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T8 WHATS UP! June 12 - 18, 2022 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "God's Favorite Idiot" - Season 1 Comedy power couple Melissa McCarthy ("The Heat," 2013) and Ben Falcone ("Tammy," 2014) team up once again to bring audiences a comedy series of biblical proportions in "God's Favorite Idiot," premiering Wednesday, June 15, on Netflix. Ordinary, sweet, mid-level tech employee Clark Thompson (Fal- cone) wants nothing more than to find love, spend time with his family and hang out with his cats. But when he starts to glow at work one day, he realizes the powers that be seem to have big- ger plans for him. Now called upon as God's unwitting mes- senger, Clark must gather his eclectic group of co-workers, his longtime crush Amily (McCar- thy) and some angelic allies to take down Satan (Leslie Bibb, "Iron Man," 2008) herself and prevent an impending apoca- lypse. Created by Falcone and directed by Michael McDonald ("Cougar Town"), "God's Favor- ite Idiot" also stars Denise Rob- erts ("G.P."), Rahel Romahn ("The Principal"), Kevin Dunn ("Veep"), Lynn Gilmartin ("World Poker Tour"), Usman Ally ("A Series of Unfortunate Events"), Goran D. Kleut ("Hacksaw Ridge," 2016), Chris Sandiford ("Moonfall," 2022), Ana Scotney ("Millie Lies Low," 2021), Yure Covich ("Red Dog," 2011) and Georgie Bolton ("Joe vs. Carole"). WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Love, Victor" - Season 3 Learn to love who you are with the third and final season of Hu- lu's hit teen drama "Love, Vic- tor," premiering on the streamer Wednesday, June 15. Based in the world of the 2018 film "Love, Si- mon," the series began as Victor Salazar (Michael Cimino, "Anna- belle Comes Home," 2019) moved to a new school in Atlan- ta and was forced to navigate new friendships, family drama, budding relationships and a new city — all while coming to terms with his sexuality. Season 2, meanwhile, found a newly out Victor navigating new challeng- es as an openly gay athlete. Now, as the series comes to a close in Season 3, Victor goes on a jour- ney of self-discovery as he and his friends try to make the best choices for their futures, know- ing full well that the end of high school looms just around the corner. Inspired by the novel "Si- mon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli, "Love, Victor" is created by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger (both of "This Is Us"). The series also stars Rachel Hil- son ("This Is Us"), Anthony Tur- pel ("9-1-1"), Bebe Wood ("The Real O'Neals"), Mason Gooding ("Booksmart," 2019), George Sear ("Will"), Isabella Ferreira ("Orange Is the New Black"), James Martinez ("House of Cards"), Ana Ortiz ("Ugly Bet- ty"), Anthony Keyvan ("Two Eyes," 2020) and new talent Ma- teo Fernandez. WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "The Summer I Turned Pretty" - Season 1 Jenny Han's young adult ro- mance novel trilogy makes its way to the small screen when the new Prime original series "The Summer I Turned Pretty" premieres Friday, June 17. Every summer, Belly (played by new talent Lola Tung) and her family head to the Fishers' beach house in Cousins, and every summer is the same — that is, until Belly turns 16, and suddenly her unre- quited feelings for her friend, Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney, "Under the Covers," 2018), are finally returned. But when Belly finds herself in a love triangle between Conrad and his brother, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno, "Walker"), relation- ships are tested and tough truths are revealed. In this multigener- ational coming-of-age story, the evolving relationships between mothers and their daughters are explored, as well as first loves, first heartbreaks and the power of strong female friendships. Written for the screen by Han, Marty Scott ("Drop Dead Diva") and Deborah Swisher ("That's So Raven"), "The Summer I Turned Pretty" is directed by Er- ica Dunton ("The 27 Club," 2008). The series also stars Jack- ie Chung ("Coming Home Again," 2019), Kelsey Rose Heal- ey ("Along for the Ride," 2022), Sarah Hudson ("Bruh"), Major Dodge Jr. ("Roswell, New Mexi- co"), Connor Hammond ("Emergency," 2022), Mackenzie Alison Hicks ("Ultimate Inva- sion"), Braxton Alexander ("I Want You Back," 2022), Nicole Marie Johnson ("Tulsa," 2020) and new talent Shea Pritchard. WHAT'S NEW ON HBO MAX "Father of the Bride" (2022) Family bonds are put to the test in the new rom-com "Father of the Bride," premiering Thurs- day, June 16, on HBO Max. A modern take on the 1950 and 1991 films of the same name, as well as the 1949 novel by Edward Streeter, "Father of the Bride" finds Cuban American father Billy (Andy Garcia, "Ocean's Eleven," 2001) trying to come to grips with his daughter Sofia's (Adria Arjona, "Emerald City") upcoming marriage. A stubborn and traditional man who doesn't do well with change, Billy is thrown by the modern and un- conventional changes Sofia and her Mexican fiancé, Adan (Di- ego Boneta, "Luis Miguel: The Series"), are planning. While the family prepares for the wedding together and Billy and his long- suffering wife, Ingrid (played by legendary singer Gloria Estefan, "Music of the Heart," 1999), put on a happy face for their kids, the wild ride they take along the way just might end up bringing everyone closer together. Execu- tive produced by Garcia, Jesse Ehrman ("The Matrix Resurrec- tions," 2021), Ted Gidlow ("Judas and the Black Messiah," 2021) and Brad Pitt ("Moneyball," 2011), "Father of the Bride" is di- rected by Gary Alazraki ("Club de Cuervos") and features a screenplay by Matt Lopez ("Promised Land"). Isabela Mer- ced ("Transformers: The Last Knight," 2017), Laura Harring ("Mulholland Drive," 2001), Chloe Fineman ("Saturday Night Live"), Pedro Damián ("Paper Boats," 2019), Enrique Murciano ("Panic"), Ana Fabre- ga ("Los Espookys") and Ma- carena Achaga ("Juliantina") also star in the film. Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy star in "God's Favorite Idiot" Heavenly hilarity: Netflix launches new comedy from Falcone and McCarthy STREAMING Michael Cimino stars in "Love, Victor" Christopher Briney and Lola Tung in "The Summer I Turned Pretty"