The most anticipated new shows of the summer
Art Detectives
Art-loving DI Mick Palmer (Stephen Moyer) and straight-talking DC Shazia Malik (Nina Singh) lead the Heritage Crime Unit, solving murders linked to art and antiques — from forged paintings to Viking gold — in this gripping new British crime series.
June 9, Acorn TV
Virgins
Meet Deanne, Alex, Rhasha and Sonali, four late bloomers in their 30s and 40s who have yet to have sex — but are ready to change that as they navigate love, intimacy and self-discovery. From awkward first dates to exploring a bondage class and working with an intimacy partner, they’ll risk it all in order to seal the deal!
June 9, TLC
The Snake
Comedian Jim Jefferies hosts this reality competition described as “social survival of the fittest,” and an “unmatched battle of plotting, scheming and strategy.” The Snake assembles 15 masters of manipulation from various persuasive professions with unique skill sets to compete in an outrageous array of challenges and twists — all of which help contestants move toward becoming that week’s Snake, the most powerful position in the game and ultimate decider of who stays and who goes.
June 10, Fox
Trainwreck
This eight-part documentary anthology focuses on some of the wildest and most bizarre events ever to blow up in mainstream media. Each week, tune in to a new story told from the perspective of those at the heartbeat of the chaos. Opening with the tragedy of the 2021 Astroworld Festival, the series then ranges from political scandals and media hoaxes to cult-like corporations and reality TV disasters.
June 10, Netflix
Call Her Alex
One of the biggest voices in podcasting belongs to Alex Cooper, whose Call Her Daddy scored her one of the most lucrative deals in podcast history. This revealing two-part series gives audiences a behind-the-scenes, intimate look at her journey and the defining moments that shaped her.
June 10, Disney+
Secrets of the Bunny Ranch
Popularized by the reality TV series Cathouse, Nevada’s Moonlite Bunny Ranch is arguably America’s most famous brothel. This six-part series pulls back the curtain to interview former Bunny Ranch workers — many speaking for the first time — who reveal how they were drawn in by the promise of a better life through the glamorous world portrayed on Cathouse, but allege they instead faced a hidden reality marked by bullying, humiliation, manipulation, sexual assault and even murder.
June 12, A&E
American Thunder: NASCAR to Le Mans
On the 100th Anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race, an American NASCAR team is invited to compete against futuristic European prototypes.
June 12, Prime Video
Deep Cover
This fast-paced action comedy stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Kat, an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop (Sean Bean) offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students (Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed) to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.
June 12, Prime Video
Echo Valley
In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, Kate (Julianne Moore) is a mother struggling to make peace with her troubled daughter Claire (Sydney Sweeney) — a situation that becomes even more perilous when Claire shows up on Kate’s doorstep, hysterical and covered in someone else’s blood. As Kate pieces together the shocking truth of what happened, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child.
June 13, Apple TV+
Patience
Gifted with a brilliant yet unconventional mind, Patience Evans (Ella Maisy Purvis) works in the Police Criminal Records Office. Because of her autism, she sees the world differently, and her extraordinary ability to make connections that others miss catches the attention of Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf (Laura Fraser), who believes Patience could be an asset to her team. However, Bea soon realizes that disrupting Patience’s routine may have unintended consequences. As she gains a deeper understanding of Patience’s past and the challenges she faces, the two women form an unexpected bond — one that evolves into a formidable crime-solving partnership.
June 15, WTVS & KCTS
Walking with Dinosaurs
This groundbreaking docuseries tells the dramatic story of an individual dinosaur whose remains are currently being unearthed by world-leading dinosaur hunters. Thanks to cutting-edge science, experts can determine how these prehistoric creatures lived, hunted, fought and died more accurately than ever before. As the dinosaurs’ bones emerge from the ground, the series brings these prehistoric stories to life with state-of-the-art visual effects — making each episode a gripping dinosaur drama based on the latest evidence.
June 16, WTVS & KCTS
Hell Motel
A group of 10 true crime obsessives are invited to the opening weekend of the newly renovated Cold River Motel, the site of a 30-year-old unsolved satanic mass murder. History repeats itself when the guests become stranded and start getting knocked off one by one during a murder spree that grows exponentially more gruesome with each kill.
June 17, AMC+
Sally
Sally Ride, the first American woman to blast off into space, waited until just before her death in 2012 to reveal she was gay. This documentary charts Ride’s life journey, while revealing the story of Ride’s private relationship with Tam O’Shaughnessy, her partner of 27 years, with new detail and insight never shared before.
June 17, Disney+
Outrageous
This British dramedy focuses on the notorious Mitford sisters, six free-spirited siblings from a wealthy family who were the Kardashians of the 1930s and ’40s, their scandalous exploits breathlessly documented by the tabloid press.
