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Best new TV to watch in June

Including Loki, Lupin, and Anne Boleyn
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Best new TV to watch in June

Including Loki, Lupin, and Anne Boleyn

From OCD cops to GCHQ mavericks plus shows about anti-vaxxers, anti-heroes, and aerobics, and with performances from Julianne Moore, Sean Bean, Cynthia Erivo, and Jamie Bell, there's plenty to enjoy on your small screens in June.

Anne Boleyn
Jodie Turner-Smith plays the strong-willed monarch who eventually lost out to horrid Henry VIII in a three-part psycho-thriller which certainly opened up the debate about how we portray history on screen.
Five, Tuesday 1 June.

The Anti-Vax Conspiracy
Piers Corbyn is the figurehead for the UK anti-vax movement (with Ian Brown as his mask-loathing deputy, probably), and here we get an insight into what they truly believe and why.
Channel 4, Tuesday 1 June.

Professor T
Played by Ben 'Miller & Armstrong' Miller, Jasper Tempest is an enigmatic, OCD-riddled criminology lecturer who gets roped into co-investigating some nasty crimes, one episode at a time. Frances de la Tour, Emma Naomi, and Juliet Aubrey are also in this.
BritBox, Thursday 3 June.

Genius: Aretha
This anthology series turns it attentions to Aretha Franklin (Einstein and Picasso were the earlier subjects) with Cynthia Erivo taking on the Queen Of Soul role. Courtney B Vance plays her dad in the earlier days as she rises through the gospel ranks.
Disney+, Friday 4 June.

Feel Good
The second and final season of Mae Martin's semi-autobiographical comedy-drama has her character trying desperately to make it work with George (Charlotte Ritchie). An excellent main cast is completed by Lisa Kudrow and Adrian Lukis as Mae's parents, and Phil 'Dr Brown' Burgers playing a slacker housemate.
Netflix, Friday 4 June.

Box 21
Walter Presents brings us a tense Swedish-Romanian production about a senior Stockholm police officer and a young woman trafficked into prostitution, with their lives preparing to entwine in a very dangerous way.
All 4, Friday 4 June.

Lisey's Story
Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, and Dane DeHaan star in Stephen King's tale of a bestselling novelist's widow being stalked by an obsessive fan of her late husband. If that's not enough to draw you in, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Joan Allen also appear.
Apple TV+, Friday 4 June.

Sweet Tooth
Based on Jeff Lemire's comic book, this fantasy drama revolves around the hybrid human-animal babies who were born after 'The Great Crumble'. Nonso Anozie, Adeel Akhtar, and Dania Ramirez star, while James Brolin delivers some narrator business.
Netflix, Friday 4 June.

Time
With Anthony, Jimmy McGovern scooped our top TV show of 2020. On casting alone, this three-part prison drama is surely also destined to triumph: it's got Sean Bean and Stephen Graham in it, for heaven's sake.
BBC One, Sunday 6 June.

Smother
Dervla Kirwan stars in this Irish crime mystery about a woman who launches her own investigation into the death of her husband whose body is found at the foot of a cliff the day after a family party.
Alibi, Monday 7 June.

In The Footsteps Of Killers
Silent Witness star Emilia Fox co-hosts alongside criminologist Professor David Wilson in this true crime series where they attempt to solve three cold cases that continue to baffle experts today.
Channel 4, Monday 7 June.

Intelligence
David Schwimmer is the second 'Friend' to be there for us this month, as he returns in co-star Nick Mohammed's comedy series about a bunch of no-hopers and mavericks at GCHQ. Also coming back for this follow-up are the redoubtable Sylvestra Le Touzel and Colin Salmon.
Sky One, Tuesday 8 June.

Loki
More Marvel Cinematic Universe mayhem from Disney with Tom Hiddleston back as an alternative Loki. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Owen Wilson, and Wunmi Mosaku flesh out its excellent cast.
Disney+, Wednesday 9 June.

Stevens & McCarthy
This is one of four short films launched simultaneously on the iPlayer featuring a wave of funny Scottish females including Susan Riddell, Janey Godley, Karen Dunbar, Gayle Telfer Stevens, and Louise McCarthy.
BBC iPlayer, Wednesday 9 June.

Lupin
France's gentleman thief and master of disguise returns for more episodes, with Omar Sy's character still seeking vengeance for his father's death. Our anti-hero's nemesis Hubert Pellegrini (Hervé Pierre) is preparing to hit back with some dastardly schemes of his own.
Netflix, Friday 11 June.

Blindspotting
A continuation of the 2018 movie, with Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) forced to live with her in-laws when her partner (and father of her son) is incarcerated. Blindspotting has been variously dubbed as 'chaotic', 'humorous', and 'existential'.
Starz, Sunday 13 June.

The Return: Life After ISIS
Surely set to cause a storm, this documentary looks at the Western women who pledged their allegiance to ISIS, including notorious British recruit Shamima Begum. There are plenty who don't want to hear their side of the story, but here it is anyway.
Sky Documentaries, Tuesday 15 June.

Physical
As the history books show, everyone in the 1980s was hooked on aerobics. Rose Byrne stars as Sheila, a housewife who is inspired to become a fitness tycoon. This ten-episode series has already been compared to both I, Tonya and Glow, if that pushes your buttons.
Apple TV+, Friday 18 June.

Turn: Washington's Spies
In case you missed it first time around, Jamie Bell stars in a period drama about covert agents in 1770s America. Burn Gorman, Angus Macfadyen, and Heather Lind co-star.
AMC UK, Monday 21 June.

The Mysterious Benedict Society
This mystery adventure drama comes from the YA books by Trenton Lee Stewart, featuring four orphans who each possess a unique skill. Kristen Schaal and Tony Hale are among those playing the grown-ups.
Disney+, Friday 25 June.

Check our coverage throughout June for reviews of many of these shows.

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