Now that finals are over and summer has begun, you can finally find time to catch up on all of your favorite shows that you neglected during the school year. Aaand once you’re done with that, you can gear up for all new shows about everything from haunted kids to New York housewives. Take a look at our preview for the most exciting shows beginning this summer, in order of premiere date.
1. The Whispers (ABC) – June 1
Steven Spielberg is producing this new ABC series, which follows a couple whose children are being haunted by a paranormal force.
2. Stitchers (ABC Family) – June 2
ABC Family’s new summer show revolves around Kirsten, who is hired by the government to be “stitched” into the minds of the deceased to uncover information that would otherwise be kept secret.
3. Secrets and Wives (Bravo) – June 2
Calling all Real Housewives fans: Bravo’s new series watches as six lifelong girlfriends from Long Island navigate their lives after divorce.
4. Sense8 (Netflix) – June 5
Sci-fi fans, unite. Netflix’s summer venture surrounds eight strangers from all over the world who suddenly become emotionally and mentally connected.
5. Becoming Us (ABC Family) – June 8
Ryan Seacrest is producing ABC Family’s new show that sheds a light on the transgender community through the eyes of Ben, a 16-year-old midwestern boy who is dealing with his father’s transition to become a woman.
6. The Seventies (CNN) – June 11
Following the wildly popular series from last summer, The Sixties, this new series examines world-changing events that happened during the 70s.
7. Proof (TNT) – June 16
Jennifer Beals is back to play Dr. Carolyn Tyler, a woman struggling the loss of her son, who decides to search for proof that death is not the end.
8. Clipped (TBS) – June 16
Missing Ashley Tisdale? Catch her on TBS’s new series, which follows a group of high school kids from all different cliques who – years later – all wind up working at the same Bostonian barber shop.
9. The Astronaut Wives Club (ABC) – June 18
Based on the book by Lily Koppel, this show tells the stories of seven women who stood beside their husbands, astronauts during the space race.
10. One Bad Choice (MTV) – July 9
Each of the 10 episodes in this series follows an adolescent who made one terrible mistake – from faking a pregnancy to taking Ecstasy – that somehow impacted the rest of his/her life.
11. Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (FX) – July 16
FX’s new highly anticipated series showcases fictional washed up 90s band The Heathens on their quest to become as big as they once were. Bonus: The return of the ever-sexy John Corbett on our screens.
12. Job or No Job (ABC Family) – August 5
Watch in anticipation as ABC Family films real-life first-time job seekers on their hunt to land a job. Or, in other words, your entire post-grad life in a TV series.