Summer TV 2019 Premiere Dates

While the official start of summer is still a few weeks away, the Memorial Day weekend tends to kick things off for most Americans. As such, it's time to take a look at all the shows worth checking out as the mercury rises with the Summer TV 2019 Premiere Dates For All The New & Returning Series. Though Game of Thrones has officially come and gone, there's still another monocultural hit waiting in the wings, as Stranger Things season 3 is set to make the long July 4 weekend a binge-a-thon for many Netflix subscribers. The shift from Halloween to the summer is a clear sign that the streaming giant and the Duffer brothers are aware what sort of blockbuster they have on their hands, which makes the timing of the series' long-awaited third season feel all the more appropriate.

Aside from nostalgia for the '80s (speaking of which, every season of the original Baywatch TV series is currently available on Amazon Prime Video) and all things Amblin, summer TV will also bring threats of deadly viruses, in National Geographic's The Hot Zone, as well as career criminals in Cinemax's Jett, and Euphoria, a daring new teen drama from HBO starring Spider-Man: Far From Home star Zendaya. June also sees the return of Idris Elba as in a new season of Luther, which follows an interesting trend of stars of big summer tentpole films also contributing to the rise of Peak TV.

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There's plenty more to keep you watching, as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, and more won't be taking the summer off, as the race to score as many eyeballs as possible has them pumping out as much new content as possible. Take a look at what's to come this summer.

[We'll update with new announcement/changes.]

May

Liam Cunningham and Julianna Margulies in The Hot Zone National Geographic

Monday, May 27

TOP PICK: The Hot Zone — National Geographic 9pm

"Starring Golden Globe and Emmy award winner Julianna Margulies as Dr. Nancy Jaax, is based on the eponymous international best-seller by Richard Preston. It is inspired by a true story about the origins of Ebola, a highly infectious and deadly virus from the central African rainforest and its arrival on US soil in 1989. When this killer suddenly appeared in monkeys in a scientific research lab in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., there was no known cure. A heroic U.S. Army scientist (Dr. Nancy Jaax) working with a secret military specialized team put her life on the line to head off the outbreak before it spread to the human population."

Tuesday, May 28

Animal Kingdom — TNT 9pm

Blood and Treasure — CBS 10pm

Songland — NBC 10pm

Wednesday, May 29

Archer 1999 — FXX 10pm

The InBetween — NBC 10pm

Friday, May 31

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction — Netflix

When They See Us — Netflix

Good Omens — Amazon

Swamp Thing — DC Universe

Deadwood: The Movie — HBO 8pm

Next: June — Luther, Legion, Fear the Walking Dead & More

June

Jessica Jones — Netflix (TBD)

Sunday, June 2

Burden of Truth — The CW 8pm

Top Pick: Luther — BBC America 8pm

"A new spate of nightmarish murders brings DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) to once again face the depths of human depravity on the streets of London. While the monstrous and seemingly indiscriminate killings become ever more audacious and public, Luther and new recruit D.S. Catherine Halliday (Wunmi Mosaku) are confounded by a complex tangle of leads and misdirection that seems designed to protect an untouchable corruption. As the body count rises, and gangster George Cornelius (Patrick Malahide) applies his own pressure, can Luther catch a killer and save his own neck?"

Fear the Walking Dead — AMC 9pm

NOS4A2 — AMC 10pm

The Weekly — FX 10pm (June 3 on Hulu)

Perpetual Grace — EPIX

Wednesday, June 5

The Handmaid’s Tale — Hulu

Black Mirror — Netflix

Grown-ish — Freeform 8pm

Thursday, June 6

Queen of the South — USA 10pm

Friday, June 7

Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City — Netflix

Designated Survivor — Netflix

The Chef Show — Netflix

Sunday, June 9

Top Pick: Big Little Lies — HBO 9pm

"The second season of this subversive, darkly comedic drama will explore the malignancy of lies, the durability of friendships, the fragility of marriage and the vicious ferocity of sound parenting. Relationships will fray, loyalties will erode…the potential for emotional and bodily injury shall loom."

