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2024 Spring/Summer TV Premiere Calendar

Find a frequently updated calendar of premiere dates for all upcoming new and returning television shows on broadcast, streaming, and cable, plus TV movies and specials and VOD releases.
by Jason Dietz — 

Last updated: April 17
($) = VOD and/or digital release (requires rental/purchase)

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WED / April 17

 
The Circle - Trailer
Reality
Netflix
 
Don't Hate the Player new series
Foreign/Reality competition
Netflix
 
The Grimm Variations new series
Anime
Netflix
 
Our Living World limited series
Documentary/Nature
Netflix
 
See You in Another Life limited series
Foreign/Drama
Hulu
tbd Under the Bridge limited series Trailer
Drama: Lily Gladstone heads the cast of an eight-episode adaptation of Rebecca Godfrey's true-crime book about a group of teenagers accused of the murder of a fellow teen. Two episodes stream today.
Hulu

THU / April 18

 
Bros new series
Foreign/Comedy
Netflix
tbd Conan O'Brien Must Go new series Trailer
Reality: The late night host turned podcaster returns to TV with a new series modeled after his Conan Without Borders travel specials. All four episodes—which take O'Brien to Ireland, Norway, Thailand, and Argentina— stream today.
Max
tbd Dinner With the Parents new series Trailer
Comedy: An Americanized adaptation of the excellent UK comedy series Friday Night Dinner stars Michaela Watkins, Dan Bakkedahl, Carol Kane, Henry Hall, Daniel Thrasher, and Jon Glaser. Four episodes stream today, followed by two more each Thursday through May 9.
Amazon Freevee
 
Going Home with Tyler Cameron new series Trailer
Reality
Prime Video
 
It Couldn't Happen Here
Reality
Sundance 10p
 
Locked in My House movie
Drama
LMN 8p
 
Orlando Bloom: To The Edge limited series Trailer
Reality
Peacock
 
Sins of the Parents: The Crumbley Trials - Trailer
Reality special
Hulu
 
Superbuns new series
Animation/Family
Peacock
 
Theresa Caputo: Beyond the Readings new series Trailer
Reality: She knew that we were going to write this.
Lifetime 9p
 
True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here - Trailer
Reality
Sundance 10p
AMC+
 
The Upshaws - Trailer
Comedy
Netflix

FRI / April 19

 
The Barnes Bunch new series Trailer
Reality
WE 10p
ALLBLK
tbd Big Mood new series Trailer
Comedy
Tubi
tbd ($) Blood for Dust movie Trailer
Drama/Thriller
RENT/BUY
tbd ($) Dusk for a Hitman movie
Foreign/Drama/Thriller
RENT/BUY
 
($) Hanky Panky movie Trailer
Comedy/Horror
RENT/BUY
 
HGTV Smart Home 2024
Reality special
HGTV 7p
Max
 
Jane - Trailer
Family/Drama
Apple TV+
 
Love During Lockup
Reality
WE 9p
 
The Never Ever Mets new series Trailer
Reality: What could be a nickname for New York's Steve Cohen-owned MLB team is instead the title of a new OWN dating series about new couples who have only been on virtual dates.
OWN 8p
tbd Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver movie Trailer
Sci-fi/Action-adventure
Netflix
 
($) Refuge movie Trailer
Horror
RENT/BUY
tbd The Spiderwick Chronicles limited series Trailer
Drama/Family/Fantasy: Originally ordered by Disney+—then canceled following production but later picked up by free streamer Roku—this eight-episode adaptation of the children's book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black stars Christian Slater and Joy Bryant.
The Roku Channel

SAT / April 20

 
Falling in Love in Niagara movie
Drama
Hallmark 8p
 
High Hopes new series Trailer
Reality
Hulu
 
My Child Has My Doctor's Face movie
Drama: Left unsaid: It also has my cat's body.
Lifetime 8p
tbd Predator v Prey limited series Trailer
Documentary/Nature
BBC America 8p
AMC+

SUN / April 21

 
Blue Carbon: Nature's Hidden Power
Special
CNN 9p
tbd The Jinx–Part Two limited series Trailer
Documentary: Andrew Jarecki's riveting 2015 HBO miniseries The Jinx featured one of the most shocking endings in the history of true-crime TV and also went on to win a pair of Emmys, a TCA Award, and a Peabody. Now Jarecki and his team of producers return for a follow-up series covering the final eight years in the life of Robert Durst—a period that saw him finally convicted of murder and charged with yet another crime just prior to his 2022 death while in custody. The first of six episodes airs tonight.
HBO 10p
Max
 
Killer Fortune Teller movie
Drama
Lifetime 8p
 
Secrets of the Octopus limited series Trailer
Documentary/Nature
Nat Geo 8p
Disney+/Hulu (4/22)

