'The Bear,' 'Bridgerton' & 'House of the Dragon' Among June's Biggest Streams

by Tyler Glover & Julian Spivey

Photos: Netflix, HBO & FX/Hulu

Clipped – Hulu – Tuesday, June 4
“Clipped” is FX/Hulu’s telling of the scandal involving the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his team during the early 2010s when racist remarks from him were captured on tape and caused a firestorm. The series has some good actors in somewhat questionable casting: Laurence Fishburne as then-Clippers basketball coach Doc Rivers and Ed O’Neill as Sterling. But I’m curious to see if they and the six-part miniseries can pull off the story. 

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Hit Man – Netflix – Friday, June 7
When we look back on the year in pop culture at 2024 we may realize it was the “year of Glen Powell.” His rom-com “Anyone but You” with Sydney Sweeney was a bit of a sleeper hit at the box office, despite mixed reviews and the genre not having had much box office success in recent years. In July, his action/disaster film “Twisters,” co-starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, is sure to be a hit. But this month sees “Hit Man,” directed by Richard Linklater, premiere on Netflix on Friday, June 7. “Hit Man,” based on a 2001 Texas Monthly article, sees Powell playing a college professor and tech guy who becomes an undercover mole as a hitman. The film, a romantic-action-comedy, has received terrific reviews. 

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Bridgerton (Season 3, Part 2) – Netflix – Thursday, June 13
Dear Most Gentle Reader,
The time is FINALLY coming upon us to find out if Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton will end up together. Will these best friends take a chance on love and can their love survive Penelope's bombshell secret? Almost every "Bridgerton" fan I know was upset that Netflix split the third season into two parts, leaving us all thirsting for more. The third season of "Bridgerton" is proving so far to be its best yet by telling us the love story that has been building since the very first season. I'm sure the events of part two of the third season of "Bridgerton" will give Lady Whistledown a lot to write about! 

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House of Dragon (Season 2) – Max – Sunday, June 16
The heavily anticipated second season of HBO's Emmy-nominated drama series, "House of the Dragon" is almost here! In this prequel series to HBO's massive hit, "Game of Thrones," King Viserys has died and his son, Aegon has been crowned the King despite Viserys' wishes for his daughter, Princess Rhaenyra to ascend to the Iron Throne. War is coming! "House of the Dragon" brings all of the drama, betrayals, scandals, deaths, love, and dragons, of course, that its predecessor did. Season one did a great job setting everything up but I feel season two is going to bring it even harder. It gives me chills. After all, winter is coming.

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The Bear (Season 3) – Hulu – Thursday, June 27 
“The Bear,” Christopher Storer’s FX/Hulu production dramedy about the restaurant industry, has been the best series on television since its 2022 debut. The first season of the show, featured Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), a chef who’s come back to Chicago to overtake his deceased brother’s fledgling restaurant. In the show’s second season, Carmy and company's dreams come to fruition with a new, upscale restaurant. In season three, premiering on Thursday, June 27, we’ll see if Carmy, Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) can keep the new restaurant afloat and see if “The Bear” can complete the trifecta of perfect seasons. 

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Which of these shows or movies are you most looking forward to seeing?