JUNE 24 – RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS *Season 6 Premiere*
- Season 6 of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS premieres with two episodes Thursday, June 24. The all-new season sees 13 Queens from previous RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE seasons, the most ever for the series, return to vie for a spot in the “Drag Race Hall of Fame” and a cash prize of $100,000. Guest judges announced for this season include Angela Bassett, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Emma Roberts, Charli XCX, Aisha Tyler, Tanya Tucker, and more. RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS follows a weekly release schedule with new episodes dropping Thursdays.
JUNE 24 – VENENO *Series Premiere*
- Season 1 of the Spanish-language series VENENO drops Thursday, June 24, joining Crave’s LGBTQ2+ x Inside Out Collection, in celebration of Pride month. Based on the real-life story of ‘90s Trans icon La Veneno, the series follows Valeria (Lola Rodríguez), a young journalism student who meets and instantly bonds with her idol, Cristina “La Veneno” Ortiz Rodríguez (Jedet, Daniela Santiago, and Isabel Torres). The two women were born in very different times, but their stories become intertwined when Valeria writes a book about La Veneno. As she begins to write Cristina’s memoir, Valeria is plunged into a winding story full of victory and tragedy; friendship and heartbreak; loyalty and abuse; fame and freefall; but always defined by courage and self-love. VENENO weaves between Cristina’s past and present to paint a portrait of a complex woman who, in daring to break boundaries and refusing to dim her own light, paved the way for so many others to shine.
JUNE 25 – HBO Max’s THE WITCHES *Movie Premiere*
- Starring a powerhouse cast, including Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth, and Chris Rock, Robert Zemeckis’ THE WITCHES begins streaming on Friday, June 25. The story tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in rural Alabama. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world’s Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe – undercover – to carry out her nefarious plans.
June 25 – EPSTEIN’S SHADOW: GHISLAINE MAXWELL
- The three-part documentary series EPSTEIN’S SHADOW: GHISLAINE MAXWELL begins streaming Friday, June 25. The series investigates British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and her association with financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The powerful, connected, and mysterious Ghislaine Maxwell was once the heiress to the Maxwell fortune, but her life took a sordid downturn when she met Jeffrey Epstein. This docu-series reveals the complex story of power, money, and sex that leads to Ghislaine’s arrest, where she awaits trial on multiple sex trafficking charges in November 2021. Directed by Barbara Shearer, EPSTEIN’S SHADOW: GHISLAINE MAXWELL includes dozens of candid and powerful exclusive interviews, rare and previously unseen tapes of the Maxwell family including exclusive footage of Ghislaine and her father Robert, interview footage of Ghislaine in the aftermath of her father’s death, and previously unpublished photos.
JUNE 28 – THE HOLY GAME *Documentary Premiere*
- From directors Brent Hodge (I Am Chris Farley, Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary) and Chris Kelly (The Slowest Show, This Is That), THE HOLY GAME offers an exclusive look at an officially sanctioned Vatican soccer tournament for priests. Beyond the Vatican walls, there is a soccer championship like no other in which young priests in seminary from around the world gather to play in the Clericus Cup. The film explores religion, sport, and tradition, and examines why people around the world still sacrifice so much to become a priest. The documentary begins streaming on Monday, June 28.
JUNE 29 – HBO’s THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND *Documentary Premiere*
- The feature-length HBO documentary THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND premieres Tuesday, June 29 at 9 p.m. ET. In 2013, Nigeria enacted the anti-LGBTQ law, the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill (SSMPA), and in the years since, it has been used to harass, imprison, extort, and commit violence against anyone seen as not conforming to Nigerian societal and cultural norms. Directed by Nneka Onuorah and Giselle Bailey, THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND explores the struggle against rampant discrimination in Nigeria today, as seen through the lens of several bold and charismatic, non-conformist youth who fight to live out loud.
Complete listings for the week of June 24-30
*All Programming Subject to Change
HBO and HBO Max Programming
GENERA+ION, Season 1, Episode 12-13 (June 24)
THE WITCHES (June 25)
PAUSE. WITH SAM JAY, *Season Finale* Season 1, Episode 6 (June 25, live at 9 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning)
BETTY, Season 2, Episode 3 (June 25 at 11 p.m. ET)
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 19, Episode 20 (June 25, live at 10 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning)
THE SHOP: UNINTERRUPTED, Season 4, Episode 2 (June 26)
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, Season 8, Episode 17 (June 27, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning)
THE LEGEND OF THE UNDERGROUND (June 29 at 9 p.m. ET) *Documentary*
Movies
ANOTHER ROUND (June 25)
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (June 25)
RIO (June 25)
RIO 2 (June 25)
SHOWTIME Programming
DESUS & MERO, Season 3, Episode 27 (June 24 at 11 p.m. ET)
THE KINGS, Season 1, Episode 4 *Season Finale* (June 27 at 8 p.m. ET)
THE CHI, Season 4, Episode 6 (June 27 at 9 p.m. ET)
BLACK MONDAY, Season 3, Episode 6 (June 27 at 10 p.m. ET)
FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS, Season 1, Episode 6 (June 27 at 10:30 p.m. ET)
DESUS & MERO, Season 3, Episode 28 (June 27 at 11 p.m. ET)
STARZ Programming
FAIR GAME (June 25)
HOLOGRAM FOR A KING (June 25)
NEW YORK MINUTE (June 25)
PATRIOTS DAY (June 25)
STEP UP: HIGH WATER, Season 2, Episode 7 (June 25)
WEDDING CRASHERS (June 25)
BLINDSPOTTING, Season 1, Episode 3 (June 27)
RUN THE WORLD, Season 1, Episode 6 (June 27)
TOM AT THE FARM *Canadian Film* (June 30)
More Riveting TV to Watch
VENENO, Season 1 (June 24)
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE: ALL STARS, Season 6, Episode 1-2 (June 24)
CATFISH: THE TV SHOW UK, Season 1 (June 25)
Vice Series DARK SIDE OF FOOTBALL, Season 1 (June 25)
DEUTSCHLAND ’89 (June 25)
JETS LEGENDS, Season 1, Episode 19-20 *Canadian Series* (June 25)
EPSTEIN’S SHADOW: GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Season 1 *Series Premiere* (June 25)
BOSCH, Season 7 (June 26)
THE HOLY GAME *Documentary Premiere* (June 28)
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Season 34, Episodes 183-187 (June 29)