by Nora DominickBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffAs a Senior Talent Booker and Producer at BuzzFeed, you can typically catch me flailing about the buzziest TV shows and movies.

There's a LOT — and I mean, A LOT — of great TV shows these days, so to help with your summer planning, I've rounded up 33 shows that are premiering or returning in May through early August 2026:

This list does not include shows that are in the middle of their current seasons, like Hacks, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Boys, and more. This list also only contains scripted TV shows. You can check out our spring TV preview HERE.

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House of the Dragon

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When House of the Dragon returns, we are put right in the middle of a war as doom and ruin surround everyone and everything as the Battle of the Gullet approaches. With Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) on a path to restore her rightful place on the throne, Ormund Hightower (James Norton), the cousin of Alicent (Olivia Cooke), arrives in Westeros ready to fight Rhaenyra and her followers, and "restore the rightful king." While last season was a lot of setup, this season finally puts viewers in the middle of a battle, that will prove costly and deadly for both sides.

When it returns: June 21 on HBO and HBO Max (episodes air weekly)

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Ted Lasso

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After a bit of a hiatus, Ted Lasso returns with new episodes this summer. In Season 4, Ted (Jason Sudeikis) returns to AFC Richmond, where he's now put in charge of coaching a second division women's football team. Alongside Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, and Jeremy Swift reprise their roles from the first three seasons, alongside a new cast of characters.

When it returns: Aug. 5 on Apple TV (episodes air weekly)

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Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat

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Interview with the Vampire returns, but this time, we're covering the second book in Anne Rice's series with The Vampire Lestat. This new season follows Lestat (Sam Reid) as the world's first immortal rock star, as he embarks on a multi-city tour. While Lestat's new lifestyle has him moving wherever and experiencing all different places (and people), he's still haunted by "muses" from his rebellious past, like Louis (Jacob Anderson).

When it returns: June 7 on AMC and AMC+ (episodes air weekly)

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The Other Bennet Sister

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The Other Bennet Sister is based on the book by Janice Hadlow and is a continuation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The show follows Mary Bennet (Ella Bruccoleri), the Bennet family's overlooked sister. The first two episodes detail the events of Pride and Prejudice from Mary's POV, showing how she watched as all her sisters married, leaving her alone at home with her parents. Now, it's Mary's turn to find herself (and maybe love) as she discovers what the world has to offer outside of her family.

Starring: Ella Bruccoleri, Ruth Jones, Richard E. Grant, Dónal Finn, Maddie Close, Poppy Gilbert, Grace Hogg-Robinson, Molly Wright, Indira Varma, Richard Coyle, Laurie Davidson, Lucy Briers, Tanya Reynolds, Varada Sethu, and more

When it premieres: May 6 on BritBox (three episodes, then airs weekly)

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Deli Boys

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One of the most underrated comedy series from last year, Deli Boys, returns with its second season. Turns out inheriting a criminal empire you knew nothing about was the easy part, because as Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh) soon find out, more money really does mean more problems. With the sketchiest crooks in Philly circling their operation, they now come in contact with Max Sugar (Fred Armisen), a casino king and money launderer, who has eyes for Lucky (Poorna Jagannathan). What ensues is a chaotic situationship that only the Dars could somehow end up in.

When it returns: May 28 on Hulu (all episodes)

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Silo

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In the third season of this beloved dystopian series, Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) survives her forced exile and returns to the silo with memory loss. She soon learns that while she was gone, the silo is recovering from a rebellion and now faces a dangerous new threat. This season also reveals the "Before Times," aka what happened before the silo, as we learn about journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman), who uncover a conspiracy theory that pulls them deeper and deeper into a chain of events

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