The summer months are upon us and though many of your favorites series are taking a break until September there are quite a few new and returning ones that premiere in June. See what’s coming up and worth checking out after the break!
Sunday, 6/1: Halt and Catch Fire (AMC, 10PM)
AMC’s latest period drama, Halt and Catch Fire, takes place in the early ’80s smack in the middle of the personal computer revolution. The show’s title, also known as HCF, refers to computer code instructions “that cause a computer’s CPU to cease meaningful operation.” Pushing Daisies‘ Lee Pace stars as a former IBM exec. Here’s the show’s official synopsis:
Halt and Catch Fire is set roughly one year after IBM all but corners the market with the release of its first major product – the IBM PC. In this fictional drama, a former IBM executive, Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace) plans to reverse engineer the flagship product of his former employer and forces his current company, Cardiff Electric, into the personal computer race. MacMillan enlists the help of Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy), a great engineer whose unrealized dreams of creating a revolutionary product have created tension in his marriage to Donna (Kerry Bishé), and Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis), a volatile prodigy who puts her future in jeopardy to join MacMillan’s rogue PC project. Halt and Catch Fire thrives on the spirit of innovation and explores what it’s like to stand at the forefront of something world-changing and work towards it, no matter the risk.
Preview the new series at YouTube.
Friday, 6/6: Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
The ladies of Litchfield return in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix original series Orange is the New Black. The second batch of 13 episodes premieres on the streaming service all at once on June 6. Watch the season 2 trailer here.
Tuesday, 6/24: Tyrant (FX, 1oPM)
From the producers of Homeland (Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff) and Craig Wright (Six Feet Under, Lost) comes a new Middle Eastern thriller with twist: what happens when an American family with Middle Eastern roots returns to their native nation during a time political unrest?
Tyrant tells the story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam “Barry” Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his homeland, accompanied by his American wife and children, for his nephew’s wedding. Barry’s reluctant homecoming leads to a dramatic clash of cultures as he is thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.
Watch Tyrant teasers on YouTube.
Wednesday, 6/25: Wilfred (FXX, 10PM)
The raunchy comedy with a brilliant sense of philosophical fare Wilfred returns for its fourth and final season. Will we finally find out what exactly Ryan’s best friend is? Has the man in the dog suit been a figment of Ryan’s imagination this whole time, or is there more to it? The anticipation hurts.
Watch some fun season 4 teasers here.
Sunday, 6/29: The Leftovers (HBO, 10PM)
When 2% of the world’s population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they’re supposed to do about it. The new drama series ‘The Leftovers’ is the story of the people who didn’t make the cut.
The Leftovers, based on the bestselling novel by Tom Perrotta and the next TV series from Lost co-showrunner Damon Lindelof, essentially sounds like ABC’s Resurrection but in reverse. Instead of loved ones returning from the dead, this show involves a Rapture-like disappearance of people and it follows the aftermath of such a shocking event. Justin Theroux stars.
Find teasers and trailers for the mysterious new drama over here.
Monday, 6/30: Under the Dome (CBS, 10PM)
Previously on Under the Dome, the mysterious large dome surrounding the small town of Chester’s Mill, Maine turned a ghastly white as the prophetic pink stars were falling in lines and the town’s survivors were all still stuck inside. What happens next will travel beyond the original tale penned by Stephen King, who also serves as the series’ executive producer. Wondering if King approves of his story’s expansion? He’s written season 2’s opening hour, so there’s your answer. By no means is Dome a great show, but it certainly proved to be fun summer fare last year, and now it’s back for another sampling.
Get a taste for what’s in store in this season 2 preview featuring words from the series’ producers.