The writers strike continues to impact live TV events, including a few awards ceremonies that were originally planned for this month. The 76th Annual Tony Awards will go on as planned, airing live on Sunday, June 11 on CBS. The show went back and forth on whether it would air; however, in mid May it was announced that after appealing to the Writers Guild of America (WGA), an unscripted telecast will be broadcast.
Since the Tony Awards Management Committee presented an agreeable alternative plan, the WGA agreed not to picket the live event in New York City.
“Tony Awards Productions (a joint venture of the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing) has communicated with us that they are altering this year’s show to conform with specific requests from the WGA, and therefore the WGA will not be picketing the show,”
the guild said in a statement. “As they have stood by us, we stand with our fellow workers on Broadway who are impacted by our strike.”
The WGA had previously rejected the Tony Awards’ strike waiver request. The WGA statement noted that the rejection was due to CBS and Paramount, not the awards ceremony itself.
Oscar winner and Tony nominee Ariana DeBose will return for her second consecutive year as host, as planned. Musicals lead the way among the Tony nominees. Some Like It Hot is at the top of the field with 13 nominations, followed by three musicals that have nine nods apiece: & Juliet, New York, New York and Shucked.
The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which was originally scheduled to air on June 16, has been officially delayed due to the strike. Tony Awards: Credit: CBS
Alone History (June 8)
American Ninja Warrior NBC (June 5)
The Bachelorette ABC (June 26)
The Bear Hulu (June 22)
Claim to Fame ABC (June 26)
Cruel Summer Freeform (June 5)
The Dead Files Travel Channel (June 1)
Endeavour PBS (June 18; final season)
Generation Gap ABC (June 29)
The Great American Recipe PBS (June 19)
grown-ish Freeform (June 28; final season)
Guy’s All-American Road Trip Food Network (June 2)
Human Resources Netflix (June 9)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia FXX (June 7)
Never Have I Ever Netflix (June 8; final season)
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days TLC (June 4)
Outlander Starz (June 16)
Press Your Luck ABC (June 29)
Project Runway Bravo (June 15)
Queen of the Universe
Paramount+ (June 2)
The Real Housewives of Orange County Bravo (June 7)
The Righteous Gemstones HBO (June 18)
60 Days In A&E (June 15)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Paramount+ (June 15)
Temptation Island USA Network (June 14)
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Prime Video (June 30)
Vacation House Rules HGTV (June 3)
Warrior Max (June 29)
The Witcher Netflix (June 29)
With Love Prime Video (June 2)
The Wonder Years ABC
FOX News Channel’s Tucker Carlson Tonight is done after the network and Carlson parted ways. ... FOX discharged medical drama The Resident after six seasons. ... Freeform’s grown-ish starts the first half of its sixth and final season on June 28. ... Competition show The Final Straw broke under its own weight. ABC aired 10 episodes last summer. ... Dancing With Myself got the hook from NBC after a lone season of eight episodes.
... Talk/sketch show Ziwe has fallen silent after two seasons on Showtime. ... Food Network has passed on a 15th helping of Valerie’s Home Cooking with Valerie Bertinelli. ... Sex/Life has peaked on Netflix. There won’t be a third season. ... Also at Netflix, teen comedy Freeridge done after one season, and psycho-thriller You will end after its upcoming fifth season. ... MGM+ won’t bring back Roman Empire drama Britannia for Season 4.
A QUICK RUNDOWN OF WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S RETURNING AND JUST WHAT TO WATCH THIS MONTH
By Ryan A. Berenz
Mondays beginning June 5 on FOX NEW SERIES!
Some celebrities act like they’re on another planet. Stars on Mars takes it a step further.
In this new unscripted series, 12 “celebronauts” will suit up and enter a simulated Mars habitat, where they live, eat, sleep and strategize in a Survivor-style game on a fake Red Planet. They’ll have to accomplish tasks from Mission Control, contend with the environment and make nice with their crewmates. One by one, the celebs will be voted off the planet and launched back to Earth until one Martian stands alone.
William Shatner, a man who knows a few things about Hollywood and spaceflight, will issue orders to the celebs from Mission Control. After decades at the helm of Star Trek’s starship Enterprise, the actor, now age 92, took a real suborbital ride aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch vehicle in 2021.
