June, as the old show tune goes, is busting out all over.
There is So. Much. TV. This. Month. The Handmaid’s Tale returns for a third season June 5 on Hulu. The ladies of Big Little Lies are back June 9 on HBO and this time they’re bringing Meryl Streep with them. Black Mirror has another round on Netflix June 5. Pose enters the Madonna “Vogue” era June 11 on FX. And we aren’t even half-way through the month. You are bound to save on sunscreen this summer. There’s no reason to ever go outside.
But, as always, we here at Paste don’t want you to miss anything. So we’ve culled through all the new shows coming your way this month and come up with the five new shows you can’t miss this June.
1. The Weekly
Executive Producers: Mat Skene, Jason Stallman, Sam Dolnick, Stephanie Preiss, Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver and Mary Robertson
Stars: Journalist of the New York Times
Premiere Date: June 2 at 10 p.m. on FX
Journalism is under attack every day from every angle. This half-hour series follows reporters as they dive deep into a subject. “It’s a really great feel good story, it’s just not reality,” one subject says in the first episode which follows a Louisiana prep school with a great track record of getting kids into the best colleges. But all was not what it seemed. The series deftly shows all that reporters must go through to get to the heart of a story which, in this case, uncovered abuse, doctored transcripts and fraudulent fundraising. Future episodes explore NYC taxi drivers and the plight of a 10-month-old boy separated from his parents at the border. The show is available on Hulu the day after it premieres on FX.
2. Card Sharks
Executive Producers: Scott St. John, Jack Martin and Jennifer Mullin
Stars: Joel McHale
Premiere Date: June 12 at 9 p.m. on ABC
ABC recently had huge success bringing back two iconic comedies from the 1970s. The network goes back into the past again to bring a classic game show from the 70s and 80s to your summer viewing. Sometimes you just need a series that requires no heavy lifting. Joel McHale hosts as two players compete for initially $10,000 and then later for what is described as a “life-changing payday.” ABC is putting all their chips in on game shows this summer. The network will have three nights of it beginning in June and Card Sharks airs between the revival of Press Your Luck and the return of the Alec Baldwin-hosted Match Game.
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