Showtime premieres the Rick Rubin docuseries Shangri-La July 12. It is about superstar record producer Rubin, whose Malibu studio is called Shangri-La. Morgan Neville produced the four-part series.

“The series is an all-access pass into Rubin’s creative process, giving viewers a taste of what it’s like to be produced by the music world’s most singular voice,” said Showtime, which noted that the series focuses on “creative conversation and the emotional side of music-making.”

Showtime screened the documentary at South by Southwest in March.

Rubin co-founded Def Jam Records as a college student in the 1980s, and helped launch the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and Run-DMC. He has produced albums from Kanye West, Adele, Eminem, Black Sabbath, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga, among others.

Neville’s documentaries include Won’t You Be My Neighbor and 20 Feet From Stardom.

Shangri-La is a Tremolo production. Neville, Rubin, Jeff Malmberg, Danny Breen, Michael Goldberg, Eric Lynn, Isaac Heymann, Dianna Schmedeman and Jason Schrift are executive producers. Malmberg will direct two episodes.

Showtime’s music documentaries include Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars and Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I Leave Here Tomorrow.

Several high-profile scripted and reality series will launch new seasons this week as the halfway mark of the summer Tv season approaches.

VH1 will bring back the off-MTV horror series Scream:Resurrection for its third season on July 8. The six-part series, based on the popular Scream horror film series, will air over three consecutive nights, according to VH1.

FX will debut the third season of its drama series Snowfall on July 10. The series, co-created and executive produced by the late John Singleton, chronicles the 1980s crack epidemic in Los Angeles. 

On the reality side, MTV’s Jersey Shore Family Vacation returns for its third season July 11, while BBC America debuts the 27th season of reality car series Top Gear on July 14.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services:

July 9 -- I Love You, Now Die (docuseries) -- HBO

July 10 -- Family Reunion (comedy series) -- Netflix

July 10 -- Florida Girls (comedy series) -- POP

July 10 -- Harlots (returning series) -- Hulu

July 11-- Escape the Night (returning series) -- YouTube

July 12 -- Point Blank (drama series) -- Netflix

July 12 -- Shangri-La (docuseries) -- Showtime

July 14 -- Sweetbitter (returning series) -- Starz