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Must-See Summer TV Shows That You’ll Want to Ditch the Pool for

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If you’re a fan of Stephen King, superheroes, laughter, or even some good old cartoons, television has got you covered this summer.

In fact, this really is an incredible time to be a television fan, because there is a seemingly never-ending supply of shows to watch.

Not so long ago, we’d get our TV seasons from roughly September/October to May, and then we’d be stuck with reruns until the new season began. But that was in the ancient days of only a handful of networks. Now, of course, we’ve got those networks, various cable channels, and streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. And rather than just airing reruns of network shows, which is also the way it used to be, all of them are determined to capture our attention with originals.

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Fans of King or horror in general? There are shows like The Mist, Mr. Mercedes, Midnight, Texas; or the animated Castlevania. Can’t get enough of those superheroes on the big screen? Netflix brings four of them together for The Defenders, while Amazon has the parody of the genre, The Tick. The laughs are brought by Friends From College, I’m Sorry, Marlon and Raven’s Home. And then there’s the drama of Kathy Bates‘ show Disjointed and the hard-hitting Snowfall.

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From there, see if the Earth can be saved from impending doom in Salvation, or travel the globe on an adventure before that doom arrives with Hooten & The Lady. Feel like a trip back to the past? There’s The Last Tycoon, or maybe you’d prefer a good old fashioned manhunt, like in Manhunt: Unabomber.

There are so many TV choices, and the above is only a sampling.

Scroll through the gallery below for a look ahead to our television-filled summer.

This post was written by Ed Gross. For more, check out our brother site FHM.

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