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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Gwilym Mumford

The Guide #150: From Fantasmas to Heels, five new shows to get you through a quiet summer

Julio Torres and Natasha Lyonne in Fantasmas.
Julio Torres and Natasha Lyonne in Fantasmas. Photograph: HBO

We’re into the dog days of summer, when TV tends to stick its out-of-office on, frozen raspberry daiquiri in hand. This year the gaping holes in the schedules have been alleviated in part by the Olympics, but what do you do at 10pm every night when the canoe slalom and freestyle BMX wind down?

Thankfully, there is some good newish TV out there if you’re willing to look for it. Here’s five shows to get you through the summer doldrums.

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