Summer 2022 TV Preview: Over 35 Shows To Watch

“The Umbrella Academy” (Season 3)
Reunited by their father’s death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity. Based on Gerard Way‘s Eisner-winning comic, “The Umbrella Academy” ended on a cliffhanger: the Umbrellas time-traveled out of the ‘60s and returned to 2019. Starring Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, new cast members include Justin Cromwell, Britne Olfrod, Genesis Rodriguez, Cazzie David, Jake Epstein, and “Euphoria” star Javon Walton.
Premiere Date: June 22 on Netflix. 

“Only Murders in the Building” (Season 2)
Merging the true-crime and podcast phenomenons into one, “Only Murders in the Building” centered on a trio of Upper West Side neighbors (Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin) whose shared love for true crime podcasts leads to their own detective-work and snooping when a fellow resident dies in their building. Co-created by Martin and John Hoffman (“Grace & Frankie”). The unlikely murder-solving trio returns for a second season as they rush to identify the killer of Bunny Folger (Jayne Joudyshell).
Premiere Date: June 28 on Hulu.

Also in June: “Dark Winds” (AMC, June 12) “The Summer I Turned Pretty” (Amazon Prime Video, June 17) “Animal Kingdom”  (TNT, final season June) 19, “The Chi” (Showtime, June 24), “Loot” (Apple TV+, June 24),

JULY

“The Terminal List”
Amazon seems to love its movies and shows the CIA, covert black ops, and Navy SEALs. So that works perfectly for “The Terminal List” starring Chris Pratt. Based on the book by Jack Carr, written by David DiGilio and directed by Antoine Fuqua and Ellen Kuras, the film is about a former Navy SEAL officer (Pratt) who investigates why his entire platoon was ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Taylor Kitsch, Constance Wu, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Riley Keough, and Patrick Schwarzenegger co-star in an eight-episode series.
Premiere Date: July 1, 2022, on Prime Video.

“Stranger Things” (Season 4, Part 2)
The continuation of part one. Everyone’s trying to eventize their series these days.
Premiere Date: July 1 on Netflix.

“Black Bird”
Based on the true-crime memoir “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin, Taron Egerton stars in the Apple TV+ series “Black Bird.” The actor plays the son of a police officer who is sentenced to 10 years in prison but is offered a chance for early parole if he moves to a prison for the criminally insane and befriends a serial killer. The series also stars Ray Liotta, Greg Kinnear, Sepideh Moafi, and Paul Walter Hauser as the killer in question. 
Premiere Date:  July 8 on Apple TV+.

“City On A Hill” (Season 3)
As more drama unfolds, causing a bigger rift between Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon) and Decourcey Ward (Aldis Hodge), corruption in Boston is as high as ever. Season 3 of “City on a Hill” will be eight episodes and will star Jill Hennessy, Lauren E. Banks, Matthew Del Negro, Corbin Bernsen, Joanne Kelly, and Ernie Hudson.
Premiere Date: July 10 on Showtime.

“Resident Evil”
From showrunner Andrew Dabb, the live-action series based on the popular video game franchise set in the year 2036, 14 years after a deadly virus caused a global apocalypse. Netflix’s second adventure into the “Resident Evil” universe, the series stars Lance Reddick, Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nuñez.
Premiere Date: July 14 on Netflix.

AUGUST:

“House of the Dragon”
Set two centuries before HBO’s hit show “Game of Thrones,” the first ten-episode spin-off series will follow how the House of Taragaryen fell into a brutal civil war. Created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan J. Condal (“Colony”) and based on the novel “Fire & Blood,” the series will star Matt Smith, Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, and Eve Best. 
Premiere Date: August 21 on HBO.