“It’s a rush. It’s incredible,” Shatner says of his astronaut experience. “It’s something out of a dream and a nightmare, going up into space. It’s all that dreamlike thing where you experience something that you’ve never experienced before, and also you realize it’s fraught with danger.”
The celebronauts will live in a Mars station replica built in the Australian Outback town of Coober Pedy, known for its opal mines. “It is one of the hottest, driest places on Earth,” Shatner says. The heat is so intense in Coober Pedy that most of the residents live in underground “dugouts,” making it the ideal place to simulate a confined colony.
The rust-colored, rocky terrain is also a perfect setting. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory once gave Shatner a virtual-reality view of Mars with footage captured by a rover. “I used these 3D goggles, and everywhere you turn, you’re looking at the landscape of Mars,” he says. “So I’ve gotten a real vision of it, and it’s not unlike Coober Pedy.”
While the show is tongue-in-cheek and the goal is entertainment, there’s something to be learned from this experiment. It is inevitable that a few humans will be interplanetary celebrities for setting foot on Mars. “As an outpost in moving mankind around the solar system and the adventure of knowledge, it certainly is going to happen,” Shatner says. “The journey to Mars is closing in, but Stars on Mars will get there first.”
Sports Analyst and Professional Football Player RICHARD
Widely Known Comedic Actor CHRISTOPHER
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Saturday, June 3 on LIFETIME
This powerful behind-thescenes documentary about one of the most influential female groups in music history, R&B trio TLC, follows remaining members T-Boz (Tionne Watkins) and Chilli (Rozonda Thomas) down memory lane as they prepare for their
upcoming summer tour.
TLC was formed in Atlanta in 1991 by mutual acquaintances when the three were barely old enough to drink — Chilli and Left Eye (Lisa Lopes) were 20, and T-Boz was 21 — and what the women remember most from the
early days was their innocence.
“We were so excited to live out our dreams,” Chilli told us.
“I think we had the most fun because we didn’t know how important it was at the time to be in control of your business and all that kind of stuff. We were
just having fun and we were so excited.”
During the ’90s and early 2000s, TLC won four Grammy Awards, sold millions of records and launched countless hit songs on Billboard Hot 100 charts. Behind the scenes, though, as the documentary shows, the women were dealing with many challenges too, such as T-Boz’s lifelong struggle with her health. Business disagreements often led to drama between the members and their staff; the band declared bankruptcy at the height of their fame. “Our drama wasn’t catty like regular girls. It was just life drama,” T-Boz explains. “Business and stuff like that.”
“When I got in the group, we just really clicked,” Chilli adds. “It was just a natural chemistry that was there on day one. Then the love started growing, the friendship part of it started growing — us as sisters — all of that started growing. It was us against everyone else. We never had any type of jealousy toward each other at all. Our beef was always with business and stuff like that. And then, obviously, when our sister, Lisa, would act out a bit, but it was always business related. It was never her looking at me and Tionne as if she didn’t like us. Nothing stupid or petty like that.”
Lopes, whose notoriously heated relationship with NFL wide receiver Andre Rison was headline news for weeks after she burned his house down,
almost went to prison for arson in 1994.
“She didn’t mean to do it. But you got the whole world talking about you. You’re on CNN every day,” T-Boz recalls. “It’s crazy, because O.J. Simpson is the one who finally kicked us off CNN.”
Then tragedy struck hard in 2002, when Lopes died in a car
the remaining members of TLC returned full force to their music. By then, both women had children to raise as well, and had to find a balance between motherhood and work, which they managed to do successfully while maintaining their roles in the music industry.
“We’ve never stopped touring. We’re always on the road. The
accident in Honduras, leaving the trio a duo. Having to grieve for their close friend, whom they both saw more as a sister, while maintaining a public presence proved difficult. The love Chilli and T-Boz still have for Lopes is palpable whenever they talk about her.
“When we were looking back at footage with the three of us, I got a little teary-eyed,” Chilli says about the making of the film. “That was very touching for me. I’m the crybaby in the group.”
“I’m not. I do not cry like that,” T-Boz adds. “Well, if I talk about my kids, I’ll cry. But I was happy to see the good times, when we were happy together and stuff. That was a great feeling.”
After their grief subsided,
only time that we weren’t able to tour, obviously, was during COVID,” Chilli shares. “Last year, we were in Europe and Australia. This year, it’s the U.S. tour.”
