Summer/Fall 2021 TV Premiere Calendar

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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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TUE / June 22
	Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One	Animation	($) Buy
	Chopped: Alton's Maniacal Baskets	Reality competition	Food, 9p
	Clairevoyant Trailer	Comedy	($) Rent/Buy
▣	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	($) Rent/Buy
The highest-grossing film in Japan's history (it recently toppled Spirited Away, the previous record holder) comes to home video in North America after a theatrical run in the spring.
	Life in a Year	Drama	($) Rent/Buy
▣	Motherland: Fort Salem	Drama	Freeform, 10p
	This Is Pop Trailer	Music/Documentary
WED / June 23
	Card Sharks	Game show	10p
▣	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).
▣	The House of Flowers: The Movie Trailer	Foreign/Comedy
	In the Dark	Drama	9p
	Murder by the Coast Trailer	Foreign/Documentary
	The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties	Foreign/Reality
	Too Hot to Handle Trailer	Reality competition
Half of season 2 streams today, followed by the remaining episodes on June 30.
THU / June 24
	All That Glitters: Britain's Next Jewelery Star Trailer	Reality competition	HBO Max
	Epstein's Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell Trailer	Documentary	Peacock
	Fear of a Black Quarterback Trailer	Documentary/Sports	Vice, 9p
	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, Wayne Brady, and Wanda Sykes.
	Good Girls	Drama	9p
	Innocent Trailer	Drama/Anthology	Sundance Now
	Jiva! Trailer	Drama
▣	LFG Trailer	Documentary/Sports	HBO Max
▣	Making It	Reality competition	8p
	The Naked Director Trailer	Foreign/Drama
▣	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Trailer	Reality competition	Paramount+
The series moves from VH1 to Paramount+ for its sixth season. Two episodes stream today (along with an episode of aftershow Untucked), followed by weekly installments on Thursdays.
▣	Sisters on Track Trailer	Documentary/Sports
	The Stranger She Brought Home	Drama	LMN, 8p
	An Unquiet Grave	Horror	Shudder
▣	When Nature Calls With Helen Mirren Trailer	Reality	8p
By sheer coincidence, Helen Mirren narrates.
	Yellowstone Super Volcano: The Next Pompeii	Documentary	discovery+
FRI / June 25
	48th Daytime Emmy Awards	Special	8p
Sheryl Underwood hosts.
	The A List Trailer	Family/Drama
▣	Bosch Trailer	Drama	Prime Video
▣	Central Park Clip Trailer	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).
	End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock	Documentary	Fuse, 9p
	The Evil Next Door Trailer	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	False Positive Trailer	Horror/Thriller
Broad City's Ilana Glazer stars alongside Justin Theroux, Pierce Brosnan, Sophia Bush, and Gretchen Mol in a thriller about a sinister fertility doctor from writer-director John Lee, who directed Pee-wee's Big Holiday and co-created shows such as Wonder Showzen and The Heart, She Holler.
▣	Fathom Trailer	Documentary/Nature	Apple TV+
▣	Gaia Trailer	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	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).
	Lansky Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
	Mary J. Blige's My Life Trailer	Documentary/Music	Prime Video
	My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To Trailer	Horror	($) Rent
▣	The Mysterious Benedict Society Trailer	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. Two episodes stream today.
	Put a Ring on It	Reality	OWN, 9p
	Ray Trailer	Foreign/Drama/Anthology
Netflix's Indian anthology series features adaptations of short stories written by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
	Rollers	Comedy	($) Rent
	September Mornings Trailer	Foreign/Drama	Prime Video
▣	Sex/Life Trailer	Drama/Comedy
Netflix's eight-episode adaptation of the BB Easton memoir 44 Chapters About 4 Men comes from Stacy Rukeyser (UnReal) and stars Sarah Shahi as a suburban mother in the throes of a midlife crisis who attempts to reconnect with her younger, wilder self—causing trouble in her relationship with her husband (Mike Vogel).
	Too Late Trailer	Horror/Comedy	($) Rent
	Who Are You, Charlie Brown? Trailer	Documentary	Apple TV+
▣	Wolfgang Trailer	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
	Sand Dollar Cove	Drama	Hallmark, 9p
	Stan Lee: Life, Death & Money	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Wonder Boy	Foreign/Documentary
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.
	Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts Trailer	Documentary/Sports	Peacock
▣	Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story Trailer	Documentary	CNN, 9p
	Picture Perfect Lies	Drama	Lifetime, 8p
	Rebel Hearts Trailer	Documentary	discovery+
	A Whirlwind Wedding	Drama	UP, 7p
MON / June 28
	Below Deck Mediterranean	Reality	Bravo, 9p
	Relentless	Reality	discovery+
	The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon's Judgement Trailer	Anime
	So Freakin Cheap	Reality	TLC, 10p
TUE / June 29
	America's Top Dog Trailer	Reality competition	A&E, 8p
	Good Bones	Reality	HGTV, 9p
▣	The Legend of the Underground	Documentary	9p
	StarBeam	Animation/Family
	TMZ Investigates: UFOs: The Pentagon Proof	Reality	8p
	Vicious Fun	Horror	Shudder
WED / June 30
▣	America: The Motion Picture Trailer	Animation/Comedy
This comedic, over-the-top, and wildly inaccurate animated retelling of America's founding comes from producers Phil Lord & Chris Miller and director Matt Thompson (Archer). The voice cast includes Channing Tatum, Simon Pegg, Jason Mantzoukas, Bobby Moynihan, Judy Greer, Raoul Trujillo, Olivia Munn, Killer Mike, Andy Samberg, and Will Forte.
