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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 8
4 New TV Series and Specials Debut June 8-14 Across Hulu, Prime Video and Starz
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 8

4 New TV Series and Specials Debut June 8-14 Across Hulu, Prime Video and Starz

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 8

Summary

  • June 8-14 brings four highlighted debuts: British comedy “Alice and Steve,” romance adaptation “Every Year After,” psychological drama “The Listeners” and Antoni Porowski travel-food special “Best of the World.”
  • Monday starts with Hulu’s “Alice and Steve,” about a woman whose ex-boyfriend and best friend begins dating her 26-year-old daughter, and Porowski’s four-part series, which visits London, Paris, New York and Mexico City.
  • Wednesday adds Prime Video’s “Every Year After,” an eight-episode adaptation of Carley Fortune’s “Every Summer After” that follows neighbors Percy Fraser and Sam Florek across past and present timelines.
  • Friday rounds out the week with Starz’s “The Listeners,” in which Rebecca Hall plays a teacher plagued by a mysterious hum that only one student can also hear.
  • The lineup spans comedy, romance, psychological horror and nonfiction travel, underscoring the week’s broad mix of streaming and cable releases.

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