MON / April 22

 
90 Day Fiance: Love in Paradise - Trailer
Reality
TLC 8p
Max
 
CoComelon Lane
Animation/Family
Netflix
 
Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen
Comedy special
Netflix
 
Hip-Hop and the White House movie Trailer
Documentary: Jesse Washington's feature kicks of Andscape's new anthology film series, &360.
Hulu
 
Intervention
Reality
A&E 8p
 
The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries new series
Reality
History 9p
 
Quarter Ton Teen new series
Reality
A&E 9p
 
Restoration Road With Clint Harp
Reality
Magnolia 8p
Max
 
Tiger movie Trailer
Documentary/Nature
Disney+
 
Tigers on the Rise movie
Documentary/Nature
Disney+
 
Ugliest House in America
Reality
HGTV 9p
Max

TUE / April 23

 
Brigands: The Quest for Gold new series
Foreign/Drama
Netflix
tbd Downtown Owl movie Trailer
Drama
RENT/BUY
 
The Express Way With Dule Hill new series
TV/Reality
PBS 9p
 
Farmhouse Fixer
Reality
HGTV 9p
Max
 
Fight for Paradise: Who Can You Trust? new series
Foreign/Reality competition
Netflix
 
($) Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two movie
Animation/Action-adventure
RENT/BUY
 
($) La Cha Cha movie Trailer
Comedy
RENT/BUY
 
($) The Moon & Back movie Trailer
Comedy
RENT/BUY
 
($) Nostalghia (1983) [4K restoration] - Trailer
Foreign/Drama
RENT/BUY
 
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch
Reality
History 10p
 
($) Something You Said Last Night movie
Comedy/Drama
RENT/BUY
 
TMZ Presents: Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons - Trailer
Reality special
Fox 8p
Hulu (4/24)

WED / April 24

tbd The Big Door Prize - Trailer
Comedy
Apple TV+
 
Changing Planet
Reality
PBS 8p
 
Deliver Me new series Trailer
Foreign/Drama
Netflix
 
My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?
Reality
TLC 8p
 
Rather movie
Documentary: Frank Marshall directs a profile of former CBS news anchor Dan Rather.
Netflix
 
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Drama
BritBox
 
To Catch a Smuggler
Reality
Nat Geo 9p
Hulu/Disney+ (4/25)
 
Wonderful World new series
Foreign/Drama
Hulu

THU / April 25

 
2024 NFL Draft
Live event/Sports: Coverage continues Friday at 7p ET.
ABC 8p ET
 
City Hunter movie Trailer
Foreign/Action/Comedy
Netflix
tbd Dead Boy Detectives new series Trailer
Drama/Comedy/Fantasy: Originally ordered by HBO Max in 2022 as a Doom Patrol spinoff but later sold to Netflix (where it is now an extension of the Sandman universe), producer Greg Berlanti's latest DC Comics adaptation is based on characters created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner. Specifically, those characters are a pair of ghosts (played by relative newcomers George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri) who pair up after death to investigate supernatural crimes on Earth. Adapted by Steve Yockey (The Flight Attendant, Supernatural), who serves as showrunner alongside Sweet Tooth's Beth Schwartz, the series also stars Briana Cuoco, Ruth Connell (reprising her Doom Patrol role as the Night Nurse), Kassius Nelson, and Lukas Gage. Eight episodes stream today.
Netflix
 
Fatal Fixer-Upper movie
Drama
LMN 8p
 
Heartland
Drama: This 17th season will eventually air on UPtv as well, though a date has not been set.
UP Faith & Family
 
My Mane Problem - Trailer
Reality
ALLBLK
tbd Them: The Scare - Trailer
Horror: The second season of Amazon's horror anthology (which launched in 2021 with Them: Covenant) is set in Los Angeles in 1991. Deborah Ayorinde, Pam Grier, Luke James, Wayne Knight, and Joshua J. Williams star.
Prime Video
 
Velma
Animation/Drama/Comedy
Max

FRI / April 26

 
100 Days to Indy
Reality/Sprots
CW 9p
 
($) Alam movie Trailer
Foreign/Drama
RENT/BUY
 
The Asunta Case new series Trailer
Foreign/Drama
Netflix
tbd ($) Bloodline Killer movie Trailer
Horror/Thriller
RENT/BUY
tbd ($) Breathe movie Trailer
Sci-fi/Action/Thriller
RENT/BUY
 
($) Cash Out movie Trailer
Action/Thriller
RENT/BUY
 
Goodbye Earth new series Trailer
Foreign/Drama/Sci-fi
Netflix
 
Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut - Trailer
Reality special
Netflix
tbd Infested movie Trailer
Horror
Shudder
tbd Knuckles limited series Trailer
Comedy: A miniseries spinoff from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (set between the events of that film and its upcoming sequel) finds Idris Elba returning as the voice of the title character. Adam Pally, Cary Elwes, Edi Patterson, Kid Cudi, Stockard Channing, and Ellie Taylor also star, while Ben Schwartz will reprise his voice role as Sonic the Hedgehog as a guest star. All six episodes stream today.
Paramount+
 
