Summer movie season may be temporarily on pause, but you better believe Netflix has plenty of new shows to binge-watch this month if you’re in need of some new entertainment. And as usual, they’re hitting all four-quadrants, which means no matter what you’re looking for, you’re probably gonna find something to add to the watchlist.
If you’re in the mood to revisit one of the best and boldest cable dramas of the last decade, all three seasons ofHannibalare now available to make you high-key suspicious of any and all meat (butespeciallythe fancy gourmet stuff). If you want something for the whole family, you’re probably gonna want to stay far away from the esquisitely-dressed cannibal, butKipo and the Age of Wonderbeastshas you covered. For feel-good content, there’s newQueer EyeandPose. If you’re more into binge-worthy dramas, June brings new seasons ofMarcellaandThe Politicians.
Check out the details on those and the rest of our picks for the best new shows on Netflix this month below. For more, you may seeall the new movies and TV shows on Netflix in June 2020 right hereand our complete rundown of thebest shows and original series on Netflix here.
Available:June 5
Creator:Bryan Fuller
Cast:Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Laurence Fishburne, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, Gillian Anderson
If you’ve been missing everyone’s favorite Murder Husbands, good news! All three seasons of Hannibal are available on Netflix this month and they’re just as decadent, deranged, and delicious as you remember.Bryan Fuller’s reimagining of the iconic Hannibal Lector (Mads Mikkelsen) mthos fully embraces every indulgent and extremely extra instinct, carving up its oh-so-handsomely dressed ensemble with the steady and elegant hand of a premiere aesthete. Five years after the NBC darling went off the air, I still can’t believe what they got away with, each season more than the last, and all with the air of dignified perversion and cheeky depravity that defines Hannibal Lector himself.
Queer Eye, Season 5
Creator:David Collins
Cast:Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness
Among the very best of feel-good series on TV right now,Queer Eyeis back for its fifth season in June. And what spectacular timing, because half-way through what is already a historical bummer year,Queer Eye‘s message about the power of growth and change, taking control of your life and self-worth, and general Big Self-Care Energy couldn’t be more welcome.
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, Volume 6
Available:June 7
Creators:Hasan Minhaj and Prashanth Venkataramanujam
Hasan Minhajis back with a new volume of weekly episodes investigating, explaining, mining laughs from the biggest issues facing America right now. And boy does he have a lot to work with. From Coronavirus to the George Floyd protests to the crisis facing America’s news media, Minhaj channels his incisive voice and unique perspective to help us process (and find whatever humor’s left) the state of the nation. And you may always count on Minhaj to bring insight and research to new aspects of the stories dominating the airwaves. His Coronavirus episode, for example, digs into the perilous state of our supply chains (“Supply chains are like your parents marriage, you take it for granted until it’s broken and then it fucks you up for life,") and his George Floyd episode hones in on the intricacies of how the Asian American community’s response to the protests. Whether he’s taking on the booming Marijuana industry or what happens if you can’t pay rent (two other episode topics in Volume 6), you can always count on Minhaj to say something you haven’t heard a hundred times before, and to say it very well.
Legends of Tomorrow, Season 5
Available:June 10
Developed by:Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Phil Klemmer
Cast:Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz, Amy Pemberton, Dominic Purcell, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Nick Zano, Tala Ashe, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jes Macallan, Matt Ryan, Courtney Ford, Olivia Swann
Since its second season,Legends of Tomorrowhas slowly but surely become one of TV’s most enjoyable series, and the just-completed fifth season, streaming now, does not disappoint on that score. Building upon Season 4’s big cliffhanger twist to add a brand new family dynamic to the rambunctious crew of the Waverider, the new episodes begin by completing the latestArrow-verse crossover event. But once the business of “Crisis on Infinite Earths” is officially wrapped up, the fun really gets going, with trips to visit historical figures like Shakespeare and Marie Antoinette going about as well as you might expect with this gang. However, while their adventures may be wild, the show still maintains its heartfelt commitment to loving its characters and taking their journeys seriously. This includes one of the most positive same-sex relationships around, and a few big twists that pack a deeply emotional punch. At this point, these time-traveling weirdos have formed their own version of a family, and you feel that bond when you watch it. Time bros and Beebo forever. -Liz Shannon Miller
Writer:Park Hae-young
Cast:Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Ji-eun, Go Doo-shim, Park Ho-san, Song Sae-byeok, Lee Ji-ah, Jung Young-joo, Son Sook, Jang Ki-yong, Ahn Seung-gyun, Lee Young-seok
This 2018 K-drama was a huge hit when it debuted in 2018, taking home a number of international awards and becoming one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in TV history. NowMy Misteris about to reach a much bigger audience worldwide when it lands on Netflix this month, offering one epic high-drama binge. Brace yourself for feature-length episode runtimes, running from 72 to 90 minutes each, but in turn, settle in for the nuanced, sprawling tapestry of generational character drama that made the series such a hit in its home country.
