7 TV shows in summer 2023 we’re most excited for, from The Idol on HBO to Ahsoka on Disney+ and Never Have I Ever on Netflix

While writers are still striking in Hollywood, there are still a bunch of new shows to look forward to watching over the summer from Apple TV+, Netflix and more

Lily-Rose Depp and the Weeknd lead the much-anticipated The Idol, Rosario Dawson stars in Star War’s Ahsoka, and Never Have I Ever returns for the last time

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Patricia Arquette in a scene from High Desert, one of seven television shows that we are most excited for this summer. Photo: Apple TV

Published: 4:15am, 18 May 2023Updated: 4:58am, 18 May 2023

Thanks in part to streaming services, we are no longer confined to a bunch of reruns during the summer, and this year is no different, with several new series and new seasons set to air.

However, television audiences will also have to bid adieu to some beloved shows, not long after seeing a string of series – Succession, Barry and Ted Lasso – air their final episodes.

If the writers strike in Hollywood does, in fact, go on through the summer, viewers might not notice much of a disruption in what they can watch, for now anyway, because of the glut of shows produced beforehand.

We are hoping that at least the current roster of shows we are looking forward to watching – especially as the temperatures rise – stay on schedule.

1. High Desert (Apple TV+, May 17)

A brilliant Patricia Arquette dives headfirst into a comedy thriller as Peggy, a somewhat recovering drug addict and convicted felon attempting in a determined – if scattershot way – to improve her life in a California desert town.

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