Luxe Listings Toronto new series Trailer
Reality
Prime Video
 
The New York Times Presents: Broken Horses
Documentary special
FX 10p
Hulu (4/27)
 
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story limited series Trailer
Documentary/Music
Hulu
 
We're Here - Trailer
Reality
HBO 9p
Max

SAT / April 27

 
Branching Out movie
Drama
Hallmark 8p
 
Who's Stalking Who? movie
Drama
Lifetime 8p

SUN / April 28

 
Guilt
Drama
PBS 10p
 
How Disney Built America new series Trailer
Reality
History 10p
 
The Mega-Brands That Built America Trailer
Reality
History 9p
 
MILF Manor - Trailer
Reality
TLC 10p

MON / April 29

 
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Drama
Acorn TV
 
EPCOT Becoming
Advertisement Documentary special
Nat Geo 10p
 
Honeymoonish movie
Foreign/Rom-com
Netflix

TUE / April 30

 
($) 13 Bombs in Jakarta movie Trailer
Foreign/Action/Thriller
RENT/BUY
tbd ($) Blue Giant movie
Anime
RENT/BUY
 
($) Butterfly in the Sky movie Trailer
Documentary
RENT/BUY
 
Catfish: The TV Show - Trailer
Reality
MTV 8p
tbd ($) Enter the Clones of Bruce movie Trailer
Documentary
RENT/BUY
 
Fiasco new series
Foreign/Comedy
Netflix
 
Hostage Rescue new series
Reality
CW 9p
 
($) My Divorce Party movie Trailer
Comedy
RENT/BUY
 
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman - Trailer
Talk special: Dave sits down with John Mulaney (at the latter's Chicago high school) in a one-off episode of his recurring Netflix series.
Netflix
 
Police 24/7 new series
Reality: Hoping to get a never-ending fix of Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland? You'll have to travel back in time to the early 1980s, subscribe to cable, and watch MTV. This CW newcomer is, instead, yet another Cops knockoff.
CW 8p
tbd ($) Remembering Gene Wilder movie Trailer
Documentary
RENT/BUY
 
Restoring Galveston
Reality
Magnolia 8p
tbd The Veil limited series Trailer
Drama: Elisabeth Moss stars in a six-episode FX limited series (exclusive to Hulu). Kicking off with its first two episodes today, the spy thriller comes from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) and is set in Istanbul, Paris, and London and finds a CIA agent teaming with a French counterpart as they attempt to prevent a potential disaster. Joining Moss in the cast are Josh Charles and Dali Benssalah.
Hulu

WED / May 1

 
Acapulco - Trailer
Comedy
Apple TV+
 
Behind the Music - Trailer
Reality/Music
Paramount+
 
Dance Moms: Epic Showdowns new series
Reality
Lifetime 10p
 
Dance Moms: The Reunion
Reality special
Lifetime 8p
 
Deaw Special: Super Soft Power - Trailer
Comedy special
Netflix
 
Dogleg movie
Comedy
MUBI
 
Down the Rabbit Hole (Fiesta en la madriguera) movie Trailer
Foreign/Comedy/Drama/Family
Netflix
 
Frankly Speaking new series Trailer
Foreign/Drama
Netflix
 
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar new series
Foreign/Drama
Netflix
 
Jeopardy! Masters
Game show: The remaining episodes will air Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8p starting May 6.
ABC 8p
Hulu (5/2)
 
Shardlake new series Trailer
Drama: Arthur Hughes, Sean Bean, and Anthony Boyle star in a British series adaptation of the mystery novel series by C.J. Sansom that's set during the Tudor era in 16th century England. All four episodes (based on the first novel) stream today.
Hulu
 
Supermarket Stakeout
Reality competition
Food 9p

THU / May 2

 
Beautiful Rebel movie Trailer
Foreign/Drama/Music
Netflix
 
The Contestant movie Trailer
Documentary: Hulu's documentary feature reexamines the oft-told story of Tomoaki Hamatsu, who was given a starring role on a Japanese reality show (without his knowledge) that left him naked and alone in a room for months, forced to obtain all of his food (and clothing and appliances) by entering multiple sweepstakes.
Hulu
tbd Hacks - Trailer
Comedy: The acclaimed comedy led by Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder returns after a lengthy hiatus for a third season that will feature Succession's J. Smith-Cameron in a recurring role and guest appearances from Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Helen Hunt, George Wallace, and Dan Bucatinsky.
Max
tbd The Idea of You movie Trailer
Drama: Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) directs a May-December romance starring Anne Hathaway as a 40-year-old divorced single mother who begins a whirlwind romance with the lead singer of a popular boy band (Nicholas Galitzine) after a chance encounter with him at Coachella. Reid Scott and Annie Mumolo also star in Amazon's streaming-only adaptation of Robinne Lee's 2017 debut novel.
Prime Video
tbd A Man in Full limited series Trailer
Drama: Jeff Daniels heads the cast of David E. Kelley's six-episode adaptation of the 1998 novel by Tom Wolfe. Daniels plays Charlie Croker, an Atlanta real estate mogul who is suddenly faced with the prospect of bankruptcy and the collapse of his empire. Directed in part by Regina King, the series also stars Diane Lane, William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu, Bill Camp, Tom Pelphrey, Sarah Jones, and Ami Ameen.
Netflix
 
