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SIESTA KEY MTV, 10 ET/PT
The Laguna Beach producers are bringing the reality TV drama of very attractive people to Florida’s Siesta Key for this new series. Like the early 2000s hit, Siesta follows a group of young adults and their interpersonal drama, and traded Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari for new faces: Garrett, Kelsey, Chloe, Alex, Juliette, Brandon and Madisson. The first episode also has quite a bit in common with Laguna, reviving the tried-and-true love triangle to get the drama going. This time it’s between Alex, Juliette and Madisson. The first season features 10 episodes of sun and confessionals.
WILL TNT, 9 ET/PT
The young and attractive Shakespeare is still rocking, five episodes into its first season. In the new installment, “The Marriage of True Minds,” Topcliffe (Ewen Bremner) breaks a code, but it puts young Will’s (Laurie Davidson) life in danger. Meanwhile, Marlowe (Jamie Campbell Bower) has a trippy experience that forces him to deal with his past.
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER HBO, 8 ET/PT
It’s worth revisiting Angelina Jolie’s starmaking turn before Alicia Vikander takes the part in an upcoming remake. Tomb
Raider finds Jolie playing the iconic videogame character, racing to capture an ancient artifact that has the power to control time and space.