Summer TV Preview: 23 New & Returning Shows
You may need to schedule some indoor time this summer, or at least clear out some space on your DVR. The coming months will see the returns of critical favorites such as Mr. Robot, You're the Worst, Orange Is the New Black, UnReal, and Difficult People, as well as the debuts of new series from Maria Bamford, Robert Kirkman, Baz Luhrmann, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and Cameron Crowe. Other newcomers include what could be HBO's best new drama in years, the most popular show in Italian TV history, and a remake of TV's most-watched miniseries.
We've picked out 23 key summer programs below. For information on other upcoming TV debuts, visit our TV Premiere Calendar.
We wouldn't blame you if you slept on this drama series during its first season last year. Lifetime isn't exactly known for its groundbreaking scripted series, but UnReal (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Marti Noxon) was not only far better than anyone expected, but also one of 2015's most acclaimed new shows. For season 2, the drama again goes behind the scenes for another cycle of the fictitious, Bachelor-like dating series Everlasting, though the latter will do something the real Bachelor has never done: feature an African-American suitor (played by Agents of SHIELD's B.J. Britt). Meagan Tandy, Monica Barbaro, and Ioan Gruffud are other newcomers joining returning stars Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer.