Secret Invasion, Netflix’s Skull Island, and all the new TV to watch

Sure, it’s blockbuster movie season right now, but summer TV shows are heating up, too. And this week is a perfect example of how crowded this summer can be with TV shows.

We have some notable releases this week: Part 2 of breakpoint, Netflix’s tennis documentary series by the same people who brought us Formula 1: Drive for Survival, is finally here and will keep tennis fans happy until Wimbledon next month.The darling of critical and indie drama bear is back and ready to rethink what restaurants are like (and how they operate).

Perhaps the biggest is Samuel L. Jackson coming to TV with Disney Plus. secret invasion. His long-awaited MCU drama will animate the comic arc of the same name, following Fury’s dawning realization that shape-shifting Skrulls have already invaded Earth, and some of them may be up to no good. It has become.

All that comes along with new episodes of ongoing shows like It’s always sunny in Philadelphia, a jewel of justice, strange new world, more. Here are all the important TV premieres of the week:

new shows on Netflix

skull island

Genre: animated giant monkey business
release date: June 22nd, 8 episodes
Showrunner/Creator: Brian Duffield
cast: Mae Whitman, Benjamin Bratt, Darren Burnett, Betty Gilpin

if you like it Kong: Giant Goddess of Skull Island, then check out this animated spinoff coming to Netflix. The show revolves around shipwrecked people on an island who encounter strange, giant creatures, including a giant ape known as Kong.

glamorous

Genre: Soapy Dramadi
release date: June 22 All 10 episodes
Showrunner/Creator: Jordan Nardino
cast: Kim Cattrall, Miss Benny, Zane Phillips, Jade Peyton, Michael Sue Rosen, Ayesha Harris, Graham Parkhurst

glamorous Marco Mejia (Benny), a gender-nonconforming young beauty vlogger, finds a job as an assistant to model-turned-makeup mogul Madeline Addison (Cattrall).like Ugly Betty In his presence, I quickly realized that behind the scenes of the industry was more than just glitz and glitz.but likewise Ugly Betty Before him, he and the company could find a compromise.

breakpoint

Image: Netflix

Genre: sports documentary
release date: June 21 All 5 episodes
Showrunner: Cali Lia
cast: Professional tennis players (including Nick Kyrgios, Taylor Fritz, Onz Jabbar, Ajla Tomljanovic, Iga Swiatek, Francis Tiafoe, Alina Sabalenka)

The tennis documentary you know and love is back with another set (season).from the team behind F1: Drive to survive, Breakpoints: Part 2 (Episodes 6-10) follows a select group of tennis players on and off the court as they win, lose, get injured and struggle to claim top spot.

new shows on disney plus

secret invasion

Image: Marvel Studios

Genre: MCU spy thriller
release date: June 21, 1 episode available
Showrunner/Creator: Kyle Bradstreet
cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Olivia Colman

teased for a long time secret invasion The final day is finally approaching, but Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) is doing well. Set in his present-day MCU, Fury learns of a top-secret invasion of Earth by a disguised faction of the Skrulls and joins his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill, and the Skrull Talos, to confront the impending Skrull. race against time to stop and save the invasion. Human race.

Hulu new shows

the bear season 2

Image: FX Networks

Genre: kitchen drama
release date: June 22 All 10 episodes
Showrunner/Creator: Christopher Storer
cast: Jeremy Allen White, Evon Moss-Backluck, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colon-Zayas, Abby Elliott

bear It’s back with a new name – the restaurant has been changed from ‘The Beef’ to ‘The Bear’ – with a new renovation (under construction) and the ego and vision of old fashioned fine dining that made Season 1 so great. collision. breakout hit. Say it all together: Yes, Chef!

Max’s new show

And Just Like That…, Season 2

Photo: Craig Blankenhorn/Max

Genre: Sex and the City spin-off
release date: June 22, 2 episodes
Showrunner/Creator: Darren Star
cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Nicole Ali Parker, Sarita Chowdhury, Karen Pittman, Sarah Ramirez

(mostly) first season sex and the city There were pros and cons about gals who live and love in their 50s, but it was generally accepted as “a lot of fun.” The second season promises something similar, with at least a high-profile cameo, with Kim Cattrall returning for just one scene as Samantha.

downys dream cars

Genre: Documentary Series (Green Angle)
release date: June 22, 2 episodes
Producer: Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, Emily Berkley Ford
cast: Robert Downey Jr. and his team of automotive experts

Robert Downey Jr. loves classic cars! So now he and his team of experts will restore six of his classic cars from the collection, making them greener on the road.

new prime video shows

i’m a virgo

Genre: A little surrealist part of life
release date: June 23, all 7 episodes
Showrunner/Creator: boots riley
cast: Jarrel Jerome, Brett Gray, Arius Barnes, Olivia Washington, Kara Young, Carmen Ejogo, Walton Goggins, etc.

Cootie (Jerome) just wants to be like everyone else. Unfortunately, he’s 13 feet tall, a condition his parents try to hide from the world by keeping Cootie safely stashed. But once he escapes, he struggles to experience the beauty and contradiction of the real world, as well as overcome awkward encounters with real-life crime fighter “heroes.”

New shows on Apple TV Plus

Carpool Karaoke: The Series, Season 6

Image: Apple TV Plus

Genre: Celebrities who do karaoke in the car (talk show)
release date: June 23, for 7 episodes
Showrunner/Creator: Ben Winston and James Corden
cast: after party Cast; Avril Lavigne and Youngblood. Lea Michele and Darren Criss. Cedric the Entertainer and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Alanis Morissette and Cara Delevingne.of Girls5 Eva cast; ghost the cast; and Alison Brie and Danny Pudi.

season 6 of carpool karaoke The series features new celebrities driving around and singing. Singing along to a playlist and sharing what they learned from their lives, one group received incredibly exciting news in real time.

swagger, season 2

Genre: Drama
release date: June 23, 1 episode available
Showrunner/Creator: Reggie Locke Byswood, Kevin Durant, Brian Grazer
cast: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Isaiah Hill, Sinel Azorow, Quvenzhané Wallis, Tristan Mack Wilde, Kahleel Harris, Tessa Ferrer, James Bingham, Solomon Irama, Ozzie Nzeribe, Jason Rivera, Christina Jackson, Sean Baker, Orlando Jones, Shannon Brown.

Inspired by the experience of NBA superstar Kevin Durant, stride Explore the world of youth basketball and the players, their families, and their coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambitions, opportunism and corruption. Off the court, this show reveals what it’s like to grow up in America. Season 2 begins in senior year, when four of his boys attend a predominantly white prep school and want to use their basketball talents to make the program competitive.

Peacock new show

LA Fire & Rescue

Genre: documentary series
release date: Airs June 21 at 8 p.m. EDT on NBC.Streaming next day on Peacock
Showrunner/Creator: Robin Yuney
cast: Los Angeles County Fire Department Firefighter

A documentary spin-off from Dick Wolf’s Chicago universe, the series chronicles the real-life calls and drama of working as a firefighter at one of Los Angeles’ many fire stations. The season will focus on his nine different divisions that serve Los Angeles’ more than four million residents and face unpredictable dangers along the way.