New Shows: Tunnels and Churches

This week you can watch a number of new summer shows, including PBS's The Tunnel and OWN's Greenleaf.

Let's start with this past Sunday's (June19) premiere of The Tunnel. Yes, you may have seen the Dutch program The Bridge, a murder mystery on a bridge between Denmark and Sweden, or the American remake set between the United States and Mexico.  But now you can see the BBC remake involving murder in a tunnel between England and France. It has already run for two seasons in England and now PBS brings it to us.

Here is what you need to know:

The Tunnel is set against the backdrop of Europe in crisis. When a prominent French politician is found dead on the border between the U.K. and France, detectives Karl Roebuck (Stephen Dillane, "Game of Thrones") and Elise Wassermann (Clémence Poésy, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II") are sent to investigate on behalf of their respective countries.

The case takes a surreal turn when a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, forcing the French and British police into an uneasy partnership. As the serial killer uses ever more elaborate and ingenious methods to highlight the moral bankruptcy of modern society, Karl and Elise are drawn deeper into his increasingly personal agenda.

And should you prefer something else and a little more original, how about tuning into the to Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) for Greenleaf, starting tonight?  What could be better than greed and conflict at a mega church? 

According to OWN, the new series

...takes viewers into the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithful. Born of the church, the Greenleaf family love and care for each other, but beneath the surface lies a den of iniquity—greed, adultery, sibling rivalry and conflicting values—that threatens to tear apart the very core of their faith that holds them together.

And don't worry - more new shows will premiere this week. You don't have to commit to anything at this point.