The Complete Guide to Summer TV: Everything to Know About What to Watch This Season
These shows are sizzling
This summer's hottest look is armor. Two of the biggest fantasy shows on TV — HBO's House of the Dragon and Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — are back on our screens this season, battling it out in gear that doesn't look too breathable. At least the heroes and villains on Prime Video's The Boys are dressed more comfortably. Also this summer, FX's The Bear cooks up a new season, and Bridgerton returns for more Regency romance. Plus, expect some big drama out of Paris. Emily in Paris is back (as are her questionable fashion choices), kicking off right after this season's biggest TV event: the 2024 Paris Olympics.
TV Guide's 2024 Summer Guide has everything you need to know about summer TV in one place. First, you'll find our top picks for the most anticipated shows and movies of the season. Next up, we've got monthly TV updates, including what to watch this month and what's been renewed and canceled. After that, check out everything coming to each of the major streamers, as well as the best shows and movies on each streamer, premiere dates, and schedules. That's followed by a roundup of this summer's network TV lineups, including your guide to all things Olympics. Finally, we've got all our coverage of your favorite shows.
Whether you want to know what to watch on Netflix or get the scoop on this season of The Bachelorette, you'll find the information you need right here. All season long, we'll keep this page updated with our latest summer TV coverage, so keep it bookmarked and check back throughout the season. Happy watching!
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TV Guide's top picks this season
Matt Smith, House of the Dragon
Our most anticipated summer shows
Looking for the best of the best? Our list features some of the hottest returning shows on TV right now, like Bridgerton (hot in a sexy way), House of the Dragon (hot in a dragon breath way), and The Bear (hot in a kitchen way), along with exciting new series like Fantasmas and Sunny. These are the shows we can't wait to watch.
Monthly TV updates
Karl Urban and Antony Starr, The Boys
The ultimate guide to what to watch in August
Here's everything you need to know about what to watch in August across all streaming services, cable channels, and broadcast networks. From TV Guide's top picks — like Season 3 of HBO's Industry and Season 2 of Apple TV+'s Pachinko — to a calendar of the month's highlights, it's all here. Plus, this guide links out to all of our individual guides to the major streamers.
All the canceled and renewed TV shows in August
Can Hulu interest you in a return trip to Vanderpump Villa? We're rounding up all of August's renewal and cancellation news right here.
The ultimate guide to what to watch in July
July brought more than the Olympics — it also brought Olympics-adjacent TV, like Netflix's Simone Biles Rising. Check out our guide to the best shows and movies that premiered in July.
All the canceled and renewed TV shows in July
It's game over for Paramount+'s Halo, but hey — ABC's Bachelor in Paradise lives on. Keep up on all the TV renewals and cancellations in July here.
The ultimate guide to what to watch in June
June was a packed month, with highlights including House of the Dragon Season 2, The Boys Season 4, the Jake Gyllenhaal-led limited series Presumed Innocent, and the Lily Gladstone-led film Fancy Dance. If you're looking to catch up on the best shows and movies that kicked off the summer, we've got you covered.
All the canceled and renewed TV shows in June
June brought good news for All American, bad news for All American: Homecoming, bittersweet news for The Boys, and more. Here's everything that was canceled and renewed in June.
What to watch by streamer
We'll be updating this section each month as information is released.
Lily Collins, Emily in Paris
Netflix
- Everything new on Netflix in August, plus our picks for the best of the month
- Everything new on Netflix in July, plus our picks for the best of the month
- Everything new on Netflix in June, plus our picks for the best of the month
- The best shows on Netflix right now
- The best movies on Netflix right now
Prime Video
- Everything new on Amazon Prime Video in August, plus our picks for the best of the month
- Everything new on Amazon Prime Video in July, plus our picks for the best of the month
- Everything new on Amazon Prime Video in June, plus our picks for the best of the month
- The best shows on Amazon Prime Video right now
- The best movies on Amazon Prime Video right now
Hulu
- Everything new on Hulu in August, plus our picks for the best of the month
- Everything new on Hulu in July, plus our picks for the best of the month
- Everything new on Hulu in June, plus our picks for the best of the month
- The best TV shows on Hulu right now
- The best movies on Hulu right now
HBO and Max
- Everything new on HBO and Max in August, plus our picks for the best of the month
- Everything new on HBO and Max in July, plus our picks for the best of the month
- Everything new on HBO and Max in June, plus our picks for the best of the month
- The best movies on Max right now
- The best shows on Max right now
What to watch on broadcast
Jenn Tran
Summer TV schedules
The Olympics
- How to watch the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and everything else to know
- Everything to know about the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
- Everything to know about the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony
- Every new Olympic sport in 2024 and how to watch them
Everything to know about your favorite summer shows
Throughout the season, we'll be updating this section with more coverage — including previews, reviews, and interviews — of this summer's biggest shows, as well as shows that premiered in the spring but are airing into the summer months.