The tour, called Hot Summer Nights, kicks off June 1 and goes until July 14. It will include their No. 1 hit singles “No Scrubs,” “Waterfalls,” “Creep” and many other classics. Asked what they would like the world to remember them for, Chilli says, “Being authentic. We’re still, to this day, authentically us. And if we don’t feel it, we don’t believe in it, we’re not going to do it, we’re not going to say it.”
“Stand strong, believe in who you are, and don’t change that for nothing or nobody,” T-Boz adds.
— Zhanna SlorSundays beginning June 18 on AMC NEW SERIES!
When fans said goodbye to the 12-year, 11-season run of The Walking Dead back in November, they knew they wouldn’t have to wait long to see some of their favorite characters return in a new brutal, postapocalyptic adventure. And the series’ most unlikely pairing — Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) — are the subjects of AMC’s new Dead City. The two justifiably have been at war with one another for most of the series, as Maggie’s beloved husband Glenn died from Negan bludgeoning him with his infamous barbed-wire
bat in what was one of the series’ most appalling and heartbreaking deaths. While you would have never imagined that this character could be redeemable, Negan did begin to atone for his sins and made some significant sacrifices that allowed for him to survive (and occasionally that self-serving sarcasm we came to love did come through). Now the two head to Manhattan, which has long been cut off from the mainland, where they see the dead being used as weapons, and they desperately search for Maggie’s son Hershel. Here Cohan tells us what we can expect.
How much of a time gap is it since we last left Maggie and Negan? And what’s New York like?
Lauren Cohan: It’s covered in zombies. We haven’t exactly
pinpointed it, but I would say it’s a few years into the future.
Where do we pick up with Maggie? Where are you?
Maggie’s a few years into the future and in a place that maybe she’d hoped to move on from or be in a different place in her life, but that’s not the case. She’s searching for her son and needs the help of Negan on this mission, and it’s somebody that she never thought she’d have to see again, let alone deal with all the emotions that they bring up.
When we last left you two, Maggie said she didn’t want to hate Negan anymore. How’s that working out?
It’s a great plan, and it’s a great hope that she has to be able to somehow put something to rest so that she can move on and not
be consumed by the rage. But I think the combination of not having processed any of the grief really and going away from the source of the pain hasn’t made her process it. And it’s only by being forced back into it that we see that she’s reverted a little bit. He’s reverted a little bit, and they both have been sent on a slingshot, pulled back only to be thrust forward into crazy extremes of this raw circumstance. So it’s really challenging. It’s a really conflicted journey.
What other demons is Maggie challenged with?
I think, honestly, it’s so difficult to fathom the level of pain and loneliness and the parts of self that are just shut down in order to live this life. We’re talking about someone 15 years into the apocalypse. ... The most flavorful part of this whole story is the complexity of human emotion and this kaleidoscope of pain and tension and need and unwillingness, and who can you trust and where can you turn and how do you keep going?
What’s the New York zombie scene look like?
The New York scene for us is different. We meet different people. We meet people who have learned to survive. There’s a sense of the New York spirit inserted into an apocalypse, which I think everybody would be excited to see that cocktail. And we get to show the people that are still living, and we get to show the sea of the dead and then we’re stuck on this island.
Once you get on, you can’t get off. And that’s something that Maggie and Negan don’t know going in. And it’s entering, really entering, the dark night of the soul — both on the island and in ourselves.
Who’s this new character
Marshal Perlie Armstrong (played by Gaius Charles), and who should we be worried about?
We should be worried about him; he’s not our biggest bad in the show, but he has a drive that is unstoppable and that’s what makes him so threatening. ... I think so many characters who have to follow a rule of law to the letter, it’s often protecting the great vulnerability within them. And that’s something that definitely exists for Perlie. ... I find myself just enjoying Gaius and Željko Ivanek [who plays The Croat] and watching them, and just pinching myself at the luck of this.
And how bad is The Croat?
The Croat is really a new level of sinister. I don’t want to say too much about how he came to be who he is, because that’s a part of the story, but you think you’ve seen all kinds of evil represented in the world and sinister things, and obviously our king sinister, Negan. And then you see this whole new level of sport in evil that somebody has, and yet also these vulnerable, heartbreaking colors. And that’s what’s been so exciting about the show, is nobody conforms to any cut-and-dried sort of label.