Scrublands new series Trailer
Drama
AMC+
Sundance Now
 
Selena + Restaurant new series
Reality
Food 7p
Max
tbd The Tattooist of Auschwitz limited series Trailer
Drama: A co-production from Peacock and the UK's Sky, this Holocaust drama is based on the best-selling novel by Heather Morris chronicling the real-life romance between Auschwitz-Birkenau prisoners Lali and Gita Sokolov (Jonah Hauer-King and Anna Próchniak). Harvey Keitel plays Lali six decades later as he shares his story with writer Morris (Melanie Lynskey). All six episodes are available to stream today.
Peacock
 
T・P Bon new series Trailer
Anime
Netflix
 
Turtles All the Way Down movie Trailer
Drama: An adaptation of John Green's YA romance novel stars Isabela Merced and Felix Mallard.
Max
tbd Welcome to Wrexham
Reality: Rescheduled from April. Two episodes air back-to-back tonight.
FX 10p
Hulu (5/3)

FRI / May 3

 
($) Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg movie Trailer
Documentary
RENT/BUY
 
($) Chief of Station movie
Drama/Thriller
RENT/BUY
tbd John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA limited series Trailer
Comedy/Talk: Part of the Netflix Is a Joke Festival being held this week in Los Angeles, this hybrid series finds comedian John Mulaney exploring the city with a number of comedian guests in town for the festival. Expect a mix of live segments, pre-taped field pieces, and musical guests. Additional episodes air live at 10p ET/7p PT nightly from May 6-10.
Netflix 7p PT
 
($) New Life movie Trailer
Horror/Thriller
RENT/BUY
 
Prom Dates movie
Comedy
Hulu
 
Selling the OC - Trailer
Reality
Netflix
tbd Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story movie Trailer
Comedy: Jerry Seinfeld makes his directorial debut with a comedic look back at the real-life race between rival breakfast cereal companies to create a toaster pastry in the early 1960s. Seinfeld also writes (alongside Spike Feresten and others) and stars in a loaded cast that also includes Melissa McCarthy, Hugh Grant, James Marsden, Max Greenfield, Thomas Lennon, Rachael Harris, Christian Slater, Amy Schumer, Maria Bakalova, Jim Gaffigan, Daniel Levy, Fred Armisen, Bill Burr, Sarah Cooper, and Jack McBrayer.
Netflix
 
Zillow Gone Wild new series
Reality
HGTV 10:30p

SAT / May 4

 
untitled Katt Williams comedy special
Live comedy special
Netflix 10p ET/7p PT
 
My Hero Academia - Trailer
Anime
Crunchyroll 2:30a PT
tbd Star Wars: Tales of the Empire limited series Trailer
Animation/Sci-fi: This six episode animated series serves as a follow-up to 2022's Tales of the Jedi (effectively making it Season 2 of an ongoing "Tales" anthology series). The entire season is available to binge today.
Disney+

SUN / May 5

tbd MaryLand limited series Trailer
Drama: Rescheduled from April. Stockard Channing, Eve Best, and Suranne Jones star in a three-part British series about two sisters who discover that their late mother was living a secret life on the Isle of Man. Reviews were excellent when the series aired in the UK last summer.
PBS 9p
 
People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer new series Trailer
Reality
ID 9p
 
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Reality
Bravo 8p
Peacock (5/6)

MON / May 6

 
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story Trailer
Reality special
Nat Geo 10p
Disney+/Hulu (5/7)
 
Next Baking Master: Paris new series
Reality competition
Food 9p
 
OMG Fashun new series
Reality competition
E! 9p

TUE / May 7

tbd ($) Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All movie Trailer
Documentary/Music
RENT/BUY
 
($) Kitty the Killer movie Trailer
Foreign/Action/Comedy
RENT/BUY
 
OutDaughtered - Trailer
Reality
TLC 9p
 
($) Red vs. Blue: Restoration movie Trailer
Comedy/Sci-fi
RENT/BUY
 
($) Roots of Fire movie
Documentary/Music
RENT/BUY
tbd ($) Uncropped movie Trailer
Documentary
RENT/BUY

WED / May 8

tbd Dark Matter new series Trailer
Sci-fi/Drama: Adapted from Blake Crouch's acclaimed 2016 page-turner by the author himself, Apple's sci-fi thriller centers on a Chicago physicist (Joel Edgerton) who finds himself kidnapped and taken into a parallel universe. There, he must find a way back to his own timeline to reunite with his wife and son. Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, and Jimmi Simpson also star. The first two (of eight) episodes stream today.
Apple TV+
 
