May 2024 TV preview: Hacks, Interview With The Vampire, Bridgerton, and 18 other shows to watch

It’s hot vampire season again. Season one of AMC’s was a revelation, so let’s hope this new batch continues the trajectory. Based on Anne Rice’s novels, the show centers on the toxic dynamic between Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid). The new episodes pick up in 1940, with Louis living in Paris with his love, Armand (Assad Zaman). Still, he can’t fully stop thinking about Lestat, who worms his way back into Louis’ life. Delainey Hayles, Eric Bogosian, Ben Daniels, John DiMaggio, Chris Stack, and Kalyne Coleman round out the cast. [Saloni Gajjar]

Members of the ton, it’s time to fall in love with “Polin,” a.k.a. Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), who take center stage in . Colin teaches Pen how to attract potential suitors for marriage but begins to develop feelings for her instead. The timing sucks because Pen has finally overcome her lifelong crush on Colin and is ready to move on…or is she? The third season also follows up with Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate (Simone Ashley), but don’t expect to see Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) or the Duke (Regé-Jean Page) this time around. Four episodes drop on May 16, while the other four arrive on June 13. [Saloni Gajjar]

André Holland leads the six-episode as Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party. With the FBI hot on his tail, Huey uses the help of Hollywood producer Bert Schneider (Alessandro Nivola) to try and escape to Cuba. Their plan includes an elaborate fake movie production, only for things to get messed up in every possible way. The biographical thriller’s cast includes Tiffany Boone, P.J. Byrne, Glynn Turman, Noah Emmerich, Moses Ingram, Jaime Ray Newman, and Marc Menchaca. [Saloni Gajjar]

Robert and Michelle King’s weird, cool TV show is sadly ending—but not before delivering what’s sure to be a zany final season. In the series, psychologist Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), Catholic priest David Acosta (Mike Colter), and technical expert Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi) team up to determine if supernatural forces are behind the cases they solve. The new episodes follow up on Kristen’s missing egg/potential demon baby she keeps dreaming about. (Thanks for that nightmare, Leland [Michael Emerson]). [Saloni Gajjar]

, comedian Shane Gillis makes the move from doing stand-up to leading his own TV show. He stars in and executive produces Tires as Shane, who begins working at his cousin Will’s (Steven Gerben) auto-repair shop. The series’ cast also includes Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox, and Stavros Halkias. [Saloni Gajjar]

A three-year wait for is brutal, but at least we’re finally getting our reward with season two just around the corner. Nida Manzoor’s audacious and heartfelt British comedy is back with six new episodes. The show centers on five Muslim women in a punk rock band navigating friendship, fame, and cultural clashes. Expect more hardcore original songs as well as a cameo from Malala Yousafzai. [Saloni Gajjar]

Abi Morgan, who co-wrote the masterful 2011 film Shame, created and penned this new ’80s-NYC-set miniseries, which follows a puppeteer, Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose son (Ivan Morris Howe) vanishes. Spurred on by his drug intake, Vincent eventually convinces himself that the show’s titular giant puppet is the key to getting his boy back. The cast also boasts Gaby Hoffmann and Clarke Peters. [Tim Lowery]