So if we thought Negan or The Governor was a 10, how is he? Remember in Spinal Tap when they want the amp to go to 11? People may not know this reference, but The Croat is definitely, he’s definitely beyond 11 in what he represents and sort of forces.
Can you see the series going beyond the initial six episodes?
I think this could at least be five seasons. There’s so many wonderful ideas that spawned out of the characters from Season 1. It would be my absolute pleasure if we got to do this for a few years.
Is Maggie going to look any different? And did you have any say in what she might be wearing?
I went and built my whole wardrobe. I found all these pieces in thrift shops and leather makers. I just built it as close to the ideal as I could without real sewing skills. ... I didn’t want a costume that suddenly felt like a total departure from that. I knew that going into New York and telling this story of this sort of darker, deeper color of her was going to give me an opportunity to just say, “How are you hardened?” This deep blue leather jacket that I found just felt like the emotion of her. And it was in so many ways emblematic to me of the sadness of her soul and the drowning of the surrounds of the island. And then there’s all this great resource in her wardrobe. ... You’ll see as a season unfolds, but it’s like my outfit itself is a weapon.
– Barb OatesFridays beginning June 16 on STARZ
SEASON PREMIERE!
The end of Droughtlander is in sight, as Claire (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser’s (Sam Heughan) continuing love story returns for the seventh season beginning this month. Starz delivers a walloping 16-episode season, with the first eight episodes airing this year, and the second half set to arrive in 2024. An eighth and final season is on the horizon, along with a prequel spinoff, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which centers around Jamie’s parents. When we last left Claire and Jamie, they were once again separated. This time, it was at the actions of a vengeful Richard Brown (Chris Larkin), who sent the spouses barreling off in different directions with Claire heading to Wilmington to be tried for Malva Christie’s (Jessica Reynolds) death (she was the one who claimed Jamie fathered her unborn child). And then Jamie was sent to the coast where he was to be deported back to Scotland. Thankfully, fates were changed as Young Ian (John Bell) helped rescue his uncle and put forth plans to free Claire. Whether they get to her in time is the cliffhanger we were left with. The Season 7 premiere episode is concerningly titled “A Life Well Lost,” which doesn’t sound too promising, although the following episode is far more hopeful with a title of “The Happiest Place on Earth.” As for the series’ beloved iconic theme song, “The Skye Boat Song,” it will again be refreshed to speak to the upcoming storylines, this time performed by Sinéad O’Connor.
Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe Outlander
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Credit: James Minchin.
Mary J. Blige Brings Her Passion
To Lifetime Originals. By Barb Oates
Saturday, June 10 on LIFETIME
Saturday, June 17 on LIFETIME
When Grammy-winning superstar Mary J. Blige originally wrote her hits “Real Love” and “Strength of a Woman,” she was searching for love, but ultimately found it in herself. Now these songs serve as the inspiration for two Lifetime original movies debuting this month, where Blige serves as executive producer. The films, titled after each song, tell the ongoing journey, stretched across time, between 18-year-old Kendra (played by Empire’s Ajiona Alexus, who is also releasing a new single in June, “Made for Me”), as she heads off to college, and Ben (played by BMF and All American star Da’Vinchi), the man who ultimately changes her life forever. This is an emotional (both stars warn to bring the Kleenex!) and complicated two-movie drama about pursuing dreams and learning about true love along the way. Here the stars share more.
What touched your heart when reading the scripts and listening to these songs?
Ajiona Alexus: There’s an authentic connection between the scripts and the songs that’s heartfelt. I couldn’t help but to reflect on my own experiences and the experiences of others I know. Watching Kendra and Ben navigate the challenges of life while searching for real love are the moments that will melt your heart.
Da’Vinchi: I am a lover boy at heart, so I was moved by the love story. When I first read the script, I could relate to it. I also think the viewers will relate to the story because this is a story people can see themselves in.
What do you think audiences will appreciate about your characters and their journey?
Alexus: Kendra’s resilience and strength. She doesn’t allow life’s challenges to get in the way of her passion for photography. Regardless of her past, she’s determined to create a better life for herself and her family.
Da’Vinchi: Ben’s honesty throughout the film. For example, many men have poor qualities in today’s society, but they hide those qualities to make themselves seem like a better man. However, Ben is honest about his mistakes and expresses his honesty throughout the film.
