Starz’s time-traveling drama series Outlander and AMC’s latest The Walking Dead spinoff headline the list of new and returning shows debuting on cable and streamers this week. 

Outlander returns June 16 for its seventh season for more adventures between time traveler Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) and her love Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). Starz will air the first half of the 16-episode season this summer, with the second half debuting in 2024, according to the network.

AMC will continue its expansion of The Walking Dead Universe with a new drama series The Walking Dead: Dead City, debuting July 18. The six-episode series features two characters from the original series, Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and they come together to survive a zombie-infested Manhattan in search of Maggie’s son, according to AMC. Also starring in the series is Gaius Charles, Mahina Napoleon and Zeljko Ivanek.

Here are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting during the week of June 12 to June 18. For some videos, viewer discretion is advised:

June 14, The Full Monty (comedy), Hulu

June 15, Black Mirror (returning series), Netflix

June 15, Jagged Mind (horror movie), Hulu

June 15, Project Runway, (returning series), Bravo

June 15, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (returning series), Paramount Plus

June 16, Extraction 2 (action movie), Netflix

June 16, Stan Lee (documentary), Disney Plus

June 18, The Righteous Gemstones, (returning series), HBO

Bravo will add to its lineup of unscripted series with three new original series while bringing back long-running shows such as Top Chef.

The new series include Real Girlfriends in Paris, in which six twentysomething American women travel to live in Paris; Southern Charm: Leva Land, which follows the lives of a social group of friends living in Charleston, S.C.; and Xscape/SWV, which follows the reunion plans of 1990s groups Xscape and SWV following both group’s Verzuz performance.

The new shows will join a list of returning Bravo shows that include Top Chef, Project Runway, Married to Medicine, Below Deck and The Real Housewives franchise, said the network.

The network also announced that new episodes of all Bravo shows will also now be available to stream the next day on Peacock for the first time. Peacock premium tier subscribers will be able watch new shows and have access to past seasons. ■

Bravo will bring back its competition series Project Runway on Dec. 5, the network said Thursday.

The 18th season of the series, which will feature hosts Karlie Kloss, Christian Sirino and judges Nina Garcia, Brandon Maxwell and Elaine Welteroth, will feature a number of of fan-favorite elements, including “Siriano Save” and the “pièce de résistance,” according to Bravo. 

The new season will also feature within its competitors a variety of sexual preferences, racial backgrounds and ages, including a nonbinary model and a trans model, a “Dreamer,” and the oldest designer ever to compete on Project Runway.

Project Runway is produced by Magical Elves, Spyglass Media Group, and Alfred Street Industries.

Project Runwayis back on Bravo, with season 17 beginning March 14. Bravo launched Project Runway in 2004, where it aired through 2008 before shifting to Lifetime.

Bravo has ramped up the prize package this season. The winning designer used to take home $100,000, but the jackpot now stands at $250,000.

Shari Levine, Bravo’s executive vice president of current production, spoke with Multichannel News about making Project Runway more relevant for today’s viewers. An edited transcript follows.

MCN: How did Project Runway end up back on Bravo?
Shari Levine: We were blessed! [Laughs.]

The Weinstein Company went into bankruptcy. There was a negotiation and Lantern ended up purchasing their assets, and Runway was part of their assets. We negotiated with Lantern and we got it.

MCN:Was it emotional, having the show come back?
SL: I was the exec in charge of Runway seasons one through five. It is personally amazing to have it back. I think everybody at Bravo brightened and said, yes, it’s finally time for Runway to come home.

MCN:What’s different about the show?
SL: We did a deep dive into where is Runway at this point in time, what is relevant about it, where are the places where it could be improved. It was very clear that the prizing package needed to be major to attract big talent. It was increased from $100,000 to $250,000.

With that, we were able to attract more experienced designers. For the less experienced ones, what would be helpful to them was a real serious mentorship. We offer that with the CFDA [Council of Fashion Designers of America] this season.

We brought social media more into the context. Different episodes have moments where the designers take photos of their looks, which are posted on our website, and people vote for their favorite looks. Those are manufactured and sold with Nineteenth Amendment. That felt like a relevant response to how people see clothing today.

This season really is reflective of the world out there. It has an incredibly diverse cast, from an age standpoint, a race standpoint, a gender standpoint. We have the first transgender model walking the runway for us. We have a very diverse judging panel. We have models of all shapes and sizes. We have designers who excelled in plus-size models, we have plus-size models walking the runway.

It is not just about skinny fashion people. It’s about real people. It’s about seeing yourself out there, as well as who you aspire to be.

MCN:Do you ever see things on other unscripted shows where you think, that might work for Runway?
SL: I don’t think so. Runway is its own thing. The production company that originally made the series for us, Magical Elves, is making it again. They have a particular eye that works really well for us. They get us, they get our tone, they get our sensibility. Their shows work on multiple levels. They have brought Runway to an interesting new place. It’s more what they have brought as opposed to what happens on other shows.

