Top 2021 tv shows you might want to spend the summer watching© Courtesy

Top 2021 tv shows you might want to spend the summer watching

Are you ready for a marathon-viewing?


Senior Writer
JULY 2, 2021 11:32 AM EDT

There’s something about summer that makes you feel in a constant state of vacation. Whether you take a couple of weeks to relax and reset in a staycation, or you prefer to catch a flight, you will always have time to time to watch a show or two.

The following list comes from thousands of positivity reviews and stars. And you know that if many people recommend it must be for a good reason. So let’s check what all the hype is about and find below the top 2021 tv shows you might want to spend the summer watching.

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Loki

Loki is Disney+’s latest television series. Michael Waldron creates the show based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. The story follows the film’s narrative and takes place after the 2019 movie, Avengers: Endgame.

Tom Hiddleston plays the role of Loki, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, and Sasha Lane also starring. Loki premiered on June 9, 2021; the first season has six episodes. A second season is in development.

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Black Summer

The second season of the American streaming television series Black Summer recently premiered on Netflix. Under the creation of Karl Schaefer and John Hyams, the first and second season features eight episodes.

The plot follows Rose; a mother separated from her daughter during the earliest and most deadly days of a zombie apocalypse.

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Blindspotting

Blindspotting recently premiered on June 13, 2021, on Stars and became a fan favorite. The series tells the story of Ashley after Miles, her boyfriend and father of their son is suddenly incarcerated, forcing her to move in with Miles‘ mother.

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Lupin

Lupin is the most-watched non-English series on Netflix. The French mystery thriller, created by George Kay and François Uzan, consists of ten episodes, with the first five released in January 2021 and the remainder on 11 June 2021.

The show stars Omar Sy in the role of Assane Diop, a man inspired by the adventures of master thief Arsène Lupin.

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Pose

Pose highlights the stories of New York City‘s African-American and Latinx LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming drag ball culture from the 1980s and the 1990s.

Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals, the series premiered on June 3, 2018, on FX with an ensemble cast including Evan Peters, Kate Mara, James Van Der Beek, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Billy Porter, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Charlayne Woodard, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, and Sandra Bernhard.

The third and final season premiered on May 2, 2021.

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The Bold Type

The Bold Type is an American comedy-drama television series created by Sarah Watson and produced by Universal Television for Freeform. The show is inspired by the life and career of former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine Joanna Coles, who also serves as the series’s executive producer.

The story shows the lives of three millennial women employed at the fictional global publication Scarlet in New York City. The show is available on HULU, and it is broadcast internationally on various networks and streaming platforms, including Amazon Prime Video and Netflix.

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Evil

Evil is a supernatural drama television series created by Robert King and Michelle King for CBS. The cast includes Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Michael Emerson, Aasif Mandvi, Kurt Fuller, Marti Matulis, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, Dalya Knapp, and Christine Lahti.

The show follows a skeptical forensic psychologist who allies with a Catholic seminarian and a technology contractor to investigate purported supernatural incidents. The show is now available on Paramount+.