June 2026 TV Picks: The Standout New and Returning Series

A large June slate of premieres brings back major franchises, launches several new dramas and comedies, and adds long-awaited library titles to Israeli streaming services. The month includes new seasons of House of the Dragon, The Bear, The Agency, Dark Winds, Clarkson’s Farm, Sweet Magnolias, and Chicago Med, plus Israeli-accessible arrivals such as ER, Southland, Smallville, Everwood, Two and a Half Men, and The Americans. Several shows debut all at once, while others roll out weekly across Yes, Hot, Netflix, Disney Plus, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Sting TV, Cellcom TV, Partner TV, and E!.

Among the most notable new titles is Etty, a biographical drama by Israeli creator Hagai Levi based on the diaries of Holocaust writer Etty Hillesum, starring Julia Windischbauer, Sebastian Koch, and Evgenia Dodina. It screened internationally at Venice and airs as a six-episode all-at-once release. Other highlights include American Classic with Kevin Kline, The Americas narrated by Tom Hanks with music by Hans Zimmer, Michael Jackson: The Verdict, Say Nothing, and Cape Fear, a new psychological thriller led by Javier Bardem and Amy Adams.

The schedule also features international crime and political series such as Death Valley, Broken Spies, The Witness, State of Alert, Kabul, Bergerac, and the French miniseries Des Vivants about Bataclan survivors. On the lighter side are Not Suitable for Work from Mindy Kaling, Alice & Steve, Tip Toe, Grimsburg, and Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, Larry David’s new HBO sketch series tied to the United States’ 250th anniversary.

The month closes with returning prestige and reality titles, including House of the Dragon season 3, The Bear season 5 and final season, The Agency season 2, Dark Winds season 3, Outlander season 7 part 1, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 13, and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders season 3. Some library additions are especially extensive, including all 15 seasons of ER and all 10 seasons of Smallville.