The beginning of summer relaxes the flow of series premieres, but also brings back phenomena such as The Boys and The house of the dragonwhich will accompany viewers for several weeks. The new production of Star Warsalways with a legion of followers behind. The good humor will be provided by the teachers of Abbott Collegethe essential dose of drama based on a real-life scandal is provided by an NBA story and Spanish fiction once again turns its gaze to Galician drug trafficking with Clans.
It won’t be the only Spanish release this month. Eva & Nicole (day 2 on Atresplayer) travels to Marbella in the eighties to turn Belén Rueda and Hiba Abouk into rivals. The “mystery with a view” subgenre has a new title with Second death (day 6 on Movistar Plus+), with Georgina Amorós and Karra Elejalde in the Pasiego valleys. The supernatural mystery dominates From tomorrow (Day 12 on Disney+) and Eva Longoria and Carmen Maura leave the luxury of New York for a Catalan wine village in Land of women (day 26 on Apple TV+).
In Archie (day 4 on Filmin), Jason Isaacs brings Cary Grant to life to show the most personal side of the movie star. The new installment of Genius (Day 5 on Disney+) focuses on Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and their fight for black rights. The adventures of Sweet Tooth (day 6 on Netflix) come to an end with its third season. The violence inside and outside the prison intensifies in the new episodes of Mayor of Kingstown (Day 6 on SkyShowtime). And the Irish conflict is at the center of the drama The Way (day 25 on Filmin). In addition, the third season of The Bridgertons (day 13 on Netflix) will have its last four chapters.
Of this month’s new releases and returns (which you can check out on our calendar), we recommend giving this selection a chance.
Checkmate: scandal at the Los Angeles Clippers
He Sterling case He was the subject of hundreds of headlines. In 2014, Clippers owner Donald Sterling was recorded telling his girlfriend: “It really bothers me that you’re putting out there that you’re hanging out with black people. Do you have to? You can sleep with them. You can bring them here. You can do whatever you want. The only thing I ask is that you don’t promote it, don’t bring them to my games, don’t bring them to the arena.” Basketball stars such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson (whom Sterling also referred to in the recording) called for a harsh punishment for him. The Clippers owner was banned from the NBA for life. Ed O’Neill plays Sterling and Laurence Fishburne is coach Doc Rivers in the series that recreates that scandal and has received good reviews before its premiere.
When and where to watch it? Tuesday 4th on Disney+.
Star Wars: The Acolyte
The universe of Star Wars continues to spread on television with this series that is set in the last days of the High Republic era, at the time when the Jedi order was at its peak. Lee Jung-jae, protagonist of The Squid Gameleads the cast and plays a respected Jedi Master. While investigating a wave of crimes, he will cross paths with a warrior with whom he shares a past. Along the way, they will encounter sinister forces that will make them see that not everything is as it seems. The cast includes Amandla Stenberg, Dafne Keen, Manny Jacinto and Carrie-Anne Moss, among others, and the person responsible for the series is Leslye Headland, co-creator of Russian doll.
When and where to watch it? Disney+ will premiere the first two episodes on Wednesday 5th, followed by a new one each week. Cuatro will broadcast the first episode on open television soon.
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
The third series on designers so far this year (after Cristobal Balenciaga and The New Look) is a French production starring Karl Lagerfeld. Actor Daniel Brühl is in charge of playing him in a series that begins in 1972, when he was 38 years old and was already a sought-after designer. ready-to-wear which was sold to the highest bidder. While falling in love with his partner of 18 years, Jacques de Bascher, Lagerfeld will face his friend and now rival Yves Saint Laurent, who has the support of businessman Pierre Bergé. A story of ambition, rivalries, loyalties, betrayals and excesses with fashion as a backdrop.
When and where to watch it? June 7 on Disney+.
Abbott College
The series created and starring Quinta Brunson has understood what is the key to a comedy: that the viewers become fond of and care about its characters. And the teachers at this Philadelphia public elementary school are loved as soon as you meet them. It is impossible not to fall in love with good old Janine or laugh at Ava’s eccentricities. With a false documentary format (in the wake of Modern Family, Parks & Recreation either The Office), its plots follow the daily lives of a group of officials who have to deal with budget problems, general discouragement and professional relationships that frequently become personal.
When and where to watch it? The first part of the third season premieres on Disney+ on Wednesday the 12th.
The Boys
With Victoria Neuman’s race for the White House in the background, the new season delves into the political satire that this superhero series has always enclosed with an extra dose of gore. Patriot is strengthening his ties with his son. The Seven have two new additions that will make them even more dangerous. And, on the other side, Carnicero knows that he only has a few months to live. In the new episodes, unexpected alliances emerge, while some characters have to face equally unexpected personal problems. Violence, blood, black humor and savage satire dominate in one of those series that proudly claim to be a great entertainment product.
When and where to watch it? The first three episodes of season four premiere June 13 on Amazon Prime Video, followed by a new episode each week.
Presumed innocent
David E. Kelley, one of the most respected television creators, is responsible for this adaptation of the 1990 film starring Harrison Ford (which, in turn, adapted a novel). Now the protagonist is Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays a prosecutor who will become the main suspect in the murder of a colleague from the Chicago prosecutor’s office, with whom he had more than just a professional relationship. The protagonist will have to try to prove his innocence when everything is against him and while his marriage and family fall apart. A story full of twists and turns that maintains the aroma and flavor of those thrillers nineties fans who made us enjoy so much.
When and where to watch it? Apple TV+ premieres the first two episodes on June 12, followed by a new episode every Wednesday.
The house of the dragon
Westeros is divided into two banks. The Green and Black Councils support King Aegon and Queen Rhaenyra, and each side believes that its backer has the legitimacy to sit on the Iron Throne. Civil war seems inevitable, and a war with dragons is always a good thing. The prequel to Game of Thrones The series, which focuses on the Targaryen past, already proved with its first season that it was a worthy heir to the epic of the mother fiction. Now comes the most complicated part, the moment of the test and of proving that those elements that were presented have the endurance to continue building a world that we already know, but that at the same time feels new.
When and where to watch it? Max premieres it on Monday the 17th at a rate of one episode per week.
Clans
When her father dies, a lawyer decides to leave her job at a prestigious law firm in Madrid to move to Cambados, in Galicia, and find out more about her father’s past. There, her path crosses with that of Daniel Padín, the son of an important drug trafficker who is taking control of the clan while his father is in prison. Clara Lago and Tamar Novas lead the cast of this thriller which brings back to the small screen the Galician drug traffickers, seasoned with what seems to be a complicated love relationship. Jorge Guerricaechevarría, with extensive experience in the genre, is at the helm of the series.
When and where to watch it? On the 21st on Netflix.
Other notable series of June
Premiere. Day 2 on Atresplayer.
Premiere. Day 4 on Filmin.
Season 4. Day 5 on Disney+.
Season 3. Day 5 on COSMO.
Third and final season. Day 6 on Netflix.
Premiere. Day 6 on Movistar Plus+.
Season 3. Day 6 on SkyShowtime.
Premiere. Day 7 on Disney+.
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