June 18, BritBox
We Were Liars
Based on the popular YA novel, this eight-episode drama from Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries) follows Cadence Sinclair Eastman (Emily Alyn Lind) and her tight-knit inner circle, nicknamed the Liars, during their summer escapades on her grandfather’s private island in New England. The Sinclairs are American royalty — known for their good looks, old money and enviable bond — but after a mysterious accident changes Cadence’s life forever, everyone, including her beloved Liars, seems to have something to hide.
June 18, Prime Video
The Waterfront
The Buckleys are a prominent North Carolina fishing and restaurant dynasty, who grapple with challenges and secrets. Starring Holt McCallany, Maria Bello, Melissa Benoist and Jake Weary.
June 19, Netflix
KPop Demon Hunters
When they aren’t selling out stadiums, K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey use their secret identities as demon hunters to protect their fans from an ongoing series of supernatural threats in this animated series.
June 20, Netflix
Olympo
Hailing from Spain, this drama from the creators of Elite explores the “sporting, emotional and life adventures of a group of elite young athletes” who will be forced to test the lengths they’re willing to go to achieve success.
June 20, Netflix
Ironheart
Set after the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the latest Marvel series pits technology against magic when Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) — a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world — returns to her hometown of Chicago, where she builds the most advanced armoured suit since the one Tony Stark used as Iron Man. Her unique take on building these suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins a.k.a. “The Hood” (Anthony Ramos).
June 24, Disney+
Caregiving
This heartfelt docuseries from exec producer Bradley Cooper shines the spotlight on paid and unpaid caregivers as they navigate the joys and challenges of this deeply meaningful work, intertwining the intimate personal stories of caregivers with the untold history of caregiving itself.
June 24, WTVS & KCTS
Countdown
LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Supernatural’s Jensen Ackles) is recruited to investigate the murder of an officer from the Department of Homeland Security. The hunt for the killer soon uncovers a plot far more sinister than anyone could have imagined, kicking off a race against time to save a city of millions.
June 25, Prime Video
My Mom Jayne
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay directs this deeply personal documentary about her mother, actress Jayne Mansfield, embarking on a mission to get to know her late mother, 57 years after her tragic death. “This movie is a labour of love and longing,” says Hargitay. “It’s a search for the mother I never knew, an integration of a part of myself I’d never owned, and a reclaiming of my mother’s story and my own truth. I’ve always believed there is strength in vulnerability, and the process of making this film has confirmed that belief like never before.”
June 27, HBO Canada
Smoke
Inspired by true events, this nine-episode thriller follows a troubled detective (Jurnee Smollett) and an enigmatic arson investigator (Taron Egerton) as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists. The top-shelf cast includes Rafe Spall, Anna Chlumsky, Greg Kinnear and John Leguizamo.
June 27, Apple TV+
Nautilus
Jules Verne’s classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is reimagined for this new series in which Nemo (Shazad Latif) — an indentured labourer for the ruthless East India Mercantile Company in Bombay — steals a formidable prototype submarine from his employer and hits the high seas. Assembling a ragtag crew, Nemo is determined to enact revenge against the company and thwart its colonial ambitions.
June 29, AMC+
The Old Guard 2
Charlize Theron returns in this sequel to reprise the role of Andy, the leader of a group of immortal warriors who must protect humanity from a powerful new enemy threatening their very existence.
July 2, Netflix
Heads of State
Two world leaders — U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) and U.K. Prime Minster Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) — must set aside their rivalry to thwart a global conspiracy after becoming targets of a ruthless foreign adversary, aided by top MI6 agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra), in this action-comedy feature.
July 2, Prime Video
Survival Mode
This upcoming network TV docuseries profiles people who managed to survive all manner of crises and disasters within their various communities, who tell their inspirational stories of triumphing over adversity.
July 7, NBC
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Game of Thrones alum Charles Dance stars as legendary artist Michelangelo in this three-part docudrama that examines how he and rival artists Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael competed to craft beauty from chaos, depicting how history’s greatest works of art were born of war and bloodshed.
July 8, WTVS & KCTS
Too Much
Co-created by Girls’ Lena Dunham, this comedy series follows Jessica (Megan Stalter), a New York workaholic in her mid-30s, reeling from a broken relationship that she thought would last forever and slowly isolating everyone she knows. When every block in New York tells a story of her own bad behaviour, the only solution is to take a job in London, where she plans to live a life of solitude like a Brontë sister. But when she meets Felix (Will Sharpe) — a walking series of red flags — she finds that their unusual connection is impossible to ignore, even as it creates more problems than it solves. Now they have to ask themselves: do Americans and Brits actually speak the same language?
July 10, Netflix
Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires
The latest sequel in the Disney franchise finds unlikely sweethearts Zed (a zombie) and Addison (an alien) working as counselors at a summer camp, where they must unite two rival monster factions, daywalkers and vampires, in order to face a common foe.
July 11, Disney+
The Wild Ones
An elite trio of wildlife experts embark on high-stakes expeditions across the globe to track and protect the planet’s most endangered species, their exploits chronicled in this six-part docuseries.
