Culture | TV Summer, what summer? The warm months have thus far been a bit of a washout, but don’t despair: draw the curtains and reach for the remote instead. Fortunately, it is a great season for TV. Not only are beloved shows returning – from The Bear to Emily in Paris – but there are some standout new titles to get excited about.
From documentaries to fantastical escapism, here’s our pick of the best. The delightfully irreverent, funny and extremely bloody series is back for more gory high jinx. With vicious senator Victoria Neuman out for power, and evil ‘supe’ Homelander killing people left, right and centre The Boys have a job on their hands to stop them.
Funnier, darker and more bloody, strap in for another wild ride. Prime Video , June 13 Return to the world of Westeros in the second highly anticipated season of the Game of Thrones spinoff. After a first season stuffed with simmering tension, the battle for the Iron Throne is heating up.
Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) are at each others’ throats, and when your weapon of choice is a 50-tonne dragon, things are bound to get fiery. Strap in. Sky Atlantic and NOW, June 17 Yes Chef! The Bear blew audiences away last year (and the year before) with its frantic pace, complex characters and routine freakouts.
Now, it’s back and things are getting even more stressful. Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) had just about managed to transform his dead brother’s sandwich shop into a high-end restauran.
