22 TV Shows To Get Obsessed With This Summer
For those days when you need a break from the sun.
1. Younger

Liza, a 40-year-old divorcée, lies about her age to get a job in book publishing. After forming close friendships, and even a romantic relationship, with twentysomething millennials, Liza's lie grows bigger and threatens the new life she's built for herself.
Premieres: June 12 (Season 6)
Watch it on: TV Land
2. Big Little Lies

Based on the 2014 novel of the same name, the series follows a group of suburban moms who find themselves connected by a slew of secrets, including a mysterious murder.
Premieres: June 9 (Season 2)
Watch it on: HBO
3. Stranger Things

Set in the 1980s, a group of friends investigate the sudden disappearance of a close friend, stumbling upon a parallel alternate dimension, dangerous creatures, and a young girl with mysterious powers. Together they try to save their friend, as well as their small, unsuspecting town.
Premieres: July 4 (Season 3)
Watch it on: Netflix
4. She's Gotta Have It

An adaptation of Spike Lee's 1986 movie, the series follows Nola Darling, a twentysomething artist juggling three open relationships in New York City. As she tries to navigate the men in her life, as well as her friendships and career, she grows to discover what she truly wants and needs out of life — or so she hopes.
Premieres: May 24 (Season 2)
Watch it on: Netflix
5. Good Omens

Based on the 1990 Neil Gaiman novel of the same name, an angel and a demon — who have both lived on Earth since the beginning of time — work together to prevent the coming of the antichrist and the end of times.
Premieres: May 31 (Season 1)
Watch it on: Amazon Prime
6. When They See Us

Created by Ava DuVernay, the miniseries tells the true story of the Central Park Five — five young men of color who were accused of raping a woman in 1989.
Premieres: May 31 (Season 1)
Watch it on: Netflix
7. The Handmaid's Tale

Based on the 1985 dystopian novel, the show follows the life and struggles of Offred, a Handmaid living in a totalitarian Christian society who must submit to ritualized rape, due to the country's low fertility rate. She attempts to find her husband and daughter, all while trying to survive the daily torture and attempting to hold on to the person she used to be.
Premieres: June 5 (Season 3)
Watch it on: Hulu
8. Grown-ish

A spinoff of ABC's Black-ish, the show follows Zoey Johnson as she navigates the highs and lows of college life as a Gen-Z'er.
Premieres: June 5 (Season 2B)
Watch it on: Freeform
9. Good Trouble

A spinoff of Freeform's The Fosters, the series follows sisters Callie, a soon-to-be-lawyer, and Mariana, a software engineer, as they navigate their early twenties in Los Angeles.
Premieres: June 18 (Season 2)
Watch it on: Freeform
10. BH90210

A revival of the original 1990 show Beverly Hills, 90210, the six-episode reboot will follow the original cast members as heightened versions of themselves and their lives after the success of the original series.
Premieres: Aug. 7 (Season 1)
Watch it on: Fox
11. Euphoria

The series follows Ruth, a 17-year-old recovering drug addict, and her friends, as they navigate high school while dealing with "drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love, and friendship."
Premieres: June 16 (Season 1)
Watch it on: HBO
12. Glow

Set in the 1980s, the series follows the women of GLOW — the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling — a syndicated wrestling show featuring lively characters, comedy sketches, and more.
Premieres: Aug. 9 (Season 3)
Watch it on: Netflix
13. Fleabag

After the sudden death of her friend and business partner, Fleabag — a "dry-witted, sexual, angry, and unfiltered woman" living in London — tries to keep her head above water and her life on track while dealing with her grief, owning her past mistakes, and more.
Premieres: May 17 (Season 2)
Watch it on: Amazon Prime
14. What/If

This neo-noir thriller miniseries explores what happens when people make a single and fateful, morally questionable decision, and how it effects the trajectory of their life.
Premieres: May 25 (Season 1)
Watch it on: Netflix
15. Four Weddings and a Funeral

Written by Mindy Kaling, the series — which is a remake of the 1994 romantic comedy — follows four American friends who reunite for a London wedding. When a confession is made during the ceremony, their lives are thrown into chaos, beginning a year of heartbreaks, scandals, and more.
Premieres: July 31 (Season 1)
Watch it on: Hulu
16. Leila

Based on the 2017 dystopian novel of the same name, the Indian series follows Shalini — a Muslim woman who lives in a future where society is organized into ghettoed districts, based on caste, religion and income — searches for her daughter 16 years after she went missing.
Premieres: June 13 (Season 1)
Watch it on: Netflix
17. 3%

This Brazilian dystopian thriller take place in the distant future where most of the population lives in the impoverished Inland. All 20-year-olds are eligible to move to the paradisiacal Offshore by completing the Process, a series of tests that only 3% succeed at.
Premieres: June 7 (Season 3)
Watch it on: Netflix
18. Catch-22

In this dark comedy set in WWII, young American fliers try to navigate the bureaucracy that proves to be more dangerous than the war.
Premieres: May 17 (Season 1)
Watch it on: Hulu
19. Orange Is the New Black

Based on the 2010 memoir of the same name, the show is about Piper, a 30-something woman sent to a women's prison for drug smuggling years prior. The series follows Piper and her fellow inmates as they navigate friendships, romantic relationships, and everyday life in federal prison.
Premieres: July 26 (Season 7)
Watch it on: Netflix
20. Pose

Set in 1980s New York, the series explores the life and culture of the black and Latino LGBTQ ball culture community.
Premieres: June 11 (Season 2)
Watch it on: FX
21. Vida

Two Mexican-American sisters return to their home of East Los Angeles after their mother's death. Upon returning, they uncover secrets about their mother's identity, while rediscovering their roots.
Premieres: May 26 (Season 2)
Watch it on: Starz
22. Black Mirror

The sci-fi anthology explores the consequences of technology on modern society.
Premieres: June 5 (Season 5)
Watch it on: Netflix