	Somos. Trailer	Foreign/Drama
	Sophie: A Murder in West Cork Trailer	Documentary

July premieres

THU / July 1
	Audible Trailer	Documentary
	Dynasty Warriors Trailer	Foreign/Action/Fantasy
	Generation 56k Trailer	Foreign/Drama/Comedy
	Impractical Jokers Awards Show	Comedy	truTV, 10p
	Martha Gets Down and Dirty	Reality	discovery+
	The Mighty Ones	Animation/Family	Hulu/Peacock
	Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Trailer	Anime
▣	No Sudden Move Trailer	Drama/Thriller	HBO Max
Heading to HBO Max after making its world premiere at Tribeca in June, Steven Soderbergh's pandemic-shot thriller is set in 1954 Detroit, where a group of small-time thieves are hired to steal a document only for their plans to go horribly wrong, causing the group to search for who hired them—and why. The terrific ensemble cast features Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Amy Seimetz, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, and Brendan Fraser, while Ed Solomon (the Bill & Ted films, plus Soderbergh's HBO miniseries Mosaic) provides the screenplay.
	The Surge at Mount Sinai	Documentary	discovery+
	Tom and Jerry in New York Trailer	Animation/Family	HBO Max
▣	Top Chef Amateurs	Reality competition	Bravo, 9p
Home cooks compete head-to-head in single-episode challenges with the aid of former Top Chef contestants in the latest spinoff from Bravo's long-running culinary competition series. Gail Simmons hosts. Two half-hour episodes air back-to-back tonight.
	Young Royals Trailer	Foreign/Drama
FRI / July 2
	The 8th Night Trailer	Foreign/Horror/Thriller
	Big Timber Trailer	Reality
▣	The Boss Baby: Family Business Trailer	Animation/Family	Peacock
Everyone else is doing it, so why shouldn't Comcast? The sequel to Universal's 2017 animated hit has been moved up from September and will now be available to watch at home on Comcast's Peacock streaming service (for no additional charge) the same day it opens in theaters. Returning stars Alex Baldwin, Kimmy Kimmel, and Lisa Kudrow are joined by James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, and Jeff Goldblum.
	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 Trailer	Action/Comedy/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	The God Committee Trailer	Drama/Thriller	($) Rent
	Let Us In Trailer	Sci-fi/Thriller	($) Rent
	Long Story Short Trailer	Rom-com	($) Rent
	Roswell: The Final Verdict	Reality	discovery+
	Scenes From an Empty Church Trailer	Drama/Comedy	($) Rent
	Some of Our Stallions	Comedy/Drama	($) 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.
▣	Sun Children Trailer	Foreign/Drama	($) Rent
	Till Death Trailer	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	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).
SUN / July 4
	Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular	Live event	8p
▣	The One and Only Dick Gregory Clip	Documentary	9p
▣	We the People Trailer	Animation/Music
Sort of a modern take on Schoolhouse Rock, these animated, three-minute-long civics lessons are set to original songs performed by the likes of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monae, Adam Lambert, H.E.R., Brandi Carlile, Andra Day, and Bebe Rexha. The series comes from Barack and Michelle Obama (true fact: one is a former U.S. president) along with Kenya Barris.
MON / July 5
▣	The Beast Must Die Trailer	Drama	AMC+
Streaming premiere. 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. Episodes will also air weekly on cable's AMC beginning July 12.
	Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta	Reality	VH1, 8p
	POV	Documentary/Anthology	10p
	Rogue Shark?	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
	Shark Beach With Chris Hemsworth	Reality	Nat Geo, 9p
	When Sharks Attack	Reality	Nat Geo, 8p
TUE / July 6
	An Animal Saved My Life	Reality	A&E, 9p
▣	I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson Trailer	Comedy
The widely praised sketch comedy series from SNL veteran Tim Robinson returns for a second season.
	Orca vs. Great White	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
WED / July 7
	Big Brother	Reality competition	8p
	If These Walls Could Rock Trailer	Reality/Music	AXS, 8:30p ET
	Love Island	Reality competition	9:30p
▣	Monsters at Work Trailer	Animation/Family	Disney+
Rescheduled from July 2. 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.
	Shark Gangs	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
	Younger Trailer	Comedy/Drama	TV Land, 10p
Cable premiere of final season that streamed earlier this year on Paramount+.
THU / July 8
	Backyard Bar Wars Trailer	Reality	truTV, 10:30p
	Croc That Ate Jaws	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
	The Dog House: UK	Reality	HBO Max
▣	Gossip Girl Trailer	Drama	HBO Max
The former CW drama, which ran from 2007-12, returns as a 12-episode HBO Max exclusive (though six of those episodes won't stream until the fall). This follow-up series comes from Joshua Safran, one of the original show's writers, and centers on a new group of teens at a private New York high school in the present day. While that means a new cast—you won't see any of the original characters—Kristen Bell does return as the narrator.
	grown-ish	Comedy	Freeform, 8p
	Impractical Jokers	Comedy	truTV, 10p
	Keeping Up With the Joneses: tbd	Drama	LMN, 8p
	Looney Tunes Cartoons	Animation/Family	HBO Max
	Motherland	Comedy	Sundance Now
▣	Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Trailer Opening scene	Anime/Horror
This serialized animated series based on the ever-popular videogame franchise centers on the characters of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield. A separate live-action adaptation of the games is also in production (but won't arrive on Netflix until 2022 at the earliest).
