What's on TV this summer, from The Thursday Murder Club to Building the Band and The Fortune Hotel

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It might be summer, but the weather is rarely reliable - so if you're sheltering from the rain or a heatwave, the good news is that there's plenty of must-see TV over the coming months.
From reality shows that'll take over your summer to the return of drama favourites, as well as some exciting new launches, there's something for everyone to look forward to.
Here's our pick of the best TV this summer.
The biggest dating show of them all is celebrating its 10th anniversary since its comeback this year, with host Maya Jama presiding over the villa's alliances and rivalries.
Will we see a love story for the ages, or are this year's couples just a holiday fling? The series is expected to run until late July.
ITV's answer to The Traitors returns for a second season, with host Stephen Mangan welcoming players to a luxury Caribbean resort for a game of strategy that could see them travel home with a suitcase containing £250,000.
The BBC ballroom contest might not be expected back on air until later in September, but the much-anticipated cast reveals usually start rolling in from August. There's also a launch show in late summer/early September before the competition gets underway.
The late Liam Payne's final TV project was this Netflix star search, where he served on the judging panel alongside three other stars with experience of being in a hugely successful group - Nicole Scherzinger, Kelly Rowland and AJ McLean.
Building the Band is a pre-recorded series and is set to stream in July.
Alison Hammond hosts this latest pop-up music show from the makers of The Piano, Love Productions - the company who are also behind The Great British Bake Off.
Taking a travelling stage to towns and cities across the UK, ordinary people with a love of music will get to perform the song that is most special to them.
Viewers missing Race Across the World can get another travel fix with this new show that sees contestants travel through Europe on a blacked-out tour bus.
To stay in the game, they'll need to correctly guess the location they end up in each episode or risk being sent home early by host Rob Brydon.
Mashing up a combo of dating hits Love Island and Married At First Sight is this new BBC series, which has seen a version air in Australia already.
Davina McCall hosts as 12 singles are matched and married, then stranded on a desert island to see how they fare in isolation.
Even if you didn't manage to get a festival ticket for this summer, you can enjoy the vibes from the comfort of your own home with coverage across the BBC.
Extensive Glastonbury coverage begins from 26 June, with broadcasts also expected from events including Reading and Leeds in August, and their own event BBC Radio 2 In The Park in September.
It's a big summer for motorsport fans - Brad Pitt movie F1 arrives in cinemas, but on Sky you can see this documentary about Damon Hill's 1996 Formula 1 World Championship victory.
Hill covers his family story of overcoming tragedy and stepping out of his father Graham Hill's shadow to become a legend of the sport in his own right.
Celebrating 50 years of making people too afraid to get into the water on their holidays, Disney's documentary features rare archive footage and reveals the behind-the-scenes chaos of the classic movie's shoot, as well as its legacy for shark conservation.
The streamer's documentary about Woodstock '99 in 2022 lifted the lid on the traumatic experience of those at the ill-fated festival, and now Trainwreck has returned as an anthology series looking at the stories behind the strangest of headlines.
The Astroworld Tragedy, Mayor of Mayhem and Poop Cruise are already available, with other titles including Balloon Boy and P.I. Moms set to drop over the summer.
Carmy, Sydney and Richie return for another unbearably tense season of the restaurant drama that sees the team pushing to achieve new heights in the Chicago world of fine dining, while their personal lives fall apart.
Jim Sturgess and Teresa Palmer star in a four-part adaptation of Jane Sanderson's novel about a couple's teenage romance in the 80s, and how they reconnect as adults through a favourite song after living on opposite sides of the world.
The comedy that won Danny Dyer a BAFTA returns for a second season, with Dyer's character Lee and his estranged brother Glen reeling from the news at the end of series one that their dad is not actually dead.
Addams Family spin-off Wednesday sees the title character (played by Jenna Ortega) back at Nevermore Academy to take on new enemies and tackle a bone-chilling supernatural mystery. The series releases in two parts.
Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett star in a crime drama about a detective and an arson investigator who team up to try to stop two serial arsonists. Also features performances from Rafe Spall and Greg Kinnear.
Everyone's favourite serial killer makes a long-awaited return as Michael C. Hall reprises his character. Dexter has recovered from a near-fatal gunshot wound and is on the hunt in New York.
Eric Bana plays a special agent for the National Parks Service who has to investigate a brutal death in the vast wilderness, uncovering secrets about the parks as well as his own past.
Jason Momoa created and stars in this US historical drama about the unification of the Hawaiian Islands at the turn of the 19th century. He plays a Hawaiian war chief trying to bring the islands together to avoid being colonised.
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon's news anchor partnership returns two years on from the merger of season three. America is in the grip of deep fakes, conspiracy theories and corporate cover-ups as The Morning Show staff try to work out who they can trust.
It's the third and final season of the ultra-violent horror series as Gi-hun tries to put an end to the twisted game once and for all, while The Front Man makes his next move with grave consequences for the players. Who will survive?
The DC Comics series adaptation is back for a second season, where Tom Sturridge's character Dream of the Endless tries to save himself and the world from the fallout of mistakes in his past, by battling monsters and mortals. Also starring Adrian Lester, Steve Coogan, Jenna Coleman, Douglas Booth and Freddie Fox.
New TV series based on the Alien film franchise that sees a space-vessel crash on Earth, leading a young woman and a group of soldiers to stumble across the planet's biggest threat.
The Boys spin-off also returns this September with a mysterious and sinister new dean at Godolkin University. Sadly, star Chance Perdomo died before series two was filmed and showrunners have promised it will be a tribute to him.
Lena Dunham's new sitcom written following her own move to the UK stars Megan Stalter as Jessica, who arrives in London from New York after a traumatic break-up and soon crosses paths with Felix (Will Sharpe). They have an instant connection, but can they really understand each other?
Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne get another season as best friends navigating midlife hurdles side by side, often with disastrous results.
The much-anticipated film adaptation of Richard Osman's first hit crime thriller makes it to Netflix this summer, featuring a star cast (Helen Mirren, Celia Imrie, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley) as the beloved retirement home sleuths.
Fans of the series will be hoping for further adaptations to come, so with any luck this first instalment will live up to the hype.
Adam Sandler reprises one of his best-loved comedy characters, along with many of the original film's cast in this revisit of Happy's story.
The unlikely golfer is back on the competition trail, this time hoping to fund his daughter's pricey dream of going to ballet school.
Prime Video's summer action comedy stars Idris Elba as the UK prime minister and John Cena as the US president, bitter rivals united by a common enemy. Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays the MI6 agent trying to shepherd them past murderous armed forced to an international summit.
Andy (Charlize Theron) and her team of immortal warriors are back to protect humanity from a new enemy in this sequel to the Netflix hit action thriller.
Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson play armoured truck drivers navigating the worst day of their lives as they're ambushed by criminals and chaos begins to unfold.