WHAT TO WATCH: 10 TV SHOWS PREMIERING IN JUNE
June 1 (UPI) -- June marks the official start of summer, but it also means summer movie and TV series premieres. There are several highly anticipated shows worthy of binge-watching when sitting under air conditioning is preferable to being outside.
There's a debut documentary from one of music history's most popular girl groups, the return of a long-running show that's become a cult favorite and there's Chris Hemsworth. Yes, he's bruised, but back for another round of action-hero hijinks in Extraction 2. Here are 10 of the June TV premieres you'll want to watch.
'TLC Forever' -- Lifetime
TLC bandmates Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda"Chilli" Thomas soldiered on after Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' untimely death almost 20 years ago. But after a biopic and an infamous Behind the Music episode where the group explained how the economics of the music business left them broke after selling millions of records, the two remaining members are telling their own story.
In TLC Forever, a new documentary on Lifetime, Watkins and Thomas tell their version of the group's dynamic rise, including how they felt abandoned by the music industry after Lopes' death. And, the duo is shown plotting the comeback that led them to this summer's tour with Sean Kingston, En Vogue and Shaggy. The two-hour doc premieres on Lifetime on Saturday at 8 p.m. EDT.
'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 16 -- FX
The ever-popular show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is now in its 16th season, setting a milestone as the longest-running live-action sitcom in television history. The cast and creators achieved the mark with the same nucleus of actors since 2005 when Its Always Sunny first aired.
Creator Rob McElhenney stars with Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito in the FX series. From the trailer, it appears the gang at Paddy's Pub is back with their usual dysfunction, pointed insults and affinity for all things crass. Season 16 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premieres on FX on June 7.
'Never Have I Ever' Season 4 -- Netflix
Never Have I Ever wraps up after four seasons following high schooler Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) as she deals with the challenges of her father's death amidst the everyday issues of being a teenager figuring out school and life. In the new season, Devi continues to have two love interests to choose from, Paxton or Ben.
But a dark horse candidate is emerging for her affections in the person of new cast member Michael Cimino, who plays Ethan. This season, viewers will find out when Devi does whether or not she makes it into Princeton University. Never Have I Ever premieres on Netflix on June 8.'And Just Like That' Season 2 -- Max
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon return as Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda in Season 2 of And Just Like That, the Sex and the City reboot.This season marks the return of Kim Cattrall. Cattrall played Samantha on the original SATC but declined to be involved in the new iteration. Until now. Her scene comes in the season finale and doesn't include screen time with any other characters. And Just Like That Season 2 debuts on June 22.
'Grown-ish' Season 6 -- Freeform
Grown-ish, the Freeform show that extended the TV lives of the Johnson siblings from Black-ish, announced in March that Season 6 would be its last. Yara Shahidi stars as Zoey and Marcus Scribner portrays Junior. In the series ending video, Shahidi said Season 6 will run in two parts. The summer 2023 episodes will premiere on June 28, with the remaining episodes coming in 2024.
'Hijack' -- Apple TV+
Idris Elba stars as Sam Nelson, a corporate negotiator traveling from Dubai to London when his plane is hijacked. Fortunately for the rest of the passengers, Nelson will rely on his skill set to try to take the plane back. Elba has been prolific since his breakthrough role as Stringer Bell on the HBO series The Wire, doing several critically acclaimed movies and TV shows both in the U.K. and stateside. This time, he leads a cast that includes Archie Punjabi (The Good Wife) and was co-created by George Kay of the popular Netflix series Lupin. The seven-part series premieres on June 28.