What’s Premiering This Week (June 3-June 9)

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Fans of several popular drama series will be tuning in this week for new episodes as the summer TV season begins to heat up.

On Sunday (June 9), HBO’s Big Little Lies and TNT’s drama series Claws will return for new seasons, while The Handmaid’s Tale comes back on Tuesday (June 4) for its third season.

Also, the Kiefer Sutherland-starrer Designated Survivor debuts on Netflix Friday (June 7) after two seasons on ABC.

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

June 4 -- Jonas Brothers: Chasing Happiness (movie) -- Prime Video

June 5 -- Black Mirror (returning anthology series) -- Netflix

June 6 -- The Cold Blue (documentary) -- HBO

June 6 -- Hero Ink (reality) -- A&E

June 7 -- I Am Mother (movie) -- Netflix

June 7 -- XY Chelsea (documentary movie) -- Showtime

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.