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.
Instantly becoming one of TV's best shows upon its arrival last summer, USA's Golden Globe-winning hacker drama returns in July as perhaps this summer's most-anticipated show. Craig Robinson (The Office), Sandrine Holt (Fear the Walking Dead), Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show), Grace Gummer (Newsroom), and rapper Joey Bada$$ are among the newcomers for Robot's second season, which will fill in more of Elliot's (Rami Malek) backstory while dealing with a new story related to the recent iPhone encryption controversy. Series creator Sam Esmail will direct all 10 episodes.