	Son	Horror	Shudder
FRI / July 9
	Atypical Trailer	Comedy/Drama
	Biohackers Trailer	Foreign/Drama/Sci-fi
▣	Black Widow Trailer	Action/Sci-fi	($) Disney+
Available to Disney+ subscribers for an additional rental fee on the same day as its theatrical release, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ends a nearly unprecedented two-year gap between Marvel movies. (The only other hiatus of a similar length ran from 2008 to 2010.) The focus here, obviously, is on Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow—though she's not the only Black Widow in the film, which finds Florence Pugh joining the MCU as Yelena Belova and Rachel Weisz possibly playing a third Black Widow (and also Iron Maiden/Melina Vostokoff). David Harbour (Stranger Things), O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid's Tale), and William Hurt also star for first-time Marvel director Cate Shortland (best known for her Australian indie drama Somersault).
	Fear Street Part Two: 1978 Trailer	Horror
	How I Became a Superhero Trailer	Foreign/Sci-fi
	Last Summer Trailer	Foreign/Drama
▣	Leverage: Redemption Trailer	Drama	IMDb TV
The former TNT series Leverage moves to IMDb TV for a 16-episode revival, though half of those episodes will be held back until the fall. Noah Wyle joins a cast that returns Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Beth Riesgraf, and Christian Kane from the original series.
	Luxe Listings Sydney Trailer	Reality	Prime Video
	Meander	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
	Middlemost Post Trailer	Animation/Family	Nickelodeon, 7:30p
	The Patrick Star Show Trailer	Animation/Family	Nickelodeon, 7p
The latest spinoff from SpongeBob SquarePants focuses on a younger version of the titular character.
	Pete Lee: Tall, Dark, and Pleasant Trailer	Comedy special	9p
	Running Against the Wind	Foreign/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	Secret Celebrity Renovation	Reality	8p
	The Snoopy Show	Animation/Family	Apple TV+
▣	Sublet Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
	This Way Up Trailer	Comedy
	Virgin River Trailer	Drama
	World's Most Dangerous Shark?	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
SAT / July 10
	Cold Justice	Reality	Oxygen, 8p
	Crashing Through the Snow	Drama	Hallmark, 9p
	Florida Man Murders	Reality	Oxygen, 9p
	Shark Terror: USS Indianapolis	Reality	Reelz, 8p ET
SUN / July 11
	Animal Kingdom Trailer	Drama	TNT, 9p
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Kate Spade	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Luke Perry	Reality	Reelz, 8p ET
	Battle on the Beach	Reality competition	HGTV, 9p
	History of the Sitcom	Documentary	CNN, 9p
Following in the footsteps of The Story of Late Night, CNN's latest pop culture docuseries traces the history of TV comedies, with episodes organized thematically around topics like "American Famiy" and "Sexual Revolution." The first two (of eight) hourlong episodes air back-to-back tonight.
▣	Professor T Trailer	Drama	10p
	The Real Housewives of Potomac	Reality	Bravo, 8p
	Shark Academy	Reality	discovery+
	Unforgotten Trailer	Drama	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 for both 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 Trailer	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 Trailer	Drama	10p
Linear cable premiere. 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+.
▣	Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes Trailer	Documentary	9p
Ronan Farrow hosts a six-episode adaptation of his book and podcast about his investigation into Harvey Weinstein. Two half-hour episodes air back-to-back tonight (and on the following two Mondays).
	Eden Trailer	Drama	Spectrum
	Jack Irish Trailer	Drama	Acorn TV
	Shark Attack Files	Reality	Nat Geo, 9p
	Shark Attack Investigation: The Paige Winter Story	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
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.
	Naomi Osaka	Reality/Sports
	Ridley Jones Trailer Full episode	Animation/Family
	World's Biggest Bull Shark?	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
WED / July 14
	A Classic Horror Story Trailer	Foreign/Horror
	Dr. Pimple Popper	Reality	TLC, 9p
	Good Trouble	Drama	Freeform, 10p
	The Guide to the Perfect Family Trailer	Comedy/Drama
▣	Gunpowder Milkshake Trailer	Action/Thriller
Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett, and Paul Giamatti star in an action film about an all-female group of assassins that unfolds over the course of a single evening. The film has been earning early comparisons to Kill Bill (and John Wick) and a sequel is already in pre-production, so it might be okay to have high-ish expectations.
	Heist Trailer	Reality
THU / July 15
▣	American Horror Stories	Drama/Horror/Anthology
This FX on Hulu anthology series is a spinoff from Ryan Murphy's long-running FX series American Horror Story. While the latter (which returns next month) tells a different story each season, the new show is an episodic anthology, similar to The Twilight Zone, with a different story and cast for each hour-long episode. (Some of those cast members include Matt Bomer, Evan Peters, Taissa Farmiga, and Danny Trejo, while Murphy regular Sarah Paulson will be one of the directors on the series.) Two episodes stream today followed by five additional weekly installments.
	Amy Fisher: Kill for Me	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here	Animation/Family	Peacock
	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)
▣	Beastars Trailer	Anime
▣	Dr. Death Trailer	Drama	Peacock
One of the first shows ordered by Peacock when the streaming service was announced in 2019 (but delayed, like everything else, by the pandemic), this eight-episode limited series is a fictionalized adaptation of the first season of the true-crime podcast of the same name, focusing on the investigation into a Texas neurosurgeon who was accused of gross malpractice after over 30 of his patients were left seriously injured or dead. The delay in production led to numerous changes behind and in front of the camera, starting with the lead role of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, now played by Joshua Jackson after Jamie Dornan was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Alec Baldwin, AnnaSophia Robb, Carrie Preston, and the Mr. Robot duo of Christian Slater and Grace Gummer also star. Maggie Kiley (a late replacement for Stephen Frears) directs the first two episodes as part of an all-female director slate that also includes Jennifer Morrison and So Yong Kim.
	El Cid	Foreign/Drama	Prime Video
	Families of the Mafia	Reality	MTV, 9p
	First Wives Club	Comedy	BET+
	Fixer Upper	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Homegrown	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Jean Stoffer Design	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Keeping Up With the Joneses: tbd	Drama	LMN, 8p
	Killer Shark vs. Killer Whale	Reality	Nat Geo, 10p
	Making Modern With Brooke and Brice	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Mind for Design	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
▣	Never Have I Ever Trailer	Comedy
	The North Water	Drama	AMC+
Jack O'Connell, Colin Farrell, and Stephen Graham star in a five-part adaptation of Ian McGuire's novel (about an 1850s Arctic whaling expedition) by writer-director Andrew Haigh.
	The Outpost	Drama	9p
	Ranch to Table	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Self Employed	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Susan Smith: Sex Behind Bars	Reality	Reelz, 10p ET
	Van Go	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
	Zoë Bakes	Reality	discovery+ (Magnolia)
FRI / July 16
▣	Die in a Gunfight Trailer	Action/Drama	($) Rent
	Deep Trailer	Foreign/Drama/Thriller
	Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Trailer	Horror
	How to Deter a Robber	Comedy	($) Rent
	Icon: Music Through the Lens	Documentary/Music	9p
	Johnny Test Trailer	Animation/Family
▣	The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 Trailer	Documentary	($) Rent
▣	Making the Cut	Reality competition	Prime Video
The Tim Gunn- and Heidi Klum-hosted fashion competition returns for a second season. Two episodes stream each Friday for four weeks.
▣	McCartney 3, 2, 1	Documentary/Music
Streaming in its entirety today, this six-episode limited series finds Paul McCartney exploring 50 years of music history (mainly his own, but also in general) with producer Rick Rubin.
	The Rebels of PT-218	Action/Thriller	($) Rent
▣	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.
	The Sisters of '96: The 1996 USA Women's Soccer Olympic Team	Sports/Talk	Peacock
	Sleepless Unrest	Documentary	($) Rent
▣	Space Jam: A New Legacy Trailer Trailer2	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.
SAT / July 17
	Family or Fiancé	Reality	OWN, 10p
	The Globe	Reality competition	discovery+
	Love & Marriage: Huntsville	Reality	OWN, 9p
	Say Yes to the Dress	Reality	TLC, 8p
	Snapped Notorious: The Girl in the Box	Reality	Oxygen, 9p
SUN / July 18
	90 Day: Caribbean Love	Reality	discovery+
	100 Foot Wave Trailer	Documentary/Sports	10p
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Roy Horn	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Steve Irwin	Reality	Reelz, 8p ET
	Buddy vs. Duff	Reality competition	Food, 9p
	Charmed to Death	Reality	Oxygen, 7p
	Dead Pixels	Comedy	9:30p
▣	The End Trailer	Comedy	8p
Harriet Walter stars in a British/Australian dark comedy series centering on three generations of a family that is confronting the end of life in different ways. Two episodes air back-to-back tonight.
	Envoy: Shark Cull	Documentary	discovery+
	Jerusalem: City of Faith and Fury	Documentary	CNN, 10p
	Love in Paradise: The Caribbean, a 90 Day Story	Reality	discovery+
▣	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.
	Serengeti	Documentary/Nature	discovery+
MON / July 19
	Betraying the Badge	Reality	Vice, 10p
	Darcey & Stacey	Reality	TLC, 8p
TUE / July 20
	Fire	Foreign/Action	($) Rent/Buy
▣	How It Ends Trailer	Comedy	($) Rent/Buy
This end of the world comedy from the husband-and-wife team of Daryl Wein (White Rabbit) and Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid) follows Liza (Lister-Jones) during her final day on Earth—just prior to an impending asteroid strike. The breezy, quirky film divided critics upon its Sundance premiere in January, but some reviewers liked it.
	The Oval	Drama	BET, 9p
	Resurgence	Documentary/Sports	($) Rent/Buy
	Room 9 Trailer	Horror	($) Rent/Buy
WED / July 21
	Behind the Attraction	Reality	Disney+
	Fasten Your Seatbelt	Reality	A&E, 10p
	Hunting Atlantis Trailer	Reality	Discovery, 9p
	Married at First Sight	Reality	Lifetime, 8p
	Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki	Documentary	Disney+
	Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers	Reality	8p
	Sexy Beasts	Reality
Netflix's latest blind-dating series finds a single person choosing from among three suitors—each of whom has been transformed into an animal or mythical creature through the use of prosthetics designed by a Hollywood FX veteran, a la The Masked Singer. Rob Delaney (Catastrophe) hosts.
