Top 9 Summer Geek Shows to watch
Bored? Stuck inside, avoiding the heatwaves? Here are the top 9 summer geek shows that you should be watching this summer break,according to EW. With enough variety, there is something for everyone. From sci fi, superhero, and fantasy, this summer will be lit with new content to coincide with theatrical movie releases. Read below for more on each of these top summer geek tv shows and where to watch them.
Solos (Amazon Prime) released May 21
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This show explores what it means to be human through character driven stories. Solos spans the present and future as it grapples with time travel, AI, and the farthest reaches of the universe. What connects all this characters is life and being human. It includes big names like Anthony Mackie, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Anne Hathaway, and Uzo Aduba.
Lucifer (Netflix) released May 28
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The Devil is bored with maintaining and torturing souls in hell, and decides to take a vacation in Los Angeles setting off a bunch of unintended events. In the current season which was split into two parts, God comes to Earth. The Godly family is not without conflict, especially God’s two twin son: Michael and Lucifer fight against each other for their father’s attention. The Show will conclude next season.
Sweet Tooth (Netflix) released June 4th
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Sweet Tooth takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. A boy who’s half-human and half deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector. The series is based on a comic book with DC Comics’ Vertigo, written by Jeff Lemire.
Loki (Disney) released June 9th
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After the events of Avengers: Endgame, Loki finds himself in trouble with the Time Variance Authority after stealing the Tesseract. Now, he must work alongside them to fix timelines and capture the big bad that is messing with the timeline.
Stargirl (CW) releases August 10th
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DC’s Titans (HBO Max) releases August 10
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Teen Titans franchise follows young coming of age heroes. Batman’s sidekick, Dick Grayson leads the group after saving Rachel Roth. Roth better known as Raven is a girl possessed by a strange darkness. Additionally, Starfire and Beast Boy join them as they discover the role in the world as emerging heroes. Season three follows the Death in the Family and Red Hood storylines.
Supergirl (CW)
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At 12 years old, Kara Zor-El escapes doom on planet Krypton. Now, she lives on Earth with the Danver family. There, she learns to hide the extraordinary powers as she tries to live up to the reputation of her cousin, Superman. This will be the final season of Supergirl, rounding out her story.
Star Wars: Visions (Disney +) TBD
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Animated version of Star Wars. The show will include 10 independent Japanese anime studios to create the TV project. Star Wars: Visions is comprise of ten anime-inspired original short films. The project hopes to bring cultural and diverse stories to the classic story of Star Wars.
Lord of the Rings (Amazon Prime)
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Just like the hit movie triology, this television series is being produced based on the novel, The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. It will be set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Here, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin and heroes emerged and are tested. A villian threatens to undo the peace and cover the kingdoms in darkness.
