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Mark your summer TV calendar

Summer brings a wave of new and returning series for television viewers. USA TODAY’s Patrick Ryan rounds up some of the season’s arrivals ( all times ET/ PT).

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WEDNESDAY WAYWARD PINES ( Fox, Wednesdays, 9 p. m.)

After Matt Dillon’s Secret Service agent was killed off in Season 1, Jason Patric ( Rush) joins the M. Night Shyamalan- produced psychologi­cal thriller.

FRIDAY BLOODLINE ( Netflix)

Kyle Chandler, Sissy Spacek and Linda Cardellini are back for a second season of the Florida Keys- set family crime drama.

MAY 31 MAYA & MARTY ( NBC, Tuesdays, 10 p. m.).

Maya Rudolph and Martin Short headline NBC’s latest stab at a variety show, executive- produced by Lorne Michaels and featuring ‘ Saturday Night Live’s’ Kenan Thompson.

JUNE 3 OUTCAST

( Cinemax, Fridays, 10 p. m.). A man ( Patrick Fugit) wrestles with demonic possession in this supernatur­al mystery from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman.

JUNE 6 RIZZOLI & ISLES ( TNT, Mondays, 9 p. m.)

Boston’s toughest crime- solving duo ( Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander) cracks the case for a seventh and final season.

UNREAL ( Lifetime, Mondays, 10 p. m.)

The soapy hit drama, which goes behind the scenes of a fictitious reality dating competitio­n, is back for Season 2.

JUNE 7 CASUAL ( Hulu, Tuesdays)

After a slew of disastrous dates and their parents’ surprise wedding, dysfunctio­nal siblings Alex ( Tommy Dewey) and Valerie ( Michaela Watkins) try to rebuild their lives in Season 2.

JUNE 11 O. J.: MADE IN AMERICA ( ABC, Saturday, 9 p. m.; June 14- 18 on ESPN).

On the heels of FX’s ‘ The People v. O. J. Simpson,’ this nearly eight- hour docuseries from the producers of ESPN’s ‘ 30 for 30’ takes a deeper dive into the trial.

HELL ON WHEELS ( AMC, Saturdays, 9 p. m.)

The 19th- century railroad drama chugs along for its final seven episodes.

JUNE 12 STILL THE KING ( CMT, Sundays, 9 p. m.)

‘ Achy Breaky Heart’ singer Billy Ray Cyrus returns to TV as a washed- up one- hit wonder who learns that he has a daughter.

JUNE 14 WRECKED ( TBS, Tuesdays, 10 p. m.)

An ensemble comedy about a group of plane- crash survivors stranded on an island who must learn to live without social media, indoor plumbing and Chipotle.

JUNE 16 AQUARIUS ( NBC, Thursdays, 9 p. m., then 10 p. m. June 23)

David Duchovny returns as a Los Angeles cop on the hunt for Charles Manson in this period drama.

JUNE 17 ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK ( Netflix)

Go back behind bars with Piper Chapman ( Taylor Schilling) and the Litchfield prison gang for a fourth season.

JUNE 19 THE TUNNEL ( PBS, Sundays, 10: 30 p. m.).

A pair of U. K. and French detectives ( Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann) investigat­e the death of a French politician whose body is found on the border of their respective countries.

JUNE 20 ODD MOM OUT ( Bravo, Mondays, 10 p. m.)

Creator/ star Jill Kargman is an out- of- place mom on New York’s Upper East Side in the comedy’s second season, which welcomes guest stars Drew Barrymore and Blythe Danner.

JUNE 21 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH ( USA, Tuesdays, 10 p. m.)

Based on Arturo Pérez- Reverte novel, a woman ( I Am Legend’s Alice Braga) seeks refuge in America after her drug- dealing boyfriend is killed in Mexico.

GREENLEAF ( OWN, Tuesday, 10 p. m., before moving to Wednesdays June 22)

Oprah Winfrey returns to acting in this soapy drama about an estranged daughter and preacher ( Merle Dandridge) who returns to her affluent family’s mansion after her sister’s mysterious death.

JUNE 26 DANCING ON THE EDGE ( PBS, Sundays, 10 p. m.)

Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Goodman and Janet Montgomery star in this 1930s drama, tracking the rise of a black jazz band in London.

RAY DONOVAN ( Showtime, Sundays, 9 p. m.)

L. A.’ s best profession­al fixer ( Liev Schreiber) turns to faith in the fourth season of the crime drama.

JUNE 28 ZOO ( CBS, Tuesdays, 9 p. m.).

Mutated animals are on the loose in Season 2 of the thriller, based on the James Patterson novel of the same name.

JUNE 30 SEX& DRUGS& ROCK& ROLL ( FX, Thursdays, 10 p. m.).

The music comedy rocks out for a second season, starring Denis Leary as an aging singer who reunites with his daughter and former bandmates.

JULY 10 THE NIGHT OF ( HBO, Sundays, 9 p. m.).

An eight- part miniseries based on British drama ‘ Criminal Justice,’ about a fictitious murder case in New York.

JULY 13 MR. ROBOT ( USA, Wednesdays, 10 p. m.).

A security-engineer- turned-hacker ( Rami Malek) grapples with the aftermath of a massive cyberattac­k in the breakout hit’s second season.

JULY 15 STRANGER THINGS ( Netflix).

Winona Ryder stars in this supernatur­al mystery about a boy who vanishes.

JULY 17 BALLERS ( HBO, Sundays, 10 p. m.).

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson returns as an ex- pro football superstar who reinvents himself as a financial manager for players in Miami.

VICE PRINCIPALS

( HBO, Sundays, 10: 30 p. m.). Danny McBride and Walton Goggins star as rival administra­tors at a high school in this dark comedy co- created by McBride and Jody Hill.

AUG. 28 THE STRAIN ( FX, Sundays, 10 p. m.).

Guillermo del Toro’s horror thriller returns to fight mutant vampires for a third season.

AUG. 31 YOU’RE THE WORST ( FXX, Wednesdays, 10 p. m.).

A dysfunctio­nal couple ( Chris Geere and Aya Cash) both CQ grapples with love, heartache, addiction, depression, brunch and work in this offbeat dark comedy returning for its third season.

 ?? JOJO WHILDEN, NETFLIX ?? Jessica Pimentel, left, Taylor Schilling and new arrival Jolene Purdy mix it up at Litchfield prison for Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black.
JOJO WHILDEN, NETFLIX Jessica Pimentel, left, Taylor Schilling and new arrival Jolene Purdy mix it up at Litchfield prison for Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black.
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FRED NORRIS Neal ( Danny McBride) and Lee ( Walton Goggins) take each other to school in HBO’s dark comedy Vice Principals.

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