The Final: Attack on Wembley movie Trailer
Documentary
Netflix
 
Hollywood Con Queen limited series
Reality
Apple TV+
tbd Reginald the Vampire - Trailer
Horror/Comedy
Syfy 10p

THU / May 9

 
Black Twitter: A People's History limited series
Reality
Hulu
 
Blood of Zeus - Trailer
Anime
Netflix
tbd Bodkin new series Trailer
Comedy/Drama: A darkly comedic thriller from two high-profile production companies (Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground, and Mare of Easttown producers Wiip), Bodkin follows a group of podcasters as they investigate a series of disappearances in a small Irish town—a case that grows weirder the more they learn. It's a mostly Irish cast but the biggest star is an American: Will Forte. All seven episodes stream today.
Netflix
 
The GOAT new series Trailer
Reality competition
Prime Video
Amazon Freevee
 
Love Undercover new series Trailer
Reality
Peacock
tbd Mother of the Bride movie Trailer
Rom-com
Netflix
tbd Pretty Little Liars: Summer School
Drama
Max
 
Thank You, Next new series Trailer
Foreign/Drama/Comedy
Netflix

FRI / May 10

 
The Chi - Trailer
Drama
P+WS
 
Doctor Who - Trailer - Trailer2
Sci-fi/Drama: Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa takes over as the Fifteenth Doctor as the long-running British sci-fi series moves to Disney+ (outside of the UK) for its 14th season. (Note that it is listed as S1 on the streaming service.) He'll be joined by new companion Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson, though only for one season on a solo basis—she'll be joined by Varada Sethu in S15. The network change brings a slightly bigger budget and guest stars like Jonathan Groff, Jinkx Monsoon, and Indira Varma. Two episodes stream today, followed by one per week each Friday.
Disney+ 7p ET
 
($) Force of Nature: The Dry 2 movie Trailer
Thriller
RENT/BUY
 
($) The Image of You movie Trailer
Thriller
RENT/BUY
tbd The Last Stop in Yuma County movie Trailer
Western/Thriller
RENT/BUY
 
($) Lazareth movie Trailer
Thriller
RENT/BUY
 
Past Lies new series
Foreign/Drama
Hulu
 
The Ultimatum: South Africa new series Trailer
Reality
Netflix

SAT / May 11

 
2024 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Special
Netflix
 
Mommy Meanest movie
Drama
Lifetime 8p

SUN / May 12

 
The Chi - Trailer
Drama
Showtime 9p
 
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc - Trailer
Anime
Crunchyroll
tbd Interview With the Vampire - Trailer
Drama/Fantasy/Horror
AMC 9p
AMC+
 
Naked and Afraid XL - Trailer
Reality
Discovery 8p
 
Smiling Friends
Animation/Comedy
Adult Swim midnight
 
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Special: No, you didn't make the list. Sorry.
ABC 10p
Hulu (5/13)

MON / May 13

tbd After the Flood new series Trailer
Drama
BritBox
 
Harry Wild
Drama
Acorn TV
 
Summer Baking Championship
Reality competition
Food 8p

TUE / May 14

 
Doubling Down With the Derricos - Trailer
Reality
TLC 8p
 
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 10th Anniversary Special
TV special: Be sure to stay tuned for the final moments when Jay Leno forces Fallon out to reclaim his old job.
NBC 9p
Peacock (5/15)
 
Who's Afraid of a Cheap Old House? new series
Reality
HGTV 10p

WED / May 15

 
Ghost Adventures
Reality
Discovery 9p
 
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin new series Trailer
Reality
IFC 11p
AMC+
 
Royal Rules of Ohio new series Trailer
Reality
Freeform 10:30p
Hulu (5/16)
 
Uncle Samsik new series
Foreign/Drama
Hulu

THU / May 16

 
59th Academy of Country Music Awards
Live event/Music
Prime Video 8p ET/5p PT
tbd Bridgerton - Trailer - Clip
Drama: The third season will stream in two parts, with the concluding batch of episodes arriving on June 13.
Netflix
tbd Outer Range - Trailer
Drama
Prime Video

FRI / May 17

 
The 8 Show new series Trailer
Foreign/Drama/Comedy
Netflix
 
99 limited series Trailer
Documentary/Sports
Prime Video
tbd The Big Cigar limited series
Drama: André Holland stars as Huey P. Newton in a six-episode miniseries based on the true story of how the Black Panther leader fled to Cuba with the help of Hollywood producer Bert Schneider (played by Alessandro Nivola) to evade capture by the FBI. A wild true-story escape caper involving a movie producer? If that sounds a bit like Argo, well, The Big Cigar is based on a magazine article by Joshuah Bearman, who also provided the source material for Argo. The series adaptation comes from Jim Hecht (Winning Time) and the first two episodes—directed by Don Cheadle—stream today.
Apple TV+
 
Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever movie Trailer
Foreign/Horror/Thriller: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stars in a sequel to the 1994 Danish film Nightwatch.
Shudder
tbd Thelma the Unicorn movie Trailer
Animation/Family
Netflix
 
($) You Can't Run Forever movie Trailer
Drama/Thriller
RENT/BUY

SAT / May 18

 
The Bad Guardian movie
Drama
Lifetime 8p

SUN / May 19

 
Ciao House
Reality competition
Food 8p

MON / May 20

 
Race to Survive: New Zealand - Trailer
Reality competition
USA 11p
 
Weakest Link
Game show
NBC 10p
Peacock (5/21)

TUE / May 21

tbd ($) Club Zero movie
Comedy/Drama/Thriller
RENT/BUY
 
($) Darkness of Man movie Trailer
Action/Thriller
RENT/BUY

WED / May 22

 
Chief Detective 1958 new series
Foreign/Drama
Hulu
 
Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars
Reality competition
Fox 9p
 
Marvel Studios' Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97
Documentary special
Disney+
 
Trying
Comedy
Apple TV+

THU / May 23

 
The Blue Angels movie Trailer
Documentary
Prime Video
 
Don't Forget the Lyrics
Game show
Fox 9p
Hulu (5/24)
tbd Evil - Trailer
Drama
Paramount+
 
The Kardashians - Trailer
Reality
Hulu
 
Tires new series
Comedy
Netflix

FRI / May 24

tbd Atlas movie Trailer
Action-adventure/Sci-fi: Brad Peyton (San Andreas) directs Jennifer Lopez, Sterling K. Brown, and Simu Liu in a dystopian sci-fi adventure set in a future where an AI robot soldier wants to destroy humanity in order to end war forever. (Seems reasonable.)
Netflix
tbd The Beach Boys movie Trailer
Documentary/Music
Disney+
 
Destination Heaven new series
Drama
Great American Pure Flix
 
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory new series Trailer
Animation/Family
Netflix
 
Mr. Manhattan movie
Drama
Great American Pure Flix
 
My Oni Girl movie Trailer
Anime
Netflix
 
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Talk
Sundance Now
AMC+
 
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch [Great Performances]
Music special
PBS 9p

MON / May 27

 
Houses of Horror: Secrets of College Greek Life new series
Reality
A&E 10p
 
The Truth new series
Foreign/Drama
Acorn TV

TUE / May 28

 
America's Got Talent
Reality competition
NBC 8p
Peacock (5/29)
 
Beat Shazam
Game show
Fox 8p
 
The Quiz With Balls new series
Game show
Fox 9p

WED / May 29

 
Camden new series
Documentary/Music
Hulu
 
Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country
Reality special
Hulu
 
MasterChef
Reality competition
Fox 8p

THU / May 30

tbd Eric limited series
Drama: A six-episode thriller from Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady, The Hour) set in 1980s New York, Eric deals with police corruption amid the NYPD's search for a missing nine-year-old boy—while the boy's grieving and increasingly unstable father (Benedict Cumberbatch), a popular TV kids show puppeteer, copes by talking to the monster that lives under his son's bed. (Don't snicker: It's actually based on a true story.) Also on board are stars Gaby Hoffmann, Clarke Peters, David Denman, and Dan Fogler, while Lucy Forbes (The End of the F***ing World) directs.
Netflix
 
Gary "G-Thang" Johnson: Sitcho Ass Down
Comedy special
ALLBLK

FRI / May 31

 
Frog and Toad
Animation/Family
Apple TV+
 
Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes movie Trailer
Documentary
RENT/BUY
 
Jim Henson: Idea Man movie
Documentary: Ron Howard directs a feature-length documentary about the beloved Muppets creator.
Disney+
 
A Part of You movie
Foreign/Rom-com
Netflix
tbd Stopmotion movie
Horror
Shudder

SUN / June 2

 
Fixer Uppper: The Lakehouse
Reality
HGTV/Magnolia tbd
Max
tbd Mayor of Kingstown - Trailer
Drama
Paramount+
 
The Real Housewives of Dubai
Reality
Bravo 9p

MON / June 3

 
American Ninja Warrior
Reality competition
NBC 8p
Peacock (6/4)
 
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color limited series Trailer
Documentary
Nat Geo 9p
Disney+/Hulu (6/4)
 
The Real Red Tails
Documentary special
Nat Geo 8p
Disney+/Hulu (6/4)

TUE / June 4

 
The Acolyte new series Trailer
Sci-fi/Drama: It's yet another live-action Star Wars series. Hooray? Unlike the previous shows (but similar to the animated series Young Jedi Adventures), The Acolyte is set during the waning days of the High Republic era—for any younglings out there, that means about a century before any of the best-known Skywalkers, Kenobis, or Binkses came to prominence. The Sith-focuses series follows a formwer padawan played by Amandla Stenberg (The Hate You Give) and her one-time Jedi Master played by Squid Game's Lee Jung-jae as they team up to investigate a sinister and growing conspiracy. The series comes from writer-director Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) and also stars Jodie Turner-Smith, Manny Jacinto, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Charlie Barnett. Is there a Wookiee Jedi? You bet your Life Day there is.
Disney+
 
