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The Hollywood Reporter is running down the top 5 shows on streaming platforms you must watch this summer.

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00:00Can you tell us where She-Hulk is?

00:01Jen, you're a story now.

00:04This episode of THR News is brought to you by Hulu's Pam & Tommy for your Emmy consideration.

00:10From a She-Hulk to a Sandman, here are five new series hitting streaming services this summer.

00:16Speaking of summer, The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on Jenny Han's best-selling novel of the same name,

00:21debuts on Amazon Prime Video on June 17th.

00:24Now, which one of you is going to be belly of escort to the ball?

00:30Wow, guys, stop fighting over me.

00:32Han, who is also the author of the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series, adapted the book for the screen and serves as showrunner.

00:39The Summer I Turned Pretty is a multi-generational story that centers on a love triangle between a girl named Belly and two brothers.

00:46The coming-of-age story touches on first loves, first heartbreaks, and the magic of a perfect summer.

00:51Over on Apple TV+, the limited series Blackbird flies onto the streaming service on July 8th.

00:57The six-episode drama, which is based on a true story, centers on Taron Egerton's character, Jimmy Keene,

01:02who's convicted of a crime and sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison.

01:07He's then given a choice by prosecutors, serve the full term without possibility of parole,

01:11or transfer to a maximum security facility for the criminally insane,

01:16and befriend a suspected serial killer in hopes of getting him to confess to more crimes.

01:20We would like you to transfer to another prison and befriend someone to elicit a confession.

01:27The series sees the late Ray Liotta play Big Jim Keene, Jimmy's father, marking one of his final roles.

01:33I never wanted this for you.

01:37I wanted a totally different life.

01:40The Sandman, the highly anticipated series based on the DC graphic novels, hits Netflix on August 5th.

01:46I am the king of dreams, ruler of the nightmare realm.

01:56According to the streaming service, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the dream king,

02:01as he mends the cosmic and human mistakes he's made during his vast existence.

02:06Also on Amazon Prime Video, the reboot of the beloved classic film, A League of Their Own,

02:11debuts its entire eight-episode first season on August 12th.

02:16Creators Abby Jacobson and Will Graham told The Hollywood Reporter in their first interview about the series

02:30that their take would lean hard into sexuality and racism,

02:33topics that were not central to Penny Marshall's 1992 film.

02:37And over on Disney+, the streamer premieres its latest Marvel series,

02:41She-Hulk Attorney at Law, on August 17th.

02:43The comedy stars Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters, a.k.a. She-Hulk,

02:48and sees Mark Ruffalo reprise his Marvel Cinematic Universe role of Bruce Banner, a.k.a. the Hulk.

02:53Oh.

02:53Bruce, it kind of feels like if I don't transform, I'm going to die.

02:59Yes, yes, yes.

03:02No, no.

03:04She-Hulk Attorney at Law follows Walters as she navigates the complicated life of a single 30-something lawyer,

03:13For the latest TV news, head to THR.com.

03:16For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.