All the Way The play, starring Bryan Cranston as President Lyndon Johnson, won Tony Awards for best play and best actor. Now its playwright, Robert Schenkkan, has adapted it into an HBO movie. Cranston reprises his role as LBJ, by turns insecure, vulgar, and shrewd. Anthony Mackie costars as Martin Luther King Jr., who works with LBJ to win passage of the Civil Rights Act. The story focuses on the first year of Johnson’s presidency, following the assassination of John F. Kennedy and leading up to his landslide election victory in 1964. May 21, HBO

BLOODLINE I can’t wait for the second season of this drama about the Rayburns of the Florida Keys, simply to find out if it gets better. There was so much potential in the rich atmosphere of season one, as family tension built under a beating sun. But the story line wound up exactly where we expected from the get-go, after too many repetitions. The good news: The most compelling character — Ben Mendelsohn’s black sheep, Danny — will be back, even though Danny is gone. Can you say flashbacks? May 27, Netflix

ROOTS The 1977 miniseries was a ratings topper as well as a cultural landmark. As the 40th anniversary approaches, a new version, with two-hour episodes running over four consecutive nights, will once again tell the story of a family’s journey through slavery. Cast members include Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Anika Noni Rose, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte. Expect lots of reaction: The remake arrives at a particularly tense moment for race relations in this country. May 30, Lifetime, History, A&E

Feed the Beast In this new culinary crime drama, David Schwimmer plays a Bronx restaurant owner and widower who gets tangled up in mob doings. Jim Sturgess costars as his old friend and chef, an ex-con who still owes money to a gangster whose nickname is “The Tooth Fairy.’’ I see pliers. June 5, AMC

BrainDead This isn’t a reality show, or is it? The political comedy “BrainDead’’ is about how alien insects have invaded the brains of congressmen and Hill staffers in Washington, D.C. We know that Michelle and Robert King, the creators of “The Good Wife,’’ can do drama quite well; let’s see if they can sustain the laughs in their latest. As we approach the election, the timing of the 13-episode series couldn’t be better. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Danny Pino, and Tony Shalhoub star. June 13, CBS

Animal Kingdom TNT continues its push toward edgier programming with this drama, inspired by the 2010 Australian film. It follows a 17-year-old boy who moves in with relatives after his mother dies. Those relatives? A Southern California crime family led by a tough matriarch called Smurf (Ellen Barkin) and her right-hand man (Scott Speedman). The cast includes the always compelling Shawn Hatosy. June 14, TNT

Orange Is the New Black The show that, along with “House of Cards,’’ turned Netflix into a player returns for its fourth season. I’m hoping that the show, which lost creative momentum last season, comes up with a compelling arc, one that, like the Vee story line in season two, will hold all the pieces together. June 17, Netflix

American Gothic This family drama is set — but not filmed — in Boston, where a prominent family deals with the revelation that one of them was involved in a bunch of murders. Created by Corinne Brinkerhoff and James Frey (yes, he of the “A Million Little Pieces’’ scandal), it stars Virginia Madsen as the matriarch. June 22, CBS

ROADIES Cameron Crowe hasn’t made a good movie in a while, alas. Perhaps all he’s needed is more time to tell a story? His new series joins “Vinyl’’ — and his fine 2000 movie, “Almost Famous’’ — in going behind the scenes of the rock music industry. “Roadies’’ will follow the support staff of a fictional band and their families as they go on a 43-city tour. Luke Wilson, Carla Gugino, and Imogen Poots star. June 26, Showtime

The Night of This miniseries was a passion project for the late James Gandolfini. HBO has followed through with the eight-parter, with writer-director Steven Zaillian and writer Richard Price onboard, and John Turturro has taken over Gandolfini’s role as a jailhouse attorney. The story follows an accused young man as he moves through the justice system, from police interrogation and trial to his time spent at Riker’s Island. It all sounds gritty and “True Detective’’-like — season one “TD,’’ I hope, and not season two. July 10, HBO MATTHEW GILBERT

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