As summer boredom sets in and the fifth season of “Game of Thrones” comes to an end, fill that void with one of these brand new drama, sci-fi or comedy series.
DRAMA
“Wayward Pines”
Airtime: 9 p.m. Thursdays on Fox
Premiered: May 14
Official Website: fox.com/wayward-pines
This drama-thriller miniseries follows Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon) on a mission to find two missing agents. This search leads him to the small, strange town of Wayward Pines. He finds himself unable to leave, and must deal with the town’s secrets and rules.
“Aquarius”
Airtime: 9 p.m. Thursdays on NBC
Premiered: May 28
Official Website: nbc.com/aquarius
In the 13-episode event series, L.A. police sergeant Sam Hodiak (David Duchovny) is working on a missing persons case with Brian Shafe (Grey Damon) in 1967. Their search eventually leads them to Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony).
“UnREAL”
Airtime: 10 p.m. Mondays on Lifetime
Premiered: June 1
Official Website: mylifetime.com/shows/unreal
This drama series dives into a reality dating show called “Everlasting.” Rachel Goldberg (Shiri Appleby) works for the show and must exploit her relationships with contestants to produce the viral footage the show’s producer is looking for.
“The Astronaut Wives Club”
Airtime: 8 p.m. Thursdays on ABC
Premiered: June 18
Official Website: abc.go.com/shows/the-astronaut-wives-club
Based on Lily Koppel’s book “The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story,” this drama follows the seven women married to America’s Mercury Seven astronauts. The lives of the women are transformed as they suddenly become famous while their husbands follow their missions in space.
“Mr. Robot”
Airtime: 10 p.m. Wednesdays on USA
Premiered: June 24
Official Website: usanetwork.com/mrrobot
Although Elliot (Rami Malek) works as a cyber security engineer during the day, at night he is a vigilante hacker. Elliot, who suffers from an anti-social disorder, finds himself trapped between these two worlds when an underground group of hackers tries to recruit him to destroy the organization he works for.
SCI-FI
“The Whispers”
Airtime: 10 p.m. Mondays on ABC
Premiered: June 1
Official Website: abc.go.com/shows/the-whispers
A paranormal force haunts Earth by manipulating children to achieve its goals in this sci-fi drama series. The children start communicating with an imaginary friend named Drill, almost driving one of the children to murder her mother.
“Sense8”
Airtime: All episodes on Netflix
Premiered: June 5
Official Website: netflix.com/WiMovie/80025744
In this sci-fi drama series, eight strangers from seven different countries become “sensates,” as they are all connected mentally. They can hear what other sensates hear and feel what other sensates feel. Soon they discover they are being hunted by an organization that sees them as a threat.
“Humans”
Airtime: 9 p.m. Sundays on AMC
Premiered: June 28
Official Website: amc.com/shows/humans
In a parallel present in suburban London, families begin to want “Synths,” artificially intelligent robot servants. The robots are so similar to humans that the differences between humans and machines start to fade.
“Zoo”
Airtime: 9 p.m. Tuesdays on CBS
Premiered: June 30
Official Website: cbs.com/shows/zoo/
Animal attacks on humans start to become more dangerous and organized over time in this sci-fi drama series. Jackson Oz (James Wolk), an American zoologist, tries to discover how and why these attacks are occurring.
COMEDY
“Ballers”
Airtime: 10 p.m. Sundays on HBO
Premiered: June 21
Official Website: hbo.com/ballers
This show follows retired athlete Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson) as he simultaneously deals with retirement and mentors other current, and former, football players. One of these players is Charles (Omar Benson Miller), who is a former athlete trying to find his next career.
“The Brink”
Airtime: 10:30 p.m. Sundays on HBO
Premiered: June 21
Official Website: hbo.com/the-brink
U.S. Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), foreign service officer Alex Talbot (Jack Black) and Navy fighter pilot Zeke Tilson (Pablo Schreiber) find themselves working together in Pakistan to make sure World War III doesn’t happen.
“Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll”
Airtime: 10 p.m. Thursdays on FX
Premieres: July 16
Official Website: fxnetworks.com/shows/sex-drugs-rock-roll/
The Heathens lead singer Johnny Rock (Denis Leary) was so close to the fame he always wanted when his early 90s band broke up. Twenty-five years later, a young singer named Gigi (Elizabeth Gillies) takes over as lead singer and tries to bring the band back together.
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