13 Most Exciting TV Shows Coming In Summer 2016

10. Animal Kingdom

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TNT Drama

An adaptation of the 2010 movie of the same name, Animal Kingdom moves the drama to California and stars Emmy and Tony award winner Ellen Barkin in the lead role.

She'll play the head of a crime family, the same role that earned Jacki Weaver an Oscar nomination. This sees her 17-year-old grandson move in with the family after the death of his mother due to a drug overdose, and will be a blend of family and crime drama.

The early word is the Barkin delivers a tour-de-force of a performance, which alone makes it worth checking out, and it's the first series in a big push from TNT to deliver more high-quality programming.

Animal Kingdom starts June 14.

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