17 Hottest New TV Shows Debuting This Summer

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14. Tut

Focusing on the rise of King Tutankhamun, this is being billed as a six-hour, three-night epic event series. It€™ll follow Tut on his journey from a small boy to becoming the King of Egypt, and all the power plays, political machinations, back-stabbing, war and death that come with trying to rule an empire. It looks impressive in its efforts to recreate Egypt circa 1300BC, and boasts a cast to match. Avan Jogia, as the titular character, is largely unknown, but there€™s two Game of Thrones alumni in Alexander Siddig (Doran Martell) and Nonso Anozie (Xaro Xhoan Daxos). Oh, and some guy by the name of Sir Ben Kingsley€