop Masters (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 9/10 – In this reality highlight metal artists compete, could scratch that reality competition itch.
Scenes from a Marriage (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/12 – This five-part series revisits the Ingmar Bergman classic look at a marriage with Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac.
American Rust (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday 9/12 – Jeff Daniels plays a police detective when the the son of a woman he loves played by Maura Tierney is charged with murder.
Returning streaming: Hot Rod Garage (MT, 8/30), My Life is Murder (Acorn, 8/30), Trolls (Hulu, 9/2), AP Bio (Pea, 9/2), Craig Ross Jr’s Monogomy (AllBlk, 9/2), Money Heist (Net, 9/3), Kid Cosmic (Net, 9/7/), Wu-Tang (Hulu, 9/8), The Circle (Net, 9/8), Into the Night (Net, 9/8), American Ninja Warrior Jr (Pea, 9/9), Pokemon Journeys (Net, 9/10), 90 Day (Disc+, 9/12).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
I wrapped Lupin and Leverage: Revenge and both were very fun capery shows. The Canadian shows are returning Coroner kicks back in (CW, 8/19) and catching up on Burden of Truth (wondering about the status of Nurses and Transplant). Also up to the final season of Kim’s Convenience Store. Maybe it’s time for a Schitt$ Creek rewatch.
Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/18 – A good cast as Nicole Kidman heads a 10-day wellness retreat also including Bobby Cannavale, and Melissa McCarthy among others, the early buzz is mixed.
The Chair (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/20 – Sandra Oh stars in this dramedy where she takes over as chair of an English department, shows promise.
Stand Up To Cancer (Various) Saturday 8/21 – A star studded special to rise money.
Chapelwaite (Epix) Series Premiere, Sunday 8/22 – Based on the Stephen King short story Jerusalem’s Lot and starring Adrien Brody, set in the 1850s the series follows Brody who relocates his family to his ancestral home, and you know there’s some mysteries and darkness.
The Ultimate Surfer (ABC) Series Premiere, Monday 8/23 – In this reality highlight men and women compete at Kelly Slater’s human-made wave technology Surf Ranch.
Clickbait (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/25 – A gruesome crime fueled by social media is revealed through different points of view as a man disappears and reappears in an online video.
More streaming
The Defeated (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/18 – In 1946 Berlin an American cop searches for his missing brother.
Everything Will Be Fine (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/20 – A separated couple live together for thier child’s sake in this Mexican dramedy.
Open Your Eyes (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/25 – After an accident an amnesiac teen visits un unconventiional memory disorder center in this Polish suspense show.
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 8/25 – A ‘dead’ woman awakes with a craving for blood in this Scandinavian thriller.
D.P. (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/27 – A private’s assignment to capture army deserters in this Korean drama.
Hometown Cha-cha-cha (Net) Series Premiere, Saturday 8/28 – A big-city dentist moves to a seaside village and meets someone who is her opposite in this Korean romantic comedy.
The Ingenuity of the Househusband (Net) Series Premiere, Sunday 8/29 – A tough guy with a knack for housework tackles household tasks in this Japanese comedy.
Returning streaming: Go! Go! Cory Carson (Net, 8/17), Diary of a Future President (Dis+, 8/18), Five Bedrooms (Pea, 8/19), Truth be Told (App+, 8/20), Family Reunion (Net, 8/26), The Other Two (HBOM, 8/26), Fernando (Am, 8/27), Pen15 – Special Ep (Hulu, 8/27), See (App+, 8/27).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
Are you enjoying the Olympics? Are you watching the Olympics? I am doing some dabbling as planned. And still managing to get some other watching in. I wrapped LA’s Finest (Net) which I thought was fun. And Girls5eva (Peacock) which was cute.
As the Olympics run out we’ll likely start to see some things returning again. Until then I’ve also got some decent summer fare with reality Making It (NBC) and Making the Cut (Prime). I’m also doing the dramatic with the final season of Animal Kingdom (TNT), Motherland: Fort Salem (Free), Professor T (PBS), and recording but not yet watching David Makes Man (OWN). And of course a little comedy with the return of a new spin on Miracle Workers (TBS), odd but enjoyable Dave (FXX), and the final season of Younger (TVL). And looking forward to the return of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC) for its final season
Mr. Corman (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 8/6 – A dramedy bring Joseph Gordon-Levitt back to tv as a fifth grade teacher struggling.