Clipped limited series
Drama: If the Lakers can have their own prestige drama series, why not the Los Angeles Clippers? (We can think of a few reasons.) Originally titled The Sterling Affairs (also the name of the ESPN podcast that serves as the show's source material), this six-episode FX production traces the downfall of one-time Clippers owner Donald Sterling (Ed O'Neill), who ultimately lost the team after a messy (and public) feud with his wife and the release of audio of Sterling making racist remarks. Laurence Fishburne plays Clippers coach Doc Rivers, Jacki Weaver plays Shelly Sterling, and Cleopatra Coleman plays Sterling's mistress V. Stiviano. Two episodes stream today.
Hulu

WED / June 5

 
Backed by the Bros new series
Reality
HGTV 9p
 
Under Paris movie Trailer
Foreign/Action/Drama/Horror
Netflix

THU / June 6

 
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation movie Trailer
Animation/Family
Disney 8p
Disney+ (6/7)
tbd Sweet Tooth - Trailer
Drama/Fantasy
Netflix

FRI / June 7

 
51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Live event
CBS 8p
Paramount+
 
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld limited series Trailer
Foreign/Drama: Disney's six-episode French original series (exclusive to Hulu in the United States) is set in the Paris fashion world in the 1970s and adapted from the book by Raphaëlle Bacqué.
Hulu
tbd Hit Man movie Trailer
Action/Comedy/Drama: Very well received at its Venice Film Festival debut in the fall of 2023, Richard Linklater's darkly comedic and sexy modern noir stars man of the moment Glen Powell (Anyone But You) as a college professor who works with the police by posing as an assassin in order to catch people ordering hits, only to find himself falling for a woman (Adria Arjona) ensnared in his trap. Powell and Linklater teamed to write the script, which is based on a wild true story (as chronicled by Texas Monthly's Skip Hollandsworth, the same writer who inspired Linklater's Bernie), and Netflix paid a festival-high $20 million to score the rights to the film at Venice.
Netflix
 
($) Edge of Everything movie
Drama
RENT/BUY
 
Power Book II: Ghost - Trailer
Drama: The show's fourth and final season will be split in two parts, with the second half airing in September.
Starz 8p
 
Queenie new series
Drama: Dionne Brown stars in an adaptation of the 2019 novel by Candice Carty-Williams. All eight episodes stream today.
Hulu

TUE / June 11

 
Break movie Trailer
Drama/Thriller
RENT/BUY

THU / June 13

tbd The Boys
Drama/Comedy/Sci-fi: The first three (of eight) episodes of Season 4 stream today. New cast members include Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Rosemarie Dewitt.
Prime Video
 
Bridgerton
Drama
Netflix
 
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer limited series
Reality
Hulu

FRI / June 14

tbd ($) Bad Behaviour movie
Comedy
RENT/BUY
 
Presumed Innocent limited series
Drama: David E. Kelley's latest limited series is adapted from the same Scott Turow novel that previously spawned a 1990 feature film. The J.J. Abrams-produced legal thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Chicago prosecutor Rusty Sabich, who is charged with the murder of one of his colleagues. Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, Peter Sarsgaard, O-T Fagbenle, Renate Reinsve, and Elizabeth Marvel also star. Two episodes stream today.
Apple TV+
 
Ultraman: Rising movie Trailer
Anime
Netflix

SUN / June 16

 
77th Annual Tony Awards
Live event: Ariana DeBose hosts.
CBS 8p ET
Paramount+
 
Grantchester - Trailer
Drama
PBS 9p
 
Hotel Cocaine new series Trailer
Drama: The eight-episode crime thriller is set in Miami in the late 1970s (presumably at Tripadvisor's highest-rated Florida lodging).
MGM+ 9p
tbd House of the Dragon - "Green" Trailer - "Black" Trailer
Drama/Fantasy: The Game of Thrones prequel series returns with the start of its eight-episode second season. Gone is co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik (the other showrunner, Ryan Condal, remains), but joining the producers is GoT veteran Alan Taylor, who also directs multiple episodes this season. Those producers have promised that S2 will be free from major time jumps as it traces the buildup to war between the Hightowers and Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen's "Blacks."
HBO 9p
Max

MON / June 17

 
My Life Is Murder
Drama: This fourth season of the Acorn TV original crime drama starring Lucy Lawless will also air on cable's BBC America. Two episodes stream/air weekly.
BBC America tbd
Acorn TV

TUE / June 18

tbd Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution limited series
Documentary/Music
PBS tbd
tbd I Used to Be Funny movie Trailer
Drama/Comedy
RENT/BUY
 
The Present movie
Family/Comedy
RENT/BUY

THU / June 20

 
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini limited series
Reality
Hulu

