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Television network giant NBC has released the upcoming premiers of their current TV series "Aquarius", "American Ninja Warrior", "Hannibal" and "America’s Got Talent" this coming summer, TV Series Finale Reports.
The website’s detailed description and their respective release dates were also included on NBC’s press release.
According to TV By The numbers, the television network released the premiere dates for its summer tent pole programming, including the most-watched summer for 9 consecutive years, "America’s Got Talent".
"American Ninja Warrior" will premiere on May 25, 8 to 10 p.m. The competitors of this series will be pitted against very challenging obstacle courses from the qualifying up to the final rounds in the entire United States. Finals will be held in Las Vegas to face the ultimate challenge, a four staged course at is designed after the infamous Midoriyama in Japan.
Hosts are Matt Iseman and former NFL player Akbar Gbaja Biamila.
On May 26, one of longest running talent search in the U.S., "America’s Got Talent" will be back on air to look for the next big thing.
Returning as judges are radio host legend Howard Stern, supermodel Heidi Klum, former Spice Girl Mel B and world renowned TV show host and comedian Howie Mandel. Nick Cannon also returns as the show’s resident host.
For the past years, majority of the show’s winner are singers, but last year, the show, for the first time has picked a magician to win the title together with a million dollars.
Inspired by Tate-LaBianca murders in the 1960s era, "Aquarius" will take its viewers to a tunnel of cults, sex, murder, drugs and Cultural Revolution, a first of its kind in the arena.
Another interesting twist of the series is the progressing story of Charles Manson, the famous cult leader who was responsible for gruesome deaths of young adults during his prime. Aquarius tells the story of how Sam Hodiak (David Duchovny) noses the serial killer with his partner Brian Shafe (Grey Damon), a young and starting undercover cop who has struggles with his own personal demons.
Helping the duo is another rookie and ambitious cop Charmain Tully (Claire Holt) who wants to prove herself in the then male dominated police force.
The TV series "Aquarius" returns on May 28, 9-11 p.m.
Another thriller that will return this summer is "Hannibal". The series is a back story of the famous cannibal-serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter (both films stared the legendary Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Lecter) of the blockbuster films "Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal".
Accompanied by his phychiatrist Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson), Hannibal (Mads Mikkelsen) runs in Europe who sports a new identity but with the same appetite and twisted mind.
Pursuing him are Will (Hugh Dancy), Jack (Lawrence Fishburne) and Alana (Caroline Dhavernas). The latest season offering of the thriller will show the deadly cat and mouse chase between Hannibal and his pursuers and the unexpected turn of events it brings to both the pursuers and those who are in pursuit.
"Hannibal" returns on June 4, 10-11 p.m.