	Too Hot to Handle Brazil	Foreign/Reality
▣	Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Trailer	Animation/Fantasy
▣	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.
THU / July 22
	Kandisha	Horror	Shudder
	Keeping Up With the Joneses: tbd	Drama	LMN, 8p
	Ultra City Smiths	Animation/Drama/Comedy	AMC+
Streaming weekly, this stop-motion-animated dramedy series (for adults) comes from Steve Conrad (Perpetual Grace, LTD) and the studio behind Robot Chicken. The story follows a pair of detectives who investigate the disappearance of the fictional Ultra City's most famous magnate while battling against rampant corruption. Voices for the characters, which have been constructed out of baby dolls, come from the likes of John C. Reilly, Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Jimmi Simpson, Alia Shawkat, Tim Meadows, Bebe Neuwirth, Jason Mantzoukas, Luis Guzmán, Kurtwood Smith, Terry O'Quinn, Tom Waits, Sunia Mani, and Tim Heidecker. Don't subscribe to AMC+? The six-episode series will debut on cable's AMC sometime this fall.
	Through Our Eyes	Documentary/Family	HBO Max
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.
	Blood Red Sky Trailer	Foreign/Action/Horror
	Broken Diamonds Trailer	Drama	($) Rent
▣	Jolt	Action/Comedy	Prime Video
	Kingdom: Ashin of the North Trailer	Foreign/Drama
▣	The Last Letter From Your Lover Trailer	Drama
Shailene Woodley and Callum Turner star in an adaptation of Jojo Moyes' romance novel.
	Mama Weed	Foreign/Comedy	($) Rent
▣	Mandibles Trailer	Foreign/Comedy/Fantasy	($) 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 Trailer	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, but they will be accompanied by an aftershow, Revelations: The Masters of the Universe Revelation Aftershow.
▣	Midnight in the Switchgrass Trailer Red-band trailer	Thriller	($) Rent
	Settlers Trailer	Sci-fi	($) Rent
	Sky Rojo	Foreign/Drama
▣	Ted Lasso Trailer	Comedy	Apple TV+
SAT / July 24
	Eden: Untamed Planet	Documentary/Nature	BBC America, 8p
The six-part nature series narrated by Helena Bonham Carter will also air on AMC and AMC+.
	Snapped Notorious: The Cleveland Strangler	Reality	Oxygen, 9p
SUN / July 25
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Leonard Nemoy	Reality	Reelz, 8p ET
	Autopsy: The Last Hours of Verne Troyer	Reality	Reelz, 9p ET
	Money Hungry	Reality competition	Food, 10p
MON / July 26
	Roswell New Mexico	Drama	8p
TUE / July 27
	Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two	Animation	($) Buy
	Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away	Documentary/Music	9p
	Citizen P.I.	Reality	discovery+
	Hail to the Deadites Trailer	Documentary	($) Rent/Buy
WED / July 28
▣	Chip 'N' Dale: Park Life	Animation/Family	Disney+
Disney's revival of the classic cartoon duo will span 36 seven-minute episodes.
	Turning the Tables With Robin Roberts Clip Trailer	Talk	Disney+
	The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse	Animation/Family	Disney+
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
	Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom	Animation
FRI / July 30
▣	Burden of Truth	Drama	8p
	The Exchange Trailer	Comedy	($) Rent
	Fully Realized Humans	Comedy	($) Rent
▣	Jungle Cruise Trailer	Action-adventure	($) Disney+
Disney's latest attempt to turn one of its theme park attractions into a movie, Jungle Cruise is also yet another Disney theatrical release that will be made available from day one to Disney+ subscribers for an additional rental fee (aka "Premiere Access"), following in the footsteps of Black Widow just a few weeks ago. Dwayne "Old Rock" Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, and Paul Giamatti star in the pandemic-delayed film set in the Amazon jungle. Jaume Collet-Serra directs, and he's still searching for his first positive reviews.
	Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible Trailer	Documentary/Sports	9p
	The Last Mercenary Trailer	Foreign/Action/Comedy
▣	Outer Banks Trailer	Drama
▣	The Pursuit of Love Trailer	Drama/Rom-com	Prime Video
This BBC-produced, three-episode adaptation of Nancy Mitford's 1945 novel of the same name comes from Emily Mortimer, who makes her directorial debut in addition to writing and co-starring in the briskly paced series. Set between the two World Wars, the story follows the adventures of two (non-twin) cousins and best friends who take diverse paths in searching for their ideal husbands. The unconventional (for a period drama) soundtrack features Cat Power, Bryan Ferry, and Le Tigre, and the excellent cast is led by Lily James, Dominic West, Emily Beecham, Dolly Wells (Mortimer's co-star and co-creator in Doll & Em), and a scene-stealing Andrew Scott. Reviews were excellent when the show aired in the UK in May, with critics praising the acting, Mortimer's script, and the show's sense of fun.
	Ride the Eagle	Comedy	($) 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.
▣	Watch the Sound With Mark Ronson	Music/Reality	Apple TV+
SAT / July 31
	Heartbreak Island	Reality competition	discovery+
	Puppy Bowl Presents: The Summer Dog Games	Reality competition	discovery+

August premieres

SUN / August 1
	Buddy vs. Duff: Baker Battle	Reality competition	Food, 10p
MON / August 2
	Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump Trailer	Reality	9p
This lighthearted six-part docuseries follows the staff working in front of and behind the cameras at one of America's few remaining independently owned news stations: KPVM in the tiny town of Pahrump, Nevada. The first two half-hour episodes air back-to-back tonight.
