Ms. Marvel and Maya Rudolph take center stage: TV shows to watch in June

Plus, AMC drops a mind-bending thriller, Money Heist spins off into Korea, and favorites like Only Murders In The Building return

By Saloni Gajjar, Sam Barsanti, Gabrielle Sanchez, Shanicka Anderson  |  May 25, 2022 | 7:00am
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Ms. Marvel and Maya Rudolph take center stage: TV shows to watch in June
(Clockwise from bottom-left): Iman Vellani in Ms. Marvel (Marvel Studios); Melissa McCarthy in God’s Favorite Idiot (Vince Valitutti/Netflix); Maya Rudolph in Loot (Apple TV+); Selena Gomez, Martin Short, Steve Martin in Only Murders In The Building (Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu) Graphic: Libby McGuire

Summer is starting off on a strong note when it comes to TV premieres. In June, Marvel shines the spotlight on its newest offering, Ms. Marvel. But it’s not the only superhero drama to grace our screens. Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys finally returns for its third season, with Jensen Ackles signing on as Soldier Boy. But how will he fare opposite Antony Starr’s scene-stealing Homelander? We’ll find out soon enough. Read on for the best bets in June TV, including romantic coming-of-age dramas, a Maya Rudolph-led workplace comedy (about damn time), Netflix’s queer vampire series, and more.

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Olivier Assayas’ 1996 French film starring Maggie Cheung gets the miniseries treatment on HBO. The six-part drama is led by Alicia Vikander, who plays an American actor named Mira. Trying to shake off recent tabloid scandals after a breakup and looking to change the direction of her career, Mira travels to France to star in a film called Irma Vep. Set against the backdrop of a thriller itself, she struggles to make a distinction between herself and the character she is portraying onscreen. Things are about to get really meta. Adria Arjona, Carrie Brownstein, Tom Sturridge, and Fala Chen co-star. [Saloni Gajjar]

9 Comments

  • qwedswa-av says:
    May 25, 2022 at 1:14 pm

    So, wait until June then?

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  • joestammer-av says:
    May 25, 2022 at 2:09 pm

    I refuse to watch Money Heist on the ridiculousness of its title alone.

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    • well-lighted-av says:
      May 25, 2022 at 2:33 pm

      Still a mystery why they didn’t keep the Spanish title, La Casa de Papel (The House of Paper). It’s so much more evocative. I’m assuming it has something to do that other Netflix show with an extremely similar title, that just so happened to also be a show NF was trying to make everyone forget when it premiered.Money Heist is a uniquely ridiculous title that I actually kind of love. It’s just the perfect encapsulation of the algorithm-driven, pander-to-everyone, gotta-sell-this-show-in-100-countries nature of Netflix originals and is exactly as dumb as the show and basically everything else Netflix produces.

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      • frankwalkerbarr-av says:
        May 25, 2022 at 9:38 pm

        I’m surprised they didn’t name the Netflix-movie-by-algorithm Red Notice “Sexy Thieves”.

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    • clovissangrail-av says:
      May 25, 2022 at 4:23 pm

      It looks awful, and I’m so mad Yoo Ji Tae is in it, because that probably means I’ll watch it anyway. 

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  • well-lighted-av says:
    May 25, 2022 at 2:36 pm

    So Chloe is basically just Ingrid Goes West but completely humorless? Pass.

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  • theonewatcher-av says:
    May 25, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    Ms. Marvel looks awful

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  • spartanhabits-av says:
    May 25, 2022 at 10:14 pm

    Peacock needs to stop with the reboots already!

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