Morfydd Clark, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Interview with the Vampire Season 2 (May 12, AMC)
- Interview with the Vampire's Jacob Anderson and Rolin Jones wanted to 'achieve vampire grace' for Louis
- Interview with the Vampire's Delainey Hayles and Rolin Jones 'leaned into grotesque beauty' for the trial's 'horrifying' end
- Interview with the Vampire's Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, and Delainey Hayles rewatch scenes from Season 2
- Interview with the Vampire's Eric Bogosian and Assad Zaman discuss the revelations in Season 2, Episode 5
- Interview with the Vampire costume designer Carol Cutshall delves into Season 2's best looks
- A conversation with Interview with the Vampire's Daniel Molloys, Eric Bogosian and Luke Brandon Field
- Interview with the Vampire's Eric Bogosian and Assad Zaman break down the 'poker game' between their characters
- Interview with the Vampire returns once more, with feeling: Read our digital cover story
- The best quotes from the Interview with the Vampire cast we couldn't fit in our cover story
- Interview with the Vampire Season 2 review: Another triumph for TV's greatest gothic drama
- Everything to know about Interview with the Vampire Season 2
- More shows like Interview with the Vampire
Evil Season 4 (May 23, Paramount+)
- Evil creators Robert and Michelle King break down Kristen's big decision and that 'devastating' loss
- Evil's Christine Lahti on Sheryl's regrets and her quest for redemption
- Evil's Katja Herbers on Kristen's witchy seduction: 'She likes danger, and she likes flirting'
- Evil creators Robert and Michelle King always planned to collect on that debt from Season 1
- Evil's Katja Herbers and Mike Colter break down the 'new phase' in Kristen and David's relationship in Season 4
- Evil creators Robert and Michelle King weren't ready to think about the show ending
- More shows like Evil
The Acolyte (June 4, Disney+)
- How The Acolyte taps into the romance of the dark side
- The Acolyte review: Prequel series looks to upend what you think of the Star Wars universe
- Everything to know about The Acolyte
Clipped (June 4, Hulu)
Presumed Innocent (June 12, Apple TV+)
The Boys Season 4 (June 13, Prime Video)
- The Boys' Colby Minifie pitched a 'humiliating' idea for Ashley's power in Season 5
- The Boys' Jack Quaid reveals his three most diabolical scenes from the series
- The Boys Season 4 review: Prime Video's blunt superhero satire is losing its punch
- 8 burning questions we need answered in The Boys Season 4
- Everything to know about The Boys Season 4
Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 (June 13, Netflix)
- Bridgerton is finally setting up a queer love story. What will that look like in Season 4?
- Actually, Bridgerton's diamond of the season is Nicola Coughlan
- Bridgerton showrunner explains the double meaning of that Polin interview scene
- 11 questions we need Bridgerton to answer in Season 3, Part 2
- Everything to know about Bridgerton Season 3
House of the Dragon Season 2 (June 16, HBO)
- House of the Dragon's Tom Glynn-Carney, Phia Saban on Aegon and Helaena's marriage in Season 2
- House of the Dragon's Ewan Mitchell says Aemond dreams of drinking a piña colada at the beach with Alicent
- House of the Dragon showrunner addresses the lack of big battles in Season 2
- House of the Dragon's Tom Bennett talks Ulf's upgrade: 'He's going to be a bit of a maverick'
- House of the Dragon's Harry Collett on Jace's 'teenage rampage' at the Twins
- House of the Dragon showrunner says funeral scene is probably first time since Season 1 'you feel true loss' for the Greens
- House of the Dragon has made it nearly impossible to take sides between the Blacks and the Greens
- House of the Dragon showrunner explains why Blood and Cheese have a different target in the series
- House of the Dragon Season 2 premiere director hopes to release his version of Blood and Cheese scene one day
- House of the Dragon Season 2 premiere recap: Do two wrongs make a right?
- House of the Dragon Season 2 review: The Game of Thrones formula isn't fresh, but it's still effective
- Everything to know about House of the Dragon Season 2
- House of the Dragon: What to remember before Season 2
- House of the Dragon: All the dragons and their dragonriders
- House of the Dragon character guide
The Bear Season 3 (June 27, Hulu)
The Bachelorette Season 21 (July 8, ABC)
The Boyfriend (July 9, Netflix)
Sunny (July 10, Apple TV+)
Vikings: Valhalla Season 3 (July 11, Netflix)
Tulsa King Season 1 (July 14, CBS)
Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1 (July 18, Netflix)
Time Bandits (July 24, Apple TV+)
The Decameron (July 25, Netflix)
Batman: Caped Crusader (Aug. 1, Prime Video)
The Umbrella Academy Season 4 (Aug. 8, Netflix)
- The Umbrella Academy's timeline subway sums up the wasted potential of Season 4
- The Umbrella Academy cast share reactions to bittersweet Season 4 ending
- The Umbrella Academy Season 4 review: Netflix's biggest superhero drama has lost its zany appeal
- Everything to know about The Umbrella Academy Season 4