WED / August 4
	My Feet Are Killing Me	Reality	TLC, 10p
	Short Circuit	Animation/Anthology	Disney+
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
SUN / 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.
	Godfather of Harlem Trailer	Drama	Epix, 9p
▣	The L Word: Generation Q Trailer	Drama	10p
Tonight's season 2 premiere will be available to stream early, beginning on August 6.
	UFO	Documentary	9p
All four episodes will also be available to stream at once (beginning this morning).
▣	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).
MON / August 9
▣	Reservation Dogs	Comedy
The latest "FX on Hulu" original series comes from Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo. Featuring an all-Indigenous cast and writing/directing staff, the comedy is set on a reservation in Oklahoma where four teenaged friends attempt to save (and steal) enough money to move to California.
	Shaman King Trailer	Anime
	Super Heists	Reality	CNBC, 10p
TUE / August 10
	Bleed With Me	Horror	Shudder
▣	DC's Stargirl Trailer	Drama	8p
The series moves from DC Universe to the CW for its second season.
▣	Fantasy Island Trailer	Drama/Anthology	9p
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.
	Unraveled: The Stalker's Web	Reality	discovery+
WED / August 11
	Family Game Fight!	Game show	9p
Husband and wife Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell pair up with regular folk and compete against each other in a series of games in yet another format inspired by segments on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
	The Kissing Booth 3	Rom-com
	Money Court	Reality	CNBC, 10p
	Riverdale	Drama	8p
THU / August 12
▣	Brooklyn Nine-Nine Trailer	Comedy	8p
For the acclaimed comedy's final season, new episodes will arrive two per week (Thursdays at 8 and 8:30p).
	Forbrydelsen	Foreign/Drama	Topic
All three seasons of the Danish crime drama—later remade in the U.S. as The Killing—make a belated U.S. debut.
	Homeroom	Documentary
	Slasher: Flesh & Blood	Drama/Horror	Shudder
While David Cronenberg and horror are a classic pairing, this eight-episode fourth installment of the horror anthology Slasher (now a Shudder original series after previously airing on Chiller and then Netflix) finds Cronenberg neither directing nor writing—but starring. Flesh & Blood finds members of a large, wealthy family reuniting on a secluded island, where they are pitted against each other as a masked killer stalks them. Two episodes stream per week.
▣	Star Trek: Lower Decks Trailer	Animation/Comedy/Sci-fi	Paramount+
▣	Titans Trailer	Drama	HBO Max
The former DC Universe series is now an HBO Max exclusive for its third season. Three new episodes stream today, followed by weekly installments.
	Well Done With Sebastian Maniscalco	Reality	discovery+
FRI / August 13
	Charming the Hearts of Men	Drama/Comedy	($) Rent
▣	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 $25 million. (The last film to win both top Sundance awards from audiences and the festival jury? Minari, the previous year.) Director Sian Heder (Tallulah) also won an award at the fest for her crowd-pleasing remake of the 2014 French film La Famille Bélier that stars Emilia Jones as Ruby, the sole hearing member of a deaf Gloucester fishing family. As the family business comes under threat, she explores her love of singing despite the disapproval of her mother, played by Marlee Matlin.
	Masters of Illusion	Reality	8p
▣	Modern Love	Drama/Anthology	Prime Video
The anthology's second season features Garrett Hedlund, Dominique Fishback, Kit Harington, Aparna Nancherla, Sophie Okonedo, Tobias Menzies, Anna Paquin, Lucy Boynton, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Jack Reynor, and more.
▣	Swan Song	Comedy/Drama	($) 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+
TUE / August 17
	My Big Fat Fabulous Life	Reality	TLC, 9p
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	($) Rent
One of the highlights of this year's (virtual) Sundance Film Festival, writer-director Dash Shaw’s five-years-in-the-making follow-up to My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (another unconventional animated film) imagines a world where mythical creatures (or cryptids) have been rescued and housed in a zoo. Lauren (voiced by Lake Bell) has dedicated her life to sheltering them, but when she crosses paths with Amber, she begins to question her vision.
▣	Demonic Trailer	Horror/Thriller	($) Rent
Arriving on VOD/digital on the same day as 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).
	The Greatest #AtHome Videos	Reality	9p
▣	PAW Patrol: The Movie Trailer	Animation/Family	Paramount+
The feature film spinoff of the Nickelodeon series also opens in theaters today.
▣	Reminiscence Trailer	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
▣	Truth Be Told Trailer	Drama	Apple TV+
New cast members for season 2 include Kate Hudson and Merle Dandridge.
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.
	Welcome to Plathville	Reality	TLC, 10p
WED / August 25
▣	American Horror Story: Double Feature	Drama/Horror	10p
Sarah Paulson, Frances Conroy, Angelica Ross, Evan Peters, Leslie Grossman, Finn Wittrock, Lily Rabe, and Billie Lourd will be among the familiar faces on screen for this delayed 10th season of Ryan Murphy's anthology series, which has already been renewed for three additional seasons. Newcomers this season include Neal McDonough and Macaulay Culkin. Each episode will also stream the following day on Hulu.
▣	Archer	Animation/Comedy	10p
This 12th season will mark the final appearance from Jessica Walter, who recorded her part just prior to her death this spring. Guest stars this season include Pamela Adlon, Kayvan Novak, Bruce Campbell, and Stephen Tobolowsky. Two episodes air back-to-back tonight (and stream the next day on Hulu).