July 11, Apple TV+
Live Aid: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, this four-part series tells the definitive story of how two rock stars inspired the largest global music events in history. Their inspiration sparked a remarkable social movement, raising tens of billions of dollars. Featuring interviews with iconic figures including Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, Patti LaBelle, Phil Collins and Lionel Richie, along with global leaders including George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, President Obasanjo and Tony Blair.
July 13, CNN
Billionaire Boys Club
In the greed-fueled landscape of 1980s L.A., a group of young, ambitious men set out to make their fortune — but their lavish dreams quickly spiralled into a web of deception, fraud and murder. This docuseries unpacks the rise and fall of Joe Hunt and the exclusive investment group comprised of privileged 20-somethings whose schemes and crimes captivated the media. In an era where fraud and deception have become status quo, this chilling cautionary tale reveals what happens when ambition becomes obsession, and a mansion-sized empire is just a house of cards waiting to collapse.
July 13, CNN
Untamed
This character-driven mystery-thriller follows Kyle Turner (Eric Bana), a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature’s vast wilderness. The investigation of a brutal death sends Turner on a collision course with the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past.
July 17, Netflix
The Furry Detectives: Unmasking a Monster
This four-part true crime series takes viewers inside a shocking 2018 investigation that brought down a ring of animal abusers within the controversial “Furry” community.
July 17, AMC+
Match Game
The double entendre-fueled ’70s game show was resurrected a few years back with Alec Baldwin as host. This new version — which is filmed in Montreal —hands the microphone to Martin Short, who’ll be joined by a panel of six celebrity guests each to fill in the blank with their naughtiest guesses. Contestants who manage to best match their guesses with those of the celebs will walk away with a cool US$25,000.
July 23, ABC
Happy Gilmore 2
It’s been nearly 30 years since Adam Sandler’s hockey player-turned-golf phenom hit the silver screen, and Happy returns to the golf course in this long-awaited sequel that features original cast members Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald, reprising the role of smarmy golf pro Shooter McGavin. New additions include Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (a.k.a. Bad Bunny), Blake Clark and Sandler’s daughters. Sadie and Sunny. Viewers can also be on the lookout for cameos from professional golfers John Daly, Paige Spiranac, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris.
July 25, Netflix
Chief of War
Jason Momoa is star, writer and executive producer of this epic drama that’s also a labour of love for the Honolulu native. Set amidst the beautiful backdrop of the islands of Hawai’i, the nine-episode series, based on true events, follows warrior Ka’iana (Momoa) as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonization in the late 18th century.
August 1, Apple TV+
Eyes of Wakanda
This animated spinoff of Marvel’s Black Panther movies follows the globe-trotting adventures of the Hatut Zaraze, a group of brave Wakandan warriors who undertake dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda.
August 6, Disney+
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
The long-awaited Outlander prequel series introduces viewers to the parents of Jamie and Claire, with their two parallel love stories set in two different time periods: Jamie’s parents in the early 18th-century Scottish Highlands and Claire’s in England during the First World War.
August 8, Starz
American Prince: JFK Jr.
The remarkable life and enduring legacy of John F. Kennedy, Jr. are explored in this three-part original series tracing his early years marked by his father’s assassination and the societal and familial pressures to carry the Kennedy torch, through his decision to create George, a new kind of political magazine within the rapidly evolving media landscape of the’ 90s. It also reveals the love story he shared with Carolyn Bessette, which was relentlessly targeted by media attention.
August 9, CNN
Alien: Earth
The Alien franchise continues with this eight-episode series from Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley. When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, a half-human, half-robot cyborg named Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat.
August 12, Disney+
Fixed
Described as “raunchy but heartwarming,” this animated adult comedy from Samurai Jack creator Genndy Tartakovsky centres on Bull (voiced by Adam DeVine), a randy mutt who discovers his owners are planning to neuter him after getting amorous with grandma’s leg one too many times. Upon this alarming revelation, Bull enlists his loyal neighbourhood pals to accompany him on one last untamed all-night adventure, with the mission of proclaiming his love for the fetching show dog next door, Honey (Kathryn Hahn).
August 13, Netflix
Long Story Short
Bojack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg returns with this animated comedy telling the story of one family, over time. Jumping through the years, we follow the Schwooper siblings from childhood to adulthood and back again, chronicling their triumphs, disappointments, joys and compromises. The star-studded voice cast includes Lisa Edelstein, Paul Reiser, Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, Angelique Cabral, Nicole Byer, Dave Franco and Michaela Dietz.
August 22, Netflix
The Thursday Murder Club
Four friends (Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie and Ben Kingsley) in a retirement home solve murders for fun —until becoming caught up in a real case.
August 28, Netflix
Highest 2 Lowest
Director Spike Lee’s neo-noir crime thriller follows a music mogul (Denzel Washington) who faces a moral dilemma after being targeted with a ransom plot.
September 5, Apple TV+