10 TV highlights for June: Squid Game, Echo Valley, football history
Aistear an Amhráin, RTÉ One, June 3
The history of some of Ireland's best-loved songs is recounted in the second season of this fascinating documentary series. The second instalment has Cork band The Frank and Walters talking about the enduring popularity of their 1992 indie hit, 'After All'.
Stick, Apple TV +, June 4
Owen Wilson returns to comedy playing a former champion golfer whose career fell apart after he had a very public meltdown during a tournament. Twenty years later he's living his worst life, after losing his job at a sporting goods store and with his wife having left him. But then he discovers a 17-year-old golf protégé (Peter Dager).
Echo Valley, Apple TV +, June 6
Kyle MacLachlan in Echo Valley
Irish actors Domhnall Gleeson and Fiona Shaw star in this thriller set in rural Pennsylvania. The story begins with Julianne Moore's horse trainer, Kate Garrett, receiving a knock on the door in the middle of the night from her daughter Claire (Sydney Sweeney) who is covered in blood.
Hell For Leather, RTÉ One, June 9
Tracing the evolution of Gaelic football from the 19th century through to the present, the five-part series features contributions from the late Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, and Kerry's Mick O'Dwyer.
Fubar, Netflix, June 12
Arnold Schwarzenegger returns for series two of his fun espionage-comedy in which he plays a retired CIA agent who is surprised to discover his daughter (Monica Barbaro) is in the same line of work. Series one was released years before Barbaro became a name to watch with her Oscar-nominated performance in A Complete Unknown. Now she is back to team up with Arnold once again.
The Buccaneers, June 18, Apple+ TV
Apple does Bridgerton with the return of its period drama (adapted from an unfinished Edith Wharton novel) about five wealthy American women husband hunting in British high society in the 1870s. The cast includes Irish actor Simone Kirby, and Mad Men's Christina Hendricks .
Murderer Behind the Mask, Prime Video, June 21
Graham Dwyer. Picture: Collins Courts
The murder of Elaine O'Hara by Graham Dwyer is of course well known in Ireland — but now it receives the true crime treatment courtesy of Prime Video. It can only be hoped that the filmmakers will resist tabloid sensationalism.
Countdown, Prime Video, June, 25
Conspiracy thriller about an LA cop whose world is turned head-over-heels when a Homeland Security officer is shot dead in front of him.
The Bear, Disney+, June 25
Following a meandering third season, the critically-lauded restaurant dramedy returns for a fresh serving of kitchen-based excitement in Chicago. Jeremy Allen White Ayo Edebiri, Oliver Platt and Jamie Lee Curtis head the cast in a show that, though widely acclaimed, is also something of an acquired taste, with a pace slower than treacle flowing uphill.
Squid Game, June 27, Netflix
Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game. Picture: No Ju-han/Netflix © 2025
After an explosive first season, the second series of this South Korean thriller about a secret deadly contest on a hidden island was hugely underwhelming. Can the show recover its mojo in its final run of episodes? All will be revealed.
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