30 Shows to Watch This Summer
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The summer TV and streaming lineup features returning favorites like “Ted Lasso,” “Slow Horses,” and the final season of “The Bear,” alongside movies concluding “Call My Agent!” and “Heartstopper.”
- New shows include a “Big Bang Theory” spinoff centered on Stuart (“Stuart Fails to Save the Universe”), a Will Ferrell comedy about an aging golfer (“The Hawk”), and a drama starring J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver (“The Westies”).
- The documentary anthology “AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange” returns for its 18th season despite significant funding cuts, with episodes focusing on Black maternal health and artist Nellie Mae Rowe, featuring Uzo Aduba.
- Colin Farrell stars in the second season of a sci-fi-inflected, film noir-inspired private eye series on Apple TV, with a new showrunner following the departure of creator Mark Protosevich.
- All show release dates are tentative and subject to change.