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12 TV Shows You Need To Watch This Summer

A dash of Shonda, a splash of Spandex, a little bit of love, a whole lot of murder. With new and returning shows, you have more than enough reasons to stay indoors for the next three months.
By EW Staff May 26, 2017 at 11:58 AM EDT
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Game of Thrones (July 16)

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When Game of Thrones returns this summer, there'll be more than a few surprising alliances in Westeros – and we have exclusive info on all of the unexpected twists and turns (and big-ass dragons) that make the show's seventh season the most fiery yet. (HBO, 9 p.m.)

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The Tick (Aug. 25)

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The long-awaited small-screen return of the iconic superhero who Ben Edlund created as a high schooler in the '80s is back. This time, with British comedian Peter Serafinowicz playing the not-quite-human being in the cobalt blue suit. (Amazon)

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Friends From College (July 14)

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Co-created by Nick Stoller and Francesca Delbanco, the half-hour comedy series follows a group of fortysomething friends who went to Harvard together and are now experiencing varying degrees of success in their lives. As if a cast with Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, Annie Parisse, Nat Faxon, Fred Savage, and Jae Suh Park isn't enough — there's a little bit of Billy Eichner, too. (Netflix)

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Difficult People (Aug. 8)

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Can two miserable misanthropes ever really be happy? That’s the question driving the upcoming season of Difficult People, Hulu’s snark-crazy comedy that follows aspiring comedy writer Julie (series creator Julie Klausner) and aspiring actor Billy (Billy Eichner) as they continue to pursue their dreams of stardom—or not—in the Big Apple. In its third season, dare we say that the pair are making progress? (Hulu)

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I'm Dying Up Here (June 4)

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The 1973-set drama details the lives of fictional stand-up comics in Los Angeles at a club run by Melissa Leo's Goldie Herschlag, who's equal parts entrepreneur and talent groomer. What more can you ask for? (Showtime, 10 p.m.)

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Love Connection (May 25)

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Andy Cohen may have found his true calling in hosting Fox’s revamp of the classic ’80s series Love Connection. This reboot, from Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor), follows men and women going on blind dates with the hope of finding romance. The new hour-long Connection has contestants, including gays and lesbians, tackling three romantic rendezvous per episode, with a big-money twist. (FOX, 9 p.m.)

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Insecure (July 23)

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A show about twentysomething Angelenos laughing and crying and looking for love, Insecure has a familiar setup — and yet there's never been anything like it on television. The HBO show expands on star and co-creator Issa Rae’s confessionalist whimsy into a messy symphony of modern life. (HBO, 10:30 p.m.)

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Broad City (Aug. 23)

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Broad City’s endless summer is about to come to an end—literally. After three years of warm-weather high jinks, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer's absurd buddy comedy will find its temperature cooling in season 4. "This was the first season that we shot in the winter, so the look is a little different," Jacobson says. (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.)

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Glow (June 23)

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Created by Nurse Jackie's Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch and executive-produced by Orange Is the New Black's Jenji Kohan, GLOW is set smack in the midst of the glorious big hair, glitter, and spandex of the 1980s and tells the fictional origin story of the very real Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling league. (Netflix)

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Pretty Little Liars (June 27)

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When Pretty Little Liars premiered on ABC Family (now Freeform) in 2010, it followed four high schoolers brought together by the loss of a friend and kept together by "A," an anonymous stalker determined to ruin their lives. Seven seasons later, the Liars have survived multiple near-death experiences and even gotten away with murder (in stilettos, no less). Before the show says farewell, EW sat down with the cast – and showrunner I. Marlene King – to talk about the series' biggest moments. (Freeform, 8 p.m.)

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Still Star-Crossed (May 29)

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A sudsy sequel to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Shonda Rhimes’ latest series picks up where the tragedy ends and chronicles the treachery, palace intrigue, and ill-fated romances of the Montague and Capulet families. (ABC, 10 p.m.)

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World of Dance (May 30)

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Who's ready to watch dancers of all ages from all over the world get their heart rates up while you sprawl comfortably on your couch? Judges Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Derek Hough, and host/mentor Jenna Dewan Tatum are awarding a cool $1 million to the winner(s) of the latest dance show to hit prime time—and this one is anything but amateur hour. (NBC, 10 p.m.)

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