Sundays beginning June 4 on TNT NEW SERIES!
It’s like Groundhog Day all over again in this gripping, heartbreaking, time-traveling drama. Paapa Essiedu, from HBO’s I May Destroy You, stars as George, an average guy who finds himself in an extraordinary situation when he starts to relive the same few weeks over and over again.
George learns he’s a “time jumper” and gets recruited by The Lazarus Project, a top-secret multinational organization dedicated to preventing and undoing mass extinction events through diplomatic or scientific means. In other words, their job is to save the world from destroying itself at all costs — even if it means going back in time and changing things to do so.
“We shot this show during peak lockdown back in January 2021, so it was like no one was allowed to leave their house, a real sense of existential threat in the world,” Essiedu tells us. “This show was initially called Extinction, so it felt apt to be jumping headfirst into it. I fell in love with this script from the first page, from the first episode. … The writer, Joe Barton, has a very unique, idiosyncratic, genre-spanning and genre-jumping voice.”
While The Lazarus Project is willing to reset the clock after events like the dropping of an atomic bomb, civil wars and worldwide viruses, it refuses to help George when things get personal.
“You’ve got to remember that this is a super-normal dude. He’s an app developer who finds himself in a very extraordinary situation. He’s riding high off of [being recruited into this group], until something happens that takes something away from him, that personally affects him. And he’s put in a position of, basically, do you do your job, or do you look after your personal life?
“When you’re forced to choose between the people that you love and your sense of responsibility for the world at large, it’s super, super hard,” Essiedu concludes. “We see George go on a roller-coaster journey of chaos until we finally get an answer to on what side of the line he lies.”
Put your seat belts on, and remember, turning back time is not always a good thing! — Barb Oates
The Lazarus Project: Credit: TNT. Paapa EssieduMondays beginning June 26 on ABC SEASON PREMIERE!
Fan favorite Charity Lawson from Season 27 of The Bachelor returns to reality TV this summer in Season 20 of The Bachelorette, which will make its debut during a new time slot. Lawson is a family therapist from Columbus, Georgia. Although she did not get a ring from Zach Shallcross during her season on The Bachelor, in The Bachelor: The Women Tell All special, host Jesse Palmer surprised her backstage with the news that she would soon be the new Bachelorette under the guise that they were shooting a promotional game segment.
“I’ve waited forever to find the love of my life, and it blows my mind that I could meet my person and be engaged and literally have my happily ever after,” she explained during an interview. “I’m feeling so many emotions. I’m so happy, so grateful, and I am so ready to get engaged to the right person.” We’ll keep our fingers crossed!
Fridays beginning June 9 on CBS NEW SERIES!
Six music greats bestow the honor of Superfan to their most fervent follower in this one-hour unscripted series. Contestants square off in multiple rounds to prove they’re the artist’s most devoted stan and win a once-in-a-lifetime prize. Former NFL wide receiver Nate Burleson and Entertainment Tonight correspondent Keltie Knight serve as hosts. “You will dance, laugh and even cry by the end of each episode,” Burleson says. “But more importantly, you’ll walk away a superfan yourself.” The Superfan artist lineup features:
LL Cool J (June 9)
Shania Twain (June 16)
Gloria Estefan (June 23)
Little Big Town (June 30)
Pitbull (July 7)
Kelsea Ballerini (July 14)
Saturdays beginning June 17 on NAT GEO WILD NEW SERIES!
Following a special preview back in March, Extraordinary Birder premieres in its Saturday night time slot on Nat Geo Wild this month. Lifelong birder Christian Cooper — who was president of the Harvard Ornithological Club during his college days and is currently vice president of New York City Audubon — hosts and is a consulting producer on this series in which he takes viewers into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds. Whether navigating rocky lava terrain in Hawaii to spy elusive honeycreepers, trekking into rainforests in Puerto Rico seeking parrots or scaling a bridge in Manhattan to glimpse a peregrine falcon, Cooper does whatever it takes to learn about these incredible feathered creatures and show us their world in the sky above.
Thursdays beginning June 8 on DISNEY CHANNEL NEW SERIES!