THU / August 26
	Edens Zero Trailer	Anime
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.
	He's All That	Rom-com
▣	See Trailer	Drama/Sci-fi	Apple TV+
Dave Bautista joins the cast for season 2 of the Jason Momoa-led series, which was just renewed for a third season.
	Vacation Friends	Comedy
John Cena, Yvonne Orji, Lil Rel Howery, and Meredith Hagner star in a comedy about two couples who befriend each other during a wild stay at the same vacation resort in Mexico, only to discover that their friendship doesn't exactly translate back to regular life.
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

THU / September 2
	We Got Love Teyana & Iman Trailer	Reality	E!, tbd
▣	What We Do in the Shadows	Comedy	10p
Two new episodes air back-to-back tonight, and each episode will also stream on Hulu the following day.
FRI / September 3
▣	Money Heist	Foreign/Drama
This fifth and final season will be divided in two parts. The second volume streams December 3rd.
	We Need to Do Something	Horror	($) Rent
SUN / September 5
	Billions	Drama	9p
The second half of season 5 will include five new episodes.
TUE / September 7
▣	Impeachment: American Crime Story	Drama	10p
Debuting tonight after a full-year delay, the third season of Ryan Murphy's anthology is set during the later years of the Bill Clinton administration and focuses on the Monica Lewinsky scandal. The real-life Lewinsky serves as a producer and consultant and will be played in the series by Booksmart's Beanie Feldstein, while Clive Owen portrays Bill Clinton, Sarah Paulson plays Linda Tripp, Edie Falco is Hillary Clinton, and Annaleigh Ashford is Paula Jones. Other cast members include Margo Martindale (playing Tripp advisor Lucianne Goldberg), and Billy Eichner (as Matt Drudge). Jeffrey Toobin's best-seller A Vast Conspiracy serves as the source material, while the adaptation comes from relative newcomer Sarah Burgess. The first two (of 10) episodes air back-to-back tonight.
FRI / September 10
	Kate Trailer	Action-adventure
A criminal (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) finds out that she has been poisoned and has just 24 hours to live—so she uses her remaining day to hunt down the people who poisoned her in Tokyo.
▣	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.
SUN / September 12
	2021 MTV Video Music Awards	Live event	MTV, tbd
	American Rust Trailer	Drama	10p
Missing Mare of Easttown? How about a trip to the other end of the state in a series where none of the actors appear to be attempting the regional Pittsburghese accent. Adapted from the Philipp Meyer novel by writer/producer Dan Futterman (The Looming Tower, Capote), Rust stars Jeff Daniels as a police chief in a southwest Pennsylvania Rust Belt town whose life grows more complicated when the son of the woman with whom he is having an affair is accused of murder. Maura Tierney, Bill Camp, Mark Pellegrino, David Alvarez, and Alex Neustaedter also star.
MON / September 13
	The Daily Show With Trevor Noah	Talk/News/Comedy	11p
The series returns with a new look following a rare three-month hiatus.
	Y: The Last Man	Drama/Sci-fi
This long-in-the-works FX on Hulu original series is an adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning, post-apocalyptic Vertigo series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. Like the comics, the TV series is set in a world in which a cataclysmic event has wiped out every male on Earth (except one), leaving a planet inhabited by women. Diane Lane, Amber Tamblyn, Olivia Thirlby, Ashley Romans, and Marin Ireland star. It has been a bumpy journey from page to screen: The original showrunners, Michael Green and Aida Mashaka Croal, departed the production in 2019 over creative differences, and were eventually replaced by Eliza Clark (Animal Kingdom, Rubicon), while original last man portrayer Barry Keoghan left the series in early 2020 and was replaced by Ben Schnetzer (Warcraft). Three additional stars, Imogen Poots, Timothy Hutton, and Lashana Lynch, were also replaced last fall when filming finally commenced. All 10 episodes were directed by women. Two of those episodes stream today, followed by weekly single-episode installments.
TUE / September 14
	Straight Outta Nowhere Trailer	Animation/Family	($) Rent/Buy
THU / September 16
	untitled B.J. Novak anthology	Comedy/Drama/Anthology
Not a whole lot is known about this experimental, five-episode, half-hour FX on Hulu episodic anthology series—including its title, which was once going to be Platform—other than the fact that it is written, directed, and hosted by The Office's B.J. Novak. Said to tackle "the biggest questions of our modern era," the series will blend comedy and drama and star Jon Bernthal, Amy Landecker, Beau Bridges, Ed Asner, Lucas Kedges, Kaitlyn Dever, O'Shea Jackson Jr., George Wallace, and more. The first two episodes stream today.
FRI / September 17
▣	Everybody's Talking About Jamie Trailer	Drama/Musical	Prime Video
Originally targeted for a theatrical release in 2020 (and then early 2021) but now an Amazon Prime Video exclusive after the streamer acquired the film from Disney's 20th Century Studios in May, Jamie is an adaptation of the hit London stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on a true story of an aspiring teen drag queen, played here by newcomer Max Harwood. Sharon Horgan and Richard E. Grant also star for director Jonathan Butterell, who also directed the stage version.
