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Longing for some much needed R&R this summer? Well, kick back on the couch because we have your Official Summer TV Guide for 2018 right here! If you like action, romance, comedy, or just feel-good entertainment, you can find it on the small screen this summer. All you need is a cold drink, your remote, some comfy pants and you’re ready to go.
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50B2fuGFbcQ
Thursday, June 7
Premiere: Season 1
Network: Freeform
Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson, two teenagers from different backgrounds, acquire superpowers while forming a romantic relationship. They soon realize that their powers work better when they are together, but their feelings for each other make their already complicated world even more challenging.
American Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROtQJuS6rQc
Thursday, June 7
Premiere: Season 1
Network: Paramount
A new, challenging life awaits Bonnie Nolan after she discovers her husband is having an affair. Amid the rise of second-wave feminism in the 1970s, the unconventional mom decides to leave her marriage and raise her two daughters by herself. It’s a struggle, but with the help of best friends Kathleen and Diana, the ladies each create their own brand of independence in a rapidly changing world that frowns upon it. Starring Alicia Silverstone as Bonnie, the comedy series is inspired by the real-life upbringing of co-executive producer Kyle Richards (“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”)
Claws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIS4AUydqMU
Sunday, June 10
Premiere: Season 2
Network: TBS
Five manicurists at the Nail Artisan salon of Manatee County, Florida enter the traditionally male world of organized crime when they begin laundering money for a neighboring pain clinic.
The Bold Type
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjllSXyZ__8
Tuesday, June 12
Premiere: Season 2
Network: Freeform
“The Bold Type” is inspired by the life of “Cosmopolitan” editor in chief, Joanna Coles. The show is a glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for a global women’s magazine. Their struggles are about finding your identity, managing friendships and getting your heart broken, all while wearing the perfect jeans to flatter any body type.
12 Monkeys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbkBT57MNok
Friday, June 15
Premiere: Season 4
Network: Syfy
James Cole (Aaron Stanford) and Dr. Cassandra Railly (Amanda Schull) set out on an epic quest, traveling further back in time than they’ve ever been before. According to legend, their only hope lies with a weapon capable of stopping the Witness for good. But they’ll soon discover that in order to win the final battle and save time itself, they will have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Drunk History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF-0Y6djAts
Tuesday, June 19
Premiere: Season 5
Network: Comedy Central
Drunk History is an American television comedy series produced by Comedy Central, based on the Funny or Die web series created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner in 2007. In each episode, an inebriated narrator, who is played by a comedian joined by host Waters, struggles to recount an event from history, while actors enact the narrator’s anecdotes and also lip-sync the dialogue.
Shooter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkprcGibEWM
Thursday, June 21
Premiere: Season 3
Network: USA
Season 3 of Shooter is based loosely on Black Light, the second book in the Bob Lee Swagger series by Stephen Hunter. As Bob Lee struggles to put an end to the events of season two, a nemesis reveals mysterious details surrounding his father Earl’s death, leading Bob Lee towards a startling conspiracy that hits close to home.
Marvel’s Luke Cage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB1in0KkoG4
Friday, June 22
Premiere: Season 2
Network: Netflix
After clearing his name, Luke Cage has become a celebrity on the streets of Harlem with a reputation as bulletproof as his skin. But being so visible has only increased his need to protect the community and find the limits of who he can and can’t save. With the rise of a formidable new foe, Luke is forced to confront the fine line that separates a hero from a villain.
Preacher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5svh8iUHNeM
Sunday, June 24
Premiere: Season 3
Network: AMC
Fulfilling a promise to his deceased father, one-time outlaw Jesse Custer returns home to West Texas to take over his dad’s church. Jesse’s mission, however, becomes twisted when his body is overcome by a cryptic force that unleashes within him a highly unconventional power. Together with hell-raising ex-girlfriend Tulip and Irish vagabond Cassidy, the preacher-in-training embarks on a journey to find God in a world inhabited by holy, hellish, and everything-in-between characters. The darkly comedic “Preacher” is based on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s popular 1990s comic book franchise of the same name.
GLOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esw-tRbAjIo
Friday, June 29
Premiere: Season 2
Network: Netflix
Set in Los Angeles in 1985, Ruth Wilder, a struggling actress, auditions along with dozens of other women in a fledgling professional wrestling promotion called the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW). She is at odds with GLOW’s director Sam Sylvia due to her tendency to overact. When Ruth’s former best friend, retired soap opera actress Debbie Eagan, arrives at the ring, their confrontation promises to either make or break the show.