SAT / June 22

 
Rising Impact new series
Anime
Netflix

SUN / June 23

tbd Orphan Black: Echoes new series Trailer
Sci-fi/Drama: Set in the same world as the cult hit sci-fi series Orphan Black, which ended its five-season run in 2017, Echoes comes from a different writer (Anna Fishko, Fear the Walking Dead), though original series co-creator John Fawcett is on board as a producer and director. Another key change: The new series features an all new cast and characters as it jumps forward in time to the year 2052, when a mysterious new cloning experiment leaves a group of women attempting to figure out who they are. Krysten Ritter heads a cast that also includes Keeley Hawes, James Hiroyuki Liao, Rya Kihlstedt, and Reed Diamond.
AMC/AMC+/BBC America tbd

TUE / June 25

 
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge movie
Documentary
Hulu

WED / June 26

 
Land of Women limited series
Drama/Comedy: Eva Longoria heads the cast of a dramedy adapted from a Sandra Barneda novel that centers on a New Yorker (Longoria) who flees to a small town in northern Spain with her mother and teen daughter after her husband's financial scandal puts the family in jeopardy. The first two (of six) episodes stream today.
Apple TV+

MON / July 1

 
The Wall
Game show
NBC 10p
Peacock (7/2)

TUE / July 2

 
($) Chestnut movie Trailer
Drama
RENT/BUY

WED / July 3

tbd Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F movie
Action/Comedy: Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley for the fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie—and first in 30 years. Directed by commercial director Mark Molloy in his feature debut, the Netflix exclusive also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon plus returning franchise regulars Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Bronson Pinchot, and Paul Reiser.
Netflix

FRI / July 12

 
Descendants: The Rise of Red movie Trailer
Family/Action-adventure: Disney's latest Descendants movie will also air on Disney Channel on August 9.
Disney+

SAT / July 13

 
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2024
Live event
Nickelodeon 8p

MON / July 15

tbd Hit-Monkey
Animation/Fantasy/Sci-fi
Hulu

WED / July 17

 
T・P Bon
Anime
Netflix

THU / July 18

 
Those About to Die new series Trailer
Drama: Is 2024 the year of the gladiator? In addition to getting a sequel to Ridley Scott's Gladiator this fall, we first have this big-budget streaming historical epic centering on Ancient Rome's gladitorial entertainment complex from producer Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) and screenwriter Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan). The adaptation of the 1958 nonfiction book by Daniel Mannix (also the inspiration for the first Gladiator film) features one big name in its cast: Anthony Hopkins, who plays the Roman Emperor Vespasian, who oversaw construction of the Colosseum. All ten episodes—including five directed by Emmerich—are available to stream today.
Peacock

FRI / July 26

 
Olympic Games Paris 2024 - Opening Ceremony
Live event: It's the first Olympics opening ceremony to be held on a river (the Seine, obviously) rather than inside a stadium. It's also the first to be co-hosted by Peyton Manning and Kelly Clarkson. Note that if your home TV isn't quite big enough, NBC is also screening the ceremony in over 150 IMAX theaters. And if your home TV is too big, feel free to stream the ceremony on Peacock on your phone.
NBC/Peacock tbd

MON / July 29

tbd Futurama
Animation/Comedy/Sci-fi: Season 12 (of at least 14) of the revived Matt Groening series debuts today with the first of 10 new episodes.
Hulu

TUE / August 6

 
Rising Impact
Anime
Netflix

THU / August 8

tbd The Umbrella Academy
Drama/Comedy/Fantasy/Sci-fi
Netflix

FRI / August 9

 
Yo Gabba GabbaLand new series
Family: The popular, music-filled Nickelodeon series Yo Gabba Gabba (which concluded in 2015) is rebooted as an Apple original.
Apple TV+

MON / August 12

 
Solar Opposites
Animation/Comedy
Hulu

FRI / August 16

tbd The Union movie
Action/Thriller: Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry star in a Netflix spy thriller from director Julian Farino (Entourage).
Netflix

FRI / September 6

 
Power Book II: Ghost
Drama
Starz 8p

FRI / September 13

 
($) Trilogy: New Wave movie Trailer
Documentary
RENT/BUY

SUN / September 15

 
76th Emmy Awards
Live event
ABC 8p ET / 5p PT

THU / September 26

 
2024 People's Choice Country Awards
Live event/Music
NBC 8p
Peacock

MON / November 18

 
Leonardo da Vinci limited series
Documentary: Ken Burns' annual PBS offering is a two-part, four-hour look at the famed painter/anatomist/inventor. (You could almost call him a Renaissance man.) It concludes tomorrow at the same time.
PBS 8p

SUN / January 5, 2025

 
82nd Golden Globe Awards
Live event
CBS 8p ET/5p PT

SUN / February 23, 2025

 
31st SAG Awards
Live event
Netflix 8p ET/5p PT

SUN / March 2, 2025

 
97th Academy Awards
Live event
ABC 7p ET/4p PT

Additional content by Keith Kimbell.