14 New Shows to Get Hooked On This Summer
Summer TV season is upon us! Beauty and the Beast and Pretty Little Liars are among the many shows retuning to primetime, but there are also a handful of new shows hitting the small screen. New comedies, mysteries, and adaptations are coming, and we can't wait. Netflix has an original horror series starring Winona Ryder, Cameron Crowe's Roadies is coming, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead is starring in a policial sci-fi series. Take a look!
Preacher
When it premieres: May 22
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are bringing the cult comic series to the small screen. Dominic Cooper is starring as Jesse Custer, a small-town preacher whose body becomes possessed by a demonic angel.
Outcast
When it premieres: June 3
Love The Walking Dead? You should definitely plan on checking out this adaptation of another one of Robert Kirkman's popular comic series, starring Patrick Fugit.
Feed the Beast
When it premieres: June 5
Two friends (David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess) find themselves in trouble with the mob when they open up a restaurant on AMC's new show, based on the Danish series Bankerot.
BrainDead
When it premieres: June 13
Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the star of CBS's political comedy that features both congress members and aliens. Think House of Cards meets The Faculty, with more comedy in there.
Guilt
When it premieres: June 13
If Freeform is your jam, you'll want to dig into this drama about an American student who is accused of murdering her roommate while studying abroad in London.
Uncle Buck
When it premieres: June 14
Mike Epps is starring in this reboot of John Hughes's 1989 comedy. It'll be interesting to see if the TV show can capture the same warmth and humor of the original!
Animal Kingdom
When it premieres: June 14
Ellen Barkin and Scott Speedman head up the cast of this surf-town-set drama on TNT. Get ready for a lot of shirtless dudes.
American Gothic
When it premieres: June 22
Virginia Madsen and Justin Chatwin are headlining CBS's mystery series about a wealthy Boston family who discovers their recently deceased father may have been involved in a string of murders.
Roadies
When it premieres: June 26
Cameron Crowe is behind this Showtime drama starring Carla Gugino and Luke Wilson. If you loved Almost Famous, plan on tuning in.
Dead of Summer
When it premieres: June 28
Freeform is about to make you feel all kinds of nostalgic with this horror series set at a 1980s Summer camp.
The Night Of
When it premieres: July 10
John Turturro and Riz Ahmed are starring in HBO's limited series about a murder in New York City and its impact on those investigating the case.
Stranger Things
When it premieres: July 15
Netflix is trying its hand at supernatural horror with this series, starring Winona Ryder, about a woman whose son goes missing.
Vice Principals
When it premieres: July 17
Danny McBride is returning to HBO in this dark comedy about vice principals at a high school.
The Get Down
When it premieres: Aug. 12
If you haven't seen the trailer for The Get Down, you need to watch it right now. You'll be just as excited about Baz Luhrmann's Netflix series as we already are!