MCN:What has enabled Project Runway to last for 17 seasons?
SL: It is a show of the heart. It is exciting to watch, it’s fun, there are interesting personalities. But at its heart and soul, it’s people who are passionate about what they are doing — they are putting their all into the different looks they are making.

You are part of their journey. You understand their ambition, you understand what is driving them and there is great play-along. You see the looks evolving and get to your own sense of, I like this, I don’t like this, this person is in trouble, I don’t know how they’ll get themselves out of that. That looks terrible. And if it looks terrible now, how will it look going down the runway? There are always surprises in terms of how they pull it out and what you see walking down the runway.

There’s a play-along in terms of what you like versus what the judges like and how they’re going to respond. It’s interesting to see what your eye picks up versus what the judges’ eye picks up. So it works on multiple levels.

But as I said, it’s a show of the heart. There’s so much heart and soul in it. You just go along for that ride.

The founding duo of TV production company Magical Elves, Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, are exiting the company, parent company Tinopolis Group said Wednesday.

The duo, which created such successful reality shows and Top Chef, Project Runway and Nailed It!, will depart the company they founded in 2001 to return to their “entrepreneurial roots” as independent producers, according to Tinopolis, which acquired the company in 2014. Magical Elves will remain within the Tinopolis portfolio.

Cutforth and Lipsitz will continue to work on the company's current shows, including Bravo's Top Chef and Project Runway, as well as Netflix's Nailed It and Sugar Rush, WE tv's Braxton Family Values; and Oxygen's Cold Justice, according to Tinopolis. 

"Dan and Jane’s creativity and professionalism have been their hallmark and those values will continue to be nurtured within Magical Elves through this transition and beyond,” said Tinopolis Group founder and chairman Ron Jones and CEO Arwel Rees.

Cutforth and Lipsitz added: “We’re proud to have created a culture of collaboration and risk-taking, so core to the success of the work we all do. As independent producers, we’re excited to continue telling stories that showcase extraordinary, creative people and innovative voices. We are grateful to Tinopolis for being great partners on every front, for their consideration in respecting our choice, and for working with us on a transition that puts our shows and talent first.”

Cable networks and shows dominated the 2015 Emmy nominations announced Thursday, and there were no shortage of reactions and comments from network executives and celebrities regarding the Emmy accolades.

Below is a compilation of those reactions.

“We’re over the moon that Tatiana (Maslany)’s ground breaking work as no less than seven characters in this unique show has been rewarded with an Emmy nomination. The creative and technical demands of Orphan Black are immense, yet Tatiana manages to craft each character with a depth, nuance and humanity rarely found in one performance, let alone seven!”

--Sarah Barnett, President and General Manager, BBC America

“7 nominees? Clearly men in comedy is SO much more weighty and important than any other sex or category. You’re welcome, America.”

--Don Cheadle, Showtime's House of Lies

“We are thrilled to be nominated for Project Runway as we kick off our 14th season of the show!  Thank you to all of our Project Runway fans!”

-- Heidi Klum, Lifetime's Project Runway

“I’m really honored to be considered again and I’m especially proud of our writers Jeffrey Klarik and David Crane for their well-deserved nomination.  We are all flattered that the voters have kept EPISODES in mind since we were on so early in the year.  A heartfelt thank you to SHOWTIME for all their support these past four seasons.”

--Matt LeBlanc, Showtime's Episodes

“I'm ecstatic about our nominations. It's always a thrill to hear your name, and show, mentioned in such stellar company.”

– Tim Gunn, Lifetime's Project Runway

“We feel so fortunate to have the Academy recognize shows and performances we love and are proud to bring to viewers. In an increasingly crowded and competitive TV landscape, we know how hard creators, casts and everyone associated with these productions work to deliver their best. To have these efforts acknowledged by the industry is something we appreciate and never take for granted."

--Charlie Collier, president of AMC and SundanceTV

We are all ecstatic about the #EmmyNoms for #InsideAmy I am celebrating! #giammati#12angrymen#directing#writing

--Amy Schumer, Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer

Honored to be nominated amidst so much great work. #EmmyNoms

--Jeff Daniels, HBO’s The Newsroom

"#CloneClub & #clonesbians, this bud's for you. Thanks buddies :)"

--Tatiana Maslany, BBC America's Oprhan Black

“Everyone at WGN America thanks the Academy for this recognition, in this our first year in the scripted arena, and we extend our sincere congratulations to Imaginary Forces and our brilliant creative team in Sam Shaw and Tommy Schlamme on this Emmy nomination”

-- Matt Cherniss, President and General Manager, WGN America and Tribune Studios for WGN's Manhattan

“We are truly honored that the TV Academy has once again recognized our original series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown and The Sixties. We are proud to be in partnership with Tony, and all the folks ZPZ, for their singular series Parts Unknown, and Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog for The Sixties, as well as The Seventies which is currently airing on CNN. On behalf of all of us at CNN, I extend our sincere congratulations to our partners.”

--Jeff Zucker, President, CNN Worldwide.