	The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain	Drama	($) Rent
▣	The Morning Show Trailer	Drama	Apple TV+
Apple's highest-profile launch series returns for a pandemic-delayed second season that picks up following the events of the season 1 finale. Gugu Mbatha-Raw will not return, but the remaining cast (led by Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, Mark Duplass, and Emmy winner Billy Crudup) returns, joined by Julianna Margulies, Greta Lee, and Hasan Minhaj.
▣	The Nowhere Inn Trailer	Drama/Comedy/Music	($) 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.
SUN / September 26
	74th Annual Tony Awards	Live event	Paramount+, 7p ET
The delayed ceremony is now a streaming exclusive and will no longer air on CBS. However, the top three awards (best play, best musical, best revival) will be presented during the Broadway's Back live performance special airing immediately following the main ceremony on both CBS and Paramount+.
	Broadway's Back!	Music/Live event	9p ET
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.
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	Reality	8p
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
FRI / October 8
	Nancy Drew	Drama	9p
SAT / October 9
	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Comedy	8p
	World's Funniest Animals	Reality	9p
SUN / October 10
	Killer Camp	Reality competition	9p
Yes, this comedic murder-mystery competition series did air on the CW last season, but that was a British import. Tonight brings an all-new, CW-produced season that will feature a blend of American and British contestants.
	Legends of the Hidden Temple	Game show	8p
A blend of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jeopardy!, and The Legend of Zelda, the kid-friendly adventure game show Legends of the Hidden Temple aired on Nickelodeon from 1993-1995. This reboot series (originally intended for the shuttered Quibi streaming service) is aimed at the same people who watched the original series and thus features adult contestants, not children. A bigger budget means a move out of a soundstage and into an outdoor jungle environment.
WED / October 13
	Batwoman	Drama	9p
	DC's Legends of Tomorrow	Drama	8p
THU / October 14
	Legacies	Drama	9p
MON / October 18
	Crutch	Documentary	discovery+
FRI / October 22
▣	Cry Macho	Drama/Thriller	HBO Max
	Invasion Trailer	Drama/Sci-fi	Apple TV+
From frequent X-Men screenwriter Simon Kinberg and Hunters and Solos creator David Weil comes this long-in-the-works, big-budget, alien invasion drama. Shamier Anderson and Sam Neill head the large ensemble for a 10-episode series set (and filmed) in multiple locations around the globe. Expect a character-driven take on the oft-filmed War of the Worlds formula.
MON / October 25
	4400	Drama/Sci-fi	9p
Not a very large sequel to The 100 but a remake of The 4400 (which aired on the USA Network from 2004-07), this 4400 was finally ordered to series this year after languishing in development since 2018. Guided by producers Ariana Jackson (Riverdale) and Anna Fricke (Walker, Texas Ranger), the remake starts from a similar premise: 4,400 people who had disappeared without a trace over the past century suddenly reappear without having aged and without any memories of what happened to them in the interim.
	All American	Drama	8p
THU / October 28
	Walker	Drama	8p
FRI / November 12
	The Shrink Next Door Trailer	Comedy/Drama	Apple TV+
A darkly comedic, eight-part miniseries based on true events as chronicled in the podcast of the same name, Shrink focuses on the increasingly odd, dysfuntional, and manipulative relationship between a celebrity psychiatrist (Paul Rudd) and his longtime patient (Will Ferrell). (How odd? At one point the doctor moves into his patient's summer home and attempts to take over his business.) Kathryn Hahn and Casey Wilson also star. Michael Showalter (The Big Sick, Search Party) and Jesse Peretz (GLOW, Girls) direct from a script by Georgia Pritchett (Veep, Succession).
TUE / November 16
	The Flash	Drama	8p
	Riverdale	Drama	9p
THU / November 25
	The Beatles: Get Back Sneak peek	Documentary/Music	Disney+
Director Peter Jackson's highly anticipated Beatles documentary, originally expected to debut in theaters over the summer, is now a Disney+ miniseries. Unlike other recent theatrical-to-streaming moves, this one wasn't triggered by fears over audience sizes but rather a wealth of material—so much that the one-time feature film is now a three-part, six-hour event. Borrowing techniques he used for his WWI documentary They Shall Not Grow Old, the Lord of the Rings director has spent the better part of the past three years editing and restoring footage from over 60 hours of film shot by Michael Lindsay-Hogg during 1969 as the Beatles wrote and rehearsed 14 new songs that would eventually end up on the band's final albums, Abbey Road and Let It Be. (Lindsay-Hogg's 1970 film Let It Be also used a much smaller portion of the same footage.) A highlight of Jackson's miniseries is sure to be the Beatles' legendary final concert performed from the rooftop of their London headquarters, which will be shown in its entirety for the first time in history, but the expanded footage also allows the director to show how relations between the four band members at the time were not as acrimonius as widely believed. Only the first part of the series streams today; parts two and three will follow on Friday and Saturday.
SAT / November 27
	Robin Robin Trailer	Animation/Family
Netflix's new half-hour, musical, stop-motion-animated holiday special comes from Aardman Animations (of Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit fame)—working with felt rather than their usual clay—and features the voices of Gillian Anderson and Richard E. Grant.
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 3
	Money Heist	Foreign/Drama
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 13
	Super Bowl LVI	Sports	tbd
SUN / February 27
	28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	Live event	TNT/TBS, 8p ET
SUN / March 27
	94th Annual Academy Awards	Live event	tbd
A post-apocalyptic America celebrates the past year's most-promoted films.

 

 

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Additional content by Keith Kimbell.