The days are officially getting shorter, but there’s no less TV to watch – just look at this week’s new releases. We use the entire spectrum of Dropout’s Make some noise season 3 to the dynamics of Netflix Supercell, all the way to the finals of Dark matter season 1 and interview with the vampire season 2. Personally, this week I’m most invested in the return of Babylon Berlin, which switched from Netflix to a new network (more on that below). Thank God you watched House of the Dragon‘s latest episode live last night, huh?
Here are all this week’s new TV premieres and finales.
New shows on Netflix
Supercell
Genre: Superheroes (grounded)
Date of publication: June 27, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Rapman
Form: Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Yasmin Monet Prince and more
There’s not much in this world that can beat “superhero fatigue” except Rapman’s Supercell hopes to do this by embracing normal people who are given superpowers, “not people who are martyrs, not people who are going to save the world, but just people who are trying to save themselves and their families,” as he told SFX magazine.
And indeed its premise is more complicated than it seems: five people in South London who are given power out of nowhere – and have nothing to seem to connect them except that they are black – with a nefarious organization in the background.
New programs on AMC Plus
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 final
Photo: Alfonso Bresciani/AMC
Genre: Vampire drama
Date of publication: June 30th
Showrunner/creator: Rollin Jones
Form: Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Bailey Bass and more
A lot of ground has been covered this season: Louis (Sam Reid) and Claudia (Bailey Bass) find their way to Paris; Armand (Assad Zaman) reveals his and Louis’ current love and their meeting; Daniel (Eric Bogosian) is getting tired of vampire antics. (Okay, that last part is part of it.) Now that the process is out of the way, it’s time to see where that leaves our epic vampire love triangle in this crazy world of theirs.
New shows on Hulu
The bear season 3
Genre: Cooking drama
Date of publication: June 27
Showrunner/creator: Christopher Storer
Form: Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and more
De Beer is open for business. Now that the dream restaurant finally gets off the ground, hopefully Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) can lead his team not only to a Michelin star, but also to spiritual harmony.
New programs on Prime Video
My lady Jane
Genre: Alternative history comedy
Date of publication: June 27, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Gemma Burgess
Form: Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, Jordan Peters and more
In real life, Lady Jane Gray claimed the throne of England for nine days before losing support and later being executed to make way for Queen Mary to take control. Lady Jane Gray (Emily Bader) from My lady Janeon the other is getting a new story – and a new life. Based on the Lady Janies book series, My lady Jane hopes to help the damsel in distress save herself (and maybe even the entire kingdom!). We had this in error in an earlier edition of this weekly roundup, but now it returns to its proper place.
New shows on Apple TV Plus
Country of women
Genre: Family drama on the run
Date of publication: June 26, with two episodes
Showrunner/creator: Ramón Campos and Gema R. Neira
Form: Eva Longoria, Carmen Maura, Victoria Bazúa and more
Gala (Eva Longoria) is living the good life in New York, until she suddenly discovers that her husband owes $15 million that he cannot pay back. Encouraged to go on the run, she grabs her elderly mother and daughter and goes into hiding in a small town in Spain, where she plans to keep quiet until everything blows over. Unfortunately, everything doesn’t go according to plan, and she ends up finding much more than she bargained for in the Spanish countryside.
Season finale of Dark Matter
Genre: Twisty science fiction
Date of publication: June 26
Showrunner/creator: Blake Crouch
Form: Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga and more
Quantum entanglement and alternate versions make for a tricky line of spoilers, so we’ll just say: the show is wrapping up its first season! And the possibilities are (almost) limitless.
New shows on Dropout
Make Some Noise Season 3
Genre: Competitive improv game show
Date of publication: 24th of June
Showrunner/creator: Sam Rich
Form: Josh Ruben, Zac Oyama, Brennan Lee Mulligan and more
Big names, big laughs, big jokes – it’s time to make some noise Make some noise! Expect something like that Crazy ex-girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom of live-action animated Sonic star Ben Schwartz, all in addition to the Noise Boys making a triumphant return. Who will take home the crown?
New shows on MHZ Choice
Babylon Berlin season 4
Genre: Period mystery
Date of publication: 25 June
Showrunner/creator: Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries and Hendrik Handloegten
Form: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries and more
The long, long, long-awaited return I’ve been waiting for. It’s New Year’s Eve 1930 and Gereon (Volker Bruch) and Charlotte (Liv Lisa Fries) are getting ready for a night out on the town – she at work, he waiting for her. Only nothing goes according to plan, and suddenly the night changes the trajectory of their working lives.