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).

Well I did catch a little tennis but I was very far from caught up on television other than catching the Deadwood movie and wrapping up Z Nation which had been sitting on my TiVo, a fun take on zombie apocalypse. I haven’t even tried out season 3 of Stranger Things, might be time for another tv cull.

• The Disappearance (WGN) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – A missing 10-year-old boy and the secrets of his family.
• Family Reunion (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday – Multi-generational comedy series with Tia Mowry and Loretta Devine.
• Florida Girls (Pop) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – Four women forced to confront their stagnant lives in this comedy.
• Wimbledon (ESPN/ABC) – Breakfast at 5am and finals at 6 or at noon for network viewers

Other streaming series: One Spring Night (Net) Series Premiere, Friday

Returning streaming: Harlots (Hulu, Wednesday), Escape the Night (YouTube, Thursday), 3 Below (Net, Friday), Comicstaan (Am, Friday)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

I am thrilled for the holiday on the 4th and a little catchup time, perhaps I’ll leave my apartment but if I don’t I have plenty of tv to keep me company. Wimbledon starts Monday on ESPN while there’s a Tour de France Pre Show on Saturday on NBCSN. While nothing much is new on streaming, aside from The Last Czars on Netflix, I’m still plugging away on Sabrina, Money Heist, Downton Abbey, Big Love, Bosch, The Shield… And have a few unstarted series sitting on my TiVo including Fosse/Verdon, Gotham, Mrs. Wilson, and Deutschland 83/86. And I just read that Veronica Mars is coming back to Hulu on the 1st to prep for the new season, am I due for a rewatch?

I haven’t made a lot of progress since last week catching some fun summer fare but need to knock off at least Sabrina before I start Jessica Jones.

• Das Boot (Hulu) Series Premiere, Monday – Limited reviews seem quite mixed (some excellent) for this sequel to the film has the maiden voyage of a U-612 in the fall of 1942.
• Grand Hotel (ABC) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – Based on a Spanish series Eva Longoria EPs this drama set at the last family-owned hotel in Miami Beach looks like a very summer series.
• Reef Break (ABC) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – No advanced word on this show where island intrigue is promised with Poppy Montgomery as a former thief turned fixer for the governor.
• Final Life (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – Targeted to Japanese audiences this offers crime solving with a “Special Unit” within the police force
• Mr Iglesias (Net, Friday) Series Premiere – “Hilarious” high school teacher tries to make a difference.

Returning streaming: The Missing (Net, Monday), Riviera (SundN, Thursday), The Caskateers (Net, Friday), The Confession Tapes (Net, Friday), Dark (Net, Friday), Girls Incarcerated (Net, Friday), Go! Vive a tu Manera (Net, Friday), Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental (Am, Friday)

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

Excited for the final season of Elementary to return on Thursday but otherwise happy to clear out some of the shows for a little catch up.

• Blood and Treasure (CBS) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – Indiana Jones-esque Antiquities expert and art thief find themselves on the hunt for a terrorist and caught up in an ancient battle, not supposed to be all that which could be fine for summer.
• All in the Family and The Jeffersons (NBC) Wednesday, 8pm – Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear host a live presentation of original scripts with actors including Woody Harrelson as Archie Bunker and Jamie Foxx as George Jefferson.
• Name of the Rose (Sund) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – Based on the Umberto Eco book which I read and have no recollection of about monk murders, has a promising case with John Turturro among others.
• What/If (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Described as a neo-noir social thriller, Renee Zellweger among others.
• French Open (Tennis) – First round play kicks off on Sunday with some Memorial Day coverage on NBC on Monday.

Other streaming releases:

• One Spring Night (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday – A Korean romantic drama.
• The High Seas (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Spanish mystery-drama of a ship murder set in the 1940s.
• Pitching In (Acorn) Series Premiere, Friday – Recent widower is convinced to keep a holiday park run with the return of daughter and grandson.

Returning streaming: Slasher (Net, Thursday), She’s Gotta Have It (Net, Friday), Vida (Starz, Friday).

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

Took a week off so I’m a little behind on tv as things continue to wrap up. I didn’t even get in any movies on my flight but did catch a couple of episodes of Downton Abbey and Sabrina. More streaming stuff to consider.

• LA’s Finest (Spectrum) Series Premiere, Monday – Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba pick up the thread of the Bad Boys franchise as cop partners that might not be revolutionary but leads might be enough of the right notes, though would that mean I would need to know what Spectrum is.
• Catch-22 (Hulu) Miniseries Premiere, Friday – George Clooney is bringing the Heller novel to life with Kyle Chandler, and Hugh Laurie, worth a watch.

And some other stuff that’s starting on streaming that no one yet seems to know anything about:

• Revisions (Net) Series Premiere, Tuesday – Japanese anime time traveling to future.
• Well-Intended Love (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Chinese drama about a marriage to secure a bone marrow donation.
• White Gold (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – An 80’s Essex cocky salesman (Ed Westwick) and his team in new comedy.
• Chip & Potato (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Animated children’s comedy about a pug who starts kindergarten with her secret mouse friend.
• It’s Bruno! (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Brooklyn native walks his dog (Bruno) around the neighborhood in this ‘offbeat’ comedy.

Returning streaming: Line of Duty (Acorn, Monday), Fleabag (Am). The Rain (Net, Friday).

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted are typically PST.

So I may need to see the latest Avengers before I dive back into Agents of SHIELD. I guess Sneaky Pete can keep me engaged in the meantime.

• Abyss (Net) Series Premiere, Monday – A new Korean drama about two people brought back to life in different lives.
• State of the Union (Sund) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – Ten ten-minute episodes of a couple in weekly therapy sessions.
• Lucifer (Net) Season Premiere, Wednesday – Another tall tale of a saved show swapping networks.
• The Society (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – A group of kids is mysteriously transported to a copy of their town but with no adults to be found.

Returning streaming: Easy (Net, Friday), Harvey Street Kids (Net, Friday), Sneaky Pete (Am, Friday), The Mechanism (Net, Friday).