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2023 TV Preview: Here Are the Series You Must Add to Your Summer Watchlist

Star Wars: Ahsoka; Secret Ops: Lioness; and Survival of the Thickest are among the most anticipated TV series of summer.

Photo: Lucasfilm

Movie theaters arenโ€™t the only place you can find big budget blockbusters. Big franchises like Star Wars and the MCU are delivering new stories, while stars like Zoe Saldana; Gabrielle Union; and Samuel L. Jackson will release highly-anticipated titles. Plan your ideal watchlist with our 2023 summer TV preview.

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The Wonder Years Season 2 - June 14 - ABC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwTEDZmJd7s

Itโ€™s still shocking that ABC is making us wait until summer to reunite with the Williams family, but itโ€™s worth it for this Peabody-winning comedy. Seriously, this series is way too good to be treated this way.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - June 15 - Paramount+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjWBj9CGgGI

Yโ€™all can go crazy over Kirk. Iโ€™m here for more Uhura!

Secret Invasion - June 21 - Disney+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp_YZNqNBhw

I know this is Marvelโ€™s version of a serious thriller, but I also want more Nick Fury/Talos buddy comedy vibes.

The Bear: Season 2 - June 22 - Hulu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5U-w1yL4r0

Jeremy Allen White) and Ayo Edebiri are back for Season 2 as the chefs renovate The Original Beef into a โ€œdestination spot.โ€ But, like all renovations things quickly get out of hand.

The Perfect Find - June 23 - Netflix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4tjqqGgky8

Gabrielle Union stars as a woman restarting her career while also trying to balance a new romance with a younger man.

Iโ€™m A Virgo - June 23 - Prime Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYfpWY330mM

Jharrel Jerome is a 13 foot tall man trying to live in a normal sized world in this weird, unique series.

Average Joe - June 26 - BET+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWitM3oDDBI

Deon Cole may be getting dramatic as he tries to save his family from the Russian mob, but you know heโ€™s still going to find a way to make it all hilarious.

Grown-ish - June 28 - Freeform

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOLUSMrHths

Zoey, Junior and their friends prepare to wrap up the Black-ish spinoffโ€™s run.

Tom Clancyโ€™s Jack Ryan: Season 4 - June 30 - Prime Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK-Mdu1Epy0

In the final season of the spy thriller Jack is now the deputy director of the CIA. He once again sets off to find the truth behind a giant conspiracy.

Survival of the Thickest - July 13 - Netflix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VSNFufVYdI

Michelle Buteau stars as Mavis, a recently single stylist whoโ€™s decided to live her best post-break up life.

Justified: City Primeval - July 18 - FX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6KEgWSFfaE

Timothy Olyphant returns as US Marshal Raylan Givens when a case takes him to Detroit where he shares the screen with Vondie Curtis-Hall, Aunjanue Ellis.

Special Ops: Lioness - July 23 - Paramount+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3axWgmlwnl4

Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman star in this spy thriller about a team of female operatives who infiltrate dangerous terrorist groups.

Star Wars: Ahsoka - August 23 - Disney+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnzNZ0Mdx4I

Rosario Dawsonโ€™s Ahsoka hunts down Grand Admiral Thrawn in your next Star Wars favorite. Will we see Din and Grogu at some point?

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