The most overlooked TV shows on 2018

Jul. 10, 2018

We get recommendations for summer TV watching: The Terror, The Bold Type, The Magicians, Killing Eve.

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Credits

Guests:

Todd VanDerWerff - TV critic at large at VOX - @tvoti
Hanh Nguyen - Senior Editor at IndieWire - @Hanhonymous

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir

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