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The 15 biggest TV shows to watch this summer
From Anthony Hopkins’s sword-and-sandals epic to the return of The Rings of Power, here’s what to look out for
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The Jetty
Arson at a Lancashire beauty spot, a missing-persons cold case and a superb ensemble cast (Jenna Coleman, Arthur Hughes, Tom Glynn-Carney, Weruche Opia) make up this eerie crime drama.
BBC One, date TBC
Mr Bigstuff
Danny Dyer brings his wide-boy geezer shtick to this knockabout sitcom about two estranged brothers. Brassic’s Ryan Sampson writes and co-stars. Dyer has a ball.
Sky Max, July 17
Those About to Die
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Daniel P Mannix’s 1958 novel inspired Gladiator and it now gets the prestige TV treatment. Anthony Hopkins leads the cast of this handsome sword-and-sandals epic.
Prime Video, July 19
Lady in the Lake
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Baltimore in the 1960s is the setting for this unsettling noir, starring Natalie Portman as a downtrodden housewife who reinvents herself as an investigative journalist and gets sucked into a murder mystery.
Apple TV+, July 19
Time Bandits
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Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, along with The Inbetweeners’ co-creator Iain Morris, take on Terry Gilliam’s absurdist cult classic about time-travelling thieves.
Apple TV+, July 24
Piglets
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From the team behind Smack the Pony and Green Wing comes this pleasingly daft comedy about a police training college. Mark Heap and Sarah Parish star.
ITV1, date TBC
Battle in the Box
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Another inspired and silly format borrowed from Korea, as pairs of comedians are locked in a box for 24 hours with nothing but their toothbrushes.
Dave, date TBC
Industry
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Those amoral young City bankers return for a third series of financial bullfighting. Joining the cast this season are Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington and Barry’s Sarah Goldberg.
BBC One, date TBC
Bad Monkey
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Vince Vaughn stars in this comedy about a former Miami cop reduced to becoming a health inspector, until a gruesome discovery offers the chance of a comeback.
Apple TV+, August 14
Pachinko
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Soo Hugh’s Korean-Japanese-American family epic was one of the best shows of 2022 and deserves far more recognition. There’s time to catch up before series two.
Apple TV+, August 23
Only Murders in the Building
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Steve Martin and Martin Short’s terrific comedy-drama returns for a fourth helping of murder mystery. Along for the ride this time are – deep breath – Molly Shannon, Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Galifianakis and Melissa McCarthy.
Disney+, August 27
Suspect
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What it lacks in subtlety, this intense crime drama makes up for in the quality of its cast. Anne-Marie Duff returns from series one, and is joined by Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig, Vinette Robinson, Eddie Marsan and Gina McKee.
Channel 4, date TBC
Kaos
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Jeff Goldblum as a vainglorious Zeus worried that his grip on power is weakening? How can we resist? A dark comedy-drama about gods and mortals.
Netflix, August 29
The Rings of Power
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The Lord of the Rings prequel is back – now with added Tom Bombadil (played by Rory Kinnear). How does Tolkien’s mysterious oddball relate to the rise of Sauron?
Prime Video, August 29
Sherwood
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James Graham’s superb state-of-the-nation crime drama – set in a former Nottinghamshire mining town – returns for a second series.
BBC One, date TBC