Being a teenager is tough enough without having the fate of humankind on your shoulders. This new animated series follows the adventures of Hailey (voice of Moana’s Auli‘i Cravalho), who
gets some shocking news from a time traveler. Hailey is told that she has to complete every task in her My Big List of Things I’m Totally Gonna Do notebook in order to prevent the apocalypse. With her best bud, Scott (Manny Jacinto), and the future’s most advanced artificial intelligence, Beta (Gary Anthony Williams) — who’s been hard-wired into a cuddly animatronic teddy bear — Hailey must conquer her fears in order to save the future.
Wednesdays beginning June 14 on TLC SEASON PREMIERE!
There’s a new pimple popper on TLC. Fans of unsightly skin diseases and life-changing procedures will welcome a trip overseas to follow London dermatologist Dr. Emma Craythorne. Dr. Emma helps patients with extreme skin ailments that range from uncontrollable psoriasis, disfiguring keloids and massive lipomas to the more mysterious. And, if you are into the pop, there’s no shortage of pus and pinching, as she uses cuttingedge technology and tried-and-tested methods of popping, slicing and squeezing to help achieve life-changing results.
Tuesdays, June 6-13 on ESPN NEW SERIES!
He’s a Basketball Hall of Famer, a two-time NCAA champion, a two-time NBA champion and the undisputed tallest member of the Grateful Dead Hall of Honor. It could be none other than the legendary Bill Walton, the repeatedly self-described “Luckiest Guy in the World.”
Steve James (Hoop Dreams) directs an immersive 30 for 30 documentary for ESPN looking back at Walton’s incredible career on the court, and his socially and politically conscious life off of it. “The Luckiest Guy in the World” debuts June 6 (Episodes 1-2) and June 13 (Episodes 3-4), and features a trove of interviews, archival footage, home movies and intimate conversations with Walton as he visits meaningful places in his life.
It also explores how Walton overcame adversity, including a stutter that made him shy and quiet in his youth. He’d go on to win a Sports Emmy for broadcasting. “To this day, speaking is the hardest part of my life,” he says. He’s also dealt with the breakdown of his body, which began early with multiple orthopedic operations in high school.
The basketball star from the San Diego area’s Helix High School went on to play for legendary coach John Wooden at UCLA, where he won two NCAA championships. “Bill’s mentality was to win everything,” says Larry Bird. “And he’s pretty spoiled, because at
UCLA they won almost everything.” Almost everything: UCLA’s loss to NC State in the 1974 Final Four still haunts Walton.
Walton embraced the early ’70s counterculture and was arrested at an anti-war protest at UCLA. “There was so much positive energy and knowledge,” he recalls. “That’s when I found the Grateful Dead.” His life changed when the band invited him backstage after a concert on campus. Walton says he’s been to over 1,000 Grateful Dead shows.
Walton was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers, but undiagnosed stress fractures in his foot kept him mostly sidelined. “My first two years in the NBA were a disaster,” he says. “I was unprepared. I was undiscerning. I was unsuspecting.” Everything came together in the 1976-77 season, when Walton led the underdog Blazers to the franchise’s first NBA championship.
The film has already scored accolades as the TV Premieres Audience Award Winner at the SXSW Film & TV Festival in March. “This film is for people who want to learn, who want to understand. Who want to have a vision of what it was like,” Walton said at SXSW. “And so I just hope for the best. I’m trying to make it, trying to get to heaven before they close the door.”
– Ryan A. BerenzMotorTrend reveals the people and the stories behind the machines, and takes you along for an epic ride. From the makers to the menders, the drivers and the dreamers, the shows are endless. Stream these shows online or on your mobile device with TV Everywhere from Midco — included free with your TV package — anywhere there’s an internet connection! Here are just a handful of shows available to you through Midco’s TV Everywhere on MotorTrend:
Gain instant membership to the exclusive club of elite car restorers and multimillionaire collectors as this series follows Ferrari expert and master car restorer Wayne Carini on his personal mission to uncover, restore and sell classic cars.
Dave Kindig turns out one-of-a-kind vehicles for his demanding, and sometimes famous, clientele. Working on all types and periods of cars, Dave and the crew design, build and restore from the ground up.
Expert mechanics showcase repairs that go beyond the basics, from modifications and upgrades to customization and body work, all using high-end performance and aftermarket products.
(Action) The peaceful and lush lands of Pandora are about to be disrupted as a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started. Together with a variety of friends and new characters alike, Jake Sully races to protect his new home.
