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TV Talk: Streaming services, cable networks schedule scripted summer series

Rob Owen
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Sarah Jessica Parker reprises her role as Carrie Bradshaw in season two of “Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That …”
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Sarah Jessica Parker, center, reprises her role as Carrie Bradshaw in season two of “Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That…”

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers viewing tips for the coming season.

There are still a few summer series that don’t yet have premiere dates — notably Disney+’s “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka” — but here are the new and returning scripted cable and streaming shows viewers can expect to premiere in the next three months:

“The Idol” (9 p.m. June 4, HBO): After a nervous breakdown, a pop star (Lily-Rose Depp) attempts a comeback with the help of a nightclub impresario (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye).

“The Lazarus Project” (9 p.m. June 4, TNT): Originally scheduled for a January premiere, this British drama follows a secret organization that can turn back time whenever the world is threatened with extinction.

“Hailey’s On It” (8 p.m. June 8, Disney Channel): Animated comedy-adventure about a risk-averse teen (Auli’I Cravalho) on a mission to save the world.

“Based on a True Story” ( June 8, Peacock): A dark comedic thriller starring Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina about a real estate agent, a former tennis star and a plumber who capitalize on America’s obsession with true crime.

“The Crowded Room” (June 9, Apple TV+): Limited series starring Tom Holland as a man arrested following a shooting whose interviews with an interrogator (Amanda Seyfried) reveal his mysterious past.

“The Full Monty” (June 14, Hulu): Sequel to the 1997 movie of the same name that explores what happened to Gaz (Robert Carlyle), Dave (Mark Addy) and Jean (Lesley Sharp).

“The Walking Dead: Dead City” (10 p.m. June 18, AMC): Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) take Manhattan.

“Secret Invasion” (June 21, Disney+): Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to thwart a Skrull invasion of Earth with help from Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders).

“Clean Sweep” (June 22, Sundance Now, AMC+): Multitasking mom (Charlene McKenna) makes a fatal choice to try to prevent a secret from her past from surfacing.

“Glamorous” (June 22, Netflix): A gender non-conforming queer man (Mis Benny) lands a job working for a makeup mogul (Kim Cattrall)

“I’m a Virgo” (June 23, Amazon Prime Video): A darkly comic coming-of-age story about a 13-foot-tall Black man (Jharrel Jerome) who encounters his idol, a superhero (Walton Goggins).

“Average Joe” (June 26, BET+): Deon Cole (“Black-ish”) stars as the title character, a Pittsburgh plumber whose late father stole millions before he died and now the people he stole from think Joe knows where the money is.

“Cannes Confidential” (June 26, Acorn TV): Detective (Lucie Lucas) and conman (Jamie Bamber) bicker-banter their way through solving crimes on the French Riviera.

“Hijack” (June 28, Apple TV+): Seven-episode real-time thriller about a negotiator (Idris Elba) who must try to save the passengers of a plane on a seven-hour flight with the assistance of a counter-terrorism officer (Archie Panjabi) on the ground.

“Nimona” (June 30, Netflix): In this animated series, a knight (voice of Riz Ahmed) in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn’t commit.

“The Horror of Dolores Roach” (July 7, Amazon Prime Video): Based on a podcast of the same name, this “Sweeney Todd”- inspired urban legend finds Dolores (Justina Machado) paroled from prison and working as a masseuse when she’s driven to shocking extremes.

“V.C. Andrews’ Dawn” (8 p.m. July 8, Lifetime): Inspired by Andrews’ Dawn Cutler novels, each episode is based on a different book in this four-episode limited series starring Jesse Metcalfe, Joey McIntyre and Donna Mills.

“Full Circle” (July 13, Max): An investigation into a botched kidnapping reveals secrets among characters in New York. Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes and Jim Gaffigan star.

“Justified: City Primeval” (10 p.m. July 17, FX): Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) relocates from Kentucky (by way of Miami) to Detroit where he gets dragged into a new case.

“Praise Petey” (10 p.m. July 21, Freeform): Animated comedy about a New York City woman (voiced by Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek”) who opts to modernize her father’s small-town cult.

“Twisted Metal” (July 27, Peacock): Half-hour live- action series based on the Play­Station game about an outsider (Anthony Mackie) who must deliver a package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

“Painkiller” (Aug. 10, Netflix): Fictionalized retelling of the American opioid crisis starring Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick and Taylor Kitsch.

“The Winter King” (9 p.m. Aug. 20, MGM+): Revisionist take on Arthurian legends based on Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles starring Iain De Caestecker (“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”).

Returning:

May 30: “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” (Netflix)

June 1: “iCarly” (Paramount+)

June 2: “Manifest” (Netflix), “With Love” (Prime Video), “Painting with John” (11 p.m., HBO)

June 4: “Joe Pickett” (Paramount+), “The Eric Andre Show” (12 a.m., Adult Swim)

June 5: “Cruel Summer” (9 p.m., Freeform)

June 7: “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (10 p.m., FXX)

June 8: “Never Have I Ever” (Netflix)

June 9: “Human Resources” (Netflix)

June 15: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” (Paramount+)

June 16: “Outlander” (8 p.m., Starz)

June 18: “The Righteous Gemstones” (10 p.m., HBO, Max)

June 22: “And Just Like That…” (Max), “The Bear” (Hulu)

June 23: “Swagger” (Apple TV+)

June 29: “The Witcher” season three, part one (Netflix)

June 29: “Warrior” (Max)

June 30: “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” (Prime Video)

July 12: “The Afterparty” (Apple TV+)

July 13: “What We Do in the Shadows” (10 p.m., FX)

July 14: “Foundation” (Apple TV+)

July 15: “The Summer I Turned Pretty” (Prime Video)

July 24: “Futurama” (Hulu)

July 27: “The Witcher,” season three, part two (Netflix)

July 28: “Good Omens” (Prime Video), “This Fool” (Hulu), “Heels” (10 p.m., Starz)

July 30: “When Calls the Heart” (9 p.m., Hallmark Channel)

Aug. 2: “Physical” (Apple TV+), “Reservation Dogs” (Hulu)

Aug. 3: “Heartstopper” (Netflix)

Aug. 8: “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)

Aug. 17: “The Upshaws” (Netflix)

Aug. 30: “Archer” (10 p.m. FXX)

Sept. 1: “The Wheel of Time” (Prime Video),“Power Book IV: Force” (8 p.m., Starz)

You can reach TV writer Rob Owen at rowen@triblive.com or 412-380-8559. Follow @RobOwenTV on Threads, X, Bluesky and Facebook. Ask TV questions by email or phone. Please include your first name and location.

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