Bored with all of this summer’s blockbuster shows and films? Here are the TV series to try instead.
UnREAL
Combined, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have aired 30 SEASONS of their titular stars wading through a pool of would-be suitors in the search for love. For a look behind the fairytale that these shows claim to deliver, you should watch Lifetime's new show UnREAL. It follows the producers and contestants on a Bachelor copycat called Everlasting and shows the amount of work that goes in to creating the "reality" TV that we watch. But rather than simply fictionalizing what we already know goes on behind-the-scenes on this type of series, UnREAL delves into the complicated ethics of manipulation and the personal toll that it takes on those who both perpetrate these falsehoods and are victims of them.
Lifetime
Rectify
Rectify is, without a doubt, one of the most unique shows on television today. It's a slow-burning tale of a man released from death row after almost 20 years and the effects that his newfound freedom has on his family, the small town in which he lives, and especially himself. It has a philosophical and psychological depth that few other shows possess, a work of art taking place week-by-week on your television screen. Season 3 premieres in early July and is well worth your time.
Sundance TV
Catastrophe
If you're looking for an adult take on the romance genre, the new comedy Catastrophe (available on Amazon Prime) is for you. Starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan as two people engaging in a weeklong tryst that turns into something more when she ends up pregnant, Catastrophe is raunchy, hilarious, and oh-so-bingeable. And unlike the many romantic comedies that become bogged down by cliches and their own cloying sweetness, Catastrophe isn't afraid to use snark and raw emotion to carve out its own path.
Channel 4
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