Reservation Dogs (Fx/Hulu) Series Premiere, Monday 8/9 – A half hour comedy following four Indigenous teens in Olkahoma trying to save money to get to California.
Fantasy Island (Fox) Series Premiere, Tuesday 8/10, 9pm – A new version of the ’70s tv show at a lux resort where fantasies are fulfilled but never turn out as expected, I was the wrong age to really watch this first one but will give it a spin to check out the vibe.
The Ms. Pat Show (BET+) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/12 – A former convicted felon turned suburban mom
Brand New Cherry Flavor (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/13 – An aspiring film director embarks on supernatural revenge.
Heels (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 8/15 – Chasing dreams in the world of small town pro wrestling two brothers must play the good guy and the nemesis while chasing after their father’s legacy.
More streaming
SOZ Soldiers or Zombies (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 8/6 – This Mexican thriller where a drug lord battles for survival when an experiment goes wrong.
Hit & Run (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/6 – A man searches for the truth behind his wife’s death.
Navarasa (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/6 – The nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series
Alrawabi School for Girls (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/12 – Bullied outcasts plot revenge in this Jordanian teen drama.
The Hunt for a Killer (SundN) Series Premiere, Thursday 8/12 – Based on the true story of Swedish detectives on the hunt for a killer of an 10-year-old.
Gone for Good (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/13 – Based on Harlan Coben’s novel this French crime series where a man’s girlfriend disappears ten years after he lost two other loved ones.
The Kingdom (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 8/13 – A televangelist becomes Argentina’s presidential candidate
Returning streaming: Car Masters (Net, 8/4), Control Z (Net, 8/4), Short Circuit Experimental Films (Dis+, 8/4), Departure (Pea, 8/5), Madagascar (Hulu, 8/6), Heartbreak Island (Disc+, 8/7), Gabby’s Dollhouse (Net, 8/10), Slasher (Shud, 8/12), Star Trek: Lower Decks (Para+, 8/12), Titans (HBOM, 8/12), Modern Love (Am, 8/13), Valeria (Net, 8/13).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
‘Tis the season. A year later than originally planned and don’t ask me how elite athletes can plan for that. And still riddled with Covid between no spectators at events and athletes actually testing positive for Covid and being unable to participate. And um bears?! There’s a lot to worry about beyond the actual competitions.
The logistics: Opening Ceremonies are Friday, though technically some of the team pool play has begun. It runs from 7/23-8/8 and will be shown on various NBC Universal channels. NBC, NBC Sports Network, USA, CNBC, NBC Olympics Channel, the Golf Channel, and Telemundo. Streaming is available on NBCOlympics.com, NBCSports.com, and new Peacock which will have their designated coverage available to stream for free (other than US Men’s Basketball coverage, Peacock is normally a combo of free and paid).
So let’s get into the spirit. First I’m always intrigued to see what new events are: baseball/softball (previous recent appearance in 2008), karate (seems odd that this wasn’t included), skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing.
Opening Ceremonies – 4-8am Pacific (ouch) – Not entirely sure how the parade of teams is going to work with Covid protocol. While I do like to see all the different outfits I’ll likely record to catch the showmanship of the event part of this.
I don’t have all the time in the world, despite what I tell myself. So these are the ones I’ll be making a point to check out. Maybe because they remind me of my So Cal upbringing:
And then I tend to do a little dabbling in the classics, they tend to run these on NBC primetime coverage so that’s good for pop ins:
Gymnastics – Watching the team competition is fun though I tend to fade by the time individual competitions hit – It runs the whole time from Saturday 7/24 to Sunday 8/8, Men’s/Women’s Team final NBC Monday/Tuesday (respectively) 7/26-27, 8pm
Swimming/Diving – There are a bunch of events here so will likely dabble by checking in between Saturday 7/24 and Saturday 8/7
Track and Field – Friday 7/30-Sunday 8/8
And I personally like to get in a few rogue sports by just popping through the channels, Dressage anyone? (NBCSN, Wednesday 7/28, 1:30-8pm) It’s the one with the dancing horses.
