Here’s everything worth watching on Netflix in June

R.I.P. to NBA legend Bill Walton, an irresistible presence whose personality transcended not just sports, but sports broadcasting. The Grateful Dead-loving big man was a notoriously difficult interview as a player, in part due to his shyness about his stutter, but he overcame it and became one of the most magnetic figures with a microphone, calling NBA and college games with flair. ESPN recently made a [fantastic 30 for 30 about him]( showing that he’s truly one of the greats on and off the court. Here’s what to watch this week. -Tim   Your Watch This Now! newsletter is created by Senior Recommendations and Reviews Editor Tim Surette and more show-obsessed editors at TV Guide!   SERIES PREMIERES THURSDAY ON NETFLIX [Eric plays with a familiar genre]( In this dark mystery series set in the scummy '80s of New York City, Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a puppeteer on a popular children's show whose life and mental stability are derailed when his 9-year-old son is kidnapped. As he slips on the pool of his own melting sanity, he finds an unusual ally in his search for his son: Eric, the blue monster puppet that his son created, brought to life by his own deteriorating imagination. While the series’ odd ambitions don’t quite coalesce into something great — you might wonder why the monstrous puppet needs to exist at all — the setting and Cumberbatch are top notch, [as Liam Mathews says in his review]( Surette[[]( SEASON 2 PREMIERES THURSDAY ON PEACOCK [We Are Lady Parts rocks]( of TV's best comedies — and easily [one of the best shows on Peacock]( — is finally back for an encore performance. Nida Manzoor's We Are Lady Parts debuted in 2021 to plenty of critical acclaim, if not quite the level of widespread fame it deserves. But it's not too late to catch up on the six-episode first season and tell your friends all about it. This British sitcom about an all-female Muslim punk band is both buoyant and biting, with a charming cast and seriously catchy songs. In Season 2, the band returns from its first U.K. tour with a renewed artistic mission, but as they prepare to record their first album, the realities of chasing success start to set in — all while a rival band enters the picture. Let's rock. -Kelly Connolly [[Trailer]( SERIES PREMIERES SUNDAY ON HBO AND MAX AT 9/8C [Hear ye hear ye, Ren Faire is here]( Everything is bigger in Texas, including its renaissance faires. This Safdie brothers-produced documentary series follows the tooth-and-nail battle between potential successors of the country’s biggest ren faire, after the octogenarian millionaire owner decides to step down. But like all good docs, it’s the subjects who make it worth a watch, and Ren Faire has a cast of unique oddballs that will leave you in awe. It starts with owner King George, who decides at his ripe old age that he’s ready to take on a lady companion and openly discusses the medical assistance he’s employing to enjoy his bed time with his future wife, while he plans to end his own life by lethal injection (or [die by “snu snu”](. It’s all set up like something out of Succession via Game of Thrones, with the medieval backdrop of the day-to-day business adding a delightful layer of absurdity to the proceedings.[[]( BINGE AWAY [Everything coming to Netflix in June]( Netflix may be resting on its laurels a bit this month, but its batch of [new releases in June]( is not without some guaranteed good watches. In addition to the second half of Bridgerton Season 3, June sees the home release of Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, a crowd-pleasing movie about an undercover college professor (Glen Powell) posing as a hit man, who falls for a potential client who wants her husband murdered. Also coming are the final season of Sweet Tooth and a new sports docuseries about the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders from Greg Whiteley, the man behind Cheer and Last Chance U. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [View in Browser]( [Unsubscribe]( © 2024 TV Guide, A Fandom, Inc. company. All rights reserved. TV Guide, [130 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94104, U.S.A.](#)