Power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTNngJsBrI
Sunday, July 1
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Network: Starz
The series follows James St. Patrick, nicknamed “Ghost”, owner of “Truth”, a popular New York City nightclub. In addition, he is a major player in one of the city’s biggest illegal drug networks. He struggles to balance these two lives, and the balance topples when he realizes he wants to leave the drug ring in order to support his legitimate business. He also has to keep his marriage with Tasha, while pursuing his relationship with Angela.
Sharp Objects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asX53aeBPJE
July 8, 2018
Premiere: Miniseries
Network: HBO
Camille Preaker, a crime reporter recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital after years of self-harming, returns to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the murders of two young girls. The assignment takes her back to her childhood home under the critical eye of small-town socialite Adora, which forces Preaker to confront some personal demons.
Snowfall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goUlKkY2ATM
Thursday, July 19
Premiere: Season 2
Network: FX
Set in 1983 Los Angeles, the series revolves around the first crack epidemic and its impact on the culture of the city. The series follows the stories of several characters whose lives are doomed to intersect: 19-year-old drug dealer Franklin Saint, Mexican luchador Gustavo “El Oso” Zapata, CIA operative Teddy McDonald, and a Mexican crime boss’s niece, Lucia Villanueva.
Killjoys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9KGD0WrOW0
Friday, July 20
Premiere: Season 4
Network: Syfy
Killjoys follows a trio of hard-living bounty hunters – Dutch, John, and D’avin. Working for the Reclamation Apprehension Coalition (RAC), they work in a four planet-and-moon system known as the Quad. Taking on warrants to apprehend people or property, RAC Agents are given high authority by their agency. As part of their job, they swear to remain neutral in conflicts and owe no allegiance to any system, government, or other organizations. With their pasts coming back to haunt them, the trio will have to work hard to keep themselves, and their friends, alive.
Shark Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJcZuNrpkqk
Sunday, July 22
Network: Discovery
Shark Week is an annual, week-long TV programming block created by Tom Golden at the Discovery Channel, which features shark-based programming. Shark Week originally premiered on July 17, 1988. Featured annually, in July and/or early August, it was originally devoted to conservation efforts and correcting misconceptions about sharks
The Sinner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrJJC2Mqsu8
Wednesday, August 1
Premiere: Season 2
Network: USA
The series follows Cora, a young mother, who lives a quiet life with her husband, Mason. Their lives are torn apart after the events of a beach outing, where she brutally kills a man in public and at first seems to have no idea why she did so. Assigned to the case, Detective Harry Ambrose delves into Cora’s past to find shocking secrets and emotional trauma.
Better Call Saul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwtUlUXODtA
Monday, August 6
Premiere: Season 4
Network: AMC
Better Call Saul follows the life of the character Saul Goodman some years prior to the events of Breaking Bad. Goodman, born as James “Jimmy” McGill, is a former con artist now trying to follow a more lawful career as an aspiring lawyer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He seeks to become a partner in the law firm which his older brother Charles “Chuck” McGill is a senior partner. However, Jimmy’s work is frequently overshadowed by Chuck’s past reputation, and he struggles to find a way to prove himself, even with the help of another associate in the firm, Kim Wexler, with whom he also becomes romantically involved. Interspersed among Jimmy’s activities are the prior histories of other Breaking Bad characters, including Mike Ehrmantraut, a former police officer who becomes involved in illegal drug trafficking schemes, and drug kingpins Hector Salamanca and Gus Fring, who help distribute drugs illegally brought to the area from Mexico.
Ballers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grsw3BUxcec
Sunday, August 12
Premiere: Season 4
Network: HBO
Ballers looks at the lives of former and current football players, following ex-superstar Spencer Strasmore (Johnson), who has reinvented himself as a financial manager. This season, Spencer and Joe (Rob Corddry) take their skills to Los Angeles as they look to expand their roster and horizons in the world of action sports.
Insecure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsXE8kdVqas
Sunday, August 12
Premiere: Season 3
Network: HBO
Insecure explores the black female experience from the perspective of the two female protagonists, Issa (Issa Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji) who have been best friends with each other since their college days at Stanford. They are both in their late 20s, career and relationship experiences are explored. Issa works at a non-profit that benefits middle-school students of color. Issa has a long-term relationship with Lawrence (Jay Ellis). Molly is a successful corporate attorney who has career success but difficulty with dating men. The half-hour series explores social and racial issues that relate to the contemporary black experience.
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