For sure check your local listings and a number of these events will replay on various networks/times. But don’t stress too much about catching everything or anything specific. Just turn it on and get invested. For a full listing of events here’s a couple of links that might be helpful Deadline and TV Insider.
A little light these next couple weeks but I’m excited for the second season of Ted Lasso on App+, and ready to cancel my paid subscription which I let run for the month. I’ll also be tuning into the returning legal drama Canadian import Burden of Proof on CW. While also streaming things like LA’s Finest, Bosch, The Fall, Lupin, and Breaking Bad.
Olympics (NBC+) – The opening ceremonies are on Friday 7/23, I’m going to have to take a closer look to see when and where things like skateboarding are happening.
Turner and Hooch (Dis+) Series Premiere, Wednesday 7/21 – The son of Tom Hank’s characther in the movie is following in his father’s footsteps.
The Pursuit of Love (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 7/30 – This novel adaptation is getting some early good buzz for the two cousins search for love.
Johnson (Bounce) Series Premiere, Sunday 8/1 – Four black men, whose last names are coincidentally Johnson, have been friends since grade school but are now in very different places.
More streaming:
Outlier (Acorn) Series Premiere, Monday 7/19 – This Norweigan series about a woman who sets aside her research on serial killes to catch one in her own home country.
Feels Like ISHQ (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 7/23 – Short films follow young adults finding romantic connections in this Hindi-language rom com.
The Snitch Cartel (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 7/28 – Two brothers transform from poor kids to cocaine kingpins in this Colomvian crime show.
Returning streaming: Ghost Adventures (Disc+, 7/22), Hostel Daze (Am, 7/23), Ted Lasso (App+, 7/23), The Movies that Made Us (Net, 7/23), Sky Rojo (Net, 7/23), The Heart Guy (Acorn, 7/26), How to Sell Drugs Online (Net, 7/27), Mighty Express (Net. 7/27), The Wine Show (Acorn/SundN/AMC+, 7/29), Glow Up (Net, 7/30), Outer Banks (Net, 7/30).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
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Leverage: Redemption
I wrapped up the very good second season of Mythic Quest on Apple+ before my free trial gets cut off, though think I’ll let it slide for a month to catch Ted Lasso before I cut ties. We’ll see what I’ll do when the third seasons of those come out, I have refrained from getting into anything else. I also enjoyed Bridgerton and wrapped the series of The Bold Type which was ridiculous in anything having to do with the business side of things but fun and light in a Sex in the City/Younger kind of way.
I’m excited for the return of brutal Animal Kingdom on TNT and the entertaining This Way Up and Never Have I Ever. My main recommendation would be the return/new Leverage, though I’m also cautiously optimistic about Wellington Paranormal based on the ridiculous What We Do In the Shadows.
The Beast Must Die (AMC) Series Premiere, Monday 7/12, 10pm (7/5 on AMC+) – This six-part ‘revenge thriller’ where a mother, Cush Jumbo, looks to take revenge on the man she thinks killed her son, Jared Harris, a good enough cast to have potential.
Gossip Girl (HBOM) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/8 – I dropped the old GG after a few seasons but the start sure was fun, here’s hoping this updated version brings it.
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/8 – I remember these movies as being sort of fun though not as interested in an animated series.
Leverage: Redemption (IMDB) Series Premiere, Friday 7/9 – This original series was a fun light caper each episode, and glad to see the majority of the cast back, though Noah Wyle taking over for controversial Timothy Hutton and Aldis Hodge in limited eps.
Wimbledon (ABC) – Men’s and women’s finals Saturday and Sunday at noon, previous rounds on ESPN.
Wellington Paranormal (CW) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/11 – This New Zealand horror-comedy about the investigation into paranormal cases is a spinoff of What We Do In the Shadows so sure I’m in.
The White Lotus (HBO) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/11 – This six-episode series takes various guests to an exclusive Hawaiian resort, but is there a darker side to this drama, initial reviews are good.