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver (PG-13, 3:12) Premieres June 20
(Comedy) A mother is greeted by the news that her grandfather has passed, and she is requested to settle the estate. To her surprise, he was head of the “family” business and the family wants her to take over her grandfather’s role. Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete
(R, 1:41) Premieres June 6
(Action) Wick is back and faces a who’s who of underworld villains. His path to defeating the High Table will make friends into foes and confront powerful enemies around the globe. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick
(R, 2:49) Premieres June 13
(Action) Scott and Hope continue their travels as Ant-Man and the Wasp. This adventure takes the family into the Quantum Realm, facing off with strange creatures that will push them beyond their limits. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas (PG-13, 2:04)
Premieres June 15
(Action) A U.S. Army sergeant is attacked by Taliban forces on one of his last days in Afghanistan. His interpreter transports him to safety and is now on the run for his own life. The sergeant believes it is his duty to return to try to save his friend before they are both hunted down. Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig (R, 2:03) Premieres June 20
(Comedy) Italian American families can be large and very involved. When one father gets excited about his son’s ability on the basketball court, he goes above and beyond, as anyone would expect. Ray Romano, Laurie Metcalf, Jennifer Esposito (R, 1:46) Premieres June 20
(Comedy) Author Judy Blume’s book has finally been made into a feature film. When 11-year-old Margaret’s family moves to the suburbs, she must not only try to fit in with new people, but also face the typical challenges of adolescence. Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Kathy Bates (PG-13, 1:46) Premieres June 27
(Drama) A story of Joseph, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner. He rises within French society as a composer before a love affair threatens everything he worked to accomplish. If a new France is to rise, Joseph will be part of the solution.
Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton (PG-13, 1:48) Premieres June 27
(Horror) Two estranged sisters have their reunion cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons. They are thrust into a battle for survival against a twisted version of family.
Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Morgan Davies (R, 1:37)
Premieres June 27
(Comedy) Renfield has been Dracula’s henchman for decades, but he longs to get away from the demands and the bloodshed. Can Renfield leave his life in Dracula’s shadow behind?
Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina (R, 1:33)
Premieres June 30
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After a nervous breakdown, a pop star looks to reclaim her status as the greatest and sexiest pop star in America. Her passions are reignited by a nightclub impresario with a sordid past.
Lily-Rose Depp, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Dan Levy (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO June 4
A look at three defining chapters in the life of Chiron, a young Black man growing up in Miami, and his journey to manhood guided by the kindness, support and love of the community.
Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes (R) Premieres on HBO June 12
Tonya Harding rises in the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. But after her chief rival is attacked, the resulting media storm reveals that Tonya’s life differs greatly from everyone’s expectations. Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney (R) Premieres on HBO June 18
The comedy about a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work is back for Season 3. Danny McBride, John Goodman, Edi Patterson (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO June 18
A young gay man finds unexpected strength, camaraderie and support after he joins the Marines. Based on a true story. Jeremy Pope, Raúl Castillo, McCaul Lombardi (R)
Premieres on Showtime June 3
This series dramatizes the hunt for Imad Mughniyeh, the elusive Lebanese terrorist who orchestrated the 1983 bombings of American targets in Beirut. Dina Shihabi, Dermot Mulroney, Garret Dillahunt (TV-MA)
Premieres on Showtime June 11
A case of mistaken identity leads Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski on a strange odyssey through Los Angeles in this classic 1998 comedy from directors Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore (R)
Premieres on Showtime June 13
Interviews and never-before-seen footage provide insight into the life of the Rev. Al Sharpton, the polarizing civil rights activist who has spent decades fighting for social change. (TV-MA) Premieres on Showtime June 18
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Apple Inc. cofounder Steve Jobs uses innovation and fierce determination to develop highly anticipated and revolutionary computers. Based on the book by Walter Isaacson. Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen (R)
Premieres on Starz June 12
The saga of Claire and Jamie continues with the Season 7 premiere “A Life Well Lost.” The 16-episode season will be divided into two parts, with the second part debuting in 2024. Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton (TV-MA) Premieres on Starz June 16
During the Cold War, a master British spy is called out of retirement to help root out a mole in MI6 in this crackling adaptation of John le Carré’s classic spy novel. Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth (R)
Premieres on Starz June 25
Pushed to the breaking point, a woman faces the wrath of her psychologically abusive boyfriend. Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick (R)
Premieres on Starz June 28
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A security guard and his childhood pal make plans to rob an armored car in this 2013 action movie. Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Roberts (R)
Premieres on Cinemax June 2
Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes, directs and stars in this off-kilter romance about a decent New Jersey guy whose attempts at true love and intimacy are warped by his obsession with online pornography. Also stars Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore (R)
Premieres on Cinemax June 8
Dumped by his girlfriend, a young physics genius travels back in time to change the past and win her heart again. Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner, Skyler Gisondo (PG-13)
Premieres on Cinemax June 12
Sydney Wells — who’s been blind since childhood — undergoes surgery to restore her sight, but she soon finds herself haunted by frightening images that may have opened the door to a terrifying world. Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey (PG-13)
Premieres on Cinemax June 27
Available May 24
(First Four Episodes)
This series showcases stories of love, relationships, and the ups and downs of commitment, featuring five new couples made up of women and nonbinary people who are at a crossroads in their relationship.