Pose, Season 2
Available:June 11
Creators:Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, and Ryan Murphy
Cast:Indya Moore, Billy Porter, Mj Rodriguez, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Angelica Ross Evan Peters, Hailie Sahar, Kate Mara, Dyllón Burnside, Angel Bismark Curiel, James Van Der Beek, Dominique Jackson, Charlayne Woodard, Sandra Bernhard
Set in the diverse LGBTQ+ ballroom culture of the 80s and 90s, the FX seriesPOSEhas become an audience, awards, and critical darling alike and Season 2 is yours for the binge-watching when it arrives on Netflix this month. Featuring an ensemble of breakout players, including reigning red carpet forceBilly Porter,POSEis a visually resplendent, fearlessly inclusive, and wonderfully written drama, and asCollider’s Perri Nemiroff recently wrote in a heartfelt editorial, it’s the kind of relentlessly sweet show we all need right now. In fact, I’ll let Perri take it from here:
“If you’re looking for a show to inspire you to stand up for someone or for a cause that needs your support, watchPose. If you’ve been out on the streets protesting and are looking for a source of added motivation to keep the fight going, watchPose. If you’re coming to realize that you need more intimate exposure to someone else’s experience so that you can better understand their truth, watchPose.”
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, Season 2
Available:June 12
Creator:Radford Sechrist
Cast:Karen Fukuhara, Sydney Mikayla, Coy Stewart, Deon Cole, Dee Bradley Baker
Well aren’t we just a bunch of lucky ducks; just months after the first ten episodes of the Netflix original animated seriesKipo and the Age of Wonderbeastsdebuted earlier this year, Season 2 is already dropping another ten this month. The first installment of the series followed the magical post-apocalyptic adventures of a 13-year-old girl on a mission to find her missing father, and the new batch of episodes follows Kipo’s continued journey of growth and self-discovery as she contends with her new abilities and digs up powerful secrets of the past. Collider’s resident animation guru Dave Trumboresang the praises of the new season in his review, calling it “just as imaginative, magical, positive, and fun,” as the first season and a welcome successor to fill the empowering animated adventure void left behind byShe-Ra.
Marcella, Season 3
Available:June 14
Creators:Hans Rosenfeldt and Nicola Larder
Cast:Anna Friel, Nicholas Pinnock, Ray Panthaki, Jamie Bamber, Jack Doolan, Nina Sosanya, Charlie Covell, Sophia Brown
It’s been a long wait for Season 3 ofMarcella, the British crime drama, which first aired on ITV in 2016, returning for a second season way back in February of 2018, and which finally debuts a new batch of episodes on Netflix this month. The slow-burn noir drama starsAnna Frielas the title detective, who gets tangled up in grim and grisly cases at work while contending with domestic drama and the perils of ill-cared for mental health at home. The new binge-watch is almost here, but remember, it might be better to pace yourself with this one, because if history repeats itself, we might have a while to wait for more.
The Politician, Season 2
Available:June 19
Creators:Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk,Ryan Murphy
Cast:Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, Benjamin Barrett, Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bette Midler
The first season ofRyan Murphy’s soapy dramedyThe Politicianwasn’t a home run with critics, but it took off with audiences (as Ryan Murphy productions tend to do,) which means we’ve got a new batch of episodes promising more binge-worthy satirical melodrama landing on Netflix in June. A cheeky, twisty tale of cutthroat ambition and depraved social climbers you love to hate,The PoliticianstarsBen Plattas a High Schooler determined to become president, willing to whatever ruthless deeds he must to preserve his impeccably electable image. In true Murphy fashion, Season 1 was a bonkers genre pastiche with a flourish for excess, nowhere more so in the absolutely over-the-top ensemble cast, a true embarrassment of riches including iconsJudith Light,Jessica Lange, andBette Midleramong many, many others.