Claws — TNT 9pm

Tuesday, June 11

Pose — FX 10pm

Wednesday, June 12

Queen Sugar — OWN 9pm

Krypton — SYFY 10pm

Thursday, June 13

Strange Angel — CBS All Access

Baskets — FX 10pm

Friday, June 14

Absentia — Amazon Prime Video

Awake: The Million Dollar Game — Netflix

Trinkets — Netflix

Too Old To Die Young — Amazon Prime Video

Top Pick: Jett — Cinemax 10pm

"Fresh out of prison, retired professional thief Daisy (aka “Jett”) Kowalski is reluctantly drawn back into doing what she does best after being forced to quit following the birth of her child. Narrowly completing a dangerous “final” job, she finds herself pulled back into a series of assignments masterminded by ruthless criminals, who are determined to exploit her skills for their own ends."

Los Espookys — HBO 11pm

Saturday, June 15

Frankie Drake Mysteries — Ovation 9pm

Sunday, June 16

Endeavor — PBS 9pm

City on a Hill — Showtime 9pm

Instinct — CBS 9pm

Top Pick: Euphoria — HBO 10pm

"EUPHORIA puts a fresh spin on the coming-of-age narrative, exploring the teenage landscape of substance-enhanced parties and anxiety-ridden day-to-day life with empathy and candor. The series follows 17-year-old Rue Bennett (Zendaya), a drug addict fresh from rehab, who’s struggling to make sense of her future. Her life changes dramatically when she meets Jules Vaughn (Hunter Schafer), a trans girl who recently moved to town following her parents’ divorce, and like Rue is searching for where she belongs."

Monday, June 17

Grand Hotel — ABC 10pm

Tuesday, June 18

Adam Devine: Best Times of Our Lives — Netflix

Good Trouble — Freeform 8pm

Drunk History — Comedy Central 10pm

The Detour — TBS 10:30pm

Wednesday, June 19

Yellowstone — Paramount Network 10pm

Thursday, June 20

Riviera — Sundance Now

Friday, June 21

Top Pick: Dark — Netflix

"DARK season 2: Jonas finds himself trapped in the future and desperately tries to return to 2020. Meanwhile, his friends Martha, Magnus, and Franziska are trying to uncover how Bartosz’ is involved in the mysterious incidents occurring in their small hometown of Winden. More and more people are drawn into the events orchestrated by an obscure figure who seemingly controls everything that is connected throughout different time zones."

Mr. Iglesias — Netflix

Monday, June 24

Years and Years — HBO 9pm

Legion — FX 10pm

Tuesday, June 25

Mike Epps: Only One Mike — Netflix

Sunday, June 30

The Rock — Starz 8pm

What Just Happened — FOX 9:30pm

The Loudest Voice — Showtime 10pm

Next: July — Stranger Things, Orange Is The New Black and More

Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things 3 Netflix

July

Thursday, July 4

Top Pick: Stranger Things — Netflix

As is you're not going to watch this.

Sunday, July 7

Top Pick: The Movies — CNN

"Executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, the six-part series explores American cinema through the decades and the cultural, societal and political shifts that framed its evolution. Combining archival footage and interviews with leading actors, directors, producers, film critics and historians, the series showcases the most pivotal moments in film that have stirred the imagination and influenced our culture."

Wednesday, July 10

Harlots — Hulu

Snowfall — FX 10pm

Sunday, July 14

Sweetbitter — Starz 9pm

Grantchester — PBS 9pm

Wednesday, July 17

Suits — USA 9pm

Pearson — USA 10pm

Friday, July 26

Light as a Feather — Hulu

Orange is the New Black — Netflix

Wednesday, July 31

Four Weddings and a Funeral — Hulu

No One Saw a Thing — Sundance 8pm

Sherman’s Showcase — IFC 10pm

Next: August — Succession, The Terror & More

Logan Roy looking concerned in his office in Succession season 2.

August

Mindhunter — Netflix (TBD)

Top Pick: Succession — HBO (TBD)

"Beginning where season one dramatically left off, season two follows the Roy family as they struggle to retain control of their empire, and while the future looks increasingly uncertain, it is the past that threatens to ultimately destroy them."

The Righteous Gemstones —HBO (TBD)