What’s Premiering This Week (Aug. 5-Aug. 11)

By R. Thomas Umstead
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TNT’s medical-themed reality series Chasing The Cure tops the list of new series debuting during the week of Aug. 5 to Aug. 11.

The live series, hosted by Ann Curry, seeks to help people who suffer from undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or uncured medical mysteries by linking patients with medical experts to help find answers, according to network officials.

On the returning series front, HBO will will bring back its freshman drama series Succession for its sophomore campaign on Aug. 11.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services:

Aug. 5 -- My Life Is Murder (drama series) -- Acorn Tv

Aug. 6 -- Hard Knocks:Training Camp With The Oakland Raiders (sports series) -- HBO

Aug. 8 -- Wu Assassins -- (action series) -- Netflix

Aug. 9 -- The Family -- (reality) -- Netflix

Aug. 9 -- Free Meek -- (documentary) -- Prime Video

Aug. 9 -- GLOW -- (drama series) -- Netflix

Aug. 10 -- Black Love (documentary series) -- OWN

Aug. 11 -- Squidbillies (animation) -- Adult Swim

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.