With the Paris Olympics approaching, most of us probably already know what we'll be watching over a two-week span starting July 26. But the streamers aren't about to roll over just because a few gold medals are about to be handed out. After a two-year break, summer 2024 will see the return of “House of the Dragon” and “Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power” while the next couple of months will be especially active on Apple TV+ and Hulu.
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to the broadcast networks, which don't seem to have much else on this summer. Seven months after those twin Hollywood strikes ended, TV is still struggling to fill the pipeline which explains (in part) why even the major streamers seem a little quiet this summer. In the meantime, here are just a few intriguing diversions: ERIC (Netflix) Eric and Benedict Cumberbatch as Vincent in Netflix's "Eric.
" Credit: Netflix Vincent Anderson (Benedict Cumberbatch) is an irascible puppeteer for a popular '80s New York kids' show (think “Sesame Street”), married to Cassie (Gaby Hoffmann), when any parent's worst nightmare happens — their son disappears on the way to school. Vincent soon loses his mind and believes a tall puppet ( don't think Big Bird) named Eric will help find the boy. This six-parter from British screenwriter Abi Morgan (“The Hour”) looks good, and really strange.
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