Available June 1
Elliott, a young fisherman with an extraordinary voice, gets the chance of a lifetime when he is discovered by music manager Suzanne. She soon pairs Elliott with her estranged daughter and music producer, Lilly. Stars Christopher, Christine Albeck Børge and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas.
Original Series
Available June 8
This eight-episode docuseries follows all of the famed Tour de France bicycle race’s actors, from riders to team managers, to understand the multiple stakes of an event that has become a true international symbol.
Available June 22
This Japanese comedy/drama follows a rookie politician (Tori Matsuzaka) and his actress wife (Riisa Naka), who no longer love each other and decide to get a divorce. They are optimistic that this should be an easy process; however, their parents and agents don’t want them to do it and get in their way.
Available June 9
Return to the characters and universe created by Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare in his 2021 adult animated series Tear Along the Dotted Line in his new show.
Available June 23
This sequel to last year’s Spanish teen romantic drama
Through My Window follows Raquel (Clara Galle) and Ares (Julio Peña) as they face challenges in the next chapter of their relationship and in their individual lives.
Season 4, Part 2
Available June 2
The supernatural drama that aired its first three seasons on NBC before moving to Netflix for the first half of its fourth and final season late last year returns with its final 10 episodes.
Available June 14
At any given moment on planet Earth, billions of animals are on the move. Captured with spectacular and innovative cinematography, Our Planet II unravels the mysteries of how and why animals migrate. David Attenborough narrates.
Available June 29
The fantasy drama is back for its third season. As monarchs, mages and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt (Henry Cavill) takes Ciri (Freya Allan) into hiding, determined to protect his newly reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it.
Available June 5
Loosely inspired by actual events, this Swedish crime drama/thriller follows a group of young women in the 1990s who by day are high-achieving students, and by night engage in a campaign of burglaries as a way of rebelling, seeking thrills and getting revenge on men.
Available June 16
Chris Hemsworth returns as Australian black-ops mercenary Tyler Rake in this action-packed sequel to the 2020 Netflix film Extraction. After barely surviving the events of that previous movie, Rake is tasked with another deadly mission.
The American Barbecue Showdown
Season 2 Available May 26
Black Mirror
Season 6 Available June
TBA
Human Resources
Season 2 (Final Season)
Available June 9
Never Have I Ever Season 4 (Final Season)
Available June 8
A TiVo DVR doesn’t just record Live TV with the click of a button. It also makes that TV-watching better, by recommending new shows based on your viewing history and allowing you to remotely schedule recordings with the TiVo app.
You can also use the voice control option on your TiVo DVR to simply tell it what you want! Just press the blue microphone on the TiVo voice remote and speak naturally. You can tell your TiVo DVR to change the channel, pause/rewind/fast forward a show, launch an app or search for a movie.
■ Right now, voice functionality is only available with the newer TiVo Experience. If you have the classic TiVo Experience, the voice remote will still work on your DVR, but without voice control.
■ Older TiVo remotes will work with the newer TiVo Experience, but you won’t have voice control functionality. If your current remote does not have a Back button, use the Zoom button to go back on any screen.
■ If you’re feeling left out, you can upgrade your remote for a one-time charge. Contact Midco (Midco.com/Contact) to get the new remote.
• Watch one movie one day, the other the next day or week, or make it a doubleheader.
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