Professor T (PBS) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/11 – Teaching at Cambridge about the science of crime but his self-imposed sterile state from his OCD is disrupted when he helps a former student with an actual crime.
Eden (Spec) Series Premiere Monday 7/12 – All is not as it seems in this Australian thriller series where we look at characters and events before, during, and after a woman goes missing.
American Horror Stories (Fx/Hulu) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/15 – If you didn’t get enough of American Horror Story, this is a weekly anthology series.
Dr. Death (Pea) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/15 – Based on the podcast, a drama exploring the twisted mind of a doctor and the failures of the medical system with Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, and AnnaSophia Robb.
The North Water (AMC+) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/15 – Based on the novel, set in the late 1850s a disgraced ex-army surgeon finds a job on an ARctic whaling ship.
Schmigadoon! (App+) Series Premiere, Friday 7/16 – A parody of musicals with Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key and many other great talents, where they get trapped in a magical town to find “true love.”
SurrealEstate (Syfy) Series Premiere, Friday 7/16 – Haunted and possessed houses calls for a special team of realtors in this drama.
The End (Show) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/18, 8pm – This dark comedy is set in an Australian retirement community.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz) Series Premiere, Sunday 7/18, 8pm – A prequel about the early years of “Power.”
More Streaming:
You Are My Spring (Net) Series Premiere, Monday 7/5 – A hotel concierge and a psychiatrist form a bond over a local murder case in this Korean romantic drama.
The War Next-Door (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 7/7 – The matriarchs of two families in a posh neighborhood good to war in this Mexican comedy.
The Cook of Castamar (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 7/9 – Based on a novel, in 1720s Madrid a cook catches the eye of a duke.
Returning streaming: I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Net, 7/6), Dogs (Net, 7/7), Mire (Net, 7/7), The Dog House (HBOM, 7/8), Motherland (SundN, 7/8), This Way Up (Hulu, 7/9), Atypical (Net, 7/9), Biohackers (Net, 7/9), Virgin River (Net, 7/9), Jack Irish (Acorn, 7/12), El Cid (Am, 7/15), Archibald’s Next Big Thing is Here (Pea, 7/15), Beastars (Net, 7/15), First Wives Club (BET+7/15), Never Have I Ever (Net, 7/15), Making the Cut (Am, 7/16), Explained (Net, 7/16), Serengeti (Disc+, 7/18).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
Looking forward to the return of the poetic and heartbreaking David Makes Man (OWN, 6/22) and the campy witchy Motherland Fort Salem (Free, 6/22), the crafty Making It (NBC, 6/24), and The Good Fight which I’ll have to wait a while for it to hit Amazon for purchase. But clearly if I had one thing to recommend it would be Bosch returning for its final season.
Jiva! (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 6/24 – A street dancer in South Africa pursues her dancing dreams.
Sex/Life (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – Sarah Shahi plays a married woman whose past comes back when an ex shows up.
Wimbledon (ESPN) Monday 6/28 – First-round play starts, so far sounds like no Nadal and no Osaka.
More streaming:
September Mornings (Am) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – This Brazilian series follows Cassandra who left her hometown to become who she always wanted to be.
Ray (Net) Series Premiere, Friday 6/25 – This Hindi language series shares four stores from satire to a psychological thriller.
Somos (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday 6/30 – This Mexican crime drama takes place in a town overtaken by cartel operations.
Generation 56k (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/1 – Italian romantic comedy where a couple of f 30-somethings look back on their youth and the internet.
Young Royals (Net) Series Premiere, Thursday 7/1 – Prince Wilhem adjust to his new boarding school in this Swedish romantic drama.
Returning streaming: Below Deck Mediterranean (Pea, 6/21), The Sommerdahl Murders (Acorn, 6/21), Too Hot to Handle (Net, 6/23), The Good Fight (Para+, 6/24), Innocent (SundN, 6/24), Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars/Untucked (Para+, 6/24), Bosch (Am, 6/25), Central Park (App+, 6/25), The A List (Net, 6/25), The Seven Deadly Sins (Net, 6/28), Starbeam (Net, 6/29), The Mighty Ones (Hulu/Pea, 7/1), Mortel (Net, 7/2).